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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- 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.
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at The Wall Street Theater
November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023
Immensely talented cast and professional director and choreographer make this production dynamic.
Review: FIRST LADY OF SONG: CHERISE COACHES SINGS ELLA FITZGERALD at Westport Country Playhouse
October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023
You will be blown away by First Lady of Song: Cherise Coaches sings Ella Fitzgerald. @metrojournalist.
Previews: FIRST LADY OF SONG: CHERISE COACHES SINGS ELLA FITZGERALD at Westport Country Playhouse
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
Cherise Coaches calls Ella Fitzgerald one of the four in her Black Women Singers Mount Rushmore.
Review: THE PINTER PLAY FESTIVAL At Katonah Classic Stage
October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023
THE PINTER PLAY FESTIVAL at KATONAH CLASSIC STAGE is performed by a professional cast and crew in a beautiful theater. You'll have enough money left over for dinner and drinks next door.
Previews: FALL FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS at Theatre Artists Workshop
October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023
Outside New York City, it is Connecticut that has almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to theater. Forty years ago, a group of actors, writers and directors, including Keir Dullea and his late wife Susie Fuller, founded Theatre Artists Workshop as a place where they could experiment and cultivate new works, hone their skills, and work with their peers in a place that is safe from the glare of the public spotlight.
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023
Engaging, authentic, and selling out fast.
Previews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Curtain Call
July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, but they’re totally irresistible. Especially when you will be seeing some of Stamford’s most talented young actors and rising professionals.
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Westport Country Playhouse
July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023
What did our critic think of DIAL M FOR MURDER at Westport Country Playhouse?
Review: MURDER ME ALWAYS at Town Players Of Newtown
June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023
Town Players Of Newtown is the little theater that could.
Review: 12 ANGRY MEN at Powerhouse Theater
June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023
This is a must see version of Reginald Rose's classic play, 12 ANGRY MEN. School is over. Bring your teens.
Previews: QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING At Stage II - Town Players Of New Canaan
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
This coming weekend New Canaan Town Players Stage II will present Robert Hawkins's Quiet! Three Ladies Laughing!, a play that is as inimitable as the story behind it.
Review: LATER LIFE at Katonah Classic Stage
April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023
What did our critic think of LATER LIFE at Katonah Classic Stage?
Review: MEAN GIRLS at WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023
How far would you have gone to be one of the cool kids in high school? That's the theme of Mean Girls, which is running now through April 22 only.
Previews: THE PROM Embraces Acceptance At Stamford High School
April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023
What more authentic place to produce the Broadway musical The Prom than at a high school with an enormously talented cast and director? Audiences will relive their high school feelings of wanting to be accepted the moment they step into Stamford High School's picture-perfect brick building.
Review: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023
It's totally outrageous with a lot of fishnet stockings, red lipstick, sequins, and feather boas, and a plot that is hard to follow. Yes, it's The Rocky Horror Picture Show and it's closing the Music Theatre of Connecticut's 36th season with a bang.
Feature: BUSHWHACKED! at Greenwich Theatre Company
March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023
Greenwich theater lovers now have everything!
Review: ORDINARY PEOPLE at Town Players of New Canaan
February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023
This important production is a must-see. Special events added.
Review: I HATE HAMLET at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023
Hurry up and book your tickets!
Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Westhill High School
November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022
You won't believe the performers are students in this otherwise professional production of a Broadway favorite.
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