Kraig Klein, Author at The Statesman

Social contracts should be respected within clubs too

Kraig KleinOp-eds OpinionsJuly 19, 2020July 25, 2020

I was the public relations officer for Dumbledore’s Army. However, the eBoard made a decision on July 10 and abused their power by supporting a political stance using the club’s name without the consent of club members.

“Sunset Boulevard: The Musical” is back!

Kraig KleinArtsOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

“Sunset Boulevard: The Musical,” currently being revived at Northport’s John W. Engeman Theater, is a curious little show. It’s a musical adaptation of a 1950 film noir with music written by legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (as the playbill proudly boasts).

Lincoln Center’s “My Fair Lady” is an old musical with modern feminist values

Kraig KleinArtsFebruary 9, 2019February 9, 2019

“My Fair Lady” is an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play “Pygmalion,” a variation of the Greek myth of Pygmalion. In the original myth, Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with his statue of a woman, and after praying to the goddess Aphrodite, his fetishized statue is brought to life.

“Man of La Mancha” Comes to Northport Theater

Kraig KleinArtsOctober 21, 2018October 21, 2018

The musical had its New York City premiere in 1965 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre in Greenwich Village before moving uptown to Broadway’s Martin Beck Theatre in 1968.

Stony Brook should be more tolerant of religious holidays

Kraig KleinOpinionsSeptember 28, 2018

But Stony Brook isn’t as tolerant as it depicts itself to be. How else can you explain the fact that we have no days off for important religious holidays?

Patchogue Theatre’s Flashdance the Musical is just average

Kraig KleinArtsSeptember 10, 2018March 19, 2020

Having never seen the original film, I cannot say whether the musical is an improvement, but I can say that the show’s flaws prevented me from taking any interest in the source material. On the other hand, the people I attended the show with and most of the audience seemed to love it, so there may be something that eluded me.

Kraig Klein

“Sunset Boulevard: The Musical” is back!

Lincoln Center’s “My Fair Lady” is an old musical with modern feminist values

“Man of La Mancha” Comes to Northport Theater

Stony Brook should be more tolerant of religious holidays

Patchogue Theatre’s Flashdance the Musical is just average

Political correctness could cost us valuable lessons

Anime spring 2018 preview

The Onion Bagel: Curing our bloodlust caused by violent media

Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical, “In the Heights,” fails to live up to his reputation