A review in one act of Free Shakespeare in the Park’s Romeo & Juliet at the newly reopened Delacorte — Saheem Ali’s border-set, Spanish-threaded staging that ends in a real wedding. A purist goes in braced for another “inventive” take on the Bard, and comes out not completely won over, but more open minded.
Category Archives: Life in The Big Apple
Candlelight Concert at Marble Collegiate Church
A skeptic who connects to music through lyrics, undone by a Hans Zimmer candlelight concert — a string quartet in a Manhattan church, and the Requiem from The Lion King that named a grief I couldn’t.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Three hours on the Late Show standby line outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre. Then, days later, three hours again. The afternoon I made it in — with Tom Hanks as the guest.
Subway Series – Yankes v. Mets at Citifield
My first baseball game was a Subway Series at Citi Field — Mets against Yankees on the 4th of July. How do you find your team, or your game, when you didn’t inherit it?
Playing House: A Bathroom in NYC
A curated bathroom essentials checklist for setting up a new home or first apartment in New York. From daily basics and shower staples to towels, cleaning supplies, and small-space bathroom storage, this Playing House edit brings together practical, shoppable finds for city living.