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I'm afraid I have stolen -- quite shamelessly -- the title of this blog from the man standing behind me as we left the memorial for Joe Stein at Riverside Chapel Wednesay afternoon.
Last night, when I got home from the marvelous party Barry Singer, the propietor of Chartwell Booksellers, threw for his friend Stephen Sondheim to celebrate the publication of his first (!!…
Aviation and people in freefall figure prominently in two Off-Broadway productions.
The last time Jon Stewart had Bruce Springsteen on his program, the host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" told the Boss that as a struggling comic, Stewart kept his spirits up with Springste…
Barry Lubin is as famous as a clown gets. Since 1982, the 58-year-old New Jersey native has played the role of Grandma in the Big Apple Circus. He's been inducted into the International Clow…
"Lombardi" is more like a 90-minute tribute than a full-contact drama.
New York City-based Michael Cunningham, celebrated author of "The Hours," set his new novel "By Nightfall" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) in the downtown art world because,he says, "I love art.…
Ever wonder what the workspaces of local sculptors, painters, carvers and photographers look like? This weekend, artists of Red Hook and Carroll Gardens are opening up their doors to showcas…
Doing shows with Penn Jilette, the pint-sized and tight-lipped one-named illusionist Teller has dangled upside-down and over a bed of spikes, swung over bear traps and been run over by an 18…
I didn't see anybody at the Circle in the Square Theater this weekend with a wedge of cheese on his head, and there was nobody tailgating out on 50th St.
It has been 25 years since Joel Grey starred in "The Normal Heart" at the Public Theatre. On Monday, he directed an anniversary reading of the drama, unleashing playwright Larry Kramer's war…
Julia Cho's strained comedy-drama "The Language Archive" centers on an irony: George (Matt Letscher) is a linguist who can't communicate.
High and low art collide deliriously in "La Bete," David Hirson's quirky comedy set in 17th-century France and spoken in verse. Back on Broadway 19 years Âafter its first famously ephemer…
Like most of their colleagues, Jean Braham and Rob Maher can say a few words in Russian, including ones for bread and tears. It's a small but essential vocabulary for them as chorus members …
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" lives up to its title. During its brisk 90 minutes, a veritable basinful of the red stuff flows. The same goes for cranked-up silliness, which is the name of t…
Colin Quinn and his one-man show, "Long Story Short," are heading for the bright lights of Helen Hayes Theater on 44th St, where previews start Oct. 22. The show -- billed as a history of t…
Though it's called "A Life in the Theatre," it can be difficult to detect any vital signs in the sluggish Broadway revival of David Mamet's 1977 comedy. As light on nastiness (just six F-bom…
