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All three plays in Fog and Ice do stand on their own in the world of today as the sense of isolation and loss will always be part of our story.
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Marc-André Hamelin's sovereign recital at the 92nd Street Y was a revelation of pianistic genius " Haydn to Rachmaninoff, with Zappa, Wolpe, Oswald, and Medtner illuminated en route. Seek o…
Why DO they keep coming back?  It must be more than their 5 minute stories.  Not that these stories are dull because in the hands of these very fine actors each one become a jewel. …
If you're looking for a show with exactly two things: energy and dancing--then 11 to Midnight is the entertainment for you. But if you want a complete storyline and depth--even an opportunit…
Hate Radio, playing through the end of the month is an important allegory for today's world, warning of the harm that our media's tonality and messaging can cause and how influential it can …
Gobstopper is a black comedy about those on the fringe because they don't quite fit in.
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The Waterfall, directed by Taylor Reynnolds starts as an intimate family journey but ends as one that takes on many generations and opens up the identity crisis of a first-generation America…
After years apart--LIL is now big, and BIG is...well, he always had to be big. After leaving home and high school, BIG began MMA; it pulled him from addiction but pulled him farther away fro…
After a 2024 London premiere, Alexander Zeldin's The Other Place, hisses a torrent of silent shame. It shows how differently people respond to grief: how long we hold it, how much we hide, w…
The world is a little bet better, and you will be a little bet better, if you get the chance to spend some time at one of Bridget McGuire shows. Check her website of where she'll be appearin…
Each of these films is a director's debut and is a solid start for each one of them.
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By Tulis McCall Well, this production of "High Spirits" is kind of a jumble.  As I was leaving I heard two men talking "OK so you didn't like it?" "I didn't say I didn't like it.  I sa…
by Tulis McCall OK Here is what you should know " I am not a weeper at shows.  Mary Kate O Flanagan's "Making A Show Of Myself" tested those boundaries. If you are looking for a one perso…
At the 92nd Street Y, Grammy-winner Richard O'Neill and Chopin Competition gold medalist Garrick Ohlsson delivered a transcendent evening spanning Schubert's intimate lyricism and Rachmanino…
The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony's "Sublime Schubert" concert was a transcendent evening of immersive orchestral artistry. Under David Bernard's visionary leadership and the InsideOut Concer…
The past is part of what is going on in our present. The simple screen on stage becomes part of the journey of everything. The voices on stage lifting up in song, bodies in movement, and the…
JUST DESSERTS: A Musical Bake-Off, now playing at AMT Theater, is just what the title suggests " a musical about a bake-off. No not the Great British Bake-off - this one is hyper local. …
The Broadway Magic Hour, starring Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio, transforms weekend afternoons into luminous shared experiences where children levitate, adults rediscover wonder, and families …
The American Symphony Orchestra's Forging an American Musical Identity illuminated both forgotten paths and familiar landmarks, uniting scholarship, passion, and superb musicianship. Tonight…
Laura Benanti's luminous evening at 92NY reaffirmed the power of cabaret as storytelling, memory, and joy. With Todd Almond and a stellar ensemble, she reminded audiences why live performanc…
At seventy-seven, ten-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval remains a blazing force of virtuosity, humor, and heart. His electrifying concert at the 92nd Street Y showcased bebop fire, Latin rh…
You will witness a piece of history that will resonate with what we are presently living and eye-witnessing today in our country. It will give you pause.
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All of this was the set (back of the bookstore included) as well as the subject for the play Edward by Ed Schmidt, the delightfully human tale of a normal man (Edward O'Connell) who lived a …
Falling Out at FRIGID's Under St. Marks delivers heartfelt storytelling through Josée Weigand-Klein's luminous score and an extraordinary cast who transform heartbreak into hope. This immer…
It's a spectacle, it's a sort of social experiment, it's shameless vulnerability; Gridley wants us to watch her walk. She wants us to immediately see her: the part of her that we are quick t…
