Things You Need to Know About Parenting In the USA (When You’re an Aussie) – By Vicky Dal Molin
July 14th, 2015
So I came across quite an amusing article today titled 15 Things You Need To Know About Parenting in Australia by Jenna Gallina**. It brought me back and reminded me exactly how fabulous growing up in Australia really was. Which made me think…. If it that much different here in ...
Mom Theatre Blogger: RHAW: Family Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
May 12th, 2015
Alvin Ailey Award recipient and choreographer Dr. Rennie Harris has returned to The New Victory Theatre with his company of young performers, Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works (RHAW), in LUV: AMERICAN-STYLE running through May 17th.In LUV: AMERICAN-STYLE, Dr. Harris’ laws of hip hop—individuality, creativity and innovation—rule as the energetic young RHAW ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: Cirque Ziva: Family Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
January 7th, 2015
New York’s premier theater for kids and families recently presented CIRQUE ZÍVA at The New Victory Theater in NYC. My son and I had the opportunity to check it out during school break, and it was really impressive and a stunning spectacle. From Hebei Province, China, the Drama Desk-nominated Golden Dragon ...
MOM THEATRE LOVER: BILLY & RAY: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
November 13th, 2014
“Mad Men” star Vincent Kartheiser and Broadway's Larry Pine (CASA VALENTINA) play Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, respectively, in BILLY & RAY, Mike Bencivenga's new play -- directed by the famed director/writer/producer Garry Marshall -- being given its NY premiere at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Completing the cast ...
MOM THEATRE LOVER: If/Then: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
October 7th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_19014" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Joan Marcus[/caption] If we knew then what we know now about our lives, would we make the same choices? To quote Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Is this so? IF/THEN, the contemporary new Broadway musical ...
THEATRE LOVER MOM: Sex with Strangers: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
August 6th, 2014
Second Stage Theatre’s production of Lauran Eason's Play, SEX WITH STRANGERS, has been extended one week and will now play through Sunday, August 31st. The production stars Emmy Award Winner Anna Gunn and Tony Award Nominee Billy Magnussen and is directed by David Schwimmer (Ross of Friends fame). This is a ...
THEATRE LOVER MOM: MOTOWN: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 30th, 2014
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, featuring music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and a book by Berry Gordy, began performances on Broadway on March 11 and officially opened April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street), The first national tour of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is launching ...
Political Correctness to the Nth Degree by Vicky Dal Molin
April 22nd, 2014
Easter weekend just passed us by and it made me so much more aware than usual of the differences between life here in the USA and back home in Australia. While I was listening to family and friends recount how they were spending their extra long weekend (4 days off ...
The Good ‘Ole Fitness Times: By Vicky Dal Molin
April 17th, 2014
I’m late this week with my post. I’m never late on deadlines. It’s Thursday and I’ve literally had to stop everything I’m doing to write my post. If you know me I rarely ever missed meeting a commitment I’ve made. As I’m driving to work this morning I listed out ...
City Mom in a Queens World by Vicky Dal Molin
March 11th, 2014
So I am having a I miss NYC week this week. I know that technically Queens qualifies as NYC but in 20 minutes the other day I managed to run more errands than I would have in 3 hours in Queens. There was no driving to 4 different locations, taking ...
