In 1983 Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) created The Spook Show, a one-woman show composed of different character monologues. Director Mike Nichols offered to take the show to Broadway. Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway premiered on October 24, 1984 and ran until March 10, 1985, for a total of 156 performances. Continue reading
By Alex Smith Jr.
I went to an advance screening of the film RUSTIN last night (Oct. 12, 2023). It was opening the 35th Anniversary of the LGBTQ+ Annual Film Festival here in NYC. This film is a triumph plain and simple. I am trying to hold back from using to many superlatives to lavish on this film. Continue reading
Carmen de Lavallade dancing to Quincy Jones’s “Soul Bossa Nova” with Wesley Fata on November 16, 1968. Ms. de Lavallade’s late husband, the great Geoffrey Holder, choreographed this piece This is jut an excerpt of a much longer dance. Continue reading
After a divorced New York mother (Maureen O’Hara) hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus (Edmund Gwenn) at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer (John Payne) defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken.
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This Thanksgiving, don’t worry about how to handle your annoying relatives. For $29.99, Leslie Jones will teach you how to shut down awkward conversations. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Recently I had the extreme pleasure to see the Broadway smash hit Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theater. The 2019 eight-time Tony Award winning musical is still wowing audiences with Anais Mitchell’s incredible lyric music score and touching book featuring dual love stories. Before we talk about Hadestown lets first have a Greek mythology tutorial. Continue reading
Willie Mae Thornton better known as Big Mama Thornton because of her height (nearly 6 feet), and weight (200 pounds), was an American singer and songwriter of the Blues and R&B. Continue reading
Rachid Alexander was born on Curaçao and is a trained oriental dancer. Now residing in The Netherlands, he is one of Europe’s most sought after male belly dancers.
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This is an excerpt from Jester Hairston’s appearance in 1994 with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, now called the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Here is gets part way through Amen when he realizes it is too high. He is 93 years old in this appearance. Continue reading
This House of Flowers excerpt featuring Geoffrey Holder and Carmen De Lavallade is from the 2005 documentary Carmen & Geoffrey. Holder and his brother Boscoe talk about their early roots in Trinidad, forming a dance company and Holder meeting his wife (De Lavallade) in the 1955 production of House of Flowers. Continue reading
Free Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormick
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid
Free Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormickFree Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormickFree Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormick
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid
Free Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormickFree Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormickFree Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormickFree Dance Classes, Free Workshop, Cyphers and Street Dance Community Session 670 Lafayette Avenue Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Curated by Carlo McCormick