Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long awaited sequel to The Phantom of The Opera has theater lovers queuing up to see Love Never Dies, which picks up the tale of love and loss 10 years after Raoul rescues Christine Daae in the original Phantom. Here’s a brief synopsis of what’s to come: Ten years after the mysterious [...]

There’s nothing like a Las Vegas show to give you fabulous night of entertainment, and if you haven’t seen the long running and award winning Jersey Boys at the Venetian Hotel, you’re missing a night of fun. Even if you’ve seen this production before (as I had), you’ll want to catch another performance.  While essentially [...]

Seeing one of my favorite musicals, Phantom of the Opera, in a Las Vegas environment, was a chance that I jumped at. This Phantom is an all-new production, reuniting the original creative team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince.  It’s the same storyline, including all the songs, but has new staging and illusions that [...]

If you’re looking for a fun evening in Las Vegas, and one that doesn’t involved cards, dice, and a smoke filled casino, most people look for a show to go see.  That’s what I did during my time in Las Vegas attending the Luxury Travel Expo. Since I was staying at the Mandalay Bay Resort [...]

Another Monday, and another list of Money Saving Travel Tips.   Don’t be afraid to leave the tourist district.  Getting off the beaten path is always a good idea when you are looking for a more authentic experience.  Sometimes, this means a few blocks in either direction, sometimes it’s just getting off at a different subway [...]

Is it possible to combine Halloween, horror and art? I didn’t think so, but evidently, the answer is yes.  The New York City Horror Film Festival has been doing it for five years. The Fifth Annual event runs October 18th-22nd.   The big public bash to launch the event will be held on the 18th at [...]

If you’re not going to be able to take advantage of FREE Museum Day, September 30th, you still have some options if you live in the Baltimore area. During October and November, you can enjoy the Free Fall Baltimore Program.  Area museums will be offering free and/or reduced admission.  Other highlights of the program include [...]

Bumbershoot:  a noun, another name for an umbrella. Labor Day:  a noun, the last 3-day weekend of the summer, and the time for Seattle’s Bumbershoot, the country’s largest music and arts festival. Billed as the “mother of all arts festivals,” Bumbershoot was one of the good things to come out of Seattle in the 70′s, [...]

Here’s another FREE event for those of you living or traveling in Manhattan: A FREE concert, Stars in the Alley, June 7th, at 11 am in Shubert Alley.  Enter on 45th Street, west of 7th Avenue.  This annual event features stars from currently running Broadway shows, and is an end-of-season celebration and thank you to theater [...]