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The question I get most often is, why did I make the characters in Hamlet talk all funny?
Jan 21, 2022
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Kellen Blair
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Songs
When people find out I wrote Hamlet, their first question is always “which came first, the music or the lyrics?” The traditional answer is, of course…
Jan 12, 2022
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Kellen Blair
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December 2021
Accusations
Over the last few weeks, it has come to my attention that several people think I didn’t write Hamlet. They would tell you to read “scholarly writings…
Dec 31, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Traditions - Part 2
When a director arrives at the theater on opening night, their first job is to go backstage and break the actors’ legs.
Dec 27, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Christmas
I wrote a Christmas version of Hamlet a few years back called Holiday Ham, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret.
Dec 23, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Endings
Endings can be extremely difficult to write, and you’re never going to please all of the people all of the time.
Dec 20, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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HCU
Today is a big day.
Dec 17, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Revisions
A lot of changes are made between the first and final drafts of a play.
Dec 8, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Props
A lot of celebrities have donated their skulls to be used in productions of Hamlet over the years.
Dec 3, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Critics
The worst review I ever got was that crack about how a monkey could eventually write Hamlet if you gave it enough time.
Dec 1, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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November 2021
Crowds
I don’t want to brag, but the opening of Hamlet was the most well-attended opening in Broadway history.
Nov 29, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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Method Actors
When I got to the theater on opening night, I immediately received some bad news.
Nov 26, 2021
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Kellen Blair
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