Tag: manhattan with a twist

“How To Get Into Buildings” Brings Absurdism and Love to The Brick

“How To Get Into Buildings” Brings Absurdism and Love to The Brick

  Crowd ready. Butts on their seats. Cell Phones off (hopefully.) An announcement to make sure everyone knows the etiquette of watching a theatrical production, and to ask for the audience to please follow it. Now the lights dim till there’s complete darkness. What comes next is pretty routine, the lights come back up and the show starts. Many with […]

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic

Holiday Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic

Know someone who just seems to live in the gym? Yea, we all have one of those friends. So we’ve put together some fun and unique products that will make great gifts for that fitness fanatic friend you have. Give em a whirl and let us know how it goes! Ever find yourself on a long run and after a […]

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Uncomfortably Beautiful “The Pillowman” Playing at the Clarion Theater

Uncomfortably Beautiful “The Pillowman” Playing at the Clarion Theater

The ending of this play is what I’ll start this review with. Not a spoiler. I will not talk about the ending, but of the power of the ending. What a writer would do for his stories to survive. The idea that your work at the end will determine your worth. That family is second to your children, which are […]

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Lumos Lights the Way with Baijiu

Lumos Lights the Way with Baijiu

New Yorkers have become accustomed to the typical spirits that fill bars and restaurants, including vodka, gin and whiskey, but there is a new spirit that should be mixed in your next cocktail…Baijiu. It might be new to New Yorkers, but Baijiu dates back nearly 5,000 years and has been a popular spirit in the Chinese culture. While there are […]

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Fabulous Finds For Your Favorite Foodies

Fabulous Finds For Your Favorite Foodies

      People these days are getting more and more obsessed with food. And can you blame them? Eating is now a hobby and with such delectable concoctions popping up all the time, it’s hard to say no. For those friends and family members who just can’t resist that second helping, we’ve got some super fun gifts that they […]

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NYC Spotlight: Mind The Art Entertainment and the Beauty of Collaborative Work

NYC Spotlight: Mind The Art Entertainment and the Beauty of Collaborative Work

New York City. When you see it from afar, you think of the bright lights that “blind” you or the fact that “if you make it here, you can make it anywhere.” The truth and deception in those statements live together like an old married couple that made it after some terrible years and realize they exist better with each […]

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Jane Martin’s “H2O” Pits Faith vs Fame Under the Bright Lights

Jane Martin’s “H2O” Pits Faith vs Fame Under the Bright Lights

Imagine being a theater actor in New York City. You move in, probably with the idea that you will be big since in your high school you were always the lead. You think the world is waiting for you. Then you come here and it dawns on you, every little town had somebody just like you, and most of them […]

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8 Boozy Beverages to Gift Wrap This Holiday Season

8 Boozy Beverages to Gift Wrap This Holiday Season

Sometimes the easiest gift of all is the simplest. Alcohol. Almost everybody drinks it and it’s a quick and easy thing to grab on your way to a party. Plus, it’s practical because parties always inevitably run out of booze. We have put together some of our favorite options for this holiday season, so get to your nearest liquor store […]

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A Contemporary Ballet Company Pushes Boundaries in the Heart of Chelsea

A Contemporary Ballet Company Pushes Boundaries in the Heart of Chelsea

Former Alvin Ailey principal dancers Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson peeled off and opened their own contemporary ballet company – Complexions. Through this platform, they wanted to push boundaries and redefine the societal conventions of the dance world. One of the most incredible aspects of this company is the diversity of the ensemble, both physically and stylistically. Rhoden’s choreography both […]

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Up, Up and Away!

Up, Up and Away!

Broadway is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about plays in New York City. But the city has a lot more to offer than just Broadway. Interactive plays, where the audience is encouraged to join in on the festivities, are my favorite type of shows. Choreography by company co-founder Emily Smyth Vartanian, in collaboration with actor/sculptor […]

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