Stepping into tradition on the Broadway stage
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Michael Bernardi lost his father, Herschel, when he was not yet two. Still, for much of his life, he has sensed his father’s presence. For Michael, his dad has come alive through anecdotes told by “little Jewish ladies.” They’d “pinch his cheeks” while telling him...
‘The Tin Woman’ will touch your heart despite less than stellar production
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A physical heart isn’t the only kind that malfunctions in “The Tin Woman,” Sean Grennan’s neatly-constructed and identifiable, heartfelt, nightmarish comedy-drama set in the present-day New York City area. Nightmarish in this case has nothing to do with horror, a la Stephen King. It has everything...