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Who’s Your Daddy? Unexpected and Compelling
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In the throes of depression and at loose ends, actor Johnny O’Callaghan spontaneously agreed to accompany an acquaintance to Uganda. Stella’s intention was to make
The Baltimore Waltz – Dancing Through Europe with Purpose
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
by Matthew Hauptman on Playing Around
Any great artist knows how to turn personal grief into an aesthetic achievement of some sort. Acclaimed playwright Paula Vogel did just that when she
The Folklife Festival—Traditions on the Mall
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
by Katie Krieger on Living Around
Everyone has traditions. You may have a family tradition where you play charades at every holiday, or burn the turkey every Thanksgiving. But have you
The Normal Heart—A Tableau of Rage
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
A personal letter from playwright Larry Kramer makes a vital point about The Normal Heart brilliantly directed with visceral simplicity by George C. Wolfe and
Amy Greeson—Pharmacist and Healer
Monday, March 5th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Living Around
In Western cultures, people go to a pharmacy for medicine. But in far flung places around the world—the Amazon, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Madagascar, Papua
Linda Evans—A Real Life Krystle Carrington
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Linda Evans was the original “Good Wife.” As Dynasty‘s Krystle Carrington, the blond, angelic second wife of tycoon Blake Carrington, played by the debonair John Forsythe,
Theatre World Awards—Welcome to the Family
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The proliferation of entertainment awards makes it difficult to figure out which ones truly count. On June 7, the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of
An Event to SAVOR—
The 4th Annual GMHC Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
by Sarah D. Mathews on Dining Around
Last Monday, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) hosted its fourth annual extravagant culinary gala, SAVOR, at Gotham Hall. SAVOR has become one of the
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