“Emojiland: The Musical” Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
January 29th, 2020
What if all the emojis in your smartphone came to life? How would they interact? What kinds of friendships would they form? What would their love lives look like? What would they do? Maybe you have never thought about your emojis in this way, using them merely to punctuate the ...
THE MIKADO: Show Review by Hannah Singer
December 31st, 2019
When my daughter was 4, she was glued to the tv where an opera was being shown. I was floored! I have been meaning to take her to an opera since then. Luckily now that she is a tween, I had the opportunity to do just that. And it did ...
Dog Man: The Musical, Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
July 8th, 2019
When I first heard they were making a musical based on the “Dog Man” graphic novels by Dav Pilkey, (of “Captain Underpants” fame), I wasn’t exactly sure what to think. I knew the “Dog Man” books were extremely popular--the demand is high in my son’s elementary school library. (To lend ...
“Chick Flick: The Musical” Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
March 20th, 2019
Last Saturday, I grabbed a friend and we headed over to the lovely Westside Theatre, to see the Off-Broadway production of “Chick Flick: The Musical”. A show--you guessed it--about those well-known romantic, often funny, sometimes sappy, cinematic gems. Those movies that have helped many of us regroup from a bad ...
“A Letter to Harvey Milk” Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
March 13th, 2018
Based on Lesléa Newman’s award-winning short story collection of the same name, “A Letter to Harvey Milk”—the musical--is about Harvey Milk, (the first openly gay elected official in the history of California), but also about so much more. Milk’s character informs the story, but only in flashback, as this story ...
DISENCHANTED! The Hilarious Hit Musical – TICKET GIVEAWAY – from MotherhoodLater.com
May 7th, 2015
Book, Music & Lyrics by Dennis T. GiacinoDirected By Fiely A. MatiasWestside Theatre Upstairs - 407 West 43rd St (between 9th & 10th Avenues), NYCFeaturing Jen Bechter, Alison Burns, Karen Burthwright, Becky Gulsvig, Michelle Knight, Erin Leigh Peck, Lulu Picart, Soara-Joye RossSnow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses take ...
MOMS AFTERNOON OUT: ONCE: Broadway Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
February 14th, 2014
ONCE , which opened to rave reviews on March 18, 2012, won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. I understand why! I just now got ...
MOM-TESTED MOVIE REVIEW: FROZEN by Robin Gorman Newman
November 14th, 2013
My son and I had the opportunity to participate in a NYC screening of the new musical animated Disney film FROZEN, and it's a MUST SEE once it gets released later this month. Funny, romantic, affecting, daring, with stunning 3-D visuals, this movie is pure eye candy. Visit http://movies.disney.com/frozen/video/trailers FROZEN stars an impressive ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: UNLOCK’D
July 12th, 2013
Not since Rapunzel, has hair taken on such a distinctive role. UNLOCK'D plays it to the hilt with this charming original musical comedy featuring book and lyrics by Sam Carner and music by Derek Gregor. Winner of a Richard Rogers Award and a "Best of Fest" winner at the New York Musical Theatre ...
