by Sam Desmond - March 05, 2026
A devastatingly timely production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” by Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset brings us to the small, earnest existence of Anatevka, a Jewish town in the Russian empire during the tumultuous turn of the century....
by Sam Desmond - March 04, 2026
With theatre that touches upon the religious, it can be tricky to strike a balance between artistry and accuracy that carries the audience’s imagination instead of accidentally shunning creativity....
by Sam Desmond - February 09, 2026
With exuberant dramatic tension and ballroom fluidity in blocking, the South Shore Theatre Experience’s production of “And Then There Were None” was filled with tension, retribution, and an impressive number of blood packets....
by Sam Desmond - February 04, 2026
A musical forged in ambition of set, stage, and stamina, director Tommy Ranieri’s vision of a world only beginning to stand up for their rights was sprawling and spectacular. Unlike other versions of “Newsies,” Rainieri’s production had a maturity that touched the cast’s characters to trul...
by Sam Desmond - February 02, 2026
Teenaged theater kids of my generation (elder millennial) loved “Rent.” It was youth-culture, it was edgy, and introduced to many of us suburban kids the magic of New York City where gay men, lesbian women, drag queens, and matinee-idol heteros could all be friends and love each other as family....
by Sam Desmond - January 28, 2026
The John E. Engeman Theater found not only one, but five such super-talented individuals for their retrospective and introspective production of “Ring of Fire,” a musical based on the life of Johnny Cash....
by Sam Desmond - January 23, 2026
The world of late 1930s Brooklyn is brought to life and elucidated in Theatre Three’s triumphant run of the Neil Simon classic,”Brighton Beach Memoirs.”...
by Sam Desmond - January 15, 2026
The ether of war-torn Britain is all-encompassing in “Alice By Heart,” but director Tony Frangipane’s vision overcomes the Nazi raids to create a personal hell of its own that the young characters escape through a British mainstay—literature....
by Sam Desmond - January 06, 2026
CAP Syosset had their opening night for this winter’s production of “Annie” on Saturday, January 3 and it was a standout version of the classic rags-to-riches musical with a strong, bonded cast....
by Sam Desmond - December 06, 2025
With the magical notion of having a real ice skating rink on a dramatic stage, the Holiday Spectacular on Ice at the Gateway in Bellport creates wonder in the audience from inception and delivers well beyond expectations in person....
Past Shows
Happy Birthday Joni!The Joni Project formed as a tribute in sound and spirit to Joni Mitchell, one of music’s greatest and most innovative artists. The...
This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler,...
On one level, the sizable body of work accumulated by celebrated writer/artist Dar Williams is a continuing narrative of her life — what she’s experienced...
Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt,...
Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....
Liebert’s incredible global success on a musical level often seems like a simple outgrowth of his cultural background and powerful wanderlust in his formative years....
Steve's fantastic live show and his quality songwriting have outlasted the trends, and the profound honesty found in his body of work has carried his...
Cactus is the American Led Zeppelin. Those are tall words, but that is in fact what people were saying about Cactus when this first super...
Strunz & Farah, performing together since 1980, have created an entirely new expression for the acoustic guitar. From Costa Rica and Iran respectively, Jorge Strunz...
Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....
Joey Molland is a survivor and, when he looks back on how what started out as a rock and roll fantasy and then turned into...
Kerry Kearney, a slide guitar master, is entertaining in the way he plays and works his instrument to limits that amaze even the most cultured...
A return engagement of this extraordinary multigenerational show by The Nutopians is exciting John Lennon and Beatles fans 'Across The Universe.' Formerly the John Lennon...
Led by Irish author, playwright, and songwriter Larry Kirwan, Black 47 espouses an unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock ‘n’ roll, with raucous,...
Sophie B. Hawkins emerged in 1992 with a fierce bidding war for her debut album, Tongues & Tails. The Columbia Records release quickly went gold,...
Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of...
It's difficult not to be swept away by the infectious, frenetic groove of Buckwheat Zydeco. The Creole-style hybrid Zydeco was born when Clifton Chenier took...
As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall's lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer...
Join the Y Act Out Teens on their journey from Kansas to OZ in this musical production of one of the most beloved stories of...
Warm as summer sunshine, real as the truth, intimate as a long overdue visit between old friends … such is a Jonathan Edwards concert. Four...
These country rock pioneers found platinum success early in their career, and four decades later Rusty Young who wrote and sang the massive hits “Crazy...
The New Riders of the Purple Sage , signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis, released its eponymous first album in September 1971 to widespread...
The Elvis Show is Long Island's longest running Elvis tribute and charity event featuring over 30 local musicians and vocalists. This year's star-studded show will...
Join us as these brothers take the stage together! Dave Malone is best known as the guitarist/vocalist of The Radiators from New Orleans, Louisiana. The...
Terry Adams, visionary, driving force, and "untamed genius of the keyboards" for NRBQ since the band's inception over four decades ago, is one of music’s...
Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....
As a songwriter and singer, Cohn combines the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. He's a natural storyteller,...
Over the course of their 30-plus year career, The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Wendell Holmes, drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon) have been feeding...
Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....
Eric Johnson’s stature as one of the premier guitar players in contemporary music is his artistic trump card, backed by a Grammy Award and five...
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