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AND THE WINNER IS…

 

By Jeannie Lieberman and Julia Polinsky

 

After a whirlwind of late entries to meet the Tony nominations deadline, the official end of the 2022-2023 theater season is finally here. It was not all smooth sailing; with the omnipresent threat of Covid, shutterings and rescheduling were still common.

 

Tedra Millan and Seth Numrich in Leopoldstadt (Photo: Joan Marcus)

 

Oddly the season commenced with a play, Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, and ended with a play, Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window. In between were sandwiched a mélange of musicals, both revivals and new work, including a much-anticipated battle royal between Some Like It Hot and New York New York (which turned into a surprisingly lopsided match).


The company of Some Like It Hot (Photo: Matthew Murphy)

 


The company of New York, New York (Photo by Paul Kolnik)

 

The musical revivals would make a musical lover’s heart cry with joy; Camelot, Dancin’, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Parade were all given Broadway outings this season. Outstanding new musicals include Some Like It Hot, Kimberly Akimbo, & Juliet, A Beautiful Noise, New York, New York and the surprising Shucked.

 

The company of Shucked (Photo: Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman)

 

Move over, Julie Taymore:  a new band of puppets are here. Life of Pi’s amazing puppetry brought a zoo’s worth of animals to amazing onstage life.

 

Hiran Abeysekera in Life of Pi (Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

 

This season, Broadway presented 9 new musicals and 7 revivals, and 14 new plays and 6 revivals. In short, there’s something for everyone and every taste, and I am proud to say that Theaterscene has covered them all so as you play along with the voters, relive the season through our reviews and pick your own winners!

 

The 76th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 11, 2023, 8pm Eastern. CBS and Paramount+ will broadcast the show live with host Ariana DeBose.

 

 

Nominations for the Tonys, 2023: (Theaterscene’s picks are starred)

Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot *

Best Play
Ain't No Mo
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living *
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt

Best Musical (Revival)
Into the Woods *
Lerner & Loewe's Camelot
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Play (Revival)
A Doll's House
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog *

Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet — David West Read
Kimberly Akimbo — David Linsay-Abaire
New York, New York — David Thompson & Sharon Washington

Shucked — Robert Horn
Some Like It Hot — Matthew López & Amber Ruffin *

Best Original Score
Almost Famous — Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
Kimberly Akimbo — Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
KPop — Music & Lyrics by Helen Park & Max Vernon
Shucked — Music and Lyrics by Brandi Clark & Shane McAnally
Some Like It Hot — Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman *

Best Actor (Musical)
Christian Borle (Some Like It Hot)
J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) *
Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Brian D'Arcy James (Into the Woods)
Ben Platt (Parade)
Colton Ryan (New York, New York)

Best Actress (Musical)
Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) *
Sara Bareilles (Into the Woods)
Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo)
Lorna Courtney (& Juliet)
Michaela Diamond (Parade)

Best Actor (Play)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog)
Corey Hawkins (Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog)
Sean Hayes (Good Night, Oscar)
Stephen McKinley Henderson (Between Riverside and Crazy) *
Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman)

Best Actress (Play)
Jessica Chastain (A Doll's House)
Jodi Comer (Prima Facie) *
Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976)
Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders)

Best Choreography
Steven Hoggett (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Casey Nicholas (Some Like It Hot)
Susan Stroman (New York, New York) *
Jennifer Weber (& Juliet)
Jennifer Weber (KPop)

Best Orchestrations
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro (Shucked)
John Clancy (Kimberly Akimbo)
Jason Howland (Shucked)
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter (Some Like It Hot)
Daryl Waters & Sam Davis (New York, New York) *

Best Scenic Design (Play)
Miriam Buether (Prima Facie)
Tim Hatley and Andrej Goulding (Life of Pi) *
Rachel Hauck (Good Night, Oscar)
Richard Hudson (Leopoldstadt)
Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon (A Christmas Carol)

Best Scenic Design (Musical)
Beowulf Boritt (New York, New York) *
Mimi Lien (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions (Lerner & Lowe's Camelot)
Scott Pask (Shucked)
Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)

Best Costume Design (Play)
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Life of Pi) *
Dominique Fawn Hill (Fat Ham)
Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Leopoldstadt)
Emilio Sosa (Ain't No Mo')
Emilio Sosa (Good Night, Oscar)

Best Costume Design (Musical)
Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot) *
Susan Hilferty (Parade)
Jennifer Moeller (Lerner & Lowe's Camelot)
Paloma Young (& Juliet)
Donna Zakowska (New York, New York)

Sound Design (Play)
Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams (Ain't No Mo')
Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi) *
Joshua D. Reid (A Christmas Carol)
Ben and Max Ringham (A Doll's House)
Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)

Sound Design (Musical)
Kai Harada (New York, New York) *
John Shivers (Shucked)
Scott Lehrer and Alex Heumann (Into the Woods)
Gareth Owen (& Juliet)
Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin (Leopoldstadt)

 

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt

Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie

Jon Clark, A Doll’s House Bradley King, Fat Ham

Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi

Jen Schriever, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington, New York, New York

Lap Chi Chu, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

Heather Gilbert, Parade

Howard Hudson, & Juliet

Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot

Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

 


 

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Playwright and Theater Journalist Mario Fratti Dead at 95

By Jeannie Lieberman

Italian playwright Mario Fratti has died at the age of 95. Fratti wrote more than 100 works, seventy of which are plays. His best known work is the work he did for Nine. In its original run, Nine won several notable awards, among which are Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Awards. The 2003 revival won yet more Outer Critics and Tony awards.

His work has been translated into 21 languages, with performances in more than two-dozen countries. Born in Italy, he moved to New York City in 1963 and, like so many, stayed here for the rest of his life.

An educator as well as a playwright, Fratti taught Italian literature at Hunter College. He also wrote theater reviews for nine European newspapers, and was on the board of the Outer Critics Circle.

As a fellow Outer Critics Circle member, Mario and I often crossed paths at Manhattan theater evenings and ATCA conferences. He was always cheerful and his pronounced Italian accent lent to his charm. Mario’s energy was contagious no matter what; his passion lent gravitas to each issue. Overall, Mario was a shameless flirt, and so I never left a conversation with him without feeling a little bit flattered.

 

Few can replace him. I miss him.

 


 

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Todd Haines, Roundabout Theatre’s Dynamic Leader, Dead at 66

By Jeannie Lieberman

I am grieved and sorry to report the death of Todd Haimes, one of the great forces in New York theater. Over nearly 40 years, Haimes transformed the nearly-bankrupt Roundabout Theatre into a not-for-profit theatrical powerhouse, with 3 theaters on Broadway alone. Under his guidance, Roundabout won multiple Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Obie, and Lucille Lortel awards.

He was only 26 when he became managing director of Roundabout, and immediately put his all into the job – saving the company from shuttering, expanding offerings to different demographics, even lending his own money.  He shepherded the company through impressive development over time, eventually moving from a tiny off-Broadway house to the giant American Airlines theater on 42nd Street, among other venues in the theater district.

Some of the Roundabout’s triumphs, under Haimes‘ guidance: revivals of Cabaret and A Soldier’s Play, Nine, and Assassins; new work like Fat Ham and Pictures From Home, both currently running. In the true spirit of a non-profit theater, under Haimes’s management, Roundabout reached out to the community and created such outreach as Education at Roundabout, a program that fosters backstage careers for underserved kids.

Of all the people I interviewed as a theatre journalist for the New York Law Journal and later has editor of Theaterscene.com, Todd was the most appreciative and respectful, no matter how busy he was guiding his little company to the gargantuan status that it now enjoys. It’s hard to believe that he did all this when he was relatively young. Despite serious health issues, he never failed to be courteous and a true gentleman, and never lost that spark of recognition, so rare in these days. 

Another word comes to mind whenever I think of him: he was a true “Mensch.” He will be hard to replace. I miss him.

 

RIP you dear, dear man.

 



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Barbara Walters (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty) 

 

Barbara Walters, who shattered glass ceilings and challenged the status quo, has died at age 93. Although not a theater person per se, her celebrity transcended all genres, and her life journey certainly was theatrical. A true New Yorker, she loved theater and we at Theaterscene loved her back.

 

Rest In Peace, dear cherished lady.

 

Jeannie Lieberman, publisher

 

 

Broadway - Musicals

Camelot

Camelot
A review by Deirdre Donovan on May 11, 2023

Lerner and Loewe’s problematical musical from 1960 gets an enchanting revival on Broadway, under the direction of Bartlett Sher, with a new book by Aaron Sorkin.

NewYork-NewYork

New York, New York
A review by Marc Miller on May 02, 2023

The storytelling could be much improved, but Susan Stroman’s staging is vibrant, and there’s an incalculable asset: It brings John Kander back.

Sweeney-Todd-DS

Sweeney Todd
A review by David Schultz on April 18, 2023

The bloody Demon Barber of Fleet Street returns in full glory.

Shucked

Shucked
A review by Julia Polinsky on April 18, 2023

Ready for some corny jokes, painful puns, singable songs, utterly silly fun? Shucked is your show.

Dancin

Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
A review by Julia Polinsky on April 06, 2023

You may never see dancers this good, all in one place, at one time, doing such stunning dancing, again.

Parade

Parade
A review by David Schultz and Julia Polinsky on March 31, 2023

A beautifully done revival of a show that’ll tear your heart out.

Bad-Cinderella

Bad Cinderella
A Review by Fern Siegel on March 27, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella has tweaked the fairy tale. This round a rebel girl wants to be loved on her own terms.

A-Beautiful-Noise

A Beautiful Noise
A Review by Julia Polinsky on February 08, 2023

An eye-filling, tuneful, no-surprises jukebox musical about Neil Diamond that the audience will love.

& Juliet

& Juliet
A Review by Deirdre Donovan on January 03, 2023

The new jukebox musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre raises the bar on this theatrical form, with a little help from William Shakespeare and Max Martin.

Some-Like-It-Hot

Some Like It Hot
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on December 17, 2022

The musical Some Like It Hot is a sassy production, a smart reimaging of the original film.

KPOP

KPOP
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on December 17, 2022

This new Korean musical lands on Broadway with groundbreaking force, giving theatergoers a taste of the Far East.

Almost-Famous

Kimberly Akimbo
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on November, 20, 2022

Kimberly Akimbo is an off-kilter musical — a young girl growing old before her time. And that’s part of its charm.

Almost-Famous

Almost Famous
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on November, 11, 2022

Almost Famous: it’s a labor of love, a sincere, almost-likable, wet hot mess.

1776

1776
By Fern Siegel on October, 15, 2022

A new cast - female, nonbinary and trans - step into history and revisit the founding of America

Into-the-Woods

Into the Woods
by Fern Siegel on July, 18, 2022

Stephen Sondheim’s In The Woods returns to Broadway with an all-star cast.

mr-saturday-night

Mr. Saturday Night
by Marc Miller on June, 20, 2022

Billy Crystal's musical of his 1992 movie is tasty comfort food, mainly because of Mr. Crystal himself.

Americano

¡Americano!
by Deirdre Donovan on June, 6, 2022

A new musical at New World Stages is based on the true-life story of DREAMer Tony Valdovinos, who came to this country as an undocumented immigrant with his parents when he was two years old.

Funny_Girl

Funny Girl
by Fern Siegel on May, 24, 2022

Funny Girl is back on Broadway – revived after almost 60-years. Welcome home, Fanny! It remains, in whatever incarnation, tough, touching and uniquely American

paradise-square

Paradise Square
by Marc Miller on May, 10, 2022

A great big musical about a singular time and place in American history, and for much of the way, a damn entertaining one. A big, bracing musical epic with more talent on one stage than you’ll find practically anywhere

the-little-prince

The Little Prince
by Deirdre Donovan on April, 26, 2022

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s immortal novella arrives on Broadway as an immersive epic theatrical experience, but its pyrotechnics overshadows the simple beauty of the original.

The-Music-Man

The Music Man
by Fern Siegel on February, 25, 2022

Hugh Jackman carries The Music Man with charm and agility, proving hope never goes out of style.

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MJ
by Deirdre Donovan on February, 18, 2022

The new dance musical on the King of Pop is raising the roof nightly at the Neil Simon Theater with a show-stopping performance by Myles Frost.

Intimate_Apparel

Intimate Apparel
Off-Broadway Opera by Marc Miller on February, 03, 2022

Lynn Nottage’s tale of missed opportunities and misguided affections is still evocative and enormously touching, but the addition of music proves a mixed blessing.

FLYING_OVER_SUNSET

FLYING OVER SUNSET
by Marc Miller on January, 10, 2021

James Lapine’s excursion into hallucinogens among the mid-’50s Hollywood elite doesn’t always make sense, but it’s an aural and visual wonder.

mrs-doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire
by Julia Polinsky on December, 21, 2021

Part farce, part sweet family drama, part down-market imitation of Robin Williams’s genius, Mrs. Doubtfire works damn hard to make you like it, and succeeds.

Company

Company
        by Fern Siegel on December 20 2021

The revival of Sondheim’s Company boasts the same great score, but by switching the lead’s gender, the societal focus goes off-key. 

diana-the-musical

Diana - The Musical
by Deirdre Donovan on December, 13, 2021

The much-anticipated bio-musical about an iconic British Princess, though artistically flawed, may well leave you in tears.

West Side Story
by Fern Siegel on March, 08, 2020

Director Ivo van Hove has re-imagined West Side Story for a 2020 audience. Tribalism is gone, but the electric score remains.

Jagged Little Pill
by Eugene Paul on December, 19, 2019

Outstanding.

Moulin Rouge!
by Eugene Paul on August, 22, 2019

An outrageously overstuffed feast of spectacle and song.

Come From Away
by Eugene Paul On Mar. 21 2017

Its rousing, inspiring book, music and lyrics and a soaring concept is something of a miracle.

Dear Evan Hansen
By Rachel Goddard On Dec. 23, 2016

An exposed look at what life is really like for an anxious teenager in the midst of tragedy

Waitress
by David Schultz On May.4, 2016

A tart treat mixed with gobs of sweetness, meld together into perfection.

Hamilton
by Michall Jeffers On Jan.13, 2016

Handily combines history and hip hop

Honeymoon In Vegas
by joel Benjamin on Jan. 27

A totally delightful escapist old-fashioned musical with a witty book, funny songs and an energetic cast of oddball characters.

Side Show
by Eugene Paul on Nov. 28

You’ll be happy you saw the show and better yet, you’ll be happier you’re you.

After Midnight!
By Jeanne Lieberman on May. 1, 2014
The performances are a series of gems that shine brightly alone but blaze in unison until your heartbeat echoes the music’s rhythm, cardiologists take note! Artistic director Wynton Marsalis, and his Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars, launch you on a magical musical carpet ride that will eventually carry you on out to the street

Aladdin
by Jeannie Lieberman on Mar. 26, 2016
A true Disney magic carpet ride of opulent costumes, dazzling sets, creative choreography, savvy showbiz shtick and a Genie for all time.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
by Jeannie Lieberman on Jan. 29, 2014
A feel good evening of special delight to her fans and all those who just want a slick, nostalgic, music-packed evening.

Broadway - Plays

Fat-Ham

Summer, 1976
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on May 23, 2023

The show is a memory play. Two women reflect on their friendship one fateful summer.

Fat-Ham

The Thanksgiving Play
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on May 04, 2023

The Thanksgiving Play, hiding behind humor, is a very funny exaggerated allegory about “performative wokeness” with an agenda.

Fat-Ham

Fat Ham
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on May 02, 2023

James Ijames’ spicy reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores Black masculinity, queerness, and more.

Prima-Facie

Prima Facie
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on May 02, 2023

In the disturbing *Prima Facie,*Jodie Comer’s outstanding, astonishing performance is everything.

Goodnight-Oscar

Good Night, Oscar
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on May 02, 2023

The great wit, Oscar Levant, is on display in Goodnight, Oscar. So is his torment.

Peter-Pan-Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on April 23, 2023

In Peter Pan Goes Wrong, now on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, an agile cast and wacky style make comedy look effortless.

A-Dolls-House

A Doll’s House
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on March 31, 2023

Ibsen’s 1879 masterpiece gets revisited, with an amazing performance by Jessica Chastain as the iconic Nora.

Pictures From Home

Pictures From Home
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on February 22, 2023

Three Broadway vets chronicle family life with humor and pathos in Pictures From Home.

Between-Riverside-and-Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy
Reviewed by David Schultz on February 08, 2023

Author Stephen Adly Guirgis brings to exquisite life his society of grifters in this Pulitzer Prize winning play. Welcome to Broadway after a long journey!

Collaboration

The Collaboration
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on January 23, 2023

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat discover that an unexpected friendship can change your life. Art does the same.

Aint-No-Mo

Ain’t No Mo’
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on December 22, 2022

Jordan E. Cooper’s trenchant new play at the Belasco unlocks a difficult conversation on racism in America.

Ohio State Murders

Ohio State Murders
A review by Julia Polinsky on December 20, 2022

Audra McDonald gives a wrenching, sublime performance in Ohio State Murders. Don’t miss it.

The-Piano-Lesson

The Piano Lesson
A review by Cammy Paglia on December 13, 2022

The Piano Lesson is a masterpiece. August Wilson’s creation is a testament to the consequences and ruthlessness of slavery.

Old Man and the pool

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool
A review by Deirdre Donovan on December 05, 2022

A virtuoso storyteller returns to the Great White Way with another rib-tickling solo show.

Topdog Underdog

Topdog/Underdog
A review by Julia Polinsky on November 15, 2022

Lean in. Watch close. Knockout performances in Topdog/Underdog will scour your soul as you look for the con.

Leopoldstadt

Leopoldstadt
A review by Julia Polinsky on October 20, 2022

In Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard blends cleverness and language, story and heartache, history and family, time and identity, It’s a hugely enjoyable, deeply affecting night of theater, not to be missed.

Death-of-a-Salesman

Death of a Salesman
A review by Julia Polinsky on October 19, 2022
Photo by Joan Marcus


The best Death of a Salesman ever. Not to be missed.

Cost-of-Living

Cost of Living
A review by Julia Polinsky on October 19, 2022
Photo by Joan Marcus


In Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living, the superb cast is so shatteringly good, they’ll wring out all your emotions, and leave you aching to stay for the bows.

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The Kite Runner
A review by Fern Siegel on July 30, 2022

is a haunting story of war, heartbreak and wrestling with the past.

Richard_III

Richard III
A review by Deirdre Donovan on July 21, 2022

Free Shakespeare in the Park returns this summer with a full-capacity audience—but Robert O’Hara’s new production of Shakespeare’s history play fails to catch fire.

American-Buffalo

American Buffalo
A review by David Schultz on June 20, 2022

Tepid revival of David Mamet’s 1975 play is shockingly toothless now.

MacBeth

Macbeth
A review by Deirdre Donovan on May 27, 2022

Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga’s performances are the real reason to see Sam Gold’s provocative new Shakespeare production at the Longacre Theatre.

Hangmen

Hangmen
A review by Julia Polanski on May 24, 2022

Hangmen is pure McDonagh: darkly humorous, bleak, surprising. Expect the unexpected, beautifully written, handsomely designed, and wonderfully performed.

Birthday_Candles

Birthday Candles
A review by David Schultz on May 24, 2022

Poignant metaphysical comedy celebrates a lifetime in 90 minutes.

the-minutes

The Minutes
A review by Fern Siegel on May 10, 2022

a seemingly innocuous small town council meeting proves fertile ground for lethal intent.

How-I-Learned-To-Drive

How I Learned To Drive
A review by David Schultz on April 28, 2022

The meticulous revival of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winning play is ageless

Take Me Out

Take Me Out
A review by Fern Siegel on April 19, 2022

The revival of Richard Greenberg’s baseball drama Take Me Out, scores with a star-studded cast

Plaza-Suite

Plaza Suite
A review by Julia Polinsky on April 08, 2022

A perfectly preserved period piece, Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite reminds you of how enjoyable it is to have masters of their art make it look easy.

Caroline-or-Change-Lackawanna-Blues

Caroline, or Change/Lackawana Blues
by Julia Polinsky on November, 09, 2021

Caroline, or Change and Lackawanna Blues. Two shows with music about strong Black women; one with all the Broadway razzle dazzle you could desire; one with all the heart you can use.

Six
by Fern Siegel on October, 13, 2021

The pop reality show Six gives the wives of Henry VIII a royal sendoff.

Pass Over
        by Deirdre Donovan on September 20, 2021

speaks to anybody who has ever been outraged by injustice in our world today

To Kill a Mockingbird
        by Ron Cohen on January 23, 2019

Harper Lee can rest peacefully, knowing that her Mockingbird sings beautifully on Broadway.

Constellations
by Joel Benjamin on Jan. 20

The exquisitely detailed performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson cannot hide the dearth of material.

Off-Broadway - Musicals

Dear-World

Dear World
A review by David Schultz on April 06, 2023

A delightful 5-day revival of Jerry Herman’s rarely heard musical springs to life.

Angel of the Amazon

Angel of the Amazon
A review by Cammy Paglia on November 15, 2022

An operatic portrayal of a devout soul who was killed for her convictions, a labor of love, and an an inspiring account of what it means to take a stand

A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance
A review by Fern Siegel on November 13, 2022

The 2002 musical about a closeted Irish bus driver explores art and repression.

Sesame-Street

Sesame Street: The Musical
A review by Deirdre Donovan on October 20, 2022

This family-friendly musical is a cornucopia of theater fun for the young and young-at-heart.

Between-The-Lines

Between The Lines
A Review by Julia Polinsky on August 28, 2022

An utterly charming new musical about an oddball teenage girl, and what happens as she falls between the lines of her favorite fairy tale book.

The-Butcher-Boy

The Butcher Boy
A Review by Fern Siegel on August 14, 2022

Dark, absurdist theater meets childhood trauma in the Irish Rep’s The Butcher Boy.

Harmony

Harmony
by Fern Siegel on April 19, 2022

Harmony tells the story of The Comedian Harmonists, a 1930s global singing sensation destroyed by the Nazis.

Penelope

Penelope
by Deirdre Donovan on April 19, 2022

Peter Kellogg, the author of Desperate Measures, returns with a new female-centric musical that lies somewhere between Ithaca and the imagination

Garden-of-the-Finzi-Continis

Encores! The Life
by Jeanne Lieberman & David Schultz on March 29, 2022

Garden-of-the-Finzi-Continis

Anyone Can Whistle
by David Schultz on March 28, 2022

Rare one night revival sets off sparks of adulation.

Garden-of-the-Finzi-Continis

Garden of the Finzi-Continis
by Edward Rubin on February 25, 2022

A beloved book, a classic film, and now an opera.

The_Tap_Dance_Kid

The Tap Dance Kid
by Deirdre Donovan on February 10, 2022

New York City Center’s Encores! concert series disappoints with a dance musical that doesn’t keep step with the times.

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Disney's Winnie the Pooh
by Deirdre Donovan on January 19, 2022

This new Off Broadway musical “bears” its heart to kids of all ages.

streets-of-new-york

The Streets of New York
by Deirdre Donovan on January 18, 2022

Irish Rep’s artistic director Charlotte Moore musicalizes Dion Boucicault’s 19th Century melodrama and the results are delicious.

Off-Broadway - Plays

Without-You

Anthony Rapp’s Without You
A review by Cammy Paglia on April 20, 2023

Anthony Rapp’s heartbreaking, uplifting, exuberant one-man show will stay with you for some time.

Regretful-Birds

Regretfully, So The Birds Are
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on April 18, 2023

Julia Izumi’s daft, delightful, dizzyingly different Regretfully, So the Birds Are turns cliches on their heads while poking hilarious fun at them.

the Hunting Gun

The Hunting Gun
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on April 11, 2023

Miki Nakatani and Mikhail Baryshnikov, in a non-speaking role, star in Yasushi Inoue’s classic drama of love, loss, and secrets.

Arden-of-Faversham

Arden of Faversham
Reviewed by Lydia Keidel on March 23, 2023

A bloody, darkly comic Elizabethan drama that feels like an episode of 20/20.

Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Reviewed by Cammy Paglia on March 23, 2023

Ruth Stage’s transfixing production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof makes it a pleasure to be held captive by a sensational rendering.

Letters-From-Max

Letters From Max: A Ritual
Reviewed by Julia Polinsky on March 09, 2023

Even with engaging performances, interesting design, and great beauty, Letters From Max somehow never quite catches at the heart.

Trees

The Trees
A review by Cammy Paglia on March 06, 2023

The Trees is one seed that should have never been planted.

Wanderers

The Wanderers
A review by David Schultz and Julia Polinsky on February 27, 2023

The Wanderers works too hard, and the reward isn’t really worth the effort.

Endgame

Endgame
A review by Deirdre Donovan on February 21, 2023

At the Irish Rep, Ciáran O’Reilly sensitively directs Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece about aging with a first-rate cast.

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Frankenstein’s Monster is Drunk and the Sheep Have All Jumped the Fences
A review by Julia Polinsky on January 19, 2023

“Quirky” doesn’t begin to describe. It’s also lovely and touching and utterly delightful.

Heaven

Heaven
A review by Julia Polinsky on January 19, 2023

In Heaven, two people halfway through their lives attend a wedding in the middle of Ireland, ask themselves who they really are, and maybe find out.

The-Far-Country

The Far Country
A review by Fern Siegel on December 16, 2022

Lloyd Suh's The Far Country explores the human cost of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

The-Rat-Trap

The Rat Trap
A review by Marc Miller on November 21, 2022

Noel Coward’s first real play, in an uneven production at the Mint, isn’t neat or consistent or typical of his output, but my, it’s interesting.

You-Will-Get-Sick

You Will Get Sick
A review by David Schultz on November 22, 2022

A whimsical and pretentious sideways glance at illness and death.

Bedlam's Production of The Winter's Tale and Hedda Gabler at Irondale Center 2022

Bedlam's Production of The Winter's Tale and Hedda Gabler at Irondale Center 2022
A review by Deirdre Donovan on November 15, 2022

Bedlam’s latest adaptations of two classic dramas at Brooklyn’s Irondale Center, directed by Eric Tucker, miss the mark.

Twelfth-Night

Hamlet
A review by Deirdre Donovan on November 01, 2022

This new staging of Hamlet at BAM is a rip-roaring ride through Hamlet’s psyche and more; it will bring you to the edge of your seat and make you gasp.

Twelfth-Night

Twelfth Night
A review by Fern Siegel on October 23, 2022

Set this time in the Jazz Age, Twelfth Night traffics in mistaken identity, class distinctions and appearance vs. reality.

The-Fall

The Fall
A review by Cammy Paglia on October 18, 2022

While The Fall by Albert Camus is not a play for everyone, it is however, a testament to Ronald Guttman's ability to keep an audience engaged in a formidable intellectual exercise of great merit

Burn

Burn
A review by Deirdre Donovan on September 26, 2022

Alan Cumming is more raconteur than dancer in his new hybrid show at the Joyce Theater.

This-Beautiful-Future

This Beautiful Future
A review by Marc Miller on September 23, 2022

Rita Kalnejais’s wisp of a World War II romance is done in by ahistorical language, needless padding, and a rather disappointing twosome at the center.

Oresteia

Oresteia
A review by Deirdre Donovan on August 01, 2022

Robert Ickes up-date of Aeschylus’ tragic trilogy is well worth a trip to the Park Avenue Armory.

Sex_Grift_and_Death

Sex, Grift, and Death
A review by Deirdre Donovan on July 22, 2022

The PTP/NYC is celebrating its 35th Season at the Atlantic Stage 2 with works by Steven Berkoff and Caryl Churchill.

Mister-Miss-America

Mister Miss America
A review by Fern Siegel on July 18, 2022

Mister Miss America ups the stakes at a local Virginia beauty pageant.

Epiphany

Epiphany
A review by Fern Siegel on July 13, 2022

A dinner party turns into a chance at revelation.

Chains

Chains
A review by Marc Miller on July 06, 2022

What the Mint does best: A splendid production of a splendid play by a splendid writer you’ve never heard of.

Hamlet-2022

Hamlet
A review by Deirdre Donovan on July 05, 2022

Robert Icke’s bold adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece at the Park Avenue Armory takes the literary starchiness out of the old play and revivifies it with contemporary verve.

The-Orchard

The Orchard
A review by Deirdre Donovan on June 22, 2022

Ukrainian born theater artist Igor Golyak retools Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard with robots on board.

The-Patsy

The Patsy
A review by Deirdre Donovan on April 22, 2022

The ever-amazing David Greenspan resurrects a forgotten 1925 comedy, performing it as a one-man show in the Transport Group’s production at the Abrons Arts Center.

To-My-Girls

To My Girls
A review by David Schultz on April 19, 2022

A Boys in The Band Redux post-covid gay rom-com.

The Space Between Us

A Touch of the Poet
A review by Deirdre Donovan on March 28, 2022

Robert Cuccioli stars in a vigorous revival of a Eugene O’Neill drama at the Irish Repertory Company.

The Space Between Us

Coal Country
A review by Fern Siegel on March 28, 2022

The power of personal remembrance and the pain of worker exploitation sustain the moving Coal Country.

The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us
A review by David Schultz on March 21, 2022

Enjoyable dysfunctional dramedy with an excellent ensemble cast in a worthwhile entertainment..

Jane-Anger

Jane Anger
A review by Fern Siegel on March 16, 2022

It’s 1606 and William Shakespeare is stuck in quarantine with writer’s block. Then the cunning woman appears and changes everything.

English

English
A review by Deirdre Donovan on March 14, 2022

Sanaz Toosi’s new play reminds us how much the soul of a people is manifest in its language.

The-Merchant-of-Venice

The Merchant of Venice
        by Deirdre Donovan on February 25, 2022

The jury is still out when it comes to deciding what The Merchant of Venice is—and isn’t. John Douglas Thompson sets precedent, becoming the first black actor to play Shylock in America

autumn-royale

The Daughter-in-Law
        by Marc Miller on February 22, 2022

It’s great to have the Mint Theater Company back in business, but D.H. Lawrence’s 1913 drama is a definite head-scratcher.

autumn-royale

Prayer for the French Republic
        by David Schultz on February 10, 2022

autumn-royale

Autumn Royal
        by Deirdre Donovan on January 07, 2022

Kevin Barry’s first stage work re-opens the doors of the Irish Repertory Theatre.

Morning-Sun

Morning Sun
        by Fern Siegel on December 16, 2021

An ordinary life is given its sad due in Morning Sun, thanks to an extraordinary trio.

Mornings at Seven

MORNING’S AT SEVEN
        by Marc Miller on November 16, 2021

Paul Osborn’s gentle 1939 comedy is comfort food—honest, familiar, and satisfying, and it sticks to your bones.

Tammany_Hall

Tammany Hall
        by Fern Siegel on November 09, 2021

It’s the end of the Roaring Twenties and celebrity Mayor J.J Walker revels in showgirls, backroom deals and Prohibition booze.

Mrs_Warren

Mrs. Warren’s Profession
        by Deirdre Donovan on November 01, 2021

George Bernard Shaw’s classic play resurfaces at Theater Row’s Theatre 2 with two fine actresses inhabiting the mother-daughter roles.

Repluse the Monkey

Repulsing the Monkey
        by Marc Miller on September 23, 2021

An imperfect meditation on trendiness and family, lifted considerably by being performed in a 380-year-old tavern.

Fruma-Sarah

Fruma-Sarah (Waiting In The Wings)

        by Edward Rubin on July 28 2021

a series of wit and wisdom monologues, many of which rely heavily for their effectiveness, on Hoffman’s sure-fire delivery

Cambodian_Rock_Band_at_Signature_Center

Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

        by Edward Rubin on June 30 2021

This heavily fact-filled script gifts us with Williams’ innermost feelings and thoughts, his friendships and love affairs, the people and books that influenced him and his relationship with his parents, and his beloved Glass Menagerie spawning sister Rose

Between Riverside and Crazy
by Joel Benjamin on Feb. 25

A complex, riveting, if oddly constructed, comedy-drama from a brilliant young playwright.

Solo Performance

Fern-Colin-Quinn-Small-Talk

Colin Quinn: Small Talk
Reviewed by Fern Siegel on January 23, 2023

Colin Quinn delivers his latest critique on the fall of man.

The-Fall

The Fall
A review by Cammy Paglia on October 18, 2022

While The Fall by Albert Camus is not a play for everyone, it is however, a testament to Ronald Guttman's ability to keep an audience engaged in a formidable intellectual exercise of great merit

The-Patsy

The Patsy
A review by Deirdre Donovan on April 22, 2022

The ever-amazing David Greenspan resurrects a forgotten 1925 comedy, performing it as a one-man show in the Transport Group’s production at the Abrons Arts Center.

The Miracle of Long Johns
By Edward Rubin on December 4, 2017

A dizzying array of dance, song, double-entendres, and vaudevillian-type jokes from every conceivable angle, political, social, cultural, sexual, and otherwise.

FEATURES

ATCA New York City 2022 Reseated & In Person Conference
By Deirdre Donovan on December 05, 2022

Hats off to the richly rewarding American Theatre Critics Association’s (ATCA) 2022 Reseated & In Person conference.

We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert
By Jeannie Lieberman on August 24, 2021
photos by Phil McAuliffe

And so as the battle against the virus continues,  we hope the concert will eventually.

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.” Van Gogh
By Jeannie Lieberman on June 14, 2021

The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit at pier 36 a carefully thought out respectful audio/visual extravaganza, an homage assuring that Van Gogh's legacy lives on for the many young people and races at the exhibit

Funny Girl: Trafalgar's Preview Screening of West End production
By Deirdre Donovan on October 22, 2018

Michael Mayer's new West End production released in cinemas on October 24th coincides with the 50th anniversary of the film that catapulted Barbra Streisand to stardom.

Big Apple Circus

By Edward Medina on November 09, 2017

Our circus has returned in glorious fashion.

Edward Albee'an interview

By David Schultz on Sept. 30,2016

Everything was bad until I wrote "The Zoo Story".

Ira Biloiwt

on Sept. 22, 2016

Everybody Rise! A celebration of Elaine Stritch

By Jeanne Lieberman on Nov. 24

Not the tender hearted, tear inspiring tribute of most memorials, the event was like its subject: over the top, irreverent and raucous.

John Lahr and Tony Kushner on Tennessee Williams
by Joel Benjamin on Oct. 8

Lahr's biography Mad Pilgrimage focuses on the interdependence of Williams’ mental and emotional health and the quality of his writing.

Cabaret/Concerts/Opera's

Whats-Going-On-Songs-Of-Change

What’s Going On?: Songs of Change
Reviewed by Deirdre Donovan on March 31, 2023

The 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series pays tribute to the African-American Songbook.

Garden-of-the-Finzi-Continis

Anyone Can Whistle
by David Schultz on March 28, 2022

Rare one night revival sets off sparks of adulation.

Sutton Foster in Conversation with Amy Sherman-Palladino
Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life

By Deirdre Donovan on October 20, 2021

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster chatted with Amy Sherman-Palladino at the 92nd Street Y about her new memoir that explains how crafting has been a true life-saver for her.

92Y Lyrics & Lyricists: Jerry Herman, You I Like
By Deirdre Donovan on March 04, 2020
An aural feast celebrating a legendary lyricist-composer who was an eternal optimist in spite of our troubled times.

Richard Tucker Gala at Carnegie Hall
By Barry Bassis on November 07, 2019
Opera Stars Come Out for this prestigious annual concert.

Trio da Paz

By Barry Bassis on August 29, 2019
Brazilian Jazz comes to Dizzy’s Club.

The Django Reinhardt NY Festival Makes a Triumphant Return to Birdland

By Barry Bassis on July 29, 2019
Gypsy jazz will put a smile on your face.

John Bayless – One Hand One Heart – My Life and My Music

By Mary L Smith on May 07, 2019
This unique theatrical experience will inspire everyone to fulfill their destiny whatever it may be.

Rigoletto

By Barry Bassis on May 06, 2019
What’s the Duke of Mantua doing in Las Vegas in the Metropolitan Opera’s production? Chasing chicks.

92 Street Y: Lenny's Lyricists/Bernstein & Song

By Deirdre Donovan on March 05, 2018
A celebration the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein birth with a musical montage of his beloved theater works.

Our Time: Sullivan & Harnar Sing Sondheim
54 Below

By Joel Benjamin on Feb. 12

Two cabaret greats at the top of their game.

A Good Thing Going: The Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince Collaboration
Lyrics & Lyricists , 92Y

By Joel Benjamin on Jan. 20

An evening of Sondheim songs, personal memories and great singing, what more do you need?

A Maestro’s Memoirs
by Deirdre Donovan on May. 22
Musician Donald Pippin time-travels back through star-dusted moments in his long-and-winding career.

David Ostwald and his Louis Armstrong Eternity Band at Birdland
by Jeanne Lieberman on May. 1
David Ostwald, who sets the pace and chooses the songs as he goes, leads a magic meld of multigenerational music meisters that varies slightly from week to week.

Dance

Twyla Now

Twyla Now
By Deirdre Donovan on November 23, 2021

Twyla Tharp is still going strong at 80—and her four-part show at New York City Center proves that an expansive attitude trumps advancing age

Nederlands Dans Theater
By R. Pikser on March 10, 2020

Three choreographers offer critiques of the modern world in ultra-theatrical settings.

Women in Motion: Gilbey Dance Theater
By R. Pikser on February 19, 2020

Gibney Dance is doing extremely supportive work for the dance community and this program is an example of that support.

Regionals

The_Misanthrope

The Misanthrope
By Deirdre Donovan on May 24, 2022

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Molière’s birth, Molière in the Park presents the playwright’s supreme masterpiece, starring Tony winner Gabriel Ebert. will forever remember this revamped Misanthrope that breezed into the LeFrak Center in mid-May—and left all too soon

Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
By David Schultz on March 13, 2020

A musical cornucopia of new interpretations of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s massive catalog.

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE
By Edward Lieberman on February 14, 2020

an ode to the music of famed composer and saxophonist Louis Jordan, whose up tempo rhythm and blues creations are widely considered to be forerunners of rock ‘n roll and rap.

Lend Me A Tenor At the Westchester Broadway Theatre
By Eugene Paul on January 22, 2020

No subtleties, no holding back, just bright, brash, hilarious farce. Pure entertainment.


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an evening of hope and optimism with the return of the Broadway Musical just weeks away

By Jeanne Lieberman

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they give new meaning to " blow the roof off (or tent in this case)”

By Jeanne

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the marching band came alive with their insistent drum beat and hearts beat quicker spirits soared, and all were reminded of why they were here.

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under new ownership of Brian Mahoney

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First Annual Kismet Surf Casting Contest

by Mark Ketcham

KISMET UPDATE: Life Goes On.......

Kismet Coastal Clean up

Notes from organizer Sam Wood

TRIUMVIRATE TRIUMPHS IN PURCHASE OF BOATEL

By Jeanne Lieberman

KISMET UPDATE 2:
ELECTED & ENGAGED

KISMET UPDATE:
NOT OVER YET

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May 25, 2020


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Fire Island dredging halted for ‘emergency’ beach project near Mar-a-Lago

by Jon Levine

Bill Poindexter tribute

by Jeannie

LATEST ON FIRE ISLAND DEER HUNT

by Marija Beqaj, Pat Hackett

Appeals court upholds plan to cull white-tailed deer population on Fire Island

by Vera Chinese

Kismet Historical Society Fundraiser

by Cheryl Dunbar Kahlke



Nat Halpern, Susan Welt         

Though separated by time, gender, and circumstance, what unites both Susan and Nat is that everyone loved them and they always left good feelings in their wake.

        

International Coastal Clean up: Keep Kismet Clean Day

We were the first community on the west end of FI to participate in this international coastal clean up         



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INTERVIEW: FINS SUPERINTENDENT ALEXCY ROMERO

        by Laura Schmidt (FIN) - August 17, 2019

East Lighthouse Walk Annual Luau

East Lighthouse and guests had a good showing and many people stayed well into the night socializing and playing corn hole by cell phone light!!

        

Suzanne Westenhoefer

"Fearless, Bold, Unapologetic—and Freaking Hilarious"

        by Jeannie

MOONEY MAGIC at the INN

This is but a taste of what Mooney nights are about
 Two more chances to experience them
        at the INN Aug 22 and AUG 29th

Comedy Night
Turns Firehouse into a Naughty Nightclub
by Jeannie


Laughter filled the street during the hilarious show and smiles lasted long afterward

RECOLLECTIONS OF WOODSTOCK + 50

by Tom Licari


Fifty years later we still fondly look back at the Woodstock experience
... the most memorable time of my life.

Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim

pictures and text by Wendy Schou

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KISMET FESTIVAL by the BAY
thrives in the heat!!!

Recently Sam Woods was featured in a TV Ad

Now Tim Mooney is on the cover of a trade publication

LICA Road Warriors Magazine

who's next for stardom?

Invasion 19

           by Jeannie

KLAW Digs for the Dough!

The often beleaguered Kismet Animal Welfare organization once again tantalized and delighted customers with incredible bargains, from cookware to chotchke's. One person's discards are another's interior design.
At supremely bargain prices everyone walks away happy - if not you'll see it for sale next year!

          pix by Jeannie

KFD SALTAIRE DRILL June 7 '19

Early on a Friday morning the combined fire departments of Kismet
and Saltaire met at the old firehouse for their annual
Mutual Aid drill, where they practiced search and rescue, ladder drills,
EMS and radio coordination.
Pictures by Ken show it is potentially grueling. We thank them all.

Piro Propels Paws Applause
in stunning return to Cherry Grove Stage


pix & text by Jeannie on June 08, 2019

Kismet Homeowners Meeting June '19
Pedi Cabs, Port o Potties & Puddles

CHERRY GROVE'S ARTS PROJECT 2019
Busy schedule includes lots of cabaret divas,
a show about sex, and ends with a Stonewall Riot!!
(take a look)

KISMET’S DERBY WINNERS (no replay) HERE:
DERBY HATS GRACE THE RACE

Carol Thomas, citizen of Kismet

a “tough cookie”
the end came with surprising and merciful swiftness
A shock to us all
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Study says going to the beach is good for your mental well-being
By POSITIVE OUTLOOKS on April 25, 2019

The Producers
By Karen Wahlberg and Denise Gibson on March 26, 2019

Opening Night in Babylon’s new Argyle theater was a non-stop laugh-fest.

Kismet Halloween, '18
A hallowed Halloween tradition hampered by a storm
Pix by Wendy on November 21, 2018

Kismet Community Association Fall Meeting
September 30 '18
By Jeannie Lieberman on October 09, 2018

On a beautiful Fall morning many Kismet citizens demonstrated their loyalty by convening in the Firehouse for the semi annual Fall homeowners' meeting.

53rd Miss Fire Island Pageant
A truly eclectic, extravagant, elegant event!
By Jeannie Lieberman on September 17, 2018

Remembering Joel
December 19, 1944 - September 8, 2012

Taste of Kismet ‘18
Pix by Bradlee & Wendy on September 12, 2018

Merry Musicmakers Keep Kismet Kickin'
By Jeannie on September 07, 2018

Drag Queens Conquer the Out
Titillating Trio returns for most $successful $how ever

By Jeannie on August 24, 2018

East Lighthouse Annual Luau Moves Indoors
By Ginny Butler on August 24, 2018

Judy Gold's Smashing Grove Debut!
By Jeanne Lieberman on August 23, 2018

The packed Community House rocked with laughter

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Health officials sound alarm as invasive tick, new to US, spreads

Pine Walk Block Party-Saturday, July 28th
Text and pictures by Wendy Schou post, on August 02, 2018

Pine Walk did it up!

KISMET COMMUNITY DAY A HUGE $UCCE$$
by Jeannie on July 26, 2018

It was a grand event truly, and I believe everyone in the community who attended or participated was tired but happy? specially the winners.

All About the Monarchs

by Jeanne Lieberman
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CYNTHIA NIXON at CLUB CUMMING, CHERRY GROVE
Introduced by Alan Cumming at the Community House July 8
by Jeannie on July 12, 2018

'We are now the most unequal state in the entire country, with both incredible wealth and extreme poverty'

THE 43RD ANNUAL CHERRY GROVE/PINES INVASION

by Jeannie on July 12, 2018

MOONEY MADNESS AT THE INN

by Jeannie on July 12, 2018

THE WOMEN OF CLUB CUMMING:
A PUNGENT POTPOURRI OF PERFORMERS

HOSTED BY ALAN CUMMING
by Jeannie on July 12, 2018

KISMET's JULY 4 PARADE '18

by Jeannie on July 10, 2018

Started by Jean Wood 54 years ago son Sam continues the tradition with tributes to our service men: current and past

KISMET KOMEDY KLUB a KNOCKOUT SUCCESS A FIREHOUSE FULL OF SURPRISES.



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PAWS PAUSE for a CAUSE



by Jeannie on June 22, 2018

A MOVING TRIBUTE TO PAIGE KEELY

'She was truly a child of Fire Island'

by Jeannie on June 21, 2018

AMY'S AUCTION ROCKS THE OUT

The KCA returned to its time honored fundraising tradition.

by Jeannie on June 21, 2018

Kismet's Annual KLAW Auction & Flea market

proved some 'fleas' are good

by Jeannie on June 21, 2018

Annual Spring KCA (Kismet Community Association) Meeting

by Jeannie on June 06, 2018

Meeting was entirely amicable. Homeowners obviously enjoying each other's company.

MUGS FOR MUGSY

Photos by Wendy Schou, Gary Leone, Bradlee on June 06, 2018

If money and love will speed his recovery we will all benefit.

Jeannie

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Cuomo lags behind


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Remains of old Tappan Zee Bridge will be made into reef


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by Jeanne Lieberman on March 07, 2018

Fed plan to drill for oil off LI draws bipartisan protest

Posted on March 03, 2018

MOONEY'S MAGIC AGAIN MANUFACTURES MIDWEEK MUSICAL MERRIMENT AT THE INN

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BLACK & WHITE PARTY


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Memorial for Kismet's "Mayor" Brian Crawford



Memorial for Fred "Dutch" Rosenberg




 

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