In the tussle between going to a sold-out pop concert and inviting a lone violinist to play Mozart in your living room, New Place Players’ “Othello” skews heavily toward the latter. Performed in Casa Clara, […]
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King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild [Under the Radar 2023]
Held at The Public Theater’s flagship building at Astor Place and five partner venues, Under the Radar Festival is a highlight of the winter arts season in New York City, spotlighting the best of experimental […]
Moby Dick [Under the Radar 2023]
Held at The Public Theater’s flagship building at Astor Place and five partner venues, Under the Radar Festival is a highlight of the winter arts season in New York City, spotlighting the best of experimental […]
Happy-Go-Lucky Exhibit
Happy-Go-Lucky is now open at 32 Mercer St. until August 18. By Aharon Nissel When you step into the unmarked entrance of Happy-Go-Lucky you’ll probably be a bit confused, as we were. In fact, we […]
The Public’s Mobile Unit: Measure for Measure
By Aharon Nissel Don’t be fooled by the light opening scene of the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit adaptation of William’s Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure which began performances at the Public this past week. The show […]
Yayoi Kusama’s EVERY DAY I PRAY FOR LOVE
Yayoi Kusama’s EVERY DAY I PRAY FOR LOVE is on view at David Zwirner Gallery until December 14th. By Aharon Nissel “What exactly is Kusama trying to do here?” That’s the question I kept asking […]
American Son – Review
American Son is now streaming on Netflix. By Aharon Nissel American Son, which was released on Netflix last week following a 3-month run on Broadway, is complicated. Obviously, the issue of police brutality and race […]
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
By Aharon Nissel In lieu of a traditional review of The Lightning Thief musical that just opened on Broadway, this will be a piece about the much-discussed New York Times’ review of the show by […]
Thoughts on the 2018 Tony Awards
By Aharon Nissel The Red Carpet Guests began arriving at the fairly uneventful Tonys Red Carpet outside of Radio City Music Hall, with its iconic rose backdrop several hours before the show. The red carpet […]
13 Reasons Why – Opinion
All 13 episodes of 13 Reasons Why premiered today, March 31, on Netflix. Jay Asher’s 13 Reasons Why tell the story of Clay Jensen discovering why his crush, Hannah Baker, committed suicide. Her suicide “note” is told through […]
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