Archive for the ‘Theatre’ Category
Show Review: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites (For Ages 3-5)
April 6th, 2015
Reviewed by Amy Wall LermanThis past Saturday may have been the first perfect day in New York City since our dreaded icy winter. Just a week ago, it snowed…again! But today? Perfection. It was one of those New York City days where the sun is high, the sky is blue ...
Catch Me! Show Review by Gina Schlagel
April 1st, 2015
Looking for something fun, entertaining and unique to do with the kids over Spring Break? How about an off-Broadway show the whole family can enjoy? The new family-friendly theatrical production, "Catch Me! (Attape-moi)" at The New Victory Theater fits the bill, and is guaranteed to entertain all ages with high-flying ...
THAT BACHELORETTE SHOW Ticket Giveaway from MotherhoodLater.com
March 27th, 2015
Need a fun moms night out with girlfriends? Here ya go......MotherhoodLater.com is hosting a ticket giveaway for three (3) lucky winners. Each receives four (4) tickets - you arrange the date. The show runs on Saturday nights. To enter: email [email protected]. put BACHELORETTE SHOW in the subject line. Tell us why ...
PINOCCHIO: Family Show Review by Harlem Mommyrific
March 18th, 2015
Pinocchio was not who I expected.I had the benign, completely soft Disney version of the wooden boy from the Carlo Callodi classic in my head as I prepared for this show. He was to be sweet and likeable. Not this guy.Though lovingly carved from wood by Geppetto, his presumed ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: Celebrating Women in Theatre by Robin Gorman Newman
March 17th, 2015
The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, held an event this week in NYC recognizing the talents of five inspiring women: Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Kathleen Chalfant, Sandra A. Daley-Sharif, Rachel Dickstein, and Donyale Werle. The ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 12th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_20370" align="alignleft" width="240"] photo by Peter Yesley[/caption]Dixon Place’s (Ellie Covan, Founding & Artistic Director) new production, THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY, features critically acclaimed, Emmy nominated and award-winning storyteller James Lecesne, who portrays varied characters of a Jersey Shore town where a young boy goes missing. The play, ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: Abundance: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 2nd, 2015
TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically-acclaimed and Drama Desk nominated Off-Broadway company that “reveals, reclaims and reimagines great plays of literary merit,” is presenting Abundance, the 1990 play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart).An epic tale of friendship, ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: Rasheeda Speaking: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 28th, 2015
The NY premiere of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking is playing a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The New Group, January 27 - March 22. Directed by actress Cynthia Nixon, in her impressive directorial debut, the polished production features a cast of real pros -- Patricia Conolly (Rose), Darren Goldstein (Dr. ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: John & Jen: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 27th, 2015
The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company is presenting the first New York revival of John & Jen, the musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Greenwald and Lippa. Performances began February 10th at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: Bright Half Life: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 26th, 2015
The world premiere production of BRIGHT HALF LIFE – a new play by Pulitzer Prize nominee Tanya Barfield and directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman. The five-week limited engagement at New York City Center Stage II (131 W. 55th Street) runs from February 17 to March 22, 2015.Erica meets ...
