Students from grades 5-8 at Louis Armstrong Middle School in East Elmhurst have been hard at work rehearsing for their upcoming performances of the musical “Seussical.” Led by Kate O’Neill, director and choreographer, the students rehearse two days per week for two hours. O’Neill said the entire rehearsal process will last four months. O’Neill and [...]
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I.S. 227 kids prepare for ‘Seussical’
February 16, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Jason Pafundi
Kochkareva, Russian singer, prepares for competition, album
February 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Jason Pafundi
Singer Tatiana Kochkareva had only been to the United States once before she moved from her native Moscow to attend the University of Miami on a full scholarship to study jazz. Just a few years later, the Astoria resident is preparing to release her third album while rehearsing for the upcoming WNYC Battle of the [...]
Sunnyside girl new voice of Dora the Explorer
February 9, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Jason Pafundi
An afternoon on Sesame Street with First Lady Michelle Obama. A role in a movie with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Over $250,000 a year in earnings. And a job as the new voice of Dora the Explorer. Not bad for an 11-year-old girl from Sunnyside. Cleary, she is not your average sixth grader. She is whatever she [...]
Hizzoner Honors ‘Gossip Girl’
February 2, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Jason Pafundi
Did you hear the one about the mayor? In a star-studded press conference at Long Island City icon Silvercup Studios, Mayor Mike Bloomberg proclaimed Thursday, Jan. 26, as “Gossip Girl” Day in honor of the show’s 100th episode, while highlighting the success of the film and TV industry in the City and its impact on [...]
Laughing Devil brings comedy to LIC
January 16, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Jason Pafundi
Steve Hofstetter is a funny guy. But considering he makes his living as a comedian, it’s not a surprise. What may surprise some, though, is that Hofstetter and some partners have opened a comedy club in Long Island City, the first full-time comedy location in Queens in nearly 20 years. The Laughing Devil, located at [...]
