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Tickets On Sale For Tiresias' CRYPTOCHROME At The Cell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023

Tickets are now on sale for Evan Silver's latest performance piece, cryptochrome, at the cell theatre in New York City. Described as a mesmerizing sonic odyssey, this unique theatrical experience explores the extraordinary world of the animal kingdom and encourages viewers to immerse themselves in the sensory realms of other living beings.

Taiwan Philharmonic Partners With TSMC Education And Culture Foundation And More To Offer Masterclass With Ray Chen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020

The Taiwan Philharmonic, together with the National Theater & Concert Hall, Taiwan Public Television Service, and TSMC Education and Culture Foundation (TSMC Foundation), invites world-renowned violinist Ray Chen to give the first livestreamed violin masterclass during the pandemic for global music fans on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

BWW Review: Celebrating Her 90 Years, Nathalia Timberg Gives Life to Iris Apfel, World Fashion Icon, in ATRAVES DA IRIS (Through the Iris)
by Claudio Erlichman - Jan 15, 2019

Atraves da Iris (Through the Iris) is a tribute to New Yorker Iris Apfel, world icon of fashion at 97 years. 'More is more, less is bore", a joke with the old 'less is more,' is the motto of Iris Apfel, businesswoman, interior designer, and today one of the world's greatest references in pop art and fashion; opening the celebrations for the 90 years of Nathalia Timberg, which will be completed in 2019.

New Musical BILLY AND THE KILLERS Opens Tonight at HERE
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2017

Actor, novelist and award-winning playwright Jim Shankman, who recently debuted his newest play, Heartless Bastard, as part of the SubletSeries@HERE, has announced that his new musical, Billy and the Killers, will make its world premiere this November at HERE! Arts Center (located at 145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY).

Adrian Blake Enscoe and Sydney Shepherd to Star in New Musical BILLY AND THE KILLERS at HERE
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

Actor, novelist and award-winning playwright Jim Shankman, who recently debuted his newest play, Heartless Bastard, as part of the SubletSeries@HERE, has announced that his new musical, Billy and the Killers, will make its world premiere this November at HERE! Arts Center (located at 145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY).

The New Jewish Home Celebrates 8 Remarkable New Yorkers Over 80
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2017

At its fourth annual Eight Over Eighty benefit gala The New Jewish Home will pay tribute to eight New Yorkers who, in their ninth and tenth decades, continue to live lives of remarkable achievement, vitality and civic engagement. The event, at the Mandarin Oriental New York on Tuesday, April 4, is expected to attract more than 450 guests and raise more than $1 million for the nonprofit's rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home health care programs, which together serve 12,000 older adults of all faiths and ethnicities each year.

THE CALICO BUFFALO Set for NYMF, Now thru 7/16
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2015

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) in association with Bosc Publishing Company, Inc. presents The Calico Buffalo a new musical fable with book, music and lyrics by EJ Stapleton, and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Peter Stopschinski. Craig J. George directs a cast of ten, including Jennifer Apple, Rachel Coloff*, Rhys Gilyeat*, Zachary Infante*, Stephen Mark, Anthea Neri*, Rachel Rhodes-Devey*, Brooke Shapiro*, Kevin Sims*, and Max Wilcox*. The Calico Buffalo is being staged at PTC Performance Space, 555 West 42nd Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenues) in NYC for five performances from tonight, July 8 through Thursday, July 16, 2015. *Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

THE CALICO BUFFALO Set for NYMF, 7/8-16
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 10, 2015

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) in association with Bosc Publishing Company, Inc. presents The Calico Buffalo a new musical fable with book, music and lyrics by EJ Stapleton, and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Peter Stopschinski. Craig J. George directs a cast of ten, including Jennifer Apple, Rachel Coloff*, Rhys Gilyeat*, Zachary Infante*, Stephen Mark, Anthea Neri*, Rachel Rhodes-Devey*, Brooke Shapiro*, Kevin Sims*, and Max Wilcox*. The Calico Buffalo is being staged at PTC Performance Space, 555 West 42nd Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenues) in NYC for five performances from Wednesday, July 8 through Thursday, July 16, 2015. *Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

BWW Reviews: Soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci Is Only HUMAINE in Poulenc Opera at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 10, 2015

It's an old story: Woman meets man. Woman loses man…and loses him over and over again on a party-line. Luckily, the woman is Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci and the composer of LA VOIX HUMAINE is Francis Poulenc. Together, they made for a fascinating performance at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

2015 Opera News Awards Announces Five Honorees
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2014

OPERA NEWS Editor in Chief F. Paul Driscoll today announced the recipients of the 10th Annual Opera News Awards. This year's honorees—Piotr Beczala, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Sondra Radvanosky, Samuel Ramey and Teresa Stratas—will be feted at a black tie gala celebration on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Previous Opera News Award Winners Martina Arroyo,Gerald Finley and Susan Graham are among the presenters.

HSN Announces New Fashion Programming for Spring 2014
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 6, 2014

Entertainment and lifestyle retailer HSN continues to re-energize its seasonal offerings with 'The Fashion Edit,' the company's annual spring fashion series

Charles Xavier's Album 'Perfect Mold' Coming to iTunes 11/26
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 30, 2013

Perfect Mold, the fourth release from Happy Note Records, features Charles Xavier, a multi-instrumentalist and composer who plays genre-fusing original compositions and puts his unique spin on rock and pop classics including Hey Jude, Blowing in the Wind, The Beat Goes On, Fire and Rain, Eleanor Rigby, and Leaving on a Jet Plane.

Vinus & Marc Opens in Yorkville
by Robert Diamond - Jun 24, 2013

NEW YORK, NY - Frank Locker Associates is pleased to announce the opening of Vinus & Marc in the Yorkville area of NYC. Bringing old-world charm to the UES, Vinus & Marc is inspired by the prohibition Great Gatsby era with reinvented cocktails from the 1920s and 30s, house-prepared cocktails to celebrate the era, a curated wine list by expert Locker, and sourced local artisanal farm produce and seasonal ingredients. The 55-seat lounge is designed with a 1930s bar, and antique lighting in a room of red and black hues for an intimate setting.

VJ Kathi Von Koerber's 'Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix' Available in Stores 6/1
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2010

German-South African native, VJ Kathi Von Koerber, is set to digitally release Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix, on Earth Day (April 22, 2010). Physical copies of Von Koerber's album will be available June 1, 2010. As the soundtrack for the 2009 movie, 'Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey', the album echoes the Tuaregs' own distant roots, which stretch back through North African to Spain and Yemen to India. Fifteen percent of all profits from the remix album will be returned to the community, to support clean water projects. Von Koerber, KiahKeya Productions, the Indigenous Cultural Educational Center and Tuareg community leaders are teaming up to help the Nomadic Villagers Clean Water Awareness Fund.

VJ Kathi Von Koerber Releases 'Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix 4/22
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2010

German-South African native, VJ Kathi Von Koerber, is set to digitally release Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix, on Earth Day (April 22, 2010). Physical copies of Von Koerber's album will be available June 1, 2010. As the soundtrack for the 2009 movie, 'Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey', the album echoes the Tuaregs' own distant roots, which stretch back through North African to Spain and Yemen to India. Fifteen percent of all profits from the remix album will be returned to the community, to support clean water projects. Von Koerber, KiahKeya Productions, the Indigenous Cultural Educational Center and Tuareg community leaders are teaming up to help the Nomadic Villagers Clean Water Awareness Fund.

VJ Kathi Von Koerber Releases 'Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix 4/22
by Caroline Cole - Apr 8, 2010

German-South African native, VJ Kathi Von Koerber, is set to digitally release Footsteps in Africa Soundtrack: Nomadic Remix, on Earth Day (April 22, 2010). Physical copies of Von Koerber's album will be available June 1, 2010. As the soundtrack for the 2009 movie, 'Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey', the album echoes the Tuaregs' own distant roots, which stretch back through North African to Spain and Yemen to India. Fifteen percent of all profits from the remix album will be returned to the community, to support clean water projects. Von Koerber, KiahKeya Productions, the Indigenous Cultural Educational Center and Tuareg community leaders are teaming up to help the Nomadic Villagers Clean Water Awareness Fund.

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