What if Macbeth did not go mad from ambition, but, rather, from post traumatic stress disorder? That is the premise of Macbeth 1969, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy premiering at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Directed and adapted by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting, the classic turns a spotlight on PTSD, the mental [...]

Connecticut Ballroom Theatre, a Ballroom performance group is currently seeking 4 male and 4 female ballroom dancers to join the cast of “Mad Cap Ballroom” an original dance theater production. There is Swing, Lindy, Cha-Cha, Mambo and smooth dance formations along with some acting roles.  Some ballroom/partnering background necessary. Performing experience and dance training is provided [...]

The Yale Repertory Theatre’s production of “A Doctor in Spite of Himself” by Moliere is a zany frolic born of Commedia Dell’Arte influenced by Saturday Night Live. Adapted by Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp, and directed by Mr. Bayes, the play follows the antics of a peasant woodcutter, Sganarelle, played with well-honed comedic physicality by [...]

The Shoreline Arts Alliance is celebrating Shakespeare on the Shoreline’s 10th anniversary and is pleased to continue to bring “classic theatre under the stars” to the Shoreline community. Performances of The Three Musketeers by Connecticut Free Shakespeare, under artistic and managing directors Ellen Lieberman and Bert Garskoff, will be presented August 3 – 7 at [...]

To date, I have loaded all the farmers markets in the state, and up next will be all the fairs and carnivals.If you are a motorcycle or car enthusiast, I have a ride or a cruise listed for every day of the week,except Sunday, which is generally those special events, and I will list those [...]

Arts Center at Killingworth hosts PuppetSpeak! Saturday, April 30th. A day of mime, mask, puppetry performances, interactive workshops and film for All Ages at the Old Town Hall, 273 Route 81, Killingworth, CT. Don’t be fooled into thinking puppetry is “just for kids.” Provoking and experimental, puppetry asks questions and offers insights for all ages! [...]

Today is the last of the series with Noah Cooper. I would like to thank him for the time, video clips, and pictures. Interviews like this are a lot of fun, and I will be doing more of these. If you know of any really interesting people, just contact me through the site, and we [...]

Most people don’t realize the full extent that filmmakers, photographers, and musicians go through to put out a finished product. For every picture, song or movie segment there is literally days of work. So, I decided that for this part of the story, we would focus on the behind the scenes part of making a [...]

Back in November, I was at a fundraiser with my good friend Ann Nyberg and she mentioned that she was working on another one, and asked if I could help out. Now Ann is usually involved in 39 different projects on any given day, so I had no idea what I was getting into, but [...]

In an effort to appeal to a younger demographic, this year’s Oscar night was hosted by a couple of cool contemporary actors. I enjoy many of the works of Anne Hathaway and James Franco. Anticipating a night of unusually zany bits I was very excited and possibly set the bar a little high. I thought [...]

Reviewing the remaining two films of my Best Picture series brings me back to my argument to have a category for Best Performance by a child or teen. Fifteen year old Hailee Steinfeld gives a gutsy Oscar worthy performance in the Coen Brothers remake of the epic classic “True Grit”. In her first full-length feature [...]

There is no category for most intense film of the year but if there was, in my opinion there would be a clear winner. “127 Hours” is up for best picture and although it didn’t get much Oscar buzz, it was the only movie this year to have me at the edge of my seat [...]

The Oscars are rapidly approaching so I will talk about three films in this installment. They also all have best actress nominations. To an already impressive list of films including “Requiem for a Dream” and “The Wrestler” best directing nomin…

It’s one of my favorite times of the year…Oscar Time. I’ll be running my series on best picture nominations again, lending my own personal slant and overview. The Academy has decided to stay with the 10 picture format and unfortunately, this lead…

For those of you heading out to Hygienic Artst and the Gadte Arts Center “Take The Stage”, here is the schedule, but it is subject to change. Noon-2pm Rynette Qian – Singing the National Anthem Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet: Glenn Reid (lead), Mike Nortz (bass), Carl Gay (tenor), Bil McGonegal (baritone) Mike and Josh- Texas Blues [...]