Legendary war correspondent Marguerite “Maggie” Higgins, whose career stretched from WWII to the Vietnam War, is the subject of new bio “Fierce Ambition” by Jennet Conant. Photo: Carl Mydans, Wikimedia Commons. Legendary War Correspondent Maggie Higgins Chronicled by Conant Talk about good timing, for sad reasons. We have all been watching troubling news from international hot spots, often admiring... City Arts 07 Nov 2023 | 06:19
“War of Words” playwright Michelle Kholos-Brooks said she knew next to nothing about military life when she embarked on the play that draws on the words of combat veterans and their families in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Photo:Jeremy Verner Words of Soldiers and Loved Ones Form Core of New Off Broadway Play The author of a previous play called “Hitler’s Tasters,” Michelle Kholos-Brooks has now penned a very different kind of theatrical... News 02 Nov 2023 | 11:57
Harry Abrams sings a copy of his memorir. Photo: Courtesy Harry Abrams Legendary Hollywood Agent Dishes in a New “How To” Memoir What do entertainment agents actually do? And why do they always get such a bad rap? Many of us saw “Entourage,” of course,... City Arts 27 Oct 2023 | 03:50
Michel Wallerstein is the playwright behind the new Off Broadway comedy “Chasing Happy.” Photo: Pulse Theater “Chasing Happy:” A New Rom-Com Play for Post Pandemic Era Let’s face it. These have been challenging years for so many. Loneliness, fear, illness, sadness and yes, reluctance to get... News 10 Oct 2023 | 04:02
Five actors play 18 different roles in “Dracula: Comedy of Terrors:” now playing at the New World Stages. They are: Jordan Boatman, Arnie Burton, Ellen Harvey, James Daly and Andrew Keenow-Bolger (Dracula). Photo: ( Maria Baranova) Dracula Returns in New Off Broadway Play Mixing Horror with Humor Yes, he’s back. Or is it a he? Or a they? And...wait, was Bram Stoker’s most famous invention really funny? You will find... News 10 Sep 2023 | 03:24
John Rubinstein as Dwight Eisenhower in the one man play ““Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground,” has had its run extended several times in one of the rare hits of the season. Photo: Theatre at St. Clements With Few Hits, a Tough Time for Both On and Off Broadway Theater Let’s be honest: it is not a pretty time in the theatre world. Regional companies are struggling—in Los Angeles, the city’s... News 08 Aug 2023 | 02:54
John Rubinstein plays Dwight D. Eisenhower in a one man play, “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground” opening June 13th. Photo: Theater at St. Clements Like Ike? John Rubinstein To Star in 1-Man, Off Broadway Play About Dwight Eisenhower It sounds odd to say that Dwight Eisenhower may be having a moment, but welcome to the great American pastime of revisionism.... News 01 Jun 2023 | 05:30
King James stars Glenn Davis and Chris Perfetti who play two long suffering fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The show is finally landing in NYC after critically acclaimed runs in Chicago and LA. Photo: Manhattan Theater Co. King James Finally Landing in NY, But Off Broadway, Not MSG I first saw this show in Los Angeles, after its initial run at Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theater. And now, “King James”... News 12 May 2023 | 06:40
The Samuel Beckett play “Endgame” starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson and directed by Ciarin O’Reilly at the Irish Repertory Theater on West 22nd St. has just extended its run another four weeks through April 9. Photo: Irish Rep Theater Off Broadway Plays, Theater Off Broadway, Always Avant-Garde, is Alive and Kicking There’s an unusually interesting array of worthwhile shows Off-Broadway this spring, which is home to the avant-garde and... News 10 Mar 2023 | 07:34
Mark Whitaker’s new book explores the birth of the Black Power movement. Photo: Amazon. Mark Whitaker Says It Loud He has had a career that every journalist would dream of: He was the editor of Newsweek, (the first African American to become... Home 18 Feb 2023 | 12:43
Ken Leung (right) Jeb Kreager in “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing.” Photo: Monique Carboni Ken Leung Can Do It All “Ken Leung?” Actor-filmmaker Edward Norton gushed when I mentioned who I had just interviewed. “He’s genius! I’ve cast him... News 15 Nov 2022 | 11:14
Book cover of “The Revolutionary.” Photo via Amazon.com A Pulitzer Historian Has Another Winner She has spent years researching, and then giving readers fascinating takes on, people like Cleopatra, the Salem Witches,... News 26 Oct 2022 | 11:36
Cover of “Shy.” Photo via Amazon.com Mothers Are Having Their Artistic Moment In “Shy,” the new book by, and about, Mary Rodgers, (the late daughter of composer Richard), she recalls her friend Stephen... News 11 Oct 2022 | 01:32
The company of “Strings Attached” – Jonathan Hadley, Bonnie Black, Paul Schoeffler, Robyne Parrish, Brian Richardson, Russell Saylor. Photo: John Quilty The Big Bang With Magic Realism I am writing this on a train, which matters. Because the play I am discussing is about an (allegedly true) train ride. “Strings... City Arts 05 Sep 2022 | 01:51
Family photo: Paul Newman with Harold Willens. Photo courtesy of Michele Willens Paul Newman: Having Yet Another Moment They were longtime Upper East Siders, though many think of Connecticut as the favored home of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.... Voices 25 Jul 2022 | 09:16
