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By Marilyn Lester For those who grew up thinking the ukulele was a small plastic instrument producing a rather comical sound, think again. Uke player and long-time aficionado of the i…
by Carol Rocamora It takes an actress of magnitude and majesty to tackle the role of "A" in Three Tall Women, Edward Albee's devastating drama about aging. And that role has fo…
by Barbara and Scott Siegel When the history of contemporary American theater is written, Nathan Lane will surely dominate in any chapters about our actors " and he'll dominate…
by Adam Cohen The selections of songs for a cabaret performance remain an intensely personal choice.  In the hands of Bebe Neuwirth, Tony-winning star of Broadway's Chica…
by Bonnie Tandy Leblang The Best (and Simplest) Chocolate Birthday Cake! My daughter-in-law asked me to bake and decorate my granddaughter's first birthday cake; she sent me a photo o…
by Susan Hasho Deborah Grace Winer is presenting three new jewel box revues and calling it The Classic American Songbook Series at 54 Below. The series kicked off Ma…
by Alix Cohen Harvey Granat began a new season of his midday Songs and Stories at the 92nd Street Y with a salute to the incomparable Fred Astaire. Author/journalist Will Fried…
New Yiddish Rep Juxtaposes Hilarity and Heartbreak in English, Hebrew and Yiddish in Hanoch Levin's Doubleheader By Myra Chanin Hanoch Levin is the greatest modern He…
Hosted by Randie Levine Miller Musical Director Jimmy Horan A RANDIE LEVINE MILLER AND THE THREE TOMATOES PRODUCTION Co-producer, Cheryl Benton and Randie Levine Miller We are so excited to …
By Martha Wade Steketee It feels as if Anita Gillette has been part of our lives forever. On Broadway and Off-Broadway stages, and on television and movie screens, we've…
by Matt Smith "Cabaret " there's nothing like it," exclaimed performer Robin Kradles, taking the stage to accept her award for Best Drag Artist. "I mean, where else can you mee…
by Linda Amiel Burns Scott Siegel's 18th Season of Broadway By The Year celebrates the Musicals of 1947 & 1966 with a cast of outstanding performers. Scott Siegel…
By Eric J. Grimm Enduring renaissance woman Judy Collins is back for a continued victory lap at Cafe Carlyle, asserting her legendary status as the great interpreter of works by Joni …
by Grace Treston "Phenomenal cosmic power " itty-bitty living space." As well as being the foremost complaint of Disney's Genie, it's also the first thought conjured up when to…
MCC Miscast honored Tony winner, 3-time Emmy winner, and Academy Award nominee, MCC alum Laurie Metcalf – saluted by special guests Amber Tamblyn, Greta Gerwig, Zoe …
by Grace Treston Rocktopia is, without a doubt, eccentric and addictive. This description is no exaggeration or overreaching blanket statement. Rocktopia is an impressive feat …
by Michael Bracken Truth be told, Jeff (Michael Cera) the title character in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero at the Hayes Theatre, is a bit of a loser. Quite a bit. In fact, labe…
By Marcina Zaccaria Pygmalion begins brilliantly with the audience standing outside a rounded stage. Posters of theatrical presentations are posted on the walls. Before you kno…
by Linda Amiel Burns Irving Berlin: American, presented by 92Y Lyrics & Lyricist Series in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his composing the patriotic song "…
by Matt Smith "…Every step I take / Those I ventured long ago / Those I've yet to make / Things were so much different then / As they'll never be again." Such is the e…
by Michael Bracken Angels in America, Tony Kushner's sprawling, magnificent epic about a time when an AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence, is back on Broadway. Britain's…
by Carole Di Tosti When fantasy and reality merge in the mind of the writer to create art, must the writer jeopardize his soul to achieve greatness? Do the finest writers move …
Samuel L. Leiter Says: Religion, artistry, politics, opera, romance, and, most distinctively, culinary achievement are among the many delicious ingredients in Babette's Feas…
Grace Treston says: The story of Babette's Feast is already well known and oft adapted. The latest reincarnation hits New York City this month, at the Theatre at St Clem…
by Cathy Hammer At its heart, The Melting Pot is a Romeo and Juliet style love story, if Romeo were a Russian Jew who had escaped the pogrom and Juliet the aristocratic …
