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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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Aug. 15: Barnes & Noble to Present Author Jamie Ford, In Conversation with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager About THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY at Barnes & Noble Union Square

Barnes & Noble is presenting an evening with Jamie Ford, the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, in conversation with Jenna Bush Hager, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, founder of TODAY’s Read with Jenna Book Club and co-host of NBC News’ TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, on Monday, August 15 at 7pm at Barnes & Noble – Union … Continue reading Aug. 15: Barnes & Noble to Present Author Jamie Ford, In Conversation with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager About THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY at Barnes & Noble Union Square

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Simu Liu, Zendaya, Tim Cook, Mary J. Blige, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Michelle Yeoh, Nathan Chen, Eileen Gu, Michelle Zauner, Keanu Reeves, Michael R. Jackson, Oprah, Ariana DeBose, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, Taika Waititi, Andrew Garfield, Jon Batiste, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Letitia James, Maya Lin, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and more on 2022 TIME100

TIME revealed the 2022 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world today. The issue has 5 worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100: actor Zendaya, Apple CEO Tim Cook, recording artist Mary J. Blige, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and actor Simu Liu. The TIME100 includes surprising pairings of the list members and the guest contributors TIME selects to write about them. The … Continue reading Simu Liu, Zendaya, Tim Cook, Mary J. Blige, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Michelle Yeoh, Nathan Chen, Eileen Gu, Michelle Zauner, Keanu Reeves, Michael R. Jackson, Oprah, Ariana DeBose, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, Taika Waititi, Andrew Garfield, Jon Batiste, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Letitia James, Maya Lin, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and more on 2022 TIME100

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May 19: Yu & Me Books to Launch Simu Liu’s New Book WE WERE DREAMERS

On Thursday, May 19 at 4pm, join award winning actor and author Simu Liu for the launch of his new book We Were Dreamers at Yu & Me Books in Chinatown. Yu & Me Books is located at 44 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10013 View Map About this event The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells … Continue reading May 19: Yu & Me Books to Launch Simu Liu’s New Book WE WERE DREAMERS

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Oct. 24: ARTISTS SPACE Presents “Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network (1990–2001)” Book Launch and Reception

On Sunday, October 24, ARTISTS SPACE is hosting a book launch and reception for Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network 1990–2001, published by Primary Information at 11 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network 1990–2001 is a comprehensive anthology of writings, art projects, publications, correspondence, organizational documents, and other archival ephemera from the trailblazing Asian artist … Continue reading Oct. 24: ARTISTS SPACE Presents “Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network (1990–2001)” Book Launch and Reception

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Sept. 21: Sean Mayes, Sarah K. Whitfield, Jonathan Andrew Hume and Esme Sears Set for ‘An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre 1900-1950’ Concert at Wigmore Hall

Sean Mayes and Sarah K. Whitfield, the authors of An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre 1900-1950 (Methuen Drama), are celebrating the launch of their book with a concert at Wigmore Hall on Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30pm GMT. Presented by Sean and Sarah, featuring arrangements by Sean, the concert will be hosted by West End performer Jonathan Andrew Hume (Come From Away, The Lion … Continue reading Sept. 21: Sean Mayes, Sarah K. Whitfield, Jonathan Andrew Hume and Esme Sears Set for ‘An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre 1900-1950’ Concert at Wigmore Hall

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