by Deb Martin | Jun 13, 2018 | Coming Up, Culture, Dining, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Music
OZY Media’s third annual OZY FEST has been extended to two days this year—July 21-22 on Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. The massive event, described by the New York Times as “part music festival, part TED Talk, part food fair” is New York’s...
by Deb Martin | Jun 4, 2018 | Culture, Downtown News, Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Rehearsals are underway for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Tony and Oscar award winning actor and director, Joel Grey. The musical, which opens in previews on July 4 and runs through August 26 in the...
by Caroline Mullins | May 31, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Featured
Films on the Green, the 11th edition of the free outdoor French film festival, will present a selection of films around a theme intrinsically related to French culture and society: gastronomy. Produced by the French Embassy and NYC Parks, Films on the Green will...
by Caroline Mullins | May 29, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Theater
Who would have ever thought that one of Theatre Row’s hottest plays would feature solely a purple puppet and a spotlight? Randy Writes a Novel is currently finishing up its last few weeks in NYC, and I had the privilege of attending this past Sunday. This play was...
by Downtown Magazine | May 21, 2018 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment
The Lift-Off Film Festival returns to New York this June to celebrate the best that the independent film community on the East Coast and the rest of the world has to offer. The Lift-Off Global Network is committed to promoting a global indie film, connecting...
by Jeff Simmons | May 21, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment
Recently nominated for a 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revival (Amerike-The Golden Land), the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene just announced its casting for the American premiere of the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof. Helmed by Academy Award...