I think you describe the Nassau County of 20 years ago. The traditional movement of residents of Queens and Brooklyn to Nassau has continued, pushing conservative Republicans out east into Suffolk County. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans and Clinton and Obama twice comfortably carried the County. The two most powerful political positions, County Executive and District Attorney, are in the hands of Democratic women.
But my point was not about the location of these t
On election day I had an appointment with my dentist, an Ivy League graduate, and her college educated assistant here on the south shore of Nassau County, a Manhattan bedroom community. Immediately congratulated them on finally having a woman president, and received cold stares in return.
What would prompt these two educated women in a moderate to liberal suburb to pass up voting for a woman to vote for Trump. The first real failure of our constitutional democracy to peacefully pa
I left out a major twist in the story of Crazy for You. It was booked at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a "pre-Broadway run" from February 7–March 8, 2018. This was cancelled due to "scheduling difficulties."
Others can better speculate as to what went wrong.
In February of 2017 there was a one night concert performance of Susan Stroman's Crazy for You at Lincoln Centerto mark its 25th anniversary. My expectations were not that high, but it turned out to be a pretty magical night for the audience which included many of Stroman's friends and colleagues. You can catch some of the energy in this extended curtain call.
@RuthieAnnMiles is possibly one of the strongest, bravest performers ever known - stunning performance and Her Curtain Call broke my heart this evening! Such an inspiration!
A Director said: "Yes, the comments are "body shaming." As for the further explanation from Laura Collins-Hughes, perhaps she miswrote. Did she attend the Donald Trump School For Theatre Reviewing? I read other reviews and no other critic had a problem with the costumes!
As for some of the postings on this thread, I could give a rat's ass about what John Simon wrote years ago. <>.
It's a breach of common civility in any generation to publicly call someone else fat. But I'm not at all certain that the overweight person is done any service by telling him or her the he or she looks just as good as one who is not overweight. Not if the person is capable of losing weight.
You know that being overweight is a great threat to one's health. Ella Fitzgerald, who was a diabetic, suffered through many painful medical conditions over the last years of her life, i
I’d say Time Out’s 3-Star review is far from a rave. Also, while mostly positive, The Wrap’s review ends with some pointed criticism of the current product
It must be frustrating when you get one negative review, and five enthusiastic to rave reviews (based on BWW critics' summary) and you know that the only one most will ever read is the negative Times review. Not the Times Square Chronicle or the DC Metro Arts Review. And the Times review not even by one of their first string critics.
bk said: "There is not a thing that is problematic about The King and I, which, in case you haven't heard, doesn't take place in 2018. There is, however, plenty problematic about this endless BS about period pieces being problematic for 2018 people who can't see beyond their noses. It's a bore."
You are right. The King and I doesn't need to be defended. It just had a very successful run in New York, winning great reviews and many Tonys. It's n
Comparing King Monghut to Jesus is just a bit off, I think. Monghut was not regarded as a god to the Thai. A comparison to a popular political figure of that era, like Lincoln, would be more apt.
To be "Asian" covers a lot of races and nationalities, but I don't see a lot of criticism of Asians in our media. Asians are a valuable presence in the science and engineering schools of many of out best universities. Asians are also increasingly found employed by top
If everyone accepted Shakespeare's tragedies to be a mirror of life, then we would have to believe that no one ever lives to the age of 50, as everyone is either murdered or commits suicide before that age.
Actually there probably would be some who see in The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice guidance on how to treat women and Jews. I would like to think that they were already strongly leaning in that direction.
Here is Matthew at 54 Below, January, 2018, displaying his new "no socks" trademark. Matthew and Kelli O'Hara are still great friends by all appearances and when one is performing somewhere, the other often shows up.
Here Matthew and Kelli sing "Say It Somehow" from Light in the Piazza.
OlBlueEyes wrote: "Autocratic king who forces his subjects to kowtow to him, complete subjugation of women, slavery..."
And, of course, that's mostly fiction.
I don't believe that I would be insulting Broadway audiences if I were to say that only you and a few score more when they see the king for the first time do not know or care that he is supposed to be a representation of Mongkut. The audience thinks of Yul Brynner. This is ligh
Let's see. Autocratic king who forces his subjects to kowtow to him, complete subjugation of women, slavery -- sounds pretty barbaric to me. Of course the faults of the English are mostly shoved under the rug, except for their propensity for wearing uncomfortable clothing, which is sent up wonderfully well in the "Western People Funny" number.
I don't have a problem labeling the civilization of Siam to be inferior to that of England at that time. Slavery alone is
As UncleCharlie said, Diana Rigg turns 80 on Friday and at that age it's not hard to find personal problems suddenly arising.
Last year she underwent open heart surgery during which, she says, her heart stopped and had to be "restarted."
I'm surprised that there have been no articles or interviews showing that the two of them are best buddies again, even if just for show. Perhaps the director put a gag rule on the entire cast concerning this incident.
