After the success of a revamped formula in Broadway by the Year – The 1930s, Scott Siegel and Co. are back to pay tribute to what arguably was the greatest decade in musical theatre history with Broadway by the Year – The 1950s, ten years that saw Th …Read more

 People often wonder how come there always seems to be a revival of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, playing somewhere, and the answer might as well be contained in Aaron Posner’s Stupid F**king Bird, a “sorta” adaptation of the famous play that turns it …Read more

Head of Passes opens in a very familiar manner, as we see people in the home of Shelah (Phylicia Rashad) bustling in anticipation of a celebration set to take place that night. Shelah’s children have decided to throw her the big birthday bash she has …Read more

Documentaries are sometimes dismissed as events that can be “saved for home”, but there is a larger than life quality in all of Frederick Wiseman’s films that makes them perhaps as perfect a cinematic experience as can be. Even though his works have …Read more

During a Broadway season that has been so praised for its diversity in terms of racial equality, Bright Star, sticks out like the sorest of thumbs, as it presents a portrait of utter whiteness that is almost blindingly bright to behold. Set in the No …Read more

New Yorkers might find it odd to think that there is a huge celebration of Los Angeles going on right in the heart of Times Square, and yet that is precisely what is happening in Figaro! (90210) playing at The Duke on 42nd Street. The show, first pre …Read more

It’s quite telling that while the official English title of the film is April and the Extraordinary World, in the subtitles it’s referred to as “twisted world”, for that is exactly what we’re given in this adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s work. Set in a …Read more

Michael Feinstein referred to Carnegie Hall as “the cultural epicenter of New York, and our country”, and based on his joyous performance the night of March 23, celebrating the revered venue’s 125th anniversary, it’s safe to say Mr. Feinstein was spe …Read more

The Little Opera Theatre of NY’s production of Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ L’amant Anonyme is an exercise in restrained beauty that should inspire other opera companies to remember that the power of the artform isn’t bound by the size of the venue wh …Read more

Tom Sachs’ studio and workshop in New York City is populated with golden plastic turtles, bagfuls of Yodas, vinyl records, and artists hard at work building spaceships (there’s a cat named Monkey too!) It’s a land of wonder for those who prefer their …Read more