By Jesse Oxfeld 10/27/09 10:52pm

O That Simonian Rag

I am, despite a weakness for toe-tapping song-and-dance numbers, a cynic, and the preopening ad campaign for the new revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs, all ’80s quotations and ’80s typography, gave plenty of ammunition for cynicism. (If The Times offered the option of printing in sepia, no doubt the producers would have jumped at it.) Read More

By NYO Staff 11/22/04 12:00am

Characters in a Play

“Know what might be fun for a change? And please don’t laugh at me, Bill, like you always do, but let’s pretend we’re characters in a play.”

“Characters in a play? I’m not quite sure I-”

“Come on, Bill. Be a sport. You know how play dialogue can seem sorta forced-but sorta natural at the Read More

By Andrew Goldman 10/30/00 12:00am

Jay McInerney’s Latest Book Deal

Jay McInerney’s Latest Book Deal

Back in July, Nashville lawyer Larry Woods–who, with his wife, owns Book Man, the largest used bookstore in Tennessee–got an odd message that novelist Jay McInerney had called and wanted to sell a few books. Mr. Woods made an appointment to visit Mr. McInerney at his home in Franklin, Tenn., Read More

By John Heilpern 7/17/00 12:00am

Rocco to the Rescue! Remember Your Raison d’Etre

I love a man who’s trouble. And exactly how Rocco Landesman turned out to be a man after my own heart is the pretext for this week’s column.

My love for Rocco will doubtless surprise some people, including Rocco himself. He is, after all, the president of Jujamcyn Theaters, whom I once challenged to sit Read More

By Rex Reed 4/12/99 12:00am

Most Likely to Bomb … Neil Simon Should Sue

Most Likely to Bomb

Suffering through Never Been Kissed and The Out-of-Towners on the same day (or any day) is like eating bad clams–upsetting but not life-threatening, and eventually the pain goes away. Every time I ask “Does anybody know how to make movies anymore?” the answer is usually a fast “No,” but I have Read More