Thursday, April 2, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for April 2, 2026 is about a couple of great solo shows at Under St. Marks starring Killy Dwyer and Nelly Reznik. Earlier Travalanche posts for April 2 (in no…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:36PMMonday, March 30, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for March 30, 2026 is about an upcoming New York screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush. ALSO: Today is National Doctors Day. I’ve created two previ…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PMNew Yorkers and Near-New Yorkers! I am excited to report the news the my good friends of the Silent Comedy Film Series are presenting a centennial screening of Charlie Chaplin’s great feat…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PMWednesday, March 18, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for March 18, 2026 are about Susan Tyrrell, Charley Pride, and the launch of issue #2 of Slips Slips. Earlier Travalanche posts for March 18 (in no particular…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:02PMMonday, March 16, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for March 16, 2026 are about the Jerry Lewis Centennial, the Charles Halton Sesquicentennial, National Panda Day, and silent star Conrad Nagel. Earlier Traval…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42PMWednesday, March 11, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for March 11, 2026 is about songwriter and serial rapist Joseph Brooks. Earlier Travalanche posts for March 11 (in no particular order) include ones on: Buster…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:18PMThursday, February 26, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for February 26, 2026 are about quotes by me in today’s Irish Echo, the origin of Kellogg’s Cereal, Christopher Marlowe, and dancer Judy Landon (wife of B…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:24PMThursday, February 19, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for February 19, 2026 are about silent screen actress Rosalind Byrne and black vaudeville star Irvin C. Miller. Earlier Travalanche post for February 19 (in n…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:31AMMonday, February 16, 2026
Louise Troy, Edward Woodward, and Tammy Grimes in “High Spirits” (1964). Photo by Friedman-Ables.February 16, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
High Spirits, the musica…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:15PMSunday, February 15, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for February 15, 2026 are about a new Tura Satana documentary, and theatre columnist and sketch writer S. Jay Kaufman. Earlier Travalanche posts for February …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:18PMWednesday, February 11, 2026
The Wicked actor plays the famous French mime in the new play at Classic Stage Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMMonday, February 9, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for February 9, 2026 is about the political revolutionary Thomas Paine. Earlier Travalanche posts for February 9 (in no particular order) include ones on: The …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:24PMSaturday, February 7, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for February 7, 2026 is about the silent western star Ann Little. It’s also National Ballet Day! Check out the ballet section of Travalanche posts here. Othe…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:24PMFriday, February 6, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for February 6, 2026 is about Disney’s new Muppet Show special. Earlier Travalanche posts for February 6 (in no particular order) include ones on: Charlie Ch…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:36PMThursday, February 5, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for February 5, 2026 is about Aleen Leslie, creator of A Date at Judy; and a new exhibition about The Battle of Brooklyn. Earlier Travalanche posts for Februar…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:06PMThursday, January 29, 2026
Rehearsals are underway for Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company. Co-written by Marshall Pailet and Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater, the production will be directed by Pailet and wi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:02PMTuesday, January 27, 2026
Rehearsals are underway for Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company. Co-written by Marshall Pailet and Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater, the production will be directed by Pailet and wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PMThursday, January 22, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for January 22, 2026 is about the new Mel Brooks documentary! Also, January 22 is National Polka Dot Day. See my post on the origins of the comics character �…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:02AMWednesday, January 21, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for January 21, 2026 are about Wolfman Jack and old time director Oscar Eagle (The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers original stage productions). Other earlier Tr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:42PMTuesday, January 6, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for January 6, 2026 is about E.L. Doctorow and Ragtime. Other earlier Travalanche posts for January 6 (in no particular order) include ones on: Chaplin’s The…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:32PMSaturday, January 3, 2026
Alma Taylor (1895-1974) was one of Great Britain’s earliest and biggest film stars during the silent era. In 1915 she was voted Britain’s most popular screen actor, beating out even Char…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AMThursday, December 18, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche post for December 18, 2025 is about pioneering trans icons Boulton and Park. Other earlier Travalanche posts for December 18 (in no particular order) include ones o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:42PMSaturday, November 29, 2025
I was first put wise to the existence of Lillian Fitzgerald (1882-1947) and her industrious theatrical family through Kevin Fitzpatrick of the Lambs Club. Fitzgerald’s son-in-law, whom we�…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:24AMFriday, November 14, 2025
Tony, EMMY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated performer Josh Groban has released Hidden Gems, a new collection bringing together some of his rarest tracks, many of which have never been a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AMSunday, November 9, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche posts for November 9, 2025 are about Earlier Travalanche posts for November 9 (in no particular order) include ones on the Gentry Brothers Circus and some seminal 1…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:06PMTuesday, October 21, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche post for October 21, 2025 is a menu of recommendations for some cool new things you might want to check out! Earlier Travalanche posts for October 21 (in no particu…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PMMonday, October 20, 2025
In keeping with their international flavors, Chamber Music of Maryland, will be presenting Spanish Brass on November 2, 2025. This world renown ensemble will be performing a wind array of mu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:36PMWednesday, October 15, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche posts for October 15, 2025 are about Virginia Leith (The Brain That Wouldn’t Die); radio star Ransom Sherman; B movie star Judd Holdren; a screening of the myster…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:12PMThursday, September 25, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 25, 2025 include ones on Mercy Otis Warren, and the Beatles animated cartoon show. In no particular order, other Travalanche posts for September…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PMWednesday, September 17, 2025
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce the release of Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book, a new collection of 25 removable, ready-to-frame prints by Broadway artist and caricaturist Al Hirsch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMFriday, September 12, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 12, 2025 are about the 15 Best Movie Comedy Stars of All Time; an upcoming seminar series on Charlie Chaplin; and tomorrow’s 400th birthday ce…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:32PMThis is an unpaid endorsement for an online class produced by the 92nd Street Y starting in a couple of weeks. I don’t usually shill for such things (and the class is a little pricey) but …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:54AMSunday, August 31, 2025
Today’s new Travalanche post for August 31, 2025 are on tightrope dancer Marietta Zanfretta, and fashion model/actress Sonyale Luna. Earlier August 31 posts include new ones on: Fredric Ma…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:06AMWednesday, August 6, 2025
August 6 was the birthday of Andy Warhol, Lucille Ball, Paul Bartel, Leo Carrillo, Louella Parsons, Robert Mitchum, Hoot Gibson, Hannah Chaplin (Charlie’s mother), Bunny Breckenridge, Will…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:48AMFriday, August 1, 2025
Australian performer Marcel Cole brings a grace and ingenuity to a story that’s been told often, although not with great success: The 2012 Broadway musical “Chaplin” starring Rob McClu…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:17PMWednesday, June 25, 2025
Thanks, Eve Golden, for the reminder that June Lockhart’s 100th birthday is upon us. June was born the day before Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush was released! I’m on vacation at the m…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:36PMWednesday, May 14, 2025
Born 100 years ago today, Oona O’Neill, Lady Chaplin (1925-1991). Those well-versed in Chaplinia will note the starting fact that this timeline means that Oona was still an infant on swadd…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AMWednesday, April 16, 2025
April 16 is kind of a comedy holy day ’round here. It’s the anniversary of the release date of Laurel and Hardy’s The Music Box and Way Out West and Chaplin’s The Cure, and the birth…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:54AMSunday, April 13, 2025
This International Romani Day we thought we’d give you a head’s up about a new film that focuses on Charlie Chaplin’s Romani heritage and how it influenced his art. It’s directed by …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:32PMFriday, February 28, 2025
We love to share the lives of remarkable people here on Travalanche — on rare occasion they’re still alive! So it is with Diane Kiesel, a New York Supreme Court Justice for almost 20 yea…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:48AM 
