Why Do We Watch Awards Shows? Explained.

The award show season is about to culminate with the big kahuna: the Oscars. And I can’t wait. The slight film geek within me is reeling with excitement. But for others, it’s not just about the films: It’s about the celebrities, the fashion, the wins, the blunders, and even the seemingly spontaneous selfies.

But why do we anxiously await this year’s glitz, glamour, and jolly song-and-dance numbers from host Neil Patrick Harris? Why do we endure the excruciatingly long four-hour special? What is it about the celebrities that is so enticing and alluring to watch? Why do we care about who wins and loses? Why do we watch even if we might not have seen the films nominated?

Wrote this feature for Boston.com – more here.

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Star Uzo Aduba Will Run Marathon

Attention all OITNB fans!

Uzo Aduba, most well-known for playing “Crazy Eyes’’ on the Netflix hit show, “Orange Is The New Black,’’ will run in the 2015 Boston Marathon in support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The actress hails from Medfield, Mass. and is a 2005 graduate of Boston University, where she majored in classical voice in the College of Fine Arts and sprinted on the track team. In 2014, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Wrote this feature for Boston.com – more here.

Urbanity Dance Builds Community Through Movement

Just a few weeks ago, Urbanity Dance’s administrative staff was settling into its new digs in the South End.

“Did we bring the stapler?’’

“We made coffee today!’’

Urbanity has been dancing in the Hub since it was founded in 2008. It’s come a long way since its debut. While it once only had six dancers, today the company gets to dance with 400 people a week and over 10,000 people annually. And it needed a bigger house for its expanding family.

Wrote this feature, took photos and created a video on this contemporary dance company 0 more here.