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…
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…
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)…
Royal Family Productions (Katie Avebe, Mary Bernardi, Chris Henry and Andy Theodorou, Founders; Michael Perreca, Executive Director) presents Rock and Roll Refugee, written and directed by Chris Henry, music and lyrics by Genya Ravan, with music direction, orchestrations and additional music by Daniel A. Weiss, and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter and Liz Ramos. Rock and…
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 24th annual Academy Awards® Viewing Party Wonderful Crazy Night on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. Elton John and David Furnish will host the gala event. The Foundation is profoundly grateful to its Presenting Sponsors BVLGARI, M∙A∙C Cosmetics, and Neuro Drinks…
Greetings Bookworms, In the past, I’ve never much liked when people refer to characters who ‘happen to be queer’ in books or movies or television shows. I understand the desire to have queer characters who are more than their sexuality, but in our society, being a queer character in a book or movie or tv…
Looking Back is the New Forward explores the life and work of Carinthia West through her photographs. Carinthia’s upcoming exhibition Looking back is the New Forward curated by Renee Pappas, the first installment of a two part series will be held at KM Fine Arts (814 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069) taking…