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Struck by Lightning – The Final Days of a Teenage Outcast
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“My funeral sucks.” Carson Phillips So narrates Carson, a 17 year-old high school senior who at the beginning of the film dies via a freak
Young Adults Love Books That Are Written Just For Them
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
I’ve always thought that YA books are really just for teenagers. But a friend of mine recently informed me that her ten-year-old son loves them,
There’s A Lot To Cheer About In Bring It On: The Musical
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
How delightful to experience a Broadway show that’s family friendly, and great fun for adults, too. As soon as I got home from seeing Bring
From the Whiffenpoofs at Yale, to Hair on Broadway;Multi-Talented Andy Sandberg Is Just Getting Started
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
by Matthew Hauptman on Playing Around
One might call Andy Sandberg, the Tony Award-winning producer of Hair (2009 revival) and star in the upcoming Scarlett Fever, a Renaissance Man of the
Celebrating Adoption
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Adoption is a hot topic these days. After his death and the release of his biography, Steve Jobs has become the most famous adoptee in
Lucille Ball—Queen of Comedy
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Jamestown, New York on August 6, celebrated the 100th birthday of its most famous daughter, Lucille Ball, who died in 1989 at the age of
Broadway at Birdland Salutes dre.dance
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
by Nico Rosario on Playing Around
On August 1, 2011, while some parts of the city gathered together in communal celebration of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, Birdland hosted a different kind of
Voca People—Talented Aliens Sing Earthly Songs
Monday, July 4th, 2011
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
Billed as Blue Man Group meets Glee!, the off-Broadway show Voca People is actually B-52’s meet the Coneheads. Energetic musicians meets wise-guy aliens. Huh, you
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