Elmore James, Magda Fishman, Tony Perry, Lisa Fishman By R. Pikser Zalmen Mlotek, Musical Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene put together some stirring music and some outstanding performers on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this year. To set the mood of the performance, connecting the African American…
Darius de Haas, Betsy Wolfe, Elena Shaddow, Aaron C. Finley, Ann Harada, Greg Hildreth by Deirdre Donovan Kathleen Marshall hosts the 92 Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series and gives the juice on some of Broadway’s classic songs. Love at first write? Hardly. Broadway songs rarely get inked in a blink. Like that…
by Deirdre Donovan The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys with Concert Royal resurrected Handel’s grand oratorio for the holidays. And those in the audience at Saint Thomas Church were treated to an exquisite presentation of the master’s most celebrated composition. Before commenting on the performance itself, it is well worth noting…
Michele McConnell, Stephen Quint, Colm Fitzmaurice, Angela Smith, and David Wannen. Carol I’ve Got a Little Twistgg, Photography by Deirdre Donovan Gilbert and Sullivan with a Broadway twist? Well, that’s precisely the spirit and vibe behind the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP) new production of “I’ve Got a Little Twist.” The…
Hideaki Takeuchi, Naoya Oda, Yu Saito by R. Pikser Shuji Onodera was trained as a mime. Perhaps this is what gives precision to his choreography. This piece, said to be inspired by Mr. Onodera’s experiences work with students at the Metropolitan Otsuka School for the Deaf, considers desire, thwarted desire, communication, and lack…
By R. Pikser Kick is the story of a Catholic girl’s journey through life as she negotiates her experiences with religion, sex, rape, friendship, and surviving in the world of theater and of dance. The format of Kick is that most current of forms: the one person show. Joanna Rush does all the…
R. Pikser Since 1982 Donald Byrd has headed Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, Washington, and the work of the dancers in this company meets the standards of his previous companies, no mean feat. Mr. Byrd has long been a socially engaged choreographer, and this evening length piece, a revisiting of a 1991 work is…
They recounted anecdotes from their personal and public lives besides the opening of the bio-musical On Your Feet What are Gloria and Emilio Estefan up to nowadays? In two words, Broadway theater. With the opening of On Your Feet at the Marquis Theater on November 5th, inspired by the Estefans’ life and music, the Cuban-born…
Amar Ramasar and Megan Dickinson of Kathryn Posin Dance – photo by Lois Greenfield By R. Pikser Both Kathryn Posin and Momchil Mladenov have worked extensively internationally and the quality of their work shows why. Mr. Mladenov, former principal dancer with the National Ballet of Bulgaria and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet has brought dance artists…
by Deirdre Donovan If you think going to a classical concert is a snooze, you missed the recent program Cirque De La Symphonie with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at NJYPAC. On October 17th Cirque De La Symphonie teamed up with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening in Newark. Since 2006,…