Jan 13, 2011 7:04 PM

New York Times: A Musical About Robert Moses?

Highlights from a forthcoming full-length musical exploring the controversial life and legacy of urban planner Robert Moses will have its world premiere at the World Financial Center Winter Garden on Saturday, January 15th. 

In an in depth preview on the front page of the Arts section of the New York Times today, reporter Robin Pogrebrin went behind-the-scenes with Moses biographer Robert Caro to meet the musical’s composer, Gary S. Fagin, and celebrated actor and singer Rinde Eckert, who will portray the city’s “Master Builder.”

Permalink | Posted on Jan 13, 2011 at 7:04 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: Arts World Financial Center

Jan 12, 2011 10:35 AM

Rock & Roll Circus at Lincoln Center

The Rock & Roll Circus was a two-day, three-ring, musical extravaganza featuring Ariel Pink, Amazing Baby, Nick Zinner and Aska, Saint Motel, contortionist, acrobats, and more under the 40,000 square foot Big Apple Circus Tent at Lincoln Center on January 3rd and 4th.

Picking up where the best of 1968’s legendary rock superstars left off, the all-new Rock & Roll Circus was a raucous, cutting-edge marriage of the best of circus spectacle and today’s top musicians

Coverage included NBC New York, New York Press, BrooklynVegan, Stereogum, Village Voice, FREEwilliamsburg, The Fader, Flavorpill, Huffington Post, SPIN, PAPER, New York Times, BlackBook, WNYC, This Week in New York, and Bumpershine,

Permalink | Posted on Jan 12, 2011 at 10:35 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: Rock & Roll Circus

Dec 20, 2010 10:02 AM

Medieval Play Comes to Life on NYC Streets

The medieval mystery play got a 21st century update in December when the Christmas story was brought to life on the streets of New York City through a raucous mix of music, dance, song, and drink.

In Strangers and Other Angels, Manhattan’s Morningside Heights became the backdrop for a wild, joyful re-imagination of the centuries-old Second Shepherd’s Play. The production wound inside and outside venues throughout the neighborhood, from Sakura Park near Riverside Church to the Union Theological Seminary. Gathering crowds along the way, the performance culminated with a celebratory dance involving the entire cast and audience and food and drink for all to share.

PKPR placed stories in NY Daily News, WNYC, Metro NY, NY1, Time Out New York Kids, NY Press and New York Times. 

Permalink | Posted on Dec 20, 2010 at 10:02 AM by Alisa Finkelstein
Client: Compagnia de’ Colombari

Dec 18, 2010 12:41 PM

NYC’s Largest Residential Green Roof Unveiled

Zeckendorf Towers, the famed pyramid-topped building that initiated the revitalization of Union Square more than 20 years ago, set a new benchmark for the booming neighborhood with the opening of the city’s largest residential green roof last month.

Located at One Irving Place, the 14,000 square-foot green roof will put the full block, mixed-use property at the forefront of New York City’s new green roof initiative. In late September, Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off NYC Green Infrastructure, a major campaign aimed at integrating infrastructure, such as green roofs, to improve water and air quality, cool the City, and reduce energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

Coverage included a front page Sunday real estate section story in the New York Times, NY1, Metro NY, Crain’s NY Business , Curbed NY, DNAinfo and Real Estate Weekly.

Permalink | Posted on Dec 18, 2010 at 12:41 PM by Alisa Finkelstein
Client: Zeckendorf Towers

Dec 17, 2010 1:26 PM

Live Out Loud Video Inspires Gay Youth

In the midst of a national wave of anti-gay bullying and violence, a powerful short video is revealing how one person can change a school – and the lives of hundreds of gay and straight youth – in just one day.

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Lance Black (“Milk”) is one of the many LGBT leaders participating in The Homecoming Project, Live Out Loud’s grassroots initiative that brings successful gay adults back to their high schools to share their stories, lessons, and hope with today’s students.

In addition to a segment on PBS’ In The Life, PKPR placed stories on the video in numerous blogs including Gawker, The Miami Herald, Logo TV’s 365Gay.com, Queerty, and AfterElton,

For more on The Homecoming Project, read Black’s first-hand essay on his return to his high school at MTV.com, check out this interview in 2BMag with Live Out Loud founder Leo Preziosi, or see Time Out New York’s round-up on the most effective organizations supporting gay youth. 

Permalink | Posted on Dec 17, 2010 at 1:26 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk
Client: Live Out Loud