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Recently, I had a chance to see “Elizabeth Rex” performed at Nicu’s Spoon Theater in NYC, written by Timonthy Findley and directed by Joanne Zipay. The play’s principle motivation attempts to unravel the struggle universally experienced by men and women who seem to lack a […]

Last Sunday, I attended the United Film Festival at the Anthology Film Archives, located on the lower east side in Manhattan, where a series of shorts and feature films were shown.
OM is one of those short films, directed by Fredric Reshaw and produced by Matt Feldman, it is an intelligent film about the universal difficulties […]

Last Thursday night, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) had its 40th annual Deems Taylor awards for outstanding articles, books, and broadcasting. The ceremony was held at the beautiful Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It appeared the snow had imposed a foreboding tempo; the awards had gone on much later […]

Recently I saw a production of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline at Lincoln Center, and I have mixed feelings. Cymbeline is the story of the British king and his daughter Imogen who marries a man against her father’s wishes. I’m a huge fan of the Shakespeare…And with some vigor, I’ve studied his plays and poems throughout my acting […]

Recently, at an intimate venue in Queens I had a wonderful opportunity to see the thought provoking cabaret, My Brave Face. The show consisted of three performers, and is really more like a rocabaret, comprised of alternative, folk, and rock music. Collectively, Shellen Lubin and Robert John Cook create a richly woven depiction of a […]

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The other night, I had the privilege of going to a screening, “Rosita”, at NYU’s law school. This film depicts a violation of human rights, where to uphold the doctrine of the Catholic Church became more valuable than an existing life. The filmmakers Barbara Attie, and Janet Goldwater document the story of Rosa, a eight […]