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Paradise Square (Kevin Berne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Paddy McCarthy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you all had a great weekend and everybody enjoyed the Mother\u2019s Day<\/strong> celebrations like I did. What a week I had, as I was invited to see Paradise Square<\/strong> at the Ethel Barrymore Theater<\/strong> (243 West 47th Street). With visceral and nuanced staging and choreography that captures the pulsating energy when Black and Irish cultures meet and set to a contemporary score that reimagines early American song,\u00a0Paradise Square\u00a0depicts an overlooked true-life moment when hope and\u00a0possibility shone bright. I have to tell you that this was just brilliant and I have to hand it to Larry Kirwan<\/strong>, who resides in New York for many years and is from the County of Wexford. Ireland. Larry co-wrote the music with Jason Howland<\/strong>, I am going to tell on some words you might have not heard for a while: the show is a smash hit so go and see it; you will love it! Also check out the full review from our Arts &\u2008Entertainment Editor Brad Balfour

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After the show I headed up to McCarthy\u2019s Pub<\/strong>, an authentic Irish pub conveniently located in Times Square on West 46th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues) and just a short walk from the Theatre, now where would yea get it? I have to admit I\u2019m beginning to get very comfortable going into McCarthy\u2019s as the atmosphere is fabulous and the manager Owen Clancy<\/strong> could not be nicer and he even gave me a McCarthy\u2019s T-Shirt that fits me perfectly\u2026 wow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ship ahoy! Are you ready for one of the biggest Irish events of the year that will be happening on Wednesday, June 8th? Of course, I\u2019m talking about the Celtic Cruise<\/strong> evening dinner cruise in New York harbor that supports the\u00a0Emerald Isle Immigration Center<\/strong>, so don\u2019t miss out. Hosted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Div. 7, NY County)<\/strong>, as a benefit to support the work of the EIIC, this year\u2019s evening dinner cruise includes\u00a0live music,\u00a0full buffet dinner, a premium open bar, and gorgeous views of New York Harbor! Boarding begins at 6 pm and sailing is at 6:45 pm from\u00a0Chelsea Piers (12th Avenue at West 23rd Street) aboard The Spirit of New York<\/strong>. Individual tickets are $125 and a limited number of upper-deck VIP tables are still available for purchase. All required Covid-19 precautions will be observed but aboard The Spirit of New York there is plenty of space for socializing out in the open air. Live music will be provided by Celtic Cross<\/strong>, The Cunningham Brothers<\/strong>, Shay Mac Band<\/strong> and Celtic Blend<\/strong> with a trad seisiun with\u00a0Ed Bowles<\/strong>\u00a0& friends. Tickets are on sale at\u00a0CelticCharity.com<\/a> or you can call (212) 717-9955 for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self Help Africa<\/strong> is partnering with Madison Wells<\/strong>, for a special\u00a0concert event: Broadway for Self Help Africa<\/strong> on Monday, May 23rd at 7 pm at The Cutting Room<\/strong>.\u00a0Stars of some of Broadway\u2019s top shows will sparkle for charity when they take to the stage in this special musical benefit. Broadway for Self Help Africa features a stellar cast led by the musical director of Broadway\u2019s hit\u00a0Pretty Woman\u00a0and off-Broadway\u2019s\u00a0Little Shop of Horrors,\u00a0Will Van Dyke<\/strong>! Other stars taking part include\u00a0Ryann Redmond<\/strong>\u00a0(Bring It On, If\/Then, Frozen),\u00a0Jelani Remy<\/strong>\u00a0(Lion King, Ain’t Too Proud),\u00a0Emily Schultheis<\/strong>\u00a0(Wicked, Almost Famous),\u00a0Kevin Clay<\/strong>\u00a0(The Book Of Mormon),\u00a0CJ Pawlikowski<\/strong>\u00a0(Jersey Boys),\u00a0Jason Gotay<\/strong>\u00a0(Bring It On, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Gossip Girl), Cristina Rae<\/strong> (America\u2019s Got Talent),\u00a0Antoine Smith<\/strong>\u00a0(MJ, The Color Purple, Memphis),\u00a0Michael Hartung<\/strong>\u00a0(Peter Pan Live; Hello, Dolly!),\u00a0Chad Burris<\/strong>\u00a0(Frozen, Mean Girls, Almost Famous) and\u00a0James Harkness<\/strong>\u00a0(Ain\u2019t Too Proud, Beautiful), with more to be announced!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Irish Center<\/strong> (1040 Jackson Avenue, in Long Island City) will be hosting Ireland\u00a0Today 2022 – The Inaugural America-Ireland Youth Conference<\/strong> taking place from Friday May 20th to Sunday\u00a0May 22nd.\u00a0\u00a0Bringing together policy makers, educators and students from Ireland and the US, the live-stream video conference features internationally recognized experts on a number of urgent global topics, including the panel moderators\u00a0Nisha Varia<\/strong>\u00a0of Human Rights Watch (May 20th), the UN and UNICEF\u2019s\u00a0Sarah Crowe<\/strong>\u00a0(May 21st), and Irish Green Party politician and Dublin City Council Member\u00a0Claire Byrne<\/strong>\u00a0(May 22nd). According to the New York Irish Center\u2019s executive director\u00a0George C. Heslin<\/strong>, \u201cIreland Today 2022 supports the next generations who will inherit our two great nations \u2013 the United States and the Island of Ireland.\u00a0\u00a0We want to give participants the opportunity to create global connections and encourage travel and cultural engagement to both countries. We also want to foster peer relationships between higher education institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. So, we are delighted that so many educators and outstanding students from prominent universities from both the US and Ireland will be collaborating together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educators from eleven university programs on both sides of the Atlantic are taking part and serving as panelists, together with a range of current students. Each day will feature a two-hour panel talk moderated by distinguished thought leaders followed by a question-and-answer session. The conference\u2019s media sponsor is\u00a0Irish Central<\/strong>\u00a0which will live-stream the entire conference and provide coverage of the proceedings. The conference producer is\u00a0Ryan McNally<\/strong>, New York Irish Center\u2019s director of Social Care, who is a graduate of Ulster University. Hannah Ciesil<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a graduate of Baruch College CUNY \u2013 is the conference coordinator. To register for the three-day conference visit\u00a0www.newyorkirishcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0or to view the livestream visit\u00a0www.irishcentral.com<\/a>\u00a0on the days of the conference. This event should be very exciting so give them a call if you are interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a two-year break,\u00a0Origin Theatre Company<\/strong>\u00a0is reviving its popular new-play reading series, \u201cMondays in May,\u201d<\/strong> with staged readings of new shows read every Monday in a month packed with Mondays \u2013 five in all!\u00a0\u00a0Taking place in the second-floor banquet rooms of the Financial District\u2019s popular Beckett\u2019s Bar and Grill<\/strong> (81 Pearl Street), the series is curated by Origin\u2019s artistic director\u00a0Michael \u201cMick\u201d Mellamphy<\/strong>, now in his first full season at the helm of Origin.
Origin Theatre, which launches its 20th\u00a0season in the fall, introduces impactful plays from Europe to New York audiences, and is the producer of the highly acclaimed Origin 1st\u00a0Irish Theatre Festival<\/strong> (the 14th\u00a0edition of which took place in January). All readings are at 7:30 pm and are free (reservations are essential).\u00a0\u00a0Drinks and food are available for consumption before and during the readings.\u00a0To reserve your place visit\u00a0www.origintheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Irish Repertory Theater<\/strong> has announced a new production of \u201cYes! Reflections of Molly Bloom\u201d <\/strong>from the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. Adapted for the stage by Aed\u00edn Moloney<\/strong> and Colum McCann<\/strong>, with new additional music by the late Paddy Moloney<\/strong> and directed by John Keating<\/strong>, the show will be performed by Aed\u00edn Moloney on the W. Scott McLucas Studio Stage<\/strong>, with previews beginning on June 8th and opening night set for June 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Irish Rep will also be presenting \u201cThe Butcher Boy\u201d<\/strong> featuring music and lyrics by Asher Muldoon<\/strong> on the Francis J. Greenburger Main Stage<\/strong>, with previews beginning on July 21st and opening night set for August 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by Ciar\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly<\/strong> and based on the novel \u201cThe Butcher Boy\u201d by Patrick McCabe<\/strong>, the production will feature music direction by David Hancock Turner<\/strong> and choreography by Barry McNabb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on both, visit www.irishrep.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you can see we have a lot going on with Irish theatre that just can\u2019t be missed so get out your calendars make a note of the dates and get your reservations in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before I go I’d like to congratulate Nicholas Cohen\u00a0<\/strong>– co-owner of the Houndstooth Pub<\/strong> and Stitch Bar and Blues<\/strong> in the city – on completing all\u00a0<\/strong>six of the “Abbott World Marathon Majors”\u00a0<\/strong>– the New York, Chicago, Tokyo, Berlin, London and Boston Marathons. Fantastic job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope to see you all next week when I am Out&About again\u2026<\/p>\n

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