Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Dear readers, I’d like to take a moment here in my Out&About to acknowledge how much I appreciate you all. As we step into 2026, I want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you...
New 2026 Waterford Crystals Installed On Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball to Celebrate “Infinite Edition: Life, Liberty, Happiness”
Waterford’s Global Head Bentley Hardwick Photo: Brad Balfour Report by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor As everyone who watched New Year’s Eve in New York City this 2025/26, a newly redesigned Times Square Ball –again with Waterford crystals was revealed. U...
In Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” The Power of Music Is Celebrated Through Performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson
Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Song Sung Blue”Director: Craig BrewerCast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hilbert Hensley if you’re going to se...
A Re-imagined William Shakespeare is Brought to Life by Paul Mescal while Jessie Buckley Plays Wife Agnes Who Copes with Their Son Hamnet’s Death
Feature by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Ever since director Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” was screened, there’s been lots of hype over the film. This has been happening particularly because of the performances by Irish-born Paul Mescal and Jes...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Before I get into telling you about my trip Out&About into New York City I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and may all your heartfelt wishes and dreams come...
Starring Ethan Hawke, The Film “Blue Moon” Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over
Feature by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Inspired by the letters of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland, director Richard Linklater developed the biographical drama “Blue Moon” — with a script written by Robert Kaplow. It s...
Actor Ashley Robinson Touts “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Playing at The Irish Repertory Theatre This Month
Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Play: “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Director: Charlotte Moore.Cast: Rufus Collins, Ali Ewoldt, Reed Lancaster, Leenya Rideout, and Ashley RobinsonWhen...
Film Editor Michael Taylor Handles His Greatest Challenge Yet — Putting Together “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” with Director Julia Loktev
Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Though viewing the five and half-hour documentary, “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow,” might seem daunting, it hasn’t been for audiences or those giving awards. From its global debut...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Hello to all our Out&About followers as I have not been out to often for the last two weeks for two reasons: one was that I was under the weather as I picked up a bug for...
