2,405 stories by "Barry Gordin"
My Problem with Problem Plays
January 27, 2019: The problem play is a form of realistic drama that developed during the 19th century. It deals with a contemporary social controversy. Its…
By: David Sheward
January 26, 2019: January and February are traditionally slow months in the New York theater with few openings, especially on Broadway--only Choir Boy and True West dur…
ALL OVER THE MAP: COLIN QUINN RED STATE BLUE STATE
By: Samuel L. Leiter
January 25, 2019: I have to admit to being a Colin Quinn novice, not having seen this actor-comedian's previous…
5 Reasons Why The Cher Show Shines
By: Iris Wiener
January 24, 2019: In an industry that now boasts jukebox musicals on a regular basis, how is The Cher Show different from the rest …
16th Annual New York Times Travel Show, January 26 and 27,
Showcases National and Global Trends
By: Ellis Nassour
Via jet (private or commercial), cruise, bus, train or hot air balloon…
By: Paulanne Simmons
January 23, 2019: Full confession, a few decades ago I interviewed, on separate occasion, both Calvin Trillin and his wife, Alice at their Greenwich Village apartmen…
NYC premiere of a dark comedy with Tony nominee Gordon Clapp
January 20, 2019: Jack Neary's Halloween drama, Trick or Treat, produced by Northern Stage, opened at 59E59 Theaters for a li…
By: David Sheward
January 18, 2019: Few actresses can wring as many variations on self-indulgent despair as Marin Ireland. This Obie winner has created incisive portraits of a party-girl…
By: Isa Goldberg
January 17, 2019: It's obvious, from the demographic of the audience at The Duke on 42nd Street, that Arturo Toscanini is a name primarily older people recognize. And f…
By: Isa Goldberg January 16, 2019: There is a lot less violence in Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy at the Manhattan Theater Club, than there is in the Academy Awarding winning movie, adapt…
BROADWAY THEATRES TO DIM LIGHTSÂ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 AT 7:45 PM IN MEMORY OFÂ Theatrical Legend CAROL CHANNING
On Broadway Ms. Channing appeared in: Hello, Dolly! (1995 Reviv…
By: Iris Wiener
January 15, 2019: The fourth annual BroadwayCon, held January 11th through 13th at the Hilton Midtown, boasted an exciting explosion of Broadway fanaticism. Featuring pan…
Artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989) on view at ACA Galleries through March 9.
January 10, 2019: ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street in the gallery district, hosted an opening reception for S…
THEY FOUND THEIR FREEDOM: ON BLUEBERRY HILL
By: Samuel L. Leiter
January 11, 2019: In No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre's classic existentialist drama, one of the three dead characters destin…
By: David Sheward
Jan 11, 2019: You can count on the fingers of two hands the number of African-American playwrights who have had more than one financially successful play on Broadway in …
A THEATRICAL EVENING DEDICATED TO DAVID BOWIE
By: Jared Klein
January 13, 2019: A Night of Stardust, the annual Philadelphia-based concert dedicated to the memory of legendary David B…
Chita Rivera Postponed at 54 Below due to Virus
By: Sandi Durell
Feinstein's/54 Below announced this evening that a series of performances from Broadway legend Chita Rivera have b…
Riki Kane Larimer's Post Holiday Celebration
January 6, 2019: Broadway producer Riki Kane Larimer hosted a post-holiday brunch for many of her nearest and dearest at her Eastside penthous…
Dinner & Dancing on the brink of the ocean in Montauk.
January 1, 2019: New Year's Eve at Gurney's Montauk featured a delectable five course dinner at Scarpetta Beach, served at two s…
Gala Celebration at The Edison Ballroom with Joe Battaglia's 17 piece NY's Big Band on New Year's Eve.
By: Linda Amiel BurnsOn December 31, 2018 thousands of people gathered in the Times …
WHEN IS A PLACE A HOME? THE JUNGLE
By: Samuel L. Leiter
December 28, 2018: No other New York theatre is as beautifully situated as the recent incarnation of St. Ann's Warehouse, occu…
By: David Sheward
December 24, 2018: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) is a beloved American classic. Taught in high schools for decades, it recently won a much-publicized PBS p…
Reception for Glorius Landscapes Exhibition and a Toast to 2019
December 29, 2018: Janet Lehr hosted a reception for GLORIOUS LANDSCAPES which included works by Paul Georges, Wolf Kahn, …
