Hip Hop Cinderella makes its New York stage debut from February 10 through February 26 at the New Victory Theater. This new version of t...

Hip Hop Cinderella makes its New York stage debut from February 10 through February 26 at the New Victory Theater.

This new version of the classic tale, reimagined to incorporate hip-hop dance, rap and pop music, arrives just in time for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, taking place in New York City and worldwide in 2023.

The galaxy has lost its groove, and so has Cinderella! Growing up on Planet Centra, she felt as limitless as the stars, but now her jealous stepmother and two selfish stepsisters have her questioning her potential.

With dazzling lyrics, pitch-perfect characters and a sassy robot sidekick, Hip Hop Cinderella teleports the timeless classic across the cosmos and reminds us to reach for the farthest moon.

The show features music and lyrics by Rona Siddiqui (A Strange Loop), book by Scott Elmegreen, story adaptation by David Coffman and Linda Chichester, direction by Christopher Scott, choreography by Maria Torres, music direction by Saul Nache, set design by Riw Rakkulchon, costumes by Saawan Tiwari, lighting by Jason Kantrowitz and projections by Brad Peterson.

Hip Hop Cinderella runs 50 minutes with no intermission and is recommended for ages 7+.

Tickets start at $20 and are available online and by phone (646.223.3010).

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Children Ruin Everything: Season 2 is coming to The Roku Channel on February 3, which means viewers can watch all the episodes for free! ...

Children Ruin Everything: Season 2 is coming to The Roku Channel on February 3, which means viewers can watch all the episodes for free!

SYNOPSIS

Follow Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) as they raise their young children while struggling to hold onto their pre-parental identities.

In the midst of all the hilarious and creative ways that kids can alter plans, annihilate goals and dreams, and force parents to re-invent their lives, it turns out that maybe things are kind of okay! Nowhere near as effortless as that kid-free life—but still kind of nice.

Cast: Meaghan Rath, Aaron Abrams, Nazneen Contractor, Mikayla SwamiNathan, Logan Nicholson, Ennis Esmer, Kurt Smeaton, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Darius Rota, Veena Sood and Lisa Codrington

Guest Stars: Kim Coates, Anna Hopkins and Aaron Ashmore

Children Ruin Everything: Season 2 | Official Trailer | The Roku Channel



Created by Globe® and Emmy® Award-winner Kurt Smeaton (Schitt’s Creek, Kim’s Convenience), this hilarious half-hour Canadian comedy is perfect for viewers seeking a heartwarming, funny, and relatable show to watch with their family.

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Empire of Light, a deeply personal tale of love, friendship and compassion set around a fading cinema in an English coastal town in the 1980...

Empire of Light, a deeply personal tale of love, friendship and compassion set around a fading cinema in an English coastal town in the 1980s, arrives on Digital February 7 and Blu-ray and DVD on February 21.

Featuring an acclaimed performance from Olivia Colman as a cinema manager coping with mental health issues. Empire of Light releases with never-before-seen bonus content featuring Sam Mendes and the cast that uncovers the story’s origins and the director’s love of cinema.

SYNOPSIS

From director and writer Sam Mendes (“1917” and “Skyfall”), “Empire of Light” is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.

Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity.

Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.

Cast: Olivia Colman as Hilary, Micheal Ward as Stephen, Colin Firth as Mr. Ellis, Toby Jones as Norman

Bonus Features*(vary by product and retailer)

Featurette

• Creating Empire of Light - Go behind the scenes of this personal film with writer-director Sam Mendes, and uncover the story’s origins and the director’s love of cinema. See how the perfect location was found to rebuild a classic movie theater that had the cast in awe.

EMPIRE OF LIGHT | Official Trailer | Look for it on Blu-ray & Digital



Directed by Sam Mendes
Produced by Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes
Executive Produced by Michael Lerman, Julie Pastor
Written by Sam Mendes
Music by Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor

Learn more, visit - www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/empire-of-light

Gone are the days of colorful and gender specific baby products. Today’s parents are looking for a minimalist and chic decor for their chil...

Gone are the days of colorful and gender specific baby products. Today’s parents are looking for a minimalist and chic decor for their children’s spaces.

Here are 3 trends for nursery rooms

Gender-Neutral Minimalism.

Earthy tones, soft colors, and minimalist chic baby decor items have been trending on social media and Pinterest, and Wunderkids believe this trend will continue. For example, they’ve seen a huge demand for Sand-Color Foldable Playmats, ($275) from new parents who prefer subtle and clean color lines in their homes.

Focus on Sustainable, Eco-Friendly, and Non-Toxic Materials.

Although non-toxic children’s items have always been around, the options have been limited to organic cotton or rug-like materials for playmats, which do not provide the right support for crawling infants and cannot be cleaned easily. Wunderkids ultra-soft, Silicon-Coated Vegan Leather Playmat ($275) is perfect for young babies because they have 9 layers of inner foam for just the right firmness, is water-resistant and also machine washable.

Timeless items that can also integrate as regular home decor

With consumer demand for sustainability and reducing waste, modern parents prefer to have items that can serve not only as a baby product but also be used multifunctionally. As such, Wunderkids customers rave about their FDA-compliant Eco Color Folder mats ($315) because they are the thickest (1.5”) and largest (94x55”) on the market, which a whole family can enjoy as a home gym/fitness mat.

Wunderkids is the only supplier of patented silicon-coated vegan leather playmats and Perfectly Fitting Playpens ($365). Unlike most baby items, Wunderkids products are made in South Korea in a LOHAS (certified eco-friendly) facility and pre-steamed 3 times before packaging.

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Prisms VR consumer virtual reality (VR) math learning solution, built for Grade 8-11 math students, tutors and teachers, is now available fo...

Prisms VR consumer virtual reality (VR) math learning solution, built for Grade 8-11 math students, tutors and teachers, is now available for $24 USD via the Meta Quest store as an annual subscription.

Through Prisms’ VR content modules, students build lasting proficiencies across core middle school math, geometry and algebra I/II concepts, while solving relevant problems in our world today.

In Prisms VR, users connect 3D experiences of real world situations before building up to more abstract representations like graphs, tables (2D) and equations / vocabulary (1D), thereby deriving mathematical models from physical and visual experiences.

Prisms VR: Inventing a New Way of Teaching Math



“The math gap in America has become a serious problem that if left unchecked will continue to widen the relentless economic divides that preclude large swathes of people from contributing to STEM fields” said Anurupa Ganguly, founder and CEO at Prisms.

“Students learn best when they’re able to embody real-life problems versus reading about them divorced from personal experience,” continued Ganguly. “VR is the first scalable technology that enables students to learn through experiential and spatial learning, the way math deserves to be taught. It allows students to create mental models of math and science concepts using movement and tactile visualizations & interactives.”

Now students can develop math skills at home in an immersive learning environment in three unique ways

• Single-player VR content modules that deepen understanding of core concepts
• A multiplayer sandbox that allows for collaboration on additional practice problems to gain fluency
• A web-based dashboard that parents, educators and tutors can use to monitor and provide real time feedback while students are working on VR content modules.

The first set of Prisms libraries include:

• Middle School - Division of Fractions; Ratios; Rate of Change; Probability; Surface Area
• Algebra I- Linear Functions; System of Equations; Quadratics; Linear Regression; Exponential Functions
• Geometry - Transformations; Distance Formula; Trig Ratios; Equations of Circles; Solids of Rotation
• Advanced Algebra- Periodic Functions; Complex Numbers; Polar Coordinates; Vector Addition; Ellipses; Matrices

The platform is also designed to empower teachers, parents and tutors with real-time student learning insights and comprehensive post-session reports, that can be used to track progress over time and inform strategic planning.

Learn more, visit - www.prismsvr.com/beta-course