West End/Elsewhere
'THUMBS: New York Doll David Johansen Gets Café Carlyle Hot, Bothered as Buster Poindexter
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'Genius Playwright Tom Stoppard and His Latest Piece 'The Hard Problem' Are Apparently Too Brilliant for Normal Audiences
Tom Stoppard is a leading exponent of philosophy in theater and is considered by many to be Britain's greatest living playwright--but is that as much a blessing as it sounds? Per Stoppard, he has to "dumb down [his] jokes" and that is not very comforting for the 77-year-old. -
'REVIEW: Bettye LaVette Brings Café Carlyle to Tears with Old Songs from New Album 'Worthy'
When you walk into Café Carlyle, it's clear that not just anyone can take the stage. It has to be SOMEBODY. Most recently, that somebody was the Great Lady of Soul, herself, Bettye LaVette.