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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

REVIEW: ‘The Gin Game’ Starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson by Steve

By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) “Hold on until everything you have in your hand goes together, except one card. Then you discard that card and say ‘gin’.” A chance encounter, …

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

REVIEW: ‘Beautiful Songs,’ Maxine Linehan at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Steve

By Luis Restrepo (@LuissimoLuis) For singers, the opportunity to perform a solo show at 54 Below (now Feinstein’s/54 Below) has become a career milestone. The “Beautiful Songs”…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 04:57AM

Broadway Stars Daisy Eagan, Keala Settle and More Join #COTA’s Steve Schonberg & @BroadwayGirlNYC for “Ghost Light” at 54 Below by Steve

FOR $5 OFF TICKETS, ENTER CODE GHOST5 AT CHECK OUT On Friday, October 30, Feinstein’s/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present ”Ghost Light: Songs and Creepy Stories From Broadw…

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

REVIEW: Kurt Elling At Café Carlyle, ‘Swings Sinatra’ by Steve

By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) Paying tribute to Frank Sinatra and observing his centenary, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling filled the Café Carlyle with jazz and romance i…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:15PM

REVIEW: ‘Fool For Love,’ a Cyclical Heartbreak for Two by Steve

By Luis Restrepo (@LuissimoLuis) Pat Benatar must have been alluding to Sam Shepard’s brilliant and raw Fool For Love when she wrote “Love is a Battlefield”. And as many pop anthems wi…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:15AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Maxine Linehan to Perform ‘Beautiful Songs’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Steve

This Saturday, October 17 (9:30PM), cabaret sensation Maxine Linehan will perform songs from her latest album, “Beautiful Songs,” at Broadway’s supper club Feinstein’s/54 Bel…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:15PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Review: Roundabout’s ‘Ugly Lies the Bone’ at the Steinberg Center by Steve

By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) “Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone. Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.” -Albert Einstein As the lights slowly fade to bl…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:45PM

REVIEW: New York Pops Open Season with ‘Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein’ at Carnegie Hall by Steve

By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) Last Friday, Carnegie Hall’s legendary Stern Auditorium was abuzz, with patrons eager for the opening of the latest season of the New York Pops, …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:18AM

Review: General Mischief Dance Theatre Premieres ‘Recreation’ by Steve

By Sondra Forsyth (@SondraForsyth) The highlight of “Up and Away”, General Mischief Dance Theatre’s thoroughly enjoyable program on October 11 at JCC Manhattan’s Goldman-Sonnenfeldt …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:27AM
Thursday, October 8, 2015

REVIEW: ‘Letters to Sala’ by the Journey Company and F.A.B. Women by Steve

By R. Jones “We keep these people alive by saving the letters.” Based on the book Sala’s Gift, the Journey Company and F.A.B. Women at the Barrow Group Theatre Company vivi…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:47AM
Monday, October 5, 2015

Words of Wanting; Deaf West’s “Spring Awakening” at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre by Steve

By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) The tender intimacies laced through the story of Spring Awakening have an enduring and expanding magic. The original text by Frank Wedekind was written…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:32AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Montego Glover Discovers a New, ‘Irresistible’ Fantine in Broadway’s ‘Les Misérables’ by Steve

Patti LuPone, Andrea McArdle, Anne Hathaway, Melba Moore—since it first premiered in London 30 years ago, Boublil and Schönberg’s mega-musical, Les Misérables, has played more than…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:40PM

Entertainers Will and Anthony Nunziata Inspire Faith, as ‘Broadway Goes to Church’ by Steve

By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) The dynamic performing duo, Will and Anthony Nunizata, an incredibly talented pair of brothers who sing, act and entertain audiences with their fresh take on …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015

REVIEW: Sommerfugl, World Premiere from InViolet Theater by Steve

By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) The transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly is a beautiful transition in nature, and symbolic to some as being a new hope and inspiration in…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:05PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Montego Glover Chats ‘Pirates of Penzance,’ Docking at City Center in October by Steve

From October 15th to 16th, “The Pirates of Penzance” will dock again in New York City, thanks to Master Voices, who will kick off their 2015-2016 season with the Gilbert and Sull…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:35AM
Monday, September 21, 2015

Taking Hamlet to Bed; Interview with Actor and Playwright, Michael Laurence by Steve

By Jennifer Vazquez (@JENerationV) It might have taken approximately four years to turn that small inkling of an idea into a multidimensional, completed and absolutely captivating play, but …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:25PM
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Rarely a Day Off: Darren Criss Chats ‘Elsie Fest’, Film and TV Since Putting Hedwig Back on the Shelf by Steve

On Sunday, September 27, Broadway will go “Coachella” when Elsie Fest hits the JBL Live concert venue at Pier 97. Helmed by TV and stage star, Darren Criss (“Glee,” Hedwig and the A…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 05:34PM
Thursday, September 17, 2015

REVIEW: ‘Hamlet in Bed,’ a Chamber Opera for Two Lost Souls by Steve

By Luis Restrepo (@LuissimoLuis) Walking down any street in Manhattan, day or night, you’re undoubtedly surrounded by people. People in cars, people on foot, people looking in to and f…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:54PM

MetroStar Winner, Kristoffer Lowe Premieres Show at Metropolitan Room by Steve

On Tuesday, September 22, last year’s 2014 MetroStar winner, Kristoffer Lowe will premiere his new show, “You’re Getting to Be Habit With Me: The Songs of Harry Warren,” at the Metr…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:02PM

Brian Stokes Mitchell ‘Plays With Music’ at Café Carlyle by Steve

Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJSchuler) Café Carlyle was alive and full of energy Tuesday night, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the legendary cabaret space, and the opening of their 2015 …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:31AM

Lesson in Art, Love & Laugher: An Interview with Creative Team Behind ‘Sex of the Baby’ by Steve

  By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Creation, fertility, art, legacy, love, and intimacy–at first glance, these things might not all seem related but Sex of the Baby, a new comedy-d…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:13AM
Saturday, September 12, 2015

REVIEW: ‘Whorl Inside a Loop’ at Second Stage Theatre by Steve

  By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) While so much of art is inspired by real life, where is the line between sharing another person’s story and exploiting it for personal benefit? What …

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:47AM
Thursday, September 3, 2015

2015 MAC Major Artist Award Winner, Stacy Sullivan Returns to Metropolitan Room by Steve

On Friday, the 11th of September, 2015 MAC Outstanding Major Artist Award winner, Stacy Sullivan will return to the Metropolitan Room with her latest show, “Since You’ve Asked.&#…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:16AM
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New Company, ‘Collider Theater,’ Announces ‘Love, Sex, and Death in the Amazon’ by Steve

Today, Robert Murphy and Jean Randich announced the launch of a new theater company, Collider Theater, with the world premiere production of Love, Sex and Death in the Amazon opening Oc…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:21AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

REVIEW: “See Jane Sing,” with Jane Lynch at Joe’s Pub by Steve

By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) See Jane sing. See Jane twirl. See Jane shake her ‘buns’ like Nicki Minaj. But most importantly, see Jane Lynch. Jane Lynch’s spectacle, which op…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:04AM
Thursday, August 13, 2015

10 Shows to Watch for at This Year’s New York Fringe Festival by Steven McElroy, Erik Piepenburg and Scott Heller

“Elaine Stritch: Still Here,” “Exact Change” and “Naked Hamilton” are among the shows in this year’s FringeNYC, which opens on Friday.

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Review: The Public’s Cymbeline at Shakespeare in the Park by Steve

By Shari Lifland (@shariontheaisle) The Public’s new production of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline at the Delacorte Theater must have been conceived with two goals in mind: to ensure the audienc…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:37PM

INTERVIEW: Audra McDonald and Will Swenson; Couple Shine in A Moon for the Misbegotten by Steve

Now at Williamstown Theatre Festival, tucked away in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, Broadway royalty and celebrity couple, Audra McDonald and Will Swenson are exploring a new kind of…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:24PM
Friday, August 7, 2015

REVIEW: Adelaide Cabaret Festival Featuring Ali McGregor & Eddie Perfect by Steve

  By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) Featuring the talents of Australian performers Ali McGregor and Eddie Perfect in their debut at Joe’s Pub in New York, the Adelaide Cabaret Festiv…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 02:52PM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

REVIEW: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Genius Keeps Hamilton’s Flame Alive by Steve

By Shari Lifland (@shariontheaisle) “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in s…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:23PM
Saturday, August 1, 2015

ENTER TO WIN! Tickets to Shakespeare & Co’s ‘Red Velvet,’ Bucks County Playhouse’s ’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ by Steve

(Photo: Williamstown Theatre Festival at Williams College) Summer is a great time to escape the heat, and explore our incredible tri-state area, and the bordering New England area. Even if y…

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