CHOCOBAR CORTES-Popular Caribbean Chocolate Restaurant Opens in the South Bronx
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 11, 2022
Chocobar Cortés, the restaurant brand of Chocolate Cortés, a 92-year old family-owned Puerto Rican and Dominican chocolate manufacturing company known for its rich hot chocolate, is a dining and cultural experience that celebrates the company’s Caribbean chocolate tradition, its culture, and the delicious flavors of the Caribbean.
Roundabout Announces Winners Of Columbia@Roundabout's 2019 New Play Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2019
Roundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University School of the Arts have announced the winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2019 New Play Reading Series. As part of the collaborative partnership between Roundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University, the reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA program and recent alumni with a cash prize as well as a reading in Roundabout's Rehearsal Hall, followed by a post-reading reception. Five finalists have also received cash prizes in recognition of their exceptional work. No other collaborative partnership in the New York area brings together an esteemed Ivy League MFA program with a Tony Award-winning, not-for-profit theatre. The reading series is made possible by a grant from The Tow Foundation.
The Contemporary Arts Center Announces KID KOALA'S NUFONIA MUST FALL Tour Stops at the CAC 4/14-15
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2017
The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is pleased to announce Nufonia Must Fall by Kid Koala will be presented at the CAC for a two-performance run on April 14-15, 2017at 7:30pm as part of the company's spring tour. These exciting performances will take place in the CAC's newly-renovated industrial warehouse space and will be an experience to be enjoyed by all ages.
Photo Flash: Playwrights Adam Esquenazi Douglas and Lavinia Roberts at 2013 Downtown Urban Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2013
Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) opened on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 with sold-out performances of The Rules of the World, written by Lavinia Roberts, and The Last Day of Oscar Wilde's Life, written by Adam Esquenazi Douglas. DUTF playwrights in attendance at the Opening Night Playwrights Reception included Anselmo Coy Martinez, Adam Esquenazi Douglas (pictured), Lavinia Roberts (pictured), Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Keelay Gipson, D. L. Siegel, Dana Tarantino and Jo Shui. Check out photos below!
'Superheroes Are the Writers' in Downtown Urban Theater Festival 2013, Now thru 3/16
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2013
For its 11th Annual season, Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) declares, 'our superheros are the writers' through a groundbreaking campaign that features vibrant and ingenious illustrations of the playwrights by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez of Studio Edgardo. This much-anticipated season will keep audiences on The Edge of their seats with theatrical works that effortlessly swing through urban landscapes ranging from Brooklyn, USA to the Ukraine to intimate stories about Oscar Wilde to hip hop alien abduction ... and much more. DUTF rolls into HERE in SoHo, NYC for three weeks, today, February 27 through March 16, 2013.
'Superheroes Are the Writers' in Downtown Urban Theater Festival 2013, 2/27-3/16
by BWW News Desk - Feb 5, 2013
For its 11th Annual season, Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) declares, 'our superheros are the writers' through a groundbreaking campaign that features vibrant and ingenious illustrations of the playwrights by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez of Studio Edgardo. This much-anticipated season will keep audiences on the edge of their seats with theatrical works that effortlessly swing through urban landscapes ranging from Brooklyn, USA to the Ukraine to intimate stories about Oscar Wilde to hip hop alien abduction ... and much more. DUTF rolls into HERE in SoHo, NYC for three weeks, February 27 through March 16, 2013.