Matilda: The Musical began awkwardly, a child’s birthday party with hurried pacing, off-time dancing, nearly-adequate diction in singing, and strange interspersing of song-and-dance numbers with theatrical events. However, by the curtain’s close, these minor irritations were corrected beautifully—I would have … Continue reading
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“It’s a strange thing the way the game is played…You never really win a chess game…You play the game until the point in which the king cannot move, until you have checkmated the king…Up to … Continue reading
I walked into Joe’s Pub on the lower east side with Jackie last Wednesday night for a seven o’clock show. We decided to see All the Faces of the Moon: The Devil Always Plays to a Draw. There would only … Continue reading
“Soul Doctor” Oy gevalt is one of those lines you might hear Eric Anderson, lead role in the new Broadway production “Soul Doctor” saying. Anderson, who previously played Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha and Doctor Frank N Furter, … Continue reading
Many show producers stray away from traditional performances and put contemporary spins on classics such as Romeo and Juliet. David Leveaux’s “Romeo and Juliet,” for example, which opened a little over a week ago, featured a Romeo dressed in a … Continue reading
There was one thing I learned today: the Met shopping bag is fuchsia with black Times New Roman words lining the entire bag in different languages – except for one sentence, their English translation, is white. What do those white … Continue reading
With the current U.S. recession, there has been less and less funding for the arts each year. The more classical disciplines, such as dance or theater, have been facing even more severe cuts. Opera is no exception from this lack … Continue reading
Next bizarre aspiration? To develop the muscles to dance/ crawl for an hour and a half in gooey chocolate syrup #metamorphosis, Edward Watson
The recent recession has affected many countries worldwide. Particularly, one of the most affected countries was Spain, who had undergone some severe budget cuts in the arts as a result of the recession. The government no longer funds art institutions … Continue reading
Particularly during times of social unrest, people are influenced by mass communication. Whether radio or television, mass media is an effective means of challenging social norms and influencing the public’s opinions. Never was this more accurate than during the 1960’s. … Continue reading