This one-night-only showcase performance stars Tony Danza and the teens who take part in the Police Athletic League’s Acting Program. PAL’s many athletic, academic and arts programs help more than 35,000 at-risk children throughout NYC and PAL Board Member Tony Danza promises an unforgettable night as we raise money for these programs that impact so

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2018   God, they say, is in the details. But could God also be in our frontal lobes? Every culture from the dawn of humankind has imagined planes of existence beyond the reach of our senses, spiritual domains that shape our Earthly experiences. Why do beliefs of the fantastic hold such powerful

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2018     “Move fast and break things,” went the Silicon Valley rallying cry, and for a long time we cheered along. Born in dorm rooms and garages, implemented by iconoclasts in hoodies, Big Tech, in its infancy, spouted noble goals of bringing us closer. But now, in its adolescence, it threatens

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2018   Much of you isn’t you. For every cell in your body, there’s another tiny single-celled creature that also calls your body home. Far from being germs we should eradicate, these ancient friends allow us to digest food, breathe air, and fight off disease. They were here long before us and

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2018 “If I had a world of my own,” said the Mad Hatter, “nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be.” Nonsensical as this may sound, it comes close to describing an interesting paradox: You exist. You shouldn’t. Stars

WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2018   What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler or play Rachmaninoff without breaking a sweat? A growing understanding of neuroplasticity suggests these fantasies could one day become reality. Neuroplasticity may also be

  This jam-packed performance is for all those in attendance to experience step dancing in a whole new way. Join in on artistic and step performances, meet & greet with celebrity judges and so much more! Art of Stepping designed this exclusive and one-of-a-kind competition to further assist the cultivation of step!

Vocalist Karen Mason has starred on stage and television, and in recordings. On Broadway, she dazzled audiences in Wonderland, originated the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia!, and earned ovations for her performance as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. She is also a beloved cabaret singer, and has appeared at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center,

  As of 2018, Nianbo Yu has performed Peking Opera for 20 years. To celebrate this impressive landmark achievement in his music career, Nianbo is putting on a high-quality Jinghu concert.

  Follow the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who deserts Anne Trulove for the delights of London in the company of Nick Shadow, who turns out to be the Devil. After several misadventures, all initiated by the devious Shadow, Tom ends up in Bedlam, a hospital for the insane. “For idle hearts and hands