By: Michael D. McClellan | Broadway. Mecca of the theatre universe. If you grew up dreaming of a stage career, chances are you’ve dreamt of performing in one of New York City’s illustrious show houses, the electricity of a live audience alternately jangling your nerves and juicing you up, the sellout crowd an affirmation of […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Ben Johnson won’t say it but I will: It’s time to get off the man’s back. He’s paid for his sins in triplicate while other cheaters have skated, some of them holding onto vast fortunes, hallowed records and adoring fans that number in the millions. Pete Rose sits on baseball’s periphery, hawking […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Adversity is a funny thing. Some, when faced with it, cave, quit, or run for cover. They shrink from its white hot glare, choosing to use it as a crutch or an excuse, often electing to play the victim card and then spending a lifetime going on about what might have been. […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | French painter Henri Matisse famously said that you study, you learn, but you guard the original naiveté – that it has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover. Melissa Manchester, the Oscar-nominated, Grammy Award-winning artist behind such classics as Don’t Cry […]