Richard Masur stars as an old man bowed with tragedy who strikes up a friendship with the troubled little girl next door. In the process both reveal the raw tenderness of their respective lives.
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New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show Wonderland
Every holiday season the New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show holds lustrous wonders for children and adults alike. This year's show runs until January 21, 2019.
Read More »Comedy/Cabaret Review: Tulis McCall in ‘At Your Service’ Directed by Austin Pendleton at Pangea
For a humorous wit and wag, Tulis McCall is no joke, serious about her comedy as all fine comedians should be. I completely identify with her wisdom about aging, sex, male machismo, and the mirror.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘A $ingapore Carol’ by Wild Rice and Jonathan Lim
In the second half of this musical Singapore version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the writing turns more humourous and the songs strike the right chord.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Noura’ by Heather Raffo at Playwrights Horizons
A seemingly settled Iraqi immigrant family meets a young refugee and old wounds open in this fine new drama.
Read More »Exhibition Review: ‘Churchill’s Shakespeare’ at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
'Churchill's Shakespeare' provides visitors with a comprehensive and entertaining look at how the Bard influenced the life and oratorical greatness of Winston Churchill.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Wild Goose Dreams’ at the Public Theater
Clever staging and conceptualizations coupled with sensitive performances by lead actors Peter Kim, Francis Jue, and Michelle Krusiec result in an innovative, vibrant, and exciting work.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Gloria: A Life’ Starring Christine Lahti as Gloria Steinem
Gloria, A Life by Emily Mann is a must-see for what it encourages – to understand ourselves today through viewing the past – and for its humanity, good will, and uplifting remembrance of history.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Downstairs’ Starring Tyne Daly, Tim Daly
Theresa Rebeck's 'Downstairs' starring Tyne Daly and Time Daly is a drama-mystery, a thriller with sly, humorous overtones. As usual the playwright's particular and complex characterizations startle with their humanity and angst.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Hello Girls,’ a New WWI Musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
A smart, crisply written book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel links a sequence of superb musical numbers, recounting in the best musical-theater tradition the little-known story of the U.S. Army's WWI female telephone switchboard operators.
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