Archive for December, 2017

New Year Intentions (instead of resolutions) by Wendy Sue Noah


And just when we scarcely make it through the holidays, in somewhat decent shape, here comes the New Year! Oh my! Let’s list our resolutions so we can feel good about feeling bad a few months later. This whole societal process is actually a BIG LOL! Honestly, who keeps to ...

Toys R Us Brings Back the Memories by Sharon O’Donnell


My three sons are ages 26, 23, and 17. I've spent many Christmases buying Power Ranger toys, video games, and Red Sox merchandise, particularly if the Sox won a championship as they did in '04, '07, and '13. I spent much time at the local Toys 'R' Us, roaming the ...

Mom Theatre Blogger: Bright Colors and Bold Patterns: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


  [caption id="attachment_26222" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo credit: Russ Rowland)[/caption] Weddings drudge up a host of emotions.  And, many singles have had the experience of being invited to a friend's nuptials, only to feel like the odd unattached person out.  That's never easy. Enter Drew Droege who takes us on a laugh-ridden, yet bittersweet ...

Jason Bishop – Master of Illusion: Show Review by Antonia Kasper


Levitating Lady.  Light show. Disappearing and Reappearing Dog.  Money showers. Glowing floating “orb”.  Cool music. And of course, some good old fashion sleight of hand magic fun. That’s what my daughter (almost 9) and I thought of when we experienced Jason Bishop’s show Believe in Magic: playing at the The ...

Meet Later Mom Nekesa Mumbi Moody (Interview by Robin Gorman Newman)


AGE: 40+ RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  Married Nekesa is a veteran journalist who is Global Entertainment & Lifestyles Editor at Associated Press, where she previously served as Music Editor.   What was your road to parenthood like?  It was definitely an uphill climb! I always wanted to have children, and when I married my soulmate, I ...

Peter & The Wolf – Isaac Mizrahi’s Fresh Take on a Classic Piece: Show Review by Antonia Kasper


[caption id="attachment_26215" align="alignleft" width="300"] Isaac Mizrahi[/caption] What do Sergei Prokofiev and Isaac Mizrahi have in common?  Both are credited with the recent 30-minute  production of Peter and the Wolf at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, part of the Guggenheim Works & Process Series. Sergei Prokofiev’s (Composer) 1936 classic lighthearted piece, which introduced ...

The DiMenna Children’s History Museum by Andrea Santo Felcone


Saturday, December 9th, 2017, was a day of firsts. The first snowfall of the season—beautiful. The first time our family visited the DiMenna Children’s History Museum at The New-York Historical Society in New York City—also beautiful. And, our first brush with “SantaCon.” “SantaCon” is not a convention of mall “Santas” ...

20th CENTURY BLUES: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


  [caption id="attachment_26003" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo credit: Carol Rosegg)[/caption] Danny (Polly Draper) is an accomplished, fit and stylish photographer who has been chronicling the lives of her three BFFs over the decades, and now wants to bare all, so to speak, in a prestigious public exhibition of her work at The Museum ...