Astonishing Giulio Cesare at Hudson Hall
by Kevin T McEneaney A new Giulio Cesare production by George Frideric Handel (1724) at Hudson Hall by R.B. Schlather with the early music ensemble Ruckus, sung in Italian with period libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym (his first libretto for ...
Romeo & Juliet: A Masterwork at The Center for Performing Arts
Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet were William Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime. For perhaps misogynist ambiance, The Taming of the Shrew was his most often performed play in the 18th century. It remains a joy to witness his ...
Emilia at Rhinecliff Morton Library
by Kevin T McEneaney Emilia Bassano Lanier was the first English woman to publish a book of poems in England. The poems were devoutly religious and genteel, politely criticizing male sensibilities under King James's rule. Both her poetry book and ...
Blind Injustice: a WOW at Lincoln Center
MasterVoices presents Blind Injustice, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Monday, February 3, 2025. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano by Kevin T McEneaney In the MasterVoices Series under the baton of Artistic Director Ted Sperling, the New York Premiere ...
The Cuckoo’s Nest Sings Again in Kingston
by Kevin T McEneaney Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest addresses the same theme as Tennessee Williams’ play Suddenly Last Summer (1958): mistreatment of people in mental asylums. Kesey had worked the night shift at a ...
Hamlet at The Center for Performing Arts
by Kevin T McEneaney You may have seen Hamlet by William Shakespeare; you may have studied it in school. You are aware that Hamlet is considered one of the greatest plays ever written. There are a multitude of books written ...
Howl at the Center is a Hot Hoot
by Kevin T McEneaney There’s a bright, speeding comet in the neighborhood and if you don’t look up The Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck this weekend, you will miss what will most likely be the most amusing local theatrical ...
The Legacy of Maya Angelou at the Center for Performing Arts
by Kevin T McEneaney Rhinebeck Theatre Society presents Still We Rise at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck this weekend only with three performances. The presentation offers poetic readings, music, solo songs, skits, archival film footage, some dancing, and ...
Cabaret Musical Stuns at Center for Performing Arts
by Kevin T McEneaney There are times when a prior historical period shadows telling parallels to the present. Unfortunately, this is true now. If you are familiar with the 1972 film Cabaret (one of the most successful transplanting of an ...
Rebirth of Opera at Hudson Hall
by Kevin T McEneaney You need not take the train or car into Manhattan to hear great opera. You can hear it in Hudson, N.Y. G.F. Handel’s Rodelinda, Regina de Longobardi (1725), one of his six great operas (of his ...