Enjoyed

by Sharon Mizrahi June 9, 2010 Theater

A diamond in the rough, Enjoy (written by chelfitsch founder Toshiki Okada) takes viewers on a unique—albeit unsettlingly confusing—journey through the lives of workers at a Tokyo manga café.  Enjoy opens with a captivatingly performed monologue recounting an oddball interaction at a urinal;  however, it steadily descends into a confusing smattering of half-recounted tales, complicated [...]

Tagged as: Enjoy, Japan Society, The Play Company

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Wrestling Action All On Stage!

by William French May 19, 2010 Theater

Playing on the third floor of the 2econd Stage Theatre was a performance so lively and entertaining, it’s almost too hard to describe in words!  The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a Pulitzer-nominated play written by Kristoffer Diaz, is a  about a Spanish professional wrestler named Maciendonio “The Mace” Guerra (Desmin Borges) who shares what [...]

Tagged as: 2econd Stage Theatre, Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

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Adrenaline and Its Powers of Impairment

by George Rosa May 19, 2010 Film

The Hurt Locker is about Iraq, and about men, and about war.  It is certainly the most heralded film to emerge from the conflict.  The plot centers on William James (Jeremy Renner).  His rank: Sergeant First Class, US Army.  His addiction: taking bombs apart.  When James takes charge of a bomb-disposal squad, Bravo Company, he [...]

Tagged as: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

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The Miracle Worker

by Gavi Nelson April 28, 2010 Theater

Excitement was building up as I made my way to the Circle in the Square Theater.  I was attending a preview performance of The Miracle Worker.  A main attraction for me was going to see a bona fide Hollywood actress, Abigail Breslin, portray an iconic role of high emotional and physical caliber: Helen Keller.  AND [...]

Tagged as: Abigail Breslin, Alison Pill, Circle in the Square, The Miracle Worker

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Sauerkraut Western Done Right

by George Rosa April 28, 2010 Film

Inglourious Basterds (2009) is Quentin Tarantino’s sauerkraut Western.  Rather than the spaghetti scenery of conventional Westerns, we have WWII scenery.  A much-revised WWII.  In Tarantino’s war, the Basterds are a band of Jewish-American soldiers deep behind enemy lines.  Their leader is Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt).  Their goal: to terrorize the Nazis the same way [...]

Tagged as: Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino

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Blue Man Group

by Meagan Rose Rodriguez April 13, 2010 Theater

Where do I begin to review the Blue Man Group?  From walking up to the Astor Place Theatre where there are eyes looking at you, to going down the steps to pick up my tickets.   On my right was a concession stand with homemade rich dark chocolate brownies.  Near it was a merchandise stand with [...]

Tagged as: Astor Place Theater

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Goodbye Cruel World

by Soorya Deepak April 13, 2010 Theater

Semyon Semyonovich (Paco Tolson) was the biggest loser in Moscow, and then he decided to commit suicide.  Now that you have the main idea, lets get the details down.  Goodbye Cruel World (a Roundtable Ensemble piece, which ended its run at the ArcLight Theater in February) is an adaptation of Nikolai Erdman’s 1928 Russian comedy [...]

Tagged as: ArcLight Theater

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The World is Sexist (?!)

by Anastacia Rodriguez April 13, 2010 Visual Arts

At the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens this past fall, Lutz Bacher’s “MY SECRET LIFE” exhibition opened my eyes unexpectedly.  This painting, photography, drawing and video exhibit presented a point about sexism and violence in our society.  This exhibit has wall to wall pictures that represent many things about sexism toward women thought [...]

Tagged as: P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

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The Quantum Eye

by Meagan Rose Rodriguez April 6, 2010 Theater

Well, to start off, it can be pretty difficult to find the the Bleeker Street Theatre unless you know where you’re going!  It took me and my mom a while and a few helpful locals to find our way.  When you finally walk in, you see a deli/café.  Wait, what?!  Yes, café/deli by day and [...]

Tagged as: Bleecker Street Theatre

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Circumcise Me

by Phoebe Nir April 6, 2010 Arts Coverage

Only in New York would you find a thrice-circumcised Irish Catholic-turned-Orthodox-Jew, kvetching about everything from terrorism to hard-core drugs to Baby Gap on an off-off Broadway stage behind a deli.  That’s why, perhaps, the audience of Yisrael Campbell’s (formerly known as Christopher) one man comedy show, Circumcise Me, seems to be at least half tourists, [...]

Tagged as: Bleecker Street Theatre

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The Quantum Eye

by Sharon Mizrahi April 6, 2010 Arts Coverage

Fans of magic and comedy will rejoice at The Quantum Eye’s hefty offering of outstanding feats and light, quick-witted humor. Renowned mentalist and star of The Quantum Eye, Sam Eaton creates an atmosphere both mysterious and relaxed, shying away from the typical authoritative magician’s image and appealing to the audience as a charming intellectual.  The [...]

Tagged as: Bleecker Street Theatre

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April Pizza & a Movie Night

by Eric Scott Ost March 31, 2010 Announcements

That 70′s Edition . Three film choices. One vote. Mob rules! After the film, as always, we talk it out. Those are the sacred rules for High 5′s Pizza and a Movie Night, the first Friday of every month.  Join us this April for That 70′s Edition!  (Don’t forget to wear your bell-bottoms.  Or your [...]

Tagged as: Sony Wonder Technology Lab

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Diary of a Teenage Girl

by Symiara Jenkins March 31, 2010 Arts Coverage

The Diary of a Teenage Girl, written by and starring Marielle Heller, is truly a masterpiece.  It is an amazing work of art that was adapted from a graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner (now on exhibit at the 3LD Art & Technology Center) about a fifteen year old girl trying to grow up in a [...]

Tagged as: 3LD Art & Technology Center, New Georges, The Essentials

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