I had the hard fought opportunity to see Tiny Beautiful Things on stage earlier this week. I had the good fortune of receiving this book in the mail some years ago. And now for me the two are intertwined. To read more…Continue Reading
I am so happy that we raised the curtain on our 2017/2018 season with this show! There were 84 minutes of crackling dialogue and thought provoking human interaction. Read this post to find out why you need to SEE THIS SHOW before it closes on September 28th…Continue Reading
I love to SHARE my favorite parts of NYC whenever possible with anyone who asks. In May, I usually hear from 4 or 5 families in the midst of planning their slices of time in the big apple. This is what I recommended this year…Continue Reading
In preparation for Groundhog Day, the musical, we chose Groundhog Day, the movie, for family movie night on Sunday. It was a great choice. It had been awhile since we had landed on a fun for the whole family, mostly wholesome, movie with a positive message that is as relevant today as it was in 1993…Continue Reading
Recently, we got to see Sara Bareilles perform, while making lots of pie, in Waitress on Broadway. Tickets were not cheap, but we rationalized that it was like seeing a Broadway show AND a concert so we ponied up the extra cash. And boy am I glad we did…Continue Reading
Hello Dolly had absolutely nothing in common with the play Sweat. Instead of soot and sweat, we got sparkles, feathers, and fancy hats. In place of a gritty bar, we were transported to the red velvet bastion of The Harmonia Gardens. Heated clashes were cast aside for outsize song and dance numbers. And a talented ensemble was replaced with a 5’1″, 71 year old, one woman phenom casting her spell on most every member of the audience…Continue Reading
My new favorite place to sit in the theater is the front row. We were practically bellied up to the very bar where most of the scenes took place. Sitting so up close and personal, we were privy to every flinch, clenched and coiled fist, pained wince, flash of hope, violent tendency and nascent expressions of resentment… Continue Reading
I live in NYC. Like many, however I was turning my back on one of the best reason to live here: easy access to amazing live theater. Realizing my love of the theater was not concomitant with my attendance I decided to make a change. Thus introducing: the First Tuesday of the Month Theater Group to a wide swath of friends and acquaintances… Continue Reading
When your love of books and the theater collides (and your dogs decide to squish into the photo): Come From Away Now on Broadway…Continue Reading
I was honored and frankly a little giddy to be included in the friends and family viewing of Sunset Boulevard last night. This was the first performance of the show for a full house audience on Broadway…Continue Reading
Dear Evan Hansen,
Today is going to be a great day. I want to thank you for kicking off the 2017 1st Tuesday of the Month Club with such a bang. With 40+ of us in the audience the pressure was on and boy did you deliver…Continue Reading
This topic figured prominently into the zesty post show tipple talk last night (over dinner at The Ribbon which I would highly recommend). And while there were some outliers, as a whole, I think the answer was yes with a big IF and a BUT…Continue Reading
A crappy duplex basement apartment in Chinatown with a curious lightbulb situation. Ninety minutes of almost every possible human trial and tribulation (seriously so many – check it out – I made a list below) packed into one Thanksgiving dinner served on paper plates. A family of four glued together with the power of unconditional love…Continue Reading
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― Alice Walker, The Color PurpleContinue Reading