#TenthPlanet: Erik Champney

“A Man is known by the company he keeps” That’s an old expression with still some merit – so does it work with a play. Erik Champney, Author of DEAD BRAINS, is well in-rehearsal for what looks like a hot ticket, pardon the pun. This erotic three-character thriller is tearing up the social media-phere with images and stories […]

#TenthPlanet: A chat with fellow scribe, Anthony J. Piccione

We are thrilled to have a fellow critic in our midst. Anthony J. Piccione, when he is not writing one of his engrossing tomes about the depth and breath of the human experience, is writing about OTHER people’s shows as a reviewer for the popular OnStageBlog. Anthony J. Piccione is an award-winning playwright whose eclectic […]

#TenthPlanet: Surfacing

This summer, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity (PCTF), the brainchild of arts professional Glory Kadigan, turns 10 years old. In that decade, PCTF has successfully changed the landscape of the theatre festival and all of New York independent theatre. The multi-award-winning theatre festival will celebrate in a big way by premiering more than 50 timely and […]

#TenthPlanet: The Brutes

Trumpling America till 2034

Review by J.R. Williams A staged reading on of Matt Spangler’s play, 2034, directed by Danielle Earle was held Wednesday evening, May 23 at the Jersey City Theater Center in Jersey City. What will the effects of Trump’s America be 16 years into the future? That’s the question! Twenty Thirty-Four, a comedy written by Matt Spangler and […]

AT THE SHOW: Industry speaks about Rev. Mary at Don’t Tell Mama

Words4Music & DramaQueens covered the premiere of Rev. Mary is the Lady in Black at one of the jewels of New York nightlife Don’t Tell Mama cabaret theater on Saturday. The industry accolades are still reverberating so Five-Star has given the Rev. another page! Classical Harpist, Richard Spendio: “Magnificent Performance! Flawless musicianship! And a thoughtful choice of […]

A King in Queens: Michael D’Antoni at Queens Pride

Michael D’Antoni at Queens Pride By the meteorological calender, summer in the northern hemisphere begins in June. The days are longer and the nights are shorter as astronomical summer or as more commonly known, the “Summer Solstice” begins on June 21st. Not so coincidentally, at the beginning of every summer in the United States, the LGBT […]