188 stories by "Alix Cohen"
By Alix Cohen... Nicolas King Part I- Lift Off - A boy destined for the stage
By Alix Cohen... A fractured family comes together through Jewish customs
By Alix Cohen... An extraordinary blend of Taiwanese and Western influenced dance
By Alix Cohen... A Buoyant Evening of Period Pop and Jazz in Dance
By Alix Cohen Were committee creations not so likely to manifest a camel instead of a horse, Ogden Nash, Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, Tom Stoppard, and Tom Lehrer might’ve been the pla…
By Alix Cohen An amuse bouche of Irving Berlin’s “There’s No Business Like Show Business” is punctuated by observations from Sophie Tucker, Carol Channing and, in the audience, Maril…
By Alix Cohen... Meg Flather doesn\'t just sing, she communicates.
By Alix Cohen... Two downtown legends revive a not-to-be-missed collaborative fantasy
By Alix Cohen... John Anastasi’s well crafted, original play snookers us into wondering about, but believing narrative while something else entirely is a foot.
By Alix Cohen Who were you in 1969? Richard Nixon was inaugurated, The Vietnam “conflict” continued at full throttle, Women’s Lib expanded its footing, Woodstock cemented the power of …
By Alix Cohen Since 1971, Pilobolus has offered some of the most original thematic and choreographically creative work in dance. I’ve been a fan for decades. This year’s offering, at lea…
By Alix Cohen... Peter Tate\'s electrifying Picasso captivates while exposing the devastating personal cost of artistic brilliance.
By Alix Cohen Mary Foster Conklin is a veteran jazz/cabaret vocalist. That she’s also a radio DJ (“A Broad Spectrum – The Ladies of Jazz” WFDU 89.1 FM, streaming live on their HD2 Ch…
By Alix Cohen Johnny Mathis (1935- ), known for his smooth voice and romantic ballads, helped define the easy-listening and adult contemporary genres with a career spanning more than six dec…
By Alix Cohen Laurie Krauz may be one of the best jazz artists of our generation. Her well honed vocal instrument evinces elastic versatility and control. Tantalizing power eschews the easy …
By Alix Cohen Sidney Myer is the beating heart of New York’s cabaret community, as much a part of its health and well being as the sun in the mornin’ and the moon at night. Iconoclastic …
By Alix Cohen Once more unto the breach!* This is the 14th Blue Wave concert raising money for Democratic candidates since 2018. Stephen Hanks, at various times editor, writer, publisher, re…
By Alix Cohen Two slight plays- the first more than the second- show Frank Cossa has an ear for naturalistic dialogue. The first features Tom (Riyadh Rollins) waiting impatiently at a café …
A compassionate look at being institutionalized by Alix Cohen
By Alix Cohen Irish Repertory Theatre founders, Charlotte Moore & Ciarán O’Reilly, throw a grand party. At 37, the theater is not only as vibrant and energetic as ever, it still has a…
By Alix Cohen There’s much to recommend The Public Theater’s first production of this Shakespeare classic in 40 years. Firstly, its cast contains stand-outs: Star-crossed lovers, Romeo (…
By Alix Cohen In October 1989, Donald Smith’s four year-old Mabel Mercer Foundation held its first annual New York Cabaret Convention. The New York Times headline read: Cabaret Convention …
By Alix Cohen Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman left one of the most enduring legacies in American songwriting, crafting elegant, emotionally rich lyrics that became part of the cultural fabr…
By Alix Cohen This is hands down the most thrilling dance production to which I’ve ever been treated. In words I’ve rarely written, there’s nothing I would change. Be prepared for hype…
By Alix Cohen People become jockeys not because it’s easy, but because they can’t imagine life without horses, competition, and the thrill of the ride. Robert Montano was the short kid p…
