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Art is Revolutionary in Advance Guard
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Michelle Alerte on Playing Around
“Everything in our world has been conglomerated. The corporations have taken sides. The religions are at war…It’s time to wake up Ladies and Gentlemen.” The
Star Trek Into Darkness: A Lesson in Wartime Compassion
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Rachel Wolin on Playing Around
As the next movie in a rebooted franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness encounters many of the successes and pitfalls of a sequel. The audience is
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The title comes from a New Yorker cartoon by Victoria Roberts. Two women sit having tea, one telling the other, “I want my ashes scattered
A Tribute to Bobby Short
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Let’s get this party started!” urges Billy Stritch launching into Bessie Smith’s “Gimme a Pigfoot” with decided brio, left foot on a piano pedal, right
Scrambled Eggs – “Embrace Life”
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
by Patricia Norris on Playing Around
Our initial thoughts upon meeting Karen are that she is crazy, neurotic, or at best, extremely confused. But as we move forward and spend more
On The Play That Dare Not Speak Its Name
and The Actor Who Shouts It To The Rafters
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
by Marti Sichel on Playing Around
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. When the Tony nominations came
Woman Around Town: Donna Moore –
Bringing Cougar The Musical to The Stage
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Years ago, Donna Moore was at a party with a friend when she heard the term “cougar,” being used to describe older women who dated
The Makeup Show Takes Manhattan
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
By Gina Tron and Rachel Cappucci The Makeup Show made its way to Manhattan May 5th and 6th. Woman Around Town popped into the Metropolitan














