NYC Annual Cat PURRRTY Revisited
By SuZen Some 30-plus years ago, my love affair with cats began with a Siamese cat named Sushi, whose life changed mine and fostered my […]
Goodbye Bette! Hello Bernadette!
Two Village Girls Who Made it Big on Broadway By Robert Heide In summing up the 2017 Broadway theater season, Michael Riedel in his New […]
Theater Company Ars Nova Finds New Home in Greenwich Village
By Joe Salas Following a year-long search, Ars Nova has been selected by Greenwich House as its new partner and operator of the historic, 199-seat […]
Italytime to Present Three Eyes on Pinocchio
By Jane Heil Usyk In March 2018, the cultural organization Italytime will present a theatrical piece called Three Eyes on Pinocchio—an Italian story updated by […]
Hindle Wakes at The Mint Theater Company
By Eric Uhlfelder It’s hard to understand the puritanical mindset prevalent only a century ago. But one can imagine its appeal: a simple way of […]
Walk Into The Temple of Understanding
By George Capsis Dusty floats in the infinite, spiritual dimension so when we began talking about how to use the Church of St. Veronica—a 115-year-old, […]
In Search of Meaningful Beauty
By Rob Russell The sounds of Mozart and Vivaldi brilliantly executed by the most artful of musicians. A 115-year-old building, resplendent with both Gothic Revival […]
Supporting Music at St. Veronica
Dear Editors: The initiation of Music at St. Veronica is a glorious idea, and a critically needed series. There was a time when our musical […]
Preparing for Parish Closures and Mergers in New York City
What is remarkable about the following article, written by Jamie L. Manson in the National Catholic Reporter (NCR), “Preparing for Parish Closures and Mergers in […]
Music I Grew Up With… and Starting A-Fresh:
A Primer for the February Concert at St. Veronica By Michael Feldman When I was a young lad, just getting my feet wet in the […]
Corrections
Within the December 2017 issue of WestView, the date referenced in the article entitled “Act of Faith” (November 23rd) was incorrect (page 1). The correct […]
Can a Landmarked Church Be Turned Into Condos?
Hi, Andrew. I know this happens. I know of two examples. But I don’t know exactly how a developer can fill a landmarked church exterior […]
Local Production Supports Core NYC Charity
By Charles Warburton In early December 2017, Paired Entertainment, a small production company run by Charles Warburton and Molly Montgomery, took on a different project […]
Journey to Forgiveness
By Gayle Kirschenbaum Did you ever feel like you were born into the wrong family? I did. From head to toe, there wasn’t anything right […]
An Excerpt from Robert Heide 25 Plays
The following piece is a slightly edited excerpt from one of the dozen new essays written by Robert Heide and included in his new book, […]
My Brief Encounter with Jeanne Moreau
By Allyn Freeman It was the day after Thanksgiving in 1963. I waited in the Cannes airport to board a late afternoon flight to Paris […]
No Wonder WNYC is a Nonprofit
By George Capsis Oh my, there is nothing so heart-rending as discovering that an old friend has been deceiving you for years and is not […]