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Miranda Sings! at Birdland
Once the headquarters for jazz legends like Coltrane and Count Basie, NYC’s Birdland seems like the last place that would let a YouTube sensation showcase her shenanigans. But ‘Miranda Sings!‘ is just that, and she’s preparing to make her highly-anticipated return to the jazz landmark, having performed there several times in the past year to [...]
NYC Gets a Second Chance at Prom, ’80s Style
Some say that going to prom is more than a high school tradition; it’s a rite of passage– an invaluable life experience that, if missed, could have serious detrimental consequences on one’s life. Fortunately if this is true, New Yorkers who missed or opted not to attend their proms aren’t doomed to lead lives of [...]
The New ‘Tom Green Show’: Tom Green’s Return to Standup
Any Gen Y-er who watched television in the 90s remembers Tom Green, the obnoxious yet hilarious Canadian darling of MTV who defined TV pranking and gross-out humor.
But today, Tom Green’s glory days as an MTV icon have long since passed, and after a somewhat embarrassing stint on “Celebrity Apprentice,” many would say the comic has [...]
Children’s Theater is Literally Alive in NYC
As any hip, young NYC parent will tell you, an early introduction to theater is a vital part of raising a well-rounded and imaginative child. But what about those of us who want our kids to be culturally in-tune but don’t feel they should be subjected to cheesy, simplistic dialogue and ridiculous costumes? For the [...]
Coney Island Circus: The Freak Show Lives
In the 19th century, Coney Island revolutionized American popular culture with a new brand of leisure and entertainment for the masses, culminating in the beginnings of the modern amusement park. But the island also made another, more offbeat cultural contribution: the freak show.
From the mid to late 1800s, circus sideshows featuring human “curiosities” became a [...]
Webster Hall: America’s First Nightclub
New York is home to countless buildings with rich histories, many of which were built before the turn of the century. But few NYC venues can boast incarnations as a an 1880s nightlife hub, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a recording studio in the ’50s, and a state-of-the-art music venue in the ’90s. Webster Hall has been [...]
Asbury Fever: Celebrating the ‘Real’ Jersey Shore
Thanks in large part to a certain new series on MTV, the Jersey Shore has become widely regarded as the greasy, sleazy armpit of the tri-state area. But New York and Jersey natives will remember a time when “Jersey Shore” was not synonymous with orange spray tans, hair gel and catfights. When they think of [...]
Theater Through a ‘Distorted’ Lens
Imagine a theater performance that takes place entirely in a claustrophobia-inducing, boxlike space, and where the actors barely move, never touch and never make eye contact. Meanwhile, an eerie film is running in the background. If this sounds unusual to you –or worse, doesn’t even sound like theater– it means Temporary Distortion is doing something [...]
The Best of Bleecker
NYC’s Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village is famous for its theater, music and comedy, making it a must-go for anyone looking for an intro to New York culture. But what if a visitor only has time to check out one of the street’s countless venues?
The aptly named Bleecker Street Theatre, also known as 45 Bleecker, [...]
Times Square on NYE: Not Just For Tourists
Suggest spending New Years Eve in Times Square to most New Yorkers and you’re almost guarantied to be met with eye-rolls and possibly scowls. After all, Times Square on NYE is one of the all-time biggest New York cliches…Not to mention that standing in the freezing cold with a million of your closest friends (a.k.a. [...]
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