Inspired by James Cameron’s epic 2009 fantasy/sci-fi film Avatar, Cirque du Soleil’s new touring show Toruk brings a performance unlike any other to the stage at Barclays Center. Infusing elements of both a standard Cirque du Soleil show and the narr …Read more
Origin’s 1st Irish Festival is back. Despite the festival title’s first word and subsequent number, this is in fact its ninth annual year of showcasing the work of Irish playwrights in New York City. In the gathering is The Cell’s production of Cra …Read more
Broadway leading man Tony Yazbeck will be joining Montego Glover and The New York Pops for a benefit performance on September 19th, with all the proceeds meant to support the PopsEd music education programs. I spoke to the Tony-nominated actor during …Read more
As a wee boy in Scotland, Alan Cumming was visited by a strange man who turned up outside his house and bestowed upon him a plastic Kodak camera that he’d won, it transpired, via a tombola ticket at the church jamboree. This treasured item could be i …Read more
The Welsh town where The Good Earth takes place, seems to be the romantic kind we’ve seen in countless movies, plays and TV shows, where everyone knows each other, and people go see their pastor for medical, legal and spiritual advice. But as an enr …Read more
We spoke to Mina Tulchinsky about her debut album All Heart now available in stores. How was the process of selecting the songs for the album? What was behind the selection? The process of selecting the songs was very simple. Some were songs that I h …Read more
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, the cast of Chicago will perform at SummerStage, to mark the occasion we spoke to the company’s new Velma Kelly, Lana Gordon. What makes you the most excited about performing in Central Park? Central Park …Read more
Leslye Headland’s Bachelorette returns to New York for a limited engagement from September 8-17, the immersive theatrical experience will play at Walker Space where audience members will become entangled in the chaos leading up to Becky’s wedding. We …Read more
Drinking two or more beers (or any other drinks) while seeing theatre could very well be a recipe for disaster, but what the clever folks at the New York Shakespeare Exchange have crafted with their ShakesBEER pub crawl would definitely inspire the B …Read more
After learning that Christopher Walken never says no to a part he’s offered, down on his luck filmmaker Gavin (Dave Droxler) lies to his producers and tells them he’s cast the Oscar winner in his film. Now, how to find Christopher Walken? The premise …Read more