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Read More »Jon Sobel
Iva Withers: Nonagenarian Link to Broadway’s Golden Age
Withers played more performances of some of the greatest musicals than their original stars did, but never got to open a new show on Broadway.
Read More »Book Review: The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
In Chicago, during Prohibition, a crop of female killers became the biggest celebrities of the day.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Levasseur, The Problems, Lisa Brigantino
If we didn't know we needed a true soul music revival, now we do.
Read More »Procreation Is Not the Purpose of Marriage
We are not living in the stone age. Marriage in our civilization has long been an essential right afforded to all heterosexual couples.
Read More »I Don’t Like Burqas
If we can't see a face, we are naturally suspicious and afraid.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Three Irish Widows Versus the Rest of the World
This one-man, multi-character show devolves into a shouting match.
Read More »Hundreds of Prospect Park Geese Killed to Keep Jet Lanes Clear
Four hundred resident geese become landfill.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Barker Poems: “Gary the Thief” and “Plevna”
We need more thought-provoking theater like this. But come prepared to listen closely.
Read More »Cabaret Review (NYC): Inside Vickie and Nickie
The funniest thing about a Vickie and Nickie show is the way they attack each song as if it were a tough piece of meat that needed merciless tenderizing.
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