A Jewish mother, a jeweled bra, and the Good Witch of the OR propel Rachel Redleaf's seriously comic, comically serious one-woman show.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Urinetown’ at the Secret Theatre
The Secret Theatre is back and as good as ever with its first adult musical since the pandemic.
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A tongue-in-cheek meta-fable with music and a serious message offers a fresh take on murder ballads and the battles of the sexes.
Read More »Opera Review: ‘The Extinctionist’ from Heartbeat Opera – Amanda Quaid, Dan Schlosberg Explore the Parenthood/Climate Change Dilemma
A woman changes her mind about wanting to have a baby, but are climate change worries the true cause? An intense new one-act opera dives into the maelstrom.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Herself’
Kathleen Simmonds burns up the stage as a prodigal daughter who shakes things up on her return to the family's Irish pub after a family tragedy.
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Dan Flanagan Unfurls ‘The Bow and the Brush’
Flanagan performed solo violin works he commissioned from a plethora of contemporary composers, all inspired by artworks.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Leni’s Last Lament’ – A Leni Riefenstahl Historical Cabaret
A cabaret-style show brings to life the barrier-smashing female director who was also an infamous filmmaker for the Nazis.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Misha Shulman Flips the Story of Exodus, Kathakali-Style, in ‘Pharaoh’
Misha Shulman uses the physical storytelling style of Kerala, India to explore the story of Exodus from Pharaoh's point of view.
Read More »Music Review: Blood-Drenched Opera ‘Poppaea’ by Michael Hersch Released on CD and Digital
The Roman tragedy of Emperor Nero and his wives is told from the women's perspective in new Michael Hersch opera.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Masque of Night’ – a Romeo and Juliet Cabaret
Whittled-down Shakespeare and songs from modern times turn the romantic tragedy into an intimate piece of living-room theater.
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