Author Archives: Review
Theatre – an original idea: Buonpane and Kane put Bay Ridge Off-Broadway
Article by Jay Michaels Theatre – REAL theatre is about taking risks. We look upon the great classics of the American theater as solid foundations, but in their day, they were cutting-edge and innovative. Arthur Miller created what we call … Continue reading
Fine Performances Refresh Don Pasquale
Review by Robert Liebowitz Opera is no doubt a powerful, highly expressive art, but most productions of operas usually disappoint. Why? Simple–every other production element that goes into making a theatrical event is simply ignored; all that is concentrated on … Continue reading
One Great Opera … Two Casts … Drei Pintos
[The Bronx Opera presented the New York staged premiere of Weber & Mahler's Die Drei Pintos. As is tradition at the oldest opera company of its kind... the production was double cast. here is the first review by Lenny Stough. … Continue reading
Genesis: Opened in 1999 with a Play from 1599 by Maxi Mohr
At the dawn of this millennium a group of ambitious actors got together and started a theater company. This might not sound interesting but if you consider that this company just celebrated its 10th anniversary by opening its third location … Continue reading
MAD MEN: It’s business as usual in Robert Liebowitz’ The Check Is In The Mail.
New York International Fringe Festival 2009 Reviewed by Christian Graysen Unless you’ve been living in outer space for the last few years, you know that every industry that had a “boom” is now going “bust.” For further evidence, there’s Genesis … Continue reading
Reviving by reading: The Madowman of Chaillot (Readers’ Ensemble Company Summer Festival 2009)
Reviewed by Rich Grey The expression “history is written by the winners” can be interpreted for theater productions as “works that are affordable are remembered.” Encores got a hold on countless musicals teetering on the brink of obscurity and gave … Continue reading
Today’s Biggest Worry Tackled by New Company
The REC throws the book at the Recession! New company inaugurates with a reading series tackling today’s largest worry. The Reader’s Ensemble Company presents four staged readings at The University of the Streets 130 East 7th Street New York City … Continue reading
From Tippy Tap Shoes to Bay Ridge Ballerinas: J’s New Dance Center gives the neighborhood an extravaganza.
From Tippy Tap Shoes to Bay Ridge Ballerinas J’s New Dance Center gives the neighborhood an extravaganza. Review By Lenny Stough For as long as there was – well – anything, there was art and artists. Maybe it was a … Continue reading
ComixCulture Review: Comics on the Green, Scranton, PA
On a recent visit to Scranton – I have family there – I stopped in, once again, to see Dave and his store, Comics on the Green. Nestled on the sunny side of North Washington Street, Comics on the Green … Continue reading
Rockin’ Bay Ridge with Zandelle
Brooklyn-based Power/Prog Metal band Zandelle recently signed a new recording contract with Germany’s Pure Steel Records and has released their latest album – “Flames of Rage” Zandelle features singer/frontman George Tsalikis who is also well known on the local theater … Continue reading