Invocation and Instructions to the Audience

What this site is:

• A community of theatre lovers who may or may not have geographic proximity to major theatrical productions.
• A "safe place" for any and all well-formulated* opinions on plays, musicals, and artists. Proving points is not allowed here. We will discuss, not debate.
• A news feed of sorts. We will do our bests to keep you up to date on the happenings in the theatrical realm (What's going on with new shows, favorite actors/composers/directors/...you get the point, new tours & media releases, and other general fodder of backstage talk). Our sources include Playbill News Feed, broadwayabridged.com, BroadwayWorld, Broadway Bullet, New York Times, American Theatre Wing, and are not limited therein!
• In-house jokes, parodies, lists, polls, opinion pieces, recommendations, reviews, and tips on how to get the most out of theatre without hopping on a plane to NYC!
• A broad scope of geographic perspective, and an understanding that we can't all see every show on the Great White Way!

What this site is NOT:

• Just another theatre fanbase... we're looking to expand the demographics here, and we aim to be much more accessible than any other you may have previously encountered.
• Infallible. We try, folks, but we're only human. (Or are we dancer?)... Seriously though, we try our very best to learn everything we can, but it's a big world. (Which is great! *thumbs up*)
• A forum**... yet... but comment away, folks! We love to hear from you!
• A movement of Renaissance Music called "El Grillo"... although we are fans. And seriously, if there is a site dedicated to that song, please let us know...
  

In closing, I want to welcome you all here personally, my name is Wade and I'll hopefully be posting here often... may Dionysus strike me down if I don't. I'm an aspiring playwright, so sometimes I might ask for some thoughts on something I'm working on... Other than that, I'll just try to keep this as up to date as possible!

Welcome to Longo Verso, and
SEMPRE EL GRILLO STA PUR SALDO!

-Wade

*examples of less-than well-formulated opinions are as follows (barring an effective extrapolation):
"OMGOMG _______________ IS THE BEST MUSICAL EVERRRRRRRRR!"
"Patti Lupone is the greatest actress of all time, bitches!!!!!!!"
"I love Sondheim's Passion. And I'm not joking."

** Funny thing about that...