Wednesday, September 08, 2010      8:00 AM
WORLD PLAYERS, INC. is pleased to announce the New York premiere production of THE SMELL OF POPCORN, directed by JORGE B. MERCED. THE SMELL OF POPCORN will play only 10 performances at Teatro IATI (59-61 East 4th Street). Performances begin Wednesday, September 8 and continue Sunday, September 19. Opening Night is Thursday, September 9 (8 p.m.). The worlds of an acting student and a career thief who forcibly enters her apartment, collide in Jose Luis Ramos-Escobar's internationally acclaimed dark comedy about human connectedness, and the multiple effects of urban crime upon daily life. Fabiola, a 25-year-old theater student, arrives home following rehearsals for a college production of Othello. Her sleep is interrupted by Georgie, who turns an ordinary night into an unforgettable battle of the wills. Armed only with her wit, Fabiola draws her attacker into a complex game of role-playing that blurs the boundaries between imagination and reality. As the two negotiate the terms of their unlikely encounter, they discover who they truly are, and where they stand. Are they really that far apart? Based on a real-life incident, The Smell of Popcorn is written by one of Puerto Rico's most renowned playwrights. The production features scenic and lighting design by Jason Sturm and stage fight choreographer, Mike Yahn. THE SMELL OF POPCORN plays the following regular schedule through Sunday, September 19: Thursdays at 8 p.m. Fridays at 8 p.m. Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 3 p.m. Special performance Monday, September 13 at 7 p.m. Talk back with the Author following the performance on Friday 9/10, is hosted by TeatroStageFest and American Airlines. Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.teatroiati.org. Tickets for seniors are $15 and on preview night $10. Additional discount codes for $10-14 admission will be issued for specific markets, special promotions, and organizations. Running Time: 1 hr and 30 min, no intermission Website: www.teatroiati.org * Member Actors Equity Association
Location:  Teatro IATI-59-61 East 4th Street
www.teatroiati.org

Thursday, September 09, 2010      9:30 PM
On September 9th, Comix presents the overtly honest and hysterical Colin Kane. Colin Kane: Unzipped is a new monthly showcase with headliner Colin Kane winner of Howard Stern’s “Kill or Be Killed” comedy competition and a semi-finalist in New York Comedy Festival’s “Funniest Stand-up” contest. Colin will also bring his favorite funny people to the stage each month! Lineup TBA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH @ 9:30pm Comix 353 W. 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day of show, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Thursday, September 09, 2010      8:00 AM
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents their Eleventh Annual Season AWARDS CEREMONY on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $20 ($15 if booked before 8/30) and are available now at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. MITF’s AWARDS CEREMONY will feature entertainment by 2010 Season shows, including scenes from “Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke?”,”Screenplay”, and “Tallish Tale”s; and musical numbers from “Civil War Voices”, “Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical”, and “Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You”, among others. There will be a cash bar. Audiences voted online for the Best of Fest and one of those lucky voters will win tickets to “The 39 Steps” in a drawing at the ceremony.
Location:  New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street
www.midtownfestival.org

Thursday, September 09, 2010      8:00 AM
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the nominees for the MITF Eleventh Annual Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $20 ($15 if booked before 8/30) and are available now at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. MITF’s AWARDS CEREMONY will feature entertainment by 2010 Season shows, including scenes from 'Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke?' and 'Screenplay'; and musical numbers from 'Civil War Voices', 'Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical', and 'Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You', among others. There will be a cash bar. Audiences voted online for the Best of Fest and winners will be announced at the ceremony. One of the Best of the Fest voters will win tickets to 'The 39 Steps' in a drawing held at the ceremony.
Location:  New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street
www.midtownfestival.org

Thursday, September 09, 2010      7:30 PM
It’s always funny in Philadelphia, so Comix has invited the best of Philadelphia’s funny people to perform for a hilarious night of comedy on September 9th! Rocky, Cheese Steaks and the Eagles are not the only great things to come out of Philly. Check out these comics that got their start in Philly and now grace us with their humor all around the country, tv, stage, radio, and movies. The lineup includes: Joe DeRosa, Kurt Metzger, Keith Robinson, Mike Vechione, and Jay Oakerson with emcee Helen Hong.* THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH @ 7:30 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 *Lineup Subject to Change* Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office, by calling 212.524.2500 or online at www.comixny.com. Reservations are accepted by phone only and do not guarantee seating.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 10, 2010      9:30 PM
John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, September 10th & 11th @ 7:30 and 10:00PM SUNDAY, September 12th @ 7:30PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $34.00 until September 5th, or $39.00 on the day of the show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 10, 2010      10:00 PM
John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, September 10th & 11th @ 7:30 and 10:00PM SUNDAY, September 12th @ 7:30PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $34.00 until September 5th, or $39.00 on the day of the show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 10, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Friday, September 10, 2010      8:00 PM
San Francisco’s “Best Comedian of 2009”, Ali Wong, headlines a night of shows at Comix on Friday, September 10th! After being recognized by San Francisco Weekly and after the SF Bay Guardian awarded her “Best of the Bay,” she headed to New York City. Since then, she has gained a large cult following in New York City and appeared on MTV’s Hatin on ’09 “One of the most fearless comics in the NYC comedy scene right now, Wong’s control of a crowd and the stage could be compared to that of Chris Rock or Richard Pryor,” said Kong Magazine. “Fortunately for us, her tendency for brutal honesty results in devastatingly funny shows. Ali dares to goes place most comics fear and that’s just one of the reasons she’s so fun to watch and definitely one to keep an eye on.” FRI, SEP 10 @ 8:00 & 10:30 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $20.00 until September 5th and $25.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com\

Friday, September 10, 2010      10:30 PM
San Francisco’s “Best Comedian of 2009”, Ali Wong, headlines a night of shows at Comix on Friday, September 10th! After being recognized by San Francisco Weekly and after the SF Bay Guardian awarded her “Best of the Bay,” she headed to New York City. Since then, she has gained a large cult following in New York City and appeared on MTV’s Hatin on ’09 “One of the most fearless comics in the NYC comedy scene right now, Wong’s control of a crowd and the stage could be compared to that of Chris Rock or Richard Pryor,” said Kong Magazine. “Fortunately for us, her tendency for brutal honesty results in devastatingly funny shows. Ali dares to goes place most comics fear and that’s just one of the reasons she’s so fun to watch and definitely one to keep an eye on.” FRI, SEP 10 @ 8:00 & 10:30 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $20.00 until September 5th and $25.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 10, 2010      12:00 AM
The 7th Annual Howl! Festival, the East Village Festival of the Arts, will begin Friday night, September 10th, 5 to 7 PM, with the festival’s traditional reading of the iconic Allen Ginsberg poem, “Howl.” Taking place on the South stage, (Avenue A and 7th Street), the reading will feature an amalgam of the East Village’s finest poets, including John Giorno and Anne Waldman and will be led by poet Bob Holman, proprietor of The Bowery Poetry Club, founding member of Howl! Festival and East Village luminary.
Location:  Tompkins Square Park
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Saturday, September 11, 2010      9:30 PM
John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, September 10th & 11th @ 7:30 and 10:00PM SUNDAY, September 12th @ 7:30PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $34.00 until September 5th, or $39.00 on the day of the show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 11, 2010      10:00 PM
John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, September 10th & 11th @ 7:30 and 10:00PM SUNDAY, September 12th @ 7:30PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $34.00 until September 5th, or $39.00 on the day of the show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 11, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Saturday, September 11, 2010      8:00 PM
Frequent guest host of the Today Show and comedy veteran Chuck Nice comes to Comix to headline for one night only! Chuck Nice has been performing stand-up comedy for 14 years as well as having a strong presence on television and radio. For eight years he was a part of the Radio Chick show bringing the funny to New York’s air waves. During that time, Chuck was making a name for himself on the silver screen. In addition to MSNBC and the Today Show, he has been seen weekly on VH-1’s Best Week Ever, WE TV’s Cinematherapy, and Tru TV’s World’s Dumbest Criminals. Despite his busy schedule Chuck still finds time to hit the clubs, keeping audiences filled with laughter. The stage is his home and he is most at home on stage. So come visit him for a night at Comix on Friday, September 11th! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH @ 8:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $20.00, or $25.00 on the day of show, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 11, 2010      12:00 AM
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Claire O’Connor Public Relations, Inc.212 245 5784  oconnorpr@aol.com                                       7th Annual Howl! Festival Pays Tribute to 9/11In Tompkins Square Park New York City-August 28, 2010 – Performance artists, poets, musicians and dance companies honor 9/11 at the 7th Annual HOWL! Festival in Tompkins Square Park, (7th–10th Streets, between Avenues A & B), on the weekend of Sept. 10, 11 and 12. Chanters, a free meditation zone, meditation walk, yoga classes for both children and adults, a calling of names station and performance art will grace the green at Tompkins Square Park on Saturday Sept 11, heralding the start of an uplifting program at Howl! Festival’s 7th Annual weekend in Tompkins Square Park –September 10,11,12. Featured September 11th events include:Finding Sukha Yoga  -The East Village’s newest Yoga Center will hold 30-minute classes for adults and children at 11AM, 1PM, 3PM and 6PM. You can “find” Finding Sukha in front of the brick Park Office, located at approximately 9th Street between Avenues A and B.  Finding Sukha will provide a limited number of yoga mats.  Be prepared and bring your own.Art Installation and Performance Piece by Artist Ujin Lee  - Unloading a truck load of 733 unique and individually wrapped 7x7x7 boxes, artist Ujin Lee will begin her 3 ½ hour performance art piece at 11AM in the center of Tompkins Square Park.  All boxes will be individually gift-wrapped in traditional Korean fabric.  The number 733 represents good luck and fortune. Once all boxes have been strategically placed, and the performance piece is ended, members of the public will be welcome to select a box and take one home.Ujin Lee will also place 7 large sculptures around the park.  Each 10- foot tall and 6 ½ foot-wide piece will be a “pouch” created with the natural fiber ramie.  Each pouch will be filled with approximately 20-30 balloon-shaped balls, created in white paper and visible through the fabric.Art Around the Park – A 1500 foot-long canvas wrapped around 50% of the perimeter of Tompkins Square Park, beginning on Avenue A and 10th Street, continuing 3 blocks south to 7th Street and going east on 7th Street to the midway point between Avenues A and B.  Over 140 adult artists and untold numbers of children are confirmed to participate.Meditation Free Zone and Walk - Enjoy our oasis in Tompkins Square Park. Relax and rejuvenate.  Walk led by local artist / Buddhist practitioner Riki Colon. Memorial Center – Contemplative time is offered at this special station where names can be called and a gong can be sounded.Poetry – Poetry performances on the South Stage include poets Bill Kushner (1:40PM-1:50PM), Kristin Prevallet (1:50PM - 2PM), Eileen Myles (2:45PM-3PM) and Emmanuel Xavier (3:45PM- 3:55PM), Dottie Lasky (3:55PM – 4:04PM).Theater/Dance  – Vangeline Theater performs MOSAIC, a resonant butoh dance piece to commemorate 9/11. On the South Stage,- two performances: 2:10PM-2:40PM and 5:45PM-6:15PM. Music: Open Music Ensemble - This pioneering cooperative of acoustic improv musicians will guide the heart and spirit in meditation, relaxing and healing with sounds both pure and contemplative.  The performance will take place on the South Stage at Tompkins Square Park, Avenue A at 7th Street from 1PM-1:30PM.Tyler Burba - An acoustic performance of songs written by Allen Ginsberg, on the South Stage 3:10PM-3:40PM.Timbila – Sassy, celestial vocals are highlighted in this performance of African rock with an East Village Edge.  On the South Stage from 4:25 PM-4:55PM.Chris Rael – A sitar aficionado, this dynamic composer turns Indian and Western music into a mix of highly refined pop. On the South Stage – 5:05PM-5:35PM.Arthur’s Landing-A Tribute to the Musical Genius of Arthur Russell – Musicians associated with the east village’s late Arthur Russell will perform a fusion of Western and Eastern musical traditions, driven by Russell’s engagement with Buddhist thought and practice. On the South Stage 6:30PM-7PM.  Family Entertainment:On the North Stage, Avenue A at 10th Street, from 12:30PM until 7PM, The Lower East Side Girls Club presents a variety of children’s and family entertainment, including dance, poetry, music and a featured performance by Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie’s Broadway Kids.  Also in the north park:  A solar-powered merry-go-round, a children’s yoga tent, a fortune telling monkey, robot pony, art and science programs, face painting, a photo booth and more.//In addition to the Howl! Festival events in Tompkins Square Park on September 10, 11 and 12, there will be 30 days of Poetry, Theater, Performance Art, Film, Comedy and Dance, September 1-30 at Theatre 80 on St. Mark’s Place, and events throughout the neighborhood at many other venues, including The Bowery Poetry Club, Ella Lounge, Bowery Electric, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church and more.The events in Tompkins Square Park are all free to the public.  All additional Howl! events will benefit Howl! H.E.L.P. (Howl Emergency Life Project), an emergency services and health fund administered by The Actors Fund.For further information on the Howl! Festival and Howl H.E.L.P., please visit www.howlfestival.com
Location:  Tompkins Square Park, 7th-10th Streets, between Avenues A and B
www.howlfestival.com

Sunday, September 12, 2010      9:30 PM
John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, September 10th & 11th @ 7:30 and 10:00PM SUNDAY, September 12th @ 7:30PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $34.00 until September 5th, or $39.00 on the day of the show plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Monday, September 13, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Monday, September 13, 2010      7:00 PM
The World Policy Journal brings a special evening of international stand-up comedy to Comix on September 13th! With oil gushing into the Gulf, the Taliban going strong, and the polar ice caps melting away, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling like there’s nothing to laugh about⎯ until now. You may not have thought policy wonks were funny, but WPI is about to prove you wrong by bringing you an amazing line-up of comedians and pundits. This hilarious line-up features Christian Finnegan from Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Best Week Ever and the hit TBS show Are We There Yet?. Also appearing are Ophira Eisenberg, Ian Bremmer, Kevin Bleyer, and Robert George. The World Policy Institute, a non-partisan source of informed policy leadership for more than four decades develops and champions innovative policies that require a progressive and global point of view. In an increasingly interdependent world, WPI focuses on complex challenges that demand cooperative policy solutions. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH @ 7:00 PMComix353 W. 14th St.New York, NY 10014  Tickets range from $15.00 - $100. Visit the Events page on www.worldpolicy.org for a breakdown of ticket pricing and packages. Ticket prices will increase by $10 after September 8 – buy now!
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Tuesday, September 14, 2010      10:30 AM
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents the first of its 2010-2011 Family Time series, STORY TIME WITH BARNES AND NOBLE AT JOHN JAY: FALL LEAVES FALL! on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:30am in the lobby of the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is FREE and reservations are not required. Our popular children’s storytelling hour continues with seasonal themes, treats and more! Join us in the Theater Lobby as we share a very special story time with children and caregivers: 'Arthur Jumps Into Fall' by Marc Brown 'Fall Leaf Project' by Margaret McNamara, Mike Gordon 'Now It’s Fall!' by Jeanie Lee, Geraldo Valério 'Dragon’s Fall Fair' by Mara Conlon 'Who Loves the Fall?' by Bob Raczka, Judy Stead 'The Fall Festival' by Mercer Mayer
Location:  Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay, 899 Tenth Avenue
www.jjay.cuny.edu/theater.php

Wednesday, September 15, 2010      7:30 PM
Marc Maron and his crew of spectacular guests return to Comix to tape live episodes of his top-ranked “WTF” podcast on September 15th. Maron is a veteran standup comic, actor, radio host and writer who has appeared in countless clubs, films and off-Broadway productions and is the author of “The Jerusalem Syndrome” (based on his one-man show). After co-hosting 'Morning Sedition' on Air America Radio, he hosted the “Marc Maron Show” out of LA on KTLK AM 1150. 'WTF with Marc Maron” skyrocketed to #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was ranked 3rd Best Podcast of 2009 by iTunes Rewind. “WTF” is a 'must listen' says Punchline Magazine, Vanity Fair and the Huffington Post. Maron brings not only his hilarious rants to the Comix stage, but also the following comedians* for two special shows: Maeve Higgins, Jesse Klein, Joe DeRosa, Kurt Metzger and more! Prepare for a night of discussion that will make you say, “WTF?” Go to www.wtfpod.com to hear more. WED, SEP 15 @ 7:30 & 9:30 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 *Lineup subject to change. Tickets are $15.00 until September 13th and $20 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Wednesday, September 15, 2010      9:30 PM
Marc Maron and his crew of spectacular guests return to Comix to tape live episodes of his top-ranked “WTF” podcast on September 15th. Maron is a veteran standup comic, actor, radio host and writer who has appeared in countless clubs, films and off-Broadway productions and is the author of “The Jerusalem Syndrome” (based on his one-man show). After co-hosting 'Morning Sedition' on Air America Radio, he hosted the “Marc Maron Show” out of LA on KTLK AM 1150. 'WTF with Marc Maron” skyrocketed to #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was ranked 3rd Best Podcast of 2009 by iTunes Rewind. “WTF” is a 'must listen' says Punchline Magazine, Vanity Fair and the Huffington Post. Maron brings not only his hilarious rants to the Comix stage, but also the following comedians* for two special shows: Maeve Higgins, Jesse Klein, Joe DeRosa, Kurt Metzger and more! Prepare for a night of discussion that will make you say, “WTF?” Go to www.wtfpod.com to hear more. WED, SEP 15 @ 7:30 & 9:30 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 *Lineup subject to change. Tickets are $15.00 until September 13th and $20 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Thursday, September 16, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Friday, September 17, 2010      7:30 PM
Ireland’s top-selling comedic sensation, Tommy Tiernan, is coming to New York City from September 17th-18th to headline four hysterical shows at Comix! Tommy has the highest selling DVD sales in Ireland. ‘Cracked: Live at Vicar Street’ went straight to number 1 in the 1st week of release and will reach Four times Platinum Status. This rock star comedian is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales in Ireland. Not only has Tommy success at home in Ireland and the UK but also in Canada and America. The Gala performance in the Just for Laughs Tour in Montreal in 2005, saw 2000 Canadians on their feet crying out for more. He has also joined the Just for Laughs national tour in 2007 & 2009. Tiernan has been invited to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman and his special, “Something Mental”, has aired on Comedy Central. In April 2009 Tommy set the Guinness World Record for the longest Stand-Up Comedy Show by an individual by a staggering 36 hours and 15 minutes. Come see Tommy Tiernan for yourself during his stay in the Big Apple! FRI & SAT, SEPTEMBER 17TH-18TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 12th and $27 thereafter, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom and can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 17, 2010      10:00 PM
Ireland’s top-selling comedic sensation, Tommy Tiernan, is coming to New York City from September 17th-18th to headline four hysterical shows at Comix! Tommy has the highest selling DVD sales in Ireland. ‘Cracked: Live at Vicar Street’ went straight to number 1 in the 1st week of release and will reach Four times Platinum Status. This rock star comedian is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales in Ireland. Not only has Tommy success at home in Ireland and the UK but also in Canada and America. The Gala performance in the Just for Laughs Tour in Montreal in 2005, saw 2000 Canadians on their feet crying out for more. He has also joined the Just for Laughs national tour in 2007 & 2009. Tiernan has been invited to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman and his special, “Something Mental”, has aired on Comedy Central. In April 2009 Tommy set the Guinness World Record for the longest Stand-Up Comedy Show by an individual by a staggering 36 hours and 15 minutes. Come see Tommy Tiernan for yourself during his stay in the Big Apple! FRI & SAT, SEPTEMBER 17TH-18TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 12th and $27 thereafter, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom and can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 17, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Saturday, September 18, 2010      7:30 PM
Ireland’s top-selling comedic sensation, Tommy Tiernan, is coming to New York City from September 17th-18th to headline four hysterical shows at Comix! Tommy has the highest selling DVD sales in Ireland. ‘Cracked: Live at Vicar Street’ went straight to number 1 in the 1st week of release and will reach Four times Platinum Status. This rock star comedian is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales in Ireland. Not only has Tommy success at home in Ireland and the UK but also in Canada and America. The Gala performance in the Just for Laughs Tour in Montreal in 2005, saw 2000 Canadians on their feet crying out for more. He has also joined the Just for Laughs national tour in 2007 & 2009. Tiernan has been invited to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman and his special, “Something Mental”, has aired on Comedy Central. In April 2009 Tommy set the Guinness World Record for the longest Stand-Up Comedy Show by an individual by a staggering 36 hours and 15 minutes. Come see Tommy Tiernan for yourself during his stay in the Big Apple! FRI & SAT, SEPTEMBER 17TH-18TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 12th and $27 thereafter, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom and can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 18, 2010      10:00 PM
Ireland’s top-selling comedic sensation, Tommy Tiernan, is coming to New York City from September 17th-18th to headline four hysterical shows at Comix! Tommy has the highest selling DVD sales in Ireland. ‘Cracked: Live at Vicar Street’ went straight to number 1 in the 1st week of release and will reach Four times Platinum Status. This rock star comedian is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales in Ireland. Not only has Tommy success at home in Ireland and the UK but also in Canada and America. The Gala performance in the Just for Laughs Tour in Montreal in 2005, saw 2000 Canadians on their feet crying out for more. He has also joined the Just for Laughs national tour in 2007 & 2009. Tiernan has been invited to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman and his special, “Something Mental”, has aired on Comedy Central. In April 2009 Tommy set the Guinness World Record for the longest Stand-Up Comedy Show by an individual by a staggering 36 hours and 15 minutes. Come see Tommy Tiernan for yourself during his stay in the Big Apple! FRI & SAT, SEPTEMBER 17TH-18TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 12th and $27 thereafter, plus a two drink minimum in the showroom and can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 18, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Sunday, September 19, 2010      3:00 AM
Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents Dynamic Korea: Dance & Song, a performance by Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $27 and are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064. Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company brings the core traditions of Korean dance to brilliant life. Reflecting the contrasting rhythms of life in Korea, this remarkable company of dancers and musicians is alternately exuberant and meditative, gentle and thunderous. Their work symbolically reflects not only the bustling marketplaces of Korea, but the country’s deep Buddhist roots. A thrilling performance, animated by flair, grace, rhythm and vitality. Handed down from generation to generation, the movements of Dynamic Korea: Dance & Song reflect the essential rhythms of traditional Korean dance. The exuberant yŏtt’aryŏngch’um (Taffy Peddler Dance) walks audiences through the bustling marketplaces of Korea, while meditative, deeply symbolic performances such as the hwahyŏnmu (Lotus Dance) and sŭngmu (Monk’s Dance) explore the country's deep Buddhist roots. From the gentle, gliding grace of the opening chaech’ŏnmu (Chosŏn Court Dance) to the upbeat drumming and dancing of the changgoch’um (Hourglass Drum Dance), the dancers and musicians of the Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company are animated by the strength and energy of the Korean tradition.
Location:  Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org

Thursday, September 23, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Thursday, September 23, 2010      9:30 PM
It's time for fun and laughter that everyone can enjoy. Clean pure comedy with comedian Rome that'll tickle you, and not at the expense of your self esteem. So bring the entire family and sit up front if you'd like. This is wholesome comedy that edifies! It is Rome’s laugh out loud hilarious style and quick wit that keeps audiences craving for more. A favorite at many comedy clubs & colleges throughout the country, Rome has opened for many top well known comedians. In addition to performing & hosting, Rome has appeared on the second season of NBC'S Last Comic Standing, MTV, MTV2, Showtime at the Apollo and was recently won Best Supporting Actor in the Network One Act Festival. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD @ 9:30pm Comix 353 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 $15 advance purchase or $20 if purchased day of show plus two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 24, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Friday, September 24, 2010      7:30 PM
Natasha Leggero, a judge on this season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and from Reno 911, headlines a weekend at Comix this September 24th & 25th! For the past six years, Leggero has performed stand-up all over the country and abroad. Her TV stand-up performances include appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leggero has played various deviants in her three-year recurring stint on Comedy Central's Reno 911 and also appeared on Fox’s ’Til Death. You can also see her in the movie He's Just Not That Into You and as a regular panelist on E!’s Chelsea Lately. FRI & SAT, SEPT 24 & 25TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 20th, or $27.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Friday, September 24, 2010      10:00 PM
Natasha Leggero, a judge on this season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and from Reno 911, headlines a weekend at Comix this September 24th & 25th! For the past six years, Leggero has performed stand-up all over the country and abroad. Her TV stand-up performances include appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leggero has played various deviants in her three-year recurring stint on Comedy Central's Reno 911 and also appeared on Fox’s ’Til Death. You can also see her in the movie He's Just Not That Into You and as a regular panelist on E!’s Chelsea Lately. FRI & SAT, SEPT 24 & 25TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 20th, or $27.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 25, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Saturday, September 25, 2010      7:30 PM
Natasha Leggero, a judge on this season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and from Reno 911, headlines a weekend at Comix this September 24th & 25th! For the past six years, Leggero has performed stand-up all over the country and abroad. Her TV stand-up performances include appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leggero has played various deviants in her three-year recurring stint on Comedy Central's Reno 911 and also appeared on Fox’s ’Til Death. You can also see her in the movie He's Just Not That Into You and as a regular panelist on E!’s Chelsea Lately. FRI & SAT, SEPT 24 & 25TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 20th, or $27.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 25, 2010      10:00 PM
Natasha Leggero, a judge on this season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and from Reno 911, headlines a weekend at Comix this September 24th & 25th! For the past six years, Leggero has performed stand-up all over the country and abroad. Her TV stand-up performances include appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leggero has played various deviants in her three-year recurring stint on Comedy Central's Reno 911 and also appeared on Fox’s ’Til Death. You can also see her in the movie He's Just Not That Into You and as a regular panelist on E!’s Chelsea Lately. FRI & SAT, SEPT 24 & 25TH @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th St. New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $22.00 until September 20th, or $27.00 thereafter plus a two drink minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at 212.524.2500. RSVPs are accepted by phone only.
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Saturday, September 25, 2010      8:00 AM
Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents Calpulli Danza Mexicana on Saturday, September 25 at 8pm, and Sunday, September 26 at 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $27 and are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064. The performance is sponsored by American Express as part of the American Express Cultural Heritage Series and includes a post-show talkback and Q&A with the artists. New York City’s own Mexican Dance Company returns to Queens Theatre after two completely sold-out runs. With elaborate costumes and insistent rhythms, Calpulli captures the passion and essence of Mexico with joyous, exuberant dance and thrilling live music. This year’s performance features several debut pieces, including a spectacular finale celebrating the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence. “The special opportunity to celebrate such an important time in Mexican history inspired our artists to create more than ever this year,” says Managing Director Juan Castaño. “Not since our first three years as a company have so many new pieces been in development. It will be a great surprise for Calpulli fans who have seen the company grow through the years.” Calpulli Danza Mexicana is in its seventh performance season at Queens Theatre in the Park after consecutive seasons of sold out performances. The organization was founded in 2003 by a group of Mexican and Mexican-American artists living in New York City who shared a vision to share the rich diversity of Mexican dance and make it relevant to life in New York City. After its performance at Queens Theatre in the Park, the company will perform for the first time on the west coast of the United States at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA.
Location:  Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org

Sunday, September 26, 2010      11:00 AM
NYC Apple Day is a unique festival where visitors can experience all things apple related. Right in the heart of the Big Apple, visitors will feel like “urban farmers” with countless varieties of apples -- many transported from upstate New York from farms including Red Jacket Orchard. The day also includes many of the Lower East Side’s culinary venues (all getting in the apple spirit and incorporating the ingredient into their cuisine) retailers, cultural institutions, live music, activities for kids, and more. NYC Apple Day pays tribute to the neighborhood’s historical connection to apples. In the 1700s, the Lower East Side was home to an apple orchard owned by a farmer named Delancey. Today, both the farmer and the orchard are remembered in our street names.
Location:  NYC Apple Day will be on Orchard Street (in Manhattan’s Lower East Side) between Broome and Grand Streets.
http://www.lowereastsideny.com/NYCAppleDay.html

Sunday, September 26, 2010      3:00 AM
Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents Calpulli Danza Mexicana on Saturday, September 25 at 8pm, and Sunday, September 26 at 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $27 and are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064. The performance is sponsored by American Express as part of the American Express Cultural Heritage Series and includes a post-show talkback and Q&A with the artists. New York City’s own Mexican Dance Company returns to Queens Theatre after two completely sold-out runs. With elaborate costumes and insistent rhythms, Calpulli captures the passion and essence of Mexico with joyous, exuberant dance and thrilling live music. This year’s performance features several debut pieces, including a spectacular finale celebrating the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence. “The special opportunity to celebrate such an important time in Mexican history inspired our artists to create more than ever this year,” says Managing Director Juan Castaño. “Not since our first three years as a company have so many new pieces been in development. It will be a great surprise for Calpulli fans who have seen the company grow through the years.” Calpulli Danza Mexicana is in its seventh performance season at Queens Theatre in the Park after consecutive seasons of sold out performances. The organization was founded in 2003 by a group of Mexican and Mexican-American artists living in New York City who shared a vision to share the rich diversity of Mexican dance and make it relevant to life in New York City. After its performance at Queens Theatre in the Park, the company will perform for the first time on the west coast of the United States at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA.
Location:  Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org

Monday, September 27, 2010      7:00 AM
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents a reading of 'The Master Forger', by David Wiener as part of First Throws, the theater’s unique playwriting salon that presents new plays exploring issues of justice from an artistic perspective, on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is FREE and no tickets are required. 'The Master Forger' tells the true story of the ingenious Dutch art forger Han van Meegeren. Taking place in the shattered city of Amsterdam after World War II, van Meegeren is arrested for selling a priceless Vermeer to the Nazis and charged with treason. But the investigation takes a bizarre turn when van Meegeren claims that the Vermeer in question is his own forgery. The authorities challenge him to prove his ridiculous claim or face the gallows. Now, the master forger must create his own greatest fake – or die. 'The Master Forger' is directed by Susan Einhorn and the cast of six features David Little as Han van Meegeren.
Location:  Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay, 899 Tenth Avenue
www.jjay.cuny.edu/theater.php

Thursday, September 30, 2010      8:00 PM
What makes men do the things they do? Why do women so often end up as collateral damage in their struggle to prove their manhood? The Wreckless Stage Company presents the world premiere of Viewer Discretion Advised, a contemporary psychological thriller which tackles these questions. In this startling contemporary drama, a seemingly casual encounter between strangers Norm and Bud slowly reveals a menacingly dangerous play for power and ruthless competition for Norm’s girlfriend Anne. Playwright Ed Stevens explores what happens when 'men behaving badly' spirals out of control, forcing the characters to confront how far they will go to prove themselves to one another.Director Cynthia Dillon states, 'Viewer Discretion Advised is in the tradition of plays that have explored male aggressiveness coupled with sexual insecurity and the lengths to which men can be driven by these forces. For instance, we can see this in some of the plays of Shepard, Mamet or LaBute. In the play, humor often masks an underlying menace, lies and evasions are revealed and a Pinteresque use of language as a weapon builds. Viewer Discretion Advised’s power lies not only in its ability to shock, but also in the disturbingly familiar nature of the characters, which in spite of their extreme behavior, are not unlike ourselves. Its content is both raw and complex, and will linger in the minds and hearts of the audience long after they leave the theatre.”Cynthia Dillon directs a cast of three, Carson Alexander, Bob D’Haene*, and Katelin Wilcox*. (More about the cast can be found at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com).  *Member, Actors’ Equity AssociationWritten by Kennedy Center award-winning playwright Ed Stevens, this Actors’ Equity Showcase production is directed by Cynthia Dillon. Performances will be held at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street in New York City from September 9 to October 2, 2010.  Reviews“Conjured a vividly distinct world in this play, enshrouded in an ever-darkening atmosphere of anxiety and unease”— Steppenwolf Theatre'An excellent job of developing an increasingly perilous plot with tremendous humor and well-crafted dialogue” – Goodman Theatre“The audience is immediately drawn into the intrigue and held rapt with the twists and turns the playwright has carefully mapped out.” - Abingdon Theatre“I found the play extremely engaging, as its seemingly simple set up of two men trying to win the affection of one woman created a great deal of suspense, and the menacing humor was reminiscent of Pinter and Orton. It really struck me as a fantastic story that gets under the skin.”– The New Group  Director Cynthia Dillon was resident director and artistic director for the American Southwest Theatre Company, founded by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff, where she directed contemporary drama by Shepard, Vogel, Pinter and Guare, as well as Mr. Medoff's musical, A Christmas Carousel. She also spent 6 seasons assisting productions at The Colorado Shakespeare Festival. More recently, Cynthia’s directing in New York City has included the American premiere of Push-Up, by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig and The First Quarto of Hamlet for New World Theatre at the Stella Adler Studios, remounted as Q1: The Bad Hamlet as part of the Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival.  Playwright Ed Stevens: His play After, a post-9/11 drama, received the Kennedy Center’s 2005 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award.  Ed’s work has been produced in New York City, Provincetown, St. Petersburg and San Diego and has received honors at the George R. Kernodle Playwriting Contest, Attic Theatre’s One Act Marathon, Kennedy Center Ten-Minute Play Competition, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Actors Theatre New Works Festival, American Theatre Co-op, Valencia Character Company, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award, Ashland New Plays Festival and Bay Area Playwrights Festival.   Viewer Discretion Advised opens Thursday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 2.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Monday, September 13 at 8pm. The play is performed in 90 minutes without an intermission and contains adult language, violence and sexual situations. More information is available at www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.smarttix.com, or by visiting www.ViewerDiscretionAdvisedThePlay.com. Tickets are also available in person at the box office one half hour before show time. The Wreckless Stage Company is the producer of Viewer Discretion Advised.  Director: Cynthia Dillon; Technical and Stage Manager: Sean McCain; Publicist: Paul Siebold.
Location:  The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
www.viewerdiscretionadvisedtheplay.com

Thursday, September 30, 2010      6:30 PM
Travel back in time and experience the 19th century through popular tunes of the day, such as comic songs, tavern and variety hall pieces, parlor music and European classical tunes. Costumed in period attire, and in character, Linda Pratt (on piano) and Frank Hendricks (vocalist) will offer a humorous look at 19th-century life. In particular, they will discuss (and argue) the etiquette of parlor entertainment, women's fashions, and the proper instrument for young ladies. For tickets and information call 212-838-6878. $20 Adults, $10 Museum Members.
Location:  Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden 421 East 61st Street between First & York Avenues
www.mvhm.org

Thursday, September 30, 2010      7:30 PM
Greg Behrendt is a standup comic first and foremost. His comedy resume features HBO's Mantastic and last year's Uncool, seen exclusively on Comedy Central, as well as many appearances on late night shows like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His last one hour special called “Greg Behrendt: That Guy From That Thing” debuted in Spring of 2009 and he just returned from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. While not by his admission a relationship expert the former consultant for Sex and the City is also the comedy nightclub Co-author of the NY Times best sellers “It’s Called A Break-Up Because It’s Broken” and “He’s Just Not That Into You”, which was turned into a major motion picture. He is also a founding member of the Los Angeles Surf Ska combo the Reigning Monarchs whose self titled debut album is out now. THU, SEPTEMBER 30TH @ 7:30 PM FRI & SAT, OCTOBER 1ST-2ND @ 7:30 & 10:00 PM Comix 353 W. 14th Street New York, NY 10014 Tickets are $27 until September 26th, or $32 thereafter plus a two item minimum in the showroom. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comixny.com or by calling the box office at
Location:  Comix
www.comixny.com

Thursday, September 30, 2010      6:00 AM
Black Diamond Society has pulled it off again. This time we are giving you a quarterly event to rival any event the big city has to offer. We are calling all ladies in the city to Midtown Manhattan to experience a sophisticated shopping and networking event that includes some of New Yorks most upscale merchandisers and exhibitors. We have merchandisers that include brand name designers as well as services which include message therapy and make up artistry. During your shopping time you will also be exposed to two signature B.D.S concepts. First there will be a human mannequin Fashion Showcase which will feature a selection of New York’s newest fashion designers. Next B.D.S will bring you their musical showcase which will highlight three artist from the tri city area. Again this affair is packed full of shopping enjoyment, showcase entertainment and expert advise. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and door prizes will be given away by the B.D.S host and concierge staff during the event. A portion of the proceeds generated from ticket sales for My BFF & Me will go to Circle of Promise to aid in education about the need of early detection for breast cancer prevention. Black Diamond Society’s event partner is the Youth & College Division of the NAACP New York Chapter. The sponsor for the musical showcase is RawMix.com with cooperation from Island Def Jam Records. The event marketing campaign is handled by MAZOO. All public relations and media questions should be directed to The Ankh Group at (804) 420-2654 or email theankhgroup@gmail.com. For more information about My BFF & Me or to purchase tickets visit www.blackdiamondsociety.com
Location:  Slate Restaurant & Lounge 54 West 21st Street New York, NY 10010
www.blackdiamondsociety.com