Jonathan Slaff

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Jonathan Slaff writes on cultural events from the brainy, the edgy and the good. He helps us keep ahead of the curve in the world of the arts and culture.

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NY Troupe Opens Play, ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost in a Parking Lot’

The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot will open its 2010 season with 'Love's Labours Lost' July 8.

Gone Fission, or Alternative Power: an Operetta for the Street

This summer, Theater for the New City's Street Theater tour will be 'Gone Fission, or Alternative Power,' an operetta for the streets. The 2010 summer production will tour streets, parks and playgrounds July 31 to September 12.

Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ in a New York City Parking Lot

The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot sets 'Julius Caesar' in a modern school board. Do we really govern ourselves through plurality or charisma? Staging this historical drama in the modern setting of a school system may shed s

Greg Mortenson to Be Honored At Gala for Literature to Life May 18, 2010

Evening will feature debut of a verbatim performance of 'Three Cups of Tea,' which will enter the Literature to Life repertoire.

La MaMa Presents The Premiere Of ‘Red Mother’ by Muriel Miguel

Boisterous Brechtian tale traces a mythic 'earth journey' of a Native woman across what was once the People's land.

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How JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson Ties Giving to Estate Plans

Ask a wealthy family how they plan to divide an estate, and the conversation used to stop at percentages: how much to each child, how much to the grandchildren, how much to charity if anything is left over. That conversation has changed. Fo

Bestselling Author Chris Sund Finds 92% of Adults Believe They Are Capable of More

His survey of more than 200 working adults points to a gap that has little to do with talent, and a personal mission to help people close it.

Pluto Security Emerges From Stealth With $42M in Funding, Backed by a Community-First Growth Strategy

For cybersecurity startups, building a capable product is only...

How White-Collar Cases Now Begin With a Document Request, Not a Knock at the Door

A federal grand jury subpoena shows up in the CFO's inbox, addressed to the company, asking for three years of emails, wire records, and board decks. The case is already underway. Nobody kicked in a door. No agent flashed a badge in the lob
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