Archive for November, 2014
From the Fire to the Frying Pan By: Lori Loesch
November 29th, 2014
Dear God, I'm sorry for not working hard. Only You know the reason I do not work hard enough to suit David and Chuck. I'm sorry I let them bother me, get to me. Only You Know the reason I endured Ed, Cook, Ann, and now David and Chuck. ...
I’m Tired By: Lori Loesch
November 27th, 2014
I'm tired of trying to be normal. Tired of trying to do the normal things that normal families do with their kids. I'm not normal. I was not raised normal. I am starting to understand just where I came from. A horribly, dysfunctional, family upbringing. My life is changing. When ...
MOMMY THEATRE BLOGGER: Me, My Mouth and I: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
November 24th, 2014
ME, MY MOUTH AND I – a new solo play written and performed by Joy Behar – is making its world-premiere production at Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.), playing a limited 7-week engagement through December 21. With more than 30 years on stage and screen, Behar takes her audiences on ...
A Hopeful Happy Holiday Season from Jean Marie Keenan-Johnston
November 23rd, 2014
The holidays have offered added challenges for me this year. Everything actually started getting more and more difficult last winter. It was my first winter when my disability truly challenged by ability to offer my family any kind of holiday experience. In past years, I had trouble but ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: Side Show: Review by Robin Gorman Newman
November 19th, 2014
Directed by Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Bill Condon (Chicago, Dreamgirls, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2, Gods and Monsters) making his Broadway directorial debut, this new staging of Side Show includes new music by multiple Grammy Award® winner, Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and Tony Award® nominee Henry ...
Meet Later Mom: Mary Ostyn
November 19th, 2014
NAME: Mary Ostyn AGE: 47 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to my high school sweetheart, John RESIDENCE: Nampa, ID CHILDRENS NAMES/AGES: Amanda 26, Erika 24, Jared 22, Daniel 20, Lidya 19, Zeytuna 16, Josh 16, Ben 16, Emily 12, Julianna 9 I am the author of three books: Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting, Family Feasts for $75 ...
Kids Show Review: The Amazing Adventures of Harvey and the Princess
November 18th, 2014
By HarlemMommyrific As a single mom living in Harlem, I would’ve never expected to identify so strongly with a King and Queen from a place called PinkMountainIsland. I should explain. I walked into New York City Children’s Theater as a first-time blogger with my preschooler on a brisk Saturday morning. This was also our ...
Show Review: Big Apple Circus “Metamorphosis” by Margaret Hart
November 16th, 2014
To me, the circus is ubiquitous with childhood. Like Apple Pie and Lemonade, it never goes out of style. But for some kids, like my soon-to-be, 10-year-old son, the mention of the circus gets me a “been there, done that” response. These days, teetering on 10, if there isn't an ...
Stepping Into the Past by Sharon O’Donnell
November 15th, 2014
Walking around one's college campus thirty years after graduation prompts much reflection. I only live 20 minutes from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and I've been to Chapel Hill many times for medical appointments on the edge of town, but it's been a long ...
MOM THEATRE LOVER: BILLY & RAY: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
November 13th, 2014
“Mad Men” star Vincent Kartheiser and Broadway's Larry Pine (CASA VALENTINA) play Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, respectively, in BILLY & RAY, Mike Bencivenga's new play -- directed by the famed director/writer/producer Garry Marshall -- being given its NY premiere at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Completing the cast ...
