Thursday, September 24 to Sunday, September 27 Unfinished Projects Free, on View at the High Line Chelsea Market Passage Whether product of procrastination or victim of circumstance, some plans fall by the wayside–even for those whose achievements have elevated them to cultural icon status. Google Chrome’s temporary installation takes a look at three such projects. […]
Gather Round: Let’s Dance! A 4-Part Outdoor Series, Free & Open to the Public 5pm to 6:15pm / Wednesday, September 9, 16, 23, 30 At Manhattan West Plaza (385 Ninth Ave.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Manhattan West, in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Works & Process, presents the return of what’s become an annual September series […]
RUN EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 24 The Irish Repertory Theatre Presents the American Premiere of ULSTER AMERICAN BY DAVID IRELAND / DIRECTED BY CIARÁN O’REILLY STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, GERALDINE HUGHES, & MAX BAKER REVIEW BY TRAV S.D. | What better way to celebrate the season of St. Patrick’s Day–that holiday when millions without a drop of […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Oscars will be held on March 15th, so it’s time to celebrate a variety of well-received films dealing with kidnapping, dementia, and the whooping cough. Sadly, this is also the time I always swoop in and remind everyone of the gaffes that marred the filmmaking process. My annual honors are […]
Theater Roundup by Scott Stiffler Ulster American at the Irish Repertory Theatre / Molly “Equality” Dykeman in Bushes are Bloomin’ / / TOSOS Presents Our House / Ulster American Through May 10 at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 W. 22nd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) For tickets ($55 – $125), click here “A […]
Note: The following, having originally published here, is reprinted with the author’s permission. BY TRAV S.D. | Some years we manage to lean into Black History Month (February) more than others, and this’ll be one of those years. As it happens this, is the centennial of there being some kind of nationwide celebration of black […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Some people practice religion by parking themselves in the a pew twice a year: Once in the winter, to celebrate the Christ Child’s birth, and once in the spring, to mourn the death of a preachy 33-year-old who healed the sick, fed the hungry, and made a lot people quite cross […]
Autumn: A Cycle of Life That Mirrors Our Lives By Lisa Ruimy Holzkenner Human life and all creatures on earth can be compared to the four seasons. Each has its own rhythm and rhyme celebrating birth, mourning death. Autumn, a whimsical double edge, brings hope and sadness to humanity and to all living things. Autumn’s arrival takes summer’s embellishing light far beyond […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | In the burlesque industry, ya’ gotta have a gimmick. This time of year, the ubiquitous gimmick is horror-themed burlesque to coincide with Halloween. Have your leggy showgirls dress up like characters from scary movies, and you’ve got that magic mixture of fear and sexual arousal which always sells tickets. You may […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Provincetown, Massachusetts is a mixed (but heavily queer) resort town with lobsters, beaches, and lots of tucking and plucking, the prime season running through September and beyond. Here’s a rundown of my latest trip there, specifically involving which drag queens provided the most entertaining distraction from panic—and what they wore. PLASMA […]