Coyote Rep Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of THE NEW NORMAL, 10/13-10/23September 26, 2010Coyote REP Theatre Company presents the world premiere of The New Normal by Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Broadway's Well and In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play) and directed by Isaac Byrne (NYIT Award Winning Director), and staring Nell Mooney* (As The World Turns), Andrea Caban* (NYIT Award Winning Solo Artist), Emily Rossell* (The Civilians - Let Me Ascertain You) and Michael Mason Working Man's Clothes - New York is Dead). The New Normal is a groundbreaking original full-length play inspired by the life of 2009 Puget Sound Survivor of the Year, Anna Warren Schumacher. It is a hard hitting play that tells the unique story of how a young woman finds humor and grace in the unexpected challenges of survival.
Pearly Gates Playground Re-Opens as Model of 21st Century Sustainable Design 9/25September 25, 2010Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined City Council Member James Vacca, Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, Representative to the Bronx Borough President Wilhelm Ronda, members of Community Board 10 and the Westchester Square / Zurega Improvement District, and neighborhood children to cut the ribbon on nearly $2 million in improvements to Pearly Gates Playground. The park is located at St. Peters and Tratman Avenues in the Bronx.
Vietnamese Dinner and Film to Benefit Canyon Moon Theatre 9/27September 25, 2010Adventurous travelers are invited to experience the exotic food, sights, and sounds of Vietnam in a fundraiser for Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek on Monday, September 27 starting at 5 p.m. Canyon Moon and Marketplace Cafe will jointly host 'An Intriguing Journey through Vietnam---Past and Present.' The dinner and film event includes a special showing of the 2002 adaptation of Graham Greene's The Quiet American.
Photo Flash: MACK & MABEL Opens at BickfordSeptember 25, 2010A record, near-capacity audience leapt to its feet at the Opening Night of Jerry Herman's 8-time Tony Award-nominated musical, MACK & MABEL, on Friday, September 24, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ. This rollicking and romantic delight by the Tony Award-winning composer of La Cage Aux Folles, Hello, Dolly! and Mame runs through Sunday, October 17, 2010.
Gretchen Sings Janis Joplin’s 'Pearl' at Don't Tell Mamma 10/24, 10/26, 11/4September 25, 2010Nightlife, Bistro and MAC Award winning artist Gretchen Reinhagen and her all-girl band, led by Musical Director Tracy Stark, return to Don't Tell Mama(www.donttellmamanyc.com) in October with 'Gretchen Sings Janis Joplin's Pearl.' Performances are scheduled for Sunday, October 24th at 6:00PM; Tuesday, October 26th at 7:00PM; and Thursday, November 4th at 7:00PM. Barry Kleinbort directs.
Signal Ensemble Theatre Remounts Hit Jukebox Musical AFTERMATH 11/6-12/12September 25, 2010Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the remount of the hit jukebox musical 'Aftermath,' written and directed by co-artistic director Ronan Marra, as the second show of their eighth season. Brian Jones, founder and original leader of The Rolling Stones, was perhaps most famous for his mysterious death at age 27.