Noted composer and jazz pianist Phil Lentz will be performing on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at The Iridium Jazz Club in midtown Manhattan. Phil Lentz BIO Mr. Lentz will be the pianist for a jazz band, organized by Music Makers, that features jazz singer Paula Newman in a show titled: “BroadwayContinue Reading
VAPE IS THE WORD! …Vape! The Grease Parody launches a 10-week Off-Broadway engagement at Theater 555 (555 W 42nd St, NYC) is an unhinged, hilarious, and thoroughly modern spoof of the classic musical Grease. It takes the familiar story, characters, and iconic moments and drags the, “through a cloud of strawberry-scented vapor andContinue Reading
Oghlan Bakhshi’s New York appearance at Roulette Intermedium on November 1st was an entrancing and profound journey into the seldom-heard musical traditions of the Turkmen people. The performance, “Journey Across the Steppes of Central Asia & Iran”, featured Oghlan Bakhshi, a virtuoso of the two-stringed lute known as the dutar,Continue Reading
It was my second visit to the PAC NY. I went specifically to see the Es Devlin show CONGREGATION. I have been following Devlin’s career since her theater days in London. I’m a fan. The PAC NY elevates the World Trade Center complex (WTC) in Lower Manhattan, with a low key sophistication. It offers a varietyContinue Reading
The performance marked the acclaimed Québécois progressive folk group Le Vent du Nord first New York City appearance since 2020. The concert celebrated the U.S. launch of their new album, Voisinages, released in October 2025. The return of Le Vent du Nord to Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium, presented by Robert Browning Associates, on October 25,Continue Reading
The exhibition “To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum” offers a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into a collection that has been almost entirely inaccessible to the public. Comprising more than forty rare and opulent objects, the show features extraordinary examples of European gold and silversmith, in addition to sumptuous textiles, giftedContinue Reading
Kiran Ahluwalia’s “Diwali Celebration” at Roulette Intermedium delivered a boundary-defying fusion of sound, capturing the festival’s spirit of light overcoming darkness. Kiran Ahluwalia is from India and Rez Abbasi, from Pakistan: their bond is a testament to lasting love, a twenty-year duet that survived the diaspora and blended their distinct ethnic andContinue Reading
Claudio Mascarenhas is known for his multifaceted career as an actor, opera singer, and practitioner of martial arts. As an opera singer, he is listed as a Bass Baritone with performance highlights including roles in Iolanta, Pagliacci, and Don Giovanni in New York City productions. Yesterday I went to see ClaudioContinue Reading
Robert Browning Associates (RBA) is set to present its Fall 2025 World Music Season at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, NY. Celebrating 49 years of showcasing global sounds, the series features a diverse lineup of international artists. Upcoming performances include master violinist L. Shankar with leading percussionists, a performance by vocalistContinue Reading
By Ellen Zuckerman (HOLLYWOOD PRESS CORPS) — The Cortège is a surreal, wordless ritual of myth & mourning and bills itself as a revival of the lost art of pageantry and a “festive funeral for our times.” It is a theatrical spectacle that blends mythic pageantry, live ritual, and cutting-edge technology. The Cortège isContinue Reading
