Chekhov | Tolstoy Love Stories: Show Review by Hannah Singer
February 11th, 2020
I used to love reading the classics, which included classic Russian literature, when I still had time to leisurely read, you know, before motherhood! So I jumped at the chance to see this show when I was offered tickets. I thought, what a great opportunity to introduce my tween to ...
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers’ Concert and Pow-Wow: Review By Hannah Singer
February 1st, 2020
[caption id="attachment_29645" align="alignleft" width="225"] (Louis Mofsie - Hopi/Winnebago. Photo by Jonathan Slaff)[/caption] It’s a family tradition for us to go to a Pow-Wow at least to one a year. We hadn’t been in over a year, so I jumped at a chance to see these dancers and musicians. This time instead ...
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW: Broadway Review by Hanna Singer
November 21st, 2019
[caption id="attachment_29377" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo credit: Veronique Vial)[/caption] Your perception of clowns and mimes will change after seeing this show! I had the opportunity to take my daughter to the opening night of SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW on November 13th at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway. All I knew about it, was that ...
Pip’s Island – A bedazzling theatre experience! Review by Jo Mispel
June 13th, 2019
The two musketeers and I headed off last week to experience the much lauded interactive theater show ‘Pip’s Island’, currently showing at Times Square. Previously a sold out ‘pop up’ show in Chelsea in 2016, this is the show’s second well-deserved run, and considering the incredible artistry and unique storytelling, ...
STOMP: A MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA THAT’S HARD TO BEAT: Show Review by Jamie Levine
August 24th, 2016
STOMP opened at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City in 1994; I saw this invigorating stage show there for the first time in the late 1990’s as a single 20-something-year-old city-dweller. Therefore, it was quite a treat—as well as quite a different experience—to return to the Orpheum Theatre this ...
FAMILY SHOW REVIEW: BIG APPLE CIRCUS: by Susan Coronel
May 18th, 2016
The Big Apple Circus has been long regarded as one of the classiest circuses around. Its latest production, The Grand Tour, marks the company’s 38th season, and gives audiences many reasons to continue such praise. The show is much more than sawdust and popcorn. It’s a dazzling display of live ...
REVIEW: Madison Square Garden “All Access Tour” by Margaret Hart
October 20th, 2014
If you live in the New York City area, I have a great day trip for you the next time your kids have a day off from school, and you're looking for something fun and different to do. Or, if you are from out of town, and planning a visit ...
“Bello Mania” is a Belly Laugh: Show Review by Margaret Hart
April 6th, 2014
On Friday night, I saw a fantastic live show at The New Victory Theater, a jewel among the smaller, more intimate theaters, located in the heart of Broadway and Times Square in New York City. “Bello Mania,” is a high-flying, hysterically funny, circus-acrobatics, show starring Bello Nock, a comic daredevil ...
FAMILY SHOWS: The Tinderbox and Cinderalla: Review by Amy Wall Lerman, Editor-in-Chief, Baby Bloomer
October 31st, 2013
There are hidden gems all over New York City - from the little metal monkeys adorning the ironwork outside the restrooms in Riverside Park, to the one-mile nature park that runs along the abandoned elevated railway line on the lower west side, known now as the “Highline.” This weekend my husband ...
FRAGILE: A Show Review by Amy Wall Lerman
May 5th, 2013
Another gem for kids at the New Victory Theater in New York City! Fragile is a story about a man (or a boy) trying to find his way home along a very tricky road. Told through the art of magnificent puppetry, this show without words melds movement, sound and music ...
