Harriet Harris was nursing a sick parrot on an unseasonably warm fall day. “I think no one should have parrots!” she joked from her New York City apartment during a recent phone conversation. “We have a little space heater on in here and it’s horrifying!” [Read more…] about Harriet Harris: Tony Award Winner and Parrot Mom
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Arts & Crafts For Adults with Yotel’s DiYOrama Experience
Remember in grade school when the teacher arrived with a bag full of supplies and you instantly knew it was going to be a period full of joke cracking, Yoo-hoo sipping fun. Well this is same feeling I had when I walked into YOTEL the other day, exchanging the Yoo-hoo with wine of course. [Read more…] about Arts & Crafts For Adults with Yotel’s DiYOrama Experience
Theater Review: Mary Louise Parker in “Heisenberg”
Heisenberg, the extremely human play rooted in a theory of Quantum Physics, is a mystery within itself. This is not to suggest that text is incoherent, but rather that its leading characters are so Delphic we walk away with even more questions than we did before we met them. [Read more…] about Theater Review: Mary Louise Parker in “Heisenberg”
A Photographer’s Retrospective: Part 2
Continuing on my last retrospective, I have chosen 5 photos that I believe most represent New York City. My photography IS New York City. I have taken hundreds of photos outside of the city but just like I am from New York, my art is also representative of who I am: a New Yorker. [Read more…] about A Photographer’s Retrospective: Part 2
Kyle Riabko: This Guy’s In Love With Burt
On a recent trip to San Francisco, I was walking in the Castro neighborhood and saw two signs in the window of a residence. They both were designed with the same look as a political advertisement, but none of the usual candidates’s names appeared. Instead, one said, “I’m with Bacharach” and below it, another that read, “I’m backing Bacharach.” [Read more…] about Kyle Riabko: This Guy’s In Love With Burt
Hershey Felder’s “Maestro” at 59E59
In the last twenty years, Hershey Felder has played over 4,500 performances of various towering figures of music. He has played George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Ludwig Von Beethoven, Franz Liszt, and Frederic Chopin. Basically, if you need to evoke a famous composer, call Felder. I have long been familiar with his work, but have not had the opportunity to see him perform-until now. [Read more…] about Hershey Felder’s “Maestro” at 59E59
My Favorite New York City Photos: A Retrospective Part 1
Being asked to choose your favorite photos is not hard, it’s impossible. I have never published a photo either in this space or on my Instagram account that I don’t love. If I didn’t love it, I wouldn’t post it. Simple. However, I can choose pieces that effect me for one reason or the other and while I very rarely have spoken publicly on what those emotions are, it might be worth examining some of these pieces now. [Read more…] about My Favorite New York City Photos: A Retrospective Part 1
Out With the Old, In With the New: Broadway’s Fall Season
After a two week vacation from New York, it was thrilling to stroll through midtown yesterday morning, looking at the new marquees adorning Broadway. Every theater is like a Christmas gift- will the creative Gods bring us diamonds or will we end up with lousy, bargain bin socks? Time will tell, but I suspect that next year’s Tony’s season will be majorly competitive. [Read more…] about Out With the Old, In With the New: Broadway’s Fall Season
Brooklyn Street Writing: A Photo Blog
Brooklyn continues to be an amazement of sorts in terms of what you can find, in an ever changing city with up and coming neighborhoods and so much more. With all of that, you can photograph some amazing findings in black and white or color, depending on whatever you mood may be. [Read more…] about Brooklyn Street Writing: A Photo Blog
From the Royal Ballet School to the Junkyard: An Interview with “Cats” star Giuseppe Bausilio
Casting Gods have been kind to Giuseppe Bausilio. The Swiss-born triple threat made his Broadway debut six years ago, playing the title role in Elton John’s smash hit Billy Elliot. After that, he continued his career on the Great White Way in Disney’s Newsies and Aladdin. Currently, he is crawling around the Neil Simon Theater as Carbucketty in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical, Cats. [Read more…] about From the Royal Ballet School to the Junkyard: An Interview with “Cats” star Giuseppe Bausilio