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My Picks for July’s Best TV, Book, Movie, Theater and More
Where is the summer going?? As another warm weather month winds down, I have selected, as I did last month, my favorite pop culture experiences from the last 30 days. (See my picks for June here.) Here we go… BEST … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Music, Television, Theater
Tagged Big Brother, Orange Is the New Black, Ray Donovan, Sutton Foster, The Challenge, The Way Way Back
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Sutton Foster and VIOLET are Transcendent
It’s been a week of highs and lows for Sutton Foster. Yesterday ABC Family finally announced what we have all been expecting for some time — it has canceled Bunheads, the critically acclaimed show created by Gilmore Girls‘ Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring … Continue reading
Posted in Television, Theater
Tagged Bunheads, Joshua Henry, Leigh Silverman, Sutton Foster, Violet
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Martha Plimpton is the Coolest, Smartest Actor in the Business
My partner and I were catching up on old episodes of The Good Wife last night — we are embarrassingly behind, having just completed Season 3 — and were delighted to discover the wonderful Martha Plimpton make a return appearance to the … Continue reading
Game, Set and Match: VOLLEYGIRLS is a Charming Victory for NYMF
Festival productions are hit and miss, and much more often than not, they are miss. I’m happy to report that Volleygirls, now playing at The Pershing Square Signature Center as part of The New York Musical Theater Festival, puts one in … Continue reading
My Picks for June’s Best TV, Film, Books and Theater
It’s July. Wow, how did that happen? Before we embark on the second half of 2013, I thought I would take a few minutes to look at the best pop culture experiences I had last month. BEST NEW TELEVISION SHOW … Continue reading
LCT3’s A KID LIKE JAKE is an Excellent, Thought Provoking Drama
Last year Jesse Green wrote a wonderfully insightful cover story for New York Magazine called “S/He” about the parents of young, transgender children. For the past 12 months I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that they must read this article, as … Continue reading
The Personal and the Creative Meet in the Brilliant SONTAG: REBORN and JUST KIDS
On my way down to New York Theater Workshop last night to see the wonderful new production of Sontag: Reborn, I was reading, as I often do, on the subway. I’m currently about 70% through, and absolutely loving, Patti Smith’s memoir Just … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Theater
Tagged Just Kids, New York Theater Workshop, Patti Smith, Sontag: Reborn, Susan Sontag
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GOOD TELEVISION at The Atlantic is Good Theater
The Atlantic Theater has been home to some of my most satisfying theatrical experiences over the years — the original Off-Broadway production of Spring Awakening, Lucy Thurber’s Scarcity, and, now, Rod McLachlan’s Good Television, which unfortunately plays its final performance tomorrow. This … Continue reading
Posted in Theater
Tagged Atlantic Theater, Bob Krakower, Good Television, Talia Balsam, Zoe Perry
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Review: Travis Wall and Nick Lazzarini’s Shaping Sound Perform in NYC
The girls and the gays (including Jesse Tyler Ferguson!) came out in droves last night to The Beacon Theater to see Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson’s dance company Shaping Sound do their thing. I was there…and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Television, Theater
Tagged Nick Lazzarini, Shaping Sound, So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall
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Smash Star Megan Hilty is Unemployed No More, Joins NBC Sitcom
This should help relieve some of the (faux) bitterness she displayed on the Tony Awards — Smash star Megan Hilty has landed a series regular gig on Sean Hayes’ new NBC television show Sean Saves the World! According to tvline.com, Hilty will … Continue reading
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