by Antonio Miniño on October 28, 2009
Lets start with a tangent shall we. I always hate when reviews only focus on their headlining actor.
Exhibit A. Roundabout Theatre’s current revival of After Miss Julie: all the reviews have focused on Sienna Miller and her amazing-to-some (or stale-to-others) performance, only a handful remembered to mention the likes of Johnny Miller and Marin Ireland without really going into detail on their stage craft. As you get to know me, you will learn I am Marin Ireland’s number one fan! I cursed the day I missed Beebo Brinker Chronicles, but kissed the ground of the day our love affair began during reasons to be pretty and our second date at After Miss Julie … now to The Diary of Anne Frankenstein.
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by Antonio Miniño on October 27, 2009
Isn’t horror sexy? The chill down your spine, sweaty palms, a prickle in your… No people! Horror is disturbing, scary, exhilarating yes, in an insomnia inducing kind of way. I’m a big horror flick aficionado, not the campy kind, although I do love Sam Rami’s The Evil Dead and have to confess I’ve only seen the first one. But let’s get down to business; let’s get down to one of the best “Netflix Instant Watch” finds for this Halloweek … you know the kind? When there is nothing on TV and you pop open your laptop and do a lovely genre specific search.
Eli (Lina Leandersson)
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by The Happiest Medium on October 27, 2009
Join the NYCIP (20 West 44th Street) as they explore New York City through comics. Visit www.nycip.org for more information …
“Political Cartooning in New York City”, Tuesday, November 3rd, 6:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for members, and $5 for students
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 26, 2009
What do Bernie Madoff, Wasabi Peas, change of a $10, Kaiser Soze, the shell game, orange juice, a bar bet, a deck of cards and a floating cigarette all have in common? They’re all elements in Jeff Grow’s very entertaining part-magic-show-part-performance-art-piece “Creating Illusion” playing a limited engagement at the D-Lounge.
With a winning smile, a twinkle in his eye, and a quick hand, Jeff Grow (creator and performer) tells stories of illusionists who bring people into their confidence (“Confidence” the root of “con”) and then take them for their money … or for something else. But usually their money. Continue Reading…
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 25, 2009
If you’re like me, you love cake. And the internet. And laughing at other people’s mistakes. So chances are you’ve come across Cake Wrecks already and I’m not about to tell you anything new. This tip is not for you.
This tip is for those among us who have technology-averse loved ones who say things like “I saw that secret code you sent me in your email, but it didn’t make any sense” … and you reply “That was just a link, dad. All you have to do is click on it.” And anonymous loved one says “Oh, I didn’t want to break the internet. Can you just print it out and send it to me in the mail? ” But how do you mail an ENTIRE WEB SITE of funny images? Well … now you can …
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by The Happiest Medium on October 22, 2009
I Like You, Maude
You quite possibly missed the show in August, and chances are you didn’t get a chance to see the one in September. But now you’ve got no excuse.
I Like You, Maude is back again, this Sunday, October 25th and it promises to be as much fun as the first two.
Come out for a night of hilarious tales and plenty of drinking – this month’s theme is “Lost” and performers include:
Comedian/Writer
KUMAIL NANJIANI
(Michael and Michael Have Issues, Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Comedian/Writer/Actress
JESSI KLEIN
(Michael and Michael Have Issues, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, VH1 Best Week Ever)
Comedian/Writer
MARC MARON
(Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theater, WTF with Marc Maron podcast)
Comedian/Actor
TREVOR WILLIAMS
(UCB, College Humor, Channel 101 NY)
Musical Guest: Comedic Musical Duo
STUCKEY & MURRAY
(E! The Chelsea Handler Show, VH1 Webjunk)
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I Like You, Maude
Sunday, October 25, 2009
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Bar 4 (Park Slope) 444 7th avenue – Brooklyn
Comedian/Writer KUMAIL NANJIANI
(Michael and Michael Have Issues, Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Comedian/Writer/Actress JESSI KLEIN
(Michael and Michael Have Issues, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, VH1 Best Week Ever)
Comedian/Writer MARC MARON
(Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theater, WTF with Marc Maron podcast)
Comedian/Actor TREVOR WILLIAMS
(UCB, College Humor, Channel 101 NY)
Musical Guest: Comedic Musical Duo STUCKEY & MURRAY
(E! The Chelsea Handler Show, VH1 Webjunk)
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by The Happiest Medium on October 22, 2009
Unitard (photo credit: Tom Ackerman)
Coming to the rescue in this time of turmoil, like cash for your clunkers or extra-pure heroin, the Unitards (Mike Albo, Nora Burns and David Ilku) will bail you out of your dreary little lives with an evening of humor, wit, song and sarcasm. Following their sold-out evening at Joes Pub, Unitard returns with a brand-new twisted take on life in urbania. Spanning the gamut from Vampires to Burlesque, Hudson to Hindus, and Dungeons to DUMBO, their newest show promises to be brilliant, bawdy and hilarious, of course.
“Go see this!, a satirical triumph with no time to apologize for it’s hipness” – The Boston Globe
Showtimes:
Thursday November 5th at 9:30pm
Thursday November 12th at 9:30pm
Tuesday Novenber 24th at 8pm
Laurie Beechman Theater
WESTBANK CAFE
407 West 42nd Street @ 9th Ave.
Reservations: 212 695-6909
TICKETS: $20
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by The Happiest Medium on October 19, 2009
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK
HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL
2009 Theme: GLAMROCK! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009
11 AM – 2 PM / FREE
Join Socrates Sculpture Park for the 9th annual Halloween Harvest Festival. This FREE family and community event celebrates Halloween and the fall harvest with creative activities in the dynamic setting of Socrates Sculpture Park. Continue Reading…
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 19, 2009
Where were you during the New York blackout? People still ask, even though the most recent one happened six years ago. But live through just one in New York City and you’ll understand why it’s such a bookmark in the story of your life here; in a city that never sleeps, that is always alive and jolted with energy – of the personal kind as much as the Con Ed kind – it’s eerie to see it all go dark, quite, and almost retro. Neighbors will gather on their stoops to share their stories, and perhaps their food (someone has to eat all the ice cream before it melts …) music or news sounds tinny as it comes to you from that old transistor radio you keep “for emergencies”, and all the distractions that fill up our days disappear in a snap. I sure remember where I was during the blackout …
New York City had two of them that stopped the city still – one in 1977 and one in 2003. Blackouts written by J. Anthony Roman and Directed by Jill DeArmon, is two acts connected by history and legacy, and divided by one tragic loss.
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on October 9, 2009
It’s always fun to try to envision the future; to take an every day pastime such as the internet or TV or twitter or whatever else is the current “thing” and spin it out to its fullest realized interpretation either as a fantasy or a cautionary tale. Even better is to look at futuristic tales years later and chuckle a bit at what’s actually come true, and what is still never going to happen.
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