BWW Review: Mark Dendy's WHISTLEBLOWER Explores Identity, Patriotism
by Lauren Wingenroth
- Sep 23, 2015
The morning after the premiere of Mark Dendy's Whistleblower at Dixon Place comes disturbing news that the military is forcing transwoman and former intelligence office Chelsea Manning to follow male grooming standards while imprisoned. Dendy's timing is lucky. His piece explores Manning's mind as she faces charges for leaking almost one million documents containing evidence of war crimes committed by the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. Though Manning's case already feels like history in some ways, Dendy reminds us that its personal and political meanings are still urgent.
THE RAPING OF AVA DESANTIS Hits #1 Bestseller After Amazon Early Release
by Christina Mancuso
- Sep 18, 2015
NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Amazon made headlines when it launched 'Kindle First' a new program to give customers the ability to download selected books one month before their official release date. Likewise, in an effort to continually challenge and reinvent the publishing industry, Amazon is now giving independent publishers incentive to release highly anticipated titles early on as well.
Pigs Do Fly Productions' FLYING HIGH! to Run 10/8-25
by Carol Kassie
- Sep 15, 2015
Pigs do Fly Productions will return to Ft. Lauderdale's Empire Stage with Flying High!, the second production of their second season, from October 9th through October 25th. There will be a preview performance on October 8th.
BWW Review: Studio's CHIMERICA is Big as a Continent
by Roger Catlin
- Sep 15, 2015
Twenty-six years ago, the day after thousands of soldiers in China's so called People's Liberation Army cleared Tiananmen Square, killing what could have been thousands of students who had been protesting there, a lone man with plastic grocery bags stood in front of a line of advancing tanks there.
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW Premieres to Highest Ratings in Show History
by Caryn Robbins
- Sep 14, 2015
Ellen's bi-coastal premiere tied for her highest rated debut week ever with Households earning 2.9/8 rating/share (tied with premiere rating in 2014) and second highest rated debut week with Women 25-54 nabbing a 1.6/10 (just shy of the 1.8 earned in 2012).
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Larry Kramer & More Will Be Featured at 16th Annual New Yorker Festival
by Tyler Peterson
- Sep 8, 2015
On October 2, 3, and 4, 2015, The New Yorker will present its sixteenth annual Festival, a three-day celebration that brings to life the magazine's rich reporting and incisive cultural coverage, plus live performances, film previews, and one-of-a-kind excursions throughout New York City. Drawing together an acclaimed and exciting group of writers, artists, and thinkers from a range of fields-including film, music, television, politics, architecture, science, food, and literature-the Festival is New York City's foremost cultural event of the season.
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