Building on Tradition, “Red Bucket Follies 2018” Benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS With Song and Dance
December 22, 2018 No Responses

Building on Tradition, “Red Bucket Follies 2018” Benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS With Song and Dance

By Brad Balfour When a friend offered me two “Red Bucket Follies” tickets, I said sure, and then asked, “What the hell is that?” I soon learned that this seasonal variety show offered a unique set of song-and-dance numbers especially...
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December 19, 2018 No Responses

Out&About

Unfortunately I have to start this week’s Out&About with sad news again as an Irish icon — Sidetracks Bar and Restaurant in Sunnyside, Queens has burned down to the ground. An early morning five-alarm fire burned through a Sunnyside strip...
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December 13, 2018 No Responses

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Andy Cooney has done it again, with his Christmas Celebration packing the house at Carnegie Hall last Monday. The question is, how does he do it and the the easy answer is TALENT; that’s right, talent, and boy does he have...
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Mary Queen of Scots Tells a Tale of Medieval Intrigue — Confusing As Can Be
December 8, 2018 No Responses

Mary Queen of Scots Tells a Tale of Medieval Intrigue — Confusing As Can Be

Mary, Queen Of Scots director: Josie Rourke cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, Gemma Chan, Martin Compston, Ismael Cordova, Brendan Coyle, Ian Hart, Adrian Lester, James McArdle, David Tennant, Guy Pearce By Brad Balfour It’s tough e...
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Spider-Man’s Re-Imagined Versions Weave Together Two New Entries into Marvel’s Cinematic Universe
December 7, 2018 No Responses

Spider-Man’s Re-Imagined Versions Weave Together Two New Entries into Marvel’s Cinematic Universe

“Venom” Director: Ruben Fleischer Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Voice Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld,Mahershala ...
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December 6, 2018 No Responses

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I would like to start this Out&About by wishing my mam Christina (Chrissy) a Happy Birthday. As she is in Heaven, she would have been 94 years of age on December 6th and I am sure my dad Tom and...
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Van Morrison to Release 40th Studio Album This Week
December 3, 2018 No Responses

Van Morrison to Release 40th Studio Album This Week

The Prophet Speaks is Van Morrison’s 40th studio album and will be released on December 7th on Caroline International. This fourteen track album follows a recent run of hugely acclaimed albums (Roll With The Punches, Versatile and You’re Driving Me Cra...
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Actors Robert Redford & Sissy Spacek Fire Both Barrels In “Old Man & A Gun”
November 29, 2018 No Responses

Actors Robert Redford & Sissy Spacek Fire Both Barrels In “Old Man & A Gun”

By Brad Balfour Director David Lowery’s “The Old Man & the Gun” is much more than a simple crime drama — it’s also legendary actor Robert Redford’s last film he’ll ever star in, or so he has declared. But besides...
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Mark Wahlberg’s Latest Film “Instant Family” Pulls On Heartstrings and Social Concerns
November 29, 2018 No Responses

Mark Wahlberg’s Latest Film “Instant Family” Pulls On Heartstrings and Social Concerns

By Brad Balfour Okay, so it’s heart-warming and brings us to tears. And yes, director Sean Anders’ “Instant Family” has three insufferably cute kids, a fluffy dog and enough irate friends and neighbors to make this the right seasonal comedy....
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November 28, 2018 No Responses

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This is a very sad way to start my Out&About, but it has to be done. Danny McGee, of Drumlish, Co. Longford, lost his life over a punch that came from another Irishman named Steven O’Brien outside the Gaslight Pub...
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