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Giveaway: The Realistic Joneses on Broadway

The Culture Mom — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:56:22 +0000

Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno and directed by Sam Gold (Fun Home), the upcoming Broadway show The Realistic Joneses is inside look at the people who live next door, the truths we think we know and the secrets we never imagined we all might share. As their relationships begin to irrevocably intertwine, the Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities.

The show originally premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT, in April 2012, starring Letts, Parker Posey, Glenn Fitzgerald and Johanna Day. Eno’s play Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. Another work of his, The Open House, will have its world premiere at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center in February.

The new Broadway show stars Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei (dream cast, right?), written by Will Eno and directed by Sam Gold. It will be playing at the Lyceum Theatre, beginning April 7th.

I’m thrilled to be giving away two passes to a dress rehearsal for The Realistic Joneses on March 12th at 8pm!

To win, just comment below and let me know your favorite film of one of the stars mentioned above.

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Twitter.

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Winner will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Friday February 14th at 12am EST.

Winner swill be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post.

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Angel Heart Music Storybook

The Culture Mom — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:08:27 +0000

The haunting, evocative music storybook Angel Heart, released in September as a deluxe CD package, makes its New York premiere as a live multimedia family concert narrated by actor Chris Noth at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall this Monday, October 21. Hailed as “a fairy tale for the digital age” (Wall Street Journal), Angel Heart enjoyed a sold-out world premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances earlier this month. With a new story by best-selling children’s fantasy writer Cornelia Funke, interspersed with lullabies and songs arranged for voices, cellos and mandolin, Angel Heart builds on the tradition of musical stories like Peter and the Wolf. San Francisco Classical Voice called the premiere “magnetic” and “magical,” and the San Francisco Chronicle noted that composer Luna Pearl Woolf’s music was “inventive and arresting.” The project’s performers are cellist Matt Haimovitz, his all-cello ensemble Uccello, and vocalists Frederica von Stade, Lisa Delan,Daniel Taylor, and Bruce Rameker, with guest appearances at Zankel Hall by mandolin player Avi Avital and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The stage director is Brian Staufenbiel.

Robert P. Commanday opened his San Francisco Classical Voice review of the Berkeley premiere:

“After all the hundreds of musicals that have gone down the pike, take heart, there are still unlimited ways to tell a story in music. A very different way of telling, Angel Heart, charmed its first audience, of adults and children (lots of them) in UC Berkeley’s Hertz Hall last Sunday afternoon. … The accompaniments were all imaginatively recreated, re-harmonized, the voicing and interplay of the cello ensemble’s parts achieving a constant play of effects, shimmering, haunting, often with gorgeous obbligato melodies. This cast much of the magic that was evoked in the telling of the story.”

Chris Noth, best known as Sex and the City’s “Mr. Big,” will appear as guest narrator at Zankel Hall on October 21 in New York. He has scored multiple Golden Globe nods for his key roles in Sex and the City and two other hit television series: Law & Order and The Good Wife. Noth’s most recent film is Lovelace, with Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard. His family-oriented work includes the lead role in the comedy short Tooth Fairy.

Angel Heart, a music storybook – the live performances, deluxe CD package, and forthcoming app – combine Funke’s text with Woolf’s original music, and arrangements of new and traditional songs by Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Lennon-McCartney, David Sanford, Lewis Spratlan, and Woolf. Its distinctive visual component is provided by creative studio Mirada, which specializes in integrating classic storytelling with new technologies. Founded by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim fame, along with Grammy Award-winning director and producer Matthew Cullen and Javier Jimenez, Mirada recently won a Cannes Silver Lion Award for MirrorWorld, a previous Funke collaboration. The studio’s striking visuals will be projected live at Angel Heart’s New York premiere.

The project was born when composer Luna Pearl Woolf and soprano Lisa Delan discovered a shared “dream of lullabies.” Together, they compiled a selection of songs reflecting their musical loves – some by composers ranging from Engelbert Humperdinck to Lennon and McCartney, others traditional folk songs and lullabies. Arranged for the intimate and sumptuous sounds of an all-cello ensemble, these songs were interwoven with original music of a more virtuosic nature that Woolf – best known for Après Moi, le Déluge, her “unsentimental but moving tribute” (New York Times) to the victims of Hurricane Katrina – composed herself.

Tickets are available and can be purchased here.

AND GUESS WHAT? I’M GIVING AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THIS UNIQUE EVENT.

To win, just comment below and confirm that you can use the tickets this Monday night. Winner will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Monday, Monday, October 21st at 9am EST.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post. I am posting this because I need/want/must send someone to this cultural event.

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Me and My Shadow at the New Victory

The Culture Mom — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:19:37 +0000

A shadow takes the lead role in Me and My Shadow, a visually rich and whimsical play by the renowned Patch Theatre Company (Pigs, Bears and Billy Goats Gruff, New Vic 2008), Australia’s flagship theater company for children ages four to eight. A Helpmann Award winner for Best Presentation for Children in Australia, Me and My Shadowmakes its U.S. Debut at The New Victory Theater for a limited engagement from October 19 – 20, 2013.

In a playground of paper, light, music and magic, a whimsical story about childhood friendship comes to life when one young girl meets a particularly sly and silly fellow—her shadow! Specifically crafted with younger kids in mind, Me and My Shadow was devised for a child’s level of comprehension and perspective, and its deceptively clever staging is intriguing for all ages. Collaboratively created by Zoë Barry, Dave Brown, Geoff Cobham, Roz Hervey, Nathan O’Keefe, Astrid Pill and Bob Weatherly, Me and My Shadow is directed by Dave Brown, Roz Hervey and Geoff Cobham and stars Sarah Brokensha and Tim Overton.

The performance has a running time of 45 minutes with no intermission. The show was created with 4-7 year-olds in mind. Tickets can be purchased here.

I’m thrilled to be giving away FOUR tickets on Saturday, October 19th at 11am, 3pm or 7pm.

To win, just comment below and let me know your favorite New Vic play (if you haven’t been to the theater, just say so).

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Twitter.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Pinterest.

Winner will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Monday, September 29h at noon EST. Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post, however the tickets for the giveaway are sponsored by the production.

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Win Two Tickets to A Time to Kill

The Culture Mom — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:24:12 +0000

Tony Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes’ stage adaptation of A Time to Kill, John Grisham’s best-selling novel, will open on Broadway on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). This new Broadway play holds the distinction of being the first-ever John Grisham property to be adapted for the stage. Ethan McSweeny will direct, with previews beginning Saturday, September 28th. Sebastian Arcelus, Chike Johnson, Patrick Page, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, Emmy Award winner Tom Skerritt, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Douglas Thompson and Ashley Williams plus Dashiell Eaves, J.R. Horne, John Procaccino, Tijuana Ricks and Lee Sellars will star.

A Time to Kill, the popular courtroom drama, tells the emotionally charged, now-iconic story of a young, idealistic lawyer, Jake Brigance, defending a black man, Carl Lee Hailey, for taking the law into his own hands following an unspeakable crime committed against his young daughter. Their small Mississippi town is thrown into upheaval, and Jake finds himself arguing against the formidable district attorney, Rufus Buckley, and under attack from both sides of a racially divided city. This drama is a thrilling courtroom battle where the true nature of what is right and what is moral are called into question.

Tickets are available now at The John Golden Box Office (252 West 45th Street), online at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

I’m thrilled to be giving away TWO tickets.

To win, just comment below and let me know your favorite John Grisham novel.

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Twitter.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Pinterest.

Winners will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Monday, September 8th at noon EST. Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize. The voucher will be eligible for weekday performances in October.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post, however the tickets for the giveaway are sponsored by the production.

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Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Romeo & Juliet on Broadway

The Culture Mom — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:07:10 +0000

This is the kind of giveaway I like – SHAKESPEARE. A giveaway for tickets to see Romeo & Juliet.

This fall film actor Orlando Bloom will make his Broadway debut alongside as Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in a new Broadway production of the timeless love story Romeo & Juliet, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux.

The play will open on Broadway on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, following preview performances from Saturday, August 24, 2013. The production will also star Tony Award® winner Brent Carver (Kiss of the Spider Woman) as Friar Laurence, two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell (Well, Follies) as the Nurse, Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper (The Life, “House Of Cards”) as Lord Capulet, Christian Camargo (All My Sons, The Hurt Locker) as Mercutio, Roslyn Ruff (The Piano Lesson, The Help) as Lady Capulet, Conrad Kemp (HBO‟s “The Girl”, Jerome Salle’s Zulu) as Benvolio, Justin Guarini (American Idiot, Women on the Verge…) as Paris, Corey Hawkins as Tybalt, and Geoffrey Owens as Prince Escalus. Completing the cast are Donte Bonner, Joe Carroll, Don Guillory, Sheria Irving, Maurice Jones, Eric Loscheider, Spencer Plachy, Michael Rudko, Tracy Sallows, Thomas Schall, Carolyn Michelle Smith and Nance Williamson.

While ROMEO & JULIET is the most famous love story of all time, this production will mark the first time in 36 years that the play will be produced for Broadway. This version of the classic tale will retain Shakespeare’s original language but have a modern setting in which members of the Montague family will be white, and the Capulet family will be black.

Tickets are available now at The Richard Rodgers Theatre Box Office (226 West 46th Street), online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

A limited number of $20 tickets for each performance are available for college students. Tickets may be purchased in advance either at the Box Office with valid ID or online, exclusively through TIX4STUDENTS.COM. Limit of two tickets per order; price does not include facility fee. For educators: A limited number of $20 tickets for each performance are available for educators. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Box Office with valid ID. Educator tickets are only available for purchase at the box office. Limit of two tickets per order; price does not include facility fee.

Beginning Saturday, August 24, the playing schedule is as follows: Tuesdays at 8:00PM, Wednesdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM, Thursdays at 8:00PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM, and Sundays at 3:00PM. (There will be no matinee performances on Sunday August 25, Wednesday August 28, or Wednesday September 4. There is an added performance on Sunday, August 25 at 7:00PM)

Beginning Friday, September 20, the playing schedule is: Tuesdays at 7:00PM, Wednesdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM, Thursdays at 7:00PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Saturdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM, and Sundays at 3:00PM. Get social and follow R&J on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

I’m thrilled to be giving away TWO tickets to Romeo & Juliet on Broadway! To win, just comment below and let me know what you remember most about the play. Did you read it in high school? Did it leave a mark?

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following: – Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook. – Follow The Culture Mom on Twitter. – Follow The Culture Mom on Pinterest. Winners will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Wednesday, August 21st at 9am EST. Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post, however the tickets for the giveaway are sponsored by the production and I will be getting a set myself.

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Giveaway: The Beauty of Korean Song at Lincoln Center

The Culture Mom — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 21:33:29 +0000

Founded in 1983, Korea’s Suwon Civic Chorale has been hailed as a ‘world-class choral ensemble’ bringing forth premiere harmonies. Since its formation, the group has staged 115 regular performances and over 800 tours, concerts and media appearances which have delighted the citizens of Suwon City, Korea. Now, the group is broadening its stage to include a global audience, and in the process continues to foster Suwon as an international city of music.

The Suwon Civic Chorale has served as cultural ambassadors in Africa (Uganda) after an official invitation by the Kampala Capital City, Makerere University, and the African Institute of Music in August 2011. Critics praised the performance raving, “The harmony of Suwon Civic Chorale was heart touching and sounded beautifully. The quality of sound was flawless and well-orchestrated. The perfect ensemble and blending and the exquisite and sophisticated harmony were marvelous enough to captivate souls.”

This year, the Suwon Civic Chorale celebrates its 30^th anniversary with a tour of the United States launching October 2013. In addition to their appearance on the 2013 Distinguished Concerts International Series (DCINY), the group will perform at Yale University and several Korean Churches throughout New York, Washington DC and Philadelphia. The NYC details are as follows:

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Saturday October 19, 2013 at 7:30pm

Featuring The Suwon Civic Chorale (Korea)

Director: In-Gi Min, Director

Spend the evening immersed in a cultural nest of harmonies from foreign lands. Featuring beauitful, moving, orginial choral pieces by renowned Korean composers Sung-Hyun Yoon, Jung-Sun Park, JeeYoung Kim, Ki-Young Kim, and Gyun-Yong Lee.

Tickets: $50 General Admission

On Sale Now! Call CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500, or visit www.lincolncenter.org. For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566 x307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org.

I’m thrilled to be giving away FOUR tickets to The Beauty of Korean Song at Lincoln Center!!!

To win, just comment below and let me know if you’ve taken the kids to a show like this, or if this will be your first time. Please note that you do not have to have kids to enter! Feel free to take your friends, members of your extended family or whoever you like!

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

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– Follow The Culture Mom on Pinterest.

Winners will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Friday, October 4th at noon EST. Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to write this post, however the tickets for the giveaway are sponsored by the production and I will be getting a set myself.

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Giveaway: American Girl’s The Body Book for Girls (5 copies)

The Culture Mom — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:51:59 +0000

My daughter turned 10 today and we are entering the dark abyss of what could be tough conversations about her changing body. I want to teach her to make the right dietary choices, explain that growing hair under her armpits, teach her about hygiene and teach her to know what to expect when she’s not expecting all these changes to transpire at some point in the next few years. There are also social pressures and situations that could impact her body image and self-esteem and I want her to understand and take them full on when they occur.

When I got a copy of American Girl’s Care and Keeping of You 2, my daughter and I both locked ourselves up in her room for several nights and snuggled next to each other in her bed to read it. The book is designed for girls 10 and up and addresses physical transformations and emotions that girls face when they hit puberty. Some of the topics were a bit much for my daughter, like menstruation which she’s not very ready to think about, but other topics were of interest. Her body is rapidly changing and she was curious about bras, growth, pimples and hormones. Some of it was over her head but the discussions were good and healthy and the book’s content is dealt with tastefully. We may have to pick it up next year and have a re-read!

I’m thrilled to be giving away FIVE copies of the book!

To win, tell me if you’ve had personal conversations with your growing girl and how it went.

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

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Winners will be selected randomly. This giveaway will end on Tuesday, April 16th at noon EST. Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Mom Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: I was not compensated to run this giveaway, but I was provided with a copy of the book. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

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Giveaway: $50 American Express Gift Card for a Night at the Movies

The Culture Mom — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:44:46 +0000

Any movie starring Bill Murray and Laura Linney has GREAT written all over it. I’m looking forward to seeing Hyde Park On Hudson. That’s why I’m thrilled to be giving away a night for one reader to see it and have a night at the movies.

Together they;re starring in a historical tale that uniquely explores the all-too-human side of one of history’s iconic leaders, FDR. Blending literate wit and drama, Hyde Park on Hudson is directed by Roger Michell from a screenplay by Richard Nelson.

In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Murrary) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to FDR for U.S. support.

But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR’s domestic establishment, as his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson), and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in making the royal weekend an unforgettable one.

Seen through the eyes of Daisy (played by Linney), Franklin’s neighbor and intimate, the weekend will produce not only a special relationship between two great nations, but, for Daisy – and through her, for us all – a deeper understanding of the mysteries of love and friendship.

Sound like the next movie on your list?

To win a $50 American Express Gift cards for a night at the movies, tell me your favorite Bill Murray film in the comments below.

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

– Follow The Culture Mom on Facebook.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Twitter.

– Follow The Culture Mom on Pinterest.

This giveaway will end on Friday, February 11th at noon EST. Winner will be posted here and on the Culture Mom Facebook page and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.

Disclosure: Prizing provided by Focus Features

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Simplify Your Life with Fresh Direct and a Giveaway ($50 gift card)

The Culture Mom — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:39:53 +0000

One of the best parts of Associate Producing the upcoming NYC show Listen to Your Mother is finding out about companies and brands that I need to know about to simplify my life.

As a working mom, I am always seeking a way to ease the demands of everyday life…and save money. So, when Fresh Direct agreed to become a major sponsor for Listen To Your Mother, I listened when the crew began calculating how much they had collectively spent using this delivery service. They are such big fans that the total was more than $20,000. Seriously, my ears and eyes opened up and listened!

Fresh Direct meets the needs of busy, creative peoople every day by delivering high-quality food, including fresh produce, gourmet takeout and household products right to your door, if you are lucky enough to live in their service area. Their free app makes it easy, and the way they save info from your previous orders makes it efficient. Not having to shop and having all of that time for your work and family feels like a dream come true.

Fresh Direct services the five boroughs, and parts of Westchester, Connecticut and New Jersey and they’re expanding to other delivery areas soon. If you’ve never tried Fresh Direct give them a try now.

I have two pieces of good news! First of all, Fresh Direct have shared an exclusive Listen To Your Mother promo code “PR12LTYM” that will save you 15% on your first order.

Secondly, I am giving away a $50 gift card to shop at Fresh Direct!

All you have to do is comment below, to be entered in the giveaway, and let me know why you want to win this giveaway.

You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following:

Follow Fresh Direct on Facebook.
Follow Fresh Direct on Twitter.
Tweet out: “I just saved 15% off my first order with @freshdirect using Promo Code PR12LTYM #LTYM”

This giveaway will end on Sunday, May 6th. Winner will be posted here as well and will have 24 hours to accept the prize or will go to the runner-up.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Fresh Direct, a sponsor of Listen to Your Mother.

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Giveaway: Win a Pair of Tickets to See VENUS IN FUR on Broadway

The Culture Mom — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:58:49 +0000

“A play so good it hurts. 90 minutes of good, kinky fun.” – The New York Times

Clearly, this giveaway is not for kids. Yes, a lot of people (particularly publicists) seem to think as The Culture Mom, I’m all about the kids. They refer to me as “mommy blogger” and send me information about everything kid-related. Little do they realize that I am SO much more than that. I love a good night out with my husband or my girl-friends, sinking my teeth into a show about and only for adults.

And VENUS IN FUR by David Ives is just that. Now, I have to admit that I have not seen it yet (I will). But I hear it’s VERY steamy, and VERY exciting. The show goes behind the scenes at an audition, where a man (a playwright) and a woman (actress) blur the lines between fantasy and reality, seduction and power, love and sex. Hugh Dancy and Nina Arianda star in this show, and I will not anything else, but I think that it’s a hot ticket!

You can enter to win a pair of tickets to VENUS IN FUR right here! Here’s how to enter:

1) You must be a Culture Mom Facebook Fan and a Venus in Fur Facebook Fan to enter.

Then finish the following sentence in the comment section below: “I want to see this show because…”

YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFO – Twitter or Email in the entry to be considered!

2) For a second entry, leave a second comment after tweeting the following:

I entered to win a pair of tickets to see @venusinfurbway via @TheCultureMom. http://bit.ly/H8mqGQ #broadway #newyorkcity

Winners will be chosen on Friday, April 6th at noon. The winner will have 24 hours to accept the prize or it will go to the runner-up. Tickets can be used through April 24th only and are not valid for Saturday and Sunday performances.

Disclosure: Giveaway courtesy of Venus in Fur.

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