Sondheim's brilliant songs make this troubled, sad, unusual musical worth seeing anywhere and anywhen, and the new production at the Astoria Performing Arts Center is a solid one.
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Baseball Brouhaha – A-Rod Hits Historic Homer; Yankees Want a Do-Over
Maybe the Yankees don’t want to acknowledge that he hit that homerun officially, but they are gladly accepting the win over the Boston Red Sox that it provided. This is most certainly hypocrisy at its worst.
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Stylized fight sequences, monsters and vampires, and a post-apocalyptic dystopia, all painted with a broad comic palette. And a sweet, tragic love story too.
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Surprisingly, major websites like YouTube, Amazon, and Target ranked relatively low on the list, with YouTube only showing up as mobile-friendly a quarter of the time.
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As coyotes settle in and become New Yorkers, there should be a gradual acceptance of their presence, just like those extremely annoying cartoon characters in Times Square.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Doruntine’ from Blessed Unrest and Kosovo’s Teatri ODA Brings Albanian Legend to Life – and Death
The opportunity to see this well-acted, smoothly written, excitingly staged, and chilling work of cultural blending is the kind of thing for which we can be grateful.
Read More »New Software Spotlight: SONAR Platinum from Cakewalk
SONAR remains one of the more powerful workstations on the Windows platform. It comes bundled with a wide range of plug-ins and other content providing a lot of value for the price.
Read More »NAB 2015: A Producer’s Guide to Story, Budget, Strategy and Brand with Amy DeLouise
At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, the annual Las Vegas conclave of television, radio, internet and supporting industries, video expert Amy DeLouise set an aggressive goal for her presentation titled: "A Producer's Guide to Everything That Matters."
Read More »CinemaCon 2015: An Intriguing Exhibition for Movie Exhibitors
I headed home with a better appreciation for what movie exhibitors have to go through as they compete for the consumer's entertainment dollar.
Read More »Must-Have Items in Men’s Fashion for Summer 2015
These fashion trends are all about helping men to feel more comfortable in the heat of summer by dressing to impress regardless of the situation in which they find themselves.
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