DDPR - Daniel Demello Public Relations

02/15/2022

NYC Pride

As a proud member of the NYC Pride Media Committee, I am excited to share the debut of our new look for NYC Pride!

01/27/2022

For the Manhattan D.A., a New Emphasis on Gun Crime

Many thanks to the New York Times for covering our latest news about the copper pipe theft at Perfect Crime:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/nyregion/manhattan-da-gun-crimes.html

Alvin Bragg, who campaigned on lenient policies, appointed a prosecutor dedicated to preventing gun violence.

01/25/2022

Production is halted for ‘Perfect Crime’ after the theater’s copper pipes were stolen.

Many thanks to Julia Jacobs for covering this story about our small shows that have had to postpone performances until our heat and hot water is back on!

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/24/arts/art-pop-culture-news/perfect-crime-stolen-pipes

Jan. 24, 2022Updated Jan. 24, 2022, 11:12 p.m. ETJan. 24, 2022, 11:12 p.m. ETDaily Arts BriefingAmy Schneider beat Matt Amodio’s streak on this evening’s ‘Jeopardy!’Her winning streak is now second only to that of Ken Jennings, who racked up a 74-game run.Stephen Sondheim leaves the rights t...

01/25/2022

Off-Broadway shows canceled after copper pipes stolen from theater

Thank you Fox 5 - for covering Perfect Crime, And The Office: A Musical Parody as we work to get back up and running at at The Theater Center.

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/off-broadway-shows-canceled-after-copper-pipes-stolen-from-theater.amp

Police are investigating a burglary at The Theater Center in Manhattan after someone broke in and stole copper pipes from the building. The theater had to temporarily halt performances of "The Office! A musical parody" and "Perfect Crime."

01/25/2022

Curtain Time: One off-Broadway theater will reopen after thieves stole copper pipes out of walls

DDPR thanks ABC 7 and Lucy Yang for covering our small Off Broadway Shows as we race to fix stolen copper pipes and perform again. We appreciate the coverage.

https://abc7ny.com/amp/perfect-crime-off-broadway-copper-pipes-theater/11506242/

Officials believe someone got into the basement of The Theater Center and stole the copper pipes the night of January 20.

01/25/2022

Performances Of Off-Broadway Shows At The Theater Center Temporarily Called Off After Thieves Break In, Steal Copper Piping

Many thanks to Alice Gainer and WCBS NY for your coverage as The Theater Center, Perfect Crime and The Office: A Musical Parody go without heat and water yet another day:

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2022/01/24/the-theater-center-copper-piping-stolen-perfect-crime-the-office-a-musical-parody-off-broadway/?amp

"Perfect Crime" -- the Off-Broadway play -- needs help solving an actual crime at its theater.

01/25/2022

Off Broadway’s Perfect Crime Is at the Center of Actual Crime

Thank you to New York Magazine for covering our unfortunate hiatus due to copper pipe theft!

https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/off-broadway-perfect-crime-copper-pipe-theft.html

On the upside, Catherine Russell got to see a Broadway show.

01/25/2022

Production is halted for ‘Perfect Crime’ after the theater’s copper pipes were stolen.

Many thanks to the New York Times for covering DDPR client The Theater Center and this ongoing story!

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/24/arts/art-pop-culture-news/perfect-crime-stolen-pipes

Jan. 24, 2022Updated Jan. 24, 2022, 5:06 p.m. ETJan. 24, 2022, 5:06 p.m. ETDaily Arts BriefingStephen Sondheim leaves the rights to his works to a Trust. The trust will determine what happens to the intellectual property of the celebrated lyricist and composer, who died in November.Bob Dylan’s ent...

01/12/2022

Super excited for CBS tonight!

CBS’ top-rated daytime game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, hosted by Drew Carey, returns to primetime TONIGHT - with a special episode honoring first responders (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

An audience made up entirely of first responders – firefighters, EMTs, 911 operators, police officers and other workers on the frontlines – will be called to come on down and compete for amazing prizes, including luxury cars, vacations and more.

As a thank you for all these heroes who protect and serve us, THE PRICE IS RIGHT is making a donation to DDPR client, FIRST RESPONDERS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, which provides financial support and awards scholarships to children of first responders who have been injured or lost their lives in the line of duty.

12/19/2021

NY1 coverage of Toy Express

Many thanks to NY1 for covering First Responders Children’s Foundation and our Toy Express event honoring FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo.

12/18/2021

Thank you Fox 5 and Good Day New York!

First Responders Children’s Foundation and the NYPD are honored to be a New York Hero of the Day!

12/06/2021

First responders to deliver toys to patients at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

First Responders Children's Foundation Toy Drive has begun. Many thanks to Fox17 in Michigan for the coverage of our event there in Grand Rapids! https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/first-responders-to-deliver-toys-to-patients-at-helen-devos-childrens-hospital

Seventeen different police and first responder agencies will caravan to the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital on Tuesday with a large supply of toys for the patients there.

11/25/2021

Annual Thanksgiving breakfast honoring families of fallen heroes returns to NYC

Thanks to ABC 7 for spending the morning with so many amazing first responder families and the First Responders Children’s Foundation. Your coverage was greatly appreciated.

https://abc7ny.com/first-responder-families-fallen-officer-firefighter/11270975/

A heartwarming tradition returned on Thanksgiving for the families of first responders who have died in the line of duty.

10/27/2021

We’re going a little bit country tonight! All in celebration of first responder heroes across America!

09/15/2021

CNN on 9/11

Thank you CNN for taking the time to speak with Gladys Mitchell and JIllian Crane, President of the First Responders Children's Foundation. It was a somber 9/11 morning, but very special to be with these two women as they spoke about the inportance of our hero 911 dispatchers who are truly appreciated.

09/10/2021

Children of 9/11 first responders are saving lives themselves as health care workers

Giant thanks to NBC and The Today Show for featuring First Responders Children's Foundation on their website. The 9/11 stories of Thomas, Miah and Samantha are powerful to say the least. So proud to be part of an organization that does such good for others - especially the rescuers who show up for us 365 days a year!

https://www.today.com/health/these-children-9-11-first-responders-are-pursuing-health-care-t230500

Three adult children of NYPD and FDNY rescuers share how their parents inspired them to enter medicine and become helpers themselves.

08/27/2021

Foundation helps children who lost first responder parents on 9/11

Many thanks to PIX 11 for spotlighting the amazing Matthew Brophy, whose dad died due to a 9/11 related illness after rescuing people down at the WTC after the tragedy - 20 years ago! Matthew and all of us at First Responders Children’s Foundation appreciate the coverage!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/pix11.com/news/local-news/september-11-20-years-later/foundation-helps-children-who-lost-first-responder-parents-on-9-11/amp/

NEW YORK — A college student lost his dad to a 9/11-related illness when he was just three years old and now, years later, an organization started in the wake of the terror attacks has helped…

08/24/2021

Bruce Willis Will Produce Charles Cissel's My Mother’s Severed Head Off-Broadway | Playbill

DDPR is very proud to be representing a second show produced by Bruce Willis, “My Mother’s Severed Head” which will run on 42nd Street this September!

I can’t tell you enough how truly fantastic this show is. They had me at “severed head”!

https://www.playbill.com/article/bruce-willis-will-produce-charles-cissels-my-mothers-severed-head-off-broadway

The play will run at Theatre Row.

08/05/2021

The One Where It’s a Live Musical Parody of Your Favorite TV Show

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Friends The Musical Parody as well as the cast and crew of The Office Musical Parody - along with the brilliant writers Bob McSmith and Tobly McSmith. What a dynamic and vibrant double feature! It's online right now and runs in print tomorrow so be sure to check it out on actual paper too! Many thanks to Darryn King and the The New York Times for your coverage of these two Off-Broadway shows running at The Theater Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/theater/friends-the-office-stranger-things-musicals.html

“We made these musicals to get people who don’t go to musicals go to musicals,” said a creator of the Off Broadway “Friends” and “The Office” parodies. “They’re a gateway drug.”

08/04/2021

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stuck With U’ Raised Over $3.5 Million for First Responders Children’s Foundation (EXCLUSIVE)

So proud to announce that Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande have raised more than $3 Million for DDPR client First Responders Children's Foundation! Many thanks to Variety for your coverage of this! So appreciated.

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-stuck-with-u-first-responders-childrens-foundation-1235033162/

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s lockdown-inspired single, “Stuck With U,” has now raised over $3.5 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation, going directly t…

07/30/2021

Always a Bride and Groom, Now Together as a Married Couple

Congratulations to DDPR client Denise Fennell. We worked closely with her and her newlywed, and The New York Times on one of the coolest stories this office has ever crafted and pitched. Congrats on your nuptials Denise and Rick! We adore you! And thank you to the amazing Vincent Malozzi and his editors at The Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/style/denise-fennell-rick-pasqualone-wedding.html

Denise Fennell and Rick Pasqualone were married an estimated 5,000 times between them as stars in “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” the Off Broadway hit.

07/29/2021

19-year-old receives $10,000 scholarship for family's heroism during 9/11 attack

Thank you to News12 Brooklyn and News12 Bronx for this fantastic piece about First Responders Children's Foundation and the inspiring young nursing student Thomas Caputo. We appreciate the coverage!

https://bronx.news12.com/19-year-old-receives-10-000-scholarship-for-familys-heroism-during-9-11-attack

This year will mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Over the years, a national foundation has been giving back to local children of first responders who died on that tragic day.

07/20/2021

Joshua Turchin Creating TikTok Musical Based on Disney and Pixar's Luca | TheaterMania

DDPR never ceases to be wowed by the powerhouse performer that is Joshua Turchin. TikTok just alerted their users to his new TikTok musical inspired by Pixar's LUCA. Watch out Ariel indeed! Thank you TheaterMania for the coverage!

https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/joshua-turchin-creating-tiktok-musical-luca_92514.html

Watch out, Ratatouille and Bridgerton!

07/01/2021

Many thanks to City Guide Magazine for naming MANDELA one of the top theater attractions to see in NYC right now! We appreciate the coverage!

06/13/2021

Chaotic, Campy Queer Fantasia

Thank you so much to Gay City News for coming out to review Camp Morning Wood: A Very Naked Musical. We love this!

https://www.gaycitynews.com/camp-morning-wood-very-naked-musical/

If you went to Cherry Grove on Fire Island, had one too many Cosmos at the Ice Palace Underwear Party, passed out while stumbling through the Meat Rack wearing nothing but your Nasty Pig jock strap, and had a wild fever-dream, it might be something like “Camp Morning Wood: A Very Naked Musical.”...

06/07/2021

FDNY, NYPD Renew Rivalry At Fun City Bowl At MetLife Stadium

Congratulations to DDPR client First Responders Children's Foundation on a most successful charitable event MetLife Stadium yesterday! New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and NYPD went head to head on a brutally hot day to raise money for the children and families who lost a loved one on 9/11. This was a 20-Year Commemoration and a special day for all. Thank you CBS New York for the coverage!

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/06/06/fdny-nypd-renew-rivalry-at-fun-city-bowl-at-metlife-stadium/

New York's Bravest and Finest squared off on the gridiron Sunday, continuing an annual tradition.

06/06/2021

Good morning East Rutherford! Up before the sun and excited for DDPR’s first event at an 84,000 seat venue - MetLife Stadium! Ready and raring to go. It’s game day between the FDNY and NYPD to benefit one of the most important organizations in NYC: First Responders Children's Foundation #FunCityBowl #football #nypdfootball #fdnyfootball #newadventures #gratitude #rebirth #firstresponders

05/19/2021

Meet ‘The Housewives of Secaucus'

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Houswives Of Secuacus: What a Drag! and thank you so much to WNBC and New York Live for your overage of one of the few shows running in NYC with a live cast right now. Your support of small Off-Broadway shows is so appreciated.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow (May 20 - NYC Ch 4) at 11:30AM for the whole piece!

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/new-york-live/meet-the-housewives-of-secaucus/3063136/

Joelle Garguilo breaks bread and spills tea with Brenda and Anita from “The Housewives of Secaucus” at Il Forna Brick Oven Pizza.

05/13/2021

Live theaters, hung out to dry

Thank you New York Daily News for covering this important story about Pacific Legal Foundation taking on our case - which will set important precedent should a pandemic ever threaten to cripple NYC again. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-live-theaters-hung-out-to-dry-20210512-qvi4ex7f6jdwzjpve7xrmitx2a-story.html

From million-dollar productions on the Great White Way to shoe-string experimental off-Broadway shows, live theater and performance is the lifeblood of New York City. And yet, for more than a year, productions throughout New York City have been shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However...

05/05/2021

Many thanks to ABC7NY for featuring The The Theater Center today, as we present several of the only live productions running in New York, including The Office Musical Parody, Perfect Crime and Lilies. Thank you Lauren Glassberg for shining a spotlight on our little shows.

05/03/2021

New York’s oldest play blazes trail as Broadway waits

DDPR offers a big thank you to AFP News Agency (the global French media outlet) for working with us on this terrific story highlighting the fact that about The Theater Center and Perfect Crime are back up and running - blazing a trail - and helping audiences feel safe inside theaters again before Broadway opens back up:

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/409432/new-yorks-oldest-play-blazes-trail-as-broadway-waits

Broadway is not due to return until September but New York's longest-running play is already back, thanks to its indomitable lead.