Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
UP CLOSE Festival 2019: Review by Hannah Singer
January 8th, 2020
Sometimes I think I am younger than I am, after all, I write for Motherhood Later! (In my case it was later and later and later!) But I also forget I have a moody tween, and I never know if she will enjoy anything. But, when I was offered tickets ...
Don’t Let Fear Stop You by Dr. Ivy Ge, author, The Art of Good Enough. (Book Excerpt)
January 8th, 2020
Don’t Let Fear Stop You Do you have something you’ve always wanted to try but never get around to doing? What has stopped you from real- izing your goal? Too much responsibilities and too little time? No, the real answer is fear. Fear of the Unknown Fear is like a locked ...
The Grip of Childhood by Cecile David-Weill, author, Parents Under the Influence (Book Excerpt)
January 6th, 2020
Like it or not, we have no more control over our role as parents than we do over whom we “choose” to fall in love with. Just as in some measure we fall for partners based on our childhood rather than on our conscious desires as adults, we instinctively model ...
“Mrs. Maisel’s Marvelous Tour of New York City” by On Location Tours–Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
January 2nd, 2020
Fans of the popular Amazon series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, which follows Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a Jewish wife and mother through her journey to become a stand-up comic, know how meticulously detailed Midge’s world is. Her story takes place in the late 1950s mainly in New York City. What stands ...
THE MIKADO: Show Review by Hannah Singer
December 31st, 2019
When my daughter was 4, she was glued to the tv where an opera was being shown. I was floored! I have been meaning to take her to an opera since then. Luckily now that she is a tween, I had the opportunity to do just that. And it did ...
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, OY! HANUKKAH, MERRY KWANZAA: Show Review by Hannah Singer
December 31st, 2019
[caption id="attachment_29495" align="alignleft" width="300"] (L-R: Katarina Vizina and Valois Mickens. Photo by Jonathan Slaff)[/caption] This time of year always goes too fast for me, so I have been a bit of a Scrooge, thinking Bah Humbug. Then I was offered these tickets to a show I thought was for kids. So ...
The Amazing Max: Show Review by Alyson Treglia
December 30th, 2019
[caption id="attachment_29483" align="alignleft" width="178"] (photo credit: Carol Rosegg)[/caption] The Amazing Max is a one man performance starring Max Darwin and produced by Christine Cox. It is an interactive magical show for the whole family (recommended age 3 and up). Prior to the show, premium ticket holders can engage in the VIP Magic ...
No Zany in Tall by Pamela Francis
December 21st, 2019
I am short. Five three, to be somewhat exact. I've come to grips with it, though; even seeing the good in it -- its "perks", as it were. I never bump my head on anything really... I'm always the one finding money on the ground... Nobody expects terribly much of ...
ROCK OF AGES: Show Review by Dana Klosner
December 20th, 2019
As soon as I walked into the theater for Rock of Ages at New World Stages in Hell’s Kitchen, I was transported back to the Sunset Strip in 1980s Hollywood where I spent my 20s pursuing my LA dream of becoming a writer. The strip was a place for dreamers, ...
With a Little Help….It’s John Belushi – Show Review by Hanna Singer
December 19th, 2019
“I owe it all to little chocolate donuts.” – John Adam Belushi Born: January 24, 1949, Chicago, Illinois Died: March 5, 1982, Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, CA, Age 33 We all know John Belushi from his appearances on Saturday Night Live in the 70s (now showing on Netflix) as well as a few ...
