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Always The Best Man, Never The Groom
Monday, April 16th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
What does it take to become President of the United States? What compromises should be made, what promises must be kept, and ultimately, what values
The Real Housewives of New York City:
This is Dedicated to the Ones I Loathe
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
by Carol Toscano on Playing Around
The Real Housewives of New York make our diverse, eclectic, gem of a city seem like a snob hatchery (I stole that term from a
Fireworks on 59th Street
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Presenting…in person…/That 3′ foot 3 bundle of dynamite…Baaabeee…June! [applause] Hello everybody/My name is June (beat) What’s yours? With that speech, ten- year-old Bonnie Langford made
Recessionary Summer Reading
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
by Carol Toscano on Living Around
Summertime fun remains hampered by an uncertain economy. While word is out that jobs are slowly becoming available, the unemployed/newly re-employed/semi-employed continue to deal with
Woman Around Town: Daryl Roth—For the Love of Theatre
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
by Carol Toscano on Playing Around, Woman Around Town
For all of Daryl Roth’s talents and accomplishments, what you most take away from a meeting with her is a sense of the respect and
A Little Night Music: Isn’t It Rich
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
What a wonderful night at the theater! You can both lose yourself in the music, and completely relax watching actors who are so totally professional.
When the Bad Acting is in the Audience
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
by Debra Toppeta on Playing Around
When the cell phone rang during a performance of A Steady Rain a few months ago, no one was very surprised. What was surprising was
Fatherless Daughters: A Journey from Loss to Forgiveness
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Reading Around
By Eleanor Foa Dienstag Pamela Thomas, a professional writer whose father died when she was ten years old, took nine years to write Fatherless Daughters:
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