Halfway through “The Vaudvillians”, Dr. Dan Von Dandy says to his wife and show business partner, Ms. Kitty Witless, that her part of their act has “too much comedy and not enough glamour.”  Unfortunately, the exact opposite of this statement is true …Read more

A native of the South, I’d never heard of the word gentrification until I moved to New York City — and even then I didn’t fully understand its harrowing effects.  To someone from the outside it’s easy to miss the many gems that are fixed in place wh …Read more

It’s the 6th Anniversary of “Fuerza Bruta”, a high-energy performance piece that combines music, dance, theater, and amazing aerial feats. The show, which hails from Argentina and plays at the Daryl Roth Theatre, runs through January 5th — so if you …Read more

“Stealin’ Home” by Fred Newman is an imagined exploration of what the heroic icon Jackie Robinson was like when he wasn’t on the field.  And for those of you at a loss now that baseball season is over, now’s the perfect time to catch this play at the …Read more

With little fanfare and only one unheralded tryout two years ago, the new musical revue, “After Midnight”, opened on Broadway yesterday (Nov. 3) at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. The show, conceived by Jack Viertel, tries to recreate the glory years of …Read more

I’m in awe of everyone who contributed to the production of “Two Boys”, a brand new opera by Nico Muhly now playing at the Metropolitan Opera House.  Muhly, the youngest composer ever commissioned by the Met, more than justified the honor with the de …Read more

In Greek mythology, Hades kidnaps Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and makes her queen of the underworld.  She is abducted by her uncle with her father’s consent – according to the ancient Greeks, nothing happens in t …Read more

For years, friends and colleagues told theatrical press agent Susan L. Schulman she should write a book about her years in the trenches repping Broadway shows and their high-wattage stars. Even so, she never wrote most of her war stories down – until …Read more

When it comes to the blues, nobody could exude such poignancy as Billie Holiday.  She was a force from the day she was born, and remains a seminal figure well after her death. Now, through three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dee Dee Bri …Read more

The characters aren’t the only ones beaming throughout “Smile”. The 1986 musical satire about a local beauty pageant is back for a limited run at The Lion Theatre and will certainly have you grinning from ear to ear, if not bursting into laughter.  I …Read more