Toasting The Town

12/18/2025

This day in 1956: Phil Rizzuto signed as the NY Yankees radio-TV announcer! His entire playing career was with the Yankees and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

YanksAtShea is proud to present another of eleven videos highlighting the last ten home runs of Roger Maris's magic 61 home runs hit during the 1961 season b...

12/17/2025

“God bless us every one…” This day in , 1992: The Patrick Stewart 1-man version of "A Christmas Carol" opened at the Broadhurst.

12/16/2025

“A great day in New York would be to wake up, get a cup of coffee and head up to Central Park for a nice walk. Then I'd go down to the East Village and stroll around. After that, maybe I'd go check out a museum or catch an indie film...” -Emmanuelle Chriqui

12/15/2025

Prohibition-era toast! To make a Boulevard cocktail, stir with ice: 2 oz rye whiskey, 1/2 oz Grand Marnier, and 1/2 oz dry vermouth. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with orange peel. Cheers!

12/14/2025

Kick up your heels! This day in 1957, Frank Loesser’s "The Most Happy Fella" closed at Imperial Theater after 600+ performances. Described as an “operatic musical,” it was based on the play “They Knew What They Wanted.”

"Joey Joey Joey", as sung by Art Lund in the original Broadway production of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (1956), music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.If you like this,...

12/13/2025

Hot pizza on a chilly day…what’s better?! Gennaro Lombardi was onto something when he started making coal-oven pizza, that’s for sure. More than 100 years later, Lombardi’s is still owned by family. Learn more about this authentic pizzeria on Toasting The Town: http://bit.ly/1hGjYWp

12/12/2025

“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound…” –John Newton
It is a beautiful, imposing building—distinctly positioned at a bend in the road. And Grace Church is a national, state, and city landmark to boot. Take a peek inside, and learn more before you go: http://bit.ly/HI0aHj

12/11/2025

Go Big Blue! This day in 1938: The won the NFL championship game, over the Green Bay Packers, at the Polo Grounds. A record crowd of 48,120 was in attendance.

12/10/2025

Take the cannoli… Toasting The Town remembers NYC-born Richard Castellano who passed this day in 1988. He is known for his portrayal of Peter Clemenza in “The Godfather.”

Don't miss the knockout review of how meatballs, AKA Gravy, make it into many Mafia films in key scenes. http://ianhorley.hubpages.com/hub/Mafia-films-love-m...

12/09/2025

This day in 1993: A revivial of "My Fair Lady" opened at the Virginia Theater. Star Melissa Errico performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in advance of opening night.

Melissa Errico performs "Wouldnt it Be Loverly" from the 1993 revival of My Fair Lady (Virginia Theatre Dec 9, 1993-May 1, 1994) directed by Howard Davies on...

12/08/2025

This day in 1951, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closed after 267 performances. Based on Betty Smith’s largely autobiographical novel of the same name, Shirley Booth starred in the Broadway version.

12/07/2025

Music to our ears! This day in 1842, The New York Philharmonic gave its first concert, in The Apollo Room on Lower Broadway. Today the Philharmonic is America's oldest orchestra.

Joined by the NY Phil Chorus, the orchestra performs the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No.9, "Ode to Joy" in the newly reopened David Geffen Hall at Lincoln...