A Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration Like No Other Before And, Hopefully, After

A Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration Like No Other Before And, Hopefully, After

Preview by Brad Balfour This year’s New Year’s eve celebration in Times Square will be like no other and probably will never be like this one ever again. There will be no crowds. Ground zero for the Time’s Square area...
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Director Charlotte Moore Invites Us to Virtually See “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Irish Repertory Theatre

Director Charlotte Moore Invites Us to Virtually See “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Irish Repertory Theatre

Interview by Brad Balfour Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen Runs December 11, 2020 – January 2, 2021 Book by Hugh Wheeler Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane Based on The Kensington...
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The Irish Repertory Theatre Offers to Cheer You Up for The Christmas Holidays

The Irish Repertory Theatre Offers to Cheer You Up for The Christmas Holidays

Meet Me in St. Louis Book: Hugh Wheeler Songs: Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane Director: Charlotte Moore Music Direction: John Bell Orchestrations: Josh Clayton Producer: Ciarán O’Reilly Cast: Shereen Ahmed, William Bellamy, Rufus Collins, Kerry Conte, Meliss...
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Director Julien Temple Tells a Tale of Shane MacGowan Worthy of A Film

Director Julien Temple Tells a Tale of Shane MacGowan Worthy of A Film

Interview by Brad Balfour Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Director: Julien Temple Opens December 4th, 2020 When veteran director Julien Temple made Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, he offered a deep dive...
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The Late John Lennon Would Have Celebrated His 80th Birthday This October

The Late John Lennon Would Have Celebrated His 80th Birthday This October

Reflections by Brad Balfour On October 9th, John Lennon, the former superstar Beatle, and genius singer/songwriter, would have been 80 years old. Born in 1940 at Liverpool Maternity Hospital to Julia and Alfred Lennon – a merchant seaman of Irish...
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Take The Trip To Queens And Go Into Space Visiting MoMI’s Exhibition, “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey”

Take The Trip To Queens And Go Into Space Visiting MoMI’s Exhibition, “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey”

Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) 36-01 35 Avenue Astoria, NY 11106 718 777 6800 movingimage.us Devoted to one of the most influential films ever made, Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey open...
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Irish-Diaspora Singer Grant Maloy Smith Masters “American Roots”

Irish-Diaspora Singer Grant Maloy Smith Masters “American Roots”

Special Report by Mike Greenly Along with Eileen Bluestone Sherman – playwright, lyricist, theater producer and more – Grant Maloy Smith founded the Indie Collaborative, which is how I met him. This wonderful organization is for people involved in the...
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A Celebration of Irish Heritage And Culture Was Held In City Hall

A Celebration of Irish Heritage And Culture Was Held In City Hall

The annual celebration of Irish Heritage & Culture that’s held in New York City Hall a few days after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, took place Tuesday, March 19th, 2019, from 6 pm to 830 pm in the Council Chambers. After...
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