Martha Stewart News

City Harvest, New York City's private response to hunger has announced that Eric and Sandra Ripert and Goya Foods and the Unanue family will be the honorees at this year's City Harvest Presents The 2020 Gala: Red Supper Club, on April 28.

After three successful shows, renowned cookbook author, lifestyle and entertaining expert Pamela Morgan brings her one-women cabaret show back to The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, New York City), for one night only on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 7:00 pm. It will be a fun night of singing, dancing and lots of laughs for all those who attend. In addition, Acclaimed singer, actor and MC/Host Richard Skipper will be Pamela's special guest for the evening.

Chris Struck caught up with Ryan Raftery, writer and star, of the one-man musical comedy IVANKA 2020, coming to Joe's Pub later this February for eight shows starting on February 23rd and running until March 13th. Check out what Ryan Raftery has to say about his latest musical comedy!

Corner Table Entertainment (Production company founded by Geoffrey Zakarian and Jaret Keller) and iHeartMedia (iHM) announced a partnership to create/produce a iHeartRadio Original Podcast together.

Ryan Raftery returns to Joe's Pub for his fifth consecutive run, premiering his new celebrity bio-musical comedy IVANKA 2020. A wild, irreverent mash-up of the classic film The Manchurian Candidate and the animated classic Anastasia, Raftery's latest piece is a satirical commentary on what is arguably the most fascinating political landscape the United States has seen in decades.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of Jan. 6-10 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, as well as men and women 18-49 and adults, men and women 25-54, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

The enduring legacy of one of America's most decorated composers has been the basis for launching the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards, aimed at recognizing and enabling the next generation of music composition talent. The sold out inaugural concert and awards ceremony last month in New York was organized in collaboration with Queens College and took place at Lefrak Concert Hall of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts. Celebrities Martha Stewart, Brian d'Arcy James, Robert Klein, Joe Torre, Marissa McGowan and Paul Shaffer presented the awards and star singer Capathia Jenkins made a surprise guest appearance.

Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Edward McFarland of Ed's Lobster Bar in SoHo for our 'Chef Spotlight.'

From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from January through March 2020. Additional programs include AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Poison Squad,” about the chemist who fought for food safety at the turn of the 20th century, and FOOD. ROOTS. PHILIPPINES, Billy Dec's search for the recipes of his ancestors. Chef Patrick O'Connell's magnificent obsession is revealed in THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON: A DELICIOUS DOCUMENTARY and new digital series GOOD GUMBO (w.t.) travels to Louisiana, the Mississippi Delta and the Gulf to delve into the region's rich food and cultural heritage. Full of surprising revelations and unforgettable characters, these programs celebrate our uniquely American culture and showcase the myriad contributions that diverse groups of Americans have made to our country, our cuisine, and our common history.

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance proudly presents Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo, written by Charles Rice-González and directed by Fernando Vieira. This year marks the play's 16th year at BAAD!, and the second time that Vieira helms the work. The play interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, to create a queer, Latino play about a couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve.

This holiday season, Dad's Garage Theatre will offer an American Sign Language interpreted performance of a?oeInvasion: Christmas Carol,a?? their annual holiday show. As part of an effort to reach new audiences, and make Dad's Garage more accessible, the ASL performance will be offered on Thursday, December 5 at 8 p.m., with regular ticket pricing.

The new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL opened on Broadway last night, November 7. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the opening night red carpet!

After two successful shows, renowned cookbook author, lifestyle and entertaining expert Pamela Morgan brings her one-women cabaret show back to The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, New York City), for one night only on Thursday, November 7th, 2019, at 7:00 pm. It will be a fun night of singing, dancing and lots of laughs for all those who attend. In addition, Fashion Designer Frederick Anderson will be Pamela's special guest for the evening.

Performances of a?oeA Christmas Carola?? always seem so cheery and festive, yet that may not have been the reality of Victorian England. In the latest iteration of a?oeInvasion: Christmas Carola?? by Dad's Garage, director Amber Nash brings a dark, stark touch of reality to the classic tale.

VERY RALPH, the first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, debuts TUESDAY, NOV. 12 (9:00-10:50 p.m.), exclusively on HBO. The feature-length film reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history. VERY RALPH is directed and produced by award-winning documentarian Susan Lacy (HBO's 'Jane Fonda in Five Acts,' 'Spielberg').

Discovery Inc. today launches Food Network Kitchen, the recently announced direct-to-consumer platform, that is broadly available now across Amazon Alexa and Echo Show, Fire Tablets, Fire TV streaming media devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android mobile devices, and across additional platforms and devices in 2020.

Bring the magic of the Harry Potter films from screen to skein with the ultimate knitter's guide to the Wizarding World.

HBO Max continues to expand its storehouse of exceptional content by ordering 8 episodes each of two unscripted kids competition series, Karma and Craftopia. Karma, an hour-long series, will be hosted by Michelle Khare, an extreme lifestyle enthusiast with almost 2 million followers on YouTube, and Craftopia, a half-hour series, will be hosted by Lauren Riihimaki, aka LaurDIY, one of YouTube's top creators with over 21 million followers across all her social platforms. Both social media gurus are known for inspiring their followers to think creatively and follow their dreams.