Forewords at Central Park, Comedy Central's Jeff Ross and More Set for SummerStage 2013's Comedy and Spoken Word Acts

By: May. 30, 2013
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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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