Erik Larson speaking in Toronto, 2015. Photo: Wanderland, via Flickr Erik Larson Tells a Ghost Story Erik Larson has taken us inside a World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, filled with magic, mystery and murder. He has taken us... News 28 Sep 2021 | 02:16
Left to right: Haviland Morris, Rita Wolf, Charlotte Bydwell, Matilda Sakamoto and Yvonne Woods in a scene from “What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad,” written and directed by Richard Nelson. Photo: Jason Ardizzone-West All in the Families He has created three families that may not be ours, but have come to feel like they are. Playwright Richard Nelson, at 70,... City Arts 15 Sep 2021 | 10:45
Photo via Amazon.com A New Book That Takes Us Back His friends, and many in the entertainment business, still call him Woody. And while he has penned some well-known films,... News 26 May 2021 | 01:02
Rachel Bennett (right) actor Rich Orlow. Photo courtesy of Rachel Bennett A ‘Hurlyburly’ Dream Who knows why a certain play, many years later, may resonate in new ways? And who knows what creative ideas may emerge in... News 14 Apr 2021 | 06:22
Joanne McFarland, “Selfie With Lilies.” Photo courtesy of Joanne McFarland Their Art Continued ... They are three women who, in many ways, could not be more different. Yet, they have all managed to continue — and even elevate... City Arts 13 Apr 2021 | 03:06
Photo via Amazon.com A New Book About Our Old City Thomas Dyja, who lives on the Upper West Side, has spent the last eight years raising two children, publishing a book about... News 07 Apr 2021 | 12:02
Photo courtesy of Bob Gruen A Life of Chronicling Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll Bob Gruen says he has been thinking of writing a memoir for 50 years. Now 74, and with the help of journalist Dave Thompson,... News 17 Mar 2021 | 12:38
Cover of Arthur Drooker’s “City Hall.” Photo courtesy of Arthur Drooker City Halls Celebrated Think of all the bad raps City Hall gets: “You can’t fight it.” It’s where our local representatives fight over budgets and... City Arts 07 Mar 2021 | 10:57
Photo via Amazon.com A Month of Theatrical Memories If you are interested in how directors, actors, and writers work their magic on stage, this is your lucky month. A quartet... News 09 Feb 2021 | 12:08
Photo via Amazon.com A Book About Murder, Mystery and So Much More Magazine writer and author Alex Tresniowski remembered hearing a story about a young girl named Marie Smith, who had been... News 28 Jan 2021 | 07:19
Peter Levin (with Susan Strasberg) in “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Photo courtesy of Peter Levin When Arnold Met Peter ... They sat, masked, on a bench, six feet apart, in the Katharine Hepburn Garden in Turtle Bay. An appropriate spot for these... News 21 Dec 2020 | 01:08
Ruben Santiago-Hudson adapted August Wilson’s play for the screen. Photo: Hollis Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Moment It may seem an odd time to say someone is having a moment. But I’ll say it anyway. Ruben Santiago-Hudson is having a moment.... News 09 Dec 2020 | 12:08
Dakin Matthews. Photo: Theatre for a New Audience, on Twitter Sheltering with Shakespeare “Dakin’s ‘Sheltering With Shakespeare’ is Bard balm for the soul.” Those are the appreciative words of Tricia Mancuso Parks,... Voices 28 Oct 2020 | 01:14
Ellen Cornfield (top row, second from left) on Zoom with dancers. Photo courtesy of Ellen Cornfield A Day in the Life of a NY Choreographer I recall interviewing Merce Cunningham when the legendary choreographer was in his very late years. He was mastering the... City Arts 16 Sep 2020 | 10:14
Theater of War for Frontline Medical Providers, Lincoln Medical Center production of “Philoctetes,” 8/19/20, with (clockwise from top left) Jesse Eisenberg, David Zayas and Frances McDormand. Screenshot courtesy of Theater of War Productions Theater of War I have reported on the stage scene for several years, but I confess I had never heard of Theater of War. But since all the... News 01 Sep 2020 | 03:37
