Issue for Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
 
Birthdays:  Lauren Bacall [1924], Ed Begley Jr. [1949], George Chakiris [1934], David Copperfield [1956], Peter Falk [1927], Anne Francis [1930], Billy Gibbon (ZZ Top), B.B. King [1925], Richard Marx [1963], Janis Paige [1922], Susan Ruttan [1948], Rev. Robert Schuller [1926], Jennifer Tilly [1961].
 
4:00 p.m. - Launch event for Zwinky Cuties Virtual World, targeted toward pre-teen girls aged 6 and up, featuring dozens of games and interactive activities in an age-appropriate online environment.  Free mini-concert by IAC CAP’s celebrity spokesperson and Hollywood Records’ artist, Jordan Pruitt, and remarks by IAC Chairman/CEO Barry Diller.  Times Square Studios, 1500 Broadway at 44th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
4:30 p.m. - In-store appearance and performance by cast members of IN THE HEIGHTS, celebrating the Broadway cast recording from Ghostlight Records.  Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - Film premiere;  The Brooke Ellison Project presents HOPE DEFERRED, a documentary on stem cell research.  Keynote address by Gov. Paterson, performance of the original song “Hold On” by the Jake Incao Band and awards ceremony honoring Susan L. Solomon, CEO of New York Stem Cell Foundation.  Times Center, 242 W. 41st Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
*     6:00 p.m. - Film premiere;  Empire Film Group presents HOUNDDOG, a provocative tale of a young girl facing abuse and the healing power of music. Celebrities expected: producer and co-star Robin Wright Penn, co-stars Piper Laurie, Cody Handord, Dakota Fanning and director Deborah Kampmeier;  plus guests Mary-Kate Olsen, Moby, Gina Gershon, Elizabeth Moss [Mad Men], Daphne Rubin Vega, Abel Ferrera, AM Homes, James Toback, Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weisz.  6:00 press check in;  7:30 screening.  Village East Cinemas, 181 Second Avenue at 12th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:30 p.m. - New Yorkers For Children 9th Annual Gala, honoring Kevin Liles, executive vice president of the Warner Music Group.  Celebrities expected: Mariska Hargitay, performance by Jimmy Fallon, and others.  Cipriani on 42nd Street, 110 East 42nd Street between Park and Madison.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play previews begin;  13, a new musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown [Parade, The Last Five Years], book by children’s book author and songwriter Dan Elish and Robert Horn, directed by Jeremy Sams.  Play opens on October 5th.  Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
 
Birthdays:  Tara Fitzgerald [1968], David Huddleston [1930], Cassandra Petersen (“Elvira”) [1951], Rita Rudner [1955]. [Roddy MacDowell, 1928; Anne Bancroft, 1931;  John Ritter, 1948.]
 
5:00 p.m. - In-store appearances.  First, cast members from Broadway’s THE 39 STEPS sign their soundtrack CD and the original Hitchcock film’s DVD. Then at 7:00, Pete Best plays songs from his CD "Haymans Green". Signing will follow after the performance Virgin Megastore Times Square, 1540 Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets. Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
7:00 p.m. - New York Television Festival’s Third Annual Premiere Week screening series.  Tonight, HBO’s new animated comedy series, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM, followed by a conversation with the show’s creator and executive producer, Steven Dildarian.  New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street.   Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
7:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Mint Theater Company presents the American premiere of J.B. Priestley’s THE GLASS CAGE.  Directed by Lou Jacobs, featuring Gerry Bamman [Nixon’s Nixon], Chet Carlin, Michael Crane, Chad Hoeppner, Robin Moseley, Saxon
Palmer, Jeanine Serralles [The Misanthrope, NYTW], Sandra Struthers-Clerc, Fiana Toibin [Long Day’s Journey… Broadway] and Jack Weatherall [The Elephant Man, Queer as Folk].  Mint Theater, 311 West 43rd Street, Third Floor. Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - New York Philharmonic’s 2008-2009 season’s Opening Night Gala, to be broadcast on “Live From Lincoln Center”.  Lorin Maazel launches his final season as music director with works by Ibert, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky, with the help of
soloist Sir James Galway.  Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - VISIONFEST 08:  The Other Festival opening night.  Featuring the east coast premiere of THE MARCONI BROS. by Marco Ricci and Michael Canzoniero. Tribeca Cinemas, Theater 1, corner of Varick and Leight Streets.  Fest continues through
9/21.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Wings Theatre Company presents CAPRICE, a new “backstage musical” with music, lyrics and book by Robert Lux, directed and choreographed by Fred C.L. Mann.  Tonight is opening night as well as a special press night with a “Meet the Cast” reception after the show.  Wings Theatre Company, 154 Christopher Street, basement of the Archive Building.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Albertine Theatre presents the NYC premiere of UICKENING, written and directed by Rebecca Tourino, a conversation among four women waiting at an abortion clinic.  Center Stage, 48 W. 21st Street, Fourth Floor.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
9:00 p.m. - Launch party of “The Daily Lowdown,” new web site from former Editor in Chief of Maxim Magazine, Keith Blanchard.  Celebrities expected: host Oliva Munn [Attack of the Show], featuring the debut of her own “The Daily Lowdown” video.  Area, 135 W. 41st Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
 
Birthdays:  Frankie Avalon [1939], Robert Blake [1933], Jimmy Rodgers [1933], Fred Willard. [Jimi Hendrix dies, 1970.]
 
*     4:00 p.m. - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for The Chairman Tower at Trump Taj Mahal.  Celebrities expected: Gov. John Corzine, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Trump COO Mark Juliano and others. Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City. Limos for NYC-based media leave the Carlton Hotel, 29th and Madison, at 12:00 noon.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
5:30 p.m. - The ASCAP Foundation presents this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival’s Educational Series, today and the next two Thursdays.  Today:  “Comedy Tonight:  Composers and Lyricists Who Write For Laughs” such as Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar [The Wedding Singer], Nell Benjamin [Legally Blonde], Bobby Lopez [Avenue Q] and others.  Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - Fete de Swifty, street fair / cocktail party to benefit the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.  Celebrities expected: founder Liz Smith and many others.  73rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.  The OPENING NIGHT PARTY and art/film market brings participating filmmakers, producers and artists together. Designed as an "open-air" market, the whole spectrum of the film, art and entertainment industry will be invited.  Mansion, 530 W. 28th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues. Fest continues through 9/25. Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - 2008 Hollister Awards presented by the Temple of Understanding, honoring those who have worked to bridge the divide between people of different religions and cultures.  Celebrities expected: honoree Russell Simmons and others.  Delegates’ Dining Hall, United Nations.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - Cast members from Broadway’s THE 39 STEPS host a special screening of rare Alfred Hitchcock television appearances.  Paley Center, 25 W. 52nd Street. Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:00 p.m. - “Magic, Martinis & Mario” the ultimate dinner benefit for the EarthLab Foundation, featuring presdigitator Billy Harris, mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim and Food Network chef Mario Batali.  Del Posto restaurant, 85 Tenth Avenue.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
6:30 p.m. - VIPP Design Auction to benefit The Food Bank for New York City and Chernobyl Children’s Project International.  Celebrities expected: supermodel Helena Christensen hosts celebrity charity auction of designer Vipp waste bins by Bono, Christy Turlington and Michael Stipe, among others. Frederic Fekkai, Robert Verdi, and Mario Batali debut their contributions.   Photo and interview opportunities with Helena Christensen.   Winston Wachter Fine Art Gallery, 530 W. 25th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
7:00 p.m. - Warner Home Video presents the “Pink Carpet” DVD launch event for SEX AND THE CITY:  THE MOVIE -- EXTENDED CUT.  Celebrities expected: Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Patrick King, Kim Cattrall, Evan Handler, Willie Garson, Alan Cumming and many others.  7:00 press arrivals;  8:00 talent arrivals.  New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Classic Stage Company presents THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare, starring Mandy Patinkin. Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Town Square Productions presents A TALE OF TWO CITIES, based on the classic Charles Dickens novel, book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello, directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.  Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W.  45th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Works Productions and JT Arbogast and the Fifth Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival presents LOVE JERRY, with book, music and lyrics by Megan Gogerty, directed by Hilary Adams.  Controversial show takes on the topic of adult survivors of child abuse and the long-term effects on a family.  The Barrow Group Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening; WARD 9, a dance tragicomedy set in an asylum peopled by historical characters, with an all-Beethoven score, story by Gregory Victor and Matt Williams, choreographed by Matt Williams, directed by Mark Robinson and Matt Williams.  Part of the Fifth Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, 248 W. 60th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and 11th Avenue.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555>
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening; Temple University’s acclaimed production, IN CONFLICT, based on Yvonne Latty’s 2006 book of the same name, adapted and directed by Douglas C. Wager, based upon the real words of 17 Iraq War veterans after coming home.  Barrow Street Theater, 27 Barrow Street, in the heart of the West Village.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Play opening;  Benjamin Birney Productions Alpha presents SOPHIA’S FALL, the forgotten story of the Goddess in Creation, music and lyrics by Benjamin Birney, book and lyrics by Rob Seitelman, directed and choreographed by Jason Summers, musical directed by Mary Ann Ivan.  Part of the Fifth Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.  37 Arts, 450 W. 37th Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Highlights In Jazz, NYC’s longest running jazz concert series, presents Keely Smith in concert.  Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
9:00 p.m. - CAA’s Young New York Party, to benefit the sports and Arts in New York Foundation.  Guests from major talent agencies, management firms, production companies, studios, networks and public relations firms.  The Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway at Canal Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
 
Birthdays:  Jeremy Irons [1948], Joan Lunden [1950], Randolph Mantooth [1945], David McCallum [1933], Tyler Neitzel [1991], Twiggy (Lesley Hornby) [1949], Adam West [1929], Paul Williams [1940], Trisha Yearwood [1964].
 
12:30 p.m. - In-store appearance;  Noah & The Whale perform songs from their CD “Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down”. Signing will follow after the performance.  Virgin Megastore Union Square, 52 E. 14th Street at Broadway. Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - Dance opening;  WILD ABOUT HARRY, a commissioned dance piece about the life and notoriety of Leona Helmsley.  Part of the Fifth Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Manhattan Movement & Arts Center,  248 W. 60th Street, between Amsterdam and 11th Avenues.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
8:00 p.m. - In concert;  WAR and The Average White Band.  The Capital One Bank Theatre At Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
 
Birthdays:  Dr. Joyce Brothers [1928], Gary Cole [1957], Crispin Glover [1964], Sophia Loren [1934], Anne Meara [1929], Gunnar and Matthew Nelson [1967].
 
*     12:30 p.m. - The annual Grand Central “Oyster Frenzy” featuring shucking competition, cooking demonstrations, “slurp off” eating competition, musical entertainment and 16 varieties of Oysters.  Celebrities expected: MC Stephen Phillips, [Great Cocktails on the Fine Living Network], celebrity chefs TBA and many others.  The Grand Central Oyster Bar, “Below Sea Level” Lower Level, Grand Central Station, 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
*     8:00 p.m. - Dance opening;  Rafael Amargo and his 18 member flamenco  company perform TIEMPO MUERTO for two special performances.  Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555

*     8:00 p.m. - In concert; Volcom 2008 Tour, featuring The Misfits, Motorhead, Airbourne, Valient Thorr and Year Long Disaster.  Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd Street.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
 
 
FOR FUTURE PLANNING
 
9/22 - 23rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner by the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
9/22 - The New York Press Club’s 60th Anniversary Celebration.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
9/22 - 2008 IT Awards presented for Innovative Theatre.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
9/23 - Exploring The Arts charity auction.  Contact: John Smith (555) 555-5555
 
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