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HERE ARTS CENTER
PROUDLY PRESENTS
“THE FORTUNE TELLER”

A MARIONETTE PLAY
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ERIK SANKO
MUSIC BY ERIK SANKO & DANNY ELFMAN
FEATURING NARRATION BY GAVIN FRIDAY
OCTOBER 19 – NOVEMBER 5

HERE ARTS CENTER

(145 SIXTH AVENUE)

The OBIE award-winning HERE Arts Center will proudly present the premiere of The Fortune Teller, a new marionette play written and directed by Erik Sanko with music by Erik Sanko and Danny Elfman. This production is presented through HERE’s Dream Music Puppetry Program as a part of HERE’s 2006 – 2007 season featuring six new multi-disciplinary shows, two festivals and the completion of its renovations. The Fortune Teller will play Thursday, October 19 – Sunday, November 5 at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue).
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(L. to R.) Adrian Wyatt & Andrew Pastides (photo by Jason Woodruff)
OK, so the song is really Feel Like Makin’ Love, but this is close enough. Previews start October 6th, opening is October 20th. The play is “MAKEOUT SESSION”. We are sounding too much like the press release. It is below. It quotes Nietzsche. And The Beatles. Read it and buy tickets (well, that’s the idea anyway). Check out the Calendar for the dates.

“MAKEOUT SESSION”

KENAN MINKOFF’S
TWO-ACT TRIBUTE
TO
THE IRRESISTIBILITY OF SEX
AND
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF LOVE

WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE
OCTOBER 20th
AT
TBG ARTS CENTER
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‘The Beginning of the And’
Audax Theatre at the 78th Street Theatre Lab
Production closed; info here.
review by Naneh Israelyan

A play significantly infused with the nature of common interactions and human behavior, The Beginning of the And, written by Daniel Roberts, presents us with three unrelated narratives (all of which include a humorous filmed prologue) that involve colorful characters with quirky personalities. The first of the three, entitled “Apps,” begins with a newlywed on his honeymoon waiting for his fiancé to arrive in order to have dinner and have a long awaited “conversation” about marriage. But as Bob Meyers waits in the hotel bar, he meets two regulars (as well as an overly fabricated bartender): a charming man, strangely obsessed with the art of appetizers and the right drinks to go with them, and Mr. Burns, more secretly known as Ringo Starr. “Burns” remains blindfolded for majority of his performance, occasionally passing incoherent comments; however, it is he that ultimately makes Bob realize that, although a series of alcoholic drinks may force a man to realize that marriage is nothing more than a job without substance, he is perfectly content with his overly obnoxious and spiteful wife.
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Click each little pic to see the big one.

Pictured: King Pepin with the infant Valentyne. Photo by Ralph Lee.

Pictured: Hauffrey and Henry. Photo by Ralph Lee.

Pictured: the bear and the poor man. Photo by Casey Compton.

Here are some pics from ‘Valentyne and Orson’ which we wrote about yesterday. Today, the New York Times review came out. Coincidence? We think not.

Lil’ teeny pics below, larger sized shots on this page. Get ticket info here.

This show has nothing to do with Mork & Mindy, although it does make us wonder if maybe, just maybe, the creators of that first irritating Robin Williams character were really well-read. But we kind of doubt it. Last weekend for this one, and it’s in the outdoor garden at St. John the Divine, which is a damn nice place to spend a little time. Only $10, $5 for students and seniors. Plus there are puppets. Why haven’t you bought tickets yet? September 15, 16, 17.

LAST WEEKEND FOR RALPH LEE’S METTAWEE RIVER THEATRE COMPANY IN ‘THE HISTORY OF VALENTYNE AND ORSON’

Fri/Sat/Sun, Sept. 15/16/17 at 7:30 PM (running time: one hour and 10 minutes)
Outdoor Garden of St. John the Divine, 111th Street & Amsterdam
Tickets: $10 for adults: $5 for children & seniors
Information: 212/929-4777
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Drag Kings don’t get the kind of attention that Drag Queens get, so you’ve got to admire Murray Hill. S/he has been knocking around for a loooong time, with sold out live shows that played all over New York and even (in 2005) in London. Hell, s/he even ran for mayor of NYC in 1997 (and lost, but got 341 write-in votes – and probably without spending Bloomberg-type money).
The latest show is at Mo Pitkin’s, which is where the last show was. Drink specials, Rheingold beer, cheeseburgers – what could be bad? Starts September 22, full info below.

ONE SHOWBIZ LEGEND. ONE UNFORGETTABLE FABRIC.

ONE ALL-NEW, ONE-MAN MUST-SEE SHOW!

MURRAY HILL

LIVE FROM THE SANSABELT ROOM

* 10 WEEKS ONLY, OPENS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 @ 8 p.m.

* SUPPER CLUB–STYLE, ONE-MAN COMEDY SHOW (full menu)

* EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., $18 admission

* AT MO PITKINS (34 Avenue A, betw. 2nd & 3rd Sts.)
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This is one of those titles that doesn’t really roll off the tongue. Then again, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a surprise hit, so maybe this one will do the same. At Here, the venue where The Vagina Monologues started, about a hundred years ago.

HERE ARTS CENTER
PROUDLY PRESENTS
“SONGS OF THE DRAGONS FLYING TO HEAVEN”
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
YOUNG JEAN LEE

SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 14
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Duncan Sheik had one very big hit a bunch of years ago. He never really went away, though – his musical, ‘Spring Awakening’, is moving to Broadway, and now he’s doing a solo appearance as part of the NYMF. Read all about it here, and don’t forget to breathe.

NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF)

PROUDLY PRESENTS

AN EVENING WITH DUNCAN SHEIK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 @ 8:00 PM

ARS NOVA

(511 WEST 54TH STREET)
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…while NYC Theaters do, um, nothing.
That said, maybe this makes sense. 9/11 is a very tough topic for New Yorkers to handle, for obvious reasons. In many ways, we don’t really want to remember it. And The Guys did start out here, at the Flea Theater. And to be fair, it is entirely possible that there are theatrical 9/11-themed events going on in the Big Apple that we know nothing about. Down and dirty reporting is not our strong suit.

Playbill News: Canadian Theatres Remember 9/11 With Performances Benefitting Firefighter Charities