Dixon Place’s (Ellie Covan, Founding & Artistic Director) new commission of Monstah Black’s HYPERBOLIC! (The Last Spectacle), a genre-crossing, provocative work is the centerpiece of the 2016 HOT! Festival, the 25th annual celebration of LGBTQ culture. The production will open on Friday, July 8th at 7:30 pm and will six performances only: July 8th, July…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Caroline Bowman in concert on July 8, 2016. Known for making powerhouse roles like Elphaba and Eva Peron seem effortless, and for a voice that carries to the back row of the theatre, Caroline Bowman (Wicked, Evita, Kinky Boots) is looking forward to a more intimate evening of music….
Kurt Phelan became an Aussie household name after conjuring his inner Patrick Swayze playing the lead role in the first-class Australian production of Dirty Dancing. Now he explodes onto the New York stage for the first time with his acclaimed cabaret, Phelan Groovy – a hilarious, access-all-areas romp through his mind both on and off…
“Youthfulness persists, alas, long after one has ceased to be young.” – p. 23 I found a copy of The Pilgrim Hawk by Glenway Wescott (one of our May picks) on the thrift shelf at the library. The book was thin and in excellent condition. I was intrigued by the title and read the description…
Rooftop Films is happy to announce free movies for the summer of 2016. This year Rooftop will help produce over 30 free outdoor screenings, many of which are new, independent films that will screen as part of the 20th Annual Summer Series. Rooftop Films will also partner with multiple New York cultural institutions to screen…
My “Currently Reading” shelf on my Goodreads account indicates that I am currently reading seven books. Despite my over-ambitious reading load, I am looking forward to reading the following three books this month: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (available 06/14/16) The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain (2014) The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston…
In anticipation of its New York presentation with the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) this July, producers Jorge de la Garza and German Cavazos will present a special concert version of the new musical Children of Salt, music by Jaime Lozano and book and lyrics by Lauren Epsenhart, with arrangements & orchestrations by Jesús Altamira…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Amanda D’Achangelis in “Strange Cookie’ on June 11th,2016. People often ask “what’s going on inside that head?” Amanda responds with poppy musical theater flair in her new concert, Strange Cookie. Composer of The PIT’s new musical hit, The Disembodied Hand That Fisted Everyone to Death! The Musical, Amanda has…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Francesca Capetta in “Francesca Capetta: An Italian in New York” on Saturday June 18, 2016 at 7:00pm After her debut in Edith Piaf: An All-Star Celebration, directed by Scott Siegel, Francesca Capetta returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below with her premiere cabaret show, An Italian in New York, which tells hilarious…
Gus Gowland was born & raised in Muswell Hill, North London. He trained as an actor at the RSAMD in Glasgow (Special Prize for Merit) and completed his Masters degree in Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths in 2011, graduating with Distinction. In November 2015 he wrote a short musical ‘SICK!’ which was performed at LOST Theatre…