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By Ron Fassler . . . "Hirschfeld drew from life. He was drawing from personal experience. He was going to the theatre and making sketches there and then coming back to his studio and putting…
By Alix Cohen "Dotty had a mind like a steel trap- and a tongue to match." Robert Benchley Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was a poet, short story writer, screenwriter, critic, and satirist known…
September 4th, 5th and 6th Interview with Matt de Rogatis Below By Melissa Griegel… Edward Albee's The Zoo Story opens tomorrow night, Thursday, September 4th, 2025, at the Jersey Shore…
By Alix Cohen It's the bees' knees! * An instrumental "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton/Henry Creamer) sashays in. Trombone surges, cornet and clarinet shimmy, sax kicks up. Tonight's band …
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Plays About Celebrities: Ava: The Secret Conversations and Gene & Gilda.
The post The Siegel Column: "Ava: The Secret Conversations" and "Gene & Gild…
By Alix Cohen "We were looking for artists who bring something new to the table, not just the songs." Alexa Spiegel Broadway's Supper Club, 54 Below, is vested in helping artists. Many music…
Jaime Lozano and The Familia
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By Samuel L. Leiter... Casual Notes on show biz books, memoirs, and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses.
The post Leiter Looks at Books: "Ben Hecht's Theatre of Jewish Protest" a…
By Alix Cohen "We were looking for artists who bring something new to the table, not just the songs." (Alexa Siegel) Broadway's Supper Club, 54 Below, is vested in helping artists. Many musi…
Review by Alix Cohen With this 11" x 17" book, you too can put a Hirschfeld on your wall or gift an uber-fan. There are 58 pages, 50 drawings and 25 glossy, thick, ready to frame posters. Al…
By Alix Cohen "My goal is to capture the evanescent quality of existence." Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams III 1911- 1983) was one of the most influential Ameri…
By Alix Cohen The Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers (æ¢å±±ä¼¯ä¸Žç¥è‹±å°, or Liang Zhu) traces its origins to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317"420 AD), a time marked by…
By Alix Cohen Disguise, mistaken identity, role reversal, breached social boundaries, servants mocking masters, fools speaking truth, status quo suspended…Written in 1602 for Twelfth Night…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Ben Jones has already proven that he's a singer who is unafraid to charter new waters. Capable of singing in many different styles, he uses his extensive range…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Comedian Jeff Ross is often referred to as "The Roastmaster General" for his X-rated celebrity roasts which have been a fixture on cable TV for thirty years…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Headlining a review containing the word grief might not be the best way to get someone to go to Bubba Weiler's excellent new play Well, I'll Let You Go. But go…
By Alix Cohen The Legacy of a Master Composer Henry Mancini (1924"1994) was an influential and versatile American composer. He began as a pianist and arranger for the Glenn Miller Orchestra …
Nostalgic Music of Teenage Summer By Alix Cohen "It's summertime summertime sum sum summertime…" (Tom Jameson) Christopher Denny and Tom Hubbard sing. Later, the two add "bad a-da da-da da…
By Alix Cohen The 19th Annual United Solo Festival launches October 14 and continues through November 23. Its roster of one person pieces written predominantly by each show's performer, feat…
Original Mary Sunshine Returns to Show Nearly 30 Years After Opening By Melissa Griegel… Show photos and video by Melissa Griegel Chicago the Musical is celebrating its 50th anniversary th…
By Alix Cohen "I was never an actress"none of us kids at MGM were. We were just good to look at." Ava " The Secret Conversations was based on candid interviews conducted by ghost writer, jou…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Whenever Isacc Mizrahi comes up with a new edition of his cabaret shows, no matter how he might advertise them with clever titles like "Movie Stars & Su…
By Andrew Poretz . . . . Guitarist and composer Sean Harkness is one of the most talented musicians you'll ever hear, and a rather humble fellow with a sweet nature. An impeccable guitarist,…
A Three-Night Celebration of Song, Style, and the Spirit of Cabaret By Alix Cohen "Grab your coat and grab your hat/Leave your worries on the doorstep…" The 36th Annual New York Cabaret Co…
The loving, challenging romance of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner By Alix Cohen Comic actors/writers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner met in 1980 on set of the forgettable caper film Hanky Panky. …
