2,405 stories by "Barry Gordin"
October 5, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine Miller, has some wonderful finds today that will keep you entertained, especially on a rainy day. The back story of how Funny Girl came to be w…
Spike Lee: Creative Forces ***** @ The Brooklyn Museum
By: Paulanne Simmons
October 7, 2023: Spike Lee is one of the most influential and controversial of American film directors, the w…
NYAD opens the 31st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival.Â
October 6, 2023: The Hamptons International Film Festival opened their 31st Edition with the East Coast premiere of NYA…
By: Alix Cohen
October 6, 2023: Attorney Martin Garbus has argued cases involving first amendment, constitutional, criminal, copyright and intellectual property law. Among his impress…
By: David Sheward
October 3, 2023: The workplace play is a tried and true template affording opportunities for dramatic conflict and comic interplay among staff and customers in a single …
Lin Manuel Miranda and Friends Launch the 23/24 Season at Tilles Center
By: Iris Wiener
October 3, 2023: "You're not living the dream- you're living five dreams!" Thus began a powerful, …
By: Paulanne Simmons
October 2, 2023: Alice Ripley returns to The Green Room 42 with a new cabaret show, "Believe It or Not," that features her most requested numbers. With John McDaniel …
The Prince of Egypt: The Musical on BroadwayHD November 15 with songs by Grammy & Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Wicked.
October 1, 2023: The West End sensation…
Acclaimed Variety Show, Jamie deRoy & friends, returns to Birdland with Tony Danza, Nikki M. James, Daisy Jopling, and more on Monday, October 23rd at 7pm.
October 1, 2023:Â The inco…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
September 29, 2023: Shout hallelujah! Purlie Victorious: a Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch, Ossie Davis's stingingly funny 1961 satire about Black life …
 By: David Sheward
September 27, 203: In these touchy political times, it's exciting to see a satiric comedy that takes risks and isn't afraid it might offend someone. At the Music Box…
Take a Seat
September 28, 2023: Recently I saw (and reviewed on this site) Audible Theater's Swing State by Rebecca Gilman. After writing my review, I was surprised to learn that dur…
SAC to Open New Exhibition October 7 " Heroines of the Abstract Expressionist Era: From The New York School to The Hamptons on view through December 17, 2023.
September 25, 2023:Â Sout…
Calling all dogs and cats to the 30th Annual Stroll to Sea Dog Walk.
September 24, 2023:Â The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) announced that its 30th annual "Stroll to the Sea"…
By: Paulanne Simmons
September 24, 2023: All four characters in Rebecca Gilman's new play, Swing State, have something in common: they're not very happy.Â
"Maestro" from Director Bradley Cooper to close 31st Hamptons International Film Festival. Full HIFF schedule of films announced.
September 23, 2023: HamptonsFilm announced the full slate …
Broadway Babe's Picks: Marilyn Maye, Kiss Me Kate, and More
September 23, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has a potpourri of finds including Marilyn Maye's 2023 New Year's…
The Wiz, Madwomen of the West
By: David Sheward
September 25, 2023: The new production of The Wiz has found a Broadway theater and announced dates. The all-African-American cast will eas…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
September 22, 2023: Before it became known as a vehicle for strippers and baggy pants comics, burlesque meant parodies of well-known plays and musical theatre. And tha…
By Samuel L. Leiter
September 22, 2023: Perhaps because of theatre economics, the solo show phenomenon continues to grow, sometimes with actors of prominence, sometimes with those you've n…
Theresa Rebeck returns to Primary Stages with Dig, a new play about love and courage, at 59East59 Theaters.
September 21, 2023:Â Dig, a new play written and directed by Pulitzer Prize fi…
By: Paulanne Simmons
September 25, 2023: Lila Day's More of the Same at Pangea is her second cabaret show. Once again Kristine Zbornik directs, this time with Daryl Kojak at the pia…
By: Alix Cohen
September 22, 2023: Rosalia de Cuba is a seductress with rhythm in her veins. She magnetically draws an audience. Encouraged, we clap or parrot a lyric. Heads bob, feet ta…
Iguana Revival with Eclectic Cast
By: David Sheward
September 20, 2023: La Femme Theater Productions will present an Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana, …
