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Remembering Mabel & Bobby
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“I’m Throwing a Ball Tonight,” KT Sullivan sang, sashaying with a touch of Mae West’s “old paprika.” And so she was. In celebration of the
Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
by Marti Sichel on Playing Around
Let me just begin by saying this was one of the most difficult pieces I’ve ever had to write. This is not because the works
Snow White Zombie: Apocalypse—A Brainy Feast for the Horror Fandom
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
by Marti Sichel on Playing Around
Since the zombie subset of the creature feature genre is my very favorite, I was excited indeed to see Brent Lengel’s dark and delightful (if
Into the Woods: Broadly Misconceived, Still Potent
Monday, August 13th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods is an intimate show with profound ideas (and unflagging black humor). Characters must be our focus. The more complicated the
Even Stephen: Liz Callaway & Friends Sing Flaherty, Schwartz, and Sondheim
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Broadway Baby Liz Callaway lit up 43rd Street Monday night celebrating three of the most talented song writers in the business: Stephen Flaherty (with lyricist
More is Always Better: Multi-Strand Necklaces
Friday, July 27th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Got my diamonds, got my yacht, got a guy I adore I’m so happy with what I got, I want more Count your blessings, one,
I May Be a Twin, But I’m One of a Kind—Meet Will and Anthony Nunziata
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Will Nunziata wore glasses so I might easily distinguish between him and his identical twin, Anthony. As children, their mother often dressed one in red
I Won’t Sing a Sondheim Song…or Will I?
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Experiencing Eric Michael Gillett perform Stephen Sondheim, whom even the writer’s ardent fans (I among them) have heard interpreted ad nauseam, is not redundant. That’s
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