Jonathan Slaff

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Jonathan Slaff writes on cultural events from the brainy, the edgy and the good. He helps us keep ahead of the curve in the world of the arts and culture.

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La Mama Presents World Premiere of ‘Hamlet Hallucinations’

In this new re-envisioning of 'Hamlet,' D'Ambrosi makes the Prince into a young, insecure, childish man who emerges from a grave where he has been buried in a pile of skulls, companions of his past.

‘A Girl Without Wings’ a Contemporary Fable on Andean Myth for All Ages

This contemporary riff on an Andean myth brings to vivid life the story of a spirited shepherd-girl named Chaska who falls for the Condor, a lonely messenger of the gods. Will she choose to leave her life to join him in the skies?

Theater for New City Presents Premiere of ‘Playing Sinatra’ September 12

In 'Playing Sinatra' by Bernard Kops, one of Europe's best-known and most admired playwrights, grown up siblings in Streatham, London, resist their lonely future by idolizing ol' Blue Eyes.

Possibility Junkie by David Ippolito and Gretchen Cryer

Possibility Junkie is a musical based loosely on the career of David Ippolito, known to hundreds of thousands around the world as That Guitar Man from Central Park.

August Strindberg Rep Will Present ‘Mr. Bengt’s Wife’

Mr. Bengt's Wife has been characterized as Strindberg's answer to Ibsen's The Doll's House.

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Tom Staley of Maia Wealth on Why Direction Beats Speed, and the Quiet Cost of Waiting for the Perfect Financial Plan

Tom Staley of Maia Wealth says waiting for a perfect financial plan can keep capable savers from taking useful first steps.

The SS Patria Disaster: Jewish Refugees, British Deportation and Haifa Harbor Tragedy

SS Patria disaster in Haifa harbor exposed the tragic conundrum of Jewish refugees, British deportation and rescue under wartime pressure.
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