Creative limitations can lead to positive results. Take, for instance, I Love a Piano, a revue built from the song trunk of pop composer-lyricist Irving Berlin which dates back to 1990, the year after he passed away at the age of 101. Applying to the Berlin estate for the performance rights of his musical library for a one-night AIDS benefit, the show’s co-creators Ray … [Read more...]
‘James Patterson’: Prolific storyteller clams up in frustrating autobiography
By Sharon Geltner In James Patterson by James Patterson, the author gets a disturbing phone call. "Your Jersey Shore house is burning!” What happened? Don’t know. How did the fire start? The author doesn’t say. Was it an electrical short? Nah. Spark from a neighbor’s grill? Yawn. Lightning strike? Maybe. Was it arson? Yes! That’s it! Arson! And the … [Read more...]