“I’ll have what she’s having!”* Lucie Arnaz Wows at the New Birdland Theater
Forty-five years ago, Desi Arnaz suggested his daughter create an act showcasing songs and stories from musicals she’d been in which, at [...]
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Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade Captures the Roller-Coaster Ride in Middle School
There are mean girls (and boys) in Eighth Grade, but Bo Burnham’s debut feature film wisely tells the story through the eyes of Kayla, a [...]
Moses Pendleton – An Alchemist of Movement
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” Friedrich Nietzsche In 1971, Moses [...]
Fire in Dreamland – llusions, Celluloid and Otherwise
From 1904-1911, Dreamland reigned as the third and most elaborate amusement park on Coney Island after Steeplechase Park and Luna Park. At [...]
The Ronny Whyte Trio – Ever Classy
Ronny Whyte launches into Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler’s “Get Happy” with a whomp of head-bobbing, foot-tapping, limber-fingered jazz. [...]
Sondheim Montage – Unexpectedly Fresh
Just when we thought we were Sondheimed out, comes this patter-free cornucopia of the Master’s songs sequenced in story-like chapters. [...]
The Saintliness of Margery Kempe
“Fame, fame that glittering bauble, it is mine.” Captain Hook (Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie) The real Margery Kempe (1373-after [...]
Cyprus Avenue – Deranged Bigotry
The only question Eric Miller (Stephen Rea) has for what appears to be court designated psychiatrist, Bridget (Ronke Akekoluejo), is “Why [...]
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