Z Street Band: Say HAI to PEELANDER ZEE (or Peelander-Z), a “Japanese Action Comic Punk” band from the Planet Z, by way of Brooklyn. Fronted by Kengo (Peelander Yellow) Hioki, the mysterious hi-concept combo brings its mix of Power Ranger teamwork, pro-wrestling chaos and traditional punk values to the Halloween Xtravaganza at Asbury Lanes tonight.
As [...]
Count Basie Theatre CEO Numa Saisselin
As chief executive officer, Numa Saisselin not only oversees the day-to-day operations of the Count Basie Theatre; he also personally handles all the booking of acts, finagling every Frampton, bagging every B-52, and shanghai-ing every symphony that lands on the stage of the venerable Red Bank showcase.
With an eye [...]
Oliver Stone’s blooper reel for “W?” Actually, it’s four members of the Capitol Steps, as two generations of Brand Bush. The DC-based musical comedy revue makes a campaign whistle-stop Friday night in Red Bank, at the new ‘n improved Count Basie Theatre.
By TOM CHESEK
At first blush, a stage show by the long-running troupe of “Forbidden [...]
Joe the Planner: Looking ahead to retirement, Joe Racioppi plans to leave the family’s cafe, deli and catering business in the hands of his son, also Joe.
By TOM CHESEK
There’s Joe Racioppi — veteran deli man, caterer and patriarch to a family that values its table-time together. Then there’s his son, also named Joe Racioppi — [...]
Steven Brinberg brings his uncanny and un-campy Streisand characterization back to Asbury Park, when ReVision Theatre Company presents a special performance of FUNNY GIRL.
Red Bank has the Two River Theater Company and its gleaming, glass-facade showplace of a home stage. Long Branch boasts the New Jersey Repertory Company, which works some pretty potent magic [...]
Bag them, bring them back alive: Author, shopper and raconteur Michael Tonello shares the story of how he cracked “the code of the Birkin bag” when he appears at David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson. (Photo by Cheryl Clegg)
By DIANA MOORE
It is the Holy Grail of fashion accessories — a handbag so exclusive, so sought after, [...]
Riled Regan: A consistent draw on the theatre circuit and cable TV, funnyman Brian Regan returns to the area for a 7pm show tonight at the Paramount in Asbury Park — an all-ages, family-friendly affair that kind of makes you wonder if this is the same guy whose CDs are so popular on college campuses. [...]
The folks who bring you MACABRE MANOR offer up a taste of what to expect on this walk-through weekend of haunted-house hijinx.
MACABRE ‘08: If absolutely nothing else, the indigenous artform that is the walk-through spookhouse offers some timely distraction from the hoary horrors of the campaign-trail maze. Here at the oRBit desk, Your Editor — [...]
Eye in the sky: The view from the BasieCam Thursday morning, showing the new chandelier ready to be hoisted into place.
So how many skilled craftsmen does it take to screw in a light bulb — a custom-designed, 400 pound light bulb going up into a 40 foot high ceiling?
Okay, it’s actually a chandelier; a massive [...]
Jamian LaViola at the bar of Jamian’s Food & Drink, the newly reborn version of what had until recently been named Echo.
“It was time for a change — I wanted to create a place that’s more suited for everybody, not just a nightlife crowd.”
The speaker is Jamian LaViola — the time is Tuesday afternoon, and [...]
The view from Sogno, one of 18 Red Bank restaurants taking part in a Dine Downtown promotion that continues tonight and tomorrow.
We may be more than halfway through this memorable month of October, but the good people at Red Bank Rivercenter would like to remind one and all that the semi-annual Dine Downtown promotion is [...]
Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me: Michael Pollard and Carol Todd co-star in the East Coast premiere of APPLE, the drama by Vern Thiessen that starts previews Thursday at New Jersey Repertory Company. (Photos by SuzAnne Barabas)
By TOM CHESEK
Okay, we’ll bite: what is it about Apple, the play that makes [...]
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