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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Townhouse Diner in Murray Hill by Edward A Kliszus

Townhouse Diner in Murray Hill OpeningNight.Online As a denizen of midtown East, it's been my pleasure to enjoy meals served locally at the Townhouse Diner in the Murray Hill neighborhood. W…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Latham House in Jersey City by Edward A Kliszus

Latham House in Jersey City OpeningNight.Online I frequently dine around Manhattan while checking out the latest shows, jazz, and classical music venues. Friends recently reminded me that un…

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Pershing Square Café by Edward A Kliszus

Pershing Square Café OpeningNight.Online I’ve often enjoyed Pershing Square Café’s wonderful breakfast specials and especially their legendary pancakes. After enjoying an early evening…

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Tony Kadleck Big Band at Birdland by Edward A Kliszus

Tony Kadleck Big Band at Birdland OpeningNight.Online Swinging big band music was hot in Manhattan! From the moment the Tony Kadleck Big Band began their set at the Birdland Jazz Club, we ta…

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Organ and Orchestra by the American Symphony Orchestra by Edward A Kliszus

<em>Organ and Orchestra</em> by the American Symphony Orchestra OpeningNight.Online The program opened with Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 in C minor “Organ” (1886). …

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Field of Mars at NYU Skirball by Edward A Kliszus

Field of Mars at NYU Skirball OpeningNight.Online Existentialism seemed to dominate undertones dealing with the passage of time, mechanically repeating the practices of our predecessors, and…

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Conrad Herwig and The Latin Side All-Stars Residency at The Django by Edward A Kliszus

Conrad Herwig and The Latin Side All-Stars Residency at The Django OpeningNight.Online Trombonist/composer Conrad Herwig and the Latin side all-stars ascended the stage to deliver their firs…

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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers’ Pow-Wow and Dance Concert by Edward A Kliszus

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers’ Pow-Wow and Dance Concert OpeningNight.Online Raconteur and narrator Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago) guided us through the majestic proclamations of danc…

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Bigmouth Strikes Again: The Smiths Show by Edward A Kliszus

Bigmouth Strikes Again: The Smiths Show OpeningNight.Online Brine honored the music of The Smiths through an auto-biographical perspective revealing universal human needs like love, friendsh…

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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Darkness After Night: Ukraine by Edward A Kliszus

Darkness After Night: Ukraine OpeningNight.Online This is a sad tale of the tragic nature of Russia’s brutal conflagration with Ukraine, as explicated by actor, writer, and director Stepha…

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Friday, December 23, 2022

Musica Sacra at Carnegie Hall by Edward A Kliszus

Musica Sacra at Carnegie Hall OpeningNight.Online Maestro Kent Tritle and Musica Sacra delivered an elegant, nonpareil performance expressing the radiant afflatus of Handel’s artistic and …

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The Orchestra Now at Symphony Space by Edward A Kliszus

The Orchestra Now at Symphony Space OpeningNight.Online This notable variety of musical works is apposite for The Orchestra Now, an ensemble of young professionals assembling to hone their s…

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Monday, December 5, 2022

The Orchestra Now presents Sight and Sound by Edward A Kliszus

The Orchestra Now presents Sight and Sound OpeningNight.Online Today was a splendid example of the expressive power of visual and auditory art articulated with a fine orchestra, magnificent …

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Sunday, December 4, 2022

A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx by Edward A Kliszus

A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx OpeningNight.Online A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx is a heartfelt, sentimental look at old-world family dynamics that many of us saw evaporate after th…

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Kathryn Farmer at Swing 46 by Edward A Kliszus

Kathryn Farmer at Swing 46 OpeningNight.Online If the 17-piece Kevin Blanq big band and Kathryn Farmer were not enough to get you in the mood for smooth swinging and dancing, the urbane, bes…

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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Wendy Moten at Birdland by Edward A Kliszus

Wendy Moten at Birdland OpeningNight.Online Wendy Moten ascended to the Birdland stage with a smile and charm that lit up the room. From her first words and the comfortable swing tempo of he…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts by Edward A Kliszus

Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts OpeningNight.Online For the first time in 35 years, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts returned to the stage. Envisioned initially by Ellington as a “Festiva…

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Radiotheatre presents The Haunting of 85 East 4th Street  by Edward A Kliszus

<strong>Radiotheatre presents The Haunting of 85 East 4th Street</strong>  OpeningNight.Online The rich baritone voice of raconteur Frank Zilinyi launched Radiotheatre’s delic…

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

INSOMNIA  by Edward A Kliszus

INSOMNIA  OpeningNight.Online Blake Allen’s Insomnia is a cerebral, enigmatic, and mystifying artistic creation chronicling a night of an insomniac narrator. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald�…

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Monday, November 7, 2022

L’Amour `a Passy by Edward A Kliszus

<strong>L’Amour `a Passy</strong> OpeningNight.Online Benjamin Franklin the man emerged as a frowzy, flawed, and crafty roué, relentlessly attempting to seduce the married Mme…

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Friday, November 4, 2022

The Orchestra Now presents The Lost Generation by Edward A Kliszus

The Orchestra Now presents The Lost Generation OpeningNight.Online Maestro Botstein and The Orchestra Now demonstrated their capacity to express powerful rich intones, frenetic fugatos, and …

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Ben Wendel Quartet at the Village Vanguard by Edward A Kliszus

Ben Wendel Quartet at the Village Vanguard OpeningNight.Online Wendel's songs are strikingly original, expressive, and extraordinarily inventive. His ideas and improvisations are freely chro…

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

FUKT at The Tank by Edward A Kliszus

FUKT at The Tank OpeningNight.Online This cast deserves high praise for maintaining the challenging, complex characters and tensions while also charming and engaging viewers who could not re…

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

The American Classical Orchestra presents REMEMBER by Edward A Kliszus

The American Classical Orchestra presents REMEMBER OpeningNight.Online The performance of Mozart's Requiem, K526, was glorious and ecstatic. The sui generis admixture of rich sounds from sol…

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Bill Charlap Trio at Birdland by Edward A Kliszus

The Bill Charlap Trio at Birdland OpeningNight.Online Charlap is a virtuoso with full command of his musical voice on the piano who, with his fellow artists, lifted spirits and touched heart…

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

MasterVoices presents CARMEN by Edward A Kliszus

MasterVoices presents CARMEN OpeningNight.Online With the production’s delights of flamenco dancing, passionate arias, magnificent costuming, staging, lighting, soaring melodies, and power…

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Ann Kittredge at the Laurie Beechman Theatre by Edward A Kliszus

Ann Kittredge at the Laurie Beechman Theatre OpeningNight.Online Kittredge is a songstress of sumptuous romantic energy who possesses a dazzling gift for expressing the rich meaning of songs…

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Radio Macbeth by the SITI Company by Edward A Kliszus

Radio Macbeth by the SITI Company OpeningNight.Online As the cast masterfully characterized Shakespeare’s saturnine work, we were inexorably drawn into the portentous tale. Supporting the…

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Love Online by Edward A Kliszus

Love Online OpeningNight.Online Love Online was a delightful journey enhanced by some of the finest songs ever written and performed by two enchanting, empathetic, and erudite individuals wh…

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Monday, October 17, 2022

The Orchestra Now at the Rose Theater by Edward A Kliszus

The Orchestra Now at the Rose Theater OpeningNight.Online The Orchestra Now stands proudly in the well-earned tradition of excellence among the superb symphony orchestras that regularly perf…

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Susan B at the Theater for the New City by Edward A Kliszus

Susan B at the Theater for the New City OpeningNight.Online This play production “Susan B” reminds us that Susan B. Anthony was an astounding, courageous voice in a wilderness who, at he…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards