Brookfield Place New York Announces Holiday 2018 Event Line Up
New York announces its Holiday 2018 lineup of seasonally-inspired events at the scenic waterfront venue. With free and festive programming throughout the holiday season, there is something for everyone, with activities including performances of The Nutcracker and the returns of Luminaries and The Rink, the only one in New York City to partner with US Olympians. Brookfield Place creates these events to delight visitors and bring the community together to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at the downtown hub. Brookfield Place's dynamic holiday programming is complemented by its signature shops, diverse dining destinations and endless amenities.
'X-Files' Actor Christopher Logan Launches Book of Top Burlesque Stars, BURLESQUE
Actor Christopher Logan, Guest-Star of the upcoming X-Files episode 'Founder's Mutation' (Jan.25th) and films 'Connie and Carla', 'Saving Silverman' and 'Tron Legacy', has produced a coffee table book of top burlesque stars.
'BURLESQUE' is the follow up to 'dr.a.g.' (for dressed as girl), which celebrated top drag performers and was chosen as a VIP Gift at the Sundance Film Festival's Independent Filmmaker's Lounge both this year and last.
Logan makes books to raise funding for independent film projects. 'A new way to turn a book into a movie', he quips. 'Connie and Carla' connected Logan to the drag community allowing the first book to come together. 'The drag performers were very welcoming and open to the idea. Everyone was thrilled with the final book.'
After 'dr.a.g.', comes 'BURLESQUE', a 160-page large-format book, filled to the brim with stunning full-colour photography of stars Immodesty Blaize (UK), Kalani Kokonuts (Vegas), Little Miss Risk (Vancouver), LouLou D'vil (Finland), the renowned Dita Von Teese, and even a few men like The Stage Door Johnnies.
'Drag is too much fashion for one gender', says Logan. 'Burlesque is when you leave it all on the floor'.
'Exploring the diversity within a subculture allows us to see all sides of it', he says. 'These photographs speak for themselves, letting the performers showcase themselves doing what they do best, with their own signature style'.
A nice bit of trivia: the book's back cover photo of Little Miss Risk was shot by Ed Araquel, who was the Stills Photographer on the X-Files shoot.
'BURLESQUE' is available at www.bookthefilm.com
Cover photo by Karl Giant, Model: Meow Meow.
Erin Markey to Join THE MEETING in Honoring Janet Jackson at Joe's Pub, 5/18
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will continue its engagement at JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater on Sunday, May 18 at 9:30 PM with a celebration of the pop diva Janet Jackson. After a highly-successful season at 54 Below, The Meeting* has returned to its downtown roots this year with shows through May. The Meeting* has been called "delicious and delightfully droll" by The New York Post, and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. A recent story for Slate.com called the evening "so deliciously icy that it left me shivering with fear and delight." The May show will feature special guest Erin Markey in addition to the previously-announced Cole Escola, Nadia Quinn of "Summer & Eve" and John Early. Brett Every serves as Music Director.
Photo Coverage: Carson Kressley Joins Cast of NEWSICAL!
Emmy-winning television star Carson Kressley joinED the cast of off Broadway's NEWSical The Musical last night, February 11. NEWSical The Musical is the forever changing, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof. From the looming fiscal cliff crisis to the pope opening a Twitter account to Honey Boo Boo, NEWSicalThe Musical sets all of today's biggest pop culture headlines to song. Kressley is the latest star to grace the NEWSical The Musical stage. BroadwayWorld was there for his opening night and you can check out photos from the theatre arrivals below!
Style's BIG RICH TEXAS, GLAM FAIRY to Return 10/7
Style's Sunday nights of high-end drama and glam returns in October with the season three premiere of BIG RICH TEXAS and the season two premiere of GLAM FAIRY on Sunday, October 7, beginning at 8pm ET/PT.