Everything old can be new again with creativity. The question is how to make the traditional relevant and, more importantly, how to attract paying viewers. John Caird and Paul Gordon collaborated to create Little Miss Scrooge, a combination of Charle …Read more

One of the many wonderful venues supporting live shows in New York City is a beautiful little restaurant in the East Village called “Pangea”.  Not only is there a great restaurant in front, but as you walk to the back room, you are taken to an old wo …Read more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas wouldn’t be the same without some fun-filled holiday productions. And while the Broadway lights are dark, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy theatre and music from the cozy comfort of your …Read more

OBIE Award winning The Fire This Time Festival (TFTT), in collaboration with FRIGID New York, recently launched its inaugural Alumni Spotlight to honor and amplify TFTT playwrights. The inaugural event honored Roger Q. Mason. The night opened with Ma …Read more

Micki Grant is always first in line: the first Black to write commercial jingles, to have a non-silent role in a commercial, to get a contract role on daytime television. The first woman to write the lyrics, score, and libretto for a Broadway musical …Read more

  Four people. One day. Countless opportunities for screwing up. In the English-language World Premiere of A Day, written by Québecoise playwright Gabrielle Chapdelaine and translated by Josephine George, four seemingly unconnected individuals n …Read more

It was a different kind of Halloween this year-no New York’s Village Halloween Parade, no house parties, not even a lot of trick or-treaters. Many houses posted signs saying “no candy, see you next year” and put yellow barrier tape around their front …Read more

Some types of entertainment work well on Zoom; others don’t. But if there’s one thing that might just be better on Zoom than it is in person, it’s storytelling. Gone is the stage, the distance between you and the performer, and the other audience mem …Read more

  One of the controversial campaign issues this election year is immigration and the Zoom show “American Dreams” deals with the thorny issue head on. By participating in a game show, three contestants compete for a coveted prize-the right to bec …Read more

Like most New Yorkers, I’ve had my share of run-ins with cockroaches. The most unnerving being when I entered the bathroom one night to find a gigantic cockroach sitting on top of the sink faucet. I got out of there fast. In my mind, I can still see …Read more