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I kind of forgot—it’s that time of year. No, I’m not talking about the holiday season. A friend of mine recently asked me to chat with her granddaughter about some upcoming college auditions. She’s applying to at least… Continue Reading
I woke up to news this morning—perhaps you did, too—that Sting will be joining the cast of his “foundering” show—ugh, the nautical metaphors must be exhausting for producers—THE LAST SHIP, which seems to have one foot in a… Continue Reading
There were smatterings of snow in unfortunate pockets of the northeast this morning. I know it’s technically fall, but let’s keep it New York real: winter here tends to bleed into our abbreviated spring and autumn seasons. I… Continue Reading
That was the punch line to one of my dad’s favorite corny jokes. “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?“ (As in, directionally). “Practice, practice, practice.” But making it in the business of show is most certainly far… Continue Reading
Most scary movies that have been revamped for the stage—musical or otherwise—have thrived by adopting a campy tone. LITTLE SHOP… for example—or my favorite from the Edinburgh Festival two years ago, RE-ANIMATOR THE MUSICAL, straight from the mind… Continue Reading
On a less festive day, I may have titled this post READING: NOT JUST ABOUT SOUNDING OUT THE WORDS. But instead, I’d rather take the opportunity to give a shout out to one of the greatest assets… Continue Reading
More people are afraid of the dark than Virginia Woolf—even with the ghost of Elizabeth Taylor slurring through the dialogue. You may think I’m pondering this horrendously early, October sundown we’re experiencing here in the Northern Hemisphere. I’m… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again: summer weather days are growing fewer and farther between and Starbucks seasonal lattes are in high demand from skinny Manhattanite moms with yoga mats slung over one shoulder. The time of year… Continue Reading
This month I was on a mission of foodstuff reconnoitre with a lovely and sophisticated troop of theatre patrons from Boulder. The group’s leader wisely requested a stop at Eataly, described by part owner Mario Batali as “a… Continue Reading
It’s curtain up for a gaggle of new theatrical offerings here in New York this fall. And fall starts tonight, 10:29 PM, to be exact. I’ve been talking about some of these saplings since seeds were first scattered,… Continue Reading