167 stories by "Alix Cohen"
A Woman Silenced and Maddened By Alix Cohen Written in 1892, The Yellow Wallpaper was published as a series of diary entries by an unnamed woman suffering from postpartum depression. Her phy…
By Alix Cohen Nothing comes close to the rollicking madness of a Joe Iconis & Family production. Holidays are an excuse to take these even further. The Laurie Beechman stage is gleefully…
By Alix Cohen The Big Band Era spanned roughly from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. It was the golden age of large jazz orchestras lead by icons. Evolving from New Orleans style dance and…
By Alix Cohen Hannah Senesh " an anglicized Hannah Szenes, (1921-1944) is revered by Jewish people as a symbol of courage, resistance, and Zionist idealism"an enduring heroine of World War I…
The New York Cabaret Convention Third NightHost K.T. Sullivan, Artistic Director -The Mabel Mercer Foundation By Alix Cohen Opening tonight's show, Mardie Millit and Michael Garin ebullientl…
The New York Cabaret Convention " Second NightHosts Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch By Alix Cohen Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein 1905-1994) was a British American songwriter who contribut…
OPENING NIGHT- The 36th New York Cabaret Convention By Alix Cohen Weeeeeeere back! Under the aegis of the venerable Mabel Mercer Foundation, the cabaret community gathered once again to supp…
By Alix Cohen Friends Klea Blackhurst and Billy Stritch go back a looong time. At the urging of uber-fan, the late Barry Day, they developed a Hoagy Carmichael show, repeatedly performing, t…
By Alix Cohen If work by Talking Band has escaped your radar, Triplicity is an opportunity to rectify its notable absence. The genre-defying collaboration, "in the place where speech and mus…
By Alix Cohen In 1935, New York Times reviewer Brooks Atkinson found Awake and Sing! a story of "noisy, lunging humanity" he felt was weighted by character development, but promising. Sea Do…
By Alix Cohen "We're not selling objects"we're selling ideas, emotions, and the aura of cultural relevance." Larry Gagosian (Gagosian Gallery) Serge (Neil Patrick Harris), a successful derma…
By Alix Cohen Chaconne (1942- José Limón) is inspired by a dance originating in Mexico during the Spanish occupation. On stage are dancers from the current company, older alumni, La Guar…
By Alix Cohen With Let's Love! Ethan Coen gives us a contemporary La Ronde, the French anthology film directed by Max Ophüls. Seemingly disparate chapters on sex/love/attachment unexpectedl…
By Alix Cohen American Sunset is a concept album written between Election Day November 5, 2024, and Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. Liquor and drug consumption increased, sleep became el…
By Alix Cohen Inspired by the illustrations of Edward Gorey, Victorian reverie, ill-fated romance, calamitous croquet, and the dangers of windy cliffs. "The world is full of people who are n…
The American Songbook Gala Celebrating Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty By Alix Cohen Lynn Ahrens was working as a copywriter when invited to write a song for children's television. A burg…
A Contemporary Feminist Look at Pride and Prejudice By Alix Cohen "Oh my God, everyone here sucks!" exclaims Kitty Bennet, bored at a Ball. (Violeta Picayo) 'Decidedly not the familiar class…
A Panacea for the Floundering By Alix Cohen The near? future. Population growth is bleeding earth's resources. With AI rampant, employment is an issue. People haven't been coping well for ye…
A Study of Self Realization By Alix Cohen Bullfighting in Mexico, corrida de toros, was introduced during the colonial era by Spanish settlers and evolved into a national tradition. For cent…
By Alix Cohen Belfast today: American oral historian Emily (Molly Ranson) is interviewing middle-aged Dave (Michael Hayden) about the assassination of a friend and fellow soldier that occurr…
By Alix Cohen Every play does not have to be life changing. A One-Act with limited production budget can offer as much value as theater with publicity and stars. Lost and Found is a small, t…
By Alix Cohen Reasoning and logic are the backbone of clear thinking and decision-making. Drawing conclusions from evidence and deductive reasoning have all but been jettisoned in the curren…
By Alix Cohen Jacob (Will Harrison) is growing up in what Americans would call the projects- a British estate of low income housing. His attentive, single mother (an excellent Lucy Taylor) s…
A Roller Coaster Ride through the Life of Rupert Murdoch By Alix Cohen In 1996, Primary Colors was published with authorship credited to Anonymous-later revealed to be journalist Joe Klein. …
Identical triplets in formidable harmony By Alix Cohen Identical triplets from Nairobi, Kenya, Mary, Magda and Marta Moipei, were appointed UNICEF ambassadors at age twelve championing girl …
