607 stories by "Peter D. Kramer"
Broadway revival has Holmes recalling audition for Papp “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” an audience-participation musical, is preparing its first Broadway revival. When the audienc…
Writer has three shows opening this fall Thomas Meehan’s fall sounds like it could be the start of a great joke: An orphan, an elf and a little tramp meet on Broadway … The words…
‘Today’ host spent years on musical about radio evangelist (Carolee Carmello in “Scandalous.”) “If you put Oprah with Madonna and Lady Gaga, you still wouldn…
Holiday favorites to light up the Theater District (John Bolton plays The Old Man, with his “major prize” in last season’s national tour of “A Christmas Story: The Mu…
5 must-see local events for theatergoers (Michael Benz is the doomed Dane in the Shakespeare’s Globe production of “Hamlet.”) Local theaters are gearing up for a busy fall,…
Broadway welcomes its share of stars of screens large and small this fall, appearing alongside bona fide luminaries of the American stage. Among the bold-face names you’ll find in and …
From Axial to Yorktown, a full slate awaits (Photo by John Vecchiolla: Tony Lawson and Glory Crampton in the WBT production of “Can Can.”) Professional Axial Theatre Company: Thi…
A cool video project worth a look Check out this neat little youtube video project by Lakeland High School graduate Lindsay Calleran and a couple of friends, who spent one night trying to br…
Music icon helps to put Port Chester back on the rock ‘n’ roll map Bob Dylan, as close to rock ’n’ roll royalty as they come, Tuesday night reopened The Capitol Theat…
Back in the day, his price of admission was a sweet treat for the band (Photo by Peter D. Kramer: Chris Cassone at the Capitol Theatre stage door, where he made regular visits, cake in hand,…
The Port Chester venue is polished for Sept. 4 reopening The old marquee is the same, protected by the National Register of Historic Places, but step into Port Chester’s Capitol Theatr…
Port Chester’s storied theater aims to attract top rock acts (Photo by Mark Vergari: Peter Shapiro, left, and Jon Dindas at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, which reopens next week…
Returning this morning from a week off, I got a call from Marcia Clark, the shameless promoter of all things Hudson Valley Shakespeare, who tells me that HV Shakes’ poobah Terry O̵…
Artist returns to Nyack in multimedia festival (Photo by Seth Harrison/The Journal News: Kris Burns, artist in residence at the Hopper House, on the porch at the birthplace of Edward Hopper.…
Palminteri will do benefit Q&A for Lighthouse Youth Theatre (Journal News file photo: Chazz Palminteri in his Bedford home office.) Bedford resident Chazz Palminteri, whose autobiograph…
Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre, which is about to reopen with Bob Dylan launching things on Sept. 4, announce that Deborah Harry and Blondie will play Oct. 7, the Sunday of Columbus Da…
Touring company sets its sights on lakeside spot at Pace University (Photo by Simon Annand: Michael Benz is the doomed Dane in the Shakespeare’s Globe touring production of “Haml…
White Plains PAC has just announced its 2012-13 season, which will include three mainstage productions: “August: Osage County” and “The Color Purple” (in New York reg…
Learned this afternoon of the death of actor Ron Paolillo at age 63. He was Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter.” Here’s my 2005 interview with him, when he was in Nyack with…
The creative mind behind “Hopper Happens” (Photo by Seth Harrison: Kris Burns, in the tiny office upstairs at Hopper House in Nyack, from which she has been coordinating this wee…
Bob Dylan will officially reopen Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre. Yes, his whereabouts on Sept. 4 will be positively Port Chester. His website announced just now that he will play the f…
Hudson Valley Shakespeare veteran brings one-man show to Depot Theater (Photo by William Marsh: Jason O’Connell relates his shared history with the Batman films in his one-man show, &#…
They have spent the summer toiling on “The 39 Steps,” “Love’s Labours Lost” and “Romeo & Juliet,” but on Aug. 20, the eight Hudson Valley Shake…
Larson musical among weekend’s offerings (The cast of Hudson Valley Teen Summer Theatre’s ‘Rent: School Edition’ at Clarkstown South High School this weekend is led b…
Hudson Stage Company announced today that its fall mainstage production will be Marie Jones’ “Stones in His Pockets,” the dramedy about two Irish extras on a movie set. Dan…
