A sold out Steve & Eydie tribute show at Carnegie Hall on March 18th featured David Lawrence (left) playing his father Steve Lawrence while Debbie Grayitte played Steve’s singing spouse Eydie. The show was made all the more poignant because David disclosed at the show’s close his father had passed away on March 7. Photo: Russ Rowland Steve and Eydie Tribute at Carnegie Hall: A Night to Remember...and Repeat? Steve and Eydie. That’s all you had to say for decades. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, who met on the Tonight Show in the... City Arts 23 Mar 2024 | 11:22
Playwright Deb Margolin said she always wanted to write about her scientist father who was blacklisted in the McCarthy era. She finally did so in the play “This is Not Time of Peace” which enjoyed a recent run on Theater Row. Photo: Penn State/YouTube This Is Not Time of Peace Let Margolin Explore Complicated Relationship with Her Father Playwright Deb Margolin always wanted to write about her father. A scientist working with titanium, he had been “named” in... News 20 Mar 2024 | 05:26
Filmmaker Ed Zwick has put down the camera and picked up a pen to write a how-to memoir, “Hits, Flops and Other Illusions: My ” imparting some of the life lesson’s he’s learned in a storied Hollywood career. Filmmaker Behind “My So-Called Life” Looks Back on His Real Life in Best Selling Memoir He has had hit TV series, (“Thirtysomething,” “My So-Called Life”) award-winning TV movies, (“Special Bulletin”) followed... City Arts 18 Mar 2024 | 01:04
An off Broadway comedy, “Five the Parody Musical” at the off Broadway Theater 555 spoofs the women in the life of former President Donald Trump. Photo: Theater 555 Five the Parody Musical, Spoofing Women in Trump World, Extends Run Well, we’ve had “Six.” So why not “Five?” Yes, we are talking theater here. “Six,” about the multiple wives of Henry VIII,... City Arts 04 Mar 2024 | 11:51
Actress Christian Lahti stars as Ljuba, the stern but troubled office manager overseeing a Russian troll farm. Photo: Nina Ward/Vineyard Theater The Funny Side of “Russian Troll Farm” Extends Run at the Vineyard Theater As the lights come up, we see office workers typing away, under a commanding photo of Vladimir Putin. Welcome to the Vineyard... City Arts 15 Feb 2024 | 11:24
“Jacob the Baker” author Noah benShea (center)who plays the title character in the new Amazon streaming movie, gather at the film’s one week theater premiere with director Gev Miron (left) and Wendy Kout, benShea’s former student who co-wrote the film. “Jacob the Baker” Book Series That is Now a Movie Turns Bestselling Author into a Star We could all use a little hope and emotional support in these troubled times. Coming to the rescue is a fictional character... City Arts 29 Dec 2023 | 10:25
Michael Urie stars as the cowardly “Brave Sir Robin” in “Spamalot” and has a quiet ability to steal the show. ( Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) Theater’s Best Thief–As in Stealing Scenes–is Actor Michael Urie The first time I saw Michael Urie on stage was in “Buyer And Cellar,” a clever one-man piece about a man who is in charge... News 22 Dec 2023 | 02:38
Hershey Felderm who has made a career out of playing titans of the music world in one man plays, stars as Chopin at 59E 59 Theaters through Dec. 24. Hershey Felder, One of a Kind, Now Starring in One Man Musical on Chopin Frederic Chopin is in the midst of an engagement at 59E 59 Theatres. Okay, you’re right. The famous Polish composer died... City Arts 12 Dec 2023 | 04:09
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
