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

What's new: 'Love, Queenie,' 'Julian's Debut,' more

1 week ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

LOVE, QUEENIE by Mayukh Sen. Merle Oberon lit up the screen in such classics as "These Three" (the first screen version of "The Children's Hour") and "Wuthering Heights" and made history as the first Asian performer to earn an Oscar nomination (for 1935's "The Dark Angel"). But Oberon's story is far richer than any of her screen roles. Born to a South Asian mother and a white father in India, she created a persona that she was born to European parents.
Shirley Jones, John Astin, Marion Ross, more TV greats in their 90s

1 week ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

In the past couple of weeks, three beloved stars of TV hits of the past blew out a combined total of 284 birthday candles. On March 30, John Astin of “The Addams Family” fame turned 95, while the next day, “The Partridge Family” matriarch Shirley Jones hit 91 and “St. Elsewhere” doc William Daniels celebrated his 98th birthday. Here’s a salute to them as well as three other TV celebs of the past who are inching their way to 100.
Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell coming to Staller Center

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Kelli O'Hara, who starred on Broadway in "South Pacific," and a live-to-film concert of the South Pacific-set animated hit "Moana" are among the main attractions coming to Stony Brook University's Staller Center for the Arts this fall.
Hamptons Whodunit returns April 10-13

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

If you're looking for a different sort of weekend getaway but haven't got a clue where to go, mystery solved. The third annual Hamptons Whodunit — a three-day affair featuring noted mystery writers, true crime experts, champagne and caviar — returns with a slew of events for sleuth lovers at various locations in the village of East Hampton April 11-13.
'It's a Shore Thing! Poetry Festival' coming to Long Beach

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

For poetry fans, it will be the best of times and the versed of times in Long Beach on April 5-6. The Long Beach Public Library and the literary group Shore Poets will host the third annual "It's a Shore Thing! Poetry Festival," a two-day event celebrating April as National Poetry Month. "The festival last year was attended by 300 people," said Paula Curci, co-producer of the festival and a Nassau County poet laureate emerita.
F. Murray Abraham coming to Cinema Arts Centre for 'Amadeus'

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Cinema Arts Centre is getting ready to wish F. Murray Abraham a belated happy birthday. The actor will be coming to the Huntington theater on April 7 for an event being touted as a celebration of his 85th birthday year with a screening of Abraham's 1984 film "Amadeus." That will be followed by a conversation between Abraham and special guest interviewer Broadway producer Julian Schlossberg and a gala reception with live music. (Abraham turned 85 on Oct.
Barbara Eden, Tina Louise, more TV stars who are over 90

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Carol Burnett is just one month shy of turning 92, William Shatner this month blows out 94 birthday candles and Dick Van Dyke will turn 100 years young in December. So many memorable performers from TV's heyday are now 90-somethings. Here are six others from classic TV shows of the 1960s and '70s — even the '50s — that you might not realize are still enjoying life as nonagenarians.
Idina Menzel extends run in Broadway's 'Redwood'

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Idina Menzel is about to stay planted on Broadway for a little bit longer. On Wednesday, producers of the tree-hugging musical "Redwood" announced that the Syosset-raised star will extend her run with the show through Aug. 17, six weeks longer than originally scheduled. In "Redwood," Menzel stars as a successful gallery owner who leaves her family and career behind and winds up in Northern California where she finds comfort in the majestic forests.
'Frozen,' 'Ring of Fire,' 'Waitress' arrive on Long Island

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

People from all walks of life will be represented on Long Island's regional stages this spring. Among the assorted characters are a Southern waitress, a Russian milkman, a blonde law student, 12 angry jurors and even the Man in Black. RING OF FIRE (Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson, through March 30)Country music legend Johnny Cash is at the center of this jukebox musical that features 38 of his songs, including "I Walk the Line," "I've Been Everywhere" and the title number.
Denzel Washington, George Clooney and more light up Broadway

1 month ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Broadway's spring lineup has all the makings of a winning season thanks in no small part to a host of Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winners who will be gracing the Great White Way's stages.