BY GEORGE J. DACRE This is a rollicking, fast stepping musical about a man who has been called the father of musical comedy, George M. Cohan. Born way back in 1878 on the third of July, later adapted to the fourth, little George started out with the Cohan Family in Vaudeville with his father Jerry, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE A combination of young acting talent and professional actors plus a great script by author/director Samuel Harps resulted in a very nice production Saturday night at the Central Presbyterian Church auditorium in Haverstraw. The play is the story of Sophia Polikoff coming back to the home she and her husband Joseph […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE — Hudson Valley High School Metro awards in musical theater go to Clarkstown High School South for Duet Performance; “Hello Little Girl” by Gina Tenore and Mitchell Schneider (Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Wolf) in “Into the Woods;” Instrumentalist, Pearl River High School, “Damn Yankees” David Aver (Bass); Musical […]
Stony Point honors Ralph Goldsmith, WW II serviceman who turns 100 on July 25 BY GEORGE J. DACRE Ralph Goldsmith, born and raised and a resident of Stony Point all of his life, except for three years in the U.S. Navy, was honored at a ceremony at Stony Point Town Hall Memorial Day. In fact, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Pia Haas, director of press relations at Westchester Broadway Theatre, tells the Rockland County Times she is excited about this production by the Armonk Players that will open June 1 and run though June 9. It will star Debra Ablezer, Bob Lebensold, Laura Menzie, David Morabito, Jeff Schlotman, Hal Simonetti, Bruce Apar, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE President Obama awarded 13 Americans the Medal of Freedom this week including Piermont resident Toni Morrison and rock legend Bob Dylan. The awards ceremony broadcast on TV live Tuesday afternoon from the nation’s capital cited accomplishments by the recipients. In addition to Morrison, a prominent author of books including “Song Of […]