Daniel Bubbeo

East Meadow

Deputy Entertainment Editor and Writer at Newsday

I am a deputy entertainment editor and writer with Newsday, movie nut and expert on all things SpongeBob

Articles

'South Pacific,' 'Footloose,' 'Bonnie & Clyde' and 12 more must-see shows

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Love is in the air this summer at Long Island's theaters in couplings that run the gamut from light and breezy ("Legally Blonde," "The Music Man") to dark and twisted (the new "Gaslight" update "Deceived"). The season will kick off with a pair of romances set against the backdrop of World War II ("South Pacific," "Bob & Jean: A True Love Story") and then heat up with a pair of shows spotlighting tempestuous real-life couples Bonnie and Clyde and F.
'Wizard of Oz' stories can be yours at West Islip Library book sale

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

You'll be off to see the Wizard, Dorothy, Toto and the rest of the Oz gang in literary form when the Friends of the West Islip Public Library holds its annual vintage and premium book sale May 30-31. Several first and second editions from L. Frank Baum's popular series of books about the land of Oz will be among the treasures up for grabs at the sale, which helps raise funds for the library.
Who's still alive from 'Vertigo,' 'Psycho' and more iconic films?

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

June marks the 65th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Psycho" hitting theaters, and we haven't stopped recovering from the ripple effects of that shower scene. Not only has the movie endured, but so has one of its cast members, Vera Miles, who is the last surviving actor from the movie. She's part of an elite group of actors from some memorable movies of the 1950s and '60s still with us. Here she is along with five others.
Talking with Bunny Hoest and John Reiner of 'The Lockhorns'

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

No one can call Bunny Hoest a germaphobe. In fact, Hoest, the longtime writer of the popular comic ''The Lockhorns,'' has a box of germs — and gems — of ideas that she keeps in the studio of her sumptuous waterfront home in Lloyd Neck and uses for inspiration for the 11 panels she and her artist and collaborator John Reiner turn out each week for Newsday and other newspapers throughout the country.
Foreigner, Elvis Costello, 'Jaws' coming to Tilles Center

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Elvis — Costello, that is — will be in the building that is the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, along with Woodbury son Adam Pascal, Foreigner, The Smithereens and the great white shark from "Jaws" next season. The entertainment venue on LIU Post's campus in Brookville on Thursday announced its 2025-26 season, which will be jam-packed with music from Broadway to baroque. And there will also be all that jazz with the Tilles Jazzfest, a daylong affair starting at noon on July 19.
'Redwood' starring Idina Menzel to end Broadway run May 18

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

"Redwood," the tree-hugging Broadway musical starring Syosset's Idina Menzel, is about to get the ax three months earlier than planned. Producers of the show — one of whom is Menzel — announced Friday that "Redwood" will play its final performance on May 18. The news comes as a bit of a surprise after a March announcement that "Redwood" had been given a six-week extension and would be closing on Aug. 17.
Long Island theaters present '42nd Street,' Shakespeare, more

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Come and meet the dancing feet of "42nd Street," spend some enchanted evenings at "South Pacific," enjoy Shakespeare under the stars and more this summer on Long Island stages. NASSAUCULTURAL ARTS PLAYHOUSE, 170 Michael Dr., Syosset, culturalartsplayhouse.com, 516-694-3330. Year-round regional, off-Off-Broadway-style theater offering professional adult productions, children’s theater performances and theater education classes for ages 7-18. Fee $30.
'Sister Act,' 'Annie' set for Argyle Theatre's new season

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

A Depression-era pauper, a prince of ancient Egypt and a '70s queen of pop are all headed to the stage of The Argyle Theatre in Babylon. Dylan and Mark Perlman, the father-and-son duo who own the theater announced the 2025-26 lineup on Monday. "Sister Act," "Annie," "Disney's Newsies," the Long Island premiere of "The Prince of Egypt" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" are the five shows making up the season, which will begin in September. "We want to provide something for everyone.
Seaford Cinemas latest movie theater to close its doors

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Seaford Cinemas, a multiplex on Merrick Road, is the latest in a string of local movie houses making their final fade-out. It will close on Monday. On Friday morning, the theater's website featured the following announcement: "Seaford Cinemas will be closing its doors as of Monday, April 28, 2025. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come to enjoy movies at our theater over the last few years.
Will Hutchins, TV's 'Sugarfoot' who lived in Glen Head, dies at 94

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Will Hutchins was a man who wore many hats, most notably the cowboy one that he donned for four seasons in the TV Western "Sugarfoot." In a career going back seven decades, he also appeared with Elvis Presley in two movies, starred on Broadway and worked as a circus clown. But even after leaving Hollywood behind in the 1990s and becoming a full-fledged Long Islander, he still could be seen on his porch in Glen Head with a cowboy hat perched proudly on his head.