DIVIDED, the powerful new musical by Kristen and Luanne Rosenfeld, and directed by Paul Stancato, will premiere in a concert performance by some of Broadway’s brightest stars at Feinstein’s/54 Below, in New York City on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at 9:30 PM. An explosive tale of young love and old prejudice set in Boston during…
Brian Merriman’s “Eirebrushed” opens Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7pm, at Downtown Art, (70 E. 4th Street, between 2nd Ave. & Bowery), running through November 19, presented by TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence), New York’s oldest professional LGBT theater, and the IDGTF, as part of Culture Ireland’s Ireland 2016 Commemorative Arts Programme. More info about…
Hate. Hate. Hate. I can’t take the hate. I can’t take the pictures of the hate, the people in pain, the horrific stories I’ve heard about since Donald Trump has became president elect. It quite literally keeps me up at night. So I’m doing what I know best, and putting goodness back into the world, and…
Dear Bookworms, This summer, I stumbled across a book called The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing The World, One Correction At A Time at a library book sale. As a writer, editor, and general lover of all things English, I was immediately drawn to it. Written by Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, The Great…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents “The Music and Lyrics of Ricky Alan Saunders” on November 17, 2016 at 9:30 p.m. The show will offer a night of hope, love and acceptance featuring songs that illuminate the human experience in the face of oppression. Saunders states, “I want to share my story with as many…
It’s been a bit of a day. Tears, laughter, confusion, confession… I had dinner with my parents tonight. I started crying when I read the following message from a former student of mine – “So in the wake of this quite terrible day, I wanted to let you know I was thinking of you. The…
This year I was asked to help the Stage the Change Conference in getting the word out about their work. I myself had never been to the conference before, but I had heard wonderful things from my colleagues who had attended in previous years. Stage the Change is an annual conference that was founded by Ruthie…
Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece ANNA CHRISTIE, a gripping drama of a woman torn between the expectations of men and the secrets of her past, gets a timely retelling under the direction of Peter Richards. This modern adaptation begins previews on December 2nd, opens on December 8th and plays a limited engagement through December 17th…
The Third Annual UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER SOIREE is back! The sweaters are hideous, but the voices are gorgeous, so come don your ugliest Christmas outfit, and ring in the holiday season at Broadway’s Supper Club. THE UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER SOIREE is conceived and produced by Megan Minutillo. Volume 3 will feature music direction by Dan…
The Bookshop on the Corner, one of our September picks, was my first experience with a Jenny Colgan novel. Before the story started, Colgan left a message for the reader, reminding us that books are beautiful and often change lives. She offered a list of places she recommends taking out your book along with the…