Gore Inherits the MTV Culture War

Jittery and wild-eyed, John Leguizamo looked out at the Radio City Music Hall audience. It was Sept. 14, about halfway through the Democratic National Committee’s benefit concert for the Al Gore-Joe Lieberman ticket, and Mr. Leguizamo was about to make headlines. He glanced over at Row AA, center stage, where the Vice President, his wife Read More

One Man, Four Shows, Three and a Half Raves

A while ago, I was in a pub in Dublin and a local guy, making conversation, turned to me and said, “What do you do for a living?”

I replied that I was a journalist, for anyone can be a critic. “I’m a journalist, sir!”

“Maybe so, sir!” he said. “But are you any Read More

An Aïda on Fire; Catch Dixie Carter

New York has always been a magnet for the greatest talent on the planet, but never before has so much of it arrived at the same time. At the risk of sounding like a mouthpiece for the Chamber of Commerce, I can’t remember when I’ve seen so much concentrated excitement. People are crowding into cabarets, Read More