Award shows are innately lengthy. Most drag on and on, making you regret saying ‘yes’ to your invite.  The 29th Annual Bistro Awards, however, were delightful and engaging.  Hosted at Gotham Comedy Club and produced by former Editor in Chief of Backs …Read more

At the 29th Annual Bistro Awards, Sharon Clark said that she “is more of a staple overseas than here in the States” — which is certainly a mistake on our part.  A wonderfully talented jazz vocalist, she had the audience whistling in unison as she pe …Read more

I can only imagine what it’s like to be in Amy Wolk’s English class.  If it’s anything like being one of her audience members I might have paid a lot more attention in high school. At the 29th annual Bistro Awards, this certified New York teacher wal …Read more

It’s rare that an original cast will reunite after their closing night — and even rarer for a cast to come together after fifty years.  It was therefore an extra special treat to talk with the original cast of “West Side Story”, who joined the origi …Read more

The hit romantic comedy “Handle with Care” may make you believe in the power of destiny.  Starring Charlotte Cohn and Broadway legend Carol Lawrence (the original Maria of “West Side Story”), it tells the story of a young Israeli woman who travels wi …Read more

“Bronx Bombers” closes this weekend, and you won’t want to miss it in its home stretch. The show assembles a cast portraying some of New York’s finest athletes — and we went behind the scenes with Casting Director Stephanie Klapper to find out how s …Read more

“Til Divorce Do Us Part”, a new original musical inspired by the true story of writer and choreographer Ruthe Ponturo, is the musical to catch this season.  Ponturo takes her experience of a tragic divorce and uses comedy through song and dance not o …Read more

Sherry Eaker will be presenting The 29th Annual Bistro Awards on Tuesday, honoring Tony Award Winner Ben Vereen with the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award.  Vereen’s credits run wild through Broadway, film and television. The award, presented …Read more

The world-renowned, award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney continuously adds to the experience of our humanity with his stirring and scintillating plays, which have garnered countless accolades over the years — most recently, a 2013 MacArthu …Read more

At only 27, Reginald Douglas recently made his regional theater directorial debut at Luna Stage with Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold and the Boys”.  However, he’s been mastering his craft since the third grade, when he directed a performance of “Winnie …Read more