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The Bad Date Project – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 9, 2012 Festivals

The Bad Date Project Benefiting: Food Bank for New York City Produced/Written by Stephen Stocking & Troy Miller Directed by Troy Miller Performed by  Christopher Bonewitz, Rachel Christopher, Stephen Stocking, Bridget Ori, Tara Carrozza, Leigh Dunham, Michael Levi Harris, Matthew Stapleton “Who hasn’t had a bad date? No one. Not even your grandma. The Bad [...]

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DEINDE – Rules Are Made. Rules Are Broken

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 8, 2012 Off-Off-Broadway

  There’s a reason that the second rule of Fight Club is the same as the first rule of Fight Club.  Because Tyler Durden (and by extension, author Chuck Palahniuk) understood that it’s human nature to break rules.  First rule of Fight Club – don’t talk about Fight Club.  Second Rule of Fight Club:  DO NOT talk about [...]

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The American Play – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 7, 2012 Festivals

The American Play Benefiting: Sanctuary for Families Produced by The Dirty Blondes Written by Ashley J. Jacobson “A sinister tale of a burgeoning friendship in an increasingly sociopathic society hell-bent on making monsters of its men and objects of its women.  What would Partick Bateman do?” Show Times: Mon 6/4/12 – 6:00pm Thur 6/7/12 – [...]

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The Taint Of Equality, Or I Want Your Sex – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 6, 2012 Festivals

The Taint of Equality, ~or~ I Want Your Sex Benefiting: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Produced by Cross-Eyed Bear Productions Written/Directed by Duncan Pflaster “Adrian and Javier are a gay couple who don’t believe in marriage- but everyone assumes they’re married. When they realize they’ve never actually opened up their “open relationship”, they [...]

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The Count Of Monte Cristo – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 5, 2012 Festivals

  The Count of Monte Cristo Benefiting: UJA of New York Produced by Provident Productions Book, Music & Lyrics by James Behr Composed & Arranged & Musically Directed by James Behr “The Count of Monte Cristo, a musical based upon the famed Alexandre Dumas novel, now comes to the Broadway stage! Come see the beloved [...]

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SAFE – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 4, 2012 Festivals

Safe Benefiting: National Eating Disorders Association Produced by Ego Actus Written by Penny Jackson Directed by Joan Kane “SAFE is a drama set in Manhattan about two unhappy teenagers, one anorexic and the other overweight, who find themselves in danger when they encounter charming Phillip, an older teacher with a dangerous secret.” Show Times: Fri [...]

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Baby Plays The Banjo – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 4, 2012 Festivals

Baby Plays The Banjo Benefiting: Brooklyn Public Library Produced/Written by Kimberly Pau Directed by Eric Mercado “I’m having Justin Beiber’s baby. Really. I am. BABY PLAYS THE BANJO explores our love of the mainstream media and how it comforts us.” Show Times: Wed 5/30/12 – 6:00pm Sun 6/3/12 – 10:00pm Tues 6/5/12 – 9:00pm Sun [...]

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The Foreplay Play – What Comes Before

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 3, 2012 Brooklyn

  There is a very telling moment which comes two thirds of the way into Mariah MacCarthy’s play The Foreplay Play which is currently being produced by CAPS LOCK THEATRE  at a site-specific location (WAY off-off Broadway) in Williamsburg.  This dramedy about the tension which builds between two couples as they tentatively (and sometimes not so tentatively) lay [...]

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THM – Proud Sponsors Of Planet Connections Festivity 2012!

by Karen Tortora-Lee May 2, 2012 Festivals

  In 2010 The Happiest Medium was thrilled to be able to be one of the media sponsors for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity – “a place that shelters new and experienced artists who want to use their art to make a difference”. We’re excited to be able to sponsor the festivity once again this [...]

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Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary – A Epic Quest Through Another Hundred People

by Karen Tortora-Lee April 18, 2012 Manhattan

  While there’s nothing to indicate that Sondheim influenced Larry Kunfosky’s Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary in any way (in fact, extensive interviews with Larry Kunofsky beforehand never once included references to The Man or the the musical I’m about to cite) we all have our own personal archives.   To me, there was an [...]

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HA! – A Trio Of Rich Orloff Comedies

by Karen Tortora-Lee April 13, 2012 Manhattan

HA! is a trio of Rich Orloff’s most popular and acclaimed one-act comedies:  Oedi, a parody of Oedipus Rex, The News From St. Petersburg, a Chekhovian spoof set in 1905 Russia, and The Whole Shebang which portrays the entire universe as just a college student’s masters thesis on another dimension.  What they all have in common [...]

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Larry Kunofsky Take 2 … Still Imaginative – Nowhere Near Imaginary

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 26, 2012 Interviews

You’ve read part one.  You clamored for another round!  What could be more fun that sitting in on a conversation between me and brilliant playwright Larry Kunofsky as we discuss the road that led to his upcoming production of Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary? Last time Larry explained how everyone has an imaginary component (in [...]

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The Real Thing – Where Art Meets Life

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 21, 2012 Off-Off-Broadway

Art imitates life.  Life imitates art.  Often times -for the life of a playwright- the lines are so blurred that it’s almost impossible to distinguish realism from hyper-realism or acting from genuine feeling and emotion.  When fact and fiction can no longer be untangled it isn’t always easy to recognize if the words you’re hearing [...]

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Larry Kunofsky – Unimaginably Imaginative. But NOT Imaginary – Take 1

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 14, 2012 Interviews

  You may think my life is all about going to shows, sitting in the dark, absorbing — going back home … writing reviews.  It is NOT.  My life is about highlighting, showcasing and celebrating the talented people of the independent entertainment world that I am lucky enough to experience.   I only know how [...]

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