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Tag Archives: Theater for the New City
P&P – Day 6 – The Plaque
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story opens with the following Latin inscription and parenthetical annotation: Impia tortorum longos hic turba furors Sanguinis innocui, non satiata, aluit. Sospite nunc patria, fracto nunc funeris antro, Mors ubi dira fuit vita salusque patent. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres
Tagged adaptation, classic, Edgar Allan Poe, film shoot, French Revolution, Han Jang Houston, haze, Inquisition, Inscription, Ja'rel Ivory, Jacobin, Jason Chua, Keisuke Nojima, Latin, lighting, Mariana Soares da Silva, musicabre, plaque, short film, short story, smoke, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City
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P&P – Day 2 – The Merchant’s House
In “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my second short film musical adaptation of a classic gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe, the protagonist is seen working at his desk in a garret apartment, while soldiers of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Poe Musicabres, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 19th Century, camera, East Village, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, film set, film shoot, garret, go-pro, location scout, Merchant's House, museum, musicabre, New York City, staircase, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City, townhouse
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FREE TELL-TALE HALLOWEEN SCREENING
FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN MANHATTAN’S EAST VILLAGE My first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will screen for free as part of the Theater … Continue reading
P&P – And So It Begins
We have had two shooting days on “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“. And I already have enough material for maybe four production diary posts, including one that will be quite the doozy! But I probably won’t have … Continue reading
SPEAKEASY – Douglas McDonnell sings “Dance into the Light”
The tenor Douglas McDonnell sang two songs from Speakeasy at last weekend’s Lower East Side festival at the Theater for the New City: “Dance into the Light” and “All You Are”. Unfortunately technical difficulties got in the way of recording … Continue reading
Cast Picture
Jonathan Fox Powers (music director), Anne Bragg, Allie Radice, Amanda Thomas, Zachary Martin, Kristen Quinn, Rita McCann, Larry Johnson, Rebecca Marquardt, Brendan Mellette, Camille Atkinson, Tim Connell, Matias Polar, Darcy Dunn, Kayleigh Shuler, Brian Henry, Bri Molloy, Sebastian McCracken, … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged cast picture, Danny Ashkenasi, Gay, musical, Speakeasy, Theater for the New City, Wonderland
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Contemplation before the show
My husband Ed took this pic of me in the lobby of Theater for the New City sitting at our concession stand by the entrance into the Johnson Theater. Speakeasy would be performing in about 40 minutes that Saturday … Continue reading
FINAL SPEAKEASY PERFORMANCES – Dance into the Light tonight, let Love have her way
Tonight and tomorrow, 8pm Final Performance Sunday, March 13, 3pm Theater for the New City, 155 1st Avenue Thank you to all, contributors, performers, production team, audiences, who have helped make this workshop production of Speakeasy possible. May we all … Continue reading
“SPARKLING MOMENTS OF MUSICAL THEATER” – OffOffOnline’s Speakeasy Review
OffOffOnline posted their Speakeasy review. Here a few highlights: “Kayleigh Shuler as Jane and Matias Polar as John are the heartbeat of the show; they are the flawless young lovers, never missing a note or a cue.” “As Jane’s best … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Notes in the News, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Alice in Wonderland, Allie Radice, Anne Bragg, Bevin Bell-Hall, Camille Atkinson, Danny Ashkenasi, Gay, Gladys Bentley, J. Alan Hanna, Julian Eltinge, Kayleigh Shuler, LGBT, Matias Polar, musical, OffOffOnline, Queer, Speakeasy, Theater for the New City, Tim Connell, Wonderland
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6 SPEAKEASY PERFORMANCES LEFT! – (plus James Rado from Hair drops by) (and a personal recommendation)
3pm Matinee today! Wed 8pm! Thur 8pm! Fri 8pm! Sat 8pm! Final performance Sunday March 13 3pm! Get your SPEAKEASY tickets here! Also… Last night the legendary James Rado, co-writer of the musical Hair, attended the performance. Afterwards he shook … Continue reading
Speakeasy inspired ART by PETER BONNER
Peter Bonner is a New York based artist originally from Australia. We met as members of the choir singing the Ode to Joy in Carnegie Hall with the World Community Orchestra. He has been reading the libretto and listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Alice in Wonderland, art, Australia, Carnegie Hall, charcoal sketch, collage, dance, kentile, Lewis Carroll, LGBT, magical realism, musical, Ode to Joy, oil painting, Peter Bonner, Queer, rabbit hole, sexual liberation, sketches, Speakeasy, Theater for the New City, WCO, Wordl Community Orchestra
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SPEAKEASY PRODUCTION PHOTOS #2
“An offbeat, mind-blowing fantasia on identity, taboo romance, and queer culture circa 1930.” Gay City News “The lyrics, melodies, and orchestrations are surprisingly rich and sophisticated.” Gay City News
SPEAKEASY PRODUCTION PHOTOS #1
“One of the most wildly ambitious, inspired theatrical endeavors I’ve seen on an Off Off Broadway stage. Bursting with an excess of ideas and passion” Gay City News “Director Lissa Moira, choreographer J. Alan Hanna, and … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Alice in Wonderland, Allie Radice, Anne Bragg, Bevin Bell-Hall, Bri Molloy, Brian Michael Henry, Camille Atkinson, Danny Ashkenasi, Darcy Dunn, Gay, Gay City News, Kayleigh Shuler, Lewis Carroll, LGBT, Lissa Moira, Matias Polar, musical, Prohibition, Queer, Speakeasy, Talkin' Broadway, Theater for the New City, Tim Connell, Wonderland
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ANOTHER OPENING OF ANOTHER SHOW!
SPEAKEASY John and Jane’s Adventures in the Wonderland is now in previews! Grand Opening Night Saturday 8pm! Theater for the New City – 155 1st avenue I think Cole Porter had something to say about this: Another Op’nin, Another … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News, The Speakeasy Chronicles
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Alice in Wonderland, Another Op'nin, Another Opening Another Show, Another Show, Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate, LGBT, musical, Prohibition, Queer, Speakeasy, Theater for the New City, Wonderland
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BROADWAY BULLET PODCAST INTERVIEWS DANNY ASHKENASI ABOUT SPEAKEASY
Broadway Bullet’s Michael Gilboe interviewed me back in December for his seventh season of Broadway Bullet podcasts. Episode 703 includes that interview. It begins on the 37 min 24 second mark. Michael Gilboe always provides unedited full length versions … Continue reading
Speakeasy Drag Make-Up Workshop
Last Saturday we held a drag make up workshop, specifically focused on drag make up styles of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Veteran drag artist Terry Lee King and his colleague Cesar Castillo explained the finer points of drag make-up while … Continue reading