2012 Shakespeare In The Park Includes “As You Like It” & “Into The Woods”; Possible Big-Name Cast

Despite today’s balmy conditions, we’re supposed to be in the dead of winter. Still, summer will be here for you know it, and that means another installment of the annual Shakespeare in the Park series. The 2012 season is noteworthy in that it marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Delacorte Theater, SITP’s [...]

Upper West Side Snags 10 Spots On The Annual Village Voice “Best Of NYC” List

The Village Voice recently published their annual “Best Of NYC” list and the Upper West Side is pretty well represented. Like any “Best…” list, I’m sure not everyone will agree with the choices. Still, I’d rather have these ten than none.

Upper West Side Week In Review: 7/25/11 – 7/31/11

Trying a out a new feature for tonight — the MyUpperWest Week In Review: Neighborhood fixture Calle Ocho re-opened at their new location in the Excelsior Hotel . Summer Restaurant Week was extended to Labor Day . A taxi crashed into a horse carriage . The 41st Season Of “Lincoln Center Out Of Doors” kicked-off [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 7/30/11

A lengthy list of free and cheap concerts, films, theater, and other performances in the neighborhood on Saturday, July 30th, 2011… Film: The Wizard Of Oz – Sing-Along Version For Kids Walter Reade Theater @ Film Society of Lincoln Center (W. 65th, btw. Amsterdam & Bway) 10:30 am $8 – $13 Manhattan Film Festival, Plus [...]

Final Three Performances Of 2011 “Shakespeare In The Park” Season Start Tonight

If you’ve been planning to try and see Shakespeare In The Park this summer but have been putting it off, you’d better act fast — tonight marks the first of the final three performances for this year’s season (all three will be “Measure For Measure”). You’ve got two options: