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Jim Bessman

Oct 2, 20194 min read

Nellie McKay steps out as singer/performer in Ethan Coen's new 'A Play is a Poem'

Nellie McKay in A Play is a Poem (Photo by Craig Schwartz) The playwright told her to “stick to the standards,” and...

Jim Bessman

Oct 2, 20194 min read

Ethan Coen returns to the theater with 'A Play is a Poem'

“It’s a different medium,” says Ethan Coen, stating the obvious—but not so much. He’s speaking of A Play is a Poem, his collection of...

Jim Bessman

Sep 8, 20193 min read

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players' patriarch Jason Trachtenburg takes on Kennedy assassinati

Jason Trachtenburg and Emily Frembgen perform "Havin' a Real Good Time" from "Me and Lee--The Musical" Best known for his role as "The...

Jim Bessman

Apr 4, 20193 min read

New York's spectacular new Shed arts space previewed prior to tomorrow's opening

For Jonathan Tisch, vice chair of The Shed’s board of directors, New York’s new arts center, which opens tomorrow, is about “the future...

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