Archive for April, 2015
Mom Theatre Blogger: New York Spring Spectacular: Family Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 21st, 2015
The New York Spring Spectacular, created by a Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning team for Radio City Music Hall, is inspired by the magic of spring, set against a musical celebration about the energy, places, people, passion and promise that make New York a one of a kind destination.This all-new ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: The Unexpected Guest: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 20th, 2015
Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB) launches its 2015 season with a revival of Agatha Christie's rarely seen 1958 thriller THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.In THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, directed by Victoria Rauch Lichterman, a lost man, Michael Starkwedder, stumbles into a house ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: FINDING NEVERLAND: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 19th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_20826" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg[/caption]Starring Tony Award® nominee Matthew Morrison (“Glee,” South Pacific), Emmy® winner Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier,” La Cage aux Folles), Olivier Award-winner Laura Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins), and based on the Academy Award® winning Miramax motion picture by the same name, Finding Neverland follows playwright ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: The Heidi Chronicles: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 18th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_20808" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credit: Joan Marcus[/caption]I adore playwright Wendy Wasserstein, and was hugely saddened by her untimely passing at age 55. She was a "later" single mom of a beloved daughter named Lucy, and I would have loved to profile her for MotherhoodLater.com.So, when I heard that The ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: GIGI: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 17th, 2015
The new Broadway production of Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, opened April 8th at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).Gigi stars Vanessa Hudgens, who makes her admirable Broadway debut in the title role, Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark (The Light ...
Creating Happiness by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan
April 16th, 2015
My nightly reading to my daughter has revealed another blog post. We are still in the Rocky Ridge Years—specifically On The Other Side of the Hill, which chronicles a fictionalized version of Rose Wilder’s life written by Roger Lea MacBride. Tonight’s reading was about a cyclone and I have to ...
THE TRAVEL MADE EASY MOMS SHARE: by Robin Gorman Newman, Esti Berkowitz, Estelle Sobel Erasmus and Shari Von Holten
April 16th, 2015
We are four moms with a passion for travel, and we’ve teamed up to share with you and feature ideas and experiences to help make your vacation planning easier. Like you, we’re on the go women with much on our respective plates, and while it’s great to escape, it’s not ...
Guest Blog Post: Think Smart by Kerri Yarsley, author, The Instruction Manual for Kids-Parents Edition
April 16th, 2015
As a new parent – either mother or father – you begin to realize you have very little idea about the very basics of raising your baby. There are so many things to learn, to know, and to do.It can be completely overwhelming if you let it get to you. ...
Mom Theater Blogger: IOWA: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 15th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_20711" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credit: Joan Marcus[/caption]Playwrights Horizons is presenting the world premiere of IOWA, a new musical play written by Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Jenny Schwartz (God’s Ear, Somewhere Fun), music by Todd Almond (Stage Kiss at PH, Kansas City Choir Boy, The Tempest, On the Levee) ...
Destination NYC: Family Travel: Hyatt Times Square by Robin Gorman Newman
April 15th, 2015
My son and I enjoy New York City, and in the past have done staycations in various part of town. This school break, we decided to stay for the first time in Times Square since we had a couple of shows on our agenda, and did an overnight at the ...
