Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘I’m Gonna Die,’ Future Wife
May 7, 2013
Playwright Young Jean Lee sings with her band Future Wife, whose first album, titled We’re Gonna Die, will be released on August 6. The album is composed of songs and a series of poignant but hilarious anecdotal monologues dealing with human failure, sickness, aging, and death; they were originally featured on stage during the world premiere at Joe’s Pub, which won her an OBIE Award.
Alan Cumming Is Not Afraid of Macbeth
April 19, 2013
This Sunday, Scottish-born and New York-based actor Alan Cumming will open his one-man production of Macbeth at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway.
Exclusive Video Premiere and Interview: ‘Goodie Goodies,’ Cakes Da Killa
April 1, 2013
We met Cakes Da Killa about a month ago, as Cakes was crossing Canal Street with a posse on the way to his show at Frankie Sharp’s now defunct Friday night party at Santos Party House—”I’m stopping at McDonald’s first,” he confessed, a bit sheepishly. His show that night had the packed croud shouting in admiration.
Exclusive Video Premiere and Interview: ‘The Ride,’ Joseph Keckler
March 20, 2013
Over a cup of cappuccino, we discussed Joseph Keckler’s upcoming performance piece, I am an Opera, and his haunting brand-new music video, “The Ride.” The video finds Keckler traversing Bushwick, the Lower East Side, and the Financial District in a livery cab chauffered by a modern-day Charon, and we’re thrilled to premiere it here.