5/19/2023 0 Comments Symphony space selected shorts![]() ![]() Sheffer’s programming remains true to his vision with Wall to Wall Selected Shorts. In 1978, Sheffer founded Selected Shorts and was behind the move to transform the adjacent skating rink at the Thalia Theater (on the corner of 95 th and Broadway) into what is now Symphony Space. The ambitious overachiever Isaiah Sheffer once again pulls out a marathon event at his love child Symphony Space. After years of listening to the radio casts, it was heaven to put a face with the readings and finally experience what only live theater can do.Ĭlick HERE for more Off Broadway reviews. I was lucky enough to see Selected Shorts on the road at Austin and in their original location at Symphony Space when I moved back to NYC. The broadcasts began in 1985 and, once available on CDs, are now podcasts. Simple pleasures, a simple concept, and still going gangbusters, Selected Shorts has become iconic. Often authors are so compelling that you buy their books, orchestrate a picnic, and read the stories out loud to one another and fall in love… You were lucky to be invited over to hear the broadcast with a person of interest and afterward discuss the theme and the selections. The founder, Isaiah Sheffer, may not have known he left a legacy of cheap dates. That is what comes to mind whenever I hear the term Selected Shorts at Symphony Space. After 7 Minutes at the Here theater, we segue into the marvelous Selected Shorts.ĭate night. ![]() New York is alive with theater this spring. ![]()
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