I write theater reviews, event recaps, and celebrity interviews for The Knockturnal, an entertainment website based in New York City that’s a “collective of creative tastemakers made up of fashion, music and entertainment industry insiders.”
Melba’s American Comfort Opens New Grand Central Location
On April 11, 2025, The Knockturnal sampled the greatest hits off chef Melba Wilson‘s new Melba’s Grand Central menu.
On The Scene: “Dressed to Kilt” Tartan Week Fashion Show
The Knockturnal attended the “Dressed to Kilt” Scottish fashion show benefitting the Navy Seal Foundation at the Church of Heavenly Rest on the Upper East Side during Tartan Week.
On The Scene: BroadwayHD Presents Pippin’s 50th Anniversary Concert Screening and Panel
On March 24 at the SVA Theater in Chelsea, The Knockturnal attended BroadwayHD’s celebration of 10 years streaming with a panel of original and recent Pippin stars and its creator Stephen Schwartz.
On The Scene: Peter Som’s “Family Style” Cookbook Launch
On March 17, 2025, The Knockturnal celebrated the debut of Peter Som’s first cookbook, Family Style, at Hong-Kong style diner ChaChaTang in the West Village the night before it hit the stands.
On The Scene: ‘Pretty Woman’ Original Broadway Cast Concert
The Knockturnal caught a private concert by the original Broadway cast of “Pretty Woman: The Musical” and its creator, Grammy-winning Bryan Adams, presented by Atlantic Records, at the swanky NOMO Soho hotel on Monday, October 15, 2018.
On The Scene: Judy Blumesday
On Feb. 4, 2018, The Knockturnal attended Judy Blumesday, a celebration of Judy Blume’s work and her 80th Birthday at the Symphony Space theater.
Exclusive: Daniel J. Watts Talks ‘The Jam: Only Child’
Multi-talented performer Daniel J. Watts will turn the lens inward in his latest installment of “spoken-word preserves” at “The Jam: Only Child” at 9:30 p.m. at Joe’s Pub in the Public Theater on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
On The Scene: 2017 Guggenheim International Gala Pre-Party
On Wednesday, Nov. 15th, The Knockturnal swayed to HAIM’s set along with DJ Kindness at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s after hours pre-party for the 2017 Guggenheim International Gala presented by Dior.
Exclusive: Cast Talks ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ At The NYC Premiere
The Knockturnal got a sneak peek at the second episode of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel at the historic Village East Cinema and attended the star-studded after party at Cipriani 25 Broadway on Nov. 13, 2017. The full first season will stream on Prime Video on Nov. 29th, 2017.
On The Scene: Gilmore Girls Fan Fest
The Knockturnal got to Gilmore Girls Fan Fest, a 3-day fan-created and town-sponsored convention in Kent, Conn., just in time to sing along with Louise Goffin, Carole King’s daughter and duet partner on the show’s theme song “Where You Lead,” and witness the weekend’s final Q&A panel with select cast members from the original run and the revival, plus a spontaneous video chat with Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) between pilot meetings.
Theater Review: ‘Spamilton: An American Parody”
Spamilton is still a laugh-out-loud romp that leaves nearly no musical un-burned, with new faces and material in its new home at The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (304 W. 47th St.).
On The Scene: Patina Miller at the Global Potential Gala
The Knockturnal got to see Broadway and Television star Patina Miller in concert at the Global Potential Gala at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on March 17, 2017.
TV Review: ‘Beaches’ Starring Nia Long & Idina Menzel
The Knockturnal attended a screening of Beaches starring Idina Menzel and Nia Long directed by Allison Anders, which will premiere on Lifetime on Jan. 21, 2017 at 8 PM EST, and recommends you to watch it if you want to get hit in the nostalgia and have any reason to get a good cry out this weekend.
On The Scene: Daniel .J Watts Brings ‘THE JAM: MLK’ To Webster Hall
On Jan. 16, 2017, The Knockturnal attended The Jam MLK, a one-night only event of poetry, music, and dance produced by and starring Daniel J. Watts at Webster Hall and it was resplendent.
Theater Review: The Color Purple [Part II]
The Knockturnal went to see the revival production of The Color Purple on Broadway again with cast members new and old, and insists you see it before it closes January 8th, 2017.
Highlights From ‘Hamilton’s America’ NYFF Panel
On Oct. 1 2016, The Knockturnal attended the premiere screening of Hamilton’s America at The New York Film Festival, and the panel discussion that followed between the film’s director, Alex Horwitz, the production’s stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Renée Elise Goldsberry, and historian Ron Chernow.
NYFF Review: ‘Hamilton’s America’
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, The Knockturnal took its shot at seeing the premiere of “Hamilton’s America,” directed by Alex Horwitz, at the The New York Film Festival in the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
‘Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical’ [Theater Review]
Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical at the West Village’s New Ohio Theater (154 Christopher Street) is exactly what it sounds like, all at once completely bizarre and yet, at times oddly relatable.
Elsie Fest Turns Coney Island’s Boardwalk into Broadway
On Monday September 5th, The Great Elsie Fest — the second-annual one-day outdoor music festival — took over Labor Day on Coney Island’s Boardwalk at the Ford Amphitheater in Brooklyn, NY.
Hilary Weissman 