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Award Show. Honoring Micki Grant, Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, Oz Scott, David D. Wright, Kenny Leon, Woodie King Jr, Barbara Montgomery, and Rising Star award Raif-Henok Kendrick.

“When stories come to life right in front of your eyes, it is a mystical experience. You begin to understand the phrase ‘Creation lives its own life.’” – Alexander Tsypkin Celebrated Russian theatre and film actor KONSTANTIN KHABENSKY performs “THE…

Early in his career, Alfred Hitchcock began inserting himself into a short scene in each of his films.  Once he became a “brand name” director, he would appear early in each film, knowing that audiences would not be able to…

THE WBB CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THE BIGGEST BBOY SPORTS COMPETITIONS IN NEW YORK This year the WBB Championships will be held at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan where you can watch 16 of the world’s best Bboys battle through…

MANY great jazz musicians were born in 1920, most notably Charlie Parker.  In addition to some rare video of Parker in performance, we’ll see compelling footage of Peggy Lee, Carmen MacRae (photo), Dave Brubeck, Paul Gonsalves, and Clark Terry.  But…

Rhonda is a BackStage Bistro Award winner and has appeared on Louie, Saturday Night Live, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Stand-Up Spotlight, Arsenio Hall, Evening at the Improv, Showtime at the Apollo, and The Joan Rivers Show. She has also appeared as an…

Solo stand-up comedy by comedian Max Amini.

If you imagine the comedies of the Silent Era as nothing but herky-jerky slapstick, take another look.  We’ll see some beautifully restored footage of silent clowns, many of whom were original, even brilliant filmmakers.  Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton are…