Archive - Barry Singer (on The ARTS and Otherwise)

"TAPPING INTO THE TWENTIES" On A Sunday Afternoon with The American Symphony Orchestra

I rarely get to Sunday afternoon concerts anymore, but it’s a lovely time to hear music.

8 hrs ago •

"LOVE LIFE:" S.S. ECHOES AT 'ENCORES!'

I don’t remember ever discussing Love Life with Stephen Sondheim but I do remember him talking about Alan Jay Lerner from time to time, the revered My…

Apr 8 •

"MINCEMEAT" & CHURCHILL

I’ve already written glowingly (HERE, almost two years ago) about Operation Mincemeat, the wonderfully unlikely new musical from London that just opened…

Apr 2 •

March 2025

"GHOSTS" at LCT: All About Parentage

I can’t remember the last time I saw Ibsen’s Ghosts live onstage, but it must have affected me deeply because I don’t usually draw such a blank about my…

Mar 28 •

L&L's "Louder Than Words: The Songs and Legacy of Jonathan Larson"

Jonathan Larson was one hell of a lyricist, as he told me not infrequently; sometimes while he was writing a lyric.

Mar 20 •

'THE DAUGHTER HERSELF': ANNE KAUFMAN SCHNEIDER N.Y. TIMES OBIT

Growing up, I was so smitten with the comedic plays of George S.

Mar 14 •

February 2025

January 2025

Steppin' Out at 54Below: DEREK KLENA

Derek Klena is just 33 and in his prime.

Jan 23 •

December 2024

November 2024

"MCNEAL:" The Unbearable Act of AI

I know next to nothing about AI and try to keep it that way.

Nov 24, 2024 •

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