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05 Oct TIO NYC: “Afterplay” at the Irish Rep, A Must
Brian Friel’s “Afterplay,” is now up at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street. The run is through November 6. Tickets here. Two people, obviously strangers, try to connect over tea, later vodka, talking trivia and telling lies about their lives around a table in the dining...
04 Oct TIO NYC: “Communion” at Urban Stages
Dan MacIvor’s “Communion” is now up at Urban Stages, 259 West 30 Street, through October 30. Tickets available here. Blame it on a Blythe spirit. Actress Blythe Danner had seen and admired Daniel MacIvor’s ‘Marion Bridge” and asked if he might be interested in writing...
03 Oct TIO NYC: What Not to Miss, Fine Art – So Far…
Picasso famously said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Paul Klee had no such problem: when he grew up, the iconic artist managed to hold on to a child-like vision and yet, and still,...
02 Oct TIO NYC: What Not to Miss, “The Encounter,” A Trip
“The Encounter” a techno trip and tour de force is now up at the John Golden Theatre,” 252 West 45, between 7th & 8th Avenues. Runs through January 8, 2017. Tickets here. Since the company was founded in 1983, Complicite has performed worldwide, winning over 50 major...
28 Sep TIO NYC: “Marie & Rosetta”
Know the name Sister Rosetta Tharpe? I know, not a household name. (But should be.) How about Elvis? Thought so. Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and Jimi Hendrix. Brands. Icons, right? Well, those musical titans all owe a major debt to Tharpe, (1915–1973), a legend in her time and one of...
19 Apr TIO NYC: Not Your Mother’s (or the Wait ‘Til Next Year Dodgers’) Brooklyn
“B” is for…. Brownstoners, who helped restore the mansions and brownstones in neighborhoods such as Park Slope to their former picturesque grandeur. Our new BFFs, Craig and Phoebe, live fully, seamlessly, at the nexus of deep thought, professional accomplishment, savoir faire, social consciousness, and devoted parenting. We met them...
15 Apr TIO NYC: “Hold On To Me Darling” & More
Did you ever notice, probably in retrospect, that trips often appear to have been planned around a theme? And then remembered that the theme was inadvertent? This Telluride Inside… and Out stay in New York seems to have had one of those accidental through-lines; in...
13 Apr TIO NYC: Portraits X 3
Major talent – and legend in her own times. But a relatively minor brand today – despite her unique talent and rolling legacy. And yet… Cole Porter adored the woman. It was just one of those things…. So did Marlena Dietrich (who paid her passage to America to escape the...