607 stories by "Peter D. Kramer"
Afua Yeboah, 16, a junior at Peekskill High School, has stage presence to burn. As TiMoune, the island girl who finds favor with the gods in “Once on this Island” this weekend, s…
If you know “9 to 5,” it’s likely the 1980 movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as secretaries who teach their chauvinist boss a lesson or two. It came t…
You gotta love when a local theater troupe breaks ground to present a premiere. We’ve been treated to a slew of them in recent years, from “Spring Awakening” (WPPAC) and &#…
A look at rehearsal for Lakeland High School’s production of “9 to 5,” through the lens of Journal News photographer Ricky Flores.The post HSMs | Rehearsing Lakeland’…
A rehearsal for ‘The Wiz” at Sleepy Hollow High School, through the lens of Journal News photographer Joe Larese.The post HSMs | Rehearsing ‘The Wiz’ in Sleepy Hollow…
A look at rehearsals for Peekskill High School’s production of “Once on This Island,” through the lens of Journal News photographer Seth Harrison. The post HSMs | Reh…
Here’s a look at rehearsal for Hastings High School’s production of “Footloose,” seen through the lens of Journal News photographer Melissa Elian. The post HSMs…
We dropped by a rehearsal for “Once on This Island” at Peekskill High School and were, frankly, blown away by the voices and the movement of the opening number. Director Scarlett…
Happily made the trek to Shrub Oak to catch up with director Darrin Grimm and choreographer Linda Duci and the kids as they worked on “9 to 5,” the Dolly Parton musical that star…
The day I arrived at Hastings to talk to the kids about “Footloose” was the day after their beloved music teacher Dan Kerness passed away. A few of the kids were too upset to reh…
Nice to stop by Sleepy Hollow High School’s state-of-the-art theater yesterday and catch part of a rehearsal for “The Wiz.” Julie Colangelo brings her directing talents to …
RIP, Richie Havens, who died this morning, at age 72, after a sudden heart attack. Hard to believe that the man who opened Woodstock is gone. He left touring life behind him three years ago,…
City Island Theater Group presents Marc Camoletti’s French farce “Boeing Boeing,” directed by Nick Sala, at 8 p.m. May 3 and 4 and 3 p.m. May 5. Also 8 p.m. May 9-11. Buy t…
Carina Allen knows “Legally Blonde.” In January, the Mamaroneck senior appeared in the Play Group Theater production of the musical based on the Reese Witherspoon film. She was i…
Jessica Lynch thought she had been in her last high-school musical when “The Music Man” closed at Briarcliff High on March 10. She played Zaneeta Shinn, the mayor’s daughte…
Thanks to director Scott Zimmerman and musical director David Jutt and the cast and crew of ‘Zombie Prom’ for having us at rehearsal the other day. Here’s a look at rehears…
Here’s a look at a recent rehearsal for “Evita” at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, through the lens of Journal News photographer Peter Carr. Thanks to dire…
Hastings High School senior Emily Romano signed one of the paper-shrouded columns in the school’s lobby to honor music teacher Dan Kerness, who died on Wednesday. She and a friend wrot…
Just got word that Mamaroneck’s Carly Rose Sonenclar will be on Fox 5’s “Good Day New York” program tomorrow (Friday) at about 9:20 a.m. (Earlier, they had said it wo…
Mamaroneck has a tradition of presenting one big musical per year, for graduating seniors only. Last year, it was “Xanadu,” a show that had students on rollerskates in a funny sp…
Kids at New Rochelle High School get a theatrical workout every year. Some kids arrive for school early and enroll in the PAVE curriculum, earning a special designation on their diplomas. It…
Dropped by the beehive of activity known as the Major Bowes Auditorium at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains yesterday and chatted with members of the cast of “Evita,̶…
I’ll be busy, busy, busy the next few days, as the high-school-musical season comes to a spirited close across the Lower Hudson Valley. Today, it’s New Rochelle for “Zombie…
Here, through the lens of photographer Matthew Brown, is a glimpse at “The Phantom of the Opera” at Putnam Valley High School.The post HSMs | Rehearsing ‘Phantom’ at …
Zoe Levine plays the flute (and a tower-bound Rapunzel) in Rockland Country Day School’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” this weekend. Photo by John…
