Articles by Rachel Mayfield






Learn to draw

Bring your dreams to life This week, we are back for another exciting lesson in drawing. So grab your pencil, and get ready to learn…


Learn to draw

Let your creativity run wild Another week of staying at home, another opportunity to draw something new. This week, we’ll learn how to draw one…


Learn to draw

Try your hand at this fun activity Feeling a little bored while staying at home? Pull out a pencil and some paper because it’s time…


Switching up the beat

Zach Van Dyck shoots for pop stardom There’s a certain infectious, “on-repeat” quality to Zach Van Dyck’s latest single, “Give It All.” It’s a pop…


Reeling in

SN&R attempts to bring back a fan favorite section, to middling reviews. You asked for it, we delivered. After countless emails, phone calls and letters…


Spring into staying home

Everything fun is canceled now. Concerts, sports, going out. It’s all for the best—social distancing is necessary to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. To…


Bodega ballads

Before Hamilton, before Bring It On: The Musical, there was In the Heights. By Jim Carnes It’s easy to see where Hamilton came from. He was born In…


Season of the Wiz

Music Circus’ The Wiz leaves a brilliant, green-tinted impression. By Jim Carnes You’ve only got until Sunday afternoon to follow the Yellow Brick Road, so…


Hitting the jackpot

Old school gangsters bet on horse races and love in Music Circus’ latest show. By Patti Roberts Guys and Dolls, a classic Tony-award-winning American musical,…


Catching a few winks

Bruce Vilanch shows us what a real musical theatre fan looks like. By Jim Carnes You’d have to be seriously sleep-deprived to get drowsy during…


Cowboy capers

Music Circus celebrates the 75th anniversary of Oklahoma! By Bev Sykes The 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein show that redefined American musical theater recently won a…