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Nov. 16: The Center for Fiction & TCG Are Co-Presenting STORY/TELLER ARTS: Martyna Majok on COST OF LIVING with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group are co-presenting Story/Teller Arts: Martyna Majok on Cost of Living with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas on November 16 at 7pm ET at The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, and via livestream. Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork Cost of Living tackles the biases and perceptions of those living with disabilities and explores the divisions … Continue reading Nov. 16: The Center for Fiction & TCG Are Co-Presenting STORY/TELLER ARTS: Martyna Majok on COST OF LIVING with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas

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Dec. 6: Yu & Me Books presents The Perfect Crime: Henry Chang in Conversation with Lia Chang

I’ll be joining Crime Fiction Novelist Henry Chang at my favorite bookstore, Yu & Me Books located at 44 Mulberry St. in Manhattan’s Chinatown to read excerpts from his latest short story “A-LI-EN” on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6pm. The event is free and there is no registration required. Only the first 40 will gain admission due to the limited space capacity. This short story … Continue reading Dec. 6: Yu & Me Books presents The Perfect Crime: Henry Chang in Conversation with Lia Chang

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Oct. 11: Books of Wonder Presents LIVE BOOK LAUNCH of Maulik Pancholy’s NIKHIL OUT LOUD in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

On Tuesday, October 11 at 6pm EST, Books of Wonder is hosting actor and author Maulik Pancholy for the LIVE LAUNCH of Nikhil Out Loud in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, best known for his role as Mitchell on Modern Family. Meet MAULIK PANCHOLY, the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor–winning author of The Best at It! Get your books Signed & Personalized during this can’t-miss … Continue reading Oct. 11: Books of Wonder Presents LIVE BOOK LAUNCH of Maulik Pancholy’s NIKHIL OUT LOUD in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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Oct. 4: Constance Wu Discusses Her New Book, MAKING A SCENE, with Beth Newell at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre

On Tuesday, October 4, Constance Wu, the Golden Globe Award–nominated star of Crazy Rich Asians, sits down with Beth Newell from Reductress to talk about her first book, a raw and relatable essay collection chronicling Wu’s private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she “made it” in Hollywood, at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, 250 W. 95th … Continue reading Oct. 4: Constance Wu Discusses Her New Book, MAKING A SCENE, with Beth Newell at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre

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Video: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

Updated: 10/9/22 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center co-presented the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series on October 3 at 7:00pm highlighting the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of Salesman. The evening featured a conversation with Death of a Salesman stars Wendell Pierce (Willy Loman) and André De Shields (Ben Loman) – as they discussed the play’s legacy and their new production alongside its director … Continue reading Video: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

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Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields Will Read Toni Morrison at “Banned Books, LIVE from NYPL: Restricted Access: an American History of Book Banning”

Censorship and book bans are nothing new in American life. In the 19th century, it was the federal Comstock laws barring the delivery and distribution of “every obscene, lewd, or lascivious” book. Today books that highlight race, gender, or sexuality are being yanked from public shelves around the country. According to the American Library Association, the number of banned and challenged books doubled from 2020 … Continue reading Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields Will Read Toni Morrison at “Banned Books, LIVE from NYPL: Restricted Access: an American History of Book Banning”

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Sept. 11: André De Shields, Michael McElroy, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS

Tony Grammy and Emmy Award winner André De Shields (The Wiz, Hadestown, Death of a Salesman), Arbender J. Robinson (Shuffle Along),  Amy Jo Jackson (Kinky Boots), Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, Heather MacRae, Natalie Mosco and Lee Roy Reams are set for FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS: IN CONCERT at 54 Below on September 11th, 2022 at 9:30pm. For those who can’t … Continue reading Sept. 11: André De Shields, Michael McElroy, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS

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Sept. 11: André De Shields, Michael McElroy, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS; 35% Flash Sale Discount on 9/1 and 9/2

Tony Grammy and Emmy Award winner André De Shields (The Wiz, Hadestown, Death of a Salesman), Michael McElroy, Arbender J. Robinson (Shuffle Along), and Amy Jo Jackson (Kinky Boots), Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, Heather MacRae, Natalie Mosco and Lee Roy Reams are set for FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS: IN CONCERT at 54 Below on September 11th, 2022 at 9:30pm. For … Continue reading Sept. 11: André De Shields, Michael McElroy, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS; 35% Flash Sale Discount on 9/1 and 9/2

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Sept. 11: André De Shields, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS

Tony Grammy and Emmy Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown, Death of a Salesman), Arbender J. Robinson (Shuffle Along), and Amy Jo Jackson (Kinky Boots) have been added to FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS: IN CONCERT at 54 Below on September 11th, 2022 at 9:30pm. They join the previously announced Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams. Further casting … Continue reading Sept. 11: André De Shields, Arbender J. Robinson, Amy Jo Jackson, Mary Callanan, Ed Dixon, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Richard Holmes, and Lee Roy Reams Set for 54 CELEBRATES FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS

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Oct. 3: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series on October 3 at 7:30pm highlighting the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of Salesman. The evening will feature a conversation with Death of a Salesman stars Wendell Pierce (Willy Loman), Sharon D Clarke (Linda Loman), André De Shields (Ben Loman) – as they discuss the play’s legacy and their new production … Continue reading Oct. 3: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

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