A magic show using the magic of Harry Blackstone and performed by his son.
Capezio A.C.E. Award Winners Festival, a competition dedicated to introducing the next generation of emerging and influential choreographers, announces its lineup for the winners performance festival, August 5 - August 8 at Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue).
Blackstone Audio, Inc. releases the audiobook 'I'm No Angel,' a memoir from former Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti. Twenty-one-year-old model Kylie Bisutti stunned the fashion industry when she chose faith over fame and fortune and made the switch from supermodel to role model, in December 2011. In 'I'm No Angel: From Victoria's Secret Model to Role Model,' Bisutti reveals the rare behind-the-scenes of the modeling industry, her decision to leave her high-profile, multi-million dollar modeling career, and shares of how God changed her heart and life.
LeAp's Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs, a unique entrepreneurial program serving up to 1,600 disadvantaged, at-risk, 3rd though 6th graders in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, will celebrate the with students with winning inventions, apps and innovative business venture ideas at a culminating luncheon. Selected students from each 12 school gather to share their completed projects with professional entrepreneurs. The students will present their projects to invited industry professionals, receive feedback, and learn about what the next steps in their business plan should be.
LeAp's Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs, a unique entrepreneurial program serving up to 1,600 disadvantaged, at-risk, 3rd though 6th graders in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, will celebrate the with students with winning inventions, apps and innovative business venture ideas at a culminating luncheon. Selected students from each 12 school gather to share their completed projects with professional entrepreneurs. The students will present their projects to invited industry professionals, receive feedback, and learn about what the next steps in their business plan should be.
Theatre of Illusion is not your run-of-the-mill magic show, and the Spencers are not your typical magicians. The Spencers carry a lot of equipment in their 65 foot customized truck and trailer, but a rabbit and a top hat are not in the inventory.
As a catalyst for professional development between choreographers, directors, producers and creative team members, BC Beat provides a platform for curious and innovative theatrical choreographers to share story driven work in an inspired environment of heightened energy and intimate support. In just two years since its premiere in the spring of 2011, BC Beat has created a family of 32 choreographers, each with a unique tie to Broadway and a dedication to developing theatrical work, including Stephen Hoggett (choreographer of Tony Award winning Once), Camille A. Brown (Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Al Blackstone (Capezio Award Winning Choreographer), Jon Rua (Assistant Choreographer In the Heights, Bring It On the Musical, Hands on a Hard Body), Cherice Barton (Associate Choreographer of Spiderman), and Richard Hinds (Associate Director of Newsies).
Attention plankers, pinheads, powder hounds, snow bunnies and arts supporters! The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre board of directors, along with honorary chair U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, invite you to the Snow Ball at the Ski Lodge, the theater's 11th annual fundraising party, tonight, March 2 at 6 p.m. The party happens at 65 Blackstone Ave., Pawtucket, a rustic mill turned cozy escape from the cold.
Ray W. Rowney, Jr. experiences the departure of truth and justice from the U.S. legal system in his firebrand expose License to Steal. He methodically chronicles the various legal procedures and policies that can be manipulated to aid and support fraud. He then draws striking comparisons to the current performance of the federal government, wherein spin has also replaced facts and truth. He laments a legal system and federal government that encourage greed in all Americans.
Luis Carreon, a Chicago-based magician, has announced two performances of his original solo show, Bending Minds and Bending Dreams, at one of the most renowned magic shops in the country, Magic Inc.
Luis Carreon, a Chicago-based magician, has announced two performances of his original solo show, Bending Minds and Bending Dreams, at one of the most renowned magic shops in the country, Magic Inc.
Dance from the Heart returns to New York City Tonight - Monday, January 28 and tomorrow Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with shows at 6:30pm & 8:30pm each night at Cedar Lake Theater, 547 W. 26th Street in Manhattan's West Chelsea Historic District. The exciting benefit will feature performances by more than a dozen of the most diverse dancers, dance companies and choreographers working today. Dance from the Heart will present a different program of performances for each night (see schedule below), a poignant anti-bullying number danced by teenagers and the world premiere of a piece choreographed by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Marcelo Gomes.
Attention plankers, pinheads, powder hounds, snow bunnies and arts supporters! The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre board of directors, along with honorary chair U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, invite you to the Snow Ball at the Ski Lodge, the theater's 11th annual fundraising party, on Saturday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The party happens at 65 Blackstone Ave., Pawtucket, a rustic mill turned cozy escape from the cold.
Dance from the Heart returns to New York City in a week on Monday, January 28 and Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with shows at 6:30pm & 8:30pm each night at Cedar Lake Theater, 547 W. 26th Street in Manhattan's West Chelsea Historic District. The exciting benefit will feature performances by more than a dozen of the most diverse dancers, dance companies and choreographers working today. Dance from the Heart will present a different program of performances for each night (see schedule below), a poignant anti-bullying number danced by teenagers and the world premiere of a piece choreographed by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Marcelo Gomes.
On January 2nd, professional performing magicians and an eclectic list of celebrity guests launched a year-long celebration for an Iconic Hollywood Landmark's 50th anniversary. Check out photos from the event below!
Dance from the Heart returns to New York City' this month on Monday, January 28 and Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with shows at 6:30pm & 8:30pm each night at Cedar Lake Theater, 547 W. 26th Street in Manhattan's West Chelsea Historic District. The exciting benefit will feature performances by more than a dozen of the most diverse dancers, dance companies and choreographers working today. Dance from the Heart will present a different program of performances for each night (see schedule below), a poignant anti-bullying number danced by teenagers and the world premiere of a piece choreographed by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Marcelo Gomes.
Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. Two years later he starred in a revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, plays now through July 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, takes place tonight, July 26, 27, 29 & 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Tickets are $20 (plus processing fee) and available at ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit happywellbe.com
Jared Zirilli (of FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast of LYSISTRATA JONES, WICKED, TWILIGHT the Musical) brings you episode 29 of the Jared Zirilli Blog and his eighth interview installment of 'Jared's Broadway Boo's!' with WICKED's Al Blackstone, who is choreographing the next big dance show at the Roseland Ballroom.
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, will take place on July 26, 27, 29 & 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Tickets are $20 (plus processing fee) and available at ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit happywellbe.com
An unprecedented collaboration of HBO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION takes an unflinching look at the severity of the crisis and its crippling effects on our health care system. Made in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente and three years in the making, it is one of the most far-reaching public health campaigns on this epidemic to date, comprising four documentary films, a three-part series for families, 12 bonus shorts, a robust website and social media campaign, a book published by St. Martin's Press, and nationwide outreach to more than 40,000 community-based organizations. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION kicks off with CONSEQUENCES, debuting MONDAY, MAY 14 (8:00-9:10 p.m. ET/PT), immediately followed by CHOICES (9:10-10:30 p.m.), with CHILDREN IN CRISIS debuting the next night, TUESDAY, MAY 15 (8:00-9:10 p.m.), immediately followed by CHALLENGES (9:10-10:15 p.m.).
Joining Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths as the ageing vaudevillian team Willie Clark and Al Lewis in Neil Simon's award-winning comedy The Sunshine Boys are Rebecca Blackstone (Miss MacKintosh), Nick Blakeley (Eddie), Peter Cadden (Voice of TV Director), Johnnie Fiori (Registered Nurse), Adam Levy (Ben Silverman) and William Maxwell (Patient).
HBO Documentary Films' PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy that spawned a world-wide movement to free three convicted men - Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - known as The West Memphis 3, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious child murder cases in U.S. history.
VH1's beloved franchise 'VH1 Divas' paid tribute to the great cities of soul music tonight including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia. The all-star diva roster included Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + The Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J. and Jill Scott, accompanied by one of the most exciting groups of modern soul, The Roots, with Questlove and Adam Blackstone as musical directors. 'VH1 DIVAS CELEBRATES SOUL premieres Monday, December 19 at 9PM ET/PT on VH1.
HBO Documentary Films' PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy that spawned a world-wide movement to free three convicted men - Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - known as The West Memphis 3, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious child murder cases in U.S. history.
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