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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
Serendipity Spring – Elizabeth Sullivan 2013
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Elizabeth Sullivan, vocalist, songwriter, pianist, teacher and not incidentally mother to a dynasty of performers, made her Algonquin Hotel debut Mother’s Day 2000. Thirteen Mays
Jay Gatsby’s Name Could Have Been Mud
Monday, May 13th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
There are two films now in theaters that have a lot in common – The Great Gatsby and Mud. Comparing a movie based on a
Every Character In The Flea’s
New Play Is A White Hot Mess
Friday, May 10th, 2013
by Marti Sichel on Playing Around
“People don’t go out to feel bad; they go out to have a good time.” The quote above comes from one of the scant handful
Now And Forever, The Divine Miss M
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Since most of us did not have the terrifying pleasure of knowing Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers (hard “g”), it’s impossible to know if Bette Midler
Punk Never Dies
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
The Costume Institute has done it again – fashioned an exhibition that is stunning, full of fun and glamour, and one that will undoubtedly be
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