“The Good Swimmer” at BAM Fisher
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Back in 2008, Heidi Rodewald was nominated for a Tony and won an Obie for her musical "Passing Strange," which was eventually turned into a
“Dragus Maximus” by Heartbeat Opera at Roulette
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Each fall, to kick off its season, the edgy Heartbeat Opera presents a combination drag and opera extravaganza, which also serves as
4th Annual BRIC JazzFest
by Steven Pisano and Pete MatthewsThe 4th Annual BRIC JazzFest returned this past weekend to the BRIC House in downtown Brooklyn, with some 24 musical acts over three “marathon” nights,
Encompass New Opera Theatre Presents “Anna Christie” at Baruch Performing Arts Center
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Of all the great American playwrights of the last hundred years, Eugene O'Neill has plumbed deeper and darker into the classic American
“Frankenstein” and Other Works in Green-Wood Cemetery
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The composer Gregg Kallor has an affinity for the macabre. His musical setting for Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” debuted two
“Proving Up” at the Miller Theatre
by Steven Pisano (Photos by Rob Davidson for the Miller Theater.) "Proving Up," the new chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, opened at the Miller Theatre Wednesday night,
Bridget Kibbey & Friends at The Angel’s Share in Green-Wood Cemetery
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) In recent years, to prove that classical music is not dead, we have seen the canon, as well as contemporary works, presented
River to River Festival – “Naamah’s Ark”
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Now in its 17th year, the River to River Festival is a series of free performances presented each summer in Lower Manhattan,
Northside Festival #10 – Thursday
by Steven Pisano Each June, the Northside Festival brings to Williamsburg and Bushwick a long list of interesting conferences revolving around today's tech and media worlds, but what always interests