Songs from DO YOU NOMI? Musical Will Premiere at The Green Room 42
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 30, 2026
More than four decades after Klaus Nomi's singular voice transformed the downtown music scene, a new stage musical inspired by his life will receive its first public presentation on Sunday, August 30 (1pm) at the Green Room 42, in a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Review: THE MET OPERA ORCHESTRA MAHLER 4TH at Carnegie Hall
by Peter Danish - Jun 25, 2026
The final Carnegie Hall appearance of the season by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin proved to be one of the most satisfying orchestral evenings New York has heard this spring. In a program devoted almost entirely to Mahler—featuring the *Rückert-Lieder* and the Fourth Symphony with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—the Met Orchestra demonstrated once again why it has become one of the city's most consistently rewarding ensembles.
Review: 'MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT' at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - May 20, 2026
At a moment in American life when conversations about race, exclusion, immigration, and human dignity once again dominate the national discourse, Penguin Rep Theatre could scarcely have chosen a more resonant production than 'My Lord, What an Evening.'
Interview: Ioli Andreade of ANTONIN ARTAUD TRILOGY at The Tank
by Peter Danish - Apr 15, 2026
At The Tank in New York City, director Ioli Andreadi returns with ANTONIN ARTAUD – 130th ANNIVERSARY, a theatrical tribute to the revolutionary French artist Antonin Artaud. The production features two original plays—BONE and GENICA – The Jet of My Blood—presented back-to-back on April 16–18.
Interview: Gordon Bovinet, Vienna's Old Deuteronomy, Visits THE JELLICLE BALL
by Peter Danish - Mar 30, 2026
Gordon Bovinet has had long and storied career in Musical Theater, Opera and as one of the most in-demand vocal coaches in Europe. He is in town this week to celebrate his 80th birthday and to take in a performance of the show that launched his career: CATS – or in this case: CATS: JELLICLE BALL!
Interview: Kat Cartusciello of HARD TACK at Breaking Sound NYC
by Peter Danish - Dec 17, 2025
Breaking Sound NYC specialize in showcasing the hottest emerging artists from premium locations in and around New York. It was founded with the belief that artists deserve more. · Breaking Sound is kinda like your favorite Discover Weekly playlist but in real life.
Review: ARTAUD / VAN GOGH at The Simeio Theater
by Peter Danish - Nov 5, 2025
Recently, Broadway and Off-Broadway have seen a preponderance of one-man-shows; some wildy imaginative some not so much. This critic has grown just a bit tired of the formant becuase far too frequently they come across as little more than vanity projects for an actor (often playing, with varying degrees of success, multiple characters.
Review: SUPREME LEADER at Mile Square Theatre
by Peter Danish - Oct 20, 2025
What does it mean to inherit absolute power before you’ve even figured out who you are? Don X. Nguyen’s Supreme Leader, now playing at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken under Sarah Shin’s incisive direction, transforms a slice of geopolitical absurdity into something deeply personal, funny, and unexpectedly moving. It asks what happens when a boy destined to become one of the world’s most feared dictators still just wants to paint, ski, and maybe fall in love.