Penelope: Show Review by Debra Nussbaum Cohen


[caption id="attachment_31856" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Photo by Carol Rosegg)[/caption] Women have created and written many things for which men received the public credit. The game Monopoly, for instance, contrary to the tale written on a paper long included with every new game, was created as a cautionary tale by Elizabeth Magie, a ...

Ticket Giveaway & Special Offer: EMOJILAND THE MUSICAL


A New York Times Critics’ Pick! EMOJILAND: THE MUSICAL   Starring a cast of Broadway Favorites including Lesli Margherita (Matilda), Lucas Steele (The Great Comet), Ann Harada (Cinderella), Josh Lamon (The Prom), George Abud (The Band’s Visit), Felicia Boswell (Motown), Jacob Dickey (Disney’s Aladdin), Max Crumm (Disaster!), Natalie Weiss (YouTube’s Breaking Down the Riffs) & More! Now thru March ...

ROCK OF AGES: Show Review by Dana Klosner


As soon as I walked into the theater for Rock of Ages at New World Stages in Hell’s Kitchen, I was transported back to the Sunset Strip in 1980s Hollywood where I spent my 20s pursuing my LA dream of becoming a writer. The strip was a place for dreamers, ...

HOOKED ON HAPPINESS: Show Review by Jo Mispel


[caption id="attachment_29380" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo by Russ Roland)[/caption] THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY (TNC) is an amazing East Village cultural center that has been running since 1971 and has won 43 Obies and a Pulitzer Prize. It is a wonderful Off-Off-Broadway space, publicly funded and forever giving back to the community ...

BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


Put Annie Golden center stage, particularly to play herself, and it's no surprise that she nails it both in voice and demeanor...not to mention being a delight to watch. Ms. Golden is currently receiving above title billing as the lead in BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER, the latest Joe Iconis musical making it's ...

Mom Theatre Blogger: GIGANTIC: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


[caption id="attachment_22316" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Carol Rosegg[/caption] A summer camp for fatties meets a summer camp for cheerleaders, and there is a clash over pompons and and pounds, as they butt heads and butts at Camp Overton (huge pun intended) in Pennsylvania.  Whether vying for a box of Nerds, or ...

MOM’S NIGHT OUT: Murder for Two: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


Officer Moscowicz attempts to discover who shot the great American novelist Arthur Whitney in the forehead at his surprise birthday party. Among the many suspects are bombastic ballerinas, bickering old couples, and members of a boys choir — all of whom have a dirty little secret.  Direct from this summer’s sold ...

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 ...