Forewords at Central Park, Comedy Central's Jeff Ross and More Set for SummerStage 2013's Comedy and Spoken Word Acts
By: BWW News Desk May. 30, 2013
SummerStage's 2013 season features the debut of Forewords at Central Park, a new series of spoken word discussions with performing artists including Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of The Zombies with Jonathan Demme onJune 15 and DJ Kool Herc with Cindy Campbell and hip-hop historian Jeff Chang on August 10. Comedy Central presents three great stand-up showcases this year, including a Central Park show on June 26 including performances from Jeff Ross, John Mulaney, Gabriel Iglesias and Amy Schumer. Influential New York poet Sekou Sundiata receives tribute on July 3 from three great artists: Toshi Reagon, Sandra St. Victor and Nona Hendryx.
A selection of shows from this year's SummerStage follows. For the most up-to-date scheduling and line-up for all SummerStage programming, follow SummerStage via the below links and visit www.CityParksFoundation.org for festival information.
SummerStage 2013, Comedy+Spoken Word Schedule:
Doors for all Central Park shows open one hour prior to listed showtimes. Shows taking place at all other parks are in open-air venues and do not have "door times"; show starts promptly at stated time.
Friday June 7, 2013 at 7:30pm
Comedy Central Live presents
CRISTELA ALONZO /MARK NORMAND
FREE SHOW at Red Hook Park, Brooklyn
Friday June 14, 2013 at 8:00pm
NPR and WNYC's Ask Me Another with
JONATHAN COULTON/OPHIRA EISENBERG
WILL SHORTZ / PETER SAGAL
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
*PAID EVENT*
Saturday June 15, 2013 at 4:00pm
Forewords - The British Invasion:
A Conversation with
COLIN BLUNSTONE and ROD ARGENT of the Zombies
and filmmaker JONATHAN DEMME
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 8:00pm
Comedy Central's Stars Under the Stars -
Hosted by GABRIEL IGLESIAS
Featuring ADAM DEVINE / JOHN MULANEY
JEFF ROSS / AMY SCHUMER
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
*PAID EVENT*
Wednesday July 3, 2013 at 5:00pm
Forewords - A Tribute to Sekou Sundiata-
Conversation and Poetry with
THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday July 3, 2013 at 7:00pm
longstoryshort: Remixed
A Tribute to SEKOU SUNDIATA with
NONA HENDRYX / SANDRA ST. VICTOR
TOSHI REAGON AND BIGLOVELY
Featuring readings by noted poets
Faybiene Miranda and Lenelle Moise
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Noon
Mambo to Hip-Hop Part 3:
The Graffiti Movement and the Media It Inspired
Staging at THE POINT CDC: 940 Garrison Ave in The Bronx
*PAID EVENT*
Sunday July 14, 2013 at 1:00pm
Forewords - The Ascent of Gypsy Culture in America
A Conversation with
COSTEL OPRICA IVANCEA of Fanfare Ciocarlia,
HENRY ERNST of Asphalt Tango Productions
and JAKAB ORSOS, the Director of PEN World Voices
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
*PAID EVENT*
Tuesday July 23, 2013 at 6:00pm
Forewords - The Long Lasting Influence of Martha Graham
Participants TBA
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
*PAID EVENT*
Saturday August 10, 2013 at 1:00pm
Forewords - Hip Hop Turns 40 -A Conversation with
DJ KOOL HERC and CINDY CAMPBELL
and author JEFF CHANG (Can't Stop, Won't Stop)
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
Sunday August 18, 2013 at 8:00pm
Comedy Central Live presents
The Dark Lords of Comedy featuring
MIKE LAWRENCE / JARED LOGAN / DAN ST. GERMAIN
FREE SHOW at East River Park, Manhattan
Website: http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/
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