One of my favorite productions this year was Manual Cinema’s ADA|AVA, a quietly stunning production filled with outstanding visuals. The shadow puppetry piece blended theatre and film to tell the story of an octogenarian grieving the loss of her sist …Read more
1. Oklahoma! Something quite extraordinary took place over the summer at Bard College, where visionary director Daniel Fish took a 70 year old musical (the very first “groundbreaking” Broadway musical in fact) and turned it not only into something of …Read more
Deep into the process of rehearsing and shaping their new musical theater piece The Good Swimmer, a First Look Presentation at the 2016 Prototype Festival, librettist Donna Di Novelli and composer Heidi Rodewald took a few minutes of precious time t …Read more
The New York Pops delivered Christmas treats in style at their holiday concert held at Carnegie Hall. In It’s Christmas Time in the City, the orchestra was joined by Essential Voices USA, and guest artists Stephanie J. Block and Brian d’Arcy James, w …Read more
Multiple murders at the Players Club! At first glance, a headline that could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for a historic social club dogged in recent years by financial controversy. But not so! This macabre message is, in actuality, a ban …Read more
Pavarotti once said, “It’s like an injection of hormones to work with a great conductor,” which is certainly the experience of working or training with David Dabbon. He has an unusually charismatic and profoundly inspiring energy that shoots right in …Read more
In 2013, 24-year-old James More appeared in Britain’s Got Talent, where he made judge Simon Cowell’s eyes roll as far as his corneas would allow, when he explained he was doing magic as a full time job. Dressed in black, except for a grey blaz …Read more
Modern times call for endless options, and what could be more thrilling than arriving at your favorite holiday store and realizing you can have your picture taken with the Santa Claus of your choice? Event producers Psycho Clan are hoping to make you …Read more
Few people can make coming out of a cake look as sexy, and effortless, as Jakob Karr, and yet the talented performer pretty much steals the show in the already wonderful Nutcracker Rouge, playing one of the vibrant beings that populate Austin McCorma …Read more
Hir, Taylor Mac’s new play, now extended again at Playwrights Horizons, is sending critics and audiences into a frenzy, and it isn’t hard to understand why. With crackling humor, razor wit, trainwreck voyeurism and over-the-top physical performances, …Read more
