Spark-ing Kidz with the Arts

Article by Jen Bush When there are budget cuts in school systems, the arts are always the first to go.  In school systems today, there is less emphasis on the arts and an increasing emphasis on academic rigor.  Children with special needs often struggle with academics.  Sometimes their only source of joy in a school…

Dreaming On!

Rich & Dale Baron’s clever play with music returns in a streamlined version. Dream On, Baransky: SECOND DOSE. Pop another round of toe-tapping and heartwarming tunes and clever comedy that is just what the doctor ordered. Jonathan Baransky just can’t handle it – simultaneously dating feisty, single Lyla and strong-willed, married Suzie AND old-flame Jennifer, laser…

Kevin Cloud leads the VILNA resistance!

Kevin Cloud Interview by Jen Bush The Holocaust was one of the darkest times in human history.  It has been the subject of countless books, movies, documentaries, and stage productions.  A new work by composer Kevin Cloud sheds light on one of the lesser-known stories from that period in time.  A brave 19-year-old named Vitka…

Another Sold-Out (and Out-of-this World) night for Lord Brian!

Brian Alejandro Scott Autumn Show Review by Jen bush Autumn is a kiss away.  The leaves are gently turning.  Whispery breezes are blowing softly.  Lord Brian Alejandro Scott helped usher in the splendid season with his unique brand of entertainment.  He has proven himself to be the sweet pumpkin spice of the cabaret scene with…

A Macabre Master’s Life is Examined … on Stage … for Radio

One of the macabre genre’s greatest names in a showdown with … himself in PRICE IN PURGATORY by Drew Pisarra. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION done in the style of a RADIO PLAY. Drew Pisarra’s ode to Faust and Dante commemorating the life of stage & screen star … and master of the macabre, VINCENT PRICE, produced by All Out Arts, as part of the…

Autumn with Amanda

She’s baaaaaaaaack! Season 2 on 9/22 IN RESIDENCY!Broadway’s D. Sabella isAMANDA RECKONWITH at New York’s trendy nightspot New York’s Grand-Dam of Cabaret – Amanda Reckonwith – returns Friday night, September 22 at 7:00p.m. 178 2nd Avenue (between 11th & 12th Street)$25 Music Cover (Cash at the door) / $20 food/beverage minimum per person(credit cards accepted)7pm…

Ellie is STOKED for NY

Ellie Stokes Interview by Jen Bush Joe’s Pub will be rocking or should I say…COCKing on September 9th when The Cockettes mount a show like no other.  “The Cockettes were an avant garde psychedelic hippie theater group founded by Hibiscus (George Edgerly Harris III) in 1969. Their brand of theater was influenced by The Living Theater, John…