December 2011

Of all the things to be tempted with this holiday season, nothing is so tantalizing as Company XIV’s production of Snow White which lures audiences to 303 Bond Street with all the seduction of an evil queen extending a shiny, beautiful, apple in order to cast a magical spell.  One thing is certain – there [...]

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Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like naked people running around.  (At least not where I come from.  Your experience may vary.)  If you like naked people (and who doesn’t?) and you like jokes about Santa, Hanukkah, Rudolph, Elves, and wrestlers (not necessarily in that order) then End Time Productions Naked Holidays is the show for you.  Not [...]

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If Christmas in New York could be found on the map I think most people would agree that its address would be Rockefeller Center, filled as it is with the tree and the giant decorations, and the fabled City of Radio … where Rockettes dress up as reindeer and dance their little hearts out, doling [...]

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Relatively Speaking – For Coen, May And Allen: It’s All Relative

by Karen Tortora-Lee December 14, 2011 Broadway

Three heavy hitters have teamed up on Broadway to give audiences an evening of kinship wrapped in contention with Relatively Speaking: three one-act comedies which cover various forms of familial remedy, rivalry and racket.  Four-time Oscar winner Ethan Coen, two-time Oscar nominee Elaine May and multiple award winner Woody Allen each offer up their views [...]

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The Myths We Need -Or- How To Begin: The Play You Need To See

by 4 Cents Reviews December 13, 2011 4 Cents Review

4 Cents Review – When 2 reviewers each give their 2 cents. Today, The Happiest Medium offers a 4 cents review of The Myths We Need -Or- How To Begin. Read on as Karen Tortora-Lee and Michelle Augello-Page each give their two cents on this exciting production by Purple Repertory Theater! Michelle: The Myths We Need -Or- How To [...]

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3 Ghosts By Pipe Dream Theatre Productions

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson December 13, 2011 Music

Younger minds may find entertainment and diversion at 3 Ghosts, this stage musical adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ story, A Christmas Carol by Pipe Dream Theatre Productions. Everything about it resonates with an enthusiastic note of, well, glee. The attractive and animated cast strut and stand about stage looking very pleased with themselves, and the energy [...]

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Spielberg Delivers A Steady Trot To The Finish With ‘War Horse’

by The Happiest Medium December 6, 2011 Film

The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributor Anjali Koppal . I’ll admit it — knowing nothing about horses and not being an animal lover, the only reason I initially jumped at the prospect of watching ‘War Horse’ was the fact that it is directed by Steven Spielberg. Not ‘Executive Produced’, not ‘Presented By’, but directed. [...]

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Mad Women By John Fleck

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson December 5, 2011 Manhattan

Does being a “fan” always mean that in some sense you are intrinsically a “fanatic”? There is ample, and shocking evidence at this point in the twenty-first century to suggest that there is, well, to some degree, a measure of being “touched” in our adoration of public and performing figures, aka “celebrities”. Some performers, of [...]

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How To Marry A Divorced Man – Getting To “Happily Ever After”

by Karen Tortora-Lee December 2, 2011 Manhattan

I was one of the lucky ones: a woman who actually got married at an age when I was more likely to be struck by lightening (twice!) than take that trip down the aisle … or so the annoying statistic goes.  As I watched my 30s rapidly skedaddling in my rear-view mirror I looked around [...]

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