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Read Me A Story: Once Upon a Mattress on Staten Island
Reviewed by Evan Meeña There are three levels of Broadway musical: the great ones – Porter and Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart… & Hammerstein to Sondheim, Webber and Wildhorn. There are also the well-known unknowns – forgotten pieces like Redhead, Top … Continue reading
Top-Notch Giovanni swoons the Bronx and Long Island
The Bronx Opera boasts another Mozart masterpiece: Don Giovanni Reviews by Christopher Sirota and Robert Greene IN THE BRONX: Lovinger Theatre @ Lehman College • Fri., May 13 & Sat., May 14 @ 7:30 p.m. Tkts: $15 – $30 (800) … Continue reading
HFPP reaches 20! Full season marks event!
The HFPPlayers celebrate 20 YEARS as one of STATEN ISLAND’S PREMIER THEATRICAL COMPANIES with a revival of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Once Upon A Mattress Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 @ 8:00 pm; matinee on Sunday, May 15 … Continue reading
Former police officer premieres first film at the Soho International Film Fest.
Brooklyn born filmmaker and former police officer, Eliana Ujueta, premieres her first film at the Soho International Film Fest. Beneath the Rock 1:00 p.m., Sunday, April 17, 2011 Quad Cinema 34 West 13th Street New York City The film trailer: … 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
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
“Any Dream Will Do” at Christ’s Church Bay Ridge by Mary E. MiCari
I want to first state that seeing ambitious and expansive productions of music in my own neighborhood is a wonderful thing. Being able to stroll to the theater on a nice summer evening to find myself in an old and … Continue reading
Magical Medicinals Part II: The Magic Apothecary mixes new brews.
Robert Greene wrote the following article in Drama-queens last year regarding the new line of herbal products for the skins and what is below. Next week, OuterStage will interview The Apothecary and discuss the new lines of perfumes, lotions, make-up, … Continue reading
BxO 2009: A rare American rendition of a Czech classic.
The Bronx Opera Company opens its 41st season Counting Down to GOLD Bronx NY – The Bronx Opera begins looking to a half century as the borough’s only opera/musical theatre company with its 41st season. The year and the season … Continue reading
Growing Playwrights in Brooklyn. The 2008 Crop.
Review by Robert Liebowitz When the curtain came down on the fifth and final one-act of Brooklyn One Theater’s “A Playwright Grows In Brooklyn”, two overused but still-endearing cliches came to mind: Slow and Steady Wins The Race, and Rome … Continue reading