607 stories by "Peter D. Kramer"
Irish comedy to open Nov. 10 Actors Jay Stratton, left, and Richard Hollis, rehearse the play “Stones in His Pocket” at Hudson Stage in Briarcliff Manor Oct. 26, 2012. The tw…
High-school productions weather storms to a heavenly ‘Hell Week’ After years of focusing purely on high-school theater during the busy spring rush of shows, I’ve been expan…
Some schools postponed their fall shows after losing a week of rehearsal (thanks to Superstorm Sandy) and another day of rehearsal (thanks to the Nor’easter). But not Tappan Zee High S…
America voted, and Carly Rose Sonenclar made it (back) into the Top 12 on THE X FACTOR tonight. Eliminated tonight was Jason Brock, who got the lowest vote total last night. The wrinkle was …
John Gwardyak is kind of crazy. Well, he’s more than kind of crazy. He’s insane, in the best possible way. So it’s great to see him infecting his theater kids at Eastcheste…
Facing the voters for the first time We got to meet Russell, Carly’s brother, last night on “The X Factor” and the 13-year-old phenom from Mamaroneck got to sing a song fro…
Updated: An earlier post reported the airing date of tomorrow. Then NBC moved the airing to Friday. Set your DVRs for the “Today” Friday morning to catch the Brewster High School…
Mamaroneck phenom advancing on “The X Factor” (Carly Rose Sonenclar performs live on THE X FACTOR last week. Ray Mickshaw/FOX. ) Last week, Mamaroneck’s Carly Rose Sonencla…
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass sing the praises of choir (Soprano Emily Brotmann, alto Sebastianne Kent, tenor David Axelrod and bass Justin Fischer in Penelope Cruz’s choir room. Photo by…
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass speak in unison Members of the White Plains High School Choir, under the direction of Penelope Cruz, not pictured, rehearse a selection from Handel’s “…
Nyack filmmaker and cast to attend Monday event Mike Timmons plays Earl Coleman—an ex-convict who channels his guilt over his sister’s death into an effort to clean up his crime-…
And then there were 12 on “The X Factor,” including Mamaroneck’s Carly Rose Sonenclar, who was spared by Britney Spears last night, with 11 other acts. They’ll be bac…
Superstorm Sandy, it turns out, is even more powerful than a teen-age wizard. The storm has forced Brewster High School to postpone to next weekend its fall play, “Mary Potter and the …
Gotta love this Facebook post from Tarrytown Music Hall: For all of you attending the Aimee Mann show tonight and still have no power at home, drop off your cellphone and charger tonight and…
Just heard from Olivia Sklar at Hudson Stage. With Briarcliff Pace still without power after Superstorm Sandy, they’re pushing back “Stones in His Pockets” a week. “B…
Pleasantville’s Axial Theatre is getting in the post-Sandy spirit, realizing that people may be short on cash due to powerless ATMs, so they’re offering a pay-what-you-can policy…
Mamaroneck teen gets her Britney on Gotta say that Carly Rose Sonenclar looked so out of place singing Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling” last night on “The X Factor.” I…
Cagle McDonald, the producer of Irvington’s Clocktower Players, won’t let a little thing like a hurricane keep her from entertaining Lower Hudson Valley audiences. Hurricane Sand…
For ‘Stones,’ two actors play 13 roles (Jay Stratton, left, and Richard Hollis rehearse the play “Stones in His Pockets” at Hudson Stage in Briarcliff Manor. Phot…
Lower Hudson Valley stages are brimming with possibilities this weekend, with new productions across the region. Here are a few, with a pitch from each company. In the wake of Hurricane Sand…
Hurricane prompts postponement of ‘Ask Chazz’ benefit Chazz Palminteri in his Bedford home office. With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Eastern seaboard, Westchester Broadway…
This weekend and next, openings all over (The cast of Clifford Odets’ “Awake and Sing” at Axial Theatre in Pleasantville includes, from left: Sean Weil, Ann Gulian and Ryan…
Chatting up ‘X Factor’ phenom Carly Rose Sonenclar The World Series is booting “The X Factor” from its Wednesday/Thursday lineup on Fox this week (and possibly next),…
Making movies has a special effect on Eastchester student (Eastchester High School senior Jessica Costa, 16, in the school’s film studio. Photo by Seth Harrison/The Journal News.) East…
A Tony-winner working far from the gloss of Lincoln Center Steve Rosen, left, is “Josh Cohen,” Kate Wetherhead is “A Lot of People,” and David Rossmer is “Narra…
