It's all about the image. Disney movies and fairy tales are sending young women the wrong message and they are suffering from The Princess Complex. In fact, they are feeling Disenchanted.Led by a …
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4/7/15
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Elisabeth Moss does an excellent job portraying women in conflict. As Peggy Olson in AMC’s Mad Men, she is a woman doing a man’s job in a culture of heavy-drinking womanizers. As Heidi in …
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3/24/15
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Since 1776, Americans have been enamored of royalty, particularly glamorous royalty epitomized by Diana and Kate. The enchantment with titles even extends to the not-as-glamorous Queen Elizabeth, one …
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3/18/15
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Life is filled with choices, decisions and what ifs. If/Then, the recent Broadway show starring Idina Menzel deals with different paths the main character can choose. Constellation, a wonderful …
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2/26/15
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We continued a family tradition this month. Years ago I took my daughter to the Gazillion Bubble Show at the New World Stages. This past Sunday it was time for her daughter, Baia, to see the show. …
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2/10/15
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Surprisingly, a mediocre lightweight movie can make a pleasant lightweight Broadway musical. Honeymoon in Vegas is based on the 1992 movie starring James Caan, Nicholas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. …
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2/3/15
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Those already tired of traditional holiday music will find a delightful change of pace in Eric Idle and John Du Prez's "Not the Messiah (He’s A Naughty Boy)" at Carnegie Hall. Based upon Monty …
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12/16/14
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There have been many Beatles/ John Lennon impersonators and tribute bands. The performers attempt to imitate the look as well as the sound of the singers. Yet when John R. Waters takes the stage at …
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12/9/14
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Stars sell tickets, and Hugh Jackman is one of the hottest stars around. In a departure from the song and dance roles to which audiences have become accustomed, Jackman stars in The River, an …
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11/25/14
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Guests gathered around the dinner table are a typical theatrical device for Broadway plays. In Disgraced, the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Ayad Akhtar, four different ethnicities comprising two …
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11/7/14
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