by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 20, 2010
Happiest Party
Come on, you know you’ve been waiting for it! Ever since that save-the-date you’ve been waiting for this link so that you could RSVP for the fizziest, blingy-est party of the season that will be glossy, glitzy, and glittery, filled with confection of every kind!
Sweet party people in their addictive party clothes sending out their seductive champagne party vibe. There will be so much talent, so much lusciousness, so much excitement in this one room on this one night that you’re almost intoxicated already just reading about it.
Click here to purchase your tickets for THE HAPPIEST MEDIUM (In 3-D) First Year Anniversary Party hosted by Fringe Darling FRANCA VERCELLONI.
We’ll see you there!
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by Diánna Martin on October 19, 2010
Daniel McCoy, Cara Francis, Richard Gamboa, & Jill Beckman
Those who are even remotely familiar with the Off and Off-Off-Theatre scene in New York have, by this point, either heard of or seen work by the New York Neo-Futurists. The company, whose work has awarded them the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation‘s Caffe Cino Fellowship and the respect of critics and audiences alike, is known for pushing the envelope, to say the least. Thinking outside the box while creating said box is really what they do, and their latest piece (which is one of their longest, at a full hour compared to the dynamic two minute plays they are most known for) performed at The Living Theatre and incredibly well-directed by Rob Neill, is a tour of fear in a manner that most of us would never think of; but one can only be glad that they did and chose to share it with us.
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by The Happiest Medium on October 17, 2010
The Happiest Medium Review by guest contributors Anjali Koppal and Saurabh Paranjape
Cymbeline is one of those everything-and-the-kitchen-sink Shakespeare dramedies that is very hard to ruin. Between tangled, overcrowded story-lines full of royal intrigue, mistaken identities, mysterious potions, Romans, Italians, Gods and angels, the plot has enough going on at any given point to keep the viewer hooked, even if the performance itself doesn’t always do the material justice.
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 17, 2010
Austin McCormick (photo by Cristina Ramirez)
I can count on one hand the men whose talent leave me dazzled – and while they all strike a chord for different reasons they all have one thing in common: the ability to amaze me in a way that I’ve never experienced before. Like the first time I heard a Sondheim phrase and had to stand still, or the first time I saw Philip Seymour Hoffman perform live (in True West) and couldn’t remember to breath – that’s how I felt when I saw choreographer Austin McCormick’s Company XIV performing Le Cirque Feerique. So dazzled was I that I went twice – and am thrilled that – just in time for Halloween – Austin will be bringing another new, dazzling show that audiences can experience: Dénouement—A Murderous Masquerade. I had a chance to talk with Austin McCormick about how he swirls magic together time and time again to create pure beauty.
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 16, 2010
Stinky Flowers
Don’t go near the stinky flowers! warns the cast of Stinky Flowers And The Bad Banana - but if you’re in the mood for a children’s show that sits comfortably with adults as well, you may want to ignore this advice and head straight for UNDER St. Marks where you’ll be offered up great bunches of stinky flowers, along with tales of bananas, Gunkerville, and birds; all told by army brats who are used to moving around but who now must also learn to move along, and ultimately move past.
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by The Happiest Medium on October 6, 2010
The Happiest Medium welcomes our friends, fellow reviewers tinseltownspeople “Lazy weekend adventures in the land of make-believe… ”
Today they give us their take on Johnnie To’s 2007 film Mad Detective . . .
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Crazy, Awesome, and Crazy Awesome…
Few films delve into the human psyche with the incisive wit and stylistic panache on display in veteran Hong Kong crime auteur Johnny To’s ‘Mad Detective’. The film is a perfect example of that characteristic mix of dark humor and sublime beauty that Asian directors like To, and his other overseas counterparts like Chan Wook Park and Takeshi Miike, bring to the business of film-making.
To read the rest of their review, click on over to their site . . .
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by Anne Jordanova on September 30, 2010
For those of us who were there last night, either as fans of Green Day, Broadway, or their rock opera American Idiot- it was a legendary moment. Billie Joe Armstrong- lead singer of Green Day, main lyricist, and guitarist of the band for the past 20 years made his Broadway debut appropriately as the character ‘St. Jimmy’ last night, September 28th at the St. James Theater. (Where he runs through a limited 7 day engagement).
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by Lina Zeldovich on September 29, 2010
Zaritsas: Russian Women in New York – a life-changing documentary by Elena Beloff will be screened on Oct 24 at the Astoria/LIC Film Festival.
Elena Beloff, a graduate of the New School University where she had studied film production, wanted to make movies since she was a little girl in her hometown in Tatarstan, Russia. When she was in high school she came to the USA as an exchange student and returned later to pursue her dreams. While living in New York Elena came across the infamous phenomena of the Russian women stereotype as materialistic gold-diggers and mail-order brides so she decided to make a film to explore the alleged stereotypes. As she was composing her student version of Zaritsas, she worked as an extra on the set of Law & Order where she met Vincent D’Onofrio who also starred in Men in Black and produced The Whole Wide World, and who became interested in her work and sponsored her film.
Elena’s documentary tells the stories of five Russian women in New York. Sasha, an exchange student loved the city and decided to stay. Katya’s dream is to quit her prestigious job at La Perla and become a photographer. The rapper Elena Ouri lives and breathes her songs and music – many about her vision of God. Tatiana rebuilt herself from rape and loss of her husband. Irina, an exotic dancer, takes refuge at a spiritual retreat to rebuild herself, and finds a job in the New York Jewelry district – with the emotional support of all the other women in the film.
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