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New York’s haunted places
Manhattan is known to be one haunted island. There will always be spots here where spirits are said to roam or appear like quick-vanishing shadows. Some people, for example, love to share Central Park “sightings” of John Lennon hovering around Strawberry Fields or The Dakota where he was shot and killed 31 years ago. Or […]
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At TOFA-NY, win or lose they’re still Facebook friends
In the grand tradition of Filipino celebrations, the congratulations come with the cheers and the comical. The first Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York awards event held October 29 at Carnegie Hall was no different. (See trunk story on the right) You could tell the winners by the coterie of fans following them around, asking […]
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Shakespearean comedy goes Hong Kong retro
The grassroots theater company Leviathan Lab presents its inaugural production, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” at the Arclight Theater at 152 West 71st Street from November 3 to 19. In “Twelfth Night,” Viola, a young woman shipwrecked and stranded in the seaside city of Illyria, sets a series of events into motion that create a tangled knot […]
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No more ‘stupid tricks’ for topnotch talent hound
By Cristina DC Pastor For eight years, Darren Demeterio supplied David Letterman with dogs that sneeze, answer the phone or people who wear toilet plungers on their heads. The Stupid Human and Pet Tricks was a beloved staple that contributed to making “The Late Show with David Letterman” a six-time Emmy winner and an enduring […]
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Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Asuncion’ inspired by ex-girlfriend
An off-Broadway production will feature a Filipina student as a pivotal character, and we don’t mean Sunshine Corazon. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents “Asuncion,” a play about a Filipina student who shares an apartment with two white male students. “The Social Network’s” Jesse Eisenberg debuts as a playwright. Rising star Camille Mana (“Smart People,” “College”) plays […]
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‘No Other Woman’ opens in Jersey theaters Oct. 7
Hailed by critics as possibly one of the best Filipino movies of the year, “No Other Woman” is coming to New Jersey on October 7. Touching on the sensitive topic of extramarital affairs, the film examines the reactions of the three main characters to infidelity. Ram Escaler (Derek Ramsey) is a dedicated furniture salesman who […]
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Black Eyed Peas’ soupy concert has crowd dancing in the rain
By Elton Lugay After bailing on a June 9 concert because of severe thunderstorm, the phenomenal Black Eyed Peas returned to Central Park the last day of September and performed to a packed – and drenched – crowd of about 60,000 fans. They made good on a promise to return, after a loud chorus of […]
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Almost there
By Cristina DC Pastor She has the raw talent of a Shirley Temple and the once-tightly guarded life of a Lea Salonga. At 13, up-and-coming singer Kirby Asunto is at the cusp of something big, something that may yet lead to Fame, but family and, to a certain extent, community are keeping her grounded. And […]
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Seven comedians, one cause, plenty of laughs
Imagine an evening dedicated to “roasting” Filipino mothers and the Filipino accent while riffing on race, politics and gender. Seven comedians — Air Tabigue, Chris Turnage, Phil Peredo, Alek Bituin, Lorden Palamores, Rich Kiamco and headliner Vince Royale – will do just that when Laughs for Literacy opens September 21 at the Laugh Lounge on […]