From Frederick the Great's palaces in Potsdam to Checkpoint Charlie in the heart of the city, a visit to Berlin is a tour through history.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘A History of Launching Ships’ by Avi Glickstein at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
The historic Navy Yard hosts an experimental work of magic realism rooted in the real history of the famous shipbuilding site.
Read More »Berlin: A Journey into Modern History, Part 2
Bunkers, beer, and a marzipan potato – just another day on a trip to Berlin.
Read More »Berlin: A Journey into Modern History, Part 1
Berlin is a sprawling, modern city with many fascinating sites evoking the cataclysmic events of the 20th century.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Heresy’ by A.R. Gurney
A fuzzy image the near future nevertheless offers an amusing and well-played take on the state of the union.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Tango Fever’
A melodramatic story of passion and infidelity is the vehicle for a dramatic presentation of exquisite tango dancing.
Read More »Music Review: Bedhed and Blondy – ‘Down South’
Smart, literate, well-constructed lyrics and a softspoken adult musical sense add up to a batch of groovy alt-country/Americana.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Something Wild…’ – Three One-Act Plays by Tennessee Williams
Even in his short plays Tennessee Williams could deliver female characters nearly as memorable as the leading ladies of his towering classics.
Read More »Concert Review: The New York Philharmonic with Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (NYC, 9/19/2012)
Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic showed mastery of rhythm, dynamics, and tone in their first performance together of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
Read More »Theater/Concert Review (NYC): ‘The Anderson Twins Play the Fabulous Dorseys’
A concept-concert featuring the phenomenally talented Anderson brothers pays tribute to Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey.
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