Dance Review: Signature Steps and Eye-Popping Feats for a Cause
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
A determined, “let’s all have fun now” spirit pervaded a gala benefit for Career Transition for Dancers on Monday night at City Center.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
A determined, “let’s all have fun now” spirit pervaded a gala benefit for Career Transition for Dancers on Monday night at City Center.
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
It’s Thursday, October 2 and here are today’s NYC events: Opening night on Broadway for “The Seagull” with Kristin Scott Thomas, with tickets still on sale from $41 Intrepid scheduled to depart Staten island at 11 a.m. and move back...
The latest from newcritics (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
In celebration of this Memorial Day weekend, I attended two defining American art forms: the Broadway musical and the Hollywood blockbuster. I saw Curtains on Broadway and Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 12 hours apart. Even for a professional, it was pop culture overload, as each is a mad frenzy [...]
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Ziemba and Duncan Will Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations April 21Karen Ziemba and Sandy DuncanTony Award winner Karen Ziemba and stage and screen star Sandy Duncan will announce nominees for the 58th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards April 21 at 11 AM ET at the Algonquin Hotel on West 44th Street.Nominations in 23 categories will be revealed. The cut-off date to qualify for the awards was...
92Y Blog (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
Karen Ziemba and Jay Leonhart performing in the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y. Photo Credit: Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times. Stephen Holden leads the round of applause for the most recent Lyrics & Lyricists performance, “I’ve Got Your Number: Romance, the Rat Pack and Carolyn Leigh” in yesterday’s New York Times : In some ways the show is a sequel to last season’s homage to Rosemary...
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
The backstage-whodunnit musical comedy "Curtains" will end its Broadway run June 29, Playbill reports. David Hyde Pierce received the 2007 Tony award for best actor in a musical for his portrayal of crime-solving, stage-struck Lieutenant Frank Cioffi. The show was...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
PHOTO CALL: NYC Department of Education Launches Al Hirschfeld ProjectThe New York City Department of Education and The Al Hirschfeld Foundation launched The Al Hirschfeld Project March 13 at the famous artist's namesake Hirschfeld Theatre.The Al Hirschfeld Project will allow public school educators (K-12) to explore the arts through the lines and shapes of the late artist Hirschfeld. "The Al Hirschfeld...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 03/17/2008
In Good King Charles's Golden Days, with Dixon, Rowat, Jenkins and Anderson, Presented March 17Nancy AndersonThe acclaimed Project Shaw series continues March 17 with a starry reading of In Good King Charles's Golden Days.The evening at the Players Club features the talents of Pam Paul as Mrs. Basham; Ed Dixon as Isaac Newton; Graham Rowat as George Fox; Daniel Jenkins as King Charles II; Nancy Anderson...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
RELATED ARTICLES: 28 Feb 2008 -- 15 Feb 2008 -- 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- 28 Feb 2008 -- 15 Feb 2008 -- 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- It's a Business: Curtains Principals Extend Contracts to AugustNoah Racey and Karen Ziemba in Curtains.photo by Joan MarcusShow people like to work. The original principal cast members of Broadway's murder-mystery musical comedy, Curtains,...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
Dixon, Rowat, Jenkins and Anderson Set for Project Shaw's In Good King Charles's Golden DaysNancy AndersonThe acclaimed Project Shaw series will continue March 17 with a starry reading of In Good King Charles's Golden Days. The evening at the Players Club will feature the talents of Pam Paul as Mrs. Basham; Ed Dixon as Isaac Newton; Graham Rowat as George Fox; Daniel Jenkins as King Charles II; Nancy...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
RELATED ARTICLES: 15 Feb 2008 -- 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- 07 Jan 2008 -- 15 Feb 2008 -- 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- 07 Jan 2008 -- PHOTO CALL: Curtains Rise on Broadway for One YearDavid Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk celebrate Curtains' one-year anniversary.photo by Aubrey ReubenCurtains celebrated its first year on Broadway Feb. 27. Choreographer Rob Ashford and the...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
Cumming Confirmed for Celebrity Autobiography Final PerformanceTony Award winner Alan Cumming will take part in the final performance of Celebrity Autobiography – currently playing an extended engagement at the Triad. Created by Eugene Pack, Celebrity Autobiography features a cast of performers reading from the autobiographies and memoirs of the famous and infamous. Originally scheduled to conclude...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
RELATED ARTICLES: 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- 07 Jan 2008 -- 02 Jan 2008 -- 03 Feb 2008 -- 17 Jan 2008 -- 12 Jan 2008 -- 07 Jan 2008 -- 02 Jan 2008 -- Curtains Has New Ingenue, Erin Davie, Beginning Feb. 15Erin Daviephoto by Aubrey ReubenErin Davie, who played Eve Harrington in the recent Encores! concert of Applause, dances into Broadway's Curtains Feb. 15, playing ingenue Niki Harris....
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
PHOTO CALL: Drama League Spring Gala Honoring Roger BerlindRoger Berlindphoto by Aubrey ReubenThe Drama League honored producer Roger Berlind Feb. 11 during its 24th Annual Spring Gala at Rockefeller Plaza's Rainbow Room. Entitled A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind, the evening was hosted by David Hyde Pierce and included performances by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Donna Murphy, Carolee...
PlayBill (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Kudisch, Brier, Busch and Scherer Are Too True to Be Good Feb. 1111 Feb 2008 Marc Kudischphoto by Aubrey ReubenThe acclaimed Project Shaw series continues Feb. 11 with a starry reading of George Bernard Shaw's Too True to Be Good. The evening at the Players Club is scheduled to feature the talents of Michael Feingold as the Monster, Kathy Brier as the patient, Marylouise Burke as Ms. Mopley, Eric Grode...