To the actor-singer, the writer-producer, the director-educator, this one’s for you. This Q and A explores the art (and challenges and thrills) of becoming a multi-hyphenate. I sat down with writer-casting director Jen Rudin to talk about her new play Beautiful Pasadena, opening this month as part of the She NYC Arts Summer Theater Festival….
It’s Saturday Night on Broadway (#SNOB) or rather… very early Sunday morning! (#VESM) And we’re at Feinsten’s/54 Below for The Ladies Who Lunch 2: Another Evening for Planned Parenthood NYC. The club is a buzz. The crowd struggles to take their seats, as with every step, you’re running into someone you know. Inevitable in the…
`Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, `and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ And so we shall… With an adaptation by Jared Gray and direction by Robbie Rozelle, Feinstein’s/54 Below fell down the rabbit hole last night for 54 Sings Alice in Wonderland. You might be wondering, Is this…
“What shall we do now?” This joyful, playful refrain set the rhythm of the evening at Feinstein’s/ 54 Below for Gunhild Carling’s concert debut at the venue. With the look of a vintage pin-up, a nostalgic soul , and the optimistic patter of every indie’s best manic pixie dream girl, Gunhild Carling is absolutely singular….
Lights down at Feinstein’s/54 Below. An announcer is heard: “Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome….DREW GASPARINI!”….and Zack Zadek took the stage. Huh?! Mid parody song about Drew, the same announcer gave an emphatic “NEXT” and once again proclaimed, ““Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome….DREW GASPARINI!”….and Noel Carey took the stage. Now we get it! His “audition” for…
A radio show. A literal closet. A folkloric town. Ebenezer Scrooge’s home. A cave. A figurative closet. German-occupied France. Salem, Massachusetts. 9 settings. 9 stories. 9 opening numbers. That’s what occupies the mind of Noel Carey, the composer featured on the penultimate evening of the New Writers @ 54 series presented by Feinstein’s 54 Below….
German-Jews. Immigrants. And Aliens. Oh my! Meet Hi, Hitler, Lucie Pohl’s newly reworked solo-show. Directed by Kenneth Ferrone (Colin Quinn’s New York Story, Tina Landau’s Spongebob Squarepants) and presented by Austin Pendleton (Tony Award Nominee, Drama Desk Award Winner), Hi, Hitler runs at the Cherry Lane Theatre this month. Pohl tells the story of a German-Jew (herself) who grows up…
What are you typically doing at 11:30PM on a Sunday Night? My bet is that you fall into one of these categories: A) You’ve got a case of the Sunday Scaries, looking for something to combat the impending Monday Blues. B) You’ve been in your house all weekend catching up on Netflix and need some…
Moana is the kind of film and female role model we need this year. She’s physically and emotionally strong, she speaks her mind, and she is a community leader. That’s a lot to achieve in 1 hour and 43 minutes! Moana is in good hands with the directing team that brought you “The Little Mermaid,”…
“Please turn off thee cell phone ringing; open any candies…softly….sloooowly” These were the instructions we received from a strapping, foreign “stagehand” as lights went down in the 777 Theater for Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man…and immediately, the night was off to a sexy, silly start. This “stagehand” was soon introduced as…