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Two Irishmen walk into a bar … sounds like the beginning of a joke, but in Quietly by Owen McCafferty, it’s a story of conflict and understanding. It’s rare theater that keeps the audience in …
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8/3/16
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Exciting, exhilarating, pulsating. It’s nearly impossible to sit still at the new musical, On Your Feet. If you love the music of Gloria Estefan, you will be delighted by the new bio-musical …
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2/5/16
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I remember when I first saw the film Misery, based upon the book by Stephen King; I didn’t sleep for a week. It was that terrifying! The book has recently been adapted to the stage. Starring …
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11/23/15
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The radio awakens you with the daily weather report, you read the morning paper while you have your coffee, and the RSS on your smart phone provides breaking news immediately. You need to know …
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3/3/14
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What makes a classic? A story with characters and themes that touch the viewer. Two such classic plays have been revived this season on Broadway, Eugene O’ Neill’s Long Days’ Journey Into …
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5/13/16
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The leading actor in War Horse, the latest offering at Lincoln Center, is a puppet. But it’s not like any puppert you’ve seen before. This puppet stands over 7 feet tall and is manned by two …
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4/26/11
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Perseus Jackson is a demi-god, half-mortal, half-god, but he doesn’t know it. When he finally learns his true parentage, born to a mortal mother (Carrie Compere) and …
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4/20/17
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We continued a family tradition this month. Years ago I took my daughter to the Gazillion Bubble Show at the New World Stages. This past Sunday it was time for her daughter, Baia, to see the show. …
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2/10/15
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Hershey Felder has made a career out of portraying musical icons. He’s been Irving Berlin, Franz Liszt, and George Gershwin. In Maestro, he traces the life and career of Leonard Bernstein, the …
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9/16/16
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London and New York have an unofficial lend-lease program, and often successful West End shows are imported to Broadway. This year ‘Sunny Afternoon’ won the coveted Olivier Award for Best …
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6/26/15
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