Michael C. O'Day

I’m working on an educational project for Holy Cross Univeristy, which I’ll be performing this Wednesday.  (Remotely, of course – I can’t easily arrange a mid-week trip to Worcester, Massachusetts,…

You know what isn’t healthy?  Waiting around for something to happen.  We have a need to feel like we’re in charge of our own destinies, that our actions matter.  This…

Ah, the three-day weekend.  That most cherished of social rituals; that glorious occasion where the free time we’ve managed to secure for ourselves at the end of the work week…

I think it’s clear that with the frantic January we’ve all had – you guys realize we had a civil war for a few days there, right? – the actual…

I have a confession to make.  Back when I was a youngster, introverted and devoid of much ready cash, the bulk of the movies I saw were on television.  Between…

It was a momentous week, Constant Reader – and since this is a blog about my life in the arts, I’m not referring to the inauguration of a new president…

The carnage continues apace, Gentle Reader: here in New York, countless small businesses are closing their doors forever, victims of the economic damage wrought by the ongoing pandemic.  Arts organizations…

You know, I would have been happy to write about anything else this week.  This is an arts professional and pop culture blog, after all.  Even with the reduced activity…

It was late in the afternoon on December 31st; I’d dared to hope that, with midnight on the horizon, I might be able to escape 2020 without having to bear…

Hope you had a restful holiday, Constant Reader! After a long and plague-ridden year, I felt myself settling down for that proverbial long winter’s nap as the Christmas weekend began. …