June is the First Fall: Show Review by Debbie Gray Bloom
April 7th, 2019
[caption id="attachment_28529" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo by Maria Baranov)[/caption] Overheard in the Ladies’ Room at the New Ohio Theatre,"There are a lot of Asian people here." With almost no hesitation and a quick debate as to whether or not to mind my own business I told them, “Well you know the play ...
Up Close Festival: Show Review by Lainie Gutterman
December 25th, 2018
Marisol Rosa-Shapiro among the audience members in VELVEETA UNDERGROUND: A Pizza Rat's Quest to Save Cheesy Beet Poetry. Photo by Buatti-Ramos Photography. I am extremely picky when it comes to performances. When a last minute opportunity to review Up Close Festival at the New Ohio Theatre in the West Village (154 ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: CATS: Broadway Musical Review by Robin Gorman Newman
October 14th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_24010" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credit: Matthew Murphy[/caption] It's been many years since I saw CATS on Broadway, but I have very fond childhood memories of Betty Buckley, Terrance Mann and Laurie Beechman in their breakout roles. All tough acts to follow, but the new revival of CATS is simply a ...
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: 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 ...
SCHOOL BREAK IN NYC WITH A TWEEN by Robin Gorman Newman
February 8th, 2016
My 12 year old son and I really enjoy NYC and have made many memories during our staycations when he has school break. I am always grateful for the quality time we have together, since life often feels so busy on a day-to-day basis, for our family. With February school break ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Show Review by Jo Mispel
November 5th, 2015
We made it to the beautiful old theater space that is the New Victory Theater on 42nd Street in Manhattan with just enough time to take hold of a kid’s booster seat. We were here to see the Isango Ensemble’s production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. My niece, who is ...
Top Fun at the Big Top: Show Review by Jo Mispel
October 29th, 2015
Taking early leave of a Halloween gathering, my Luke Skywalker five year old son, baby sister and I headed excitedly to our first Big Apple Circus. With distant memories of my own childhood, I was looking forward to my son experiencing the immediacy of a classic circus show, but without ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: Clever Little Lies: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
October 24th, 2015
After a grueling game of tennis between father and son, Billy weepily confesses to his elderly dad, Bill Sr., that he is having an affair with Jasmine, a 23 year old trainer at his gym, and that he yearns to whisk her off to Hawaii and have some wicked sex ...
