Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
“The Pirates of Penzance” by the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
January 1st, 2019
Some of my happiest childhood memories were spent with my father--at the theater. As an adult, I can appreciate how those experiences shaped me. As a parent, I hope to provide that same spirit of cultural enrichment and generosity, introducing my children to various art forms. When the opportunity to ...
Up Close Festival: Show Review by Lainie Gutterman
December 25th, 2018
Marisol Rosa-Shapiro among the audience members in VELVEETA UNDERGROUND: A Pizza Rat's Quest to Save Cheesy Beet Poetry. Photo by Buatti-Ramos Photography. I am extremely picky when it comes to performances. When a last minute opportunity to review Up Close Festival at the New Ohio Theatre in the West Village (154 ...
My Boy’s Going to be a Husband! by Sharon O’Donnell
December 23rd, 2018
I haven't posted since July. Lots of changes. My youngest son started his senior year of high school in August and then began the college application process. He's been accepted into several wonderful colleges and is looking forward to the decision process over the next few months. My mother-in-law passed ...
Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show: Review by Robin Gorman Newman
December 21st, 2018
Kicking off with a nod to Star Wars (scrolling type), followed by an homage to Broadway musicals and a battle of blingy blazers between Ruben and Clay, the tone was set for a warm 'n witty two hour holiday show featuring the best bud duo of Ruben Studdard and Clay ...
“Tamar Broadbent: Best Life” Comedy, Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
December 11th, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, you may find yourself taking stock of your life, perhaps asking yourself the age-old question: “Are you living your best life”? This is the question haunting British comedian Tamar Broadbent, as she dives into the New York debut of her one-woman show at the ...
EMPATH: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
December 10th, 2018
After a sold-out run this April, Theaterlab brought back EMPATH, a one-man show about emotional superpowers, written by and starring David Sauvage, that just wrapped its brief return run this month. The show follows its creator’s path from self-proclaimed “typical Jewish cynic” from LA through the discovery of his gift for ...
How Parents Make Teenage Behavior Worse, by Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D., author, Who Stole My Child? (Book Excerpt)
November 26th, 2018
Most parents with teenagers are familiar with the things they “should” do with their emotionally sensitive (and sometimes abrasive) adolescents. They give them more space than they used to, allow them to have ample time with friends, and let them sleep in on weekends. But, while knowing what to do ...
NATURAL SHOCKS: Show Review by Jennie Yuen
November 23rd, 2018
We meet Angela, played by Pascale Armand, as she prepares to hunker down in her basement (set design by Lee Savage) as a tornado nears. She is an expert in the insurance industry and professes her love for probability. Angela gets very anxious as the storm approaches and reveals that ...
“The Other Josh Cohen” Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
November 21st, 2018
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you could meet your future self? This concept is at the core of a brilliant musical comedy, “The Other Josh Cohen,” now playing Off-Broadway. When the show begins, we meet the two Josh Cohens: Present-day Josh (Steve Rosen) and Future Josh/The Narrator ...
Show Review: Layer the Walls
November 17th, 2018
[caption id="attachment_27964" align="alignleft" width="300"] Layer The Walls[/caption] By Amy Wall Lerman Ages: 7+ If rats could live forever, oh the tales they would tell. And what tales they do tell in the production of Layer the Walls at the 14th Street YMCA on Manhattan’s east side. The show opens with two rats in a ...
