Throughout her long career as an author of children's books, Ruth Sawyer also gained wide recognition as a collector of folktales, a professional storyteller, and a lecturer and writer about the art of storytelling. In 1937 she received the prestigious J...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 08-18-1993 ROLLER SKATING Date: 08-18-1993, Wednesday Section: PASSAIC MORRIS COMMUNITY SECTION Edition: 2 Star P Column: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor, The Record: "Children should be seen and not heard," does not always apply, especially in...

To lace up a pair of roller skates is to dive into the world of knee-high socks, the Bee Gees and eighth-grade crushes. In the late '70s, the United States had more than 4,000 roller discos. And though many have closed, plenty of spirited...

My first experience of theater was a childhood visit to the circus, and I’ve adored its enchantment and danger ever since. New Age-y, animal-free Cirque Du Soleil leaves me with mixed feelings. All that moody artiness makes me miss the elephants. A circus can be...

How bad does a musical have to be for it to become a whopping success? My question is provoked by the deliberately drecky Broadway version of the 1980 disco movie, Xanadu, which has been greeted by critics with joyful approval (“Heaven on wheels”—The New York...