Podcasts about new york city's east village

David Velasco Bermudez was at Stonewall Inn in New York City's East Village 50 years ago this week when days of protests sparked the start of the Pride Movement. This weekend is also a 15th anniversary for Yarmouth Port residents David and his spouse, Bob Isadore.

The Tompkins Square Park Riot of 1988 was a true class war fighting the gentrification of New York City's East Village. Support Ghost Town on Patreon Follow Ghost Town on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Kohn was born to hippie parents and raised in New York City's East Village in the 1970s. At age 10, Lisa's mother had her pledging their lives to the Unification Church (the "Moonies") and self-appointed Messiah, Reverend Sun Myung Moon.Lisa's newly released memoir tells a powerful story of how, over time, she has come to terms with a life defined by insecurity and absurdity and has learned to live a life of joyful presence.

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with celebrated character actor and filmmaker Steve Buscemi. Although his name rarely appears at the top of the credits, Buscemi has gained a level of recognition comparable to most A-List actors, with iconic roles in films like Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Ghost World. He can also be seen in Lean on Pete and The Death of Stalin, two of this year’s most acclaimed new films. Buscemi talks about his early days in New York City's East Village theatre scene, why it’s important for him to balance independent work with more commercial films, and how he managed to form partnerships with filmmakers like the Coen Brothers. He also talks about his approach in working with young actors, what his work as a director has taught him about acting, and what he thinks is the best show currently on television.

Hosts Briana Phipps, Alexis Torres, Timothy Rodriguez, Drexel Heard discuss the Rent Theater Show. Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The musical was first seen in a workshop production at New York Theatre Workshop in 1993. This same Off-Broadway theatre was also the musical's initial home following its official 1996 opening. The show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly of an aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan syndrome, the night before the Off-Broadway premiere. The show won a Pulitzer Prize, and the production was a hit. The musical moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996. On Broadway, Re