Our Lady of Kibeho at The Public Theater
Last night I went to a reading of a new play written by Katori Hall. The Public Theater is running a series entitled New Work Now until May 23rd and Our Lady of Kibeho was part of the series. The New Work Now series is awesome because it is completely free! All I had to [...]
Nice Guy Johnny at Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is in town this week and I went to see a matinee of Ed Burns‘ new flick, Nice Guy Johnny. I love the TFF because it brings interesting, independent films to the area and you get to see a lot of celebrities too! The festival has been around for several years [...]
Our Hit Parade at Joe’s Pub
On the last Wednesday of every month a little show called Our Hit Parade takes place at Joe’s Pub. Our Hit Parade is the creation of Kenny Mellman, Neal Medlyn, and Bridget Everett. These three songsters get together with other guest stars from the performance world and recreate the month’s top ten songs. Warning: this [...]
New Year’s in New York with 200 Cigarettes
We watch 200 Cigarettes almost every year around New Year’s. It is a great, little-known, independent movie that takes place in New York City in the early 1980s. The entire movie is set on New Year’s Eve in the city. The movie has some great shots of the City and it is fun to picture [...]
Imogen Heap at Webster Hall
Last night I attended Imogen Heap‘s sold out show at Webster Hall. It was amazing. I bought tickets a long time ago and was glad that I paid the stupid ticket fees because the show sold out shortly thereafter. I have been a fan of Imogen since she was in the band Frou Frou. I [...]
Happy Ending Music and Reading Series
Last night I went to the Happy Ending Music and Reading Series at Joe’s Pub. This is a monthly event hosted by Amanda Stern and if I am in town, I try not to miss it because it is almost always amazing. It is named Happy Ending because it used to take place at the [...]