Tag: Denise Burse

Review by Ron Fassler . . . It’s that time of year and Broadway stalwart Norm Lewis is back at 54 Below with “Christmas Lives Here.”

A VaudevilleBy Alix CohenImagination, theatrical skill and physical puppet craft has had a home at...

“If music be the food of love play on.” Orsino, Twelfth NightBy Alix CohenIn August 1956, Duke...

By Alix CohenMoses Pendleton’s 2022 Alice, aka this Alice in Wonderland-ish dance/theater piece,...

Review by Ron Fassler . . . As musicals go, Guys and Dolls is a show I’ve seen...

By Stuart Miller… Rachel Vail’s adaptation of her YA novel brings a deft comic touch to high school relationships.

A pick me up for the weary soul.By Alix CohenFor those of you sadly unfamiliar, throwback Bryce...

Review by Ron Fassler . . . Here in New York City, the non-profit Urban Stages has been...

Buckle your seat belts!By Alix CohenThe Hellzapoppin’ holiday spectacle Pied Piper Joe Iconis...

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography Multi-month Culinary Activations...

By Carol Rocamora… What is it about these intimate, small-cast plays that are stealing our hearts this season?

Every December, New York City overflows with holiday entertainment, from intimate cabaret shows to...

By Alix Cohen Paul Williams (1940) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and actor whose...

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography The holiday season is upon us with...

By Alix CohenLove and Lunacy; Erroneous Conclusion, Blackmail, and Marriage or Not By Alix Cohen...

By Barbara & Scott Siegel… Best Performances of the Year – So Far

Book review by Samuel L. Leiter Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust...

By Alix Cohen Under the leadership of Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, an Ailey dancer and...

By Alix CohenAmong dozens of holiday shows, Ann Kittredge’s holiday album release proved...

By Abbe Sparks… Gotta Dance! is more than a showcase—it’s a living archive of Broadway’s choreographic brilliance.

By Carol Rocamora… The current reincarnation of The Baker’s Wife is a musical gem, the fruit of decades of collaborative labor.

Review by Ron Fassler . . . Friends who have been performing together in tandem for almost...

By Alix CohenActor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, and risqué Scheherazade, Lee Roy...

By Abbe Sparks… Supporters of The Sanctuary at St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church gathered Monday night for a star-studded, staged LIVE reading of “All About Eve”.

Review by Carol Rocamora… Wilder gets wilder in this update of his classic at the Public Theater

By Andrew Poretz . . . . “A playwright confuses her opening night and is faced with an audience...

Book review by Samuel L. Leiter Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust...

By Carol Rocamora… Icke’s modern-day version of Oedipus is even more horrific than the original, written millennia ago

By Alix CohenTaylor Mac is a groundbreaking playwright, songwriter, and performer whose work...

Review by Samuel L. Leiter. In 1959, Elmer Rice wrote Cue for Passion, a Broadway play that...