Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
“BYOB Acting Crash Course” at the Sedgwick Russell Acting Studio: Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
November 8th, 2018
“We don’t need to be good at everything. We are already good at the things in our lives that matter. Let’s just have fun with this.” These were the wise words of a good friend, right before we took to the stage in a “BYOB Acting Crash Course” offered by the ...
Ordinary Days: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
November 5th, 2018
Adam Gwon's charmingly understated and heartfelt chamber musical, Ordinary Days, strikes some chords, literally, on various levels. In the Keen Company revival of the show, well directed by Jonathan Silverstein, we meet four characters, each searching for connection in the busy city that is NY. It effectively touches on the subjects ...
Renascence: Show Review by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
November 4th, 2018
All I could see from where I stood Were three long mountains and a wood; These lines begin Renascence, the poem written by Edna St. Vincent Millay when she was just eighteen, still living in rural Maine, and declaring she will find the perfect lines, meter, and content to win the 1921 contest, ...
Harold’s at Arlo SoHo–a Restaurant Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
November 2nd, 2018
A restaurant that sets its sights on trying to appeal to children as well as adults, in a sophisticated—yet playful—manner, might be a restaurant with an ambitious goal. Add to that, the desire to serve American Bistro food, of decent portion size, with seasonal menus … all of this might ...
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: Ticket Giveaway & Discount
November 1st, 2018
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Big Apple Circus: Show Review by Amy Wall Lerman
October 30th, 2018
I have never been a fan of the circus. Not because there’s anything wrong with acrobats, clowns or the flying trapeze. It’s always been because of the animals. I don’t enjoy seeing trained wild animals doing tricks. It looks, and feels, unnatural. And, frankly, that’s because it is unnatural. Well, I ...
The Best is Yet to Be by Marlene Wagman-Geller, author, Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women (Book Excerpt)
October 25th, 2018
With the optimism of youth, there is an inherent belief that, in the words of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, “The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” However, as the calendar pages turn, our aspirations tend to recede into the distance, placed on the back ...
Choke me in the shallow water before I get too deep… Too late. by Pamela Francis
October 20th, 2018
My family of four is in the drafting stages of our own Purpose and Mission statements. I don’t remember what triggered me wanting to embark on this project with them, but one day I was sitting in the car with Daddy and saying, "Our family needs a Mission Statement", which ...
Parents, Teachers, and the “Universal Parent” Can Save the World with “Please” and “Thank You” by Carew Papritz, author, The Legacy Letters
October 17th, 2018
Do you remember the “Universal Parent” when you were growing up? The universal parent was everywhere. They were your neighbor’s mom and your 3rd grade teacher. They were your dentist and your little league coach. Say one swear word and it was in your parent’s ears before you’d even finish saying ...
THE EVOLUTION OF MANN: Musical Review by Robin Gorman Newman
October 10th, 2018
The subject of dating never gets old, especially in today's complex and often overwhelming social technology age. THE EVOLUTION OF MANN (love the title) doesn't delve into the online scene but rather addresses the age-old quandry of making the right dating choices, whether via fate or a fix-up. [caption id="attachment_27831" align="alignleft" ...
