Family Entertainment: Magic and Comedy Shows in NYC by Robin Gorman Newman


[caption id="attachment_16888" align="alignleft" width="300"] Michael Chaut (right) with TV Personality Robin Leach[/caption] Magical Nights Inc presents New York's longest running Off-Broadway magic show, Monday Night Magic. Each week at the The Players Theatre you’ll find a different array of stage magicians performing magic in an intimate theatrical setting. (Every show features ...

MOM LUVIN’ THEATRE: Robin Chats with Singer/Producer Shea Arender of “Shea: Prince of Christmas”


Come holiday season 2013, Shea Arender, aka “SHEA,” will become this year’s first and only solo artist headlining his own, self-produced musical show on or Off- Broadway. This November, the world premiere is set to launch live in New York City at the St. Lukes Theatre entitled – SHEA “PRINCE ...

FAMILY SHOWS: The Tinderbox and Cinderalla: Review by Amy Wall Lerman, Editor-in-Chief, Baby Bloomer


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 ...

MOMMY & ME OUTING CINDERELLA Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


The celebrated musical RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA --originally written for television in 1957 by the legendary musical theatre duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II -- is making its Broadway debut with this new production:  music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a new book by four-time Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane (XANADU, SISTER ACT, ...

Chat with Theatre Director Roxane Revon by Robin Gorman Newman


In support of my passion for theatre and desire to share with readers information about cool shows in NYC, I did an interview with Parisian director Roxane Revon.   Ms. Revon will direct Eugene Ionesco’s classic play La Cantatrice Chauve / “The Bald Soprano” for a limited run at the ...

MOM’S NIGHT OUT: ANTHEM Ayn Rand: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


 ANTHEM is the story of a young man, EQUALITY 7-2521, who is born into a future world that has banished all individuality. Not satisfied with a world lighted by candles, EQUALITY fosters his love of discovery in an abandoned subway, a relic of the past. In solitude, EQUALITY rediscovers electricity and ...

FAMILY MUSICAL: BIG FISH: Review by Robin Gorman Newman


  BIG FISH, a new Broadway musical directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers, The Scottsboro Boys), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family), and a book by Grammy and BAFTA Award nominee John ...

MOM’S NIGHT OUT: ROMEO & JULIET – Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


International film star Orlando Bloom is making his Broadway debut alongside two-time Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad, as Shakespeare‟s star-crossed lovers in a new Broadway production of the timeless love story ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux. The production also stars Tony Award winner Brent ...

MOM’S NIGHT OUT: THE POP SHOW PRESENTS…MICHAEL JACKSON! – Review by Robin Gorman Newman


Looking to enjoy a fun mom's night out....here's a great suggestion...........THE POP SHOW AT BIRDLAND. William Blake (Echoes of Etta, The Who’s Tommy, The Rocky Horror Show), John Duff (Bayside! The Musical!, Rent), Billboard recording artist and three-time Showtime at the Apollo winner Matt Cusson, Capathia Jenkins (Newsies, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Caroline, or Change, Godspell, The ...

UNIQUE FINDINGS by Robin Gorman Newman


Artifact Uprising, an internet-based company, creates tangible keepsakes for digital photos. Driven by a mission to move stories off your device and into your life, Artifact Uprising offers products stroking in both its minimalistic design and eco-friendly roots. Social media lovers can make an entire photo book from Instagram and Facebook images.      ...