Antonio Miniño

  In she walks wearing one of New York based Dominican fashion designer Peter Hidalgo‘s latest creations for Spring/Summer 2012, a turqouise Mosquito dress that asserts her readiness to conquer the world and create all opportunities. She has a lot to celebrate, a dream come true to most artists and even bigger accomplishment for someone [...]

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AENY-The Bridge is a non-profit organization which was established in the fall of 2010 to promote inter-disciplinary artistic collaborations and build a cultural bridge between Spain and the United States. Last December I was witness to one of their great creations and wanted to introduce this fairly new company to The Happiest Medium readers. Helmed [...]

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The rise and fall of director Julie Taymor and the behind-the-scenes scandals of Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark is the premise behind the 2011 Fringe sensation The Legend of Julie Taymor, or The Musical That Killed Everybody! In the show Julie faces financial problems, actor injuries, technical malfunctions, opening delays, scathing reviews, all while battling [...]

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Entrevista: From Vermont To NYC – Playwright James Lantz And The Bus

by Antonio Miniño July 31, 2011 Entrevista

There is theater outside of NYC, my friends, and I recently discovered Burlington, VT to be a thriving arts community with fresh ideas, innovative expressions and fascinating creators. Karen and The Happiest Medium have always inspired and encouraged us to think outside of the NYC box and bring topics and people located outside of the [...]

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59 Reasons To Catch The Body Politic At 59E59

by Antonio Miniño March 6, 2011 Off-Broadway

We asked the producers of The Body Politic at 59E59 to entice us in 59 words to check out their last performance today. The Off-Broadway debut of At Hand Theatre Company has received some great mentions and satisfied audience members. They think The Happiest Medium readers would like it because: The number one reason you [...]

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Mendacity – Not An Easy Topic (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 6, 2011 Festivals

Ali Kresch delivers a collage of expressions in Mendacity, (written & directed by Lauren Rayner) an experimental visually striking solo performance with a poignant and healing look into the uncomfortable yet significant and much needed subject of rape and the self destruction that could sadly ripple after.   Ms. Rayner sharing her own personal stories [...]

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Pretty-n-Papi, The Pickle To My Fluff? (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 4, 2011 Festivals

In Pretty-n-Papi (written by Leah James Abel, Cody Schreger, and Olivia Lehrman) Ms. Pretty Smart is pretty ready for her pretty man to walk into her life, but things aren’t looking that bright for this girl in the love department so she decides to start online dating, why not! Haunted by a radio commercial of “Princess [...]

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Scarlet Woman, Noirtastic Femmes (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 3, 2011 FRIGID 2011

Simple: if you love a good murder mystery and film noir you will enjoy Scarlet Woman. Matthew Well’s play has more twists and turns than a twizzler, and actresses Candy Simmons and Megan Hill love chewing on that licorice! Carmine (one of the characters played by Candy Simmons), is a woman who can’t get a [...]

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Saving Tania’s Privates, The Bravura of Ms. Katan (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño March 2, 2011 FRIGID 2011

Theatre magic doesn’t happen every day or in every show. Those instances when time stops and you are transported from every day life into the world of a writer or a performer are happening right now at the FRIGID New York festival in a basement theater called Under St. Marks. The mastermind behind all this [...]

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ONEymoon – Is ONE Enough? (FRIGID New York 2011)

by Antonio Miniño February 28, 2011 FRIGID 2011

The road to self can be a very bumpy one – even bumpier is the road to finding your other half – unless that other half is yourself? The need for that special someone is the favorite topic of most of our happiest mediums, being the center crux in hundreds of books, movies and theatre. [...]

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Entrevista: ESPA’s Tessa LaNeve

by Antonio Miniño February 1, 2011 Entrevista

Tessa LaNeve is the Literary Manager and Director of The Primary Stages and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts. She was kind enough to answer some questions in the middle of auditions for their next semester and planning DETENTION, a new performance series she will speak more of. What is ESPA? When was it formed [...]

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Entrevista: Aaron Wigdor Levy Writer Of “Monroe, Illinois: Over Here/Townie”

by Antonio Miniño December 9, 2010 Entrevista

Aaron Wigdor Levy is the writer of Monroe, Illinois: Over Here/Townie premiering this week at the  Flea Theater, produced by On The Square Productions. Tell us a bit about your body of work? My work usually is pretty naturalistic. Some people have said my plays are political, but I don’t think they’re overtly political. I [...]

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Entrevista: Peter Zinn Director Of Benefactors

by Antonio Miniño November 19, 2010 Entrevista

Peter Zinn is no stranger to Retro Productions, having helmed their incarnation of Holy Days and Women and War. He was kind enough to answer a couple of questions regarding his past, his upcoming plans and what it’s been like to be directing Michael Frayn’s Benefactors, which you can still catch tonight at the Spoon [...]

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Swaha: Rituals Of Union (Fringe Festival 2010)

by Antonio Miniño August 22, 2010 Festivals

One of the best things about the Fringe Festival is how it embraces diversity – it becomes one of the best summer reminders as to how culturally rich and fascinating this city can be. In Swaha: Rituals of Union Trinayan Dance Theater mixes tradition, with dance, storytelling and ritualistic precise movements that will evoke your [...]

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Omarys Concepcion Lopez Perez Goes To Israel (To Speak To God At The Wailing Wall) – (Fringe Festival 2010)

by Antonio Miniño August 16, 2010 Festivals

This one woman show at the New York International Fringe Festival is the stuff we live for here at The Happiest Medium; as managing director Karen Tortora-Lee will tell you, our mission is to highlight, showcase and celebrate our favorite medium, and that is exactly what writer/performer Leila Arias does in Omarys Concepcion Lopez Perez [...]

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Entrevista: Never Norman Rockwell (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)

by Antonio Miniño July 18, 2010 Entrevista

We’ve reached our final installment of our Midtown International Theatre Festival‘s Q&A. Today we chat with Kyle Baxter, writer of Never Norman Rockwell, and co-artistic director of The Collective Objective. Related Posts:Entrevista: The Starship Astrov and Asian Belle (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Gospel [...]

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Entrevista: Until We Find Each Other (Midtown International Theatre Festival)

by Antonio Miniño July 16, 2010 Entrevista

We continue our Midtown International Theatre Festival Q&A and speak with not only the playwright of Until We Find Each Other (Brooke Berman), but we also asked the show’s director, David Winitsky some questions. Related Posts:Entrevista: From Vermont To NYC – Playwright James Lantz And The BusThe Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International [...]

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