Fall in Love with Autumn at Meatpacking District's 5th Annual HARVEST FESTby BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017Celebrate the autumn season at the 5th Annual Harvest Fest, a family-friendly outdoor artisanal market and seasonal fair produced by the Meatpacking Business Improvement District (BID). The beloved event brings together an eclectic mix of local brands to sample and sell various foods, crafts and activities suitable for all ages. Free and open to the public, Harvest Fest will take place at Hudson River Park's 14th Street Park on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Catholic Church Refuses to Host International Human Rights Art Festival Event Featuring Kathleen Turnerby BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017The International Human Rights Art Festival (www.IHRAF.org), slated to premiere a new body of activist work at Saint Mary's Church in NYC on Sunday, October 15th, headlined by Oscar- and Tony Award-nominated actress, activist and film icon Kathleen Turner, was censored by Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Saint Mary's Church last evening, just 72 hours before the show was supposed to go up. New York's First All-Female Festival Announces Music Lineupby BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017Ravyn Lenae, Kari Faux, Flint Eastwood, Tangina Stone and Dana Williams will play as part of the Other Music showcase at the second annual The Other Festival, it was announced today by festival founder Dee Poku. The Strawberry One Act Festival Calls for Submissionsby BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017The Riant Theatre's Strawberry Theatre Festival will be held at the 100 seat Poet Den's Theatre in Manhattan from April 18th April 29, 2018, and is now accepting submissions for Full Length Plays (between 60 90 minutes) and Musicals (not to exceed 120 minutes), Short Plays, Cabaret, Magic Acts, Improv and Sketch Comedy (40 minutes 60 minutes) and Staged Readings. China NCPA Orchestra to Make Carnegie Hall Debut This Fallby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017The China NCPA Orchestra - resident orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing - makes its Carnegie Hall debut on Monday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage as part of a six-city coast-to-coast US tour, with programs emphasizing East-West influences in classical music and cultural exchange. BWW Review: Trixie Mattel Balances MOVING PARTS Like a Pro at the Laurie Beechmanby Troy Frisby - October 12, 2017A unique queen in the pantheon of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE queens, in just a few years' time, Trixie Mattel has risen from promising also-ran to cult fave to full-blown drag superstar (with a number one folk album, to boot). Fans coming in expecting to hear tracks off of that album, TWO BIRDS, during Mattel's new show, NOW WITH MOVING PARTS, won't get them, but the show maintained the spirit of those songs. Beyond that, her bold performance at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on September 22 marked the rare show where the musical numbers were few and far between, and, yet, there was nothing lacking. Broadway Stars to Lead Giant Garjana Dance Workout for Puerto Rico Reliefby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017Broadway stars (led by Mamma Mia's Monica Kapoor) will lead hundreds of New Yorkers in an immersive dance workout called Garjana (a project of the nonprofit Food Tank) with 100 percent of ticket revenue supporting hurricane survivors through #GiveHealthy and Feeding America as well as the World Food Program USA's projects to help solve global hunger. Broadway's David Hyde Pierce to Take a Stroll at CaringKind's Alzheimer's Walkby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017Some of Broadway's most talented performers will swap their scripts and scores for sneakers and a stroll on Sunday, October 15, 2017, as they walk to support CaringKind, NYC's leading expert in Alzheimer's and dementia care for more than three decades. They'll join thousands of orange-clad New Yorkers for CaringKind's Alzheimer's Walk as the paths of Riverside Park become ribbons of orange. Children's Museum of Manhattan to Hold Annual Galaby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017The Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) will host its annual, fundraising event celebrating a year's worth of joyful environments and arts programs that promote fun and learning on Wednesday, October 25th at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61, in New York City. Leanne Borghesi Brings Comedic Theatrical Cabaret MOOD SWINGS to The TRIADby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017Leanne Borghesi's swingin' at The Triad, NYC for two nights only! Direct from sold-out appearances at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco, Leanne Borghesi invites you to swing with her moods as she seduces you with sultry jazz, bawdy comedy, and over-the-top bling! FAIRYTALES ON ACID Plays Tonight as Part of NYNWTFby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017From the award-winning creators of Pageant Princess, The Musical in conjunction with the New York New Work Theatre Festival comes a magical foray into the absurd world of fairy tales. Clay McLeod Chapman's DEATH TO THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW Begins Tonight at UNDER St. Marksby BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017After 20 years of bringing macabre tales of madness and murder to the East Village, writer Clay McLeod Chapman is driving a stake into the heart of his long-running storytelling staple The Pumpkin Pie Show. Join him and scene-stealer Hanna Cheek along with special guests for one final foray into the abyss with their favorite literary perversions from the last two decades.
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