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Larry Kunofsky Take 2 … Still Imaginative – Nowhere Near Imaginary

by Karen Tortora-Lee on March 26, 2012 · 1 comment

in Interviews, Karen's Interviews, Manhattan, Off-Off-Broadway, Theatre

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

by Karen Tortora-Lee on March 14, 2012 · 0 comments

in Interviews, Karen's Interviews, Manhattan, Off-Off-Broadway, Theatre

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

by 4 Cents Reviews on December 13, 2011 · 1 comment

in 4 Cents Review, Manhattan, Reviews, Theatre

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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Ampersand’s Rockstar – A Chat With Lauren Hennessy

by Karen Tortora-Lee September 14, 2011 Festivals

It’s no secret that Mariah MacCarthy’s beautiful Ampersand: A Romeo & Juliet Story struck a deep chord with me; I loved so many things about it.  For me it was one of the highlights of this season’s Fringe Festival.  So when the wonderful Lauren Hennessy was the recipient of an award for overall excellence for [...]

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The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret – Equal Opportunity Exploration

by Karen Tortora-Lee April 17, 2011 Manhattan

    There are so many ways that the notion of gender can be fucked with (or – to continue a theme “f*cked” with) that the idea of throwing it all up there on the  stage and cabareting the hell out of is an appealing one.   Mariah MacCarthy’s The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret (directed by [...]

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The Un-Marrying Project: Passion Is Easy – Commitment Is Hard

by Karen Tortora-Lee April 14, 2011 Manhattan

Meet Simon and Kim – passionate. About their cause (we’ll get to that in a moment), about each other (when we meet them they’re taking a cozy bath together) and about their work which (currently) is a documentary film they’re shooting called The Un-Marrying Project.  As it stands, this play IS the film.  Or is [...]

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The Team Behind “Gay Plays For Straight People (And Also Gay People)” Gives Me Some Straight Answers (And Also Some Gay Answers)

by Karen Tortora-Lee April 4, 2011 Karen's Interviews

Gay Plays for Straight People (and also gay people) is comprised of two plays which will play in rep brought to you by the new theatre company Purple Rep founded by playwrights Larry Kunofsky and Mariah MacCarthy.  The plays - Kunofsky’s The Un-Marrying Project and MacCarthy’s The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret – will run from April 8-30 at The Paradise Factory (64 [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Emily Owens

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 21, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Emily Owens. Without exaggeration I can say that Emily paved the way for making The [...]

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