The current ubiquity of Oscar-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley in New York City's theaters is unparalleled. A brief walk around Manhattan finds his name in lights at three theaters, all for different productions of his award-winning dramas. A new play, Sailor's Song, is at the Public Theater in the West Village, and he has two productions playing across from each other … [Read more...] about A Reason to Doubt
December January 2005 Issue
Photo Album: “What’re You Having?”
1939 – Astor Bar, New York My father, Michael Rogers, was a bartender at the legendary Astor Bar on 44th and Broadway from 1937 to 1965, one year before it was destroyed. The large photo above was taken by the New York Daily News for its pictorial series called The Correct Thing -- the subject line for this segment was "Tipping Bartenders." My father was born in Co. Longford … [Read more...] about Photo Album: “What’re You Having?”