Tonight we have the opportunity to attend the first public performance of PARTY FACE, a new play at Manhattan Theater Club at New York City Center. I will not review this show until opening night has passed but I have a special offer for my readers below. A discount offer and if you read this … Continue reading Put on your PARTY FACE!
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Looking forward to Spring 2018 Theater Events
As the spring theater season looms there are some events I am looking forward to: Two Edward Albee events: I already have tickets to Home Life and The Zoo Story being presented at the Signature Theatre. In addition his Three Tall Women will be presented on Broadway with Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill. … Continue reading Looking forward to Spring 2018 Theater Events
Shout out to the FINDING NYC Blog
I am still learning about this whole blogging thing. One thing I have enjoyed is reading blogs written by others. Today I start an occasional and irregular series highlighting some of those blogs I follow that you might sample. The first is FINDING NYC, part of the WordPress family and I think you can find … Continue reading Shout out to the FINDING NYC Blog
Manhattanhenge
Today is one of the four Manhattanhenge days on the calendar where the sun aligns with the New York City street grid layout. The term "Manhattanhenge" was popularized by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History and a native New Yorker. It is a reference to Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument … Continue reading Manhattanhenge
Quick word on Bomb Cyclone
Solid hit here in New York yesterday from the winter storm that hit the Northeast. Regardless of the crazy terms bandied about this was a winter Nor'Easter in a very cold stretch. Other areas got hit harder and New York thrives on mass transit and a solid infrastructure that kept the city going. I made … Continue reading Quick word on Bomb Cyclone
Quick review of 2017 Blog
As the new year starts, a quick look back at my blog in 2017. As you may imagine the majority of posts were about live theater, shows I saw and scripts I wrote. My favorites that I attended and are now gone in 2017: The Glass Menagerie with Sally Field - a fresh take on … Continue reading Quick review of 2017 Blog
Welcome to 2018
Here we are, 2018. I don't make New Years Resolutions, I'm too busy catching up with all the To Do lists I am making everyday. As the saying goes, "I was put on this earth to accomplish certain things, I am so far behind I will never die." Well, I suspect I will die someday … Continue reading Welcome to 2018
Farewell 2017, Hello 2018
In our relatively random way we mark this as the end of one year of measure and the start of another. It has certainly been an interesting and challenging year. I hope yours has been positive and that you are looking forward to another turn of the calendar. Two million people are predicted to gather … Continue reading Farewell 2017, Hello 2018
Me, Incorporated
Last year a multi-national corporation purchased the small company where I worked for more than a decade. This year, as part of a ongoing effort to centralize their management, they eliminated my position and I lost my job. Several opportunities arose but the best was a company who needed my expertise but did not have … Continue reading Me, Incorporated
Review – A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Last week Pamela and I had the opportunity to take in a community theater production of A Man For All Seasons. It was staged, quite credibly, by The Heights Players, a long standing and very active amateur group in Brooklyn Heights. It has long been one of my favorite scripts of the 1960's canon and … Continue reading Review – A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Happy Birthday, Leonard is a semi-finalist
Thrilled to announce that my ten-minute play "Happy Birthday, Leonard" is a semi-finalist in the Still Crazy After All These Years festival by the Stray Kats Theatre Company in Newton, Connecticut. It is one of 34 plays selected from 224 submissions. They will further winnow their selections to arrive at 8 to 10 scripts to … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Leonard is a semi-finalist
Review – THE CHILDREN on Broadway
The Manhattan Theatre Club is introducing playwright Lucy Kirkwood to our shores in a transfer of the successful British production of her play The Children in their Broadway space The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. This is one of those reviews I hate to write. The performers Francesca Annis, Ron Cook and Deborah Findlay are terrific. … Continue reading Review – THE CHILDREN on Broadway
Another endorsement of meal kits
It's been a while since I sang the praises of home delivered meal kits. We prefer Home Chef, though you have several options in the market. The concept is that each week you are given a choice of menu options on their website. You pick the ones you want and they deliver a recipe card … Continue reading Another endorsement of meal kits
Review – JUNK on Broadway
The Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center has become my go to place to have complicated concepts explained in riveting theater pieces. On my last visit I was thrilled by J.T. Roger's play OSLO which captivated me as it led me through the now doomed negotiations toward the two state solution between Israel and Palestine. … Continue reading Review – JUNK on Broadway
Terrorist Attack
Thanks for those who have reached out to check on me after yesterday's terrorist attack in Manhattan. I am fine. Yes, that is a tunnel I have walked many times and in my previous job I passed through that station every day. Where I am working now I don't travel through that station. We are … Continue reading Terrorist Attack
First Snow of the Season
On Saturday New York got the first snow of the winter season. It was the perfect introduction. About 5 or 6 inches in my neighborhood, gently building through the day and ready to melt away over the next couple of days. A nice start to what will hopefully not be too disruptive of a weather … Continue reading First Snow of the Season
Review – Who’s Holiday
If you wonder what became of Cindy Lou Who, There is something that you simply must do. Save all of your pennies so you can pay to see the new comedy "Who's Holiday!" Not a surprise that the estate of Seuss the creator doesn't want you to see the show at Westside Theatre.* While the … Continue reading Review – Who’s Holiday
Aaron Boone
The New York Yankees have named Aaron Boone as their new manager. I will always associate Aaron as a member of the Cincinnati Reds as they drafted him and he premiered in Riverfront Stadium. He also hit the final home run in that stadium and was a sterling (and fiery) presence on the team. He … Continue reading Aaron Boone
Review – The Parisian Woman
Uma Thurman is a luminous presence on stage who draws your interest without fail and without limit. She is an amazing performer who should return to Broadway on a regular basis. Sorry, that's all the good news. I had looked forward to this production because the playwright is Beau Willimon. He is the originator of … Continue reading Review – The Parisian Woman
Meanwhile in Lobster Village
I am going to be pretty busy this weekend and if you are in New York City I hope you can stop by Polaris North to see the show listed below. Grant Machan is a talented playwright who is showcasing three short plays on a related theme. I will be doing lights and sound for … Continue reading Meanwhile in Lobster Village
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
This is not a review. Recently I saw an "industry reading" of a work in progress. It is a musical based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald novella. I had seen early drafts in reading group as the writing team developed the work and it was thrilling to see it being presented in one piece to … Continue reading The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
Thanksgiving with family and a visit to Naples, Florida
Last week I had a wonderful Thanksgiving, visiting my mom in Central Florida for a sumptuous meal. We had turkey, ham, risotto, deviled eggs, sweet potato casserole, delicious roast vegetables, cheese rolls, lovely dressing and so much more. My mom will live off the left overs and share them with her neighbors for some time … Continue reading Thanksgiving with family and a visit to Naples, Florida
Alternate Side Parking
The city of New York recently released the ASP calendar for 2018. In this town street parking is highly regulated and quirkily assigned. From the calendar: "All of NYC was designated a Tow Away Zone under the State’s Vehicle & Traffic law in 1959. This means that any vehicle parked or operated illegally, or with … Continue reading Alternate Side Parking
Evacuation Day
Tomorrow, Saturday, November 25, is Evacuation Day here in New York. It commemorates the day in 1783 when the British left Manhattan after the American Revolutionary War when General George Washington returned in a triumphant parade. He had left the city, starting a long strategic retreat, when he abandoned Fort Washington (in my part of … Continue reading Evacuation Day
Happy Thanksgiving
In America we celebrate Thanksgiving Day today with parades, sumptuous dinners and sporting events. I hope that you are getting the Thanksgiving you desire. Usually I go to my favorite steak house in New York to gorge myself in my own quirky manner but today I choose to celebrate more traditionally with my mom in … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
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