1,549 stories by "David Finkle"
Whenever I hear Kurt Elling, I'm reminded of firsts, the shock of the suddenly and compellingly new. His approach to a song is all that -- previously unexplored, unfamiliar.
What she wants the world to understand is that she did have a happy childhood. She isn't the hard-bitten survivor her publicized past might suggest.
Sam Waterston, Brian Murray, and Shirley Knight deliver first-rate performances in Simon Gray's compelling play about the art world and an unusual domestic arrangement.
Steve Ross -- currently the undisputed monarch of Manhattan cabaret -- is currently performing his own "Rhythm & Romance" in New York City through February 12.
Geraldine Hughes, Ciaran O'Reilly, and Jonathan Hogan deliver excellent performances in the Irish Rep's excellent revival of Brian Friel's mesmerizing work.
During the first night of this season's Metropolitan Opera revival of the 1995 Giancarlo del Monaco production, the cast followed some straight-forward advice with prodigious rewards.
The Pearl Theatre serves up a problematic production of Moliere's caustic comedy.
<em>John Gabriel Borkman</em> is one of the rarely revived Ibsen works, which may be a reason to see it now. On the other hand, this treatment won't serve as a strong argument f…
Daniel Kitson proves to be a galvanic storyteller in this enchanting 90-minute monologue at St. Ann's Warehouse.
The Scottish figure painter Stephen Conroy remains extremely intrigued with the male figure -- and with himself. For that reason others should be just as intrigued.
If <em>Michael Feinstein's American Songbook</em> accomplishes anything -- it indisputably does -- it's that his commitment to the task of perpetuating the music is at least equa…
David Campbell is back and anyone interested in what a singer can do to energize a crowd has to hope he sticks around this time. In other words, catch him if you can.
Ralph Lauren just built the first mansion on the Upper East Side since 1918 and reached the zenith he's aimed for since the '60s when he started hawking wide ties.
Hardly enough can be said about Geoffrey Nauffts's<em> Next Fall</em>, which is both remarkably simple and exceedingly complex.
The intent behind these stage documentaries is to inform. Although billed as plays, these theatrical entries aren't that. They're news reports outfitted with theatrical accoutrements.
Perhaps Kerrigan and Lowdermilk will get through to the larger public soon, possibly not--for the simple reason that they devote their tandem time to writing scores for musicals.
In just about every field, there are practitioners and then there are artists. In the still-cogent cabaret area, this distinction is usually between singers and those who take singing to a …
Matt Crowley's dark comedy, <em>The Boys in the Band</em>, opened at Manhattan's Theatre Four on April 14, 1968, little more than a year before the Stonewall Inn fracas.
The husband-wife team of Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano are currently doing the living-room honors in Manhattan's Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel through the first week of March.
What's missing is the effortless character charisma Salinger provided. It does no damage to the 1951 bestseller. <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> continues to stand on its own, un…
Everyone should want to listen to and look at Hilary Kole in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders.
