Review: ‘The Front Page’ at Broadhurst Theater

by Jonathan Spira

“Don’t bury the lead” is a maxim that every newspaperman is familiar with. One would hardly expect a play by newspapermen about newspapermen to do just that but that’s what happens in the current revival of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s 1928 comedy “The Front Page,” which opened last Thursday at the Broadhurst Theater.
Once the theatergoer makes it through the tedious first act, however, he will be rewarded for his …

2016 Fall Travel News Quiz: How Will You Fare?

by Paul Riegler

Bid farewell to summer by taking our 10-question Travel News Quiz. From hotel mergers to exploding phones, challenge yourself and find out how much you really know about what transpired over the past few months.
Once again, we warn you that your inner travel geek may come out of the closet.
Simply scroll down, have fun, and share the quiz with your friends.
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Review: ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ – Encores Great American Musicals at City Center

by Jonathan Spira
Review: ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ – Encores Great American Musicals at City Center

When “Sunday in the Park with George” premiered off Broadway in 1983, it shook things up. Theatergoers were treated to a profoundly moving work of art as much as to a Broadway musical. But over 30 years later, it’s clear that, if “Sunday” wasn’t a paradigm shift, it did somewhat break the mold.
In the first act, we meet George, ostensibly Georges Seurat, the French post-Impressionist painter played brilliantly by Jake …

Today’s Low Airfares to Europe? Thank Low Fuel Prices, Sir Freddie, and a Viking Named Bjørn

by Paul Riegler
Today’s Low Airfares to Europe? Thank Low Fuel Prices, Sir Freddie, and a Viking Named Bjørn

The fare wars are on and you can thank cheap fuel and a dramatic increase in competition for them. Channeling the ghost of Sir Freddie Laker who, in the 1970s pioneered jet age “no frills” international flights, numerous low-cost carriers, including Ryanair of Ireland, have brought affordable travel to the masses across the globe. Southwest Airlines, now the second largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried, has …

JetBlue Airways New York JFK-Boston – Flight Review

by Jonathan Spira
JetBlue Airways New York JFK-Boston – Flight Review

In order to experience JetBlue’s Mint premium cabin on its inaugural flight from Boston to Los Angeles, I had to position myself the night before in Beantown. It’s been a while since I last flew JetBlue and that flight, several years back, was actually to nowhere (it was the Fly-Fi in-flight Internet launch occasion which had the routing JFK-JFK).
Not having spent much time in the new Terminal 5 (to distinguish …

Review: ‘The Escape’ at BMW Films

by Jonathan Spira

As part of its introduction of the new BMW 5 Series, the Bavarian automaker had its newest sedan vanquish a Volvo truck, destroy a Bell 206 helicopter, and rescue a young girl – all in under ten minutes.
“The Escape” resurrects the BMW film series “The Hire,” a series of eight short (on average ten-minute) films that debuted 15 years ago. After the first eight, the series was discontinued due to …

Lobby Bar – October 21: Get a Travel Buddy, Surviving the Ice Age, and How to Deal with Too Much Fish

by Jeremy Del Nero

Lobby Bar – A Bloody Brilliant Bundle of FBT News and Views
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