Tag Archive for: The Gershwin Hotel

It Only Took 300 Years — Singing Handel’s Baroque Opera “Rodrigo” at the Gershwin Hotel

I’ll take a wild guess and assume that George Frederich Handel never dreamed his opera Rodrigo, written in 1707 when he was 22 years old, would have its North American premiere nearly three hundred years later in a hotel lobby.

But on May 21, 23 and 25, Handel’s fifth opera will be performed in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel, a move that trumps the Met and every other opera house in the hemisphere. Read more

Looking for Great Hotel Coffee? Foursquare Serves Up Its “Best of New York Guide”

It’s billed as the guide that tells you where people actually go when they’re in New York. Well, up to a point. Foursquare’s new Best of New York Guide is based on where people linked to Foursquare go – and that ain’t everyone (or everywhere). Read more

The Gershwin Hosts a Photo Show from the Creepy New Film “We Need to Talk About Kevin”

We always stop by the Gershwin Hotel when we’re in the neighborhood. Besides Birch Coffee, a one-of-a-kind, sustainable-minded coffee shop, and a lively lobby where you can hang out as long as you want, the hotel buzzes with events – art exhibitions, music performances, drama of all kinds.

On a recent evening we strolled into the lobby and found actress Tilda Swindon at her spookiest staring at us on almost every wall. Read more