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The 20th Anniversary of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance films' celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film, sweeps across screens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the IFC Center, and BAMcinematek, March 6-15.

Joe The Shark and Cherry Pitz Present: Hotsy Totsy Burlesque's tribute to The Master Of Modern Horror Stephen King! at The Slipper Room (167 Orchard St, (at the corner of Stanton, on the second floor), New York, NYC). Performance set for Thursday February 12th, $10 for tickets go to www.slipperroom.com. Doors 7:00 / Show at 8:00.

According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Burlesque (b?r?lesk) is perhaps the best entertainment enjoyed by carbon-based life forms. While the act of removing ones clothes in front of an audience of inebriated perverts may sound simplistic, audiences throughout the universe report that the spectacle is as captivating as viewing the quadruple rainbows of Galtitaia's 3rd moon and can be more exciting than the effects of licking a plague of Thelestian Tree frogs while sipping on a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.

Stacy Sullivan tells the audience she became interested in Marian McPartland when she was asked to sing at her memorial in 2013. With her show last Saturday night at Don't Tell Mama, On The Air: Songs for Marian McPartland (which enjoyed a late September run of four shows at the York Theatre), the multi MAC-award winning Sullivan has created a beautifully crafted, biographically-driven show featuring the original music, the history, and the life of a jazz icon, who was best known for hosting Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978-2011. Now Stacy Sullivan has made us all interested in the amazing Marian McPartland.

Joe the Shark and Cherry Pitz present HOTSY TOTSY BURLESQUE TRIBUTES FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS & TERRY GILLIAM @ The Slipper Room (167 Orchard St, at the corner of Stanton, on the second floor, NYC, NY) tonight, November 19th at 8pm (doors at 7pm).

Joe the Shark and Cherry Pitz present HOTSY TOTSY BURLESQUE TRIBUTES FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS & TERRY GILLIAM @ The Slipper Room (167 Orchard St, at the corner of Stanton, on the second floor, NYC, NY) on Wednesday, November 19th at 8pm (doors at 7pm).

Claudio Angelini is the well-known Italian TV news anchor known as the Dan Rather of Italy. He has written a seriocomedy, 'My Wife in a Chador,' in which a Pulitzer Prize nominated author resembling Norman Mailer is recruited to run for Mayor of New York. Coincidentally the author's wife, who is half Arabic, is mugged on the mean streets and is so traumatized by the crime that she decides to return to her Islamic roots and adopt the chador (head covering). The question then becomes: can a man campaigning with an Islamic wife win the mayoralty of our city? When his main opponent is revealed to having been funded by an Emir with terrorist ties, the Mayoral race becomes more than a frolic for the writer -- and the stakes rise considerably higher. Theater for the New City will present the play's world premiere tonight, November 6 to 23, directed by Stephan Morrow.

Claudio Angelini is the well-known Italian TV news anchor known as the Dan Rather of Italy. He has written a seriocomedy, 'My Wife in a Chador,' in which a Pulitzer Prize nominated author resembling Norman Mailer is recruited to run for Mayor of New York. Coincidentally the author's wife, who is half Arabic, is mugged on the mean streets and is so traumatized by the crime that she decides to return to her Islamic roots and adopt the chador (head covering). The question then becomes: can a man campaigning with an Islamic wife win the mayoralty of our city? When his main opponent is revealed to having been funded by an Emir with terrorist ties, the Mayoral race becomes more than a frolic for the writer -- and the stakes rise considerably higher. Theater for the New City will present the play's world premiere November 6 to 23, directed by Stephan Morrow.

The Container Store (NYSE: TCS), the nation's leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announces the launch of Chairman and CEO Kip Tindell's first book, UNCONTAINABLE: How Passion, Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where Everyone Thrives (Grand Central Publishing, 10/7/2014). UNCONTAINABLE is available for purchase at The Container Store's 67 store locations, online at uncontainable.com and anywhere books are sold and is available in Hardback, eBook or Audio Book. Tindell will kick off the launch of his book when he speaks this afternoon at the World Business Forum gathering at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Forum is attended by over 4,000 senior executives representing more than 900 companies from over 50 countries.

Sir Howard Stringer, Chair of the American Film Institute's Board of Trustees, announced today the Board's decision to honor Steve Martin with the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film.

It's Cherry's birthday and the Tardis is determined that the Doctor will not miss it. He's always back for her birthday... he hasn't missed one of them in over 90 years! He may have a new face, a new coat and a new accent, but it's still anchovy frosting for everyone! What could possibly go wrong when the attack eyebrows come out to play?

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum wants more burlesque in their advertising, so who better to implement this than Don Draper and the fine folks at SCDP! The agency stops by the Slipper Room, again! They came out for Pete Campbell's bachelor party in the very first episode, but this time, they take over the whole place, and the whole show. What could possibly go wrong?

The 2014-2015 Kentucky Center Presents season features performances by Susan Boyle, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, as well as luminaries from the realms of Comedy, Classical music, and the Culinary Arts.

Following a successful engagement late last year, actress, singer-songwriter and musician Melissa Manchester returns to the Suncoast Showroom this weekend, August 9 and 10.

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum wants more burlesque in their advertising, so who better to implement this than Don Draper and the fine folks at SCDP! The agency stops by the Slipper Room, again! They came out for Pete Campbell's bachelor party in the very first episode, but this time, they take over the whole place, and the whole show. What could possibly go wrong?

Following last year's acclaimed Public Works production of The Tempest, The Public Theater will continue this community-based initiative this September with a free original musical adaptation of Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE. Featuring more than 200 New Yorkers from all five boroughs performing alongside professional actors and The Public's community partners, Public Works' THE WINTER'S TALE will run for three nights only, September 5-7, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Free tickets will be distributed, two per person, at 12:00 p.m. on the day of the show at the Delacorte Theater and via the Virtual Ticketing lottery at www.publictheater.org.

Joe The Shark and Cherry Pitz Present: Harry Potter and the Boobies of Fire - A Hotsy Totsy Burlesque tribute @ The Slipper Room (our new venue)

Following a successful engagement late last year, actress, singer-songwriter and musician Melissa Manchester returns to the Suncoast Showroom August 9 and 10.

Principal casting has been announced for the upcoming world premiere production of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. The cast will include Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan, Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin, Veanne Cox as Madame Baurel, Jill Paice as Milo Davenport, Brandon Uranowitz as Adam Hochberg, and Max Von Essen as Henri Baurel.

New York-based Bond Street Theatre joins Burmese theatre troupe, Thukhuma Khayeethe (Art Travelers), in a joint project to engage youth in creative, peace-building activities. In response to current inter-ethnic violence in Myanmar, the Youth Initiative uses theatre as a means to examine problems, address local issues, and improve community relations. The project, funded by the Open Society Foundation, takes place this July and August, and will reach youth in locations across Myanmar.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Terri White in 'Two Score' tonight, June 22nd at 9:30pm.

Actor, producer, activist and author Jane Fonda was honored with the 42nd annual AFI Life Achievement Award - the highest honor for a career in film

Actor, producer, activist and author Jane Fonda was honored with the 42nd annual AFI Life Achievement Award - the highest honor for a career in film

Screenwriter Robert Towne and actress Cicely Tyson. Both Towne and Tyson will be recognized for their 'contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image.'

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Terri White in "Two Score" on Sunday, June 22nd at 9:30pm. Returning to New York by popular demand after her sold out, award-winning (Best One-Show Event, Broadwayworld.com) performance at 54 Below last summer, Ms. White returns with an all new show that spans her 40 years in show business. From "Barnum" on Broadway through her New York City Piano days and her triumphant return to both cabaret and Broadway in the recent decade, "Two Score" will promise to bring the best of Terri White.