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I always imagined that my perfect husband would be a native New Yorker, probably a few years older than me. He would be working at a media company of some sort, have the same obsession with pop culture that I do, he would be neat (or neatish . . . definitely not a slob), always ... Read The Full Article...
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So this evening, I had the pleasure of finally seeing American Idiot The Musical on Broadway at the gorgeous St. John’s Theater, and I am without words on where to begin. This musical truly is a brilliant, creative masterpiece, and stands alone in a genre of its own originality and style. Certainly a ROCK OPERA, ... Read The Full Article...
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4 Cents Review – When 2 reviewers each give their 2 cents. Today Diánna Martin and Stephen Tortora-Lee give their 4 Cents about Almost Exactly Like Us which is playing at The Workshop Theater. Do you ever have one of those days where it seems like everything is melting down into an abyss of doom, ... Read The Full Article...
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Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? ... Read The Full Article...
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Full disclosure – I went to Heathcliff Entertainment’s production of The House of Yes (written by Wendy MacLeod and directed by Brandt Reiter) full of anticipation. The movie of the same name (based on MacLeod’s play) had long been my litmus test; if someone loved the film as much as I did, then I knew we’d ... Read The Full Article...
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viBe Theater Experience (viBe) is a non-profit performing arts/ education organization that empowers teenage girls through the creation and production of original performances. viBeSolos is an advanced program for independent, courageous young women interested in writing and performing a solo show. Four to six girls, individually, create their own “one-girl-show” workshopped and guided in collaboration ... Read The Full Article...
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I think it’s happened to all of us; there’s that one great memory – a perfectly time phrase at just the right moment, or a they’ll-never-believe-this experience you shared with someone, or a you-had-to-be-there anecdote that left the two of you shaking with laughter. Years later you bring up the treasure to your partner in ... Read The Full Article...
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There’s a lot of promise in a show entitled “The Mark Twain You Don’t Know” – the expectation of an evening of eye opening hidden gems, new facets to an old chestnut like Twain, and deeper burrowing into the stories that have been given such broad brushstrokes over the years that we think we know ... Read The Full Article...
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It’s creeping up, you can tell by the rainy days and not-so-freezing weather. There’s also that mixed fashion I so love in Spring and the month of April; half the population is braving the still somewhat crisp temperatures and taking off the layers and boots, while the other is still hiding behind the winter parkas ... Read The Full Article...
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All screenings in Tishman Auditorium The New School, 66 West 12th Street 7:30–9:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. April 6 ANNIE HALL Dir. Woody Allen, 1977 Introduced by JUDITH THURMAN Reception precedes screeningWoody Allen’s classic tale of New York City romantic neuroticism stars Diane Keaton in the era-defining title role. Introduced by Judith Thurman, ... Read The Full Article...
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The Cherry Orchard was written in 1904 by Anton Chekhov and while it was the writer’s intent to have it play as comedy, the original production was directed as a tragedy. This latest production of the play, directed by the venerable Terry Schreiber, contains elements of both comedy as well as tragedy, but it ultimately ... Read The Full Article...
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Many of us know what we know of British school kids … or British school chums from what we see on the screens both big and little. British children are smart, even the not so bright ones have an air of intelligence that is a bit unsettling. The accent makes them sound very, very wise. ... Read The Full Article...
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