Zach has been an editor in The Washington Post Style section for ten years, and the arts and culture editor at L.A. Weekly for five years. He has written about arts, entertainment and techology for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Writing Projects
Tough to perform. Impossible to understand. Actors love ‘Waiting for Godot.’
The Washington Post | September 2025
Why does Trump like ‘Les Mis’? The many meanings of the megamusical.
The Washington Post | June 2025
Why exactly did so many people like ‘Cats’ in the first place?
The Washington Post | December 2022
They all starred in ‘Godspell.’ Then they became comedy legends.
The Washington Post | June 2022
Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you’re not alone.
The Washington Post | January 2021
The best movies about isolation that speak to our pandemic moment, from ‘Rear Window’ to ‘Cast Away’
The Washington Post | May 2020
The unlikely greatness of ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ 25 years later
The Washington Post | August 2019
‘It’s the president we all want’: The melancholy world of liberals watching ‘The West Wing’ in 2018
The Washington Post | July 2018