NON-FICTION: FEATURE STORIES & ESSAYS
written by David Lefkowitz
Pending: Aug. 2023: Beverly Johnson: The Grace Behind the Face
(A chat with iconic Vogue model Beverly Johnson)
To be published in Long Island Woman magazine, Aug. 2023.
PENDING —> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2C7
June 2023: Belinda Carlisle: Big Big Plans
(A chat with Go-Go’s alum and solo pop singer Belinda Carlisle)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, June 2023.
https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wP
Oct. 2022: Gloria Gaynor: On Surviving and Looking Ahead
(A chat with “I Will Survive” songstress Gloria Gaynor)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct/Nov 2022.
Finalist: Press Club of Long Island Award (4/23)
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April 2022: Kristin Chenoweth: Finding Love and Listening Harder
(A chat with actress Kristen Chenoweth)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, April/May 2022.
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Feb. 2022: New Home, New Jokes, Classic Style – Rita Rudner
(A chat with comedian Rita Rudner)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Feb/March 2022
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Dec. 2021: Sharon Gless In Gratitude
(A chat with actress Sharon Gless)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Dec. 2021
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Nov. 2021: Love Affair: Darlene Love Continues to Blossom
(A chat with singer Darlene Love)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2021.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-21J
March 2020: Jane Fonda: Opening Up and Speaking Out
(A chat with actress Jane Fonda)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2020.
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Dec. 2019: Annie Potts: Design for Living – Sheldon’s Meemaw on Learning to Walk . . . and Stand Up
(A chat with actress Annie Potts)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Dec. 2019.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Iu
Nov. 2019: The Seventh Age on Stage (co-author: Joyce Weil)
(An academic article about depictions of aging in Broadway and off-Broadway plays)
First published in Educational Gerontology journal, Nov. 5, 2019.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2BR (private posting only. Must be accessed at Educational Gerontology).
Sept. 2019: Katey Sagal: Marriage, Children, and Muscling Through
(A chat with actress Katey Sagal)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2019.
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June 2019: Chaka Khan: A Journey from Something Good to Happiness
(A chat with musician Chaka Khan)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, June 2019.
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May 2019: Sela Vie – Sela Ward Stays in Sync
(A chat with actress Sela Ward)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2019.
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March 2019: Bo Derek – Jump Before You’re Thrown . . .
(A chat with actress Bo Derek)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2019.
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Jan. 2019: One in Seven – Kathleen Madigan
(A chat with comedian Kathleen Madigan)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2019.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Dm
December 2018: Bad Stuff, Too: Ali Wentworth’s (Mostly) Charmed Life
(A chat with actress and writer Ali Wentworth)
First published in Long Island Woman, magazine, Dec. 2018.
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November 2018: In Bloom: Marcia Gay Harden Writes a Memoir for her Mother
(A chat with actress Marcia Gay Harden about her autobiography)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2018.
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Aug. 2018: Anything is Still Possible: Debbie Gibson from her Teens to the `Teens
(A chat with actress and singer Debbie Gibson)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Aug. 2018.
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July 2018: Riding the Waves: Christine Lahti on the Feminist Path
(A chat with actress Christine Lahti about her autobiography)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, July 2018.
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June 2018: Miller, Monroe & Kazan at Bay Street Theater
(A chat with playwright Jack Canfora about his bio-drama, Fellow Travelers)
First published in Long Island Pulse, NY, June 2018.
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July 2018: Pushing the Boundaries of Long Island Theater: Comfort Zones Realigned
(A chat with the founders of Long Island’s Out of Bounds Theater Company)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2018.
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May 2018: Discover the Argyle Theater in Babylon Village (aka “It Takes a Village”)
(A big, brand-new theater is about to open on Long Island)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2018.
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May 2018: Pride and Joy: Entrepreneur Joy Mangano Celebrates New Book and Old Values
(A chat with home-shopping magnate Joy Mangano)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2018.
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March 2018: Feeling the Love Power: Ronnie Spector on Memories, Men, and Music
(A chat with rock-n-roll songstress and spousal abuse survivor Ronnie Spector)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2018.
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March 2018: Go Big or Go Bigger: Broadway’s Goes Mega in Spring 2018
(A spring-season Broadway preview)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2018.
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Jan. 2018: Still Breathing: Toni Braxton on Love, Marriage, Divorce, Sex, and Cigarettes
(A chat with singer and reality TV star Toni Braxton)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2018
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Dec. 2017: Conversation with a Kick-Starter: Lindsay Howe on a Rockette’s Life
(An interview with Radio City Rockette Lindsay Howe)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2017
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Nov. 2017: Ping Pong, Pop Tarts, and Pineapples – Comedian Paula Poundstone on the Rewards of Moving Forward
(An interview with comedian Paula Poundstone)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2017.
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Oct. 2017: It’s a Wonder-ful Life: Lynda Carter on Music, Money and That Role
(An interview with actress, model, and the original “Wonder Woman,” Lynda Carter)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2017.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-eR
Oct. 2017: Taking her Time: A Chat with Tony-Winning Director Rebecca Taichman
(A chat with Broadway director Rebecca Taichman)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2017
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Sept. 2017: A Band, A Butterfly, and a Bob – Broadway Greets the Autumn
(A preview of Broadway’s fall 2017 season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2017.
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Sept. 2017: Psyched: Cheryl Hines on Acting, Reacting, and the Kennedy Blessing
(An interview with Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2017.
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Aug. 2017: Rebounder: Mackenzie Phillips on Wellness, Loss, and Love
(An interview with “One Day at a Time” star and recovery expert, Mackenzie Phillips)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Aug. 2017.
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July 2017: Sometimes a Grain of Sand – Olivia Newton-John Reflects on Glory and Grief
(An interview with pop songstress and actress Olivia Newton John)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, July 2017.
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July 2017: Wrong Turn: When Nothing Goes Right
(Theater review of Broadway’s The Play that Goes Wrong)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2017.
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May 2017: Karen Allen and the World of Yes
(An interview with “Raiders” actress Karen Allen about her latest film project, “A Year by the Sea”)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2017
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May 2017: Moonlighting: In Bloom – Christopher Hackert Gets his Theatrical Wish
(A profile of longtime Long Island florist–and playwright–Christopher Hackert)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2017.
April 2017: The Ceiling’s the Limit: Jules Feiffer Collaborates on a New Musical
(An interview with Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer about his work on The Man in the Ceiling, a musical premiering at Long Island’s Bay Street Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2017.
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April 2017: To the Oval Office from the Bunion Derby: Allison Janney’s Slow Rise to Stardom
(An interview with “West Wing” and theater actress Allison Janney
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, April 2017.
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March 2017: L.I.’s Lantern Still Burns Bright
(A profile of Long Island’s struggling Lantern Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2017.
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March 2017: Spring on Broadway – Old Friends and Oddballs
(A preview of Broadway’s sprawling spring 2017 season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2017.
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March 2017: Valerie Bertinelli – Taking Life one Dish at a Time
(An interview with “One Day at a Time” and cooking-show star, Valerie Bertinelli)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2017.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-b0
Jan. 2017: Serving Love – Billie Jean King Still Winning for All of Us
(An interview with tennis legend and activist, Billie Jean King)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2017.
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Dec. 2016: Kelli O’Hara on Living the Theater Life
(An interview with Tony-winning actress Kelli O’Hara)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2016.
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December 2016: When Success is the Option – Jillian Michaels
(An interview with exercise guru Jillian Michaels)
First published in Long Island Woman, Dec. 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yP
Oct. 2016: Life Beyond Hamilton – Broadway’s Fall Shows Open on Their Own Terms
(A preview of Broadway’s fall 2016 season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2016.
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Sept. 2016: The Show Goes On: Theater Three Starts a New Season without an Old Friend
(Jeffrey Sanzel, artistic director of Long Island’s Theater Three, reflects on the new season and the passing of longtime musical director Ellen Michelmore)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2016.
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May 2016: Aria Grande – Playwright Jonathan Tolins and his Fandom of the Opera
(Playwright Jonathan Tolins discusses his latest, A Forgotten Woman, premiering at Long Island’s Bay Street Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2016.
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May 2016: Sprinkled Cupcakes and Tofu Turkeys – Patricia Heaton
(A chat with actress Patricia Heaton)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2016.
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April 2016: Broadway Critics Put Van Hove’s Crucible to the Test
(Summary of Broadway reviews for Ivo Van Hove’s staging of The Crucible)
First published in Stagebuddy.com in April 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2zH
April 2016: Springtime in New York – Where Broadway is Blooming
(A preview of Broadway’s spring 2016 season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2016.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-bP
March 2016: A Chance to Shine: Syosset Dons a Shiny New CAP
(A chat with Bruce Grossman, artistic director of Syosset, Long Island’s Cultural Arts Playhouse)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2016.
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March 2016: A Club of One – Our Good Friend, Kathy Griffin
(A chat with comedian Kathy Griffin)
First published in Long Island Woman, March 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-zf
March 2016: Did the Broadway Critics Love She Loves Me?
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of She Loves Me)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2xL
March 2016: Does Blackbird Fly? Broadway Critics Weigh in on Harrower Drama
(Summary of reviews for David Harrower’s Blackbird on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 10, 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Fa
March 2016: A Play of One’s Own
(Some background and promotion of my one-man show, The Miracle of Long Johns)
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March 2016: Were Broadway Critics Over the Moon for Eclipsed?
(A summary of reviews for Danai Gurira’s drama, Eclipsed)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 7, 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2D1
Feb. 2016: Were Broadway Critics Humane to The Humans?
(Summary of reviews for Stephen Karam’s Broadway drama, The Humans)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 18, 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Ct
Feb. 2016: Women on the Verge – Daughters Arrives at the Merrick Theater
(A preview of Daughters, John Morgan Evans’s comedy-drama at Long Island’s Merrick Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2016.
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Jan. 2016: Lori Loughlin: House Proud
(A chat with actress Lori Loughlin)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-x7
Dec. 2015: The Game’s Afoot
(As part of my monthly theater column, a review of Broadway’s The Gin Game revival)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2015.
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Dec. 2015: No Second Takes: Laurie Metcalf
(A profile of actress Laurie Metcalf)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Dec. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-za
Nov. 2015: The Tin Man Writes a Play Full of Heart
(A profile of playwright Sean Grennan on the eve of his drama, The Tin Woman, opening at Long Island Bay Street Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2015.
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Oct. 2015: Lemmon’s Pledge
(An interview with actor-singer Chris Lemmon, son of legendary actor Jack Lemmon)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2015.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-cl
Oct. 2015: She was My Mother – Melissa Rivers
(An interview with TV personality Melissa Rivers)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-zq
Oct. 2015: Theatrical Island Hoppers
(A look at famous theater people born and/or raised on Long Island, including Alec Baldwin, Charles Ludlam, Patti LuPone, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, and Edie Falco)
First published in LongIslandPulse.com, Oct. 2015.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-cf
Sept. 2015: Fall Approaches Quietly
(A preview of the fall 2015 Broadway season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2015.
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Sept. 2015: Jane Lynch – Still Gleeful
(A chat with actress Jane Lynch)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-zu
Aug. 2015: Boston Critics Say Broadway-Bound Waitress Worth Waiting For
(Summary of out-of-town reviews for the Sara Bareilles musical, Waitress)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vT
Aug. 2015: Did the Broadway Critics Treasure Hamilton?
(Summary of Broadway reviews for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, Hamilton)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 7, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2HN
July 2015: Excuuuuuse Me! Fighting Back Against the Rude
(Article about coping with noisy theater audiences)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, July 10, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Iu
July 2015: Were the NY Critics Spellbound by Penn & Teller?
(Summary of Broadway reviews for the return of magicians Penn & Teller)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, July 13, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vl
July 2015: With Comedy Comes Responsibility
(As part of my monthly theater column, reviews of the Broadway comedies Hand to God and Fish in the Dark)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-cv
June 2015: Does Finn’s New Brain Still Get Critics’ Good Thoughts?
(Summary of reviews for Encores! revival of William Finn’s A New Brain)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 25, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2zw
June 2015: Idina Menzel – Defying Expectations, Mispronunciations, and, of Course, Gravity
(A chat with actress Idina Menzel)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, June 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-zn
June 2015: Off-Broadway Critics Approve of Harmon’s Significant Other
(Summary of reviews for Joshua Harmon’s comedy at the Roundabout)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 20, 2015.
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June 2015: Sincerely Yours, Bay Street Theater
(Featuring interviews with playwright Alena Smith and director Bob Balaban, a preview of the comedy, The New Sincerity before its opening at Long Island’s Bay Street Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2015.
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May 2015: Cheap is Dear: Two Hopeful Signs for the Cash-Strapped Theatergoer
(A plea for moderate pricing on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 22, 2015.
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May 2015: God is in the House, But Do Broadway Critics Believe?
(Summary of reviews for David Javerbaum’s Broadway comedy, An Act of God)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 29, 2015.
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April 2015: Bones About It
(A chat with Bare Bones Theater artistic director Jeff Bennett about The Motherfucker with the Hat)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2015.
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April 2015: Broadway Critics High-Five Hand to God
(A summary of reviews for Robert Askins’s Broadway comedy Hand to God)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 8, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2FO
April 2015: Broadway Critics not Loving DiPietro’s Love
(A summary of reviews for Joe DiPietro’s Broadway comedy, Living on Love)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 21, 2015.
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April 2015: Broadway Critics Weigh in on Shoulda Been
(A summary of reviews for the Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 15, 2015.
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April 2015: Broadway Crix Throw Caca at Gigi
(A summary of reviews for the Broadway musical Gigi)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2015.
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April 2015: Critics Pour Sunlight on Hare’s Broadway Skylight
(A summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of David Hare’s Skylight)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2015.
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April 2015: Vanessa Williams – Inspired
(A chat with actress Vanessa Williams)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, April 2015.
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March 2015: Broadway Critics Fillet Larry David’s Fish
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway comedy Fish in the Dark)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2015.
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March 2015: Broadway Critics on Chronicles: Is Heidi Too Tidy or Still Mighty?
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 20, 2015.
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March 2015: Critics Climb Aboard Broadway’s Twentieth Century
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 16, 2015.
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March 2015: How Funny People have Fared on Broadway
(Article on how comedians have fared in Broadway shows)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2015.
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March 2015: New York Critics Bow Before Mirren in The Audience
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway drama, The Audience)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2015.
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March 2015: Signs of Intelligent Life – Lily Tomlin
(A chat with actress Lily Tomlin)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2015.
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Feb. 2015: Annie Lennox: Making Brand – New Nostalgia
(A chat with Eurythmics musician Annie Lennox)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Feb. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-zT
Feb. 2015: Jackmania Continues
(A look at the Broadway box-office power of Hugh Jackman)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 5, 2015
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Feb. 2015: New York Critics Call Hamilton a Treasure
(Summary of reviews for the off-Broadway premiere of Hamilton)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2015.
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Feb. 2015: Valentine Pickin’s
(A look at shows on and off-Broadway in terms of their romance quotient for a date night)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 12, 2015.
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Jan. 2015: No Money in Musicals?
(Article about musicals struggling financially on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 2015.
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Jan. 2015: Disgraced: A Broadway Dinner Party
(A review of the Broadway drama Disgraced for my monthly theater column)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Jan. 2015.
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Jan. 2015: From Here to the Moon – Dolly Parton
(Based on a press Q&A, a profile of musician Dolly Parton)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ab
Jan. 2015: Joe Franklin: The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
(Obituary and personal reminiscences of radio and TV host Joe Franklin)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 25, 2015.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2IM
Jan. 2015: What was in a Name?
(Article about changing names of Broadway theaters)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 14, 2015.
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Jan. 2015: Will Critics’ Raves Save Honeymoon in Vegas?
(A summary of reviews for the Broadway tuner, Honeymoon in Vegas)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 16, 2015.
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Jan. 2015: They Took 57 Years with Them…To Broadway
(A look at the 1957-58 Broadway season, when both Richard Thomas and James Earl Jones debuted in the same play)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 30, 2015
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Dec. 2014: Play Time: Lane and Broderick Reunite on Broadway
(For my monthly theater column, a review of Broadway’s It’s Only a Play)
First published in Long Island Pulse, Winter 2014.
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Dec. 2014: The Year in Review – Highlights of 2014
(A look back at great Broadway moments of 2014)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Dec. 2014
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Nov. 2014: Hamlet in East Hampton
(Morgan Vaughan directs her husband Tristan in an East Hampton Hamlet)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2014.
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Nov. 2014: Never Say Never – Joely Richardson Goes Solo
(A chat with actress Joely Richardson)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2014.
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Oct. 2014: So Much to See, So Few Leaves
(A preview of the fall 2014 Broadway season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-A0
Sept. 2014: Madonna and Madness – J. Stephen Brantley
(A chat with J. Stephen Brantley about his Madonna-based solo show)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Az
Sept. 2014: Re-Surfacing – Sarah McLachlan Shines with New Release
(A chat with musician Sarah McLachlan)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-AK
July 2014: 2014 Summer Stage Preview
(Long Island theater offerings in summer 2014)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2014.
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June 2014: Broadway Critics Holler at Tupac Shakur Musical
(Summary of reviews for rap musical Holler if Ya Hear Me)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 19, 2014.
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June 2014: Gentleman’s Guide Wins Big at Drama Desk
(Recap of Drama Desk theater awards)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 2014.
https://wp.me/pzvIo-2v9
June 2014: Live Blog – Thoughts on the 2014 Tonys
(Blogging in real time about moments in the 2014 Tony Awards on CBS-TV)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 8, 2014.
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June 2014: You Scratch My Back – All the Way
(A review of Broadway’s All the Way and sidebar about movie stars doing shows)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-AE
May 2014: A New Leader and a New Season – Bay Street Moves Forward
(Bay Street Theater’s new artistic director, Scott Schwartz, and new season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-At
April 2014: Ben Vereen – Another Way to Move
(A chat with actor Ben Vereen)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-AR
April 2014: Broadway Critics Call McDonagh’s Cripple a Thoroughbred
(Summary of reviews for the first Broadway staging of Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 21, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Ij
April 2014: Broadway Critics Come to (the Revival of) Cabaret
(Summary of reviews for Sam Mendes’s restaging of Cabaret)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
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April 2014: Broadway Critics Celebrate Holiday with Lady Day
(Summary of Broadway reviews for the Billie Holiday-based musical, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
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April 2014: Broadway Critics Flip Over Hedwig
(Summary of Broadway reviews for the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
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April 2014: Broadway Critics Inspect Fierstein’s Casa Valentina
(Summary of Broadway reviews for Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 24, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2H7
April 2014: Broadway Critics React to Act One
(Summary of Broadway reviews for James Lapine’s adaptation of Moss Hart’s bio)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 19, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2El
April 2014: Broadway Critics Slam the Breaks on Velocity
(Summary of Broadway reviews for Eric Coble’s drama, The Velocity of Autumn)
First published April 2014 in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Cb
April 2014: Broadway Critics Weigh in on Of Mice and Men
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Bx
April 2014: Bullseye or Misfire? Critics Take on Bullets Over Broadway
(Summary of reviews for Woody Allen’s Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, April 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2In
March 2014: Aladdin Opens on Broadway; Do the Critics See Magic?
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway musical Aladdin)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 21, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Dd
March 2014: All the Way with Cranston’s LBJ Opens on Broadway
(News item about Robert Schenkkan’s political drama, All the Way, opening on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vp
March 2014: August: Osage County in Southampton
(A chat with director Michael Benton Disher about staging August: Osage County at Southampton Cultural Center)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-AW
March 2014: Broadway Critics Mull Over McNally’s Mothers and Sons
(Summary of reviews for Terrence McNally’s Broadway drama Mothers and Sons)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2yq
March 2014: Did Broadway Critics Love LBJ All the Way?
(Summary of reviews for Robert Schenkkan’s political drama, All the Way)
First published in Stabebuddy.com, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Bd
March 2014: Knockout or Knocked Down? Reviewers Rate Rocky
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway musical, Rocky)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wg
March 2014: Les Miz Returns: Did Broadway Critics Look Down or Dream the Dream?
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway revival of Les Miserables)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2yK
March 2014: Queen for a Daytime: Queen Latifah
(A chat with actress and musician Queen Latifah)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Bl
March 2014: They Love Adele Dazeem, But Critics Say Not/Now to If/Then
(Summary of Broadway reviews for If/Then with Idina Menzel)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, March 31, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2IF
Feb. 2014: Broadway Critics Send Valentines to Madison County
(Summary of reviews for the Jason Robert Brown musical, The Bridges of Madison County)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 21, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2HH
Feb. 2014: Broadway Glass Menagerie Blows Out the Candles
(News item about the closing of John Tiffany’s revival of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2GX
Feb. 2014: Bronx Bummers: Broadway Baseball Play Strikes Out
(News item about the closing of Eric Simonson’s baseball drama, Bronx Bombers)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 20, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Hg
Feb. 2014: Cabaret Impresario Erv Raible Dead at 68
(News item about the passing of cabaret owner Erv Raible)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2B1
Feb. 2014: Fun-Filled Festival from FRIGID Fringe
(News item about offerings in off-off-Broadway fringe festival)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2xR
Feb. 2014: The Bard is Back
(After a drought, Shakespeare plays return to NYC stages)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-B2
Feb. 2014: Bistro Awards to Honor NYC Nightlife
(News story about cabaret’s annual Bistro Awards)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Ar
Feb. 2014: Broadway Critics Give Sports Drama Bronx Cheer
(A summary of Broadway reviews for Yankees-based Bronx Bombers)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wt
Feb. 2014: Nothing Tastes as Good as I Feel (Robin Quivers)
(A chat with “Howard Stern Show” radio co-host Robin Quivers)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Feb. 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Bq
Jan. 2014: Broadway Critics Mostly Marvel at Machinal
(Summary of reviews for a Broadway revival of Sophie Treadwell’s drama)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 17, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Ee
Jan. 2014: Broadway Critics Mull Over Mullingar
(Summary of Broadway reviews for John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 24, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Hv
Jan. 2014: Critics Love the Melodies and Mueller in Broadway’s Beautiful
(A summary of Broadway reviews for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 13, 2014.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wy
Jan. 2014: Leave-takings: Five Broadway Shows Close This Weekend
(News item on the closing of Annie, First Date, Spider-Man, Betrayal, and 700 Sundays)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Jan. 5, 2014
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2FG
Dec. 2013: Dionne Warwick – “Now” and Then
(A chat with songstress Dionne Warwick)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Dec. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-BJ
Dec. 2013: Holiday Gifts for the Broadway Fan
(Roundup of cast recordings, books, DVDs, games, and other fun for the Broadwayphile in your life)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Dec. 4, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Fl
Dec. 2013: Ten Big Broadway Stories of 2013
(Overview of Broadway theater events of the year)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Dec. 20, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Hr
Dec. 2013: Through a Glass, Tenderly
(A review of The Glass Menagerie on Broadway as part of my monthly Broadway column)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-B7
Nov. 2013: Cartwheeling with Andie MacDowell
(A chat with actress Andie MacDowell)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Bv
Nov. 2013: Critics Bless Rylance’s Broadway Bard Double Bill
(Summary of reviews for Mark Rylance’s Twelfth Night and Richard III on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 11, 2013
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2EZ
Nov. 2013: Critics Sharpen Their Knives on Hawke’s Macbeth
(Summary of reviews for Lincoln Center revival of Shakespeare’s Macbeth with Ethan Hawke)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 22, 2013
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2G9
Nov. 2013: Critics Weigh in on Broadway’s Love and Murder
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vg
Nov. 2013: New York’s Rep Espanol Mourns Loss of Cuban Playwright, Abelardo Estorino
(News item about Cuban dramatist’s passing)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2y7
Nov. 2013: Old is New – A November to Remember
(A fall 2013 Broadway preview)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-BA
Nov. 2013: Press Agent Susan L. Schulman Talks “Backstage Pass”
(A chat with theatrical press agent Susan L. Schulman about her memoir)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2uu
Nov. 2013: Princess Bride Getting Back on Theatrical Track
(News item about a planned theatrical version of Rob Reiner’s classic film)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wU
Nov. 2013: Rylance and Fry Bring Old-Fashioned Bard to Broadway
(News item about Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry bringing Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2yx
Nov. 2013: Wooster Group to Put on Trojans
(News story about Wooster Group’s production of Cry, Trojans!)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Nov. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2B6
Oct. 2013: Atkins and Gambon Fall for Beckett at 59E59
(News item about Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon doing Beckett’s All that Fall)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2xy
Oct. 2013: Broadway-Eyed Sunshine Boys Opens in L.A.
(News item about Neil Simon revival trying out in L.A. with Judd Hirsch and Danny DeVito)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Iz
Oct. 2013: Broadway’s A Time to Kill: Critics Reach a Verdict
(Summary of Broadway reviews for John Grisham’s A Time to Kill)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 21, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2H1
Oct. 2013: Bronx Bombers to Play on Broadway
(News item about Eric Simonson’s baseball drama coming to Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 22, 2013
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2C1
Oct. 2013: The Critics on Broadway’s Big Fish: Some Fry, Some Savor
(Summary of Broadway reviews for the musical Big Fish)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2yP
Oct. 2013: Daly, Lansbury to Celebrate Late Press Agent
(News item about a memorial for theatrical press agent Shirley Herz)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wm
Oct. 2013: Debra Jo Rupp as Dr. Ruth Opens Off-Broadway Tonight
(News item about the “That 70s Show” star opening in Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westheimer))
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 29, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2E7
Oct. 2013: Dunham, Ryan, Schwimmer to Read for Veteran’s Day
(News item about Adam Driver producing a night of readings for military veterans)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Aw
Oct. 2013: Five Scary Things about the Current Broadway Season
(Article noting negative aspects of autumn’s Broadway offerings)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wD
Oct. 2013: Janis Joplin on Broadway: The Critics have their Say
(Summary of Broadway reviews for the bio-musical, A Night with Janis Joplin)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2yV
Oct. 2013: Lauded Broadway Glass Menagerie Extends to 2/23
(News item about Tennessee Williams’s classic drama extending on Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Cj
Oct. 2013: New Group Will Bring Sharr White’s Latest to Theater Row
(News item about Sharr White’s Annapurna coming to Off-Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vw
Oct. 2013: The Real Dr. Ruth to Do Q&A for off-Broadway’s Dr. Ruth
(News item about Dr. Ruth Westheimer scheduled for a post-show Q&A at Mark St. Germain’s Becoming Dr. Ruth)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2F4
Oct. 2013: Time for Love and Murder at Broadway’s Walter Kerr
(News item about A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder opening at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theater)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 22, 2013
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Gf
Oct. 2013: Wandaful World – Wanda Sykes
(A chat with comedian Wanda Sykes)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-BE
Oct. 2013: Where Lies Love?
(News item about David Byrne & Fat Boy Slim musical’s Broadway plans)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2AS
Oct. 2013: Wicked Turns Ten: Here’s Why
(Reasons for the longevity of Broadway’s Wicked)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Oct. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2xi
Sept. 2013: Annual United Solo Fest Grows to Two-Month Event
(News item about off-off-Broadway festival expanding)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2zd
Sept. 2013: A Blessing and the Cursed: Playwright Lee Blessing
(Excerpts from playwright Lee Blessing’s appearance on Dave’s Gone By)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2tu
Sept. 2013: Broadway Critics Take a Shine to Midnight
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway dance revue, After Midnight)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2zj
Sept. 2013: Grisham’s Time to Kill Starts at Broadway’s Golden
(News item about John Grisham’s drama reaching Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2ul
Sept. 2013: Critics Shattered by Broadway Glass Menagerie
(Summary of reviews for Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams classic)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 27, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Er
Sept. 2013: Hairspray Team and Beastie Boy Write Everett’s Cabaret Show
(News item about Adam Horovitz, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman writing a cabaret show for Bridget Everett)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2vY
Sept. 2013: OOB Innovative Theater Awards to be Held Sept. 3
(News item about off-off-Broadway awards ceremony)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2w5
Sept. 2013: Opening Tonight: Cherry Jones in Broadway Glass Menagerie
(News item about Cherry Jones returning to Broadway in a Tennessee Williams classic)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2wb
Sept. 2013: Veteran Reviewer and Outer Critics Circle Pres Marjorie Gunner Dead at 91
(Obituary for Outer Critics Circle president Marjorie Gunner)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 23, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Hl
Sept. 2013: Wall Tears Down Prom
(News item about the closing of off-Broadway’s Awesome 80s Prom)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Sept. 17, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Gv
Aug. 2013: Actress Karen Black Dead at 74
(News item about the passing of theater and film actress Karen Black)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 8, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2FU
Aug. 2013: Broadway Legend Julie Harris Dead at 87
(News item about the passing of Tony-winning actress Julie Harris)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 13, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Co
Aug. 2013: Critics Put Broadway Soul Doctor on Life Support
(Summary of reviews for the Broadway musical Soul Doctor)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2z0
Aug. 2013: Taking a Dim View
(Essay about dimming the lights on Broadway after a legend’s death)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, Aug. 27, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2I9
July 2013: Broadway Composer Alan Menken Chats with Rabbi Sol Solomon
(excerpts from Rabbi Sol Solomon’s chat with musical theater’s Alan Menken)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, July 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2tT
July 2013: The Critics Step to Broadway’s Forever Tango
(Summary of reviews for the return of Broadway dance musical, Forever Tango)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, July 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2uG
July 2013: Theater Publicist Miller Wright Dead at 56
(A farewell to theatrical press agent Miller Wright)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, July 25, 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2FA
June 2013: Broadway-Eyed Sleepless in Seattle Gets no Love in L.A.
(Article on critics’ opinions of Sleepless in Seattle’s L.A. tryout.
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2u3
June 2013: Eric Anderson to Play Rockstar Rabbi Sol Doctor
(News item about casting of the Broadway musical Soul Doctor)
First published in Stagebuddy, June 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2ta
June 2013: Off-Bway’s Rabbi Sol Solomon Weighs in on Tony Nominees
(theater and radio personality Rabbi Sol seeks the Jewish angle in Broadway’s 2013 Tony Awards)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2sX
June 2013: 10 Shows in Search of an Audience
(Summer theater highlights on Long Island)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Bc
June 2013: Tonys Say NYC is a Region
(article on the Tony Awards Committee’s decision to allow off-Broadway venues to compete for Regional Theater Tonys)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2tM
May 2013: Broadway Happy to be Miserable Again in 2014
(News item about Les Miserables coming back to Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2tE
May 2013: Carl Reiner Speaks about his Latest Autobiography
(Highlights of Carl Reiner’s appearance on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio show)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2sP
May 2013: David Byrne, Frances Sternhagen Among OBIE Winners
(News item about Village Voice OBIE Awards)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2uP
May 2013: New LaBute Among Off-Broadway One-Acts
(news item about new one-act plays at NY’s TBTB theater)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2ud
May 2013: Perl Vision – HITFest Buzzing Over
(Profile of the Hamptons Independent Theater Festival and founder Joshua Perl)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Bg
May 2013: Rockstar Rabbi to be Broadway Soul Doctor
(News item on musical Soul Doctor coming to Broadway)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, May 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2uA
April 2013: Key to Ratings and Opinion Marks
(A guide to reading the theater reviews published in This Week ON STAGE magazine)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2o0
March 2013: A Heart to Heart with Ann Wilson
(A chat with Heart musician Ann Wilson)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Cn
Feb. 2013: Happily Drescher
(A chat with actress Fran Drescher)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Feb. 2013.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ct
Jan. 2013: Kristin Chenoweth – With Gratitude
(A chat with actress Kristin Chenoweth)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Jan. 2013.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-Cy
Dec. 2012: Five Happy Memories
Recalling my favorite off-Broadway shows of 2012
First published in Backstage newspaper, Dec. 2012.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1Su
Nov. 2012: Laugh Along with Mitch
(Robert O’Neill of Long Island’s Studio Theater discusses Duck Hunter Shoots Angel)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-CD
Nov. 2012: Sherri Shepherd: A Bumpy Ride to a Perfect View
(A chat with TV personality Sherri Shepherd)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ci
Oct. 2012: Jennifer Warnes – Where She Belongs
(A chat with musician Jennifer Warnes)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-CJ
Sept. 2012: Lisa Rinna Gets her Mojo Back Big Time
(A chat with television personality Lisa Rinna)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-CR
June 2012: 2012 Summer Stage Preview
(A preview of summer shows at Long Island theaters)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, June 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-CW
May 2012: Death of a Salesman
(As part of my monthly theater column, a review of Broadway’s Death of a Salesman)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2012.
—>https://wp.me/pzvIo-D0
May 2012: Linda Evans – Looking Inside
(A chat with actress Linda Evans)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2012.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-D5
April 2012: Rita Rudner – The Right Place at the Right Time
(A chat with comedienne Rita Rudner)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, April 2012.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Da
March 2012: Bebe Neuwirth – All Those Cheers
(A chat with actress Bebe Neuwirth)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, March 2012.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Dr
March 2012: Car Talk – Hampton Theater Company
(A chat with Hampton Theater Company artistic director Sarah Hunnewell)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Dg
Feb. 2012: Winter on Broadway – From Venus to Mecca
(Some winter shows on Broadway)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2012.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Dw
Nov. 2011: Dixie Invades Islip
(Islip Town Hall presents Dixie Swim Club)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DB
Oct. 2011: Whoosh – Autumn on Broadway
(A look at Broadway’s fall season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DP
Sept. 2011: Sky Writing – Deja vu Dramatist Lanford Wilson
(Off-Broadway’s Keen Company revives Lemon Sky)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DF
Sept. 2011: Wendie Malick’s Hot Spots
(A chat with actress Wendie Malick)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DS
Aug. 2011: Fringe Benefits
(A look at funny entires in the New York International Fringe Festival)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Aug. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DF
Aug. 2011: Meredith Baxter – Owning Up
(A chat with actress Meredith Baxter)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Aug. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DX
June 2011: Quick Thoughts on the 2011 Tony Awards Show
(Penned quickly after the live Tony broadcast, a look at highlights and low)
First published in Stagebuddy.com, June 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-uS
May 2011: Darrell Hammond’s Aim is Tru
(A chat with actor Darrell Hammond about playing Truman Capote)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-DK
May 2011: Shirley MacLane – Over But Not Out
(A chat with actress Shirley MacLaine)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-E5
April 2011: Standing Pat – Pat Cooper
(A chat with comedian Pat Cooper)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-E2
March 2011: Medium Rare But Well Done
(Arena Players stages Dale Griffiths Stamos’s One White Crow)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ea
Feb. 2011: The Laramie Project
(Adelphi University stages The Laramie Project)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2011.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ce
Dec. 2010: Mighty Meta
(A look at Broadway shows that self-comment)
First published Dec. 2010 in Long Island Pulse, NY.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-C7
Nov. 2010: A November to Remember
(A fall Broadway preview)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-C4
Sept. 2010: Counter Culture
(An academic paper on how theater companies defend controversial productions to their communities)
First published as part of University of Northern Colorado, Performing & Visual Arts department online journal for graduate students in theater education.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1zS
Sept. 2010: Lucie Arnaz – On Mom, Dad, and the Muse
(A chat with actress Lucie Arnaz)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Eg
Aug. 2010: Wonder of Wonders
(A chat with Rabbi Sol Solomon about his synagogue’s theatrical endeavors)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yk
July 2010: Broadway: Where Men are Men…Sort Of
(A look at various shows, Broadway and Off, treating aspects of masculinity)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-C0
June 2010: Cognitive Dissonance (Damian Lanigan)
(A preview of Damian Lanigan’s Dissonance at L.I.’s Bay Street Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-BV
June 2010: Jackie Oh! An Interview with Jackie Collins
(A chat with novelist Jackie Collins)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, June 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-BO
May 2010: Joy Behar: On Innocence…
(A chat with comedienne and talk-show Joy Behar)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xV
May 2010: Studio Theater
(A profile of Bob O’Neill, new proprietor of Long Island’s Studio Theater)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-ye
April 2010: The Spring Onslaught
(An overview of Broadway shows opening in the spring)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yy
March 2010: From Ashes to Paradise
(Headed by Frederick DeFeis, L.I.’s Arena Players stages the drama, Paradise Key
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2010.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yC
Feb. 2010: Road to Ruin
(The top 15 ways to continue ruining Broadway)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2010.
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Dec. 2009: Battle of the Sexes (On and Off Broadway)
(Various plays and musicals of the late-fall Broadway/Off season, with a concentration on male/female conflicts)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010 issue.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wi
Nov. 2009: Golden and Shining: November is Far from Theater’s Twilight
(A preview of NYC shows opening in November 1999, plus some current NYC picks)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Nov. 1999.
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Nov. 2009: Lorraine Bracco on Life as a Post-Doc
(An interview with “Goodfellas” actress Lorraine Bracco)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2009.
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Oct. 2009: Broadway Oktoberfeast
(A preview of the 2009 Fall Broadway season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2009.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yG
Oct. 2009: Carrie Fisher – She Moves On
(An interview with “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2009.
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Sept. 2009: Call Her Anna – Patty Duke
(An interview with “Miracle Worker” actress Patty Duke)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Sept. 2009.
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Sept. 2009: Comedies Tonight
(A look at comedies playing in Long Island theaters)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2009.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-yp
Aug. 2009: Now, About These Women – Airmid Theater Company
(A chat with Tricia McDermott, artistic director of Long Island’s Airmid Theater Company)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Aug. 2009
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July 2009: Hot Flashes: Menopause the Musical Comes to Port Washington
(A chat with Menopause author Jeanie Linders)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wp
June 2009: 2009 Summer Stage Preview
(An overview of Long Island summer theater offerings))
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wz
May 2009: Two Rivers Run Through It: Joan & Melissa Rivers on The Truth, The Past, and the Plastic
(A chat with comedian Joan Rivers and her actress daughter, Melissa Rivers)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, May 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wQ
May 2009: Women of Manhattan
(Director Jere Jacobs discusses John Patrick Shanley’s play, Women of Manhattan, at Northeast Stage)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wu
April 2009: Facing Off Without a Net
(The Long Island Improv troupe Friday Night Face Off, plus a sidebar of NYC picks)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, April 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-wE
March 2009: Too Jewish? No Such Thing
(A chat with Too Jewish actor and creator Avi Hoffman)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, March 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-x3
Feb. 2009: Cashing In
(Theater Three’s Jeffrey Sanzel helps preview the Johnny Cash revue Ring of Fire)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Feb. 2009
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xc
Dec. 2008: Christmas Cometh
(A look at all the Christmas Carols playing on Long Island that season)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009 issue.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xk
Dec. 2008: Curb Your Ensusiessman: The Comedian Speaks Out on Being Fair – and Foul
(An interview with “Curb Your Enthusiasm” comic actress, Susie Essman)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Dec. 2008.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-2A
Nov. 2008: Hey, Ricky!
(A chat with Greg Purnhagen about his Desi Arnaz tribute show, Babalu-cy!)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Nov. 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xg
Oct. 2008: Chiller Theater
(A look at Halloween-appropriate theater offerings on Long Island)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Oct. 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xr
Oct. 2008: Diahann Carroll Looks Back – and Forward
(An interview with Tony-winning actress Diahann Carroll)
First published in Long Island Woman magazine, Oct. 2008.
—> http://wp.me/pzvIo-2r
Sept. 2008: Multiple Choices
(A look at September’s varied theater offerings on Long Island)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Sept. 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xv
Aug. 2008: Chew on This
(Cannibal the Musical comes to Long Island!)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, Aug. 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xy
July 2008: Beyond Therapy
(A preview of Bay Street Theater’s revival of Christopher Durang’s Beyond Therapy)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, July 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xE
June 2008: Summer Stage Preview (2008)
(A look at summertime offerings at Long Island’s theaters)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, June 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xG
May 2008: BroadHollow Brings Maine to Long Island
(Preview piece about L.I.’s BroadHollow Theater staging Almost, Maine)
First published in Long Island Pulse magazine, May 2008.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xG
April 2007: Here to Stay
(Michael Sgouros’s plans to revive off-Broadway’s Players Theater)
First published in Stage Directions magazine, April 2007.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-xL
March 2007: Katz Prowls at the Pels
(A preview piece about the off-Broadway comedy, Howard Katz)
First published in TheaterNewsOnline.com, March 2007.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-oC
June 2006: Tony Preview: With no Big Heavyweight, Counterpunchers…
(Previews and predictions for the 2006 Tony Awards)
First published in The Improper magazine, June 2006.
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May 2006: With Theater Awards Looming, Broadway Puts Best Foot Forward
(A look at a flurry of shows opening to end the 2005-06 Broadway season)
First published in The Improper magazine, May 2006.
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April 2006: Greenberg’s Rain Pieces Together Tangled Childhood Relationship
(A preview of the Three Days of Rain revival on Broadway)
First published in The Improper magazine, April 2006.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-ya
March 2002: How Jewish is Too Jewish? Hoffman’s Popular Solo Visits NY’s Emelin
(news item about Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish playing in Westchester)
First published in Playbill.com, March 15, 2002.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Kd
March 2002: SDCF Abbott Award Goes to Director-Choreographer Stroman
(news item about Broadway’s Susan Stroman winning the Mr. Abbott Award)
First published in Playbill.com, March 3, 2002.
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Feb. 2002: Theater on TV and Radio
(recurring column listing programs that offered content about live theater)
First published in Playbill.com, Feb. 26, 2002.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Kt
Feb. 2002: Wooster Group’s DUMBO Birdie Keeps Flying Till March 29
(news item about Wooster Group’s Phedre-based To You, The Birdie being extended in Brooklyn)
First published in Playbill.com, Feb. 26, 2002.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2Ko
Jan. 2002: The Fantasticks Bids Farewell, Jan. 13, After 42 Years…
(New York’s longest-running musical leaves the Sullivan Street Playhouse)
First published in Playbill.com, Jan. 13, 2002.
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Jan. 2002: Weedman’s OB Homecoming Starts at ArcLight Jan. 17
(The off-Broadway return of Lauren Weedman’s solo, Homecoming)
First published in Playbill.com, Jan. 17, 2002.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-lf
Feb. 2001: Brief Encounter with Leslie Ayvazian
(An interview with off-Broadway playwright Leslie Ayvazian)
First published in Playbill.com, Feb. 2001.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-l7
Dec. 1999: The Season On and Off Broadway (1998-1999)
(Essay covering the New York theater season)
Commissioned and published as the introductory essay for “Theater Yearbook: The Best Plays of 1998-1999,” Limelight Editions, 1999.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Gr
Dec. 1998: The Season On and Off Broadway (1997-1998)
(Essay covering the New York theater season)
Commissioned and published as the introductory essay for “Theater Yearbook: The Best Plays of 1997-1998,” Limelight Editions, 1998.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-JD
Dec. 1997: The Season On and Off Broadway (1996-1997)
(Essay covering the New York theater season)
Commissioned and published as the introductory essay for “Theater Yearbook: The Best Plays of 1996-1997,” Limelight Editions, 1997.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Gl
June 1997: Millennium Slouches – With New Schisgal One-Acts
(A chat with playwright Murray Schisgal about his latest short plays)
First published June 5, 1997 in Playbill.com, June 5, 1997.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2cY
May 1997: Uhry, Bricusse & Others Discuss Evolution of Shows on the Road
(Coverage of a panel by the American Theater Critics Association)
First published in Playbill.com, reprinted in Critics Quarterly, May 1997.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Ev
Oct. 1996: Andrea Martin’s Nude Gets West Coast Premiere
(A news item about Andrea Martin’s solo show coming to California)
First published in Playbill.com, Oct. 14, 1996.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-ti
Oct. 1996: Debbie Gibson’s Funny Fanny Rehearses for National Tour
(Coverage of a rehearsal for the national tour of Funny Girl)
First published in Playbill.com, Oct. 1, 1996.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2jW
Sept. 1996: David Lefkowitz Joins Playbill On-Line Staff
(A short autobiography for my first day on the job)
First published in Playbill.com, Sept. 16, 1996.
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Aug. 1996: The View from Sibiu
(Coverage of the third annual International Theater Festival in Sibiu, Romania)
First published in the American Theater Critics Association’s Critics Quarterly, summer 2016.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-JN
Dec. 1995: The Best and Worst of 1995 – On & Off Broadway
(A year’s worth of plays and performances, great and small, in New York)
First published in This Month ON STAGE magazine, Dec. 1995.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1P5
Oct. 1995: This Month’s Zeitgeist
(Short, theater-related news items)
First published in This Month On Stage magazine.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-24G
Jan. 1995: Flanders’ Field: An Interview with Actress and Musician Julie Flanders
(A profile of October Project songwriter Julie Flanders)
First published in NYC’s Resident newspaper, reprinted in This Month ON STAGE magazine.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-II
Dec. 1994: Off (West) Broadway in Tribeca
(A look at winter’s theatrical offerings in Tribeca NYC)
First published in the Tribeca Trib newspaper, Dec. 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Jh
Oct. 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (Oct. 9, 1994)
(A column about Jule Styne, Jessica Tandy, and other recent losses in theater)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, Oct. 9, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2fI
Sept. 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (Sept. 15, 1994)
(A quick preview of upcoming performing-arts related events)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, Sept. 15, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2eW
Aug. 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (Aug. 23, 1994)
(Three theater farewells)
First published in this Week ON STAGE magazine, Aug. 23, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2fD
Aug. 1994: The Best in the Business are Working Off Broadway
(A season preview of off-Broadway shows)
First published in Hot Seats newspaper, Aug. 1994.
Aug. 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (Aug. 4, 1994)
(Theater news, including items about the Eugene O’Neill Center and my one-act play, Blind Date)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, Aug. 4, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2j0
Aug. 1994: Whereabouts (Quiz)
(I list the regional theaters; do you know their cities?)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, Aug. 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2fb
June 1994: Tony Time 1994 Picks, Preferences, and Prognostications
(My thoughts on the merits and chances of the 1994 Tony nominees)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2lX
June 1994: Beasties (Quiz)
(A theater quiz about animals in shows)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, June 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2jg
June 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (June 3, 1994)
(Theater news, including thoughts on a Best Book Tony nomination for a musical…with no book)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, June 3, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2mj
April 1994: This Week’s Zeitgeist (April 29, 1994)
(Theater news, including thoughts on Chicago’s Torso Theater and Edward Albee)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, April 29, 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2nJ
April 1994: Missing Links (Quiz)
(A theater quiz linking show to show)
First published in This Week ON STAGE magazine, April 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2mu
Dec. 1993: Take Them Home for the Holidays: Performing Arts Books Entertain and Instruct
(Backstage’s shopping guide for book-loving theater fans)
First published in Backstage theatrical newspaper, Dec. 10, 1993.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1K3
Dec. 1993: The Best and Worst of 1993 On and Off Broadway
(A top 19 and a bottom 10 of the year in New York theater)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1UW
Dec. 1993: Giving Thanks: 1993 Theater Year in Review
(A look at terrific performances in 1993 New York theater)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1V1
July 1993: The Use of Music in Much Ado and As You Like It
(An essay comparing Kenneth Branagh’s use of music in his film of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with director Harland Meltzer’s music choices in his in-the-park staging of As You Like It for Rhode Island’s Westerly Theater)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2EA
May 1991: Tony Time `91: Picks, Preferences, & Prognostications
(My thoughts on the merits and chances of the 1991 Tony nominees)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1Lb
May 1991: Balancing Acts: Directors of Musicals Explain the Vicissitudes of their Craft
(Coverage of a public talk and Q&A by musical-theater directors)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1JY
May 1991: Jewish Rep: In Search of a Homeland
(Off-Broadway’s Jewish Rep faces eviction from its 14th Street home)
First published in the May 8, 1991 issue of Show Business magazine.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-MS
April 1991: Bishop to Succeed Mosher at Lincoln Center
(Andre Bishop takes over at Lincoln Center Theater)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-17u
April 1991: Theater Over the Air: Radio Shows for True Aficionados
(An overview of New York radio programs devoted to theater and musicals)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-14z
March 1991: Desperate Measures for Desperate Times: Broadway Forms a New Alliance
(In-depth look at The Broadway Alliance’s attempt to revive Broadway business)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Jq
Feb. 1990: Thanks for Reminding Us: We Must Remember This?
(Overview of a video series that overviews important news stories covered on ABC-TV.)
(First published in Playboy magazine, Feb. 1990)
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Jan. 1990: Off (West) Broadway in Tribeca
(Overview of off-off-Broadway theaters in Tribeca, NYC)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Jh
July 1989: Only in America (Jay Black)
(Interview with musician Jay Black, of Jay and the Americans.)
First published the Long Island Examiner newspaper, July 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1hO
July 1989: A Sensible Solution
An appreciation of Congress’s decision to preserve American films.
First published in The Long Island Examiner newspaper, July 28, 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1Ls
June 1989: Three for the Road
(An omnibus of three New York theater reviews.)
First published in the Upper East Side Resident newspaper, June 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Nt
June 1989: Tony Time 1989
(A breakdown of the nominees’ merits and chances in the 1988-89 Tony Awards)
First published in the Long Island Examiner newspaper, June 9, 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1vo
May 1989: Mondello’s Law Partner Continues to Profit from Town Business
(A political news story about a potential conflict of interest)
First published in the Long Island Examiner newspaper, June 23, 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1iK
May 1989: The Secret of Joe Franklin
(A profile of radio/TV nostalgia king, Joe Franklin)
First published in Fast Lane magazine, May 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-J7
Dec. 1984: Foreshadowing in Who’s Afraid of a View from The Seagull?
(An essay on the authors’ use of foreshadowing in plays by Albee, Miller, and Chekhov)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1PA
Nov. 1984: Loathing and Bondage
(Penned for a directing class, thoughts on how to stage Moliere’s Misanthrope and Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1Rh
Sept. 1984: A Dramatic Event that Happened this Summer Involving Myself and an Unpleasant Fat Woman
(A true event as written for a New York University Dramatic Writing course exercise.)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Kl
Feb. 1977: All About PCC
(A profile of Woodmere, NY’s Peninsula Counseling Center)
First published in The South Chronicle school newspaper, Woodmere Junior High School South, Woodmere, NY, Feb. 1977.
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Feb. 1977: Mrs. Kolb’s Corner
(An interview with Barbara Kolb, principal of Junior High School South, Hewlett, NY)
First published in The South Chronicle school newspaper, Woodmere Junior High School South, Woodmere, NY, Feb. 1977.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-h4
RELATED CONTENT BY OTHER WRITERS
(These are stories by other writers who mention yours truly or my projects)
Aug. 2019: There Goes the Daaaaverhood (by Tony Sportiello)
(A profile of Dave Lefkowitz’s long-running podcast, Dave’s Gone By)
First published in Splash Magazines, Aug. 14, 2019.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2xY
Sept. 2014: Potato Day Celebrates the Spud’s Cash Crop Fame (by Chelsey Hammon)
(A news story published in the Greeley Tribune about an annual event in Greeley, Colorado)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-Es
July 2014: Good Theater on Long Island? You Bet (by Elisa & Tanya)
(A feature about shows to see on Long Island by two cousins who write a travel blog)
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2IU
July 2009: Emick, Bandhu, Marquez, and Vaughn Chat with Lefkowitz (by Andrew Gans)
(A news item about my Stagebuddy live chat show)
First published in Playbill.com, July 7, 2009.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2JW
Jan. 2009: Elbrick, Anderson, Gross and Goodman Will Chat with Lefkowitz (Gans)
(News item about my Stagebuddy live chat show)
First published in Playbill.com, Jan. 9, 2009.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-2K5
Sept. 1994: Chicago Buoys Future of ATCA’s Young Critics (by Jay Handelman)
(A look at a Young Critics seminar (which David Lefkowitz attended) held by the American Theater Critics Association in Chicago)
First published in ATCA’s newsletter, Critics Quarterly, Sept. 1994.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1Zh
June 1989: The Examiner: Getting Tougher, Getting Smarter (by Ron Harris)
(An editorial announcing my appointment as a reporter to the Long Island Examiner newspaper)
First published in The Long Island Examiner newspaper, June 1989.
—> https://wp.me/pzvIo-1iO
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