Archive for the ‘Theatre’ Category
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: FLY: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 14th, 2016
As soon as I read about this play, I knew it was totally up my 13 year old sons alley. What I didn't realize is what a stunning piece of theatre this would be and how engaging I would find it as an adult. In fact, I noted numerous audience ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: STRAIGHT: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 14th, 2016
Boy loves girl, and girl loves boy......college sweethearts for five years. Boy also loves younger boy....dating for three months. Girl meets younger boy who keeps silent about his relationship with her boyfriend. All have a lot to lose if the truth comes out. If playing it straight, literally, Ben and Emily ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show: Review by Sai Malena Jimenez-Fogarty
February 16th, 2016
In Jonathan Rockefeller’s new critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, young viewers get to enjoy author Eric Carle’s bright and colorful characters brought to life at the 47th Street Theatre until March 27, 2016. Once the show begins, the children are captivated by the familiar characters portrayed by ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: Fiddler on the Roof: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 13th, 2016
I grew up listening to the cast album of Fiddler on the Roof, and it conjured up childhood memories when I had the opportunity to see the new production, particularly given that it was Kids Night on Broadway. After the performance there was a talkback, and a good number of ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: OLD HATS: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 6th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_22562" align="alignleft" width="300"] Signature Theatre presents OLD HATSCreated and Performed by Bill Irwin and David ShinerMusic and Lyrics by and Featuring Shaina TaubDirected by Tina LandauPictured: Bill Irwin, Shaina Taub and David Shiner(Photo taken during the 2014 run of Old Hats at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA)[/caption] In ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: KING CHARLES III: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
January 24th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_22435" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo by Joan Marcus[/caption] Who knew that the photogenic young married set of Royals could be so scheming and plotting that despite their do-good, well-crafted, public persona and seemingly serene demeanor, they could shrewdly plot to de-throne their own father and father-in-law who has waited a lifetime ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: KINKY BOOTS: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
January 24th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_22486" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credit: Joan Marcus[/caption] It takes a special Broadway show for me to want to see it more than once, and Kinky Boots fills those shoes, or I should say those razzle dazzle boots. Once there is a change in the cast, I find myself inevitably comparing, and ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: SCHOOL OF ROCK: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
December 23rd, 2015
I have to admit....I have not seen the film.....but in a way, that made it all the cooler to experience School of Rock, the new Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Those who know and love the movie starring Jack Black, (and there are many fans) will not be disappointed in ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: SHEAR MADNESS: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
December 22nd, 2015
[caption id="attachment_22413" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Carol Rosegg[/caption] It’s been voted “BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR” eight times in Boston and “BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR” in both Chicago and Philadelphia. It’s even listed in the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS as the longest-running play in the history of the USA. ...
PEDAL PUNK! Family Show Review by Jo Mispel
December 16th, 2015
Even a spontaneous visit by a beloved cousin was not going to stop my son and I from eagerly hopping on a downtown train last Saturday. We had tickets for Cirque Mechanics' Pedal Punk! We had been intrigued by the combination of circus and machinery brightly proclaimed from promo posters ...
