L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series has been one of my favorite stories since I was a little girl. I have always admired Anne’s courage and optimism. With such a strong attachment to Anne, I cautiously dove into The Emily Trilogy (a series picked for our February bookshelf). Like Anne Shirley, Emily…
Hello Beautiful People, In honor of the upcoming LOVE SONGS for V-Day Concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below, this month’s playlist is the ENTIRE album of BEAUTIFUL (The Carole King Musical). Get it here. It’ll be the best thing to happen to your iTunes in a real long time. Live, Love, Learn, Megan & The Write Teacher(s)
Calling all lovers! This Valentine’s Day, Pivot is bringing you a special gift: a mystical marathon with the most lovable, yet daring, vampire slayer there is—Buffy. Airing on Sunday, February 14th, starting at 9:00am ET, Participant Media’s television network, Pivot, will air a “I Heart Buffy,” 13-hour marathon featuring the complicated love story of one…
CAROL OSTROW AND THE ACTORS’ TEMPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS is pleased to announce their annual benefit FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE music directed by JOSEPH THALKIN. FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE, starring Anna Bergman and featuring Nat Chandler will be Monday, March 21, 2016 at 7:30 pm at The Actors’ Temple (339 West 47th Street,…
Hello Beautiful People, I’m a little late to this one – but recently, I watched the film The Intern, starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. The formal synopsis is thus: Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), a retired executive from a phone directory company, applies to a senior citizen intern program after retirement…
Hello Beautiful People, As many of you know, I’m producing the third annual LOVE SONGS for V-Day concert (in association with thewriteteachers.com.) It’s February 13th, at Feinstein’s/54 Below, and the show starts at 9:30pm. Tickets are available here (use the code VDAY5 for a discount.) This year, I decided that I wanted to feature the…
Dave Schoonover (Fantastiks, Young Frankenstein) and Abigail Shapiro (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Liberty the Musical) are set to join the cast of Love Songs for V-Day at 54 Below! The third volume of the concert features a cast of dynamic performers from the Broadway and NYC theatre communities, singing songs from across the musical…
The internationally renowned and award-winning ensemble GIRL BE HEARD (girlbeheard.org) – a nonprofit theatre company, which empowers young women to tell their stories – presents their new show Embodi(ED) at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring Street) opening Thursday, February 11th. Based on real stories of struggles with eating…
LOVE SONGS for V-Day is back for the third year in a row at Feinstein’s/54 Below! The third volume of the concert features a cast of dynamic performers from the Broadway and NYC theatre communities, singing songs from across the musical theatre spectrum about, well, love. The love we make, the love we take, the…
Greetings Bookworms, This month at The Write Teacher(s), we are excited to read a new book and a book series that has been available for years. The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hammer (available 02/16/16) The Emily Trilogy by L. M. Montgomery Emily of New Moon (1923) Emily Climbs (1925) Emily’s Quest (1927)…