Photographs by Richard Termine By Stewart Schulman A concert where the orchestra was the star and the conductor its leading player. “By Special Request: An Evening With The Orchestra” was an artfully conceived and delightfully entertaining concert comprised of classic works by three 19th/20th century European masters (Part 1), favorites by three legendary New…
Tom Dugan in Wiesenthal. Photo credit: Carol Rosegg. By Eugene Paul He keeps a mug at the water cooler and another one on his desk, the other end of the long, disheveled office, and another sort of half way between on a shelf of the stuffed book cases covering the office wall. He’s always sipping at…
Larry Pine , Vincent Kartheiser, photos by Carol Rosegg By Michall Jeffers It’s hard for us to imagine a time when film noir was considered daring and even dangerous. We’ve seen so many parodies of men in fedoras with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, growling “Stick with me, Baby.” Billy & Ray…
Gretchen Mol, Hari Dhillon ,Karen Pittman, and Josh Radnor Photos by Joan Marcus By Eugene Paul Riveting. If you’ve been too obsessed with what’s going on in the world to notice that Ayad Akhtar won an Obie for this, his play, Disgraced, in 2012, you’ll have to take notice now that it won the…
Sarah Caldwell Smith in the role of Rose Maybud and Daniel Greenwood in the role of Richard Dauntless — sing “Happily coupled are we” backed by the Bridesmaids Chorus – RuddigoreAct 2 by Deirdre Donovan The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) resurrects Ruddigore, for a rousing 40th year celebration at NYU Skirball Center. …
By R. Pikser Bobby McFerrin, extraordinary musician and improviser, opened the 60th season at Brooklyn College’s Brooklyn Performing Arts Center. Mr. McFerrin, son of Robert McFerrin, Sr., the first African American to become a member of the Metropolitan Opera, and singer, music teacher and accompanist Sara McFerrin, is a seeker and appreciator of music…
Rosemary Harris and Bhavesh Patel photos by Joan Marcus By Gene Paul Set designer Neil Patel’s elaborate Indian frame around the entire proscenium captures a certain exotic aura which enhances the tranquil, pale blue house – or is it a hotel? – within, its intricately arched windows saying this is India, 1930. A travel…
Photographs by: Joan Marcus By Eugene Paul With a vast, overpoweringly produced, literally awesome demonstration of theatrical brawn, the Sting machine has taken on Broadway, no holds barred. When was the last time you saw crowds outside the theatre dazzled by musicians from the show playing live under the marquee, the star, 63…
Blythe Danner Photos By Joan Marcus By David Schultz Chekhov Lite in the Berkshires Everyone seems to be jumping on the Chekhov bandwagon of late. Christopher Durang (“Vanya, Sonya, Masha & Spike”) last case in point. His riff on the master was clever, pithy, and wise. It garnered a few well-deserved Tony Awards last…
Jay Armstrong Johnson, Tony Yazbeck and Clyde Alves photos by Joan Marcus by Eugene Paul The Lyric Theatre, once again the Lyric Theatre after having been through several other incarnations since it grew bigger and more beautiful, is launching its now British ownership with the best, sweetest version of that very American delight, On…