BWW Review: Bad Choices Have Lasting Impact In Nicky Silver's THIS DAY FORWARD
by Michael Dale - Nov 23, 2016
As with their Vineyard Theatre success of five years ago, THE LYONS, in THIS DAY FORWARD, the team of playwright Nicky Silver and director Mark Brokaw display an impressive talent for packaging complex family drama as hip, off-beat comedy before getting to the guts of the long-term effects of dysfunctionality.
Michael Learned, June Gable, Alex Brightman et al. Set for Whitley-Mosier Summer Readings 2012, 7/15-17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2012
Summer Readings 2012 has announced casting for this year's summer reading series. Michael Learned (The Sisters Rosensweig, Three Tall Women), June Gable (Moose Murders, The Ritz), and Alex Brightman (Wicked, Glory Days) are set to join an exciting ensemble that also includes Lindsey Kyler, Quinlan Corbett, Lanna Joffrey, Ben Masur, Nurit Monacelli, and Phil Mills
National Yiddish Theatre Presents FYVUSH FINKEL LIVE, 10/17-11/7
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 7, 2010
Its 96th consecutive seaon will be like no other, as the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene presents two new plays in the fall that demonstrate the broad scope and appeal of its programming. In 'Fyvush Finkel Live!' -- the world premiere of a musical revue starring the legendary Fyvush Finkel -- Folksbiene shows off its talent to produce good, old-fashioned entertainment that delights audiences of any age. In 'New Worlds: A Celebration of I.L. Peretz' -- starring the noted French performance artist Rafael Goldwaser -- Folksbiene nurtures new artists to add modern works to the Yiddish theatre's rich legacy. Both shows are presented at The Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexigton Avenue (at 25th Street).