Our Mother’s Brief Affair – Elusive Truth I think we can safely say that there now exists in theater a Linda Lavin character – the smart, caustic, aggravating, urban Jewish [...] January 24, 2016
Street Seens: AuntcestorsReal Reasons for Honorary Titles The question is: “What makes an Aunt a real Aunt?” Since relatives happen largely by accident, being a “blood Aunt” doesn’t [...] January 24, 2016
Fiddler on the Roof – Eternal By now you’ve read half a dozen reviews of the most recent Broadway revival of Fidder on the Roof. Sometimes critics are not offered [...] January 23, 2016
Sweat – The Aftermath of a Factory Shutdown Factory shutdowns often make headlines, particularly in local newspapers. Yet the human stories behind those closings rarely find their way [...] January 23, 2016
Wide Awake Hearts – Fine Acting and Direction; Convoluted Script A (Ben Cole) is a successful screenwriter. (Don’t you hate it when an author gimmicks up a production by not naming his characters?!) [...] January 22, 2016
The Malt House – A Surprisingly Good American Tavern You Can Afford The next time you are in the NYU area and crave a great hamburger, a glass of beer and other American munchies (chicken wings, onion rings, [...] January 22, 2016
Merman’s Apprentice – Jubilant, Warm, Funny Stephen Cole, Book Writer/Lyricist of Merman’s Apprentice was actually friends with the iconic Ethel Merman. At 20, Cole wanted to [...] January 20, 2016
Noises Off – Glorious Chaos Lest you’ve forgotten – Laugh: to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from [...] January 19, 2016