1) The Belmont Business District Cententennial Celebration
2) Upcoming at iPlay America
WWE Superstars the Ilconics, Raksha Badhan, Lou Pinella
3) 2019 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival 8/13 - 8/15
4) Story Pirates After Dark
5) Broadway Bounty Hunter to Play Final Performance 8/18
6) Reeve Carney Sings Songs from New Musical Oswald at Green Room 42 on 8/19
PR Firm Roundup
7) News from BroadwayCon
BroadwayCon 2020 Announces New Guests
8) New from DDPR
8A) Contact High An Original New Musical Begins Performances 8/15
8B) Jeremy Stolle and Friends to Stage One Night Only Benefit at Feinsteins/54 Below 8/18
9) News from JT Pulic Relations
Jaime Lozano to Make Joe's Pub Debut with Songs from An Immigrant 8/18
10) News from Karen Greco PR
SHEnigans at The Wild Project
11) News from Michelle Tabnick PR
China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd. Presents Guangzhou Ballet
12) News from Polk and Co.
Hannah Gadsby's Douglass Extends Run Through September 7
13) Vineyard Theatre Presents Developing Artists Rebel Verses
1) The Centennial Celebration of Mario's Restaurant in The Belmont Business District
Centennial Celebration (August to October 2019) – As one of the first places to open on Arthur Avenue in 1919 and known to host a wide variety of celebrities through the years, Mario’s Restaurant is celebrating its centennial this year and will be one of the several restaurants and specialty stories on Arthur Avenue to join the centennial club. In honor of the 100th anniversary, Mario’s will offer one FREE pizza appetizer for the table, when guests mention the anniversary, with a purchase of an entrée during dinner hours from Tuesday to Friday from August 1 to October 31, 2019.
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2) Upcoming at iPlay America
110 Schank Rd.
Freehold, NJ
WWE Superstars the Ilconics, Raksha Badhan, Lou Pinella
Friday August 16, Door Time: 6:00 PM Start Time: 7:00 PM
WWE Superstars The Ilconics
Peyton Royce & Billie Kay, better known as The IIconics, currently hold the title as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Be here at iPlay America on Friday, August 16th from 7-10pm for a photo op & The IIconics autographing experience with the champions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
Friday August 16, Door Time: 4:00 End Time: 9:00 PM
Raksha Badhan
Celebrate Raksha Bandhan and the bond between brothers and sisters at iPlay America with a discounted ride night for the family. Free Unlimited Rides with the purchase of a $10 game card from 4-9pm.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
Sunday August 18, Door Time: 12:00 PM Start Time: 1:00 PM
An Afternnon with Lou Pinella
Spend an afternoon with Lou Piniella former New York Yankee and baseball legend. The first hour will be a live moderated Q&A session with Lou as he answer your questions followed by meet & greets.
Use Code: “Lou” for $20 off Gold + Platinum Tickets (Tickets starting at just $15.00)
Use Code: “Piniella” to purchase $10 Silver Tickets
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
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3) 2019 Central Park Conservancy
Film Festival
August 13 -15
WHAT: Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy the magic of the movies under the stars at the 19th annual Central Park Conservancy Film Festival, a beloved summer tradition. Sponsored by EY, the 2019 Film Festival features a sci-fi classic, a beloved romantic comedy, and an acclaimed superhero movie. Films are free of charge; no tickets are required.
WHEN: Gates open at 6:30 pm; films begin at dusk. (Event is subject to cancellation due to weather.)
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Back to the Future (1985, PG)—A high-schooler is accidentally transported back in time to the 1950s, where he inadvertently interferes with his future parents' budding romance. Now, the boy must figure out how to set things right, or risk changing the future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this sci-fi classic stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Moonstruck (1987, PG)—A Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama's boy, falls in love with her fiancé's brother. Directed by Norman Jewison, this romantic comedy stars Cher, Danny Aiello, and Nicolas Cage.
Moonstruck (1987, PG)—A Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama's boy, falls in love with her fiancé's brother. Directed by Norman Jewison, this romantic comedy stars Cher, Danny Aiello, and Nicolas Cage.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Black Panther (2018, PG-13)—A superhero known as Black Panther defends Wakanda, a technologically advanced country in Africa that has hidden itself away from the rest of the world. Now, he must face a dissident who wants to sell the country's natural resources to fund an uprising. Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, this acclaimed sci-fi stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong’o. .
WHERE: Screenings take place at the landscape in Central Park between Sheep Meadow and the 72nd Street Cross Drive, which is accessible from the east and west sides of the Park at 72nd Street. For a map, visit centralparknyc.org/
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4) Story Pirates After Dark
TADA Youth Theater
15 W. 28th St.
New York, NY
Friday August 16, 8:00 PM
This Story Pirates show isn't just for kids. In this post-bedtime AfterDark show, New York City's funniest grown-up comedians and actors create a new sketch comedy show entirely based on stories written by kids. Story Pirates alums include Kristen Schaal, Bowen Yang, and Josh Sharp. This company has blown the minds of over 500,000 kids across the country-- you're next. Ticket proceeds support Story Pirates Changemakers-- helping bring quality arts education programming to students in shelters, foster care, and low income schools! Learn more at storypirates.org. Tickets include an open bar.
For more information and to order tickets online, please visit StoryPirates.com.
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5) THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF
BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER
TO PLAY FINAL PERFORMANCE
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2019
AT GREENWICH HOUSE THEATER
The new musical comedy BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER, now playing its New York Premiere engagement at Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), will play its final performance on Sunday, August 18, 2019 after 48 performances.
An electric musical comedy with an irresistible, soulful new score, Broadway Bounty Hunter follows down-on-her-luck actress Annie (Annie Golden) who has just about had it with showbiz, when along comes a gig no one could have predicted: the opportunity to become a real-life, Kung Fu-fighting bounty hunter. With a six-piece powerhouse band, the musical chronicles the journey of this woman of a certain age –from bad auditions on the streets of New York to beating up bad guys in the jungles of South America and discovering her true badass identity along the way.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE & TICKETS: Tickets are on-sale via www.BroadwayBountyHunter.com. The performance schedule for BROADWAY BOUNTY HUNTER is as follows: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00PM; Fridays at 8:00PM; Saturdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM; and Sundays at 3:00PM & 7:30PM. At Saturday matinees, the title role is performed by Anne L. Nathan.
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6) Reeve Carney Sings From New Musical Oswald at The Green Room 42
on August 19
Tony LePage (Come From Away, Rock of Ages) and Josh Sassanella (Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Rock of Ages) will debut songs from their new musical Oswald on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 7.00pm at The Green Room 42 (570 10th Ave). The concert of Oswald features Reeve Carney (Hadestown, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark), Amy Spanger (Matilda, Elf), Justin Matthew Sargent (Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Rock of Ages), Joe Carroll (Frozen, Bandstand), Nasia Thomas (Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Alex Finke (Come From Away, Les Miserables), De’Lon Grant (Come From Away), Donnie Kehr (Billy Elliott, Jersey Boys), Justin Mortelliti (Escape to Margaritaville), Blaine Krauss (The Cher Show, Kinky Boots), and Joey Calveri (Rock of Ages, Wonderland).
November 22, 1963 is one of the most infamous days in history. As President Kennedy's motorcade heads down the streets of Dallas, Texas, a shot rings out. Days later his accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is led through the basement of the Dallas Police headquarters only to meet his doom. The nation mourns for the loss of a great leader, and for a truth that can never be spoken. Told through the eyes of his now elderly widowed wife, Oswald explores two possible versions of the accused assassin’s journey simultaneously. On one side of our story we follow a troubled youth caught up in an impossible situation, which ultimately leads to the conspiracy theories many believe to this day. On the other, we watch a cold-blooded killer driven mad by his unrelenting need to be remembered.
Tickets are $22-52 and can be purchased by visiting Bit.ly/OswaldTixGR42. For more information about Oswald, visit OswaldTheMusical.com.
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PR Firm Roundup
7) News from BroadwayCon
BroadwayCon announced recently that four new guests, James Snyder, Kelli O’Hara, Mandy Gonzales, and Damon Daunno, have joined the special guest lineup for BroadwayCon 2020. BroadwayCon celebrates its fifth year in 2020, returning to the New York Hilton Midtown on Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26. Tickets are on sale now at BroadwayCon.com/register.
For more information, please visit www.BroadwayCon.com.
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8) News from DDPR
8A) CONTACT HIGH
A NEW ROCK MUSICAL FOR A NEW GENERATION
BEGINS PREVIEWS ON AUGUST 15th AT THEATER 511
THE NEW MUSICAL ADDRESSES THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLERS
CONTACT HIGH, an original new musical with book, music and lyrics by Kyle Reid Hass and Jeremy Swanton is slated for a limited engagement run August 15th – September 7th at Theater 511, 511 West 54th Street. The official press opening night is on Thursday, August 22nd. Mr. Hass also directs the production. CONTACT HIGH tells the compelling story of the unlikely friendship between two high school seniors: Jean Simon - a drug dealer and recovering heroin addict and Haley Walter Keys - a misunderstood teen genius with a severe phobia of physical human contact. The production draws its inspiration from the teen angst musicals that got the creators through high school and is a testament to the resilience one can find in the hope of a better tomorrow. www.
General Admission tickets are $42 and premium seating is available for $77. They are available for purchase online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/
8B) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA VETERAN
8A) CONTACT HIGH
A NEW ROCK MUSICAL FOR A NEW GENERATION
BEGINS PREVIEWS ON AUGUST 15th AT THEATER 511
THE NEW MUSICAL ADDRESSES THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLERS
CONTACT HIGH, an original new musical with book, music and lyrics by Kyle Reid Hass and Jeremy Swanton is slated for a limited engagement run August 15th – September 7th at Theater 511, 511 West 54th Street. The official press opening night is on Thursday, August 22nd. Mr. Hass also directs the production. CONTACT HIGH tells the compelling story of the unlikely friendship between two high school seniors: Jean Simon - a drug dealer and recovering heroin addict and Haley Walter Keys - a misunderstood teen genius with a severe phobia of physical human contact. The production draws its inspiration from the teen angst musicals that got the creators through high school and is a testament to the resilience one can find in the hope of a better tomorrow. www.
CONTACT HIGH is not only a story about coming of age, but about coming of age today. The show addresses the heroin epidemic among American high schoolers, particularly in the Midwest. It deals with the stigmas surrounding mental health and the isolation a student might feel while struggling to overcome these stigmas. The climax of the show touches on the subject of gun violence in American high schools, especially the notion that teachers should be armed with guns as a solution to the recent outbreak of school shootings.
Performances of CONTACT HIGH are Mondays and Tuesdays at 8PM, Wednesdays at 2PMand 7PM, Thursday and Fridays at 8PM, and Saturdays at 5PM and 9PM. There are 28 performances in total. The running time is two hours (which includes the intermission). There are 21 performances in total.
General Admission tickets are $42 and premium seating is available for $77. They are available for purchase online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/
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8B) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA VETERAN
JEREMY STOLLE TO TAKE THE STAGE IN
JEREMY STOLLE AND FRIENDS
A SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY
CHARITY BENEFIT FOR BROADWAY HEARTS
AUGUST 18, AT 9:30PM
AT FEINSTEIN’S / 54 BELOW
Stollehouse Productions, in association with UIA Presents and KMEntertainment, announced today that The Phantom of the Opera veteran, Jeremy Stolle will return to the New York stage in JEREMY STOLLE AND FRIENDS. This event will be a special, one night only charity benefit for Broadway Hearts (a not-for-profit organization of Broadway, Off-Broadway, TV, film and ballet companies who bring entertainment to children in New York-area children’s hospitals) that will take place on August 18th at 9:30PM at Feinstein’s/54 Below, 254 West 54th Street. www.jeremystolle.com
Stolle will be joined by The Unreachable Stars Band, Heather Lundstedt (from The Unreachable Stars), Ali Ewoldt (From Phantom, King and I, Les Miz), students from The Institute for American Musical Theatre, and Elliot Greer (Recording Artist, iTunes, Spotify)
A 10 year veteran of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera, Jeremy Stolle has enchanted concert audiences worldwide with his approachable demeanor and energetic storytelling. He is thrilled to return to Feinstein’s/54Below with his heartfelt concert about life, love, and the perseverance it takes to be a Broadway bridesmaid while performing a very successful concert tour all over the world.
Tickets are $30-65 and can be purchased online at https://54below.secure.force.
9) News from JT Public Relations
Jaime Lozano to make
Joe’s Pub Debut with
Songs by an Immigrant
August 18 at 7 pm
Considered by many, including Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda to be the “next big thing” on Broadway, Mexican director, composer, arranger & orchestrator Jaime Lozano is making his Joe’s Pub concert debut with a musical theatre gala entitled Songs by an Immigrant on August 18 at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by visiting joespub.publictheater.org.
Jaime Lozano’s Songs by an Immigrant is a night of songs about the immigration experience, the American dream, belonging to a new country and finding a new home.
Lozano has made a name for himself as a composer, arranger, and orchestrator. He has co-orchestrated the Cuban musical, Carmen La Cuban with Alex Lacamoire. Based on the opera Carmen by Bizet, the musical had its world premiere in Paris, France at the Théâtre du Châtelet in April 2016. Lozano’s shows include Children of Salt (NYMF 2016 Best of Fest), A Never-Ending Line (Off-Broadway), The Yellow Brick Road (Off-Broadway), Savage, Present Perfect, among others.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by visiting joespub.publictheater.org.
Joe’s Pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street
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10) News from Karen Greco PR
What's On at The Wild Project
Through August 18
SHEnanigans written and performed by Helena D. Lewis, directed by Rome Neal
Part of The Wild Project’s Wild Culture Program
Schedule: Thursday – Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 3pm
Tickets: $20
SHEnanigans written and performed by Helena D. Lewis, directed by Rome Neal
Part of The Wild Project’s Wild Culture Program
Schedule: Thursday – Saturday at 7pm; Sunday at 3pm
Tickets: $20
After her mother’s unexpected death, a devoted daughter struggles to adjust to her newfound matriarchal duties. An intimate, dramatic, and humorous look at love and life from a “menopause baby,” who embraces her inherent dysfunction to care for her eccentric 82-year-old father and Smokey, the affable family dog.
All performances are at The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).
Tickets can be purchased online at www.thewildproject.org.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.thewildproject.org.
The Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain.
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11) News from Michelle Tabnick PR
China Arts and Entertainmant Group Ltd.
presents
GUANGZHOU BALLET
David H. Koch Theater
at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
August 17-18, 2019
China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd. presents the
Guangzhou Ballet on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 8pm and Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1pm at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC. Tickets start at $50 and can be purchased online at https://davidhkochtheater.com/
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12) News from Polk and Co.
HANNAH GADSBY’S
DOUGLAS
EXTENDS NEW YORK RUN
FOR A SECOND TIME
TWO WEEKS OF PERFORMANCES ADDED
NOW PLAYING THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
At Off-Broadway’s Daryl Roth Theater
Due to overwhelming ticket demand, HANNAH GADSBY’S latest solo show, DOUGLAS, has extended its New York engagement for a second time, adding two additional weeks of performances. DOUGLAS will now run through September 7 at the Daryl Roth Theater (101 East 15th Street). Tickets for the extension weeks are currently available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
HANNAH GADSBY took the comedy world and Netflix by storm with her multi-award winning sensation Nanette. Now she returns to New York City, whereNanette played a critically acclaimed, sold out run in 2018, with an all new show, DOUGLAS. And while Nanette was a random barista, Douglas is a very specific dog, and the only thing they have in common is they’ve inspired Hannah to put pen to paper and turn out a show you couldn’t possibly expect.
Hailing from Tasmania, Hannah Gadsby has come to the world’s attention through her multi-award-winning stand-up show Nanette, which played to sold out houses across Australia, London, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles before launching on Netflix last June as the first Australian Netflix Original Comedy Special and stopping the comedy world in its tracks.
The overnight success of Hannah Gadsby was more than ten years in the making, with her award-winning stand-up shows a sell-out fixture in festivals across Australia and the UK since 2009. She played a character called Hannah on the TV series Please Like Me and has hosted three art documentaries, inspired by comedy art lectures she created to accompany collections at major galleries. Hannah has a book in the works with Ballantine in North America and Allen and Unwin in Australia and the UK. Translation rights have been sold in multiple territories.
TICKETING AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION
DOUGLAS will play Tuesday – Friday at 8pm and Saturday at 6pm and 9pm at Off-Broadway’s Daryl Roth Theater (101 East 15th street). Tickets, priced at $63.50, are available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
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13) News from The Press Room PR
Vineyard Theatre
presents
Developing Artists’
REBEL VERSES
August 15-17
at the Vineyard Theatre
Emmy Award-winner Joe Morton, and Tina Fabrique among
participating artists
participating artists
Sean Carvajal set to emcee
Vineyard Theatre and Developing Artists will partner again to present Developing Artists’ Rebel Verses, a festival of performances by some of the best youth companies in New York City and beyond. Performances are August 8-17 at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).
With a mission to nurture the unapologetic, unrestrained creativity of the next generation, Rebel Verses provides an opportunity for young artists ages 13-19 to perform their own original work and to collaborate and network with their peers and prominent guest artists. Founded 16 years ago by Developing Artists, and co-produced by Vineyard Theatre, Rebel Verses celebrates the work these young artists create in an environment that champions the legitimacy of all stories and backgrounds.
- Recording artist and actor Tina Fabrique (Ragtime) will perform Thursday, August 15.
- “Scandal” star, Emmy Award-winner, and Vineyard Board member,Joe Morton will perform Saturday, August 17.
- Sean Carvajal (King Lear, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train) will emcee performances August 15-17.
Rebel Verses will feature G!rl Be Heard (New York City), Loco-Motion Dance Theatre (New York City), and MCC Youth Company (New York City). Developing Artists, Vineyard Theatre Student Ensemble, and Alumni Theater Company (Pittsburgh) will perform on all nights of the Festival.
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for More Theater Monday.
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