By Ruthie Fierberg | Dec 3 08:56 pm ET
"In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" brings raw sexuality to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre.
By Steven Strauss and Ruthie Fierberg | Nov 11 07:06 pm ET
Saget lived up to his naughty reputation on a Wednesday night performance in Miller Theatre, inundating the audience with no-holds-barred sexual humor.
By Ruthie Fierberg | Nov 5 08:22 pm ET
There is no question that “Finian’s Rainbow” came out of musical theater’s heyday, originally debuting in 1947. The current revival—which opened Oct. 29—harkens back to a time when musicals were fluffy and cute, something that was not only acceptable but encouraged.
By Ruthie Fierberg | Aug 31 11:27 pm ET
With New York City as the marked center of the theater world, it is no surprise that Columbia is a hub of extracurricular activity for theater-lovers and performers. The member organizations of the Columbia University Performing Arts League provide an outlet for performers, directors, writers, producers and technicians of all levels of experience.
By Ruthie Fierberg | May 20 07:05 pm ET
This could be the start of something new—or it could just be too reminiscent of Disney’s High School Musical.
By Ruthie Fierberg | Apr 13 07:53 pm ET
Ask Mary Commerford, director of the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at Barnard, to compare her organization to Columbia’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), and she’ll say the two are “apples and oranges.”
By Ruthie Fierberg | Apr 2 11:20 pm ET
Though it may not have the flashing billboards and gigantic theaters of Times Square, Greenwich Village fosters a theater scene just as energetic and innovative as the Great White Way, with an added touch of intimacy.
By Ruthie Fierberg | Mar 27 12:26 am ET
With the ominous echo of one finger-snap, a hoodlum captivates the cavernous Palace Theater.
By Ruthie Fierberg | Mar 5 08:01 pm ET
Though Midtown West is on the red line and no doubt the theater powerhouse of the city, in Midtown East there’s a quieter more intimate theater scene worth crossing the park for.
The York Theatre Company located at 619 Lexington Avenue between 53rd and 54th streets provides a venue to explore smaller musical endeavors.
