Friday, March 29, 2019

THEATER: A Too-Proud "Ain't Too Proud"

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AIN'T TOO PROUD ** out of **** IMPERIAL THEATRE OK, enough bitching and moaning about jukebox musicals and revues. They can be great...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

THEATER: "Ain't No Mo'" Takes Off With Talent and Smarts

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AIN'T NO MO' *** 1/2 out of **** THE PUBLIC THEATER If I tell you how funny Ain't No Mo' is, I worry that might diminis...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

THEATER: "Kate, Do I Have Your Consent To Ask For A Kiss?"

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KISS ME, KATE! *** out of **** ROUNDABOUT THEATRE AT STUDIO 54 Such fuss! Would the prim and proper Kelli O'Hara be capable of roll...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

THEATER: "White Noise" Yearns To Provoke

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WHITE NOISE ** 1/2 out of **** THE PUBLIC Depicting slavery in the past is safely noble and instructive. The film "12 Years A Slave...
Friday, February 08, 2019

MUSIC: The Best Albums Of 2018 or How Everything Old Is New Again

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Every year I make a list of my favorite albums. Of course, I put my favoritest albums near the top, but any album on the list is worthy of y...
Thursday, January 10, 2019

THEATER: "Choir Boy" -- It's The Same Old Song

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CHOIR BOY ** 1/2 out of **** MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB AT SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE It's been six years since actor Jeremy Jordan enjo...
Monday, January 07, 2019

IRAs -- The Best Of The 1980s (work in progress)

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THE BEST FILMS OF THE 1980s 87 and counting  The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension  Airplane!  Aliens All O...