AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Page and Stage9 hours agoI’d go anywhere right now to see a Sondheim musicalverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Peter MarksPITTSFIELD, Mass. — Revisiting as many Sondheim musicals as possible is not an arduous undertaking, and one I have engaged in at many junctures of my life. But this year, the first in the aftermath of Stephen Sondheim’s death, feels like an essential part of a grieving process. As much as I can — …
AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Beatnik Musings11 hours agoHow Salman Rushdie's novel sparked controversy in the Muslim world for over 30 yearsverified_publisherNPR - Juana Summers , Michael Levitt , Erika RyanNPR's Juana Summers speaks with Robin Wright, a Middle East foreign affairs expert, about the impact and legacy of Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The novelist Salman Rushdie is now 75. But for the last 33 of those years, he's lived with a fatwa that called for his …
AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Page and Stage19 hours agoTHE BEST WE COULD, KING JAMES, and POOR YELLA REDNECKS Join Manhattan Theatre Club's 2022-23 Seasonbroadwayworld.com - Stephi WildThe remaining shows have been announced for Manhattan Theatre Club's 2022-2023 off-Broadway season, and the first show of the 2023-2024 off-Broadway …
AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Beatnik Musings23 hours agoThe Paranoid Style, at Kerouac’s Diveverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Nick PaumgartenThe rocker and critic Elizabeth Nelson and her husband and bandmate, Timothy Bracy, take in Amstel Lights and televised golf and give out tart words for reply guys. Earlier this summer, Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy, the woman and husband who make up the core of the Paranoid Style—the …
AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Page and Stage20 hours agoFirst look at Alan Ayckbourn's 87th play Family Album - due to open at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next monthThe Star - Sue WilkinsonElizabeth Boag, Georgia Burnell, Tanya-Loretta Dee, Antony Eden and Frances Marshall are directed by the author in this new play which tenderly …
AvatarTony Penninoflipped into Beatnik Musings1 day agoIran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attackverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing in remarks that represented the Islamic Republic's first public comments on the attack. The comments by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of …