Entertainment icon brings his ‘World’ tour to NJPAC on Sunday
It was with a bizarre mixture of sheer delight and utter terror that I made the phone call to William Shatner on Monday night. And the thought of conducting a one-on-one interview with my childhood hero was starting to get the better of me. Kathleen, his amiable assistant, promised me that the Hollywood institution would […]
Versatile actor stands triumphant in his one-man performance
Look up the word “restraint” in any dictionary and there is little chance you will find a picture of William Shatner. And that is a very good thing. The same drive and exuberance that has propelled the actor, singer and entrepreneur through one of the longest and quirkiest careers in Hollywood was on full display at Sunday […]
When London’s Royal Opera House, in all its glory, flashed on the screen Sunday afternoon at the Cranford Theater in connection with the astounding production of the Ballet in Cinema’s “Swan Lake,” a ballet afficionado did not envy the hundreds of well-dressed people seated in five tiers of balconies and in the theater proper. And […]
One of the most extraordinary aspects of “L’Altra Meta del Cielo,” from the La Scala Ballet, which was screened live from Milan’s magnificent Teatro Alla Scala, was the expressive faces of the performers. Offered as a gift from Italy Sunday afternoon for the Ballet in Cinema series at the Cranford Theater, the revealing contemporary ballet, […]
Years ago, there was Molly Goldberg’s neighborhood, a radio show about a New York apartment house where everyone visited by leaning outside the windows to converse; then there was “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood,” which still may be visited on reruns; and there still is — the neighborhood of “Sesame Street.” Now, we have “The Neighborhood,” an […]
The highly sparked energy that emanated from the stage Sunday afternoon at the Paper Mill Playhouse inMillburnappeared to electrify every member of the completely filled audience from the very moment the curtain went up on “A Chorus Line.” Seventeen young people pounded the stage, dancing their hearts out, and it was much more than “One […]
Faculty members of Wharton Music Center and New Jersey Youth Symphony will perform a variety of genres in concert on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Wharton Music Center located at 60 Locust Ave. in Berkeley Heights. Music ranging from classical to jazz to blues includes performances of a piano quartet, flutes and piano, […]
RAHWAY — What the American Repertory Ballet called a “4 Flavor Program” on Union County Performing Arts Center’s Hamilton Stage in Rahway Saturday afternoon actually was a combination of delicious flavors. And more than enough to satisfy a ballet enthusiast’s appetite. In a variety of delightful performances, under the umbrella of Douglas Martin, artistic director, […]
It takes a lot of chutzpah to present a monotonous, repetitive piece of work to a receptive audience. Such an offering was shown on the screen at the “Ballet in Cinema” production at the Cranford Theater on Sunday afternoon. “Move to Move” was filmed at theNederlandsDansTheater,The Hague, on May 31, and featured four contemporary ballets. […]
By Ruth Ross, Correspondent Members of The Theater Project may have moved from Cranford to Maplewood, but they haven’t lost their penchant for choosing — and skillfully producing — off-beat plays. Their productions really make the audience think; in fact, their motto is “Think Theater.” As the inaugural production of the 2012-2013 season, The Theater […]