J Hunter
Review by J Hunter. I understand the argument for community theater companies doing new plays versus old classics, especially given the area theater scene’s current inclination toward relevant, challenging (and, preferably, never-before-seen) content. There is also something intimidating about a venerable piece like Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten, both for the actors performing […]
Words by J Hunter. Photo provided. All-women jazz groups aren’t a new thing. Their history goes back to the era of Louis Armstrong and continues right up to today, where drummer Sherrie Maricle leads the powerhouse DIVA Jazz Orchestra: A group that nurtured altoist Sharel Cassity, tenor player/vocalist Camille Thurman-Green, bari-sax killer Lauren “El Boogie” […]
REVIEW: The Squirrels @ Sand Lake Center for The Arts, Averill Park By J HUNTER It’s been established right from the jump that the Albany theater group Harbinger is dedicated to showing us things we’ve never seen before. Up until now, that’s meant putting on regional premieres of wild plays like Theresa Reback’s Dig (produced […]
Patrick White – In The Spotlight – by J Hunter. It’ll soon be Winter in the forest, and the rich Gray Squirrels literally have it all: The best nuts, the best tree, you name it. The outcast Fox Squirrels want what the Gray Squirrels have, and they’re not the only ones, as hardship gets worse […]
An Appreciation of The Local Saugerties (with a review of the Alexa Tarantino Quartet) – by J Hunter. Normally, when your plate is full, you don’t try and stack even more on to see how high you can get the pile. For instance, I’ve usually got my hands full reviewing one band in one place; […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Brian Sheldon by J HUNTER. The RadioRadioXLand theater scene has literally evolved over the last little while. By and large, things onstage were pretty much monochrome back in the day, regardless of what show was being done. Now, we’ve got every kind of people coming from every kind of background, geographical region, […]
IN CONCERT: Will Bernard’s Freelance Subversives @ Live at The Falcon, Marlboro – by J Hunter. 02/03/24 Unfortunately, the one thing you still need to get the full spectrum of music in RadioradioxLand is a car that gets good gas mileage: The fact is, despite new venues and altered booking policies, the best acts (in […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Garrett West, Artistic Director for Bunbury Players, by J Hunter. Bottom line: COVID kneecapped everyone in some way, be it in their work life, their family life, their social life, or any combination of the above. This was never felt more than in the worldwide arts community, which has always lived on […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Laura Darling – by J Hunter. Put simply, Laura Darling is a force of nature. I was introduced to that irresistible force last summer when I did A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Confetti Stage, LTD: Laura was the costume designer & wrangler for a production influenced by the 80’s trash-pic Red Hot […]
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