Posts Tagged ‘Broadway’

Send in the Stars

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Arts & Film, Theater

Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch make ‘Night Music’ By Mark Peikert What a difference a few months and two new cast members make. When I saw Trevor Nunn’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s A Little Night Music last December, I was blown away by both Catherine Zeta-Jones—who ended up winning a Tony Award
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City Week: August 20 – August 26

Written by admin on August 18, 2010. Posted in Arts & Film

A Selective Listing of Recommended Cultural & Community Events Compiled by Hannah O’Grady and Shilpa Agrawal FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 Senior Citizen Jin Shin Jyutsu—Open to senior citizens, this is a peaceful way to start your afternoon. Join Judith Janus, practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu, to harmonize your mind, body and spirit with various exercises. DOROT,
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Steven Sater’s Spring Awakening

Written by admin on August 18, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

By Alice Robb “New York is my love,” said Tony Award-winning writer Steven Sater, best known for writing the lyrics and book of Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening. The writer divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City. Though his wife and two children live in L.A., in a big house with a
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City Week: July 9-15

Written by admin on July 7, 2010. Posted in Arts & Film

A Selective Listing of Recommended Cultural & Community Events Compiled by Alice Robb Friday, July 9 Magic Musical—TADA! Youth Theater presents The Magic Pot: Three Tales from China, an original musical for kids, performed by kids, about a young girl who finds herself in the middle of ancient tales. TADA! Theater, 15 W. 28th St.,
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A Climax For Feldshuh

Written by admin on February 25, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

It’s hard to catch Tovah Feldshuh—that’s pronounced felt-shoe, “like a shoe made out of felt,” mind you—who for years has been bouncing between Broadway, film, a stint on Law & Order as defense attorney Danielle Melnick, singing gigs and other projects
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Bus Routes Spared, But Service Cuts Possible

Written by admin on February 10, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

New York City Transit released a new plan for service cuts Jan. 21, with the goal of saving $77.6 million. Upper West Side residents will bear less of the pain they would have endured under the old plan, proposed in December 2009. In the revised cuts, the M10 bus line that runs on Central Park
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No Room at the Inn

Written by admin on December 18, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

The Department of Buildings ordered Dec. 3 that the Broadway Hotel, at 230 W. 101st St., be partially vacated. It was the second such order on the Upper West Side in recent days, after a similar vacate order was placed in November on 262 W. 73rd St., which is part of the KORE line of
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Mugged on Broadway

Written by admin on December 18, 2009. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

An Upper West Side man was mugged on Broadway Nov. 23 while walking home from his cousin’s apartment. Police said that the victim, 28, was walking south on Broadway at 4 a.m. when five to six young men approached him near West 79th Street. One struck the man in the face, knocking him to the
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BROADWAY FAIRS

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

Broadway will have a busy weekend, with street fairs scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday. On Oct. 10, the 17th annual Upper Broadway Fall Festival will take place between West 110th and 116th streets. That festival is sponsored by Broadway Presbyterian Church, the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing, the Broadway Mall Association and the
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DANGEROUS DRIVING AT 96th AND B’WAY

Written by admin on August 26, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

Drivers speeding through the exceptionally wide West 96th Street and Broadway intersection ignore common traffic laws, according to a new study by Transportation Alternatives. After eight hours observing cars driving both north and south on Broadway, the group found a total of 932 violations—an average of 117 an hour. They included a frequent disregard of
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