By Deirdre Donovan Whether you are a flag-waving American or not, you would likely have been delighted by Irving Berlin: American, the latest offering from the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series. Directed, co-written, and choreographed by Noah Racey, the concert was choc-a-bloc with dozens of Berlin’s beloved songs and sprinkled with…
By R. Pikser The Signature Project is an immense (76×36 feet) painting of the sun, the seasons, the universe, nature, and one glowing heart. The painting is composed of many panels, as one might expect of such a large piece. But that is only the most obvious level of this…
Photo Joan Marcus Jan Maxwell, a five-time Tony-nominated actor whose performances spanned stage and screen, comedy and drama, died February 11 at 61 following a longtime battle with cancer. She became the fourth performer in Tony Awards history to be nominated in all four possible acting categories. She won Drama Desks for both Chitty Chitty Bang…
Jonathan Groff Photo credit: Richard Termine by Deirdre Donovan What his life lacked in length, it made up for in height. Singer-songwriter Bobby Darin was born on May 14th, 1936, in East Harlem and died 37 years later on December 20th, 1973, in Los Angeles following a heart operation. But he left…
Ian Holcomb, Orlagh Cassidy, Aaron Gaines, and Dewey Caddell photos by Carol Rosegg by Deirdre Donovan Of all the holiday shows in New York this season, none is as life-affirming as It’s a Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play. This stage adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic film returns to the Irish Repertory Theatre…
By Edward Rubin Three years ago, ex-New Yorker David Lefkowitz, now a Colorado based actor, writer, playwright, and popular radio personality, brought his one man show, Shalom Dammit: An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon, to New York City. The overall thrust of the evening, wildly performed by the playwright himself, was what it…
by Deirdre Donovan The holidays came early at Don’t Tell Mama, as Robin Kradles took the stage with her vivacious new solo show, “Gambling on Love.” Kradles stirred in all the right ingredients for a spicy holiday brew: a dash of glamour, a splash of fun, a sprinkling of anecdotes, and meaty…
By R. Pikser Rakugo, the Japanese storytelling art form, dates from the end of the Muromachi period, the second half of the 16th century. The storyteller (rakugoka) appears in the simplest of settings: a dais to sit upon, with nothing more than a fan and a small hand towel as props. The rakugoka’s skill in…
Danielle Soames (Mohawk/Kahnawake Nations) Photo Credit: Maya Bitan By Edward Medina In order to gain entry to the Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective’s production of Don’t Feed The Indians: A Devine Comedy Pageant at the legendary La MaMa’s Downstairs Theatre you must first pass through a sideshow. Your guide through this living tableau of…
Jos Houben in THE ART OF LAUGHTER; photo by Henry Grossman. by R. Pikser To open its season this year, Theater for A New Audience has invited Jos Houben and Marcelo Magni to perform an evening of two pieces, both dealing with humor, both a bit cruel, like life, and both leaving…