BROADWAY EATS with Dariana Mullen
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Photo by Julieta Cervantes So much theater is about family dynamics where we often recognize ourselves and our families on stage. However, sometimes we are relieved that it is NOT our family…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
How far would you go to retain your youth? Theater and film are replete with tales of women attempting to stay young. If the woman is Maddy Ashton, an egotistical narcissistic performer, one…
With his raspy gravelly voice and broad smile, trumpet-player Louis Armstrong has become an iconic figure. Yet his story is much more complex than that. The new Broadway bio-musical, "It's A…
When people need to recharge, they take a nap or have a cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate. When the charming Helper Bots in the different quirky new musical, "Maybe Happy Ending" need a …
Is there anyone who doesn't know the story of Romeo and Juliet, the young star-crossed lovers? The challenge for a director, then, is how to retell the story to appeal to a younger audience.…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
The chemistry between Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher is charming, and that's the most compelling reason to see the new play "Left on Tenth". The autobiographical play by novelist, sc…
In "Gypsy" three strippers explain the key to success by singing "You Gotta Get a Gimmick." Lately that seems to be the theme of Broadway revivals. The goal is to differentiate the show from…
"It takes compromise before you get the prize. When you throw out your net, sometimes you must get wet." Such is the premise behind Little House on the Ferry, the new immersive queer musical…
The Moulin Rouge! The Musical high-kicker shares her favorite food spots before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver an…
Vladimir Putin is an intriguing figure and last spring, he was one of the two main characters in playwright Peter Morgan's play "Patriots." This season, a second show by Erika Sheffer called…
We grow up, seek partners and then we die. That's the storyline of "Thornton Wilder's Our Town". There's very little cutesy and kitschy about the play which begins in 1901 in Grover's Corner…
Jez Butterworth's latest play, "Hills of California" moves so smoothly that you are never aware of its 2 hours and 45 minutes running time. Arriving on Broadway after a successful London run…
They say you can't go home again. Yet in "Good Bones," the new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames ("Fat Ham") that's what Aisha (Susan Kelechi Watson) is doing when she a…
I'm a sucker for the Iron Man movies. I love Tony Stark who uses his wealth to combat crime and terrorism. Robert Downey, Jr plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man, and his role has won him a legion …
It can't be easy portraying a living person, and it must be even more daunting when the person you are playing is the person who wrote the play. Such is the task for Daniel Dae Kim, the good…
The Play that Goes Wrong player shares his favorite food spots before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan …
This season Broadway is hoping to use star power to boost ticket sales. So popular movie and television performers are headlining new theatrical productions as well as revivals. Producers ho…
"The number of effective antibiotics to treat him keeps decreasing….With every infection his lung function is getting worse and worse." Such is the plight at the center of Lifeline, the ne…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
They say you never forget your first time and one of the first shows I ever saw was "Once Upon a Mattress" starring comedienne Carol Burnett. It was unforgettable! Incomparable! For me, it w…
The multi-hyphenate, who soars in her self-penned To Free a Mockingbird, now playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival through August 24th, shares her fave food spot in the Theatre District b…