As the Tonys Celebrate Their 70th Anniversary: Memories of Award Namesake Antoinette Perry
By Ellis Nassour The Tony Award is Broadway’s most coveted prize. But who’s this Tony? The awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and Broadway […]
Greenwich Village’s Artistic Legacy Finds a New Generation, Five Floors Up
By Joe Salas Hanging in the lobby of Greenwich House, at 27 Barrow Street, is one of the Village’s best-kept secrets—a portrait of the organization’s […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
JUNE 2016 June is the busiest month for major film festivals in New York City. Each one deserves your attention. I highlight them because in […]
Chekhov: Then or Now?
By Thomas Hoover “(We) revere the past, hate the present, and fear the future.” Was that Anton Chekhov a century ago, or was it on […]
THEATRE REVIEW Nothing Sacred: Sense and Sensibility
By Eric Uhlfelder There’s rarely anything sacred in Bedlam Productions. Director Eric Tucker has taken theatre away from its traditional focus on dialogue and stage, […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
NYC is about to become Movie Theatre Capital of the World for the public to see a movie. In addition to the soon to be […]
Uncharted Concert Series
By Joe Salas Following a triumphant 2015 concert series, Greenwich House Music School’s Uncharted concert series has returned to the chandelier-lit Renee Weiler Concert Hall […]
What is Loft Living? Understanding the unique features of a NYC Loft Residence
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP, LRES New York loft living is a unique experience and it’s important to know a little history to appreciate […]
Books: Tradition! How That Fiddler Got On the Roof
By Ellis Nassour Tradition!: The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical (St. Martin/Griffin; Trade paper; […]
The Easter Maybe Crowd
By Reverend Donna Schaper Before I tell you what I see in the Easter Maybe Crowd, I should tell you about my perch. I am […]
City Roots
By Diana Hottell Even though I’ve lived the last 43 years in Twisp, Washington (Population 900), my family roots are deep under the paved streets […]
Spring Shakespeare Seminar at Jefferson Market Library
By Nancy Aravecz April 23, 2016 marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. To honor his enduring cultural legacy, Jefferson Market Library will […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
April 2016 It’s April and that means that the Tribeca Film Festival and the Havana Film Festival have arrived. Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) April 13-24 […]
The NYU-Village Writers Group and its Activities
By V. Conejero In early 2012, I felt the need to organize a writers critique group. A late-blooming writer, I had been a member of […]
A Laura Poitras “immersive installation” at the Whitney projects the atmosphere of a world under invisible surveillance
By Martica Sawin Just at the time of a prospective clash between Apple and the Federal government over access to the iPhone of one of […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
by Jim Fouratt I have been trying to encourage readers to risk being challenged and intellectually stimulated by attending Film Festivals such as the New […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
February 2016 I am writing this midway through the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance, a competitive festival with juried Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. narrative […]
Harold Feinstein, 84. Legendary Village Photographer
Coney Island of the Heart By Bruce Poli Harold Feinstein, renowned Greenwich Village photographer and master teacher, who captured iconic black-and-white images of Coney Island […]