To survive as a freelancer, you’ve got to be willing to try new things. Which is how I came to be writing for a website geared towards oncologists. I’ve learned so much in the past few months. I’m sharing some…
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More entertainment writing for The Star Ledger
Happy Spring! I haven’t posted in a while but that doesn’t mean I’ve been idle. (I wish I’d been idle.) I was in NOLA for Carnival and didn’t feel like posting much but my work was being posted all over…
“Shanghai Jews” for The Daily Beast
My recent trip to China yielded some good stories. This one is about how Shanghai sheltered thousands of European Jews during the Holocaust. If you’re in Shanghai, I highly recommend this tour. To read, click
“Apples in Winter” and “Apple Season”
These two plays have nothing in common other than the word “apple,” but I’ve so behind in posting that they’re going up together. The more recent is “Apples in Winter,” which has completed its run in Warren County, but keep…
How the arts helped rebuild New Orleans
In the days and weeks after Katrina, I remember telling people that it would take a generation for New Orleans to rebuild. While the city’s recovery is ongoing, it’s miles ahead of where I ever thought it would be. The…
September entertainment writing
Just a few of the pieces I wrote in September. 1. Another new play, this one looking at the opioid crisis. 3.Yiddish/Spanish/English opera 5.“The Age of Innocence”. Relevant today?
Roy Orbison tours again — as a hologram
Roy Orbison’s on tour! Yeah, I was confused, too. Then I found out Maria Callas, too, was performing in venues nationwide. The future of entertainment? We shall see. Read about holograms and music
“Comparisons to Carlin welcome:” My interview with comedian Alonzo Bodden
I love when Alonzo Bodden is a panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell me,” the show created by Murray Horwitz, who I wrote about in my “Be a clown” post. I talked to Alonzo recently about politics, current events,…
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown….
So proud of
From “Brain and Life”: Parenting a special needs child with siblings
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