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Maria Fishel Rachel Kramer RAND Luxury, Inc. produced a private charity brunch in collaboration with Experience Auto Group’s Ferrari Maserati of Long Island, on Saturday, July 20th, 2019. The exclusive, invitation-only brunch hosted at the private Bridgehampton estate of Kenneth and Maria Fishel benefited The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF), which is dedicated to finding cures for cancer, and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, the only hospital on the East End of Long Island. Bradford Rand & Melissa Rand Notable Attendees included: Bradford Rand, Melissa Rand, Ken Fishel, Maria Fishel, Bradley Fishel, Dr. Samuel Waxman, Marion Waxman, Jesse Dean, Rachel Kramer, Glenn Schlossberg, Glen Simon, Dave Auclair, Julie Auclair, Anna Ackley, Dr. David Schusterman, Dana Lieberman, Michelle Lent, Thomas Hill, Sara Diorazio, Steven Knobel, Nicole Noonan, Ricky Passarelli, Stewart F. Lane, Bruce Bronster, Bill Schlight, Cheri Kaufman, Steve Schutzer, Bonni...

Sally Field WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. Recipients to be honored at the 42nd annual national celebration of the arts are: R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, children’s television program Sesame Street, and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas. “The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates icons who, through their artistry, have left an indelible stamp on our collective cultural consciousness,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein. “Earth, Wind & Fire’s hooks and grooves are the foundation of a seminal style that continues to shape our musical landscape; Sally Field has brought us unforgettable characters, both joyous and poignant, for more than five decades; Linda Ronstadt is the defining voice of a generation, spanning genres, la...

Little Shop Of Horrors New York, NY – July 22, 2019 -- Tony Award-winning producers Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Mickey Liddell, Curt Cronin and John Joseph, are thrilled to announce that Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s landmark musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will return to its Off-Broadway…roots…this fall. Two-time Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Spring Awakening, “Mindhunter”) will play Seymour in the long-awaited revival, opposite Emmy Award winner Tammy Blanchard (Life with Judy Garland, Gypsy) as Audrey, and Tony Award winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten!, Falsettos) as Orin Scrivello D.D.S. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Idiot), the production begins previews Tuesday, September 17, with an official opening night of Thursday, October 17, at the Westside Theatre (407 W 43rd St). Tickets are available now at Telecharge.com, through November 24 only. Seymour is a down-on-his-luck florist...

Moulin Rouge! The Musical July -- New York City -- The producers of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and RCA Records proudly announced that the highly-anticipated new musical will record a cast album later this month, to be released in all formats by Baz Luhrmann’s label, House of Iona, and RCA Records this fall. Currently in preview performances, Moulin Rouge! The Musical officially opens on July 25 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Moulin Rouge! The Musical producer Carmen Pavlovic says, “Bringing Moulin Rouge! to life as a Broadway musical has been a thrilling journey. We’re delighted that the show’s unique live score will now be translated into a cast album recording thanks to our partnership with House of Iona / RCA Records. We’re grateful to RCA Chairman and CEO, Peter Edge for his steadfast belief in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Baz Luhrmann has been a long term friend and creative advisor to our team. We’re honoured that Baz will bring his musical force to producing...

The View On Rand Paul Hot Topics: Rand Paul, Mike Lee delay 9-11 bill. McCain calls blocking the 9/11 victims compensation bill “un-American and unpatriotic,” saying it’s a “disgrace on every level”: “Give 9/11 responders whatever the hell they want, please.” "Who do you think came to save you when that man was shooting at you?" Goldberg asks of Sen. Paul who was at the 2017 baseball field shooting. "That was a responder — what the hell, man?" "I would like to point out that the 9/11 funding bill was co-sponsored by Ilhan Omar, the woman who [Pres. Trump says] allegedly hates America," Hostin adds. Rep. Mark Sanford On The View   Additional highlights from the show. Former GOP Rep. Mark Sanford says Trump’s attacks on congresswomen ‘sound’ racist. On exploring a possible 2020 run against Pres. Trump, Sanford says: “I’ll give it 30 days and see whether energy and people and resources come my direction... or not.” Whe...

Snowpiercer The first trailer for TBS' post-apocalyptic, sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer was just revealed at Comic-Con® International. TBS presented a panel featuring Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly, Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs, Emmy® nominee Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Tony Award® winner and Grammy® nominee Lena Hall, Steven Ogg and executive producer and showrunner Graeme Manson. The session included an exclusive first look at this riveting television adaptation based on the critically acclaimed film of the same name. Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a 1001 car, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. The series will premiere in Spring 2020 on TBS. Snowpiercer is produced by Tomorrow Studios (a joint venture between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios), along with CJ Entertainment, who produced the original film. The series is executive produced by Tomorr...

Keith Urban Los Angeles – As country superstar and 2019 CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban continues his summer North American “Graffiti U World Tour,” two of his acclaimed albums, Keith Urban and Defying Gravity, will be released on vinyl on September 13 via Capitol Nashville/UMe. The vinyl releases commemorate two milestones in the multi-GRAMMY winner’s career: the upcoming 20th anniversary of his eponymous breakthrough and the recent 10th anniversary of his Defying Gravity. Both will be released on standard weight black vinyl as well limited edition color vinyl with Keith Urban, which is making its first-ever vinyl release, pressed on lavender vinyl, and Defying Gravity, which was previously only released on vinyl in a limited edition, on white vinyl. All versions are available for preorder now. Pre-order Keith Urban . Pre-order Defying Gravity . Released in 1999, Keith Urban was Urban’s first platinum-selling album, introducing him to the world an...

W.O. DECKER The South Street Seaport Museum announces public sails on W.O. Decker. Tours can be booked in advance, $35 with pre-paid museum admission ($29 for seniors and students, $15 for children.) Tickets for W.O.  Museum tickets are $20 ($14 for seniors and students, children under 8 NOW FREE) and can be purchased at www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org . The South Street Seaport Museum is located at 12 Fulton Street, NYC, 10038. NEW: Cruise on W.O. Decker Take a 45-minute ride on New York's last working New-York-built wooden tugboat W.O. Decker and see the lower Manhattan skyline like never before. Decker will cruise the tip of lower Manhattan, giving its riders stunning views of the skyline, Battery Park, Castle Clinton National Monument and river views of One World Trade Center. For the first time, Decker will be available for public sails on Saturdays and Sundays beginning May 25. W.O. Decker, the last surviving, New York built, wooden steam tugboat (late...

Dianne Ebertt Beeaff Nearly twenty years after the debut of her first memoir, A Grand Madness: Ten Years on the Road with U2, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff returns with a second book that covers six new tours. Her latest book, A Grand Madness: U2 Twenty Years After, unfolds in a series of journal entries, offering readers a rousing travel narrative of life on the road with Ireland’s iconic rock sensation. Charting a path from the band’s home in Dublin, Ireland, to the shores of the Florida Everglades and California’s Joshua Tree National Park, Beeaff’s latest work is sure to capture the hearts of diehard U2 enthusiasts, as well as those with a penchant for intrigue and adventure. Coming October 2019! Dianne Ebertt Beeaff is the author of six books and her writing has appeared in a variety of nonfiction publications, including Arizona Highways, Tucson Magazine, Vegetarian Times, and Horse and Horseman. Beeaff is also a poet and celebrated artist, working primarily in graphite an...

Kinesis Project Dance Theatre As part of Kinesis Project Dance's Revealing Dances series, audience members are invited to take part in the creation of a new work, Breathing with Strangers, in Riverside Park South. The Revealing Dances Open Rehearsal will begin at 6:30pm on Wednesday, July 24. Guests are welcome to join the company at Engine Park in Riverside South, entrance at 12 Avenue, Riverside Boulevard between W. 59th Street and W. 72nd Street, NYC. This event is free and open to the public. Revealing Dances is an ongoing open rehearsal and facilitated conversation series invented by Melissa Riker (Kinesis Project dance theatre) and Jeremy Williams (Convergences Theatre Collective) as a way to welcome audiences deeper into the live arts creation process. The open rehearsal will take place in two parts: First, a public rehearsal by the company invites audiences into the process of how a collaborative, site-specific dance is made. Second, the company opens up the ...

ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD   The legendary Musso & Frank Grill, located in the heart of Hollywood and currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, is featured within a key scene in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The film, from Sony Pictures’ Columbia Pictures label, opens in U.S. theaters on July 26th. The new film marks the most recent appearance of the famous restaurant in the cinema since Musso’s first opened its doors in 1919 on Hollywood Blvd. In 1922, Buster Keaton’s movie "Cops" became the first in a long series of feature films - and later TV shows - to use the landmark venue as a location in which to film interior scenes, exterior scenes, or both. “I feel so lucky that there’s a place like the Musso & Frank Grill - one that exists now exactly how it has always been,” said Mr. Tarantino. “It was fantastic being able to shoot at an iconic landmark that is so authentic and connected to Hollywood.” Adds Rick S...