“The chair recognizes Joan of Arc.” It’s hard not to recognize her, in the theatrical sense — like the Joans we’ve seen, this one’s armor-clad, cross-bearing, and all-powerful. But is […]
Posts by Author Archives: Billy McEntee
Billy McEntee has been fortunate to work for arts non-profits in Boston, Denver, Berkeley, and now New York. His writing has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Vanity Fair, American Theatre, HowlRound, Observer, and others. He's usually getting wine at Dandelion or eating cookies at Archestratus.
Self-Help Gets a Lift in “The Protégé,” a New Play at Chez Bushwick
I hope you have the pleasure of meeting Caitlin Bebb, whose addictive and contagious luminosity makes her an ideal artist to write and perform in a show about self-help. Even if […]
The Evolution of Jazz with Angela Morris
If you’ve heard live music in Brooklyn, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the multi-hyphenate and chameleon performer Angela Morris. She often performs around North Brooklyn, frequenting venues such as […]
LoftOpera revives “Otello,” Rossini’s Seldom Produced but Timely Masterpiece
LoftOpera never shies away from its edgy adaptations. In its upcoming production of Rossini’s Otello—based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of the same name—the challenge lies not in an overt modernization but […]
Food for Thought (and Humor) in The Bushwick Starr’s “[porto]”
It serves pickled pomegranate, fried chickpea, and grilled sage. No, it’s not the organic/gluten-free/farm-to-table market down the street; it’s the rustic gastropub in The Bushwick Starr’s (207 Starr St.) new play […]
Greenpoint’s Franklin Guesthouse is A Home Away From Home
Greenpoint’s not the sleepy neighborhood it was ten years ago, but you’ll still get a good night’s rest at Franklin Guesthouse. “We try to make the rooms like a home—apartment-style—and […]
With Roots in Japan, Brooklyn’s Osakana is No Fish Out of Water
It’s a fish market, but there’s no ice. Instead, the tuna belly, king mackerel, and sea trout rest on pottery as colorful as their contents in a 39-degree glass case […]
Experience the nautical, inventive, and gorgeous world of “In a Sea of Faces”
The hero’s journey often follows three simple steps: protagonist leaves home, protagonist faces challenges in the world, protagonist returns home, changed. But with In a Sea of Faces, composer and […]
Modernizing Mozart: LoftOpera to Present a Saucy “Così fan tutte”
Was Mozart a feminist? Reading Così fan tutte, where two young sisters are duped into betraying their fiancés in a seedy ploy to prove all ladies are infidels, it might not appear so. […]
OddFellows Ice Cream Co. Has it All: Strange, Savory, and Sweet
As co-founder Mohan Kumar tells it, OddFellows in Williamsburg has an origin as sweet as its ice cream. “When Holiday was pregnant Sam [Mason] brought over ice cream, and she loved […]