FAMILY MUSICAL: BIG FISH: Review by Robin Gorman Newman
October 11th, 2013
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: THE POP SHOW PRESENTS…MICHAEL JACKSON! – Review by Robin Gorman Newman
September 20th, 2013
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 ...
GUEST BLOG POST: How to Talk with Your Kids About Ethics by Michael Parker
August 30th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_14089" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Photo credit: Petri Kurkaa"][/caption]THE VALUE OF DISCUSSION Ethics and values should be spoken about regularly in homes. Every time your child comes home with an example of something “unfair” that happened at school, this is an opportunity to speak about ethics. When an issue comes up on ...
ROBIN’S SHOW RECOMMENDATION: BUYER & CELLAR
August 16th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_13929" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: Sandra Coudert"][/caption]On the heels of strong box office and reviews, the producers of Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie (“Ugly Betty”), written by Jonathan Tolins, and directed by Stephen Brackett, recently announced that the hit off-Broadway comedy will play an open-ended run at the ...
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 ...
Tips for Author Moms and Wannabe Writers by Robin Gorman Newman
May 31st, 2013
This week, I had the opportunity to attend the annual BOOKEXPO AMERICA (BEA) at Javitz Center in NYC. It's a four day shindig for both industry folk and consumer book lovers, and it's always a blast. In the past, I went with a distinct agenda as an author to either promote ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: Who’s Your Daddy?
May 17th, 2013
Who's Your Daddy?in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller & Jami Heidegger by Johnny O'Callaghandirected by Tom Ormeny Extended through May 26th Johnny O'Callaghan's Who's Your Daddy? is the uplifting and funny true story of his adoption of a Ugandan orphan. No one expected the single, gay, out-of-work actor living in Los Angeles to ...
More Than a Mom by Robin Gorman Newman
May 3rd, 2013
Even though I'm the founder of a networking group for enterprising women on Long Island and Queens, NY, the Independent Business Women's Circle, and a big believer in the power of connecting, cultivating support and learning from each other, I don't frequent networking functions....or at least not since I became ...
Robin’s Show Review: Love Therapy
May 2nd, 2013
In this new play by Wendy Beckett, a psychology counselor herself in Australia, we become a fly on the wall to therapy sessions led by a junior, 30-something therapist new to NY, Colleen, and we are taken along for an intriguing behind the scenes ride. Colleen Fitzgerald (Margot White) is seeking ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: THE NANCE
April 26th, 2013
THE NANCE, by Douglas Carter Beane, recreates the naughty, raucous world of burlesque's heyday and tells the backstage story of Chauncey Miles (Nathan Lane) and his fellow performers. At a time when it is easy to play gay and dangerous to be gay, Chauncey's uproarious antics on the stage stand out ...
