PS122's COIL Festival Returns to New York 1/7/11
by BWW
News Desk
- Jan 7, 2011
Since COIL began in 2006, 50+ companies from NYC, the US, UK, Australia, continental Europe, Latin America and Asia have been presented as part of this mid-winter festival.
Buckley Workshop Prepares for Concert Late March
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 6, 2011
The legendary Broadway star, actress/singer Betty Buckley, who is currently co-starring in the Dallas Theatre Center's production of Arsenic and Old Lace, continues her successful Song Interpretation Workshop with a new round of six classes open to new participants in January and February, 2011.
PS122's COIL Festival Returns to New York 1/7/11
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 16, 2010
Since COIL began in 2006, 50+ companies from NYC, the US, UK, Australia, continental Europe, Latin America and Asia have been presented as part of this mid-winter festival.
Critic John Simon Launches Website, Joins 2 Pubs
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 6, 2010
Michael Riedel reported in the New York Post back in mid-November that critic John Simon, has been let go from Bloomberg Media who hired him in 2005 after he was let go from New York Magazine after 36 years.
Riedel notes that Bloomberg says he's retiring, while Simon claims he's been let go. Jeremy Gerard and Manuele Hoelterhoff will now be splitting Broadway duties at Bloomberg News.
Now, Simon has launched a new web site, http://johnsimon-uncensored.com/ on which he proclaims 'Like a giant tortoise from its shell, I am re-emerging on this web site. Here I will continue, freer and more independent than ever, to dispense my opinions, critiques and enthusiasms about our arts and culture.
I hope to be as interdisciplinary as all get-out and separate with might and main what might remain from what must go.'
He is also reportedly joining both the Yonkers Tribune and the Westchester Guardian.
John Simon Let Go from Bloomberg News
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 19, 2010
Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post that critic John Simon, has been let go from Bloomberg Media who hired him in 2005 after he was let go from New York Magazine after 36 years.
Riedel notes that Bloomberg says he's retiring, while Simon claims he's been let go. Jeremy Gerard and Manuele Hoelterhoff will now be splitting Broadway duties at Bloomberg News.
Llorca's THE EMPTY HOURS Gets Lincoln Center Premiere, 11/19
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 19, 2010
In a world increasingly dominated by texts and tweets, a timely new opera will offer a digital-age take on the time-honored tragic heroine. 'The Empty Hours' (Las Horas Vacias) by acclaimed Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca will have its staged world premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on November 19th. The tale of a lonely woman whose obsession with the internet fuels an extraordinary fantasy world, 'The Empty Hours' will be presented by the New York Opera Society in a special, one-night only performance.
Review Roundup: THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 12, 2010
Based on Reubens' 1981 cult classic stage production, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, with new elements from the ground-breaking CBS show 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' added generously, this new production is written by Paul Reubens and Bill Steinkellner, with additional material by John Paragon. Directed by Alex Timbers (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson), The Pee-Wee Herman Show will feature music by Jay Cotton and the work of renowned puppetry artist Basil Twist. Direct from its acclaimed, sold-out run in Los Angeles, The Pee-Wee Herman Show began its 48-performance limited run on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and officially opened on Thursday, November 11 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd street). The engagement will run through January 2.
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