157 stories by "Alix Cohen"
By Alix Cohen "Dotty had a mind like a steel trap- and a tongue to match." Robert Benchley Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was a poet, short story writer, screenwriter, critic, and satirist known…
By Alix Cohen It's the bees' knees! * An instrumental "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton/Henry Creamer) sashays in. Trombone surges, cornet and clarinet shimmy, sax kicks up. Tonight's band …
By Alix Cohen "We were looking for artists who bring something new to the table, not just the songs." Alexa Spiegel Broadway's Supper Club, 54 Below, is vested in helping artists. Many music…
By Alix Cohen "We were looking for artists who bring something new to the table, not just the songs." (Alexa Siegel) Broadway's Supper Club, 54 Below, is vested in helping artists. Many musi…
Review by Alix Cohen With this 11" x 17" book, you too can put a Hirschfeld on your wall or gift an uber-fan. There are 58 pages, 50 drawings and 25 glossy, thick, ready to frame posters. Al…
By Alix Cohen "My goal is to capture the evanescent quality of existence." Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams III 1911- 1983) was one of the most influential Ameri…
By Alix Cohen The Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers (æ¢å±±ä¼¯ä¸Žç¥è‹±å°, or Liang Zhu) traces its origins to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317"420 AD), a time marked by…
By Alix Cohen Disguise, mistaken identity, role reversal, breached social boundaries, servants mocking masters, fools speaking truth, status quo suspended…Written in 1602 for Twelfth Night…
By Alix Cohen The Legacy of a Master Composer Henry Mancini (1924"1994) was an influential and versatile American composer. He began as a pianist and arranger for the Glenn Miller Orchestra …
Nostalgic Music of Teenage Summer By Alix Cohen "It's summertime summertime sum sum summertime…" (Tom Jameson) Christopher Denny and Tom Hubbard sing. Later, the two add "bad a-da da-da da…
By Alix Cohen The 19th Annual United Solo Festival launches October 14 and continues through November 23. Its roster of one person pieces written predominantly by each show's performer, feat…
By Alix Cohen "I was never an actress"none of us kids at MGM were. We were just good to look at." Ava " The Secret Conversations was based on candid interviews conducted by ghost writer, jou…
A Three-Night Celebration of Song, Style, and the Spirit of Cabaret By Alix Cohen "Grab your coat and grab your hat/Leave your worries on the doorstep…" The 36th Annual New York Cabaret Co…
The loving, challenging romance of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner By Alix Cohen Comic actors/writers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner met in 1980 on set of the forgettable caper film Hanky Panky. …
The 2000 year-old rivalry of two fatally seductive, bloodsucking actresses in a cult classic by the inimitable Charles Busch By Alix Cohen Onto the 54 Below stage file very old friends, but …
What seems like beneficence turns out to be strategic trivializing of American culture By Alix Cohen While 53% of Americans believe Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights of all time…
A selection of songs from Charles Strouse musicals that never made it to Broadway and stories from those who had the pleasure of working with him. By Alix Cohen The 8th iteration of Broadway…
Mark Morris Dance Group Choreographer Mark Morris uses diverse music to explore. By Alix Cohen The forty-fifth anniversary of Mark Morris Dance Group finds its founder and company at The Joy…
By Alix Cohen... Composer/lyricist Joe Iconis is as well known for his crossover professional/ personal Family of artists as he is for his iconoclastic musicals.
The post The Phenomenon of J…
By Alix Cohen... Composer/lyricist Joe Iconis is as well known for his crossover professional/personal Family of artists as he is for iconoclastic musicals.
The post The Phenomenon of Joe Ic…
By Alix Cohen... A bickering married couple and an unlikely murder suspect comprise two one acts by the deft Lanford Wilson.
The post "Who We Become" " One Act Plays by Lanford Wilson appea…
By Alix Cohen… Heads Up, Theater Writers! Founded in 1962 by former president of The Dramatists Guild, lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, the Dramatists Guild Foundation offers financial aid, rehea…
By Alix Cohen... Shared stories of lifelong friends induce a new neighbor to reveal hidden sorrow
The post "The Weir"- Camaraderie, Alcohol, and Ghost Stories appeared first on Theater Pizza…
Characterization is focused and riveting. The production feels mystical.
Both Haley and Andrea Burns are appealing and sympathetic. Burns is charming. It seems as if the actress is recalling events on the spot. She's practically never still, whirling around the r…
