BWW Review: A SMALL FIRE at Shotgun Players
Adam Bock's fifth production at Shotgun Players involves a poignant story of a powerful woman losing control and the effects on her immediate family. Its tough stuff and will appeal to almost every audience member. Notwithstanding a stellar performance by Desiree Rogers, the play as presented here is so slowly paced, with too many scene changes, that is loses its emotional punches.
Country Music Sensation Jenny Leigh Miller To Play The Mohegan Sun Roadhouse
Country Music sensation Jenny Leigh Miller returns home for the holidays following the release of her latest singlea?oeAmerican Hearta?? with a special concert at The Mohegan Sun Comix Roadhouse on Friday, December 13th. Jenny and her band will perform three 45 minutes sets that include her original songs, Country classics and Christmas songs. A military veteran turned country singer, Jenny Leigh Miller is a talented singer and songwriter with strong ties to the Nashville music scene and her native New England home. Her vocal talents are being compared to the likes of Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles and Trisha Yearwood and her songs offer a reassuring dose of catchy pop phrases, passionate story-telling, and strong country hooks. Showtime is at 9 pm and will continue to 1 am. For music and videos: www.jennyleighmiller.com
NY Indie Theatre Film Festival Opens Tonight At New Ohio Theatre
The 2019 NY Indie Theatre Film Festival opens tonight, February 8 at 7pm, with the NY festival premiere of Poor Behavior (2016), written by Theresa Rebeck. Based on her play of the same name, Ms. Rebeck (upcoming spy thriller 355, Broadway's Bernhardt/Hamlet, NBC's 'Smash') makes her film directorial debut with this dark, dysfunctional comedy. Rebeck will participate in a talkback after the screening, moderated by Marc Stuart Weitz, New Ohio Theatre's Producing Director.