Review: SISTER ACT at Taproot Theatre
by Jay Irwin - Jul 14, 2024
Dear Readers, the musical version of the hit 1992, Whoopi Goldberg comedy “Sister Act” has never been one of my favorites. On paper it should work with an Alan Menken score and fabulous source material were it not for those lackluster Glenn Slater lyrics. He writes passable songs but nothing that truly grabs you. But it’s a big, flashy musical with nuns rocking out so it isn’t all bad. But I must emphasize “big”, which is why the choice to put this up on Taproot Theatre’s quite cozy space baffled me. However, director Bretteney Beverly managed it. Sure, there were some downfalls, but overall, she managed it.
24TH HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL Returns To New York This April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2024
The 24th Havana Film Festival New York, a project of The American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, features an exceptional program celebrating the diversity of voices and cultural expressions of Cuba and Latin America.
THE CHI Returns to Showtime in May For the Second Half of Season 6
by Michael Major - Feb 8, 2024
Guest stars for season six include Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L'lerrét Jazelle, Hannaha Hall, Ahmad Ferguson, Genesis Denise Hale, Joel Steingold, and more. Watch the video teaser!
Artist Lineup & Schedule Set for The 10th Annual OUTsider Fest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2024
The 10th Annual OUTsider Fest announces the official artist lineup and schedule for this year's event at The Vortex. The festival will feature performances in art, theater, music, and dance. General and student all-access badges are available for purchase.
Review: EXHIBITIONISTS, King's Head Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Jan 9, 2024
Exhibitionists is, regrettably, not a good play. That’s not to say, however, that it isn’t occasionally a lot of fun. Teetering on the edge of pure camp and exaggerated satire, this bewildering new comedy puts a gay and non-monogamous spin on the classic farce, as fiery exes come face to face at an art gallery.
The Met: Live In HD 2023"24 Season Continues With FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2023
Don't miss the live transmission of Daniel Catán's 1996 opera Florencia en el Amazonas, the first Spanish-language opera at the Met in nearly a century. Join in for this historic cultural and artistic moment as a majority Latinx cast brings this magical realism-inspired production to life.
GUYS & DOLLS Comes to MusicalFare Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023
A fresh and innovative production of the all-time classic musical comedy, GUYS & DOLLS tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah Brown, and lovable rapscallion Nathan Detroit, engaged for 14 years to Miss Adelaide, a headliner at the Hot Box Club.