Episode 2: Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Theatre Critic

On this episode of STAGE GROK, I talk with Judith Newmark, theatre critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, about her process of reviewing theatre, all the details, from deciding which shows to review, writing differently in the internet age, writing about a bad show, all the way through getting the review online and in the paper.

Check out Judy's 2007 coffee table book, The Muny: Songs of St. Louis Summers. Also, listen to the STAGE GROK interview with Adam Feldman, theatre critic for Time Out New York and president of the New York Drama Critics' Circle, on many of these same topics.

STAGE GROK host Scott Miller is the artistic director of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, and the author of six books on musical theatre, nine musicals, and the musical theatre blog The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre. Opening and closing theme music: Overture from Cry-Baby the Musical by Adam Schlessinger and David Javerbaum, from New Line Theatre's 2012 production. Used by permission. Logo designed by Matt Reedy. Stage Grok is available on iTunes.