John Lewis a civil rights leader who became known as the “Conscience of Congress” is the subject of a new biography. ( Photo: Official Portrait of Rep. John Lewis) New Take on Civil Rights Icon John Lewis We may think we’ve read and heard—not to mention watched, if we were fortunate—everything about John Lewis. Jon Meacham,... News 09 Oct 2024 | 04:26
The new Jez Butterworth play, “The Hills of California” is one of more than a dozen plays written by, and starring, women now gracing theaters from the Great White Way to Off Broadway. ( Photo: HillofCalifornia.com) The Hills Are Alive...With the Sounds of Women’s Plays Jez Butterworth’s latest play has just opened on Broadway. “The Hills of California” is about a mother determined to turn... City Arts 07 Oct 2024 | 12:38
Dr. Adams (Frank Licato) and Richard (Ezra Barnes) are in therapy. Richard asks about hypnosis to recover his lost password to his bitcoin fortune. ( Photo: Theater for the New City) “Dickhead” a New Play That Satirizes How Tech Roils One Modern Family Here comes an off Broadway show sure to mess up our minds—hopefully in an instructive way. Think Norman Rockwell meets The... Features 27 Sep 2024 | 03:03
Director Igor Golyak will have two plays running back-to-back at the Off Broadway theater Classic Stage Company. “Our Class” debuts Sept. 12 to November 3 and it will be followed by his own take on Shakespeare’s classic “The Merchant of Venice” starting on November 22. ( Photo: Courtesy of Arlekin Players Theatre ) Off-Broadway Double Header of Plays Directed by Igor Golyak at the Classic Stage Co. “Our Class” was such a success at the Brooklyn Academy of Music earlier this year that it’s moving Off-Broadway to Classic... City Arts 06 Sep 2024 | 01:17
Grant Woods, former attorney general of Arizona and longtime friend of Sen. John McCain, co-wrote The Ghost of John McCain but passed away in 2021, three years before the play finally was slated to debut Off-Broadway debut. ( Photo: Robbie Quinn/Wikimedia Commons) Democracy Takes Center Stage in Two New Off Broadway Plays It is only appropriate, perhaps, with a critical election coming up, that two new shows—relevant and timely would emerge.... City Arts 28 Aug 2024 | 05:26
Kelley Curran (left) and Frank Wood uses finger puppets to represent the characters from Trump’s inner circle who huddled in Trump Tower in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer who was promising to hand over incriminating info on Hillary Clinton. ( Photo: Carol Rosegg) Political Events in 2016 Form Backdrop for New Play Starring Frank Wood and Kelley Curran Playwright Catherine Gropper uses that now infamous meeting in June 2016 on the Trump Tower’s 25th floor between top campaign... News 14 Aug 2024 | 04:55
The company of Ain’t Done Bad, now in a limited off Broadway run at the Pershing Square Signature Theater. Photo: Matthew Murphy Dance Theater Hit:“Ain’t Done Bad” Opens at Pershing Square Signature Theater Three does not a trend make, but “Ain’t Done Bad,” which has just opened at the Pershing Sq. Signature Center, is the third... City Arts 19 Jul 2024 | 06:58
Rush Hemispjheres (1978): Brain-centric gatefold album cover by Canadian art / prog rockers. Original cover design by graphic artist Hugh Syme. ( Mercury Records) Brains Need Art Like Art Needs Brains When I first reviewed Your Brain On Art, by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, it was a rather new idea: making the connection... City Arts 10 Jul 2024 | 12:54
Annika Beck competing in the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament at the Bank of England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, England. ( David Iliff / Wikimedia Commons) Tennis Is Having a Media Moment Yes, the NBA finals are in progress, the Yankees are soaring, and Jets fans await Aaron Rodgers’ arrival from... somewhere.... Voices 17 Jun 2024 | 02:16
Black Army soldiers T/5 William E. Thomas and Pfc. Joseph Jackson show off their “Easter Eggs for Hitler,” Easter morning, March 10, 1945. ( National Archives) Giving New Meaning to the term “Color Guard” As we spend this weekend, remembering the heroism of D-Day, I am remembering those who so many have forgotten. Obviously,... News 06 Jun 2024 | 01:17
Gilad Segev, one of the most popular singers to come out of Israel, gave a multimedia performance at the Museum of Jewish Heritage recently. Photo: Wikimedia Project Heroes at Museum of Jewish Heritage Featured Israeli Singer/Composer Gilad Segev Despite news of campuses in chaos, not to mention the daily dashed hopes of a cease-fire, there was a true salve on May 3rd.... News 13 May 2024 | 04:58
A photo on the wall of the Kovners’ apartment on W. 67th captures the time when Barack Obama stopped by for a fundraiser. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah and Victor Kovner Sarah and Victor Kovner: A Couple that Defines Long-Time Dem Activism in the City Not long after my husband and I moved to New York from Los Angeles in 1983, a couple named Sarah and Victor Kovner—long -time... Voices 29 Apr 2024 | 01:29
Two of the four four actresses who star in a Final Toast are: L-R: Jana Robbins (left) and Sachi Parker (right). The two act play opens at the Chain Theater on May 10. Photo by Jonathan Slaff. A ‘Final Toast’ is Both Humorous and Poignant as it Tackles Topic of Aging in Play Set to Open Off Broadway on May 10 No, this off-Broadway show is not a celebration of the world of vintners. Nor is it a comedy, though the playwright, Michele... News 29 Apr 2024 | 09:32
A sold out Steve & Eydie tribute show at Carnegie Hall on March 18th featured David Lawrence (left) playing his father Steve Lawrence while Debbie Grayitte played Steve’s singing spouse Eydie. The show was made all the more poignant because David disclosed at the show’s close his father had passed away on March 7. Photo: Russ Rowland Steve and Eydie Tribute at Carnegie Hall: A Night to Remember...and Repeat? Steve and Eydie. That’s all you had to say for decades. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, who met on the Tonight Show in the... City Arts 23 Mar 2024 | 11:22
Playwright Deb Margolin said she always wanted to write about her scientist father who was blacklisted in the McCarthy era. She finally did so in the play “This is Not Time of Peace” which enjoyed a recent run on Theater Row. Photo: Penn State/YouTube This Is Not Time of Peace Let Margolin Explore Complicated Relationship with Her Father Playwright Deb Margolin always wanted to write about her father. A scientist working with titanium, he had been “named” in... City Arts 20 Mar 2024 | 05:26
