NOTE: Following this feature (with quotes from an interview conducted prior to the show’s NYC premier), find Trav S.D.’s brief review. Spoiler: The upshot is, says Trav, “Go see it.” TRAV S.D.| Good news for NYC fans of Downton Abbey cast member Lesley Nicol, who plays the role of the cranky Crawley family cook, Mrs. Patmore. Not only […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Notable as much for its live music as for its deeply committed dancing, the first program of the Limón Dance Company’s spring season at the Joyce Theater spans 96 years of choreographic exploration. Beginning with the stately sweep of Doris Humphrey’s 1928 Air for the G String, a female quintet that […]
Hard work and harsh calamity bring figurative and literal meanings to the table, in terms of the above headline. In the literal sense, “Breaking Our Neck” is the reason it’s been weeks since new content has posted to this website. On March 23, Chelsea Community News founder/editor Scott Stiffler sustained injuries that necessitated eight hours […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | José Limón—whose remarkably resilient dance company celebrates its 75th year with a two-week, two-program season at the Joyce April 19-May 1—was a Mexican painter who fell in love with dance in New York after seeing the German Expressionist dancer Harald Kreuzberg. At 22, he began studying modern technique with pioneering American […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Drag and lip synching go together like drag and brunch, or brunch and booze–and although live signing is making some serious inroads as an arrow in the savvy queen’s well-packed quiver, not every drag performer born to entertain can belt one out at will and in tune. That takes a very […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” CCBA’s s Forum for Democratic Candidates in the Assembly District 75 Race / The Eagle NYC Presents Continuum / Virtual Town Hall: Next Steps in the Pandemic / Participatory Budgeting Wednesday, March 23, 6-8pm via Zoom: The Council of Chelsea Block Associations presents a Forum for Democratic Candidates in the Assembly […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Academy Awards get a lot of things right, but there are times when you wonder if Oscar was high that year. As the annual awards approach on March 27, it’s time to start a whole new awards presentation—The Gaffies—for the 10 worst mishaps (or gaffes) in the major categories. The […]
March 18, 2022 Don’t be fooled by the seemingly proper, March 17-appropriate clothing and composure of the gentleman to your left. This photo was NOT taken yesterday. It is, in fact, a still frame from the action-packed Pre-Saint Patrick’s Day shindig sponsored by the West 400 Block Association last Sunday, March 13, at Clement Clarke […]
BY LAYLA LAW-GISIKO (Candidate, AD75 and Chair, Commuity Board 5 Land Use, Housing & Zoning Committee | Penn Station is dark, for more than one reason. This week (March 13-19, 2022) is Sunshine Week—the week where we celebrate transparency and accountability in government. Open government is good government. Let’s bring sunshine into Penn Station! Over […]
Sat., March 19, 11:30am-2pm on W. 47th St.: Day of Action Against Litter and Rats BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Resourceful though they may be, rats are also ravenous opportunists whose ability to reproduce and adapt to ever-changing situations makes them formidable foes. So why put out the Welcome mat by littering, or leave out garbage […]