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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
OWNED – Raising the Bar
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
by Jill Preston on Playing Around
Ed and Ray are friends working at a cozy dive bar in present day New York City. They love their bar, but not their historical baggage
Bull – Like a Christian Against Two Lions
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Raucous crowd sounds and rock n’roll engulf the transformed theater as we file in, some to stand around an industrially carpeted boxing ring, others to
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Monday, May 6th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The issue of gay rights, finally being acknowledged state by state, has inspired all kinds of theatrical depiction and discussion this season. We have The














