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The SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL!
 HOT TIME AT TOWN HALL’S 2ND ANNUAL SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL CHRISTINE ANDREAS, MICHAL ARDEN, ALEXANDER GEMIGNANI, KENDRICK JONES, MARC KUDISCH, ALLI MAUZEY, CAROL WOODS HEADLINE THREE UNIQUE JULY CONCERT EVENTS! July 14, 21, & 28th at The Town Hall The Town Hall continues to present acclaimed Broadway concerts this July with its 2nd ANNUAL SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for the Town Hall. Presented on three Monday nights at 8PM are A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA on July 14th, BROADWAY’S RISING STARS on July 21st and ALL SINGIN’ ALL DANCIN’ on July 28th. The evenings will feature music and dance coupled with witty insider tidbits, all performed by Broadway’s finest. Tickets are $25 - $50, and are available from TicketMaster, (212) 307-4100, or in person at The Town Hall Box Office, 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, (212) 840-2824, http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/. A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA on July 14th features the sounds of Broadway music one rarely gets to hear anymore – Operetta - including music by Sigmund Romberg, Rudolph Friml and Victor Herbert. A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA stars two-time Tony nominee Christine Andreas (On Your Toes, Oklahoma!); Metropolitan Opera Star John Easterlin; Alexander Gemignani (Sunday in The Park With George, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables); Jason Graae (2007 LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre); Lisa Howard (Drama Desk Nominee for...Spelling Bee); award-winning vocalist Milla Ilieva (Hidden Voices); two-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch (Assassins, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Drama Desk nominee Ray Jaramillo McLeod (Wonderful Town); William Michals (Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables and understudy for Emile de Becque in South Pacific); Karen Murphy (The Visit, All Shook Up) and Jennifer Hope Wills (Christine in The Phantom of the Opera), and more! The show is under the direction of Dan Foster with musical direction by Fred Barton. BROADWAY’S RISING STARS on July 21st is directed by Tony Nominee Emily Skinner and Nightlife Award winner Scott Coulter. Designed to launch the careers of the next generation of Broadway stars, the show features the most outstanding young talents from performing arts schools in New York and across the country. The future stars of the great White Way were chosen during auditions throughout the spring. The third concert on July 28th marks the return of ALL SINGIN’ ALL DANCIN’, an exciting evening of song and dance. The show features Broadway show tunes sporting brand new choreography exclusively created by Joshua Rhodes and danced by today’s great Broadway hoofers, including Kendrick Jones, Megan Sikora, Melinda Sullivan, Lisa Gadja, Lorin Latarro, and more! Directed by Scott Siegel, they will be joined by some of today’s great Broadway singers (some also dance!) performing great Broadway classics. They include Michael Arden (The Times They Are A Changin’, bare); Allie Mauzey (Cry Baby) ; Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Taboo); Carol Woods (Chicago, One Mo’ Time) and more! Siegel, who also created Broadway by the Year and the Broadway Cabaret Festival for Town Hall, said, “The level of talent that has signed on for these three summer concerts is a testament to Town Hall’s top notch Broadway level entertainment. Some of the stars that have signed on are Broadway by the Year stalwarts like Marc Kudisch, Alexander Gemignani, and Jason Graae. Others are brand new to our shows, such as Michael Arden Alli Mauzey, Jennifer Hope Wills, and Carol Woods. We are thrilled to have them, just as our audiences will be thrilled to see them on The Town Hall stage.”
SHALL WE DANCE ALL NIGHT? SOME ENCHANTED EVENING!
 Gina Kreiezmar, Michael West, Jared Bradshaw, David Caldwell and Christina Bianco. (Thanks to Kayla Greeley and Jared for this photo.)  As many of you know, I am one of the shows greatest fans. I have seen every version except one (2001, ASO) So, I know most of the words, the lyrics and the dance numbers. "Dances With The Stars" is by far the strongest version since "Rude Awakening" which is one of my favorite editions.
I must say that I have loved every cast of " Forbidden Broadway" but tonights cast was exceptional. There is a new girl in town and she is going to be "POP-U-LAR" She is a tiny, adorable sensation that can give Chenoweth a run for her money. There is a new Chenoweth number, so listen up Chenoweth fans. When you see Christina Bianco you will be amazed. Was it live or was it Memorex? Christina Bianco will be Broadway's next big star or should I say little star. All great things and performers come in tiny packages and Christina Bianco is one tiny star package! She is outstanding!
When I was waiting to see the show I met the newest stars family and they were very happy for FB'S newest edition. Tonight was her first performance and she blew the house down with her incredible vocal chops and talent. The new kid reminds me of Jennifer Simard which is a very good role model. She has a gorgeous voice and can do anything! I can't wait to see what she does next. She is a triple threat and it is only night one.
Congratulations are also in order for Gina. Gina, who has been the understudy for many years blew me away with her brilliant impersonation of Patti LuPone. It was so on the money that people including myself screamed for her. She has always been one of my favorite performers in the show and she shined tonight. I also was blown away by her Liza impersonation. (It is my favorite Liza of all time!!!!!) (And my favorite Patti. Wonder if LuPone has an understudy?) Gina is brilliant!!!
Jared and Michael never disappoint but seeing West as Elaine Stritch was a real treat. (I'LL DRINK TO THAT!)
Don't miss this fabulous version. It was an enchanting evening. PS Christina's Kelli O'Hara was so on the money and Jared's Paulo was a real treat. This production was perfection on night one which is a very good sign.
It is a must see! Some other great new numbers:
Michael West does an incredible impersonation of Lin Manuel Miranda and gets down "In The Height's " style! (His Elaine Stritch was hysterical and he has her great legs! Although, he really looks great in the Les Miz number) His Harvey just kills me every time I see it. Especially his funny looks at Laura Bell Bundy. He is so funny!!
Jared never stops entertaining. I loved him as THE MONSTER! (Sorry for the spoiler but it was really clever and campy!(Just not crappy!) They can't stop the camp and it is so much fun.
There is no Broadway like Gerard's Broadway!
Corine Dana Cohen Call 212-239-6200 for tickets. http://www.forbiddenbroadway.com/
Side note: There are a few things that could have been better:
My thoughts:
1. Wish they would kill off Annie already. In the last version they did kill her and it kind of made me happy. (I have seen this number 61 times, enough!!!) 2. Why did they take out "Curtains" it is Jared's funniest number and it was missed. 3. They did a shorter version of "Spring Awakening" and took out a very funny part that should still remain. Annie should be killed if it is about time but the Spring number is one of the greatest bits and should not be shortened, 4. The Merman number just isn't the same without Val Fagan. (But Gina is amazing in everything else) This number should only be done by Val Fagan.
For a first preview this edition was very strong. In fact, it was the best first preview I have seen. I do think it is time to put Annie under. I love that number but it is so old now and needs to be buried. It is Gerard's signature but it really is stale and does not belong. And hipper, newer bits should take its place (Curtains!) And even though the Phantom Merman number is hysterical it is missing something and could be cut. The number was written for VAL. (Or it seems like it!) (The LuPone number was written for Gina and it is perfection!)
This production is hysterical and I can't wait to see the improvements. Can you smell another TONY? This year, I can.
Avenue Q!
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Hope everyone is staying cool today. It is as humid and hot as an oven. I don't do well in the heat. Anyway, I hope all is well and I plan to see AVENUE Q next week. It has been sooooo long since I have seen my favorite musical. Yeah, it is my favorite musical of all time.
Have a nice day and go and see Avenue Q. Just leave a lottery ticket for me. ;-)
Corine
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DANCES WITH THE STARS!
  Begins Performances June 28th
At The 47th Street Theatre
Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY will return from its annual spring hiatus on June 28 at 8pm with a summer edition entitled FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DANCES WITH THE STARS!, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street). The summer edition will feature past favorites in addition to new spoofs including South Pacific, Patti LuPone in Gypsy and Grease - You're the One That I Hate! (During hiatus FORBIDDEN BROADWAY played a sold-out engagement at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Center in Miami).
Featured in the cast are: Christina Bianco, Jared Bradshaw, Gina Kreiezmar and Michael West, with musical direction by David Caldwell. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DANCES WITH THE STARS! is created, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini and co-directed by Phillip George. Costumes are by Alvin Colt with additional costumes by David Moyer. Sets are by Megan K. Halpern and lighting is by Mark T. Simpson.
The show won the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue. In producer John Freedson’s acceptance speech he said: “We accept this award in memory of the great costume designer Alvin Colt, who elevated our show and our lives for 15 years” FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has won a total of six Drama Desk Awards over the years, and is also a recipient of the Tony© Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has been an unstoppable force in New York theatre since 1982 when Gerard Alessandrini created the first parody lampooning the Broadway shows and stars of the day. It is a favorite among theatre lovers as well as Broadway stars (Kathleen Turner, Raul Esparza, Christine Ebersole, Patti LuPone, the cast of Spring Awakening, Cheyenne Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Carol Channing, Stephen Sondheim, Cameron Mackintosh, and Hal Prince among others), who often stop by to laugh at themselves. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has won numerous awards in its history including the 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, six Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Obie, and Lucille Lortel Awards. A theatrical institution, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has received national and international notoriety, racking up over 15,000 performances in more than 200 US cities as well as engagements in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.
The playing schedule will be as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 7:30 pm, with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm, Saturdays at 4:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $65 Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings - and $60 all other performances. For tickets call (212) 239-6200. For Group Sales call (212) 840-5564.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY STARTS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Everyone I hope that you are all enjoying your summer so far. Things have started out really great for us at Help Is On The Way Today. This past Monday DIVAPALOOZA 10 was a huge success with a great show and full house we raised enough money to send a child with HIV to camp this summer. So now we move on to our next two drives. In July we kick off Project Backpack that's our annual drive where we collect new backpacks and school supplies for the kids living with HIV and AIDS and send them back to school with everything they need. In 2006 we collected 22 backpacks for all the children living at a group home we work with in Washington Heights. Last year we had a huge success collecting over 250 backpacks letting us help some many more children in New York. You can help in several ways,one by going out and buying a new backpack and supplies. We are not looking for expensive backpacks you will find that most dollar stores sell backpacks for less then $10. Or if you do not have time to shop you can mail us a check and we will be glad to do the shopping for you. Finally if you work in an office or business that might be interested in helping we can also set you up with a collection box which we will drop off and then come and pick up. The Drive ends the third week of August. Our other drive is our 40 Angels Drive,we are looking for 40 people who are willing to donate $100.00. We need to raise over $4000.00 to buy a wheelchair for a very special boy named David. Many of you have heard of David's story. David is the reason Help Is On The Way Today exsists. I met David three years ago when I was visiting the Children's Incarnation Center. I was touring the facility and saw David laying in a hospital bed with mesh netting over it. I was told David was living with HIV as well as Cerebral Palsy. David was in need of a new motorized wheelchair. The home had submitted the paperwork twice and Medicaid lost it both times finally on the third time they refused David his chair. So me and the Diva's put on a show and in one night we raised enough money to buy David the chair. Well three years have gone by and David is doing very well and growing as little boys do. And once again David is in need of a chair and once again the system is letting him down. If I had $4000 I would never even be writing this email to you because David is very special to me and I would buy him the chair if I could. I founded this organization so that no child living with HIV in New York would fall through the cracks or be forgotten and I will not let that happen. Meeting David changed my life I hope you will consider helping change his. Thanks Joseph Thank you for your time. If you decide to mail us a donation you can make the check out to Help Is On The Way Today 52-30 65th Place Maspeth NY 11378 Apt 2c C/O Joseph Macchia mark in the memo area which drive you are donating too.
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MADAME IS BACK!
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 I am so excited I get to see my favorite hussy on Thursday. Madame's back. Last year when I saw Madame at her show she gave a shout out to me. It was hysterical and I can't wait to see her on Thursday. Why don't you join us!
BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK SCHEDULE: STARTS JULY 10TH!
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  Enjoy free lunchtime Broadway performances in Bryant Park Bryant Park is located behind the New York Public Library from 40th to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The closest subway to Broadway in Bryant Park is the 7 or B/D/F/V to 42nd Street/Bryant Park. The concerts are mostly on Thursday afternoons beginning at 12:30 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. Admission is free.
Performers from each Broadway show perform 2-3 songs during these hour-long lunchtime concerts. There are plenty of chairs and tables throughout Bryant Park, though you may want to bring a blanket if you want to sit on the grass.
2008 Broadway in Bryant Park Schedule
Thursday, July 10 Chicago Monty Python’s Spamalot Cry Baby [title of show] Stomp
Thursday, July 17 Avenue Q The Phantom of the Opera Mamma Mia! In the Heights Pure Country
Thursday, July 24 The Lion King Passing Strange Hairspray Godspell A Catered Affair
Thursday, July 31 The Little Mermaid Altar Boyz Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy Jump A Tale of Two Cities
Thursday, August 7 Spring Awakening Gypsy Xanadu Mary Poppins Wicked
Friday, August 14 Grease Young Frankenstein Rent Legally Blonde The Musical 13
CORINE'S CORNER CELEBRATES THREE YEARS!
   Interviewing Paulo Szot was enchanting.   Matt and Kelli from South Pacific. (They are so attractive and nice)  My favorite bear- The Charles Busch bear. (Isn't it fabulous!)  The day I interviewed Kathy Brier. It was an honor!  The Bad Idea Bears. (It was a bad idea!)  One of my favorite events (FB!)  Dear reader,Thank you very much for coming to my little site. I would love to meet you.If you are over 21 with valid id, please come to a happy hour which will celebrate my little corner in the internet sky. Come introduce yourself to me.Half Priced drinks:5:45-9 pm.Dessert supplied by me.Hope you can make it.RSVP: Corine@corinescorner.comThanks for visiting.Bamboo 5252nd between 8th and 9th. July 2 from 5-9.
INTERVIEW WITH CYNTHIA NIXON- MIRANDA'S CORNER!
     Cynthia Nixon Grows Up In Sex And The City. Here's another interview from the press day with the "Sex And The City" cast. Cynthia Nixon's character Miranda Hobbes seems the polar opposite to Samantha Jones, the character played by Kim Catrall so it seemed like another good round table interview for ultimate "Sex AndThe City" fan Corine to run on her Corner.—Brad Balfour Brad Balfour: What was it like to re-enter the world of "Sex and the City?" Cynthia Nixon: I didn't lose a beat. I have to say when I dyed my hair and looked in the mirror I was like, "Oh my God [laughs]." It took me a back a little more then I thought it would. The main thing was to reallybelieve it was actually happening. Then once we were back into it, it was no problem. Brad Balfour: What was your reaction when you saw the film for the first time? Cynthia Nixon: A huge amount of relief [laughs]. I thought if [director] MichaelPatrick [King] is going to write it then it's going to be great. Then I read it and it was great. Then we were filming and I was like, "it's going to be great" but you never really know until you know. It's scary when there is so much anticipation, hype, and appetite [for it]. Brad Balfour: Did your theatre experience help you add depth to your character Miranda; were you mad at her for being the way she is? Cynthia Nixon: No. I feel like it's hard not to have sympathy for Miranda. Sometimes she's so much her own worst enemy. She is such a bulldog and has so much anxiety that she reacts so quickly, because she is so afraid of being vulnerable. Now about my theatre training—I don't know. I feel that I've been acting for 30 years and I feel like everything goes into the pot; mylife experience and [all my] acting experience. Brad Balfour: How much do you relate to your character? Cynthia Nixon : I relate to her in some ways. I feel like it's very easy, I think a lot of woman can relate to how thinly spread she is. How she has a job, she has a home, she's got a child, she's got a husband, and all of these things are screaming for her attention, and she's spread so thin that she feels that she's failing at all of them. I feel like that's a real trap that working parents have to watch out for. You might be putting a check mark next to every item on your list, but if someone says "what time is it?" you scream at them,"you're really not [asking]…." Brad Balfour: With regards to the movie, what are your thoughts on forgiveness and giving someone a second chance? It seems to be its main theme Cynthia Nixon : I definitely think everyone deserves a second chance. Whether they deserve a sixth, seventh, or eighth chance is another question. I think that's one of the things [you can offer] when you get older. Sometimes when you are young, things seem very black and white—these people are the villains and these people are the heroes—but when you get older and live a bit more, you see there is a lot of nuance. You see, basically, we are all here together so how are we going to get along? In the beginning of the show we would break up with guys atthe drop of a hat. He's a little cross-eyed, I hate that shirt he wears I can't see him anymore. After a certain point you can't justkeep eliminating people. You have to be like, "these are my people for better or worse and I'm going to do what I can to work it out with them. Brad Balfour: How do you balance being a working mom and actress? Cynthia Nixon : You got to delegate as much as you can. You got to really understand what your priorities are, and they probably shouldn't be the laundry [laughs]. Brad Balfour: You have one of the more provocative scenes in the movie. Did you have to do any special preparation for that nude scene? Cynthia Nixon: Well Michael Patrick talked to me about it. He and David Eigenberg[who plays Miranda's estranged husband Steve] talked about where David's hands were going to be, they really glistened me up quite a bit. They lit it very carefully and I felt pretty well taken care of. Brad Balfour: What effect do you think the show is going to have on the youth of today? Cynthia Nixon: I think we are a youth-oriented culture, in terms of the young market and how people chase that. Also, in terms of woman and their sexuality, I think we have greatly extended that recently. You look at those old movies and Andy Hardy's parents [Hardy is a character played by Mickey Rooney in 1930s], they look like 75. There was no sense of,like maybe the mom is 40 and hot. For women my age and older, and for younger women who are going to be that age one of these days, I think that "SATC" can have a really positive impact. I worry more about the younger women that I see around, that they have the belief that some how because we dress this way in the series and the movie, that somehow that we're real and they should be dressing this way everyday. Their hair has to be done and they have to be wearing high heels and a different dress everyday and have a thousand-dollar hand bag. I worry more about the girls who are following us like it's a blueprint [for that]. Brad Balfour: How do you feel about the film dealing with the consumption of fashion labels and brands--what are the moral implications? Cynthia Nixon: There are people who find us an anti-feminist show, which I don't think [it is] at all, I think we are a feminist show; I think the thing that saves us from being purely propaganda is the fact that we have these indulgences and weaknesses and foibles and we do things we shouldn't do. We buy things we shouldn't buy and I think it makes the characters real. Women are so encouraged to put themselves last, to put their children first, to put their husbands first, or who ever it is, and worry constantly about someone else. Even though I don't support spending this kind of money on shoes or bags or dresses… It is a [sort] of political statement... "I value myself, I'm worth it, and I'm going to give myself a present. Brad Balfour: New York City always seems like another character in the show. Was it always important for you that they shoot the film in New York? Cynthia Nixon: Yes. When we started doing [the show] we had no idea it would take off like this; but when I was first sent the script I thought I had to maximize my chances of getting in this. It's really interesting. It's about women, which is so interesting, and unusual—and more important the other [reason]—is that it shoots in New York and so little [is shot] here. It's definitely one of the reasons I got teamed up with [the series] in the first place, and then, of course, it continued to shoot here and that was just an incredible thing. Brad Balfour: It is so mind boggling how universal the show is... Cynthia Nixon: That was our main thought when we started doing the series. These are four very specific-aged women in a very high income bracket[living on] this tiny little postage stamp that is Manhattan. I say anyone other then the 10,000 women who are these women going torelate to this? But amazingly, yeah. Brad Balfour: Do you think there is a fantasy element that's part of the appeal to the show? Cynthia Nixon: I think there is definitely a fantasy element to the show. When people come up to me on the street and say, "I just came from Iowa two weeks ago. Your show made me come here." I'm like, "Oh no!" [Laughs] Brad Balfour: Was there a scene or sequence that you filmed where you felt like,"Yes, we're back" Cynthia Nixon: I have to say that when we were walking down the street the very first day, in our high heels and our outfits, we were doing our dialogue and trying to stay in unison, I was like, and "I can't believe this we're back." It was the third day of shooting but it was the first day that Kim and I shot Cynthia Nixon: How do you feel about the idea that Miranda's happiness is inexorably linked to Steve? Cynthia Nixon : I feel like her happiness is inexorably linked to her relationship with Steve but I also felt that the reason her relationship with Steve blew up was that she painted herself into this corner, this angry,unhappy, stressed out, over extended corner. Basically what Steve did got her out of that corner. It's not just that she can't be happy without Steve, but it's like what she did to the two of them, more then to anyone herself, was destructive and she had to rethink and find a way to be loving again and be joyful in her relationship and every other aspect of her life. Corine Cohen: I wanted to thank Brad Balfour for giving me these interviews. I am a very big fan of the series and the film and hope the rest of the interviews from the film will be up soon. In the meantime, go and see The Sex And The City Film and you can watch the reruns on TV. Cynthia Nixon is over 40 and fabulous! Thanks to Cynthia and Brad for this wonderful interview!
INTERVIEW WITH THE ONE AND ONLY VALERIE FAGAN!
    Val as Mary Poppins- Practically Perfect in everyway. (Photos by Maryann Lopinto)  On her phone- Photo by Maryann Lopinto. I have been seeing Valerie Fagan for the past several years in Forbidden Broadway, the recent Drama Desk winner for best Revue. I hope to do a video interview in the near future as Val is one of my favorite performers!
Interview with Val Fagan;
Corine Cohen: Hi, Val. It is pretty funny that they have you listed as Val Fag on Broadway world. Hopefully, they will change it when this article is published. (Not that there is anything wrong with that but your name is FAGAN! They could make a skit out of that next season! I hear that you are out this summer because you are in something else. What are you in this Summer?
Val Fagan: (I know! I hope they change it soon….it’s so wrong!) Yeah, in March I was offered two shows. The first was “The Producers” at North Shore Music Theatre (I just finished it a couple of weeks ago.) The next show this summer is called “Basement Church Ladies.” (It’s a hilarious musical where I play a 1960’s housewife who’s desperately trying to become the head cook in a small Minnesota church.) I really miss my FB family though. I just needed to take a little break this summer. ;)
Corine Cohen: I am sure they will miss you, I know I will! Tell me, you are hysterical as "Merman" in Forbidden Broadway. You are so spot on, is that your favorite character in FB?
Val Fagan: Yes, by far! You know what I love about Ethel? She was so open “What you saw was what you got.” She was so lovably real. Of course she had “star quality” and that amazing voice But, when you got right down to it, she just seemed like such a great gal, you know? I think if she were alive today, we would see her gabbing on “The View,” belting out a few numbers during the commercial break and giving Elizabeth Hasselbeck a piece of her mind when the camera came back on.
Corine Cohen: She went to school with my Grandma and I would have loved to see that VIEW Episode! Happy Summer!
There is nothing that is more beautiful than a gorgeous Orchid Plant. Tonight, I hit the goldmine. A man was selling many precious orchids for a mere $10.00 as it was the end of his shift. I purchased a stunning 8 flower plant which sits next to my purple plant.
They are perfect flowers and very exotic. If I was a plant I would be a rare, small orchid plant.
Happy Summer,
Corine
THE WAR OF THE ROSES!
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 Welcome to the mother of all cattle calls… the DIVA CALL! Liza & Barbra & Peggy & Carol are all auditioning to grab the spotlight & win the role of a lifetime! THE WAR OF THE ROSES returns for TWO SHOWS ONLY - Saturday June 21 at 8 & 10pm! Written & directed by RICK SKYE, with Musical Direction by MICHAEL FERRERI, THE WAR OF THE ROSES is an explosion of wigs, glitter & feathers, starring the "award winning-est" group of impersonators along the Rialto…STEVEN BRINBERG ("Simply Barbra”), RICK SKYE ("A Slice O' Minnelli"), CHUCK SWEENEY ("Miss Peggy Lee") , MAGGIE GRAHAM (“Carol Channeling") & a ghost appearance by MARIAN STEINER as "Ethel Merman." Add special guest SCOTT NEVINS as the director with a dilemma & a decision to make & it becomes what Adam Feldman of Time Out New York calls “a veritable bouquet of Roses offered up in a campy valentine to Broadway at its best.” DATES: TWO SHOWS ONLY!!! Saturday, June 21st @ 8 & 10pm PLACE: The Reprise Room at Dillon’s ~ 245 West 54th Street TICKETS: $40 @ 8pm/$25 @ 10pm RESERVATIONS: (212)352-3101 or www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/143104http://www.myspace.com/warofthemamaroses
THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS. I'M MAD AS HECK!
 The slogan" The City That Never Sleeps" is a common phrase about NYC. Lately, with all the construction in my area I can't sleep and it is driving me batty.
They are building across the street from where I live and at 7 AM, THE LOUD NOISE AND BANGING BEGINS and it does not end till at least 6 PM.
BAM BAM BAM. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I NEED MY SLEEP!!!!
TURN OFF THE NOISE.
YELLS! Corine
Broadway By The Year 1979! A Very Good Year For Theater!
 Emily Skinner Max Von Essen and his family.
Jason Graae and Jeff McCarthy they are fabulous! BROADWAY BY THE YEAR
THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1979
Director: Emily Skinner
Musical Director: Ross Patterson
Created, Written, Hosted: Scott Siegel
RUNNING ORDER:
Ballad of Sweeney Todd [Sweeney Todd] – Group (It was so thrilling)
They’re Playing My Song [They’re Playing Our Song] – Jason
Buenos Aires [Evita] – Terri (I could listen to her all night)
Sarava [Sarava] – Melinda [DANCE]
Fallin’ [They’re Playing Our Song] – Scott Coulter
It’s Going to be Good to be Gone [I Remember Mama] –
Jeff w/Melinda, Terri, Lorin, Sarah
Immigration Rose [Sugar Babies] – Jason w/John, Chuck, Scott
A Little Bit More [I Remember Mama] – Sarah
I’m a Woman [Carmelina] – Emily
You I Like [The Grand Tour] – Jeff & Jason
Daddy [1940s Radio Hour] – Noah & Melinda [DANCE]
Johanna [Sweeney Todd] – Max [UNPLUGGED]
Epiphany [Sweeney Todd] – Jeff [UNPLUGGED
Intermission
I’m Keepin’ Myself Available For You/Exactly Like You
[Sugar Babies] – Noah & Melinda [DANCE]
Rainbow High [Evita] – Terri w/Chuck, Jason, , Scott
High Flying Adored [Evita] – Max
Green Finch & Linnet Bird [Sweeney Todd] – Sarah
Mrs. S.L. Jacobowsky [The Grand Tour] – Jason
More and More, Less and Less [The Grand Tour] – Emily & Jeff w/Jason
On This Night of a Thousand Stars [Evita] – Scott, Noah & Lorin [DANCE]
I Could Kill Her [Carmelina] – Chuck [UNPLGGED]]
Not While I’m Around [Sweeney Todd] – Scott
Oh, What a Circus [Evita] – Max
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina [Evita] – Terri
I Belong Here [The Grand Tour] – Emily w/Company [UNPLUGGED]
Broadway By The Year 1979:
It was a fabulous year for Theater even if the economy was one of the worst since the depression. 1979 was one of my favorite years of Broadway.
Evita was my favorite show in 1979 but I also adore They're Playing Our Song with Robert Klein and Lucy Arnaz.
Photos by Maryann Lopinto.
 Melinda Sullivan and Noah Racey Noah did all of the dance numbers and it was the best part of the show. I could watch them dance all night! Noah is a Broadway By The Year favorite.
Sarah Uriate Berry
Jason Graae is a favorite of mine. He is so perky!!!
The one and only Scott Coulter!
Scott Coulter who saved the day when John Treacy Egan had to pull out at the last minute.
 Jeff McCarthy and his hot women harem! Jeff McCarthy, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Max Von Essen and Scott Coulter.
Jeff McCarthy, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Max Von Essen and Scott Coulter.  Terri Klausner who sang songs from one of my favorite shows of 1979 EVITA! I saw Patti LuPone. It was one of the shows that made me a theater geek for life. The first show that did that for me was PIPPIN and before that it was the Paper Bag Players.
Max Von Essen Photos by Maryann Lopinto.
I AM VERY UPSET!
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Interview With Michael Presser by Corine Cohen.
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Corine Cohen: I love the work you do at INSIDE BROADWAY. You are helping bring children to the theater at an early age. Can you tell me any stories of kids that have contacted you about being involved in the theater later in life.
Michael Presser: This work is so special and gives people so much enjoyment. Over the 25 years of Inside Broadway there have been many examples of students who visited Broadway through our program and later brought their own children to the theatre. Recently, I was visiting with a member of the NY City Council who mentioned that she had seen DREAMGIRLS through our program. Several years ago we were interviewing some potential stage directors for one of our productions, and the fellow mentioned that he had participated in our program and met Bernadette Peters. Well, we went back to the files and there was indeed a picture of him with Bernadette Peters during a post performance Q & A at SONG AND DANCE. We also have a professional choreographer and several actors out there who are our graduates. Over the 25 years of Inside Broadway we estimate over seven hundred and fifty thousand students have participated in our programs. We currently have over 25,000 students in 85 schools that participate in our programs each year. That really is an awesome number and an excellent example of audience development. It also shows that if you give people an opportunity, they will use it and appreciate it!
Corine Cohen: How did Inside Broadway happen, 26 years ago? And could you tell me the history of Inside Broadway and Creating The Magic.
Michael Presser: The original idea came from Bernie Jacobs, the late president of The Shubert Organization. Bernie asked me to organize a school ticket program for the Broadway production of CATS. From that many other projects developed including our fabulous CREATING THE MAGIC seminar program in which we demonstrate, from the stage of a Broadway theater, the technical behind the scenes workings of a major musical production. We stared that program about 15 years ago and have worked with most of the major musicals that have played on Broadway during that period. Recently we had a fabulous program with HAIRSPRAY at the Neil Simon Theatre and we celebrated our 25th anniversary season with a special concert of music from Broadway shows at the Winter Garden Theatre, the home of CATS. In fact, to conclude that concert and mark our anniversary, we released 1,000 blue and white balloons (the official Inside Broadway colors) from the ceiling of the theatre.
Corine Cohen: I have been to several events and am also blown away by the reactions from the children. You are doing a great service to Broadway! What is next?
Michael Presser: Our programs now reach children from kindergarten to high school levels. In addition, this season we have started operating theatre arts workshop programs in 18 senior citizen centers throughout the city. We really go from 8 to 80, and beyond! The children are absolutely fascinated with live theater, since they are living in a period when most forms of entertainment are pre-recorded, the live experience is something special for them,. They are always fascinated with actors and very interested in how one makes a career in the theater, and of course, the technical aspects of theatre production are very interesting to them. The seniors grew up with Broadway and therefore have a strong interest and experience with theater. I don’t have to explain FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to them!
Corine Cohen: If you never started Inside Broadway what would you be doing instead?
Michael Presser: Before I started Inside Broadway I had a very interesting career as a concert artist manager. I would probably have stayed there and helped artists organize and expand their careers. Managers are a bit unknown to the general public since they work behind the scenes, but they really are instrumental in helping develop successful careers for performers. I don’t think I would be an actor. I have no need to be on the stage, although people are telling I do a great job moderating the CREATING THE MAGIC programs, but I do enjoy the creativity of putting it together and working with different kinds of people to make that happen.
Corine Cohen: What can we expect this year? Any other events you can share?
Michael Presser: Next season we will be producing an Equity production of the great musical SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ which will tour to schools throughout the city. Our production will play about 150 performances and introduce children to music of the great songwriters Leiber and Stoller. We will also operate our teaching artist workshop program called BUILD A MUSICAL in about 35 schools. These workshops help children produce their own musical theatre productions, so there’s your next generation of actors, producers and designers. We will also continue and expand our senior citizen programs and are planning to offer a special performance of SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE for them, and there will certainly be another CREATING THE MAGIC program, probably next spring. I think it will be another exciting season and I can’t wait to see those kids hearing STAND BY ME performed live in their school auditorium. That’s what we are all about!
Thank you, Michael Presser for encouraging love for the Theater at an early age. I wish they had this program when I was a child! Interview by Corine Cohen
Photo Coverage of 100 YEARS AT BARNEY GREENGRASS!
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 Photo of cake by Corine Cohen  Gary and Sharron Greengrass, Alec Baldwin and Barney Greengrass. The Greengrass' threw a big party for their friends and family (and the press) to celebrate 100 years of the best smoked fish in NYC. They know how to throw a party. The event was full of many celebrities as well as many VIPS. Mandy Patinkin sang Happy Birthday to a very well attended group. It was a great event. I hope Barney Greengrass will be around for 100 more years! Try the sturgeon and smoked salmon sandwich with a shmear of scallion creamcheese. It is my favorite fish sandwich in NYC. Cheers to Gary and Barney Greengrass! http://www.barneygreengrass.com/ People having fun at the one and only Barney Greengrass!   I wanted to thank John Halpern for sending me these fabulous photos of the Barney Greengrass 100 Year Celebration that took place last evening.
All photos are copyrighted by John and can not be used without his permission.
SEX AND THE CITY'S KIM CATTRALL- INTERVIEW BY BRAD BALFOUR.
  Kim Cattrall Takes On The City by Brad Balfour. When I heard that my friend Corine had already had her ticket for the first screening on the opening day of "Sex And The City," I knew I had to give her transcripts of the roundtable interviews that I conducted with the cast and director of this film—four years in the making.It was a wonderful day talking to all of them in preview of the film's debut. And since Kim Cattrall is her favorite I got this to her as soon as it was transcribed and cleaned up. I will let Corine take it from here to write what she wants about her favorite show and movie. And more will be coming from those sessions.—Brad Balfour Q: When you first started acting in Toronto what did your parents think of your career choice and what do you they think of it now? KC: Actually it goes further back than Toronto. When I was about 10years old I did a play. I played a cold germ infecting a whole classroom full of kids [laughs]. It was called "Piffle is only a Sniffle." I only had a big feather that I was tickling under their nose and I had wings on my back. I thought I was so hot [laughs].Then I did musical festivals and competitions. I did very well and then in '68 I went with my mom to England on a family visit and my great aunt was a teacher and I stayed and did these exams. My parents were [happy] because I was a good student, but I wasn't exceptional. I had a lot of friends, but I was a bit of a geek, not really a popular girl or anything. I hit upon acting and I just couldn't get enough of it. I wanted to go to the community theater, to watch movies, to read about actors, to learn about acting, to read plays and they go texcited by the fact that I was channeled in one area or another,because my sister was in a more academic route where she didn't know what to do. They were incredibly supportive and one thing seemed to lead to another. They were a 100% behind me. For a period of time my family became my cheering section. They were just very excited by the plays I was doing. They would drive all the way across the country to see a play I was doing in Toronto, where I did the "Rocky Horror PictureShow" and played Janet. They had never seen a show like that. It kind of opened up the family to a whole new experience, not just for me andwhat I was doing but for the world and to travel and it's continued tobe that way. Q: Do you like the way your character has evolved to this point in the film and does it feel comfortable to you? KC: Yes it does! I really love the fact that I am in a big Hollywood movie about woman that one of them is turning 50. I think that's never been done before [laughs]. I'm really proud to be part of something that allows that to happen. In the series, Samantha always lied about her age; she never said what her age was, and here, you see her at the beginning of the film, she's given up her home city, she's given up her business, she's starting all over again, as a sign of faith to be monogamous to this man. I said at the end of the series, "I don't know if this is going to last[laughs]."You can try to be somebody else but ultimately you can't do it, you just can't do it. The fact that at the end of the film she is the one who remains single is truthful to the show much more than the television ending was. Q: Do you think she slept with her neighbor next door in L.A.? KC: What do you think [laughs]? I just wish they did my close up on his shower scene last instead of first, because it was extraordinary[laughs]. Q: Samantha seems to have body issues. Do you relate to her character in this way? KC: Of course I do. I'm human, she lives in fantasy land [laughs] I'm a real woman of course I do yeah. That's what's great about doing a show where you feel so confident about the hands that you're in. John Thomas shot the television show for six and half years and he lit us all beautifully. I felt so safe; could I do what she does as Kim? No! Q: Do you go to the gym or have trainer to prepare for being exposed in the film? KC: I work out. I grew up in a generation where a woman did work out. I mean Jane Fonda was one of my heroes. [Laughs] It's always been apart of my life, to be in shape so I can withstand a 19-hour day, and to look good to work in my profession. I was doing a program for PBS,"My Boy Jack," where I was playing a woman from 1914 to 1918. So I went from these really high collars to high heels within a two week break. I didn't have a lot of time to work out, for me it's about dieting; it's more about what I eat then exercising. Q: What was it like watching the final movie, was it very emotional? KC: This has been 10 years out of our lives and we've put so much in to it. The bar was so freaking high when we left and I always thought can we match it, are their stories that still need to be told. I'm so glad Michael came up with the script. I think he did a fabulous job. He took these four characters and brought them together in this seamless way. I sat there at the screening with five people, it was freezing cold in the room, and I was so nervous.You do the scenes that you're in and you hope those are good and then you see what was made of the rest of the movie and that's the most exciting part of it because you've just been concentrating in your own little world. That's the tough thing about movies, you don't get the whole flow of it you just do your bit. When the music started and the credits…it's just chilling. Q: Did you feel like you missed a beat between the show and the movie? KC: I really didn't. It fit like a glove, the read through, the first couple of pages everyone was nervous and very emotional and then after the fifth or sixth page it was like we were back. Q: What did you think of Samantha's clothes? KC: I loved them. First of all, working with Pat Fields was fantastic. She's so creative but she always listened to what I needed to make it work, since I do so much physical comedy. That was really helpful. Q: Where does Samantha get her sexual openness? KC: I think she has a tremendous amount of confidence. She is a little bit older than the others so she comes from little more experience. I think she has lived a very full life. I think that fearlessness about her is what makes her so attractive.She doesn't care if it's the wrong color, she doesn't care if it's taboo. It's a waste of her time. She doesn't sweat the small stuff,she just lets it go. I mean her vulnerability shows when it's intimacy. She can't really deal with that. She can't get down in that way. I think she has, what comes with age, is that knowledge of self. Q: Do you guys talk about how the four characters complement each other? KC: I remember Jenny Bicks, one of our terrific writers on "SATC,"said that she felt the four women really represented a complete woman.Four aspects that are strong drives in any woman; contemplatives,sexuality, fear, and aggression. We are supposed to be such good girls all time and we are just as vital and alive as any man is in all of those areas. We just have to go about it in a different way. They're archetypes, all four of them. I think that's why they resound with an audience. Q: Do you think this opens up more roles for woman in their 40s and 50s? KC: It better [laughs]... because this is the audience and they want to capture that audience that will hopefully see a movie like "Sex And the City." You know they make movies for 17- and 18-year olds because they go and see it three or four times, they just don't see it once. A lot of men and woman are saying I actually would like to see it again and that is like a studio's dream [laughs] but they have to be smart or the audience is not going to stay. Q: What role do you think your looks had in landing roles earlier in your career? KC: I was trained as a theater actress, so when I was signed to a Universal contract all I really wanted to do was get in front of a camera. It was a rep situation for me. I was basically playing victim of the week, one week I was raped, the next week I was blind, one week. I was shunned [laughs]. It was always these women in peril but I was also 19 at the time so I was playing a young frightened ingenue.Then I did a film called "Porky's" and I became the sex kitten that didn't work for a while [laughs]. Then I started playing girlfriends,best friends, and then kooky aunts. Then this came along. I would always take projects to feed my theater habit. I was one of the few actors in Hollywood who would continue to do plays because I was on contract and couldn't leave. I thought if I could do a play for at least six weeks or a work shop, I thought of it as a rite of passage.I couldn't make enough money to live off of theater. I did it, I survived.It's funny as an actor you say, "if I could just join Equity, if I could just get an agent, if I could just get screen actors guild, if I could just get a good part," and it seems where ever your career is at, there is always another tier that you're going for [laughs]. This has been such a peak in every way, because the writers knew who they were writing for, the actors knew the characters so well. It's like anything in life; the more you do it the better you get at it, the deeper the experience. Q: Were you cast in those early films because of your pretty face? KC: I didn't feel that way at the time, because even to get those roles it was highly competitive. I was auditioning against other contract players and other people who were freelance, and to keep working I thought it doesn't matter what the roles are right now I want to learn what the camera does. I wanted to know what it's like to be on a set. My first movie they said action and I thought, "You got to be kidding." [Laughs] Do they really say that? [Laughs] I really made an effort to learn on the job. I don't know how else to do it. It used to be you just do two of the Providence theaters. Now you start to do episodic TV if you want to continue to work in the business. Q: As shown in the movie, do you think everyone deserves a second chance? KC: It depends on what they have done [laughs]. I hope so, if it isn't too heinous. I love the way Michael has written it and the way it ended up in the film with a character like Samantha who is so supporting of her girlfriends that when Steve comes she is protective of him as well as apathetic to him because that is what so great about the character.She has lived a full life and you see that in the way she handles those situations. Q: Since New York is up on a pedestal in the film and a lot of jabs are made at LA, will there be a backlash? KC: I hope not. It's all done with a lot of fun. I think the spirit of the movie is never mean spirited. So hopefully the people in California will understand and if not what are you going to do?[Laughs] Q: What's next? KC: I have a project in development at HBO It's about a woman in a midlife crisis. Interview by Brad Balfour. Go see SEX AND THE CITY!!!!! It is my favorite movie in years. Samantha's character has always cracked me up and I am a woman that can't wait to see the film a second and hopefully third time. I want to own the movie. Go and see the movie. It is a Corine's Pick. Also, stay tuned. I will be interviewing Lynn Cohen- Magda for my site soon. Hopefully on video. (Comments by Corine Cohen Interview by Brad Balfour. Thanks, Brad for the interview. I would have killed to have attended that event. As, the show was my favorite of all time. (PS My Birthday is coming up and I could use the entire season on DVD!)
THE TOWN HALL PRESENTS THE SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL!!!
THE TOWN HALL PRESENTS SUMMER BROADWAY FESTIVAL July 14 – A Night At the Operetta II July 21 – Broadway’s Rising Stars II July 28 – All Singin’ All Dancin’ II Tickets for Summer Broadway Festival are $25 - $50.00, and are available from TicketMaster, (212) 307-4100, or in person at The Town Hall Box Office, 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, (212) 840-2824.
THE TONYS WERE FABULOUS!
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 Good morning! I just wanted to post some of my thoughts about the Tonys. I was at the Tonys this year and it was so much fun to see the show live.
What I loved:
Whoopi Goldberg was the best host in a very longtime! The show was funny, entertaining and clever. I was more interested in what Goldberg would do next. Seeing her as Sebastian, and posing as other characters from the shows was wildly funny and very amusing. I hope they make Whoopi the host for the next 10 years. She's fabulous, funny and a joy to watch.
My favorite moments:
I loved the entrance of the Lion King. Seeing the elephants walking down the orchestra was really thrilling and the birds etc. It made me feel like a child again. It made me want to attend the LION KING for a second time. (Good idea by Disney!) The Little Mermaid number was not as strong but Sierra is wonderful!
I loved Lin-Manuel Miranda's passionate speech. It made me cry a little. The man has such passion and I was happy that he won many awards. He deserved them all.
Mark Rylance wacky speech. Most people didn't like it but I thought it was so bizarre it cracked me up. He is very funny and I look forward to seeing the interview we did at The Drama Desk Awards!
I adore the Tonys and must admit, see it live is more exciting than watching it on the tube.
Go to a Broadway show, Theater is love!
Whoopi!!! Corine Dana Cohen Also, I need to thank Christina for posting the winners on my site as they happened as I was at the Awards. Thank you, Christina!
YOUNG @ HEART!
YOUNG@HEART LIVE IN CONCERT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY @ The Beacon Theatre New York Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Watch these clips: taying Alive/I Will Survive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omIrLgQO9O0Road to Nowhere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wgrM-R6yfYOfficial Trailer to the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjnfoFg7i7gThe chorus on the Ellen show (half way through they sing “Hey Ya” – AMAZING): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_apDC-1HiR8NEW YORK, NY – YOUNG@HEART, the New England senior citizens chorus (ages range from 75-90) that has delighted audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone from The Clash to Coldplay, is coming to the Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway, NYC) in a rare and intimate evening, performing live in concert for one-night-only on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. "These gyrating geriatrics travel around the world belting out rock classics and garnering rave reviews" —Time Magazine Currently being featured in the Award-winning documentary by Fox Searchlight Pictures, the inspiring individuals of YOUNG@HEART have proved it is possible to grow old without growing boring. Performing Sonic Youth’s dissonant rock anthem “Schizophrenia” and giving new meaning to James Brown's "I Feel Good," the Massachusetts-based group is made up of two dozen spirited seniors who specialize in reinterpreting rock, punk and R & B classics from a unique perspective. The documentary about this Chorus has been critically acclaimed and was selected by both Time Out and The Radio Times as the best documentary of 2006. The film also won the Rose D’Or Festival Best of 2007 Special Prize, the Golden Rose for Best Art Documentary and the Audience Award for the Best International Feature at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival. The YOUNG@HEART Chorus has performed a limited number of performances across the country. The June 22nd concert is the only chance to see the YOUNG@HEART Chorus perform in New York City this year. The Chorus will not perform in the United States for at least another year. When YOUNG@HEART had its beginning in a Northampton senior center in 1982, the members were all residents in the same housing project for the elderly. Now, singers come from all over the area to participate. The group has collaborated with several artists from the Pioneer Valley Gay Men’s Chorus to singing David Byrne of Talking Heads in New York and has toured European venues numerous times over the past 11 years. With a lineup that includes former schoolteachers, executives, doctors and food service workers, this group of seventy-, and ninety-something performers is guided by their longtime director Bob Cilman. “It’s certainly been an interesting process to watch from ‘82 to now. It’s changed my life dramatically. I started out working on a very simple art project that has evolved in an amazing way,” says choir director Bob Cilman. A few of the members have some professional performing history, like Elaine Fligman, who had a Catskills career with her husband, and Jeanne Hatch, who sang with big bands in Kansas City and was a child radio star. Mostly, though, they come from other disciplines. They love the way music and performing keeps them fit, even if Bob Cilman’s selections are sometimes a tough sell to a group that tends to listen to classical music and show tunes when they have the choice. The chorus is accompanied by accomplished musicians: Drummer Billy Arnold, of Junior Walker and the All-Stars; pianist Ed Wise, who was musical director for Martin Mull; saxophonist Paul Lieberman, who played with Brazilian percussionist and bandleader Airto Moreira; Chris Haynes, Springfield College music department director and jazz composer, plays the accordion; as well as guitarists Freddy Johnson, whose band Drunk Stuntmen released a number of CDs, and Jim Armenti from The Lonesome Brothers. Tickets to the Live Concert Performance YOUNG@HEART, priced from $46.00 to $101.00 are available at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or 212-307-1000. Tickets can also be purchased at The Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, NYC 10023. The Beacon Theatre Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 11 am – 7pm and Sun, 12 pm-6 pm. For more info, please visit youngatheartchorus.com. YOUNG@HEART is proudly presented at the Beacon Theatre by Jam Theatricals, Ltd.
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