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August 2010

Ruby Wilder

I hadn’t intended to see Ruby Wilder, but boy am I glad that I mistakenly stood in front of the wrong theatre for 20 minutes waiting for my show to begin; it gave me an opportunity to meet and chat with a terrific new talent –  Eric Hoff – who I hope I can interview ... Read The Full Article...

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This one woman show at the New York International Fringe Festival is the stuff we live for here at The Happiest Medium; as managing director Karen Tortora-Lee will tell you, our mission is to highlight, showcase and celebrate our favorite medium, and that is exactly what writer/performer Leila Arias does in Omarys Concepcion Lopez Perez ... Read The Full Article...

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Cast of Macbeth (photo by Ben Strothmann)

This may not be a popular theory, but I always felt that if Shakespeare were alive today and writing this Scottish play the plot might very well be the same . . . but the title would be Lady Macbeth and the emphasis would be completely different.  For without the devious, devilish, deliciously deceitful Lady ... Read The Full Article...

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Shine

Shine Mionne (Cass King) runs her operation on a corset string, but she stands by her ideals: a true edgy burlesque show with no glitzy Broadway feel. The roof leaks, lights break, the performers don’t get paid sometimes, but everyone is family and a star, including the real big girl Lucy Von Doozy (Andra Boo Green), ... Read The Full Article...

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We couldn’t let this month go by without offering a very special Fringe Edition of The Happiest Medium Giveaway. So even thought we already gave away tickets this month – we’re doing it again! After graciously doing an interview, the team at Banshee of Bainbridge has offered to dontate 2 tix to some lucky winners. ... Read The Full Article...

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Carol 2

The Happiest Medium was honored to be a Media Partner of the 2010 Planet Connections Festivities. Not only did we, as a team, get to interview some of the most talented writers and directors than any festival (or festivity for that matter) has to offer, but we made some lasting connections.  One of them is ... Read The Full Article...

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We take our festivals very seriously around here, in case you hadn’t noticed.  Show me a festival and I’ll show you a THM contributor sitting front and center, scribbling furiously in the dark.  But there’s no denying, there’s a festival, and then there’s the Fringe Festival – the one we all wait for  . . ... Read The Full Article...

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Bill Connington as Hamlet (photo by Beau Allulli)

4 Cents Review – When 2 reviewers each give their 2 cents. Today Stephen Tortora-Lee and Karen Tortora-Lee give their 4 Cents about The Princes Of Darkness which is playing at Theater for the New City. Before The Princes of Darkness (written and performed by Bill Connington)  even begins there’s an ambiance created by sound ... Read The Full Article...

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BansheePC-1

We’re very lucky here, at The Happiest Medium, to have such talented contributors.  Our very own Diánna Martin is on a roll – having just directed Good Lonely People for The Planet Connections Festivity she now is working with Jim Tierney’s gritty, gripping play, Banshee of Bainbridge, which will be part of this year’s Fringe ... Read The Full Article...

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birthday bash

If the name Mae West means nothing to you, then you should come up and see me some time . . . and I’ll fill you in. My knowledge of this woman – her life, her career, her philosophy – is so encyclopedic that a friend once suggested I teach a college course on her. ... Read The Full Article...

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natures night

Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, August 18th, fellow New Yorkers.  NWF is throwing a huge charity, live music event in Manhattan, bringing out some great talent from across the country, including my dear friend-singer, songwriter Beau Davidson. What: NATURE’S NIGHT II – Supporting Gulf Oil Spill Restoration – featuring National Wildlife Federation’s celebrity naturalist ... Read The Full Article...

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triumph of love

Take a cross dressing princess who woos everyone in her path in order to be with her true love, add a philosopher whose cerebral journey allows no room for romance,  mix in his spinster sister  who’s been shut away in a lonely compound full of men but with no opportunity, throw in a young man ... Read The Full Article...

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