# marquee (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover marquee. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mind Rhymes: Lyrics for Naughty Brains on Alert](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/mind-rhymes-lyrics-for-naughty-brains) _2026-08-19 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ Examples from Shrek to South Park to Sondheim ## [If Synagogues Had Marquees](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/if-synagogues-had-marquees) _2026-08-14 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ A few weeks ago, I shared some snarky responses to local church marquees. ## [Rick Pender's New "Sweeney Todd" Study Is Smooth but Has a Few Nicks](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/rick-penders-new-sweeney-todd-study) _2026-08-12 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ Quasi-biography of Sondheim's masterpiece may be too good, at least ## [When They Came For](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/when-they-came-for) _2026-08-09 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Based on the 1946 poem Als sie kamen lit, "When they came," by Pastor Martin Niemöller ## [Sunrise, Sunset, Silence: The sound of Tevye's "other hand" clapping](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/sunrise-sunset-silence-the-sound) _2026-08-05 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ Does Fiddler's patriarch become the God he's been wrestling with? ## [The Pope, AI, and the Tower of Babel:](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/the-pope-ai-and-the-tower-of-babel) _2026-08-02 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Losing I AM in the wilderness of We ## [Marquees de Sad](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/marquees-de-sad) _2026-07-30 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ There are 171 churches in my town. ## [Choosing a what? Why Bobby's friends keep speaking in metaphors](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/choosing-a-what-why-bobbys-friends) _2026-07-29 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ Company's vivid images are an argument: Get off your rump ## [GUEST ESSAY: Do I hear a waltz? If it's a Richard Rodgers show, the answer is likely yes](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/guest-essay-do-i-hear-a-waltz-if) _2026-07-22 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ For six decades, the legendary composer turned a relic of operetta into Broadway drama ## [Aliens, Demons, & Converts](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/aliens-demons-and-converts) _2026-07-19 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ The Truth is Out There ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QSYqE0rQ0qpf) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [HEADLINE: Extra! Extra! How "Gypsy" Is Built](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/headline-extra-extra-how-gypsy-is) _2026-07-15 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ Broadway's best book is also its most carefully constructed. Read it. ## [Eating Biblically](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/eating-biblically) _2026-07-13 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ I am a recovering food addict. ## [Special Episode of "Broadway Jeopardy!" (BONUS issue)](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/special-episode-of-broadway-jeopardy) _2026-07-12 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ High scorers get a FREE week of The Broadway Maven ## [Please look after this bear: Paddington looms large over next season's new musicals](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/please-look-after-this-bear-paddington) _2026-07-08 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ A cuddly four-foot stowaway could help Broadway rebound from a grisly year ## [Toxic Air, Founding Fathers, & Pastor Fornicator](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/toxic-air-founding-fathers-and-pastor) _2026-07-04 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Observations on July 4th ## ['Twas Beauty That Saved The Beasts](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/twas-beauty-that-saved-the-beasts) _2026-07-03 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ I got out of bed to comfort my dog as neighbors set off fireworks at 2 AM. ## [Prepare to Cross the Streams](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/prepare-to-cross-the-streams) _2026-07-02 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ When the real Mr. Potato Head comes for your city ## [The Preamble: Lynn Ahrens Celebrated America Long Before Ragtime](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/the-preamble-lynn-ahrens-celebrated) _2026-07-01 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ "I Feel Like Everything I Know I Learned on Schoolhouse Rock" ## [Why I Oppose the Save America Act](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/why-i-oppose-the-save-america-act) _2026-06-28 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Spoiler: It Lets Too Many People Vote ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bteS3w1CqOIt) _2026-06-28 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [What's the point? Five "Sunday" blasts](https://thebroadwaymaven.substack.com/p/whats-the-point-five-sunday-blasts) _2026-06-24 · David Benkof · MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast_ A quintet of fresh perspectives on the Sondheim-Lapine masterwork