Sheldon Harnick accepting Award from Chita Rivera photos by Maryann Lopinto Town Hall raises the roof to honor Fiddler on the Roof’s 50th birthday, composer Sheldon Harnick’s 90th, Folksbein Theater celebrates 100th The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene is in its 100th season and celebrated that milestone along with 50 years of Fiddler on the…
L-R: Russell Dixon, Ben Porter, and Sarah Parks By Eugene Paul “How else can we hope to cram a life time of events into two or three hours?” asks playwright Alan Ayckbourn in his eloquently terse essay, “Time Was…”, a lovely little gift in the Ayckbourn Ensemble program that accompanies this greater gift, a…
QURRAT ANN KADWANI By R. Pikser St. Luke’s Church, located across Eighth Avenue from the big Broadway houses is just barely off Broadway. The church has fitted its basement into an elegant theater space with comfortable chairs on risers and a small stage that still manages to have three wings. The tannish color…
Back L-R: Sarah Stanley, Kim Wall, and Bill Champion; Front: Elizabeth Boag By Eugene Paul Ah there, first off, we need once again to remind us that Alan Ayckbourn, noted Alan Ayckbourn is here with a passel of his plays. Not all seventy-eight, heaven forfend, no, just four, and of the four, two are…
by Deirdre Donovan cast of Heathers photos by Chad Batka Popularity is the name of the game in Heathers: the Musical, which is still running strong following its opening on March 31st at New World Stages. The titular Heathers—Heather Chandler, Heather McNamara, and Heather Duke— are champion put-you-downers who are determined to remain on…
Bill Champion and Kim Wall Photos by Andrew Higgens by Eugene Paul Sitting in front of me were two breathlessly beautiful, makeup free girls, the older one, at least sixteen, extravagantly overdressed, advising her younger companion from her copious notes. Students, I thought. How wise, how even brilliant of their teacher to have sent them…
l to r: Michelle Moughan (as Jane Banks), Leo Ash Evens (as Bert), Brandon Singel (as Michael Banks) and Lauren Blackman (as Mary Poppins) Photos by John Vecchiolla By Edward Lieberman Mary Poppins hitched a ride on the East Wind to Elmsford last week, and promised to stay until the wind changed. Which is a…
by Edward Rubin BenDelaCreme photos by Ed Rubin The wonderfully intimate, 80-seat, Laurie Beecham Theatre, situated across from Theatre Row, and a few blocks west of Broadway is one of my favorite theatrical venues. Located on the lower level at the West Bank Café, itself one of my favorite Pre and Post…
By R. Pikser This tribute to the music of the late Iannis Xenakis offers insight to the current approach to music and movement A director, a dancer, and a percussionist have collaborated in Project IX – Pleiades, a tribute to the late composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), which had its world premiere in Yokohama, Japan…
Drama Desk and Tonys to come……………… By Jeanne Lieberman THE DRAMA LEAGUE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 80th ANNUAL AWARDS “A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER” NAMED DISTINGUISHED MUSICAL “ALL THE WAY” NAMED DISTINGUISHED PLAY “HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH” NAMED DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” NAMED DISTINGUISHED…