Written by:
Demetria Daniels

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718-885-6576 A chatty, informative column of New York events featuring places, people and personalities and celebrities. demetriadaniels@gmail.com

 
hi everyone, I have been at the beach all summer long.
Hot news: a new musical called JUDY, written by Terry Wade and produced by Gloria Hope Sher Productions will open in Miami mid September. It is the story of JUDY GARLAND. I have been privleged to read the script and it captures all the pathos of her life. It has played in London and
will be a smash hit when it comes to Broadway. It includes scenes with
MICKEY ROONEY whom I met in New York with his wife Jan on their way
to do a duo stage act.
One of my favorite events in New York is the World Scince Festival,
run by Brian Greene and Tracy Day, and this year it honored Dr. Sephen W.
Hawking at a gala reception. He was escorted by his beautiful daughter,
Lucy. It showed the world premiere of "Icarus at the Edge of Time"
an orchestration composed by Philip Glass, and naration by John Lithgow.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival premiered "Civil War Voices",
a wonderful play with American songs written by James R. Hart and produced by
Alma Villegas, Bob Obst/Wildly Productions.. Taken from diaries from the period,and countering the stories of a slave who became Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress,and two other stories. We are approaching the Civil
War Sesquicentennial and this will become a big hit. "Lovers", written
by Christopher Massimine was impressive. This festival is produced by
John Chatterton and Emileena Pedigo.

Thank you to Didi and Oscar Schafer for the wonder NY Philharmonic concerts
we love you.

posted by Demetria at 1:45 PM