Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Big Apple Circus: Review by Jo Mispel
November 1st, 2019
[caption id="attachment_29312" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo by Matthew Murphy)[/caption] Last Sunday, my little ones and I raced through the drizzle towards the Big Apple Circus. Their large red tent sits tucked beside Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. We were excited to see their show again after having the good fortune ...
When You Point a Finger…..By Cory Kahaney
November 1st, 2019
I woke up this morning, and my first thoughts were about the heated discussion we had last night with our teenage son over a less than stellar report card. I was angry. I screamed. I accused him of squandering his time on Madden or watching YouTube videos when he could ...
ALL HALLOWS EVE: Show Review by Alyson Treglia
October 29th, 2019
[caption id="attachment_29304" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Jennifer Barnhart as Witch in All Hallows Eve - photo by Richard Termine)[/caption] My husband and I have always had a love for Halloween even prior to having our two kids. We plotted our costumes months before, whether purchasing them as a couple costume, or buying supplies ...
Monsoon Season: Show Review by Jo Mispel
October 29th, 2019
Phoenix, Arizona, a dusty desert city with a sometimes spectacular Monsoon season. A season that brings moist tropical air to the dry desert, creating dramatic, and potentially dangerous, weather conditions. Monsoon Season is also the provocative title of the new production of Lizzie Vieh’s award-winning play, directed by Kristin McCarthy ...
The 31st Annual Festival of New Musicals by Robin Gorman Newman
October 26th, 2019
This was my first experience attending the Festival of New Musicals, and both as a theatre producer and musicals enthusiast, it was a thrill to have the opportunity to see new musicals in the works and to hear from creative teams. It takes a village to bring a show to ...
I Have (Had) Enough by Jeff Jacobson (Book Excerpt)
October 23rd, 2019
You wouldn’t snuggle into my chest. You’d push outward and challenge me with a feat of strength, crawl up onto my shoulder and look all around. I think you were trying to be at least as tall as me. I remember being proud of you back then because when other babies’ ...
Meet Cat Miller, Later Mom, Playwright and Director, THE HOPE HYPOTHESIS
October 17th, 2019
Can you share with us your road to parenthood? It was an unexpected one. I always wanted to have kids. When I was 30, my first marriage ended, and I remember being terrified I had missed my chance. Then, just about three years later, my step-kids came into my life, ...
Praise in Public, Criticize in Private by Margery Kraus, author, ROOTS AND WINGS (Book Excerpt)
October 15th, 2019
CHAPTER TWO ————— Lesson Two: Praise in Public, Criticize in Private As parents and as leaders at work, one of our most important jobs is building character and self-esteem. Public criticism and attacks are the fastest ways to tear people down and destroy self-confidence. One of the guiding principles in raising my children ...
BEETLEJUICE on Broadway: Ticket Giveaway and Discount (from MotherhoodLater.com)
October 14th, 2019
"THE WHOLE WORLD LOVES BEETLEJUICE!" New York Post "A BIG, FANTASTICAL FUNHOUSE OF BURTONESQUE MAGIC!" People Magazine Bring your family to the show The New York Times calls "A JAW-DROPPING FUNHOUSE!" Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she ...
RAP GUIDE TO EVOLUTION: Show Review by Hannah Singer
October 11th, 2019
I had the opportunity to see one of Baba Brinkman’s “Guide To” rap shows. ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’ was my obvious choice as my tween and I have had many discussions about evolution vs. Adam & Eve. Right off the bat, you know this will be a show that thinks out ...
