Ken Davenport, producer of the Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz and The Awesome 80s Prom, today proudly announced that Dr Judy Kuriansky will host a talk back following the performance at the off-Broadway hit MY FIRST TIME (www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com), the new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues featuring four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people . . . just like you.
The performance will be Friday, June 5th at 10 PM. Fondly called "Dr. Judy" by her millions of fans, she has been a pioneer of the radio call-in advice format, hosting radio shows for over 20 years, with her latest show nationally syndicated in markets around the country.
Dr. Judy Kuriansky is a world-renowned radio advice host, clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist, popular lecturer, newspaper columnist, and author. As the host of radio call-in advice shows, notably LovePhones on Z-100 radio, thousands of young people have sought her wise advice. She teaches about relationships at Columbia University Teachers College and is a visiting professor in China. Many projects she has developed include "Theme Park Therapy," "Blues in the Bedroom," and the "Most Unforgettable Woman." Her many awards include the Medal of Sexology for lifetime achievement from the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists. Also an expert on emergency mental health relief, Dr. Judy provided help at Ground Zero after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, SARS in China, bombings in Israel, and earthquakes worldwide. At the United Nations, she represents the International Association of Applied Psychology and moderates panels about disaster risk reduction, climate change and human rights. A frequent commentator on breaking news, notably HLN's "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" and "ShowBiz Tonight, "Dr. Judy has appeared on Larry King about depression and Oprah about weight. Her popular books include "How To Love A Nice Guy," "Generation Sex," "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating" and "The Complete Idiots Guide to Tantric Sex," and "Terror in the Holy Land" and "Beyond Bullets and Bombs: grassroots peacebuilding between Palestinains and Israelis." Her advice columns have appeared in The Daily News, Family Circle Magazine, Single Living, Soap Opera Digest, Smug music magazine, CosmoGirl, and currently for Bottom Line Women's Health newsletter. Her website is www.DrJudy.com. Also the psychosocial director of US Doctors for Africa, she helps develop programs on HIV/AIDS with First Ladies of Africa. She has also lobbied in Washington for a Department of Peace, and plays in "the Stand Up for Peace Project" annual peace charity concerts in Japan, recently with the Dalai Lama and Reverend Desmond Tutu.
Even before its opening, MY FIRST TIME quickly became the most talked about show in town, having been featured in TMZ.COM, the New York Times, Daily News, Associated Press, Playboy Magazine, and on television on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" as well as news programs on CBS, CNN, BBC, and MY9, as well as in a national Apple iPhone commercial. In 1996, a decade before blogging began, a website was created that allowed people to anonymously share their own true stories about their ‘First Time.' The website became an instant phenomenon as over 40,000 stories poured in from around the globe that were silly, sweet, absurd, funny, heterosexual, homosexual, awkward, shy, sexy and everything in between. And now, these stories and the unique characters in them are all brought to life in MY FIRST TIME.
Performances continue at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). For tickets, call Telecharge.com at 212/239-6200. Call 1-888-MY1-TIME or visit www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com.
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