“Alive!”, conceived and written by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro, who also directs, showcases an exuberant, youthful ensemble of singers who are 55 and over, defying the notion that you must slow down with age. With real life testimonials, powerhouse vo …Read more

Steven Jobs, Herbert Hoover and Leo Tolstoy all did pretty well for themselves, but perhaps the most successful orphan of all is Cosette, the little urchin of “Les Miserables”. Not only is she a major player in Victor Hugo’s hugely successful novel, …Read more

Hard to believe, but it was 25 years ago that Walt Disney Pictures reinvigorated its brand and changed the face of animated film with “The Little Mermaid”, ushering in something of a golden age of cartooning that has been continued in everything from …Read more

A charming black box production, the Sanguine Theatre Company’s “Wild” centers on a yuppie gay couple struggling with infidelity. For one hundred minutes, scenes transpire in a glorified sandbox, representing a strip of beach in Chicago just steps aw …Read more

If there is any regret whilst viewing the excellent “The Happiest Song Plays Last”, it lies in not experiencing the first two plays of the trilogy, “Elliot, A Soldiers Fugue” and “Water by the Spoonful”, alongside it.  Wrapping up the saga of two cou …Read more

“Two days before Christmas, I only want one thing. Peace on earth and a Superbowl ring.” So sings Bum in “Bum Phillips All-American Opera”, kicking off at La MaMa and presented by Monk Parrots, a non-profit group that seeks to cultivate “new audience …Read more

When I got my tickets for “Beauty and the Beast”, the person at the box office blanched and asked if I was over eighteen. This just underscores the point: this production is for mature audiences only. Leave your kids at home. Written and performed by …Read more

One of the biggest musicals of the season, “Rocky”, based on Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-winning film, opened yesterday, March 13, at the Winter Garden Theater. Andy Karl stars as the shlubby boxer who, through heart and grit, builds himself up to a t …Read more

If you’re looking to sit passively in a theater and walk out the same way you came in, “Dinner with Friends” isn’t the show for you.  With its simplicity and honesty, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play inspires change. The Roundabout Theatre Company de …Read more

After all these years, it still rings true that many of the best films and plays are adaptations from books. This may be particularly true of the best children’s plays and films: “The Wizard of Oz”, “Mary Poppins”, “Willy Wonka”, and so on. In 1950, …Read more