259 stories by "Edward Kliszus"
Wendy Moten ascended to the Birdland stage with a smile and charm that lit up the room. From her first words and the comfortable swing tempo of her first song, All of Me, Moten emerged as a …
The rich baritone voice of raconteur Frank Zilinyi launched Radiotheatre's deliciously macabre exordium of The Haunting of 85 East 4th Street, a dark, spellbinding tale of New York City hist…
Blake Allen's Insomnia is a cerebral, enigmatic, and mystifying artistic creation chronicling a night of an insomniac narrator. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Sleep and Waking" …
Benjamin Franklin the man emerged as a frowzy, flawed, and crafty roué, relentlessly attempting to seduce the married Mme Brillon. Franklin deftly engaged and modified his façon de parle…
Maestro Botstein and The Orchestra Now demonstrated their capacity to express powerful rich intones, frenetic fugatos, and exquisite, intense subtleties.
Wendel's songs are strikingly original, expressive, and extraordinarily inventive. His ideas and improvisations are freely chromatic, virtuosic, and organic, and he employed subtle be-bop id…
This cast deserves high praise for maintaining the challenging, complex characters and tensions while also charming and engaging viewers who could not resist being sympathetic and moved. The…
The performance of Mozart's Requiem, K526, was glorious and ecstatic. The sui generis admixture of rich sounds from soloists, chorus, and orchestra was superb. At the same time, the sumptuou…
Charlap opened with a sumptuous, gentle introduction to Tommy Dorsey's I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, leading to a string of some of the greatest songs of the American Songbook and jazz c…
With the production's delights of flamenco dancing, passionate arias, magnificent costuming, staging, lighting, soaring melodies, and powerful drama, we ultimately gasp in awe at the power o…
Kittredge is a songstress of sumptuous romantic energy who possesses a dazzling gift for expressing the rich meaning of songs. She owns a sensitive, delightful facon de parler and freely com…
As the cast masterfully characterized Shakespeare's saturnine work, we were inexorably drawn into the portentous tale. Supporting the account were the dim penumbra of macabre images, a panop…
Love Online was a delightful musical journey enhanced by some of the finest songs that were ever written. It was performed by two enchanting, empathetic, and erudite individuals who understa…
The Orchestra Now stands proudly in the well-earned tradition of excellence among the superb symphony orchestras that regularly perform in New York City. And while they celebrate major stand…
This play production "Susan B" reminds us that Susan B. Anthony was an astounding, courageous voice in a wilderness who, at her peril, evoked an awakening of clear thinking, reflection, and …
Human nature prevails as little has changed since Henrik Ibsen's portrayal of "Hedda Gabler" in 1891 Norway. In tonight's "Hedda Gabler," we witnessed the meandering deviltries of the pistol…
New York City Center presented the fourth installment of its Fall For Dance Festival, a trio of spectacular, diverse dance offerings and celebration of dance and music and a magical fusion o…
The men were dapper, the ladies elegant, they were all beautiful, and together drew viewers into the time best befitting each Irving Berlin song's historical context. We heard charming anecd…
The troupe aptly expressed the story with its twists and turns, plot and subplots, and its sojourn into the supernatural world of the night forest. We were indeed transported into the supern…
The orchestra masterfully performed each work to ensure the expression of the composer's artistic and imaginative intent. Despite the large audience, individuals remained focused and quiet a…
Harnar assiduously grasped a selection of Sondheim's artistic jewels and customized it for his purposes. He accomplished this with aplomb and sheer artistry as he expressed the essence of ea…
Love, Sex and Real Estate captures the imagination within its rich context of possibilities exuding from human frailty, the complexity of relationships, and the dangers associated with love …
This is a psychological thriller where complex characters are sustained in an ever-changing dreamscape. It's akin to being trapped in a Salvador Dali painting or episode of The Outer Limits …
This event was a heart-warming tribute to the life and career of the venerable, renowned actor James Earl Jones, one of the rare, elite "EGOTs, aka "Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony" winners.
Black String performed a spectacular synthesis of energy-filled musical fusion. They are powered by an effective eclectic merger of traditional Korean instruments, electric guitar, amplifica…
