West Side Story

Broadway Looks at Racism in the Obama Era

David Finkle | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


David Finkle

Of the 35 productions running or opening shortly -- including Hamlet and Patrick Marber's After Miss Julie -- at least 10 offerings have a rainbow-coalition hue.

Gabriela Pochinki: Opera Diva Skips Bill, Shoves Owner At Nice Matin

AP | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — An Argentine diva has been charged with creating a ruckus at a Manhattan restaurant, but the case isn't likely to take on operatic pr...

Stage Door: Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre, Linda Eder

Fern Siegel | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


Fern Siegel

Linda Eder, a veteran of the concert stage, returns to Town Hall Oct. 17 as part of the Broadway Cabaret Festival, running Oct. 16-18.

Lenny Bernstein Is Buzzing Up There

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Richard Laermer

Americans want to hear a verse, the hook, and then move on to the next cut. We don't make time to hear the sonata-allegro form develop.

If This is Monday and Opera in Central Park, Why the Microphones?

David Finkle | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York


David Finkle

My question, then, is: Whom are the presenters doing a favor by offering these recitals? Opera lovers will know they aren't hearing singing done under the proper conditions.

The New West Side Story: Food Vendors at War

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York


Sybil Adelman Sage

There was conflict on 55th Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues, with one group dressed in red and green to demonstrate they're on team Bistro Milano while the other supported the Sweet Sweets Truck.

Best New York Movies (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York


Directors have struggled to capture the essence of New York City since the first talkie, The Jazz Singer, was set here in 1927. At turns romantic and ...

Mentoring Sonia: The Case of Celina Sotomayor

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 07.13.2009 | New York


Virginia Sanchez-Korrol

For more than sixty years Celina Sotomayor's life experience has reflected the evolution of the New York Puerto Rican community. As witness and participant, she puts a face on thousands of migrants like her, who braved dislocation, discrimination and disillusionment for a better life. Shattering ethno-racial and gender stereotypes, hers is a story of family, survival, and perseverance much like that of her compatriots with one distinct difference. Her daughter is President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the first Nuyorican to be so honored.

Theater: West Side Story's Matt Cavenaugh Breaks Out

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Broadway stars get to go out onstage night after night and feel the wave of excitement from fans. For actor Matt Cavenaugh, who stars as Tony in West Side Story, it's a moment he fully appreciates.

West Side Story: The Original Spanish Version

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment


Louise Mirrer

The opening of the current hit revival of West Side Story so close to Easter and Passover is a good reminder of the twists and turns of both theatrical and world history.

Will Ferrell Sings "West Side Story" On Letterman (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.14.2009 | Entertainment


Will Ferrell stopped by David Letterman's show Friday night to promote Saturday night's simulcast of his Broadway show "You're Welcome America" and en...

Tolerance Is Not For Rent

Jason Mannino | Posted 03.23.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

This week, for the first time in Oscar history, a political protest is being staged (in the past they have only been health related for breast cancer ...

A Great Lack of Latinos at the Academy Awards

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment


Daniel Cubias

In the eighty-one years the Academy has been handing out awards, just 14 Hispanics have been nominated for acting Oscars. The last was Adriana Barraza in 2007 for Babel.

Culture Zohn: Lessons from Lenny

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Patricia Zohn

2008-09-25-BernsteinconductingbyWalterStrateStudioCourtesyoftheNewYorkPhilharmonicArchivespull.jpg Let's hope in the current economic meltdown, we find a way to keep our artists and composers close to home.

What I Learned On My First Musical

Ken Levine | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

When your wife or girlfriend needs forty-five minutes to change her clothes, just know it can be done in as little as ten seconds.