No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers: Menuhin Hart (Comedy Central) Jenny Saldana (author “Master First Dater Second to None: Desperate Digital Dating Diary”), Jennifer Glick (“Moth Story Slam”) and more to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights on Tuesday, June 6 @…
Read MoreThe New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2023 Bessie Awards. This year’s Bessie Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, August 4, at 7:30pm, at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer…
Read MoreSummer is almost here, and it is time to celebrate. Nationally known Promoter #DJGGGENO plans to observe some of the landmark events in June by formally acknowledging “Black Music Month” along with “Juneteenth” by paying homage to Hip-Hop, all during Father’s Day Weekend. Shelton has planned a mega concert featuring some of the music industry’s…
Read MoreWinners for the 2023Chita Rivera Awards were announced this evening. In keeping with the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards, nominators considered outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensembles in shows on Broadway and Off Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in film that opened during the 2022-2023 season. Presented at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia…
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Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce that Kwame Kwei-Armah will become Artistic Advisor at Manhattan Theatre Club beginning in the 2023-24 season. Kwei-Armah, who will remain in his role as Artistic Director of the Young Vic in London, will work with Meadow and the MTC artistic staff, advising on programming and future planning. After a successful…
Read MoreOn the one-year anniversary of her first daughter’s stillbirth, Liz Glazer recorded her debut album. A Very Particular Experience is out today, Friday, May 12 through Blonde Medicine, and available everywhere comedy albums are streamed or sold. As a previous winner of the Boston Comedy Festival and Ladies of Laughter Competition and former tenured law professor, Liz’s style is fast-paced…
Read MoreHamilton County Commission President and Founder of the new Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame, Alicia Reece, is teaming up with the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati to kick- off Black Music Month (June) with a special celebration to promote the historic Grand Opening of the tourist attraction on July 22, 2023. The event will feature…
Read MoreBlonde Medicine celebrated the May 26 release of Cat Alvarado’s debut comedy album Off-White. In her debut comedy album, Cat shares her hilarious and heartwarming quest for identity and belonging. Starting as a misfit half-Latina she seeks that belonging everywhere–music, athletics, religion, marriage, sex, and even a cliché #wanderlust backpacking trip through Spain–each experience bringing her one…
Read MoreThe producers of Broadway’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the international sensation from Mischief, today announced that the show has been extended for another two weeks through July 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47 St.) after which it packs up and goes to Los Angeles to play the Ahmanson Theatre from August 8 –…
Read MoreGet ready to embrace the soulful vibes of Black Music Month with an extraordinary event to chat, chew, and network featuring Morace Landy, a true icon in the music industry. With a career defined by his uncanny ability to skyrocket artists to stardom as a music promotion whiz, Landy has been the secret weapon behind…
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