This past Saturday I found myself at what has been deemed a New York tradition: open mic night at Don’t Tell Mama. I had seen pictures of my favorite Ugly Betty stars outside the midtown establishment many months ago and I have been meaning to check it out ever since. On Saturday I finally got [...]

On the last Wednesday of every month a little show called Our Hit Parade takes place at Joe’s Pub. Our Hit Parade is the creation of Kenny Mellman, Neal Medlyn, and Bridget Everett. These three songsters get together with other guest stars from the performance world and recreate the month’s top ten songs. Warning: this [...]

Last night I went to see Dream Role at 92Y Tribeca. While I have seen movies at 92Y Tribeca in the past, this was my first theater event there. The space for theater was next to the screening room. There were a lot of tables set up and a bar in back. It was a [...]

This was the weekend for the Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular! Joe Iconis and friends took the stage for three shows at Ars Nova (two on Saturday and one on Sunday) and I went to all three. This was the Second Annual Christmas Spectacular at Ars Nova and I hope it will continue for many years [...]

Ars Nova has been putting on a Showgasm every Thursday night at 10 for about a month now as part of the ANT Fest. It is a great way to preview upcoming acts in the ANT Fest and see some pretty amazing shows for FREE… that’s right, FREE! Showgasm was happening occasionally prior to ANT [...]

Last night was Halloween and I love to celebrate! Costumes and candy, what’s not to love? A group of friends reserved a table at the Laurie Beechman Theater to see Joe Iconis and his troupe of merrymakers perform for the evening. I have seen Joe many times before, once even at the Beechman Theater during [...]