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Sherry Shameer Cohen

Sherry Shameer Cohen

Sherry Shameer Cohen is an award winning parachute journalist, ad copywriter, and photographer who is always looking for more challenging work. Her work has appeared in Connecticut Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, Stamford Plus, Norwalk Plus, The Advocate, Greenwich Time, The Minuteman, Connecticut Jewish Ledger, The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish Press, The New Jewish Voice, and various daytime magazines. She has stage managed, designed flyers, programs and props for community theatre and reviewed theatre for the Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Theater Inform, and New England Entertainment Digest. She lives in Connecticut with her three drama kings - husband, Ken and sons Alexander Seth Cohen and Jonathan Ross Cohen.




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First Show:

Fiddler on the Roof

Favorite Show:

Ragtime

Favorite Stories:

  • BWW Interviews: GENEVA CARR - Geneva's background is so different from other performers. She was a Wall Street shark for quite some time before deciding that she was meant to act. She started late, but you would think she was acting her entire life.
  • An Iliad at Long Wharf Theatre - I'm not a fan of the original book, but this production blew me away, especially with Rachel Christopher's narration of a story that has contemporary parallels. She has incredible stage presence and even studied ancient Greek long before the show. She is also a student of Taekwando, so she can kicka** on and off the stage.
  • BWW Interview: Christine Scarfuto in New Haven - I like to interview the unsung heroes of theater. Christine is a dramaturg. I never knew there was such a job. Listening to a dramaturg talk about a play is truly enlightening because you learn so much about the background of the playwright and the times in which the play was written.
  • BWW Interview: Ali Stroker On AN EVENING WITH ALI STROKER at Westport Country Playhouse - Ali overcame a devasting accident that left her paralyzed when she was a toddler. That didn't stop her from pursuing her dreams. She broke a glass ceiling for people with disabilities. Big mouth that I am, I told her that she should do Shakespeare and mentioned that I saw Darius de Hass in Twelfth Night in wheelchair after he injured his Achilles tendon. She seemed hesitant, but then she performed in Shakespeare in The Park. I was delighted when I saw her on Only Murders in the Building.
  • Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Westhill High School - I knew Something Rotten! was not going to be your average high school show because it was produced by Stamford All-Schools Musicals. The directors, choreographers, costume designers, and set designers are all professionals and the student talent is incredible. All of them have had some stage experience and some have pursued professional careers. I knew this production would be good, but when I saw it, I was flabbergasted. I'd seen the show before at a community theater, but it was forgettable. This production was absolutely amazing.


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Review: THE 39 STEPS at Westport Country Playhouse
Review: THE 39 STEPS at Westport Country Playhouse
October 27, 2024

What did our critic think of THE 39 STEPS at Westport Country Playhouse?

Previews: LYING TO SPIELBERG at Palace Theatre
Previews: LYING TO SPIELBERG at Palace Theatre
October 4, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's review for Lying to Spielberg at Palace Theatre. Learn more about the production.

Review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Center Stage
Review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Center Stage
September 22, 2024

What did our critic think of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Center Stage?

Review: MASTER CLASS at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
Review: MASTER CLASS at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
September 16, 2024

Terrence McNally’s powerful Master Class opens the Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 38th mainstage season. We mean powerful – the book, the performances, the lighting, the sound – everything to make your afternoon or evening theater experience extraordinary.

Feature: THE 39 STEPS at The Colonial Theatre Of Rhode Island
Feature: THE 39 STEPS at The Colonial Theatre Of Rhode Island
July 31, 2024

A cast of four in a hilarious spoof of Hitchcock's film noir, complete with a high-speed chase across London and Scotland.

Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre
Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre
July 14, 2024

You won't believe that the entire cast is made up of high school and college students and grads. They're THAT good.

Feature: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Curtain Call
Feature: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Curtain Call
July 9, 2024

Almost every county has at least one summer outdoor Shakespeare performance, but there is only one that gives audiences the closest experience to see Shakespeare performed at The Globe just outside London. Drum roll, please! It’s Curtain Call’s 21st Shakespearean play on the beautiful grounds of Sterling Farms in Stamford.

Feature: BROADWAY BOUND FESTIVAL at Town Players Of New Canaan
Feature: BROADWAY BOUND FESTIVAL at Town Players Of New Canaan
June 20, 2024

Mark you calendars from August 8 through September 1 for New York's Broadway Bound Festival's debut in Connecticut.

Review: EURIDYCE at Town Players Of New Canaan
Review: EURIDYCE at Town Players Of New Canaan
June 15, 2024

You need to know the myth first, but you'll find the play compelling.

Review: BROKE: THE GAME SHOW SHOW at Center Stage Theatre
Review: BROKE: THE GAME SHOW SHOW at Center Stage Theatre
June 14, 2024

Whether or not you’re a game show fan, you owe it to yourself to catch Broke: The Game Show Show, which closes this weekend at the Center Stage Theatre in Shelton.

Feature: CHICAGO at WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
Feature: CHICAGO at WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
April 24, 2024

A recent article in The New York Times reported that high school theater is suffering because some parents and town bigwigs are putting pressure on administrators not to produce plays that may offend some people. Some people, being strait-laced, narrow-minded people. Fortunately, Stamford is populated by highly educated, highly diverse people who are open to new things and new ideas, so when it comes to high school theater, almost anything goes, and it goes spectacularly.

Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut
Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut
April 14, 2024

GHOST: THE MUSICAL closes 37th season at Music Theatre Of Connecticut with a heartwarming story.

Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse
Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse
April 12, 2024

The legendary Mary Testa is coming to the Westport Country Playhouse on April 15 for one night only.

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Long Wharf Theatre
Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Long Wharf Theatre
March 3, 2024

I think Arthur Miller is smiling down at this production.

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Music Theatre of Connecticut
Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Music Theatre of Connecticut
February 18, 2024

The most fun show to see this month is The Legend of Georgia McBridge.

Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse
December 21, 2023

Mark Shanahan comblines a crowd pleasing show with sophistication that will delight people of all ages.

Interview: Mark Shanahan of A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse
Interview: Mark Shanahan of A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse
December 10, 2023

Learn more about the dymano who returns to the legendary Westport Country Playhouse.

Feature: LEGALLY BLONDE at Westhill High School
Feature: LEGALLY BLONDE at Westhill High School
December 4, 2023

See some of Broadway's future stars.

Review: CLYBOURNE PARK at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
Review: CLYBOURNE PARK at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
November 12, 2023

Lorraine Hansberry is smiling down at Bruce Norris's play as produced by Music Theatre of Connecticut.

Review: SPRING AWAKENING at The Wall Street Theater
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at The Wall Street Theater
November 11, 2023

Immensely talented cast and professional director and choreographer make this production dynamic.



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