On Monday, May 2, 2016, the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to recognize the talents of six outstanding women: Micki Grant, Jane Cox, Ari Laura Kreith, Lisa Kron, Lear DeBessonet, and Elsa Rael. The awards will…
Dear Bookworms, True to her reputation as a gifted writer of suspenseful series, Terri Blackstock has just released another thrilling start in her latest book If I Run. The story follows Casey Cox, a young woman alone and desperate, running from the consequences of a crime she didn’t commit. I will leave you to discover…
What purpose does theatre serve? It’s a timeless question with a multiplicity of answers: theatre might aim to entertain, to inform, to persuade, even to provoke. When asked for my opinion, I tend to quote the actor Mark Strong, who once said in an interview that he hopes his audience goes “out into the night…
Paris seems to be one of those cities that appears on everyone’s bucket list. Images of the Eiffel Tower ignite the desire to travel in so many. Paris attracts people for different reasons. For some, it’s the art. For others, it’s the wine. For Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You…
BROADWAY STORIES is set to play Feinstein’s/54 Below on April 23, 2016 at 11:30pm. We’ve seen many wonderful stories on Broadway. But sometimes the best stories are the ones told backstage. In the style of The Moth and Risk, BROADWAY STORIES will feature Broadway greats telling their hilarious, moving, and fascinating stories of a life…
WHO: She’s the First MISSION: She’s the First provides scholarships to girls in low-income countries, fostering first-generation graduates and cultivating the next generation of global leaders. Working closely with our international, locally-driven NGO partners, scholars at primary and secondary school levels* are identified based on financial need, scholastic merit, and their potential to become positive influencers and…
Everybody Knows…Elizabeth Murray is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest painters of our times. An early feminist and mother of three, the film gives viewers a privileged window into the artist’s struggles to balance family life while realizing her ferocious singular artistic drive. The film chronicles her remarkable journey with vérité footage and…
Voyage Theater Company is proud to present August Strindberg’s THE PELICAN, directed by Charles C. Bales and Wayne Maugans (actor in Broadway’s August: Osage County). The strictly limited engagement is at Fourth Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street, NYC 10003). Performances begin Thursday, May5 and continue through Saturday, May14. Opening night is Friday, May6 at…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Josh Kight in Concert on April 30, 2016 at 11:30pm Hailing from the good old Midwest, Josh has firmly planted new roots in NYC and found the city itself to be a hell of a muse. His work evokes the snappy freshness of contemporary musical theater and the timelessness…
I spent last night at Broadway’s Supper Club, aka, Feinstein’s/54 Below. Surprised? I didn’t think so. Alas, I digress. Yesterday, I went to see Swipe Right/Swipe Left: A Humiliating and Empowering Return to Dating (with Hannah and Tessa). Starring Hannah Kloepfer and Tessa Slovis, this cabaret act centers around the digital age of dating. They regale…