Post picture editing is about 5 minutes older than the art of photography itself. We have gone from painting in color by hand to the endless complexity of Photoshop and Lightroom. Most of the editing I do for my own photos is done through apps on my phone. I rely on post-shot editing in order to express how I truly saw the scene or subject I was photographing. [Read more…] about New York Unfiltered: An Unedited Photo Blog
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Brian Mulligan Will Scare the Sh** Out of You
Brian Mulligan is currently one of the opera world’s fastest rising stars. The workhorse baritone can currently be seen in St. Paul, Minnesota where he is originating the role of Jack Torrance in a sold-out operatic adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. King’s story depicts Torrance, a man who accepts a job as the overseer of the Overlook, a remote hotel in the middle of nowhere. Accompanied by his wife, Wendy and son, Danny, he slowly begins a descent into madness with horrific conseqeuence. [Read more…] about Brian Mulligan Will Scare the Sh** Out of You
Review: Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal”
Long before Mean Girls and our current National presidential primary, there was The School for Scandal, Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s scathing restoration take-down about liars and marred reputations among the bourgeois. Lady Sneerwell (Frances Barber), once the victim of malicious rumors has taken it upon herself to inflict venom on those around her. With the aid of Lady Candour (Dana Ivey), the pair dabble in the affairs of the Surface brothers, Joseph (Christian Conn) and Charles (Christian DeMarais), their uncle, Sir Oliver (Henry Stram), Lady Teazle (Helen Cespedes) and her mismatched groom Sir Peter (Mark Linn-Baker). Truly unscrupulous characters are thrown into the mix, including Backbite (Ryan Garbayo) and Crabtree (Derek Smith) who will stop at nothing to tear down friends and enemies alike. [Read more…] about Review: Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal”
Theater Review: When I Was a Girl I Used To Scream and Shout
Playwright Sharman MacDonald did not necessarily break new ground in her 1984 play, When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, but Fallen Angel Theatre Company has proven that it still carries emotional weight in their current off Broadway revival. [Read more…] about Theater Review: When I Was a Girl I Used To Scream and Shout
OBIE Award Winning Director David Cromer Talks About “The Effect”
“Love,” as the song goes, “is a many splendored thing.” It’s also a many splintered thing, as depicted in Lucy Prebble’s incredibly sound play The Effect. Prebble’s play depicts how and why we love through its two leading players: Tristan (Carter Hudson) and Connie (Susannah Flood) are two strangers who meet in a clinical setting where a study, led by Dr. James (Kati Brazda), will determine the use and effect of anti-depressants. James’ mentor, Dr. Toby (Steve Key) is an advocate in the pharmaceutical field and supervises the study. We also learn that he was once romantically involved with Dr. James. [Read more…] about OBIE Award Winning Director David Cromer Talks About “The Effect”
Concert Review: Lynda Carter at Lincoln Center
“Lynda Carter sings?!!?”, was the common reaction to the declaration that I was seeing Wonder Woman in concert last weekend for her Jazz at Lincoln Center show. The answer: Absolutely! Among the powers bestowed on her television character by the Greek Gods, she’s also been granted the real life gift of lovely vocals and commanding stage presence—not to mention her maintenance of eternal youth. [Read more…] about Concert Review: Lynda Carter at Lincoln Center
The Manhattan Spring Sky- A Photo Essay
Everyone knows that the winter in New York City is long and particularly brutal. Just this year we had snow in April for the first time in as long as I can remember. I even heard of a police department issuing a warrant for the groundhog who predicted an early spring on the charges of fraud. When the cold weather stretches deep into March on a yearly basis it’s easy to dream of the eternal warmth of Miami or LA. [Read more…] about The Manhattan Spring Sky- A Photo Essay
Experience Wall to Wall Stephen Schwartz This Saturday
If you wake up this Saturday April 16th and have nothing better to do than sit around contemplating your corner of the sky, then you’d better leave your cheese to sour, defy gravity, and prepare ye the way of the 1,2, or 3 train. Head to the extraordinary Upper West side for Wall to Wall Stephen Schwartz, a musical celebration of the famed Broadway composer’s works. The concert begins at 3 PM. [Read more…] about Experience Wall to Wall Stephen Schwartz This Saturday
New York Festival of Song’s Gala was Pure Fun
While spring continued to confound New Yorkers with its unusual chill, the charming warmth emanating from the stage at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall this past Tuesday night made lucky audience members temporarily forget the pesky grip of winter’s remain. [Read more…] about New York Festival of Song’s Gala was Pure Fun
Theater Review: Cagney The Musical
One would not ordinarily associate disco with tough guys, but the only song that came to mind after I left the Westside Theater recently was Donna Summer’s signature hit, “She Works Hard For the Money.” Swap the pronoun “They” for “She” and apply it to the hugely talented cast of Cagney, the new musical that has reopened to a slightly larger scale than its last incarnation at the York theatre. [Read more…] about Theater Review: Cagney The Musical