(HOLLYWOOD PRESS CORPS) — Not long ago, I caught an interview with Debi Mazar where she mentioned Friends From New York (FFNY), a creative collective she said she loves linking up with when she’s in the city. I signed up for the newsletter and decided to check it out their NewContinue Reading
(HOLLYWOOD PRESS CORPS) — Boyle Heights, CA — The Hollywood Press Corps had the pleasure of attending a mesmerizing performance of The Prince of Egypt at CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights, California. Directed by the passionate Rigo Tejeda and featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, this musical adaptation takes audiences onContinue Reading
Michael Hashim is an American multi-saxophonist dedicated to keeping the traditions of swing and bop alive, with his career commencing in his hometown of Geneva, New York. Hashim began playing the saxophone in elementary school and, as a high schooler, started working with Phil Flanigan and Chris Flory, whom he wouldContinue Reading
The world of design and architecture still mourns the loss of Gaetano Pesce, an Italian visionary whose half-century career defied convention and categorization. Born in La Spezia in 1939, Pesce was a pioneer of the radical design movement and with his peers, he was part of the pos WWII Italian waveContinue Reading
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
