NBC's TODAY celebrates 100 days until the start of competition of the upcoming XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi. TODAY will transform Rockefeller Plaza into “TODAY's Olympic Training Center” tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29.
'Give the people what they came for' James Brown said in reference to his shows, and it seemed that the Apollo set out to do just that on the opening night of 'James Brown - Get on the Good Goot' dance celebration concert in Harlem.
Dante is given a tour through the different circles of hell. As he descends further into the underworld it he finds himself slowly descending into madness and that the souls and demons he encounters aren't going to allow him to escape. This ground breaking theatrical production of Dante's Poem is done in modern English making it accessible and understandable to modern audiences. Original premiere in 2008.
The Flea Theater invites you to the World Premiere of FAMILY FURNITURE by A.R. Gurney. It is directed by Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail (In The Heights) starring Carolyn McCormick (Law & Order), Peter Scolari (Girls, Newhart, Bosom Buddies), and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) with newcomers Ismenia Mendes and Molly Nordin. Performances run November 12 - December 22 at The Flea (41 White Street between Church and Broadway in Tribeca).
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard, are officially launching the 'Project Imaginat10n' Film Festival, which will kick off with the global premiere of ten short films at Lincoln Center in New York City today. Following the premiere, screenings will be held in Los Angeles, CA hosted by Bryce Dallas Howard, the first graduating director of Canon's Project Imagin8ion as well as in Brooklyn, NY hosted by James Murphy, a celebrity director for Project Imaginat10n. Yahoo Screen will continue celebrating the Film Festival from October 25, 2013 through the end of the year where consumers can view each of the 10 films.
Monarch Rooftop Lounge will host the launch of 'Jazz Night Under the Stars', featuring the music of Lush Life, on Monday, November 4, 2013 (and every Monday thereafter) at 8 p.m. at 71 West 35th Street (at the North East Corner of Broadway and 35th Street).
UNDERDOGS hits theaters on November 1st! Official press release below and the trailer is now also available here!
Two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and 2006 ice dance silver medalist Tanith Belbin will join NBC Olympics for its Winter Games coverage in Sochi, Russia, it was announced today.
Montblanc announced today the 13th annual performance of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway will be held in New York City onMonday, November 18, 2013. An annual benefit event produced by the 24 Hour Company and Freestyle Picture Company for Urban Arts Partnership, The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway attracts some of entertainment's biggest names as they join forces to participate in an extreme rite of theater: writing, directing, and performing 6 original short plays, all in just 24 hours. Proceeds from the evening's performance will support Urban Arts Partnership, NYC's largest arts educational organization, in their efforts to close the achievement gap in our city's underserved public schools. Tickets can be purchased through http://www.smarttix.com with special access packages available through www.citiprivatepass.com.
The Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Downtown hotel has formed a strategic partnership with the Toronto Marlies sporting organization to further their mission as a sport lover's destination hotel.
NBC Olympics and the networks of NBCUniversal will celebrate 100 days from the start of the upcoming Sochi Olympics on Tuesday, Oct. 29, by introducing a new phase of their multi-platform marketing initiative, highlighted by a 20-channel promotional Roadblock in the 8 p.m. ET/PT hour.
Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo announced today that Bronx Bombers, a new American play written and directed by Eric Simonson, will begin performances on Broadway starting January 10, 2014 at Circle in the Square Theater (235 West 50th Street). The official opening is February 6, 2014. Tickets are now on sale at the box office and Telecharge.com.
Thailand, at the center of Southeast Asia, has it's own unique and prolific history. With Bangkok as the urban epicenter and the pulse of the region, it has become a popular tourist destination for people from all over the world. Sheba Suphannahong, in her new book 'Frontier Towns on the Mekong,' focuses on the more remote (and less-traveled) northeast region of Isaan along the Mekong River, and provides a unique perspective from the province of Nakhon Phanom. It is from this vantage point that Suphannahong-who currently makes her home in Nakhom Phanom-shines her own light on how modern travelers can navigate this remote area and discover the essence of Indochina.
Eva Grayzel was diagnosed with Oral Cancer at stage IV at age 33 with no risk factors. This disease is predicted to be an epidemic among young non-smokers. Eva shares her inspirational and entertaining story in 'Tongue-Tied: A Story NOT Silenced by Oral Cancer.' Her act has a repeat performance tonight, Monday October 14th after selling out the October 8th show.
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, which for over 50 years has produced a uniquely global array of experimental theater, dance, performance art, and music, launched CultureHub in 2009 with its longtime partner the Seoul Institute of the Arts. La MaMa founder Ellen Stewart was a pioneering force in the movement behind the now-commonplace black box theater, an architectural shift that revolutionized the performing arts. CultureHub builds upon Stewart's legacy of innovation, implementing state-of-the-art telepresence technology to transform the black box for a new century and bring artists and audiences from various international locations together in performance, without having to be in the same physical space.
The enduring music of Burt Bacharach is given new life as musician and actor Kyle Riabko (Spring Awakening, Hair) performs his unique, soulful arrangements of the Bacharach songbook with an eclectic group of young musicians and performers. Steven Hoggett, whose choreography has been featured in such diverse works as Once, Peter and the Starcatcher, andBlack Watch, returns to NYTW, this time as director. What's It All About? is a re-introduction to the timeless music of Bacharach through the eyes and ears of a new generation.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for Charles Randolph-Wright's world premiere drama Love in Afghanistan. Randolph-Wright, a Resident Playwright through Arena Stage's American Voices New Play Institute and director of Motown the Musical currently on Broadway, joins forces with director Lucie Tiberghien (MCC Theater's Don't Go Gentle) to bring to life the tale of two fantastically different people discovering love in the most unlikely of places: war-torn Afghanistan. One, an emerging hip-hop artist, the other, a high-level Afghan interpreter, both fight to navigate the pitfalls of romance, religious differences and political unrest. Love in Afghanistan runs tonight, October 11-November 17, 2013 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.
NBC Sports Group's coverage of the 2013 Dew Tour will continue this weekend with more than 20 hours of the Dew Tour Toyota City Championships from San Francisco, Calif., on NBC, NBCSN, NBC Sports Live Extra and Dew Tour.com. Live television coverage on NBC begins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and continues through the weekend. Starting this evening at 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra and Dew Tour Live on Dew Tour.com will also live stream all preliminary and final competitions. In addition, NBCSN will air encore coverage of competitions that were streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra and DewTour.com.
Today, FOX Sports and Red Bull Media House announced a three-year agreement to broadcast THE RED BULL WORLD SERIES
Eva Grayzel was diagnosed with Oral Cancer at stage IV at age 33 with no risk factors. This disease is predicted to be an epidemic among young non-smokers. Eva shares her inspirational and entertaining story in 'Tongue-Tied: A Story NOT Silenced by Oral Cancer.' Her act will have a repeat performance on Monday October 14th. The finale of the show is her famous 'Rap' entitled, 'Shout it Out - Savin' a Life is What It's All About,' which includes two freestyle break dancers. As Eva says, 'Come on, how many silver-haired break dancing 'rappers' do you know?!'
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