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Spotlight On...Ilinca Tuvene
Name: Ilinca TuveneHometown: Focșani, Romania (although I moved away as a kid and most grew up in Bucharest)Education: Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute (Two Year Conservatory)Select Credits:...
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Review: Hoping for the Eleventh Second
By Michael BlockParked behind a table, sitting anxiously in a chair, Padraic Lillis talks about suicide. He says the things we may not have the courage to say out loud. Through his own experience, Hope...
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Spotlight On...Stephen Powell
Name: Stephen PowellWhy theater?: Theater came to me later than usual. I don't mean experiencing theater (that came early when my New Yorker aunt took me and my sisters to Broadway shows), but...
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Spotlight On...Andrew Clarke
Name: Andrew ClarkeHometown: Montego Bay, JamaicaEducation: Edna Manley College (School of Drama) Jamaica & Brooklyn Colllege, NYSelect Credits: Fences, Flambeaux, The Black That I Am, A Girl...
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Review: Don't Look Back
By Michael BlockThe big question is do we need another theatrical retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice? The answer is only if it's good. Hadestown falls right in the middle of that spectrum. It's stunning...
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Review: A Text That Never Quite Takes Flight
By Michael BlockSexual violence and abuse is a serious subject. Finding a way to bring awareness through art is not easy. Especially if it hits close to home. That being said, not every production with...
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Spotlight On...Yudelka Heyer
Name: Yudelka HeyerHometown: Dominican Republic, San Pedro de MacorisEducation: American Academy of Dramatic ArtsFavorite Credits: Directing credits: Short films - "Unfinished Business", "Flip",...
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Review: Smashterlife
By Michael BlockPicture it. Imagine a future where Ivy Lynn and Karen Cartwright are older and reunited in schlocky “community” theater. They are still continuing on with sleazy director Derek Wills....
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Review: The Tramp Speaks
By Michael BlockCharlie Chaplin is a staple of the lexicon of Hollywood. Possibly the most well known and influential icons of the silent movie era, Charlie Chaplin was a complex persona. In Don...
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Review: The Never Ending Story
By Michael BlockWar. What is it good for? Edwin Starr says absolutely nothing. While that may be an exaggeration, there may be a purpose but will there ever be everlasting peace? In Anthony P....
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Spotlight On...Hailey Bachrach
Name: Hailey BachrachHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Too muchSelect Credits: Desdemona in Othello and Prince Hal in Hearts of Gold (adapted from the Henry IVs) with Easy Leap Theatre Company.Why...
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Review: Another Love Triangle
By Michael Block Lust and love are age old ideas that seemingly get intertwined and often are a source of misguided tension and heartbreak. Such is the case in Alex Polanco's The Illusion of Love. When...
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Review: The Golden Smile Made Me Smile!
By Kaila M. StokesThe Golden Smile, written by Yaakov Bressler, is a witty dark comedic musical farce. Set in the 1950’s, The Golden Smile is absurdly vulgar and hilariously light all in one. Directed...
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Review: Can't Stop, Won't Stop
By Michael BlockWhen you have a lot of thoughts, sometimes it's hard to process them all. Especially all at once. When emotions are thrown into the mix, you can imagine the turmoil that your brain...
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Preview: New York Musical Festival 2016!
Are you ready for some musicals?! NYMF is back (and this year with out the "theatre") with 18 full productions ready to take the musical world by storm. With an eclectic array of offerings, here is a...
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Spotlight On...Michael Raver
Name: Michael Raver Hometown: New York, NY Education: Pace University Favorite Credits: Film: "How We Built the Bomb". Theater: Romeo & Juliet. As a playwright...whatever present thing I’m...
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Review: To Drill or Not To Drill
By Michael BlockThe land is something we have taken for granted. As new advances and discoveries are made, we have begun to take for granted the beauty of our world. Honoring the land in the age of...
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Review: Waiting for the Cable Guy
By Michael BlockWe've all had to wait for something but in the age of digital technology, as long as you have a cellphone or wifi, life is easy. But what if that's what you're waiting for? Pure chaos!...
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Review: The Story of the Girl with a Font Name
By Michael BlockEveryone's life is a story. Even the storytellers have a life story. In Will Coleman's whimsical Helvetica, presented by Rising Sun Performance Company, the story of a girl with a font...
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Spotlight On...Jill Abramovitz and Brad Alexander
photo by Justin PattersonName: Jill Abramovitz & Brad AlexanderHometown:JA: Morristown, NJBA: Simsbury, CTEducation:JA: University of PennsylvaniaBA: Ithaca CollegeFavorite Credits:JA: As an actor...
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