Paul Mecurio was that guy. You know the one; the agitated, distressed dude standing in the middle of Starbucks yelling about the price of a latte. “The problem is that we’re not talking to one another,” he says at the top of his show, Permission to Speak. [Read more…] about Paul Mecurio’s ‘Permission to Speak’ Is Worth Talking About
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NY Pops Brings the Best of Broadway to Carnegie Hall
It’s a Herculean task to distill over 70 years of Broadway into a single night. With the exception of a few snoozers, NY Pops conductor Steven Reineke managed to do it on Friday November 16th at Carnegie Hall. The celebrated orchestra, along with the New York Theatre Ballet (Diana Byer, Founder and Artistic Director) and Essential Voices USA (Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor) treated audiences to “Song and Dance: The Best of Broadway.”
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Wine Riot Offers Fun and Educational Ways to Sip the Juice
Although the world of wine is not nearly as elusive and highbrow as it once was, it can still be overwhelming walking into a store for the first time. How do you know a Pinot Blanc from a Pinot Gris? Are Shiraz and Syrah the same grape? Is all sparkling wine considered champagne? [Read more…] about Wine Riot Offers Fun and Educational Ways to Sip the Juice
Inferno at The McKittrick Hotel Gives Occult Themed Revelries!
Another Halloween has come and gone, and we’re quickly sliding into Thanksgiving. However, I’m still basking in the McKittrick Hotel’s annual Halloween Inferno party! [Read more…] about Inferno at The McKittrick Hotel Gives Occult Themed Revelries!
Brit Musical ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ hits US Screens
Jamie Campbell may have had to fight to wear a dress to his high school prom, but he certainly didn’t have to struggle for affection during a recent visit to Chelsea. On Monday, October 22nd, Cinepolis Theaters proudly welcomed the British native and his mother, Margaret to Screenvisions’s special VIP screening of the London musical based on their lives.
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Stage and Screen Star Robert LuPone Visits ‘Williston’ on Stage
Williston is a new American work from playwright Adam Seidel. Billed as a dark comedy, it examines oil drilling rights in a North Dakota town. Miranda Theater Company is presenting the work which opened on October 26th and runs through November 10th on the Lower East Side’s IATI Theater.
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Westin Hotel’s Foundry Bar & Kitchen is a Pleasant Surprise
Can you actually enjoy lodging and dining in the tourist trap known as Times Square? New Yorkers worth their salt are likely to say “fuggedaboutit!” I too was a skeptic until I found myself at the Foundry Bar and Kitchen, located within the Westin Hotel on 43rd and 8th. This unique oasis of calm is a much welcome find in a neighborhood rife with chain restaurants and loud pubs.
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Why Marilyn Michaels Won’t Slave Over A Stove
Marilyn Michaels can impersonate numerous celebrities but Julia Child isn’t one of them–at least not when it comes to the late chef’s culinary prowess. “When it comes to cooking, I just can’t stand on my feet and do it. I hate it so much!”, she said in a recent phone interview with Manhattan Digest. “I guess I’m better at it than I let on but who cares?”, she added. “Who gives a sh**? I really don’t care. By the time I finish cooking something, I’ve lost my appetite. That’s the best diet I know. That’s all. There are so many things I’d rather do like work on the book.”
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Mental Health at Edinburgh Fringe: ‘7Ways to Calm the F*** Down’ & ‘Freeman’
Seven Ways to Calm the F*** Down: The Edinburgh Fringe is inundated with productions. Over 3,000 options confront theatergoers over the course of three weeks. With that, comes frantic pitches from producers, each one clamoring for attention and hoping you’ll see their show.
As I strolled down the Royal Mile (the main stretch through the city) a promoter caught my attention. I grabbed a flyer. It was for the play, Seven Ways to Calm the F*** Down. I chuckled to myself and thought it was the ideal title for this high strung New Yorker. I checked my schedule and booked the show.
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Edinburgh Fringe Parodies: ‘One Woman Sex and the City’ & ‘Hamilton (Lewis)’
One Woman Sex and the City: A Parody on Love, Friendship, & Shoes: Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte are coming back to New York City. No. Not on the big screen. At least not after Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica-Parker‘s public disdain for one another. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing After all, how can we forget the mildly tolerable movie version of that hit television series? Anyway, I’ll get to the point. [Read more…] about Edinburgh Fringe Parodies: ‘One Woman Sex and the City’ & ‘Hamilton (Lewis)’