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BWW Reviews: I WANNA DESTROY YOU: Pet Homosexuals

At Hand Theatre Company presents Joshua Conkel's hilarious and provocative new play 'I Wanna Destroy You', which takes and explodes the idea of the pet homosexual/gay best friend. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Harvey Fierstein and KINKY BOOTS Celebrate the Brooklyn Diner's New 'Harvey Hot Dog'!

The Brooklyn Diner yesterday dedicated its famous 15-Bite Brooklyn Diner 'All Beef' Hot Dog to Harvey Fierstein, one of Brooklyn's favorite sons. Check out photos below! (more...)

PEE WEE FOOTBALL TO THE PROS Tells Story of Football Player from Mother's Perspective

His name is Melvin Thaddeus Fowler Jr., an American football center who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Fowler has been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, and Detroit Lions. He played collegiate football at the University of Maryland. (more...)

Dr. Sylvia Harden Shares JOB'S BELIEF AND FAITHFULNESS REWARDED BY GOD

Inspired by her own journey and struggle through maintaining her integrity, author Dr. Sylvia Harden conveys a significant message on the value of faithfulness and belief in God in her new book, Job's Belief and Faithfulness Rewarded by God. (more...)

LIVING PROOF: TELLING YOUR STORY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Wins Nautilus Silver Book Award

“Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference” has won the 2013 Nautilus Silver Book Award in the Social Change category. Published by Granville Circle Press, the book is co-authored by John Capecci and Timothy Cage, communication professionals who've helped thousands of advocates and hundreds of organizations share their stories to engage audiences, raise awareness, change behaviors and fundraise. (more...)

John Forte Tapped to Compose Theme for CBS' BROOKLYN DA

Composer, writer and documentarian John Forté has crafted the original theme song and music for the CBS News documentary series Brooklyn DA, which will premiere May 28, 2013 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

WONDERSHOW to Premiere at XL Cabaret, 6/6

Get Ready for WONDERSHOW,­ an extraordinary line up of the city's hottest magicians and variety acts. Developed by award-winning producer Patrick Terry (Naked Angels), don't miss the epic vaudevillian feats of the one and only Albert Cadabra (Ripley's Believe it or Not), the extreme juggling super powers of Michael DuBois (The Tonight Show), the breath taking miracles of New York's own devious showman Matt Holtzclaw (Slipper Room), much more! (more...)

Photo Flash: Area Students Perform RHYTHM, LOVE & HIP HOP, A BROOKLYN STORY at NJPAC

Following nine months of intensive training and exposure to the Great American Songbook and American musical theater with artist/teachers in residence under the direction of Victor Burks, NJPAC, one hundred students from four New Jersey schools collaborated on the creation of a new musical which they performed for the first time all together at NJPAC last week. Scroll down for photos from the show! (more...)

PS 122 Gala Honors Kickstarter, Amanda Palmer and More, 6/10

The Performance Space 122 Spring 2013 Gala will celebrate three pioneering women: celebrated chef and author Gabrielle Hamilton, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and musician Amanda Palmer. The Shining Star Award, PS122's community award to those who greatly support the performing arts community, will be presented to Kickstarter and its co-founders Charles Adler, Perry Chen, and Yancey Strickler. (more...)

Teatro Paraguas' SWRTP to Launch 2013 Tour with DEADWOOD DUET and LOVE'S LONELY HIGHWAY, June-July 2013

Teatro Paraguas' Southwest Rural Theatre Project launches its 2013 tour with two world premieres at Santa Fe's Teatro Paraguas: Deadwood Duet and Love's Lonely Highway. (more...)

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Celebrates 200th Performance

My Name Is Asher Lev, the hit off-Broadway play based on the best selling novel by Chaim Potok, celebrated 200 performances at The Westside Theatre on Wednesday, May 22nd. The show recently won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best off-Broadway play and is currently on sale through September 1st. (more...)

KATIE to Welcome Howard Stern for Full-Hour Interview, 5/28

In a KATIE first, America's most provocative on-air personality, Howard Stern, sits down for an exclusive, candid full-hour interview airing Tuesday, May 28. Katie goes one on one with Stern in a no-holds-barred conversation about everything from his childhood, family and therapy sessions to his on-air persona and personal obsessions. Stern even turns the tables on Katie during the interview, asking her some questions that leave her utterly speechless! His wife, Beth, also joins the conversation and reveals what the shock jock is really like at home and what he worries about the most. (more...)

Scoop: AMERICAN GREED on CNBC - Thursday, May 30, 2013

Get all the scoop on AMERICAN GREED, airing on CNBC on Thursday, May 30, 2013! (more...)

VIDEO: Youth Lagoon's 'Mute'; Summer 2013 Tour Dates Announced

Youth Lagoon has announced its summer 2013 tour dates and just dropped its new music video for 'Mute'. Click below to watch! (more...)

VIDEO: First Look at CBS' New Docu-Series BROOKLYN DA

CBS News will premiere Brooklyn DA, a new six-part documentary series featuring the driven, hard-charging career prosecutors of the nation's largest urban district attorney's office, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Check out a first look below! (more...)

THE YEAR OF DEAD CATS to Make World Premiere 6/16 at Stage Left Studio

Erica Herd and L.E. Swenson's breakout comedic masterpiece, THE YEAR OF DEAD CATS, will have its World Premiere on Sunday, June 16th at Stage Left Studio (214 West 30th Street - between Seventh & Eighth Avenues - Sixth Floor) where it will play through Sunday, June 30th with the option to continue through September. (more...)

VIDEO: Japanther's 'Stolen Flowers' Music Video

Japanther is the music and art project of Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek, who are known for their unconventional live performances. Album single 'Stolen Flowers' features the band's signature punk rock-infused sound, with fuzzed-out guitars and a driving beat. Having recently shared the 'Stolen Flowers' MP3, the band is happy to unveil a video for the track, directed by Mason Orfalea of Cerebral Ballzy. You can watch the 'Stolen Flowers' video below! (more...)

TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6

In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater. (more...)

Dialogue wit Three Chords to Stage ONE CHORD SHORT OF A POP SONG, 5/23

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents 'One Chord Short of a Pop Song,' a collection of the short plays 'A Unit of Grim Assessment' and 'Blood on the Toes of Your Boots' which celebrate the art of personal expression through rock music, from playwright Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto. The show also features a reading from 'Breathing for a Living,' a play for one actor written, directed and performed by Kendra Leigh Landon. The performance starts at 8pm downstairs at Mr. Denney's on 63 Carmine Street in Manhattan. (more...)

SEASON OF CAMBODIA to Culminate with Visual Arts 'Open Studio' Exhibition, 5/25-27

Organizers of Season of Cambodia announce the final week of events for its two-month long arts festival, which began in early April 2013, and now culminates with a visual arts 'Open Studio' exhibition of works by five artists-in-residence at Governors Island off the southern tip of Manhattan. This 'open studio' of work reflects two months of work by contemporary Cambodian and Cambodian-American artists in the disciplines of sculpture, photography, video, installation, and performance, curated by curator-in-residence Vuth Lyno and the final piece of the festival's visual arts program, IN RESIDENCE, co-curated by Leeza Ahmady of AhmadyArts and Asian Contemporary Art Week (New York City) and Erin Gleeson ofSA SA BASSAC (Phnom Penh). The three-day event, in conjunction with the annual opening of Governors Island on Memorial Day Weekend, takes place at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Art Center (Building 110) on May 25th - 27th from 12pm - 5pm daily. (more...)

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