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Black Tie International:
On The Town With Aubrey Reuben
- January 21, 2012
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On the Town With Aubrey Reuben
Where All the Stars Shine Brightly!
January 21, 2012
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01-08-12
Cast
members
(L-R)
Angela
Bassett.
Former
Governor
David
Patterson.
Samuel
L.
Jackson
celebrate
the
100th
performance
of
"Mountaintop"
backstage
at
the
Bernard
B.
Jacobs
Theatre.
242
West
45th
St.
Saturday
night
01-07-12 |
01-13-12
(L-R)
Matthew
Broderick.
Mario
Cantone.
Nathan
Lane.
Cheyenne
Jackson
at
the
opening
night
of
"The
Gershwins'
Porgy
and
Bess"
at
the
Richard
Rodgers
Theatre.
226
West
46th
St.
Thursday
night
01-12-12 |
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01-17-12
Cast
member
Marco
Zunino
(L)
and
the
Ambassador
of
Peru
Harold
Forsyth
at a
Post-
Show
Celebration
for
Marco's
debut
in
Chicago"
at
the
Sky
Room.
330
West
4oth
St.
Monday
night
01-16-12 |
01-17-12
Jean
Shafiroff
and
Executive
Director
of
NYC
Dance
Alliance
NYCDA
Joe
Lanteri
at
the
After
Party
for
Destiny
Rising
Gala
Dance
Performance
at
Nisos
176
Eighth
Ave
.
Monday
night
01-16-12 |
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01-17-12
NY
Giant
Victor
Cruz
(L)
and
Charles
Fazzino
at
the
unveiling
of
the
Commemorative
Superbowl
XLVI
Artwork
by
Charles
Fazzino
at
Sofrito.
400
East
57th
St .
Monday
night
01-16-12 |
01-20-12
Pianist
Lola
Astanova
at a
party
at
the
Russian
Tea
Room
for
her
following
her
performance
at
Carnegie
Hall.
150
West
57th
St.
Thursday
night
01-19-12 |
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01-20-12
Julie
Andrews
(L)
and
Roshumba
at a
party
at
the
Russian
Tea
Room
for
Lola
Astanova
following
her
performance
at
Carnegie
Hall.
150
West
57th
St.
Thursday
night
01-19-12 |
01-20-12
Joan
Rivers
(L)
and
daughter
Melissa
at
the
launch
of
their
Season
2
premiere
at
Helen
Mills.
137-139
West
26th
St.
Thursday
night
01-19-12 |
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Off
Broadway, LEO, created by
Circle of Eleven, and performed
by Tobias Wegner, is an
unusual one man performance,
that is difficult to describe in
words, but is wonderful to
watch. On stage left there is a
man trapped in a box, and on
stage right there is a same size
video screen of the man in the
box, which is seen from a
different angle. When the man
moves, the screen shows him
defying gravity. It is a
remarkable theatrical
experience. The Picture Box,
by Cate Ryan, is about a
young white lady (Jennifer
Van Dyck) selling her dead
mother's home in Florida and
reuniting with the old black man
(Arthur French) who had
taken care of her during her
youth. The bond between them is
warm and loving and
"colorblind". The five member
cast is excellent, and we
celebrated the opening night in
the lounge at Theatre Row.
Instinct, by Matthew
Maguire, is an unconvincing
play about four scientists
attempting to control an
epidemic, while unable to
control themselves.
The winter
season has begun for the New
York City Ballet, which will
continue through the end of
February. After Balanchine,
Jerome Robbins was the
finest choreographer for the
company, and I attended a
wonderful program of three of
his ballets. In G Major
is a delightful piece which
evokes the French Riviera to
music of Maurice Ravel.
Maria Kowroski and
Tyler Angle were the
excellent soloists. In Memory
of... is a sombre piece
about the death of a young girl,
portrayed brilliantly by
Wendy Whelan to music of
Alban Berg. The program
finished on a comical note with
The Concert, music of
Frederic Chopin with an
outstanding Cameron Grant
at the piano. It was a beautiful
night at the ballet.
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A wonderful dance program Destiny Rising took place at the Joyce Theatre, followed by an after-party at Nisos restaurant. It was a gala for the NYC Dance Alliance NYCDA to benefit the NYCDAF Scholarship Fund.
After a brilliant performance by the pianist Lola Astanova A Tribute to Vladimir Horowitz at Carnegie Hall with Gala Chairman Donald Trump and host Julie Andrews, a benefit for The American Cancer Society, we went next door to the Russian Tea Room where we toasted the talented musician and tasted delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.
Marco Zunino celebrated his debut in Chicago with a lovely party at the Sky Room. Many of his friends from Peru attended, including the Ambassador from Peru Harold Forsyth.
NY Giant Victor Cruz hosted a reception for the unveiling of the Commemorative Superbowl XLVI Artwork by Charles Fazzino at Sofrito restaurant. The food and drinks were delicious.
We went to Helen Mills for dinner and cocktails to catch an exclusive look at Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? the Season 2 premiere of the TV show starring Joan Rivers and daughter Melissa. It was great fun.
At MoMA, Global Lens 2012 January 12-28 continued with Amnistia, by Bujar Alimani, 2011, Albania, a story of a wife, who visits her husband in jail and a man who visits his wife, who is also in the same jail. Both are lonely, and gradually begin an affair, which will reach a tragic conclusion when an amnesty releases their respective spouses. The film offers a bleak look at life among the working class, engaged in boring work or unemployed, and with little hope for a better life in the future. The principal actors give marvelous performances in a powerful, but depressing film.
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