607 stories by "Peter D. Kramer"
A few new things to consider this weekend. Photo by Aaron Pepis: The cast of Penguin Rep Theatre’s production of “Don’t Talk to the Actors” by Nyack playwright Tom Du…
Broadway.com has a cute feature on “Next to Normal” originals—and Lower Hudson Valley natives—Jennifer Damiano (of White Plains) and Adam Chanler-Berat (of New City).…
Nyack writer’s comedy drawn from his experience with Darren McGavin Nyack playwright Tom Dudzick might have grown up in Buffalo, but he rightly calls Stony Point’s Penguin Rep Th…
Kid-friendly first-act-only matinee will have everyone home before dark The cast of “Into The Woods,” in The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production, directed b…
Westchester wunderkind Stephen Ferri won best orchestrations honors for his New York Musical Theatre Festival production of “Foreverman.” Looking for the list. Will post when I f…
Broadway’s cheerleading musical opens Wednesday Photo by Michael Meseke: The creative team behind Broadway’s “Bring It On: The Musical” includes, from left: Lin-Manue…
Tonight was to be the opening of “The Merchant of Venice” at the Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem, but last night’s storm knocked out power and fell…
Jason Summers has been busy putting the Westchester Sandbox Theatre on the map as its artistic director. But years ago, he was present at the creation of another labor of love: The Hope Foun…
Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire’s “Closer Than Ever,” produced by The York Theatre Company with Edward Negley, Adam Friedson and Nyack’s own Neil Berg, has already…
Liz Callaway hates me because, when she told me the weekend she has waiting for her, I laughed out loud. “I hate you for laughing at me,” the Tony nominee says, laughing. “…
Beat the heat with an island adventure this weekend During the school year, Kathleen Donovan-Warren directs at Pleasantville High School. In summer, she heads to Briarcliff, where this weeke…
New Rochelle native to play Stepinac’s Major Bowes Theater on Friday night New Rochelle’s John Michael Coppola has a thing for Jersey. He was in the Chicago company of “Jer…
A chance to lend a hand: Croton Teen Theater is looking for volunteers to help hang and operate lights for “Company” next week. Contact [email protected].
Youth theaters prepare a busy few weekends (The cast of “I Want It All” in rehearsal. Photo courtesy Cal Chiang.) If you’re suffering from “Glee” withdrawal thi…
If you missed “Legally Blonde” at Westchester Broadway Theatre this spring, or at Yorktown Stage last month, the third time may be a charm, as White Plains PAC and Harrison Summe…
You gotta love the folks at Port Chester Council for the Arts, who have come up with a great little gimmick to promote the romantic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing,” which will pl…
Long-time WBT and WPPAC player returns to Broadway Broadway star Robert Cuccioli, best known for winning the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards (and being nominated for a Tony) for p…
 Revue rides raves to one-month extension Happy to report that The York Theatre Company and producers Neil Berg (of Nyack), Edward Negley and Adam Friedson have extended the run of “…
Play, culled from WWII letters, will be read in Yonkers on July 11 We live in an instant age, when Facebook and Twitter turn wh…
Zingers fly at Boscobel in polished ‘Love’s Labours Lost’ (Drew Lewis and Denise Cormier in “Love’s Labours Lost” at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, n…
Westchester Collaborative Theater’s 2012 Summerfest of One-Act Plays—at 7:30 p.m. July 13 and 2 p.m. July 14 at Ossining Public Library’s Budarz Theater—will feature …
Jacob Burns to screen Sorvino film July 11—days before NYC opening (Mira Sorvino, left, Tammy Blanchard, center, and Nancy Savoca on location for “Union Station.” Photo by …
Mamaroneck venues—one old, one new—join forces (The cast of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” at the Emelin Theater includes, standing from left: Steven C. Rich, Brandon Lavo…
Star-crossed lovers find refuge from the pulsing Verona (Carl Howell and Angela Janas in the title roles of Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.” Ph…
“The 39 Steps” goes to summer camp — at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (Gabra Zackman and Richard Ercole in “The 39 Steps.” Photo by William Marsh.) Richard…
