Harlem, New York City – Video Tour of West Harlem, Central Harlem & Apollo Theater...
Hi I’m David Habitat in New York, in this video I’m gonna show you another fabulous neighborhood in New York known as Harlem, harlem’s a large area in northern Manhattan it stretches from the East River west to the Hudson River between 155th Street to the north and 110th Street to the south which is the northern boundary in Central Park. Harlem is so big in fact that it would be impossible to cover just one video so we doing separate videos on the different districts apartment, the district’s a Harlem are West Harlem, Morningside Heights, central harlem, East harlem and Hamilton Heights. So get ready our first stop in our series on Harlem will be western central...
Life as a Professional Theatre Usher
If you been into the theater, then you see ushers. But how much do you know about their work. TDF Stages spoke to Fran Barberetti, the chief usher of Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. And members of usher court, the new victory theaters program for professional student ushers to learn the ins and outs of the archery world. Theater starts before you get into the theater, I really think that ushers. Their important as mood setters, and just opening up their home, their house. We have shown you all like myself, that I love being their I will take and I just put a learner’s few years ago and say, “thank you, have a great day! Enjoy the show.” But...
Times Square, New York City – “Along Broadway” Video tours...
Hi I am David Hill with New York Habitat. Today we continue our stroll along Broadway. When the most famous avenues in all of New York City. Our series will be called, “all along Broadway.” Broadway runs diagonally the length Manhattan, from its southern tip call bowling green to the northern tip of the island and even on into the Bronx. Along the way, it forms several squares in public spaces. Many in a triangular shape as it cross Manhattan’s avenues and streets. There is certainly no shortage of things to do and see I lost a famous stretch a road that runs diagonally, south to north across the city like New York. The do not be afraid...
Broadway Backstage Fall Preview at TDF’s Costume Collection...
costumes in a show like 12th Night go a long way and transporting theater goes to another world, but they can be wildly expensive.The theater Development Fund a nonprofit organization known primarily for the TKTS booth funds the costume collection, based in the Kaufman Astoria film studio it’s a life saver for low-budget productions and it’s also probably the most outrageous club that you’ve ever seen. Are Broadway contributor Charlie Williams takes us inside. We are the largest customer place in New York City, everything here has been donated where we are purchasing it wow this is and credible how do you how do you keep on these organized, how with a lot of patience and practice. So...
Character Study: Watch Hugh Panaro Transform Into Erik aka “The Phantom of the Opera”...
Hi my name is hugh Panero and I play Eric I who is also known as The Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera here on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. I do not usually count how many performances, I do but I have been told that on around the three thousand mark a thousand of those however were playing row so as the Phantom, I’m a heading year from the 2000 mark. When I joined the company this dressing room was a dark, dark brown it was really sort of a man cave and I found it very depressing considering the fact that I spent all night in the dark you know bowels at the Paris Opera...
TDF’s Autism Theatre Initiative on NY1 Parenting...
You watching time warner cable news new york one all morning, this is parenting I’m Shelley Goldberg. Going to the theater could be a wonderful experience for children but for some kids it can be challenging my guest today is Lisa Carling from the Theatre Development Fund to tell us all about a very special program that’s designed to help. Welcome Lisa so tell me that the Autism Theatre initiative. Lisa says, started two-and-a-half years ago for children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, we buy out the entire house make tickets available in discount to the autism community. And some additional handgun 8 artisan from the performances on Broadway musicals Lion King spider-man wicked....