Mets introduce 1st-round pick Conforto
Michael Conforto's first trip to New York City included viewing the Freedom Tower, heading to the top of the Empire State Building and taking batting practice with the New York Mets at Citi Field. It also included sampling the local cuisine. And it will soon include playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones. "We've been eating a whole lot since we...
Award-Winning Italian Tenor Micheal Castaldo at the 2nd Annual Christmas Benefit Concert November 30, 2014 at 2pm
The 2nd Annual Christmas Benefit Concert for supporting various faith based and cultural organizations in Staten Island on November 30 will feature award-winningItalian tenor Micheal Castaldo. Castaldo will sing classic Italian carols from his best-selling album, "Extravergine: Christmas in the Mediterranean," accompanied by the Richmond...
Dinner with the Boys - By Dan Lauria debuts Off-Broadway at Acorn Theater at Theater Row Opening May 4. Starring Dan Lauria, Ray Abruzzo and Richard Zavaglia
DINNER WITH THE BOYS – a new play by the beloved actor and writer Dan Lauria (LOMBARDI, "The Wonder Years" and "Sullivan & Son")– will be given its Off-Broadway debut this spring at the Acorn Theatre at Theater Row (410 W. 42 St.) in New York City, with preview performances starting April 21 prior to an official opening night on May 4, it has b...
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present: Gianni Trovalusci
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present: GIANNI TROVALUSCI concert-lecture. The flute in Contemporary Music: the Italian experience and the 'Rome School' - June, 24 2015 - 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York CLICK HERE TO RSVP Starting from the 50's / 60's,...
Grande Gala per Valentino al New York City Ballet
Tutto pronto, il New York City Ballet aprirà la stagione autunnale con il grande Gala dal titolo "Celebrating Valentino". E per Valentino non ci riferiamo a Rodolfo, bensì allo stilista italiano più amato dagli Stati Uniti, noto per le sue creazioni di colore rosso. Per questa serata, con tanto di esibizione del ballerini più riconosciti al mondo,...
Laura Pausini Charms Audience with Concert at Madison Square Garden
Laura Pausini has arrived in America, with style! On March 6, the Italian singer gave an extraordinary performance at New York's Madison Square Garden, accompanied by 25 musicians and several guest stars. Laura has recently begun the U.S. leg of her Greatest Hits World Tour! - after Latin America - to celebrate 20 years of her successful...
MoMA pays tribute to Rai Cinema and director Antonio Pietrangeli
by Daniel Eagan Starting December 3, New York's Museum of Modern Art spotlights Italian cinema with two film series. "Italian Film, 21st-Century Style: A Tribute to Rai Cinema" features nine movies from the country's most significant studio. "Antonio Pietrangeli: A Retrospective" looks at an underappreciated director whose career stretched...
Torna a Coney Island dopo un secolo lo storico ottovolante "Thunderbold" rivisitato da Zamperla
By Riccardo Chioni Torna a Coney Island una delle attrazioni che storicamente caratterizzavano il Luna Park sul lungomare di Brooklyn, l'ottovolante "Thunderbolt", una perla che mancava dal 1910, che torna a firma Alberto Zamperla.Ieri c'è stata la posa della prima pietra per la realizzazione a tempo di record delle montagne russe "Thunderbolt"...
Musica italiana a Broadway, ne parliamo con Sal Palmeri
Manca poco per il "Sal Palmeri's New York Italian Music Festival", il trenta settembre Broadway ospiterà una serata di musica leggera italiana, organizzata dal maestro della radio italoamericana Sal Palmeri. Tanti ospiti, dalla vincitrice del Festival di San Remo Annalisa Minetti (fresca campionessa con una medaglia alle paraolimpiadi), a Paolo Me...
BWW Review: FINI DANCE FESTIVAL Parties La Via Italiana
Though it was hot and muggy on the evening of July 24th, 2016, the jam-packed audience at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center was grinning agog like newly minted parents infatuated with their brood. The cause: a troupe of adorable bambine from Staten Island Ballet performing Ellen Tharp's "Tarantella". Though only one of these girls was d...
italytheater to Host PINOCCHIO IN MANHATTAN Kids Theatre Workshop thru Dec 2014
Created by italytheater, with the extraordinary partnership of the Carlo Collodi National Foundation and based on a new script by Paolo Tartamella, 'Pinocchio in Manhattan' is the first workshop where kids of the age 6-11 get to improvise with professional actors, perform on stage with Pinocchio, try their writing skills on a compelling topic and h...
Center for Italian Studies Italian Film Festival Program at Stony Brook University
October 23, Friday / Movie Times: 3 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm; October 24, Saturday / Movie Times: 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm (formerly scheduled as a November event). Screening of recently produced Italian films (English sub-titles) Four Feature Films and Two Documentaries. Program and Screening Schedule are noted below (subject to c...