eVIL SUBLET (2023) Review of comedy horror plus trailer

‘Meet your new landlord’ eVil Sublet is a 2023 American comedy horror film about a New York couple that knowingly moves into a haunted apartment because the rent is cheap. But when having murderous ghosts as roommates becomes too much for them, their lives soon depend on escaping the evil of their sublet. Written, photographed, directed, edited and co-produced by Allan Piper. Also produced by…

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Tony Winner Faith Prince Offers Master Class in Cabaret at 92NY in September

Pictured, l-r: Faith Prince, Michael Kirk Lane, Alex Rybeck; photo credits l-r: Paul Gregory; Stephen Mosher, Maryann Lopinto TONY WINNER FAITH PRINCE TO OFFER CABARET WORKSHOP THROUGHTHE 92ND STREET Y, NEW YORK’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC SEPTEMBER 22 & 23 AWARD-WINNING CABARET ARTISTS MICHAEL KIRK LANE AND ALEX RYBECK HELP LEAD THIS MASTER CLASS Sing The Authentic You Friday & Saturday, Sep 22-23In…

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Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List

Img Source: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/05/02/multimedia/02tony-noms-list2-pvkl/02tony-noms-list2-pvkl-jumbo.jpg The nominations for the 76th Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Lea Michele, the current star of “Funny Girl” on Broadway, and Myles Frost, who won a 2022 Tony Award for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in the Broadway musical “MJ,” announced the nominations. Some categories were read live on CBS at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, and others were unveiled through a livestream on the Tony Awards YouTube page. A total of 38 shows were vying for Tonys this year. To be eligible, a Broadway show must have opened between April 29, 2022, and April 27, 2023. This year’s awards ceremony is slated for Sunday, June 11. “Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical version of the Billy Wilder film, picked up the most nominations of any show, with 13 in all. The musicals “& Juliet,” “New York, New York,” and “Shucked” each followed with nine nominations. Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2023 Tony Awards:

Best New Play

- “Ain’t No Mo’” - “Between Riverside and Crazy” - “Cost of Living” - “Fat Ham” - “Leopoldstadt”

Best New Musical

- “& Juliet” - “Kimberly Akimbo” - “New York, New York” - “Shucked” - “Some Like It Hot”

Best Play Revival

- “The Piano Lesson” - “A Doll’s House” - “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” - “Topdog/Underdog”

Best Musical Revival

- “Into the Woods” - “Camelot” - “Parade” - “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Best Leading Actor in a Play

- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Topdog/Underdog” - Corey Hawkins, “Topdog/Underdog” - Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar” - Stephen McKinley Henderson, “Between Riverside and Crazy” - Wendell Pierce, “Death of a Salesman”

Best Leading Actress in a Play

- Jessica Chastain, “A Doll’s House” - Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie” - Jessica Hecht, “Summer, 1976” - Audra McDonald, “Ohio State Murders”

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

- Annaleigh Ashford, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” - Sara Bareilles, “Into the Woods” - Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo” - Lorna Courtney, “& Juliet” - Micaela Diamond, “Parade”

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

- Christian Borle, “Some Like It Hot” - J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot” - Josh Groban, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” - Brian D’Arcy James, “Into the Woods” - Ben Platt, “Parade” - Colton Ryan, “New York, New York”

Best Featured Actor in a Play

- Jordan E. Cooper, “Ain’t No Mo’” - Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson” - Arian Moayed, “A Doll’s House” - Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopold

Best Choreography Steven

- Hoggett, “New York, New York” - Molly Smith, “Camelot” - Sergio Trujillo, “& Juliet” - Casey Nicholaw, “Some Like It Hot” - Rob Ashford, “Shucked”

Best Direction of a Play Kenny Leon, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Christopher Ashley, “Leopoldstadt” Daniel Fish, “Death of a Salesman” Gregory Mosher, “Topdog/Underdog” Best Direction of a Musical Diane Paulus, “& Juliet” Michael Mayer, “New York, New York” Jerry Zaks, “Some Like It Hot” Scott Ellis, “Kimberly Akimbo” Marc Bruni, “Shucked”

Best Scenic Design of a Play Tony Cisek, “The Lifespan of a Fact”

Miriam Buether, “Leopoldstadt” Andrew Lieberman, “Between Riverside and Crazy” Mimi Lien, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical David Rockwell, “Some Like It Hot”

David Korins, “& Juliet” Derek McLane, “Shucked” David Gallo, “Kimberly Akimbo”

Best Costume Design of a Play

Linda Cho, “The Lifespan of a Fact” Catherine Zuber, “Leopoldstadt” Toni-Leslie James, “Between Riverside and Crazy” Dede M. Ayite, “Ain’t No Mo’”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, “Some Like It Hot” Emily Rebholz, “& Juliet” William Ivey Long, “New York, New York” Paloma Young, “Shucked” Best Lighting Design of a Play Jane Cox, “Leopoldstadt” Alan C. Edwards, “Ain’t No Mo’” Japhy Weideman, “The Lifespan of a Fact” Jennifer Schriever, “Topdog/Underdog”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Howell Binkley, “Some Like It Hot” Natasha Katz, “& Juliet” Bradley King, “Kimberly Akimbo” Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “New York, New York”

Best Sound Design of a Play

Dan Moses Schreier, “Leopoldstadt” Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Between Riverside and Crazy” Jane Shaw, “Ain’t No Mo’” Fitz Patton, “The Lifespan of a Fact”

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Peter Hylenski, “Some Like It Hot” Jonathan Deans, “& Juliet” Dan Moses Schreier, “Shucked” Kai Harada, “Kimberly Akimbo”

Best Orchestrations

Larry Blank, “Some Like It Hot” Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, “Kimberly Akimbo” Tom Kitt, “& Juliet” Duncan Sheik, “New York, New York” Those are the complete nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards. Fans of theater will have to wait until June 11 to find out who wins in each category. The awards ceremony is always a memorable event, celebrating the best of the best in Broadway theater.

Conclusion

The 76th Tony Awards nominations have been announced, and it's a great year for theater fans. Some Like It Hot leads the pack with 13 nominations, while & Juliet, New York, New York, and Shucked are close behind with nine each. The awards ceremony is set for June 11, so there's plenty Read the full article

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MADONNA EN 1988

⚜ 23 DE FEBRERO

Empiezan los ensayos de Speed The Plow, la obra de David Mamet, producida por Gregory Mosher.

⚜ 10 DE MARZO

Es nombrada La Peor Cantante Femenina y La Artista Femenina Peor Vestida, pero también la Artista Femenina Más Sensual, en una encuesta entre los lectores de la revista Rolling Stone.

⚜ 10 DE ABRIL

Es nombrada La Peor Actriz en los Golden Raspberry Awards por segundo año consecutivo, esta vez por su actuación en la película Who's That Girl.

⚜ 03 DE MAYO

Se estrena la obra Speed-The-Plow en em Royale Theater de New York.

⚜ 24 DE MAYO

Se lanza en VHS "Madonna-Ciao Italia: Live From Italy".

⚜ 01 DE JULIO

Realiza una aparición sorpresa en el programa Late Night With David Letterman, de la cadena NBC.

⚜ 04 DE SEPTIEMBRE

Realiza su última función de Speed-The-Plow.

⚜ 26 DE SEPTIEMBRE

Empieza a grabar el álbum Like a Prayer, junto a Patrick Leonard y Stephen Bray, productores del álbum True Blue.

⚜ 16 DE NOVIEMBRE

Asiste al estreno de Hurly Burly, la obra en la que participaba Sean Penn, en el Westwood Playhouse de Los Angeles, California.

⚜ 28 DE DICIEMBRE

Presenta una demanda por agresión y maltrato físico contra Sean Penn, después de una pelea en la casa de la pareja en Malibú.

⚜ 31 DE DICIEMBRE

Confirma los rumores de la prensa acerca del divorcio entre ella y Penn.

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Bernadette Peters at the 10th anniversary concert of Sunday in the Park with George. Photo by Stephen Mosher.

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The Basics of Kemetic Philosophy (without the appropriated shit from Judaism)

I'm starting a series on Kemetic philosophy because a lot of my readings on it have included things like Kabbalah (Kabala, Kabbala, Qabala, etc.) which is directly appropriated from Judaism, and definitely would not have been included in ancient Kemetic philosophy.

This series relies heavily on the following books/independent publications (this continues to be updated as the series continues):

The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ka'Gemni: The Oldest Books in the World translated by John Murray

Teachings of Ptahhotep

Maat: The 11 Laws of God by Ra Un Nefer Amen (somewhat, this book literally has the Kabbalistic tree of life on its' cover so I don't take a lot from it--it's really just a good jumping-off point because it covers so much)

Maat: The Moral Idea in Ancient Egypt by Maulana Karenga

The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry edited with an introduction by William Kelly Simpson. Authors include Robert K. Ritner, Vincent A. Tobin, and Edward F. Wente.

I Am Because We Are: Readings in Africana Philosophy by Fred Lee Hord, Mzee Lasana Okpara, and Johnathan Scott Lee.

Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms by Miriam Lichtheim (2006 Edition)

Current Research in Egyptology 2009: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Symposium by Judith Corbelli, Daniel Baotright, and Claire Malleson

Old Kingdom, New Perspectives: Egyptian Art and Archaeology 2750-2150 BC by Nigel Strudwick and Helen Strudwick

Current Research in Egyptology 2010: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Symposium by Maarten Horn, Joost Kramer, Daniel Soliman, Nico Staring, Carina van den Hoven, and Lara Weiss

Current Research in Egyptology 2016: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Symposium by Julia M. Chyla, Joanna Dêbowska-Ludwin, Karolina Rosińska-Balik, and Carl Walsh

Mathematics in Ancient Egypt: A Contextual History by Annette Imhausen

The Instruction of Amenemope: A Critical Edition and Commentary by James Roger Black

"The ancient Egyptian concept of Maat: Reflections on social justice and natural order" by R. James Ferguson

The Mind of Ancient Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs by Jan Assmann

Transformations of the Inner Self in Ancient Religions by Jan Assmann and Guy G. Stroumsa

Of God and Gods: Egypt, Israel, and the Rise of Monotheism by Jan Assmann

Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann

Cultural Memory and Early Civilization: Writing, Remembrance, and Political Imagination by Jan Assmann

From Akhenaten to Moses: Ancient Egypt and Religious Change by Jan Assmann

Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt edited by Foy Scalf with new object photography by Kevin Bryce Lowry

It also relies on the following journal articles/book chapters:

"A Modern Look at Ancient Wisdom: The Instruction of Ptahhotep Revisited" by Carole R. Fontaine in The Biblical Archaeologist Volume 44, No. 3

"The Teaching of Ptahhotep: The London Versions" by Alice Heyne in Current Research in Egyptology 2006: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Symposium

"One Among Many: A Divine Call for Gender Equity" by Sandra Y Lewis in Phylon (1960-) Volume 55, No. 1 & 2.

"A Tale of Semantics and Suppressions: Reinterpreting Papyrus Mayer A and the So-called War of the High Priest during the Reign of Ramesses XI" by Kim Ridealgh in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur

EDITORIAL: African Philosophy as a radical critique" by Alena Rettová in Journal of African Cultural Studies Volume 28, No. 2

"Sanctuary Meret and the Royal Cult" by Miroslav Verner in Symposium zur Königsideologie / 7th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology: Royal versus Divine Authority: Acquisition, Legitimization and Renewal of Power. Prague, June 26–28, 2013

"The Ogdoad and Divine Kingship in Dendara" by Filip Coppens and Jiří Janák in Symposium zur Königsideologie / 7th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology: Royal versus Divine Authority: Acquisition, Legitimization and Renewal of Power. Prague, June 26–28, 2013

"The Egyptian Temple as a Place to House Collections (from the Old Kingdom to the Late Period) by Roberto A. Diaz Hernández in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 103, No. 1

"Death and the Sun Temple: New Evidence for Private Mortuary Cults at Amarna" by Jacquelyn Williamson in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 103, No. 1

"Mery-Maat, An Eighteenth Dynasty iry '3 pr pth From Memphis and His Hypothetical Family" by Rasha Metawi in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 101, 2015

"A New Demotic Translation of (Excerpts of) A Chapter of The "Book of the Dead" by Joachim Friedrich Quack in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 100, 2014

"The Shedshed of Wepwawet: An Artistic and Behavioural Interpretation" by Linda Evans in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 97, 2011

"(De)queering Hatshepsut: Binary Bind in Archaeology of Egypt and Kingship Beyond the Corporeal" by Uroš Matić in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 23, No. 3 "Binary Binds": Deconstructing and Gender Dichotomies in Archeological Practice.

"Egyptian Maat and Hesiodic Metis" by Christopher A. Faraone and Emily Teeter in Mnemosyne Volume 57 Fasc. 2

"Maat and Order in African Cosmology: A Conceptual Tool for Understanding Indigenous Knowledge" by Denise Martin in Journal of Black Studies Volume 38, No. 6

"Memphis and Thebes: Disaster and Renewal in Ancient Egyptian Consciousness" by Ogden Goelet in The Classical World Volume 97, No. 1

"A Radical Reconstruction of Resistance Strategies: Black Girls and Black Women Reclaiming Our Power Using Transdisciplinary Applied Social Justice, Ma'at, and Rites of Passage" by Menah Pratt-Clarke in Journal of African American Studies Volume 17, No. 1

"Emblems for the Afterlife" by Marley Brown in Archaeology Volume 71, No. 3

"Human and Divine: The King's Two Bodies and The Royal Paradigm in Fifth Dynasty Egypt" by Massimiliano Nuzzolo in Symposium zur ägyptischen Königsideologie/8th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology: Constructing Authority. Prestige, Reputation and the Perception of Power in Egyptian Kingship. Budapest, May 12-14, 2016

"The Block and Its Decoration" by Josef Wegner in The Sun-shade Chapel of Meritaten from the House-of-Waenre of Akhenaten

"The African Rites of Passage and the Black Fraternity" by Ali D. Chambers in Journal of Black Studies Volume 47, No. 4

"Review: Translating Ma'at" by Stephen Quirke in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 80, 1994

"Additions to the Egyptian Book of the Dead" by T. George Allen in Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 11, No. 3

"Types of Rubrics in the Egyptian Book of the Dead" by T. George Allen in Journal of the American Oriental Society Volume 56, No. 2

"Book of the Dead, Book of the Living: BD Spells as Temple Texts" by Alexandra Von Lieven in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 98, 2012

"Fragments of the "Book of the Dead" on Linen and Papyrus" by Ricardo A. Caminos in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Volume 56, 1970

"Herodotus and the Egyptian Idea of Immortality" by Louis V. Z̆abkar in Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 22, No. 1

"Theban and Memphite Book of the Dead Traditions in the Late Period" by Malcolm Mosher Jr. in Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt Volume 29, 1992

"The Conception of the Soul and the Belief in Resurrection Among the Egyptians" by Paul Carus in The Monist Volume 14, No. 3

"It's About Time: Ancient Egyptian Cosmology" by Joanne Conman in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur Volume 31, 2003

"Egyptian Parallels for an Incident in Hesiod's Theogony and an Episode in the Kumarbi Myth" by Edmund S. Meltzer in Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 33, No. 1

"The Book of the Dead" by Geo. St. Clair in The Journal of Theological Studies Volume 6, No. 21

"The Egyptian "Book of the Two Ways"" by Wilhelm Bonacker in Imago Mundi Volume 7, 1950

"The Papyrus of Nes-min: An Egyptian Book of the Dead" by William H. Peck in Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts Volume 74, No. 1/2

God, I’m a singer. A singer sings… 🎤🎶 Thank you @bound4bway for letting me be part of your reopening last week! It was a truly magical evening ✨ Scroll to see my first mention in a @officialbroadwayworld review! Thanks Stephen Mosher! 📸: @mcian98 #MusicalTheatre #NYC #BoundForBroadway #Cabaret #TriadTheatre (at Triad Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcihSRTOyGj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

25 things that were invented in NYC.

1. Toilet paper: In 1857, Joseph C. Gayetty began selling packs of “medicated paper for the water closet” out of his wholesale shop at 41 Ann St. The paper was made from pure Manila hemp and treated with aloe. Best (or worst)
of all, each sheet was watermarked with his name.

2. Chicken ’n’ waffles: After its 1938 opening, Wells Supper Club in Harlem was the last stop for jazz greats like Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight and Nat King Cole. Catering to its night-owl talent, Wells created the perfect dish for acts who’d missed dinner but couldn’t wait till breakfast: leftover fried chicken on a sweet waffle.

3. Chewing gum, a New York invention, was first manufactured in 1870 by Thomas Adams in a warehouse on Front Street. Called ''Adams New York Gum No. 1,'' it was made from chicle, a form of sapodilla tree sap chewed in the Yucatan and Guatemala.

4. The Waldorf Salad: The Waldorf Astoria boasts two inventions on this list, the first of which is its classic salad, which combines lettuce, apple, celery and walnuts. It was first served in 1896.

5. Teddy Bears: In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot an injured black bear while on a hunt. Inspired by the story, Morris and Rose Michtom, candy-store owners from Brooklyn, sewed a plush bear and displayed it, calling it “teddy’s bear.” The toy was so popular, they gave up candy and opened a factory to make the cuddly critters.

6. The Tom Collins: In 1874, a hilarious joke swept through the city: A prankster would tell a friend, “I was at [insert local saloon], where Tom Collins was saying [insert insult] about you!” The offended party would rush off to defend his honor, but there was no Tom Collins. (Cool joke, bro.) Inspired by the prank, New York mixologist Jerry Thomas created the recipe in 1876.

7. Coal-fired pizza: Pizza was cooked with wood fires until Gennaro Lombardi introduced the tasty magic of coal. Legend has it he served the first coal-fired pie in 1905. Cooking pizza that way is technically illegal now, but the ovens of a few select haunts around the city were grandfathered in, including Lombardi’s, Totono’s and Patsy’s.

8. Scrabble: Out-of work architect and anagram lover Alfred Mosher Butts conceived this wordy board game in 1931 while living in Jackson Heights, Queens. The street sign on Butts’s corner in Queens now reads “35t1H4 a1V4e1n1u1e1” after the famed letter-scoring system.

9. Spaghetti primavera: When this faux Italian dish (fresh vegetables and Parmesan cream sauce on pasta) was served at Le Cirque in 1977, it was, according to The New York Times, “the most talked-about dish in Manhattan,” much to the chagrin of head chef Jean Vergnes. The classically trained Frenchie was so offended, his cooks had to prep the dish in a hallway—yet later he claimed its invention.

10. The remote control: Nikola Tesla conceived of a radio-controlled boat way back in 1898. The idea was so novel that nobody believed such technology could exist.

11. Sweet’n Low: Fort Greene entrepreneur Benjamin Eisenstadt teamed up with his chemist son, who found a way to create saccharin in powdered form (before it could only be a liquid or a pill). He named his pink-label brand after a Tennyson poem.

12. Eggs Benedict: Stockbroker and bon vivant Lemuel Benedict woke up one morning in 1894 with a raging hangover and booked it
to the Waldorf Astoria hotel, where he ordered a poached egg, crispy bacon, toast and hollandaise sauce. Legendary maître d’hôtel Oscar Tschirky was such a fan of the creation, he added it to the hotel’s menu.

13. The Bloody Mary:
 Fernand “Pete” Petiot imported his tomato-juice-and-vodka concoction from Paris to the St. Regis hotel’s King Cole Bar. Catering to the spicier local tastes, Petiot added Worcestershire sauce, lemon and
a dash of cayenne and black pepper.

14. Credit Cards: You have John Biggins of the Flatbush National Bank to thank for those interest charges and late fees: In 1946, he created the charge-it program, which issued customers bank credit cards for use at local Brooklyn merchants. The shop owners would then deposit the sales slips at the bank, who would then bill cardholders.

15. Baked Alaska: In 1876, the pioneering pastry chefs
of lower-Manhattan restaurant Delmonico’s conceived of piping-hot sponge cake topped with crispy meringue and filled with ice cream, naming this miracle
of food science in honor of the country’s newest territory.

16. General Tso’s Chicken: While exiled in Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War, chef Peng Chang-Kuei created a spicy-and-sour chicken dish as an homage to a famous Hunanese general. When he jumped ship to New York in the 1970s and opened Peng’s, the dish became a huge hit— after he added sugar to the recipe.

17. Frozen Hot Chocolate:
 Stephen Bruce, the cofounder
of iconic East-Side restaurant Serendipity 3, kept the recipe of this decadent dessert a secret for 40 years. Bruce recently revealed that the famous frozen treat is 14 kinds of cocoa mixed with crushed ice and topped with whipped cream. (The types of cocoa still remain a mystery.)

18. Air conditioning: In 1902, Willis Carrier created his “apparatus for treating air” to keep the humidity from warping the paper at a printing plant on Grand St in Bushwick. Saving workers from the sweltering summer heat was just a fortunate side effect.

19. The Reuben Sandwich: Alright, this one’s contested, but many say Arnold Reuben, owner of Reuben’s Delicatessen, invented the meat-and-krout combo in 1914. Legend has it, the sandwich was created for a famished actress, who came in after a show, using the few ingredients left on the deli shelves.

20. Mr. Potato Head: When New Yorker and toy designer George Lerner first created plastic facial features to stick on real vegetables, toy companies worried that food wasting wouldn’t fly with a postwar public. But in 1952, Hasbro bought Lerner’s
 idea and made the first TV ad ever for children’s playthings, selling a million units that year.

21. Hot dogs: Coney Island baker Charles Feltman had the genius idea to serve hot sausages in a 
bun for a dime each. His frank fortune bought him a beachside empire of hotels and beer gardens, until former employee Nathan Handwerker opened Nathan’s Famous and sold his dogs for only a nickel.

22. ATMs: the first money-dispensing device was conceived in 1939 by Luther George Simjian, who convinced the City Bank of New York (today’s Citibank) to test his contraption for six months. The bank declined to use the machine after that, because “the only people using the machines were a small number of prostitutes and gamblers.”

23. Cronuts: Dominique Ansel labored for months to perfect his doughnut-fried, fluffy hybrid from heaven. The pastry, which debuted in May 2013, still inspires down-the- block lines each morning.

24. Children's Museums: The Brooklyn Children's Museum, located in Crown Heights, opened in 1899 and was the country’s first museum dedicated to the education of kids. It was also the first to introduce a “hands-on” policy for its exhibits.

25. Hip-hop. Enough said.

92NY's Michael Kirk Lane Interviews Ben Rimalower in his newest Cabaret Conversation July 10

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Were 20 million Afro-Brazilian women sterilized? Re-visiting the sterilization controversy of the late 1980s in Brazil

Note from Mod Nise da Silveira: This is an article from 2015, but I wanted to bring it due to a recent controversial event in Brazil, in which a woman with drug addiction was sterilized by a judicial order, allegedly without her consent (which you can read about here). It’s quite a thorough analysis on the recent history of sterilization in the country.

Note from BW of Brazil: The focus of today’s post is of a controversial but of a very important nature that has made headlines around the world over the course of several years. As we will see, it is issue that black Brazilian women have had on their radar, debated and denounced as far back as the period of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is an issue that we have wanted to introduce from the Brazilian perspective for some time and with a recent headline coming out of the African nation of Kenya, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to approach the topic. First, a brief citation of an article from mid November of last year taken from the Life Site News website:

“Two UN organizations accused by Kenya’s Catholic bishops and doctors of secretly attempting to sterilize more than 2.6 million Kenyan girls and women have condemned the “misinformation circulating in the media,” and categorically denied the claims. Meanwhile two pro-life organizations that have both claimed the World Health Organization was using the pregnancy hormone HCG to sterilize women in the developing world, have responded.

“Human Life International told LifeSiteNews it is compiling a dossier of academic reports to prove its extensive experimentation in this area. “We are stunned,” said Stephen Phelan, HLI’s director of mission communications, “to hear that WHO now claims ignorance of the existence of the vaccines that they produced, tested and promoted.”

“As for the Population Research Institute, its president Steven Mosher told LifeSiteNews that he intended to have a research team in Kenya within two weeks to test women who have received the vaccine, against those who have not, for HCG. “We will test their blood and their urine for Beta HCG,” Mosher said.

“UNICEF and the World Health Organization are the two UN agencies that have provided the Kenyan government with the anti-tetanus vaccine TT (for tetanus toxoid) for a campaign aimed at 2.6 million female Kenyans aged 14-49 and already administered to more than one million. This campaign, assert the bishops and Kenyan Catholic Doctors Association, is a secret scheme to sterilize the women to promote the UN’s long-term goal of reducing the population in the developing world. As long as these accusations were confined to Kenya, the two agencies ignored them, letting the Kenyan government defend the program. But after LifeSiteNews reported on the controversy in North America, the UN began to defend itself.”

Note from BW of Brazil: As one can gather from the material above, the issue of sterilization as a means of birth control or population control of certain segments of society is a serious issue and has been thoroughly debated in Brazil for a number of years. So serious in fact that when South African leader Nelson Mandela visited Brazil in 1991, a document was given to him making the claim that 20 million black Brazilian women had been sterilized. To lay this out in more detail, we cite the following report from SEJUP, the Serviço Brasileiro de Justiça e Paz, or Brazilian Service of Justice and Peace from November of 1994:

“The index of mass sterilization of women in Brazil is grave. Calculations of the Health Ministry estimate that 25 million Brazilian women have been sterilized. The index of sterilized women is greater in the poorest areas of the country (the northeast and central-west). 75.9 percent of the women in the state of Maranhão are sterilized. 71.9 percent in Goiás and 63.3 percent in Mato Grosso. The incidence of sterilization is higher in Afro-Brazilian women revealing a racist component to this procedure. The majority of the sterilizations are done immediately after a woman gives birth to a child. In a country where birth control methods are almost the most expensive in the world, sterilization has become the most common form of birth control in Brazil. Denouncements continue to be made that many firms demand a pregnancy test at the time of a job interview and even subsidize sterilization surgeries. Sterilization is prohibited by law and by the medical ethical code. We are not talking about sterilization curative or therapeutic that occurs in cases such as removal of a tumor but speaking of sterilization as a contraceptive method, voluntary, coerced or induced.

“Why are so many women being sterilized in Brazil? Why are youth and even adolescents being sterilized? There exists in the National Congress a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incidence of mass sterilization. The Kissinger Report, a secret document of the National Security Council (1974) reports on “The Implications of World-wide Population Growth on the Security and External Interests of the United States.” This document lists as a priority birth-rate control in 13 key countries in the Third World, but especially in Brazil. Extraordinary resources were allotted to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the policy of birth-rate control.

“With a population of more than 150 million, Brazil demographically dominates the continent. Over the next 25 years, Brazil will have a major influence in Latin America and the world. In order to control population growth, the document concludes that sterilization of men and women is a simple, rapid and secure method. The implications of these policies have had far-reaching effects in Brazil.”

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The original Broadway cast of Into the Woods rehearses for the 10th anniversary concert, November 1997. Photo by Stephen Mosher.

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Misc photo, 1998 Photographer: Stephen Mosher (for his abandoned book: The Book of Matthew)

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The Iceman Cometh - Chicago - April 26, 2012 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Brett Tuomi (Lieb), Brian Dennehy (Larry Slade), James Harms (Jimmy Tomorrow), John Douglas Thompson (Joe Mott), John Hoogenakker (Willie Oban), John Judd (Piet Wetjoen (The General)), John Reeger (Cecil Lewis (The Captain)), Kate Arrington (Cora), Larry Neumann Jr (Ed Mosher), Lee Stark (Margie), Lee Wilkof (Hugo Kalmar), Loren Lazerine (Moran), Marc Grapey (Chuck Morello), Nathan Lane (Theodore Hickman), Patrick Andrews (Don Parrit), Salvatore Inzerillo (Rocky Pioggi), Stephen Ouimette (Harry Hope), Tara Sissom (Pearl) NOTES: Great capture from the 2012 Goodman Theatre production, in which the full cast would transfer to BAM in 2015 to reprise their roles. Production ran four hours long, not including intermission! A- Ich War Noch Niemals In New York - Oberhausen, Germany - December 22, 2012 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Cemile Bakanyildiz (Frau Menzel), Erik Minsk (Steward), Ernst Wilhelm Lenik (Otto Staudach), Karim Khawatmi (Axel Staudach), Leon Otto (Florian Staudach), Markus Düllmann (Kapitän), Nina Janke (Lisa Wartberg), Susanna Panzner (Frau Alteisen), Uli Scherbel (Fred Hoffmann), Vitesha Benda (Maria Wartberg), Vladimir Korneev (Costa Antonidis) If/Then - Broadway - March 8, 2014 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Curtis Holbrook (A Solider and others), Stephanie Klemons (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions. Has some variations from the PreBroadway version, including cut songs, added songs and scenes. This version seems more streamlined and a great piece. A If/Then - Broadway - May 25, 2014 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Curtis Holbrook (A Solider and others), Stephanie Klemons (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: There are a couple quick dropouts during the prologue and What If?, and the first half of act one is a bit shaky, but it’s much better as the show goes on. There is one head that obstructs a small portion of the front of the stage, but it never blocks more than the actors’ feet and it’s rarely noticeable overall. There is no washout, and the sound is excellent as usual. It’s filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. If/Then - Broadway - August 30, 2014 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jackie Burns (s/b Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Curtis Holbrook (t/r Lucas), Charles Hagerty (s/w Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Kristoffer Cusick (t/r A Solider and others), Janet Krupin (s/w A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Megan Lewis (s/w Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: Stunning HD capture of Jackie and Charles in the lead roles. Jackie gives a flawless and powerful performance, which was beautifully sung. Flawless capture with no obstructions!

If/Then - Broadway - February 22, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jackie Burns (s/b Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Deedee Magno Hall (u/s Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Marc delaCruz (s/w A Solider and others), Gabrielle Ruiz (A Flight Attendant and others), Charles Hagerty (s/w A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Megan Lewis (s/w Cathy and others) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of one of Jackie's final performances. This day promo footage was being filmed and her parents were sitting right behind me. She held the final note in Starting Over for 19 seconds, such a wonderful performance! A If/Then - Broadway - March, 2014 (Highlights) (Press Reel's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Curtis Holbrook (A Solider and others), Stephanie Klemons (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: Press reels: Montage (1:23), No More Wasted Time (0:38), Some Other Me (0:45), You Learn To Live Without (0:58), Always Starting Over (0:40), Curtain Call. Total time - (5:09) Original files are .TS but the video has been converted and circulated as other formats If/Then - First National Tour - October 13, 2015 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Daren A Herbert (Stephen), Janine DiVita (Anne), Marc delaCruz (David), Kyra Faith (Elena), Corey Greenan (Deputy Mayor and others), Cliffton Hall (A Bartender and others), Xavier Cano (A Solider and others), Alicia Taylor Tomasko (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), English Bernhardt (Paulette and others), Deedee Magno Hall (Cathy and others), Emily Rogers (s/w Swing) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the very first performance on tour. The cast was full of energy and really ready to perform the show, since the Broadway closing. I have never heard Idina sing the score as she had this night, great new riffs, variations and such power, nailed it! If/Then - First National Tour - January 24, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Trey Ellett (u/s Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Daren A Herbert (Stephen), Janine DiVita (Anne), Marc delaCruz (David), Kyra Faith (Elena), Corey Greenan (Deputy Mayor and others), Cliffton Hall (A Bartender and others), Xavier Cano (A Solider and others), Alicia Taylor Tomasko (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), English Bernhardt (Paulette and others), Deedee Magno Hall (Cathy and others) NOTES: Idina's last performance. An emotional performance by the whole cast, particularly Idina. Her feelings overcome her during Always Starting Over and the Finale, leading to roaring cheers of support from the crowd. There is also a fantastic blooper during What If: Elizabeth’s phone rings and the phone is not in her pocket. Chaos ensues. A really fantastic capture with no obstruction, no washout, and just two quick dropouts in act one. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. A If/Then - First National Tour - March 3, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jackie Burns (Elizabeth), Tamyra Gray (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), Matthew Hydzik (Josh), Daren A Herbert (Stephen), Janine DiVita (Anne), Marc delaCruz (David), Kyra Faith (Elena), Corey Greenan (Deputy Mayor and others), Cliffton Hall (A Bartender and others), Xavier Cano (A Solider and others), Alicia Taylor Tomasko (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), English Bernhardt (Paulette and others), Deedee Magno Hall (Cathy and others) NOTES: Beautiful capture of the tour, which features three new cast members joining the tour for the leads. Jackie is such a powerhouse and driving force! A+ If/Then - Pre-Broadway / Washington, D.C. - November 9, 2013 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Curtis Holbrook (A Solider and others), Stephanie Klemons (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture in the out of town tryout! Idina and the rest of the cast give beautiful performances and wonderful vocals. A If/Then - Pre-Broadway / Washington, D.C. - December 8, 2013 (Closing Night) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Elizabeth), LaChanze (Kate), Anthony Rapp (Lucas), James Snyder (Josh), Jerry Dixon (Stephen), Jenn Colella (Anne), Jason Tam (David), Tamika Lawrence (Elena), Joe Cassidy (Deputy Mayor and others), Miguel Cervantes (A Bartender and others), Curtis Holbrook (A Solider and others), Stephanie Klemons (A Flight Attendant and others), Tyler McGee (A Street Musician and others), Ryann Redmond (Paulette and others), Joe Aaron Reid (An Architect and others), Ann Sanders (Cathy and others) NOTES: Final performance in D.C. A video is in circulation, unsure if the master is correct. 

In the Heights - Argentina - 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Nahuel Quimey (Usnavi), Ninna Fernández (Abuela Claudia), Lucía Belén Pazos (Vanessa), Mora Fernández (Nina Rosario), Nicolás Leguizamón (Benny), Martín Mazalán (Sonny), Jimena Maiorano (Daniela), Agustina Baldi (Carla), Esteban Nieva (Kevin Rosario), María Barci (Camila Rosario), Maximiliano Azambuya (Piraguero), Ignacio Francavilla (Grafitti Pete) In the Heights - Australia - 2019 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Stevie Lopez (Usnavi), Luisa Scrofoni (Nina), Joe Kalou (Benny), Olivia Vazquez (Vanessa), Margi de Farranti (Abuela Claudia), Alexander Palacio (Kevin), Ana Maria Belo (Camila), Marty Alix (Sonny), Monique Montez (Daniela), Libby Asciak (Carla), Stephen Tannos (Grafitti Pete), Richard Valdez (Piragua Guy) NOTES: House-cam with no zooms. Some spotlight washout. 2 DVDs. In the Heights - Broadway - February 14, 2008 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny), Karen Olivo (Vanessa), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Carlos Gomez (Kevin), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Robin de Jesús (Sonny), Andréa Burns (Daniela), Janet Dacal (Carla), Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete), Eliseo Roman (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Well filmed from the balcony on the first night of previews. Occasional heads appear in the bottom of the shot. A bit shaky at times, but overall pretty good, with great close ups. It is a filming of a screen showing the preview. In the Heights - Broadway - March 5, 2008 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Javier Muñoz (u/s Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny), Karen Olivo (Vanessa), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Carlos Gomez (Kevin), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Robin de Jesús (Sonny), Andréa Burns (Daniela), Janet Dacal (Carla), Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete), Eliseo Roman (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Great capture of this great show with fantastic closeups! Javier does a smashing job. Great cast and energy. A In the Heights - Broadway - May 18, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny), Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Vanessa), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Carlos Gomez (Kevin), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Robin de Jesús (Sonny), Andréa Burns (Daniela), Stephanie Klemons (u/s Carla), Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete)  

In the Heights - Broadway - November 2, 2008 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny), Janet Dacal (u/s Vanessa), Doreen Montalvo (u/s Abuela Claudia), Carlos Gomez (Kevin), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Robin de Jesús (Sonny), Andréa Burns (Daniela), Krysta Rodriguez (Carla), Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete), Eliseo Roman (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Act I is about 30 minutes of highlights and contains the following songs: It Won't Be Long Now, No Me Diga, 96,000, Paciencia y Fe,The Club, Fireworks, Act II is complete and includes Lin-Manuel Miranda's post-show Actors Fund speech; a brief cover-up and a rare head in the way; nice video In the Heights - Broadway - March 25, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Shaun Taylor-Corbett (u/s Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Marcy Harriell (Vanessa), Blanca Camacho (u/s Abuela Claudia), Rick Negron (Kevin), Tony Chiroldes (u/s Piragua Guy) In the Heights - Broadway - August 21, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Beltran (Usnavi), Jordin Sparks (Nina), Clifton Oliver (Benny), Marcy Harriell (Vanessa), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Rick Negron (Kevin), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Shaun Taylor-Corbett (Sonny), Doreen Montalvo (u/s Daniela), Courtney Reed (Carla), Jon Rua (Grafitti Pete), Eliseo Roman (Piragua Guy) In the Heights - Cabrillo Music Theatre, Thousand Oaks CA - March 30, 2014 (Matinee) (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lano Medina (Usnavi), Ayme Olivo (Nina), Frank Authello Andrus Jr (Benny), Rachae Thomas (Vanessa), Tami Dahbura (Abuela Claudia), Benjamin Perez (Kevin), Selena Clarich Planco (Camila), Robert Ramirez (Sonny), Chala Savino (Daniela), Anna Gabrielle Gonzalez (Carla), Jose-Luis Lopez (Grafitti Pete), Jonathan Arana (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Note: Nice video with no washout, obstruction or blackouts; a couple scenes are a little dark, particularly The Club; steady clear video and excellent sound; filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. Includes curtain call. In the Heights - First National Tour - December 16, 2009 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Beltran (Usnavi), Arielle Jacobs (Nina), Rogelio Douglas Jr (Benny), Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer (Vanessa), Elise Santora (Abuela Claudia), Daniel Bolero (Kevin), Natalie Toro (Camila), Isabel Santiago (Daniela) NOTES: Beautiful capture of the tour cast towards the beginning of the run. Great performance; clear video with good picture and sound  

In the Heights - First National Tour - August 10, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Joseph Morales (Usnavi), Arielle Jacobs (Nina), Rogelio Douglas Jr (Benny), Lexi Lawson (Vanessa), Elise Santora (Abuela Claudia), Daniel Bolero (Kevin), Natalie Toro (Camila), Christopher Chatman (Sonny), Isabel Santiago (Daniela), Genny Lis Padilla (Carla), Jose-Luis Lopez (Grafitti Pete), David Baida (Piragua Guy) In the Heights - Irvington, New York - March 15, 2014 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Denis Adan Zepeda (Usnavi), Alia Munsch (Nina), Isaac Ledesma (Benny), Jen Vadella (Vanessa), Crystral Gonzalez (Abuela Claudia), Miguel Angel Acevedo (Kevin), Jeanette Dowling (Camila), Tyler A Griffin (Sonny), Jennifer Silverman (Carla), Josue Jasmin (Grafitti Pete), Torrey Rodriguez (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Camera on a tripod in rear orchestra. Soundboard. In the Heights - Olney, MD - September 21, 2017 (Hamiltonincorrectquotes's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Highlights CAST: Robin de Jesús (Usnavi), Mili Diaz (Nina), Marquise White (Benny), Linedy Genao (Vanessa), Rayanne Gonzales (Abuela Claudia), Danny Bolero (Kevin), Villma Gil (Camila), Michael J Mainwaring (Sonny), Natascia Diaz (Daniela), Melissa Victor (Carla), Juan Drigo Ricafort (Grafitti Pete), Tobias A Young (Piragua Guy) NOTES: Act 1 was filmed on camera in full. Act 2 is filmed on the phone and only has the song numbers. Pacencia Y Fe and part of Blackout are missing. Other than that, it's extremely nice to have this filmed!  In the Heights - Reunion Concert (2013) - February 11, 2013 FORMAT:  FLV (SD) CAST: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny), Karen Olivo (Vanessa), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Rick Negron (Kevin), Natalie Toro (Camila), Robin de Jesús (Sonny), Andréa Burns (Daniela), Janet Dacal (Carla), Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete), Eliseo Roman (Piragua Guy) In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) - Costa Mesa, CA - October 3, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kathleen Early, Andrew Borba, Libby West, Rebecca Mozo, Tom Shelton, Tracey A Leigh, Ron Menzel In Transit - Broadway - November 13, 2016 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: David Abeles (Dave), Moya Angela (Ms. Williams/Momma/Althea), Chesney Snow (alt Boxman), Justin Guarini (Trent), Telly Leung (Steven), Erin Mackey (Ali), Margo Seibert (Jane), James Snyder (Nate), Mariand Torres (Nina) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the new acapella musical. An actually enjoyable show that moves at a fast pace. Great talent and skills among the cast as they create all the sound you hear. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures - Berkeley Rep - June 1, 2014 (Matinee) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Tina Chilip (Sooze), Randy Danson (Clio), Anthony Fusco (Adam), Jordan Geiger (Eli), Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (Paul), Lou Liberatore (Pill), Deirdre Lovejoy (Empty), Mark Margolis (Gus), Joseph J Parks (Vito), Robynn Rodriguez (Shelle), Liz Wisan (Maeve) NOTES: 3 DISCS. Blackout for the first couple minutes of act 2. Well shot despite being a gruellingly long shoot. Sound can be a bit muddy and quiet, but can mostly be made out without difficulty. Into the Woods - 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert - New York - November 9, 1997 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Bernadette Peters (Witch), Chip Zien (Baker), Joanna Gleason (Baker's Wife), Kim Crosby (Cinderella), Danielle Ferland (Little Red Riding Hood), Ben Wright (Jack), Chuck Wagner (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Rapunzel's Prince), Tom Aldredge (Narrator), Barbara Bryne (Jack's Mother), Joy Franz (Cinderella's Stepmother), Kay McClelland (Florinda), Lauren Mitchell (Lucinda), Edmund Lyndeck (Cinderella's Father), Jeff Blumenkrantz (Steward), Pamela Winslow (Rapunzel), Maureen Davis (Sleeping Beauty), Merle Louise (Giant's voice), Merle Louise (Granny/Cinderella’s Mother) NOTES: Reunion concert; Cameraman wanders from the action a little too often, unfortunately. Sound is great however Into the Woods - Amersfoort - 2003 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Kirsten Cools (Witch), Ger Otte (Baker), Frédérique Sluyterman van Loo (Baker's Wife), Ann Van Den Broeck (Cinderella), Wieneke Remmers (Little Red Riding Hood), Barend van Zon (Jack), Rolf Koster (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Willem Alink (Rapunzel's Prince), Bob van Tol (Narrator), Jorge Consoled (Cinderella's Father), Annemieke van der Ploeg (Rapunzel) NOTES: Multi-camera pro-shot recording of this open air production Into the Woods - Broadway Revival - April 13, 2002 (Preview) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Vanessa Williams (Witch), Stephen DeRosa (Baker), Kerry O'Malley (Baker's Wife), Laura Benanti (Cinderella), Molly Ephraim (Little Red Riding Hood), Adam Wylie (Jack), Gregg Edelman (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Christopher Sieber (Rapunzel's Prince), John McMartin (Narrator), John McMartin (Mysterious Man), Mary Louise Burke (Jack's Mother), Pamela Myers (Cinderella's Stepmother), Tracy Nicole Chapman (Florinda), Amanda Naughton (Lucinda), Dennis Kelly (Cinderella's Father), Trent Armand Kendall (Steward), Trent Armand Kendall (Steward), Melissa Dye (Rapunzel), Melissa Dye (Rapunzel), Chad Kimball (Milky White), Chad Kimball (Milky White), Dame Judi Dench (Giant's voice) Into the Woods - Hollywood Bowl - July 26, 2019 (Opening Night) (itwbroadwaytrades's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Patina Miller (Witch), Skylar Astin (Baker), Sutton Foster (Baker's Wife), Sierra Boggess (Cinderella), Shanice Williams (Little Red Riding Hood), Gaten Matarazzo (Jack), Cheyenne Jackson (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Chris Carmack (Rapunzel's Prince), Edward Hibbert (Narrator), Anthony Crivello (Mysterious Man), Rebecca Spencer (Jack's Mother), Evelyn Okano (Cinderella's Stepmother), Grace Yoo (Florinda), Stella Kim (Lucinda), Gregory North (Cinderella's Father), Daniel Lopez (Steward), Hailey Kilgore (Rapunzel), Whoopi Goldberg (Giant's voice), Tamyra Gray (Granny/Cinderella’s Mother) NOTES: A fantastic capture of this all star cast performing at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. The audience was energetic and enthusiastic throughout. Shot in a mix of wides and zooms. This video is of the actors ON STAGE, not the big screens set up around the venue. There is occasional spotlight washout, but it is quickly corrected. Shot in crystal clear HD with no obstructions. Into the Woods - Hollywood Bowl - July 27, 2019 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Patina Miller (Witch), Skylar Astin (Baker), Sutton Foster (Baker's Wife), Sierra Boggess (Cinderella), Shanice Williams (Little Red Riding Hood), Gaten Matarazzo (Jack), Cheyenne Jackson (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Chris Carmack (Rapunzel's Prince), Edward Hibbert (Narrator), Anthony Crivello (Mysterious Man), Rebecca Spencer (Jack's Mother), Evelyn Okano (Cinderella's Stepmother), Grace Yoo (Florinda), Stella Kim (Lucinda), Gregory North (Cinderella's Father), Daniel Lopez (Steward), Hailey Kilgore (Rapunzel), Whoopi Goldberg (Giant's voice), Tamyra Gray (Granny/Cinderella’s Mother) NOTES: Camera is pointed at the live screen during the whole show, except during "Ever After" and the Finale where it points to the stage. Starts in the middle of the Prologue, shortly after the Witch arrives. Exact date is unclear since one act was labelled the 27th and the other 28th. This could simply be a typing mistake by the master since both acts seem to be from one performance. Into the Woods - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - September 9, 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Hannah Waddingham (Witch), Mark Hadfield (Baker), Jenna Russell (Baker's Wife), Helen Dallimore (Cinderella), Beverly Rudd (Little Red Riding Hood), Ben Stott (Jack), Michael Xavier (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Simon Thomas (Rapunzel's Prince), Billy Boyle (Mysterious Man), Marilyn Cutts (Jack's Mother), Gaye Brown (Cinderella's Stepmother), Amy Ellen Richardson (Florinda), Amy Griffiths (Lucinda), Mark Goldthorp (Steward), Alice Fearn (Rapunzel), Alice Fearn (Sleeping Beauty), Dame Judi Dench (Giant's voice) NOTES: Sept 9/10, 2010. Exists in 2 versions, one is a DT rip, in 720p and low bitrate sound and video, and and Amazon rip in 1080p and high bitrate sound and video. Ask traders. Into the Woods - Shakespeare In The Park - August 1, 2012 (Preview) (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Donna Murphy (Witch), Denis O'Hare (Baker), Amy Adams (Baker's Wife), Jessie Mueller (Cinderella), Gideon Glick (Jack), Ivan Hernandez (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince), Paris Remillard (u/s Rapunzel's Prince), Noah Radcliffe (u/s Narrator), Chip Zien (Mysterious Man), Kristine Zbornik (Jack's Mother), Ellen Harvey (Cinderella's Stepmother), Chip Zien (Cinderella's Father), Josh Lamon (Steward), Tess Soltau (Rapunzel), Glenn Close (Giant's voice) NOTES: Single cam, whole-stage shot, no zooms. It's Kind of a Funny Story - 54 Below - March 20, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Highlights CAST: Alex Brightman, Alex Goley, Aneesh Sheth, Ann Harada, Bryce Pinkham, Colton Ryan, Delaney Amatrudo, Drew Gasparini, Evie Dolan, Molly Hager, Noel Carey, Preston Truman Boyd, Reed Campbell, Rozi Baker NOTES: YouTube rip from the 54 Below livestream. Meant to be archival footage. Drew Gasparini returns to his beloved Feinstein’s/54 Below to share "It’s Kind of a Funny Story," a musical about the simpler things in life: anxiety, depression, and possible insanity. When Craig Gilner, a sixteen-year old piece of social wallpaper, attempts and fails to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, he admits himself into a mental hospital. Far from the squeezing scrutiny of family, friends, social media, and growing up, Craig is able to face his fears with the help of the unlikeliest people on earth and learns the answer to the question, “If everyone is crazy, is anyone crazy?” Based on the best-selling novel by Ned Vizzini and the 2010 Focus Features film, "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" – a commission for Universal Stage Productions – features music & lyrics by Drew and a book by 2016 Tony nominee and fellow (M)oron Alex Brightman.