Mardie Baldo has been a fangirl ever since she fell in love with Star Trek as a child. Our conversation is long and wide-ranging, but the highlight is her touching story about what Darren Criss meant to her husband. Thank you so much for sharing that, Mardie!

Also, an Elsie Fest 2017 update from Darren Criss himself, via Julie James (thanks for texting Darren for us, Julie!) my experience at New York Musical Festival, and a review of Come From Away.