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Author, theatre historian and drama critic. Recovering actor.
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Just wait until Trump surpasses Ford. At the rate he's going, it won't take long. Too much winning?

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I stand with Ukraine.

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Collecting my thoughts—with an important sidebar on his theatre work—a salute to one of my all-time favorite actors. ronfassler.org/post/800511/...

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I can't say it any better than Francis Ford Coppola: “The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity. I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution.”

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Watching a Sondheim interview and he's talking about lyric writing. “And things can catenate… Oh, I didn’t think, “pinch, punch, paunch… PENSION!” This post isn't about Sondheim. It's about my never having heard the word catenate before. I swear. I like having a new word. I can't wait to use it.

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If you remember her turn at the 2022 Tonys singing her 11:00 solo from "Paradise Square" (and winning the Tony minutes later), you know who Joaquina Kalukango is. Caught her cabaret act last night and here's my report: theaterpizzazz.com/joaquina-kal...

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Defying gravity. theaterpizzazz.com/redwood-soar...

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Busting all my buttons (as the old expression goes) over my daughter Charlotte Emerson Fassler's directing debut with "My Fault: London" premiering TODAY on Amazon Prime! Here she is at the premiere last week in London. ❤❤❤ Tune in and see what all the fuss is about.

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I think this image of John Hamm and Jude Law with Santa Claus is just what everyone needs as 2024 is drawing to a close. I know I do.

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Happiness is throwing a book launch party for "The Show Goes On: Broadway Hirings, Firings and Replacments" and having the world show up (on a rainy night, no less). Here I am with Lewis J. Stadlen and Jerry Zaks. What a night!

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If you're in the neighborhood tonight (Friday) near Lincoln Center, feel free to drop in between 6-8pm at Shakespeare and Company where I'll be talking about "The Show Goes On" and signing copies. Join me. I know I'm not alone in thinking, "I got through all of last year and I'm here," right? 😌

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THE SHOW GOES ON is now available for purchase. Stories in the trenches about David Bowie, Richard Burton, Whoopi Goldberg, Raul Julia Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Shirley MacLaine, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters and many more. Order yours today: ronfassler.org/books

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Finally after 2.5 years of research, rewriting and more rewriting, all 462 pages of "The Show Goes On" is on sale now. Just use the QR code below or go to ronfassler.org/books and order one today. Pass the word. Share with your friends. Not available at Amazon. Take that Jeff Bezos. Let's do this!

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Saying hi with the most handsome photo of me ever taken (at the newly restored Palace Theatre on Broadway).

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Not sure who Jack or his dad is but the message here fills me with a little bit of hope.

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