In 2004, Mark Russell resigned from his position as Artistic Director of P.S. 122 after more than two decades spent developing the theater into a mecca for wildly adventurous performance art. And he hasn't looked back; in addition to serving as Artistic Director for Portland's Time Based Art Festival, Russell has remained a major force in New York with his Under the Radar Festival, now in its fourth year and headquartered at the Public Theater. The event draws performers and audiences from around the world for what has arguably become the most exciting theater festival in New York City, a town lousy with them. Russell's impeccable taste is integral to Under the Radar's success; as Eric Bogosian – who got his start at P.S. 122 in the 80s – puts it: "Russell is a genius at finding the awkward new stuff, the gems and diamonds no one's noticed yet. If the 'artist is the antenna of the race,' then Mark is the antenna of the antenna." more ›

We checked in with some folks recently for a little end of '07 "exit interview" before we enter a new year. Thomas Onorato was the subject of a tell-all titled Confessions From the Velvet Rope last year -- but what has the self-proclaimed "door bitch" been doing in 2007? more ›

We can't figure this out! Apparently former NJ Governor James McGreevey wants custody of daughter Jacqueline AND child support from ex-wife Dina Matos. The last time we checked, McGreevey was living in a 17-room mansion with his boyfriend Mark O'Donnell, a financier. And he wrote a book that could pay some of the bills, we think. more ›

McGreevey's back for good in Trenton, but, to the relief of NJ residents, it's just in a oil-on-canvas portrait. Former Governor James McGreevey, along with his partner Mark O'Donnell, parents, Governor Jon Corzine and one other former and current staffers, attended the unannounced and very brief unveiling yesterday morning. Pointedly not present: His ex-wife Dina or his two children. more ›

The sun was still fairly well up in the sky when the New York Classical Theatre’s free outdoor performance of Moliere’s Scapin began on Saturday when Gothamist went to see it. By the end of the show dusk had settled in and the crew was using flashlights as footlights, but the lightness of the sky throughout much of it was just as well – the better to see this utterly delightful little performance. Plus it was good to be able to see in order to follow the cast around, as Scapin (like most of NYCT’s plays) is done in “environmental” format, meaning that every scene or so, you get up from your spot and move to a new little grove of the park. more ›

We've had a chance to listen to the band Audio Fiction recently and thought they'd be perfect to tell you about this week. Why? Because the RNC is in town, and this band is most likely doing everything in its creative power to counter the Republican agenda. more ›