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  • Sexual dilemma in the round
    Never mind its provocative title: “Cock” is about love. Things get complicated as people fall in and out of it, but this wonderful 90-minute show renders the emotional mess with great simplicity. There are no props, and the story couldn’t be more basic: Boy can’t choose between his... […]
  • Tony ‘Road’ show parties on
    The roadies are in town. Every year at this time, some 300 producers and theater owners — who collectively are known as “The Road” — gather in New York for a conference. Ostensibly they’re here to discuss business: the state of the touring circuit, which shows are selling (and which are... […]
  • Judge orders 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' producers to turn over information to ex-stuntman
    APThe marquee for "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" at the Foxwoods Theatre last year Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" were ordered Thursday to turn over any relevant information to a stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing... […]

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  • Review: 'The Children' an inspired take on Medea myth
    “To mortal man, how great a scourge is love,” is one of countless ingenious lines that adorn “The Children” at the Theatre @ Boston Court. Michael Elyanow’s stunning riff on the Medea myth rips Euripides into current-day context, and rams its meanings into our brainpans. […]
  • Video game Diablo III features performance by Pacific Symphony
    The Pacific Symphony performs music for an unlikely audience -- gamers battling the hellish underworlds of Diablo III. […]
  • Review: Ben Wendel, Dan Tepfer a rollicking jazz duo at Blue Whale
    At first glance, a duet between a piano and saxophone could be considered a challenging assignment for some jazz listeners. Stripped of a rhythm section to anchor the ear, artists who tackle such a formation reduce their sound to its essence while allowing ample space to roam, leaving nowhere to hide if one player steps out too far beyond the other's le […]

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Corn dogs and Rewrites

Something very interesting is happening to me this week. Something that hasn’t happened very much this year. I HAVE SOME TIME OFF!  While I do love my job, I often find that I jump from one job to the next never stopping to reflect upon…

A View From The Booth: Now what???

I’m not sure how we got here in one piece but last night lights came…

My life with My Life

What an exciting/exhausting/challenging two weeks I have had since a cargo box of pulley’s, fabric,…

A View From The Booth: Stop Wine-ing

Another month another state for this traveling stage manager. This month the view from my…

My Life With Men… And Other Animals In NYC March 15 to 18

The accomplished Italian theater artist Maria Cassi made her American stage debut March 9th through 18th in the international hit MY LIFE WITH MEN… AND OTHER ANIMALS, a hilarious and poignant semi-autobiographical look at what makes up la dolce vita and the lifelong process of…

About: My Life With Men…And Other Animals

When I first met Maria Cassi, the star of “My Life With Men…And Other Animals”, …

My life with My Life

What an exciting/exhausting/challenging two weeks I have had since a cargo box of pulley’s, fabric,…

La mia vita con gli uomini…e altri animali

un progetto di Change Performing Arts, Teatro del Sale e Red Shoes Productions regia di…

Steve Jobs – - Making the Deal

About two years ago, I was walking down the path at the Kona Village Resort in Hawaii when I spotted a skeletal figure of a man coming from the opposite direction.  As he came abreast, I realized, “Omigod, that’s Steve Jobs.” “Steve?”  I said.  “Peter!” he replied. …

OFFBroadwayWorld Review: THE BREAK UP NOTEBOOK at Revision Theatre

Revision Theatre Presents: The Break Up Notebook By Erin Leigh Peck About an hour and…

OutINJersey Interview: Director Peter Schneider Chats with Entertainment Editor

ReVision Theatre’s “The Break Up Notebook” Written by Cookie Thursday, 15 September 2011 “The Break…

Star Ledger Review: ‘Breakup Notebook’: Musical resonates with the lonesome of all

FULL REVIEW:  The Star-Ledger Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 6:58 AM By Peter Filichia/For The…

About: Waking Sleeping Beauty

For ten years after I left Disney, I had always wanted to tell what I considered the “true” story of what happened at Disney Animation during this amazing ten year period of time. For years the idea just rattled around until I was having coffee…

Waking Sleeping Beauty at Molloy College, March 8th

Waking Sleeping Beautyis no fairy tale. It’s the true story of how Disney regained its…

Trailer: Waking Sleeping Beauty

“A terrific Hollywood inside sensibility plus an unblinking candor that lets the chips fall where…

Waking Sleeping Beauty at Athens Cultural Center, November 19th

The film’s writer, Patrick Pacheco, will introduce the film and host a Q&A following the…

Nothing Without Joy

The Reggio Emilia Philosophy A letting go of time, of hurriedness and unnecessary expectations as part of an attempt to get back to the joy of learning. “Nothing without joy,” as Loris Malaguzzi once said. Reggio Emilia Early Childhood Education It might be best to…

La Cena di Stasera

Part of the joy of being in Italy is not only the restaurants, but the…

Perspective Is All In Life

“We tried to go here our first of two nights in Florence after the recommendation…

“Can the creative process be defined?”

It is always surprising to talk to new group of people.  Some have come to…