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10th Anniversary of Music from FINAL FANTASY at Town Hall

A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy

Saturday, August 24 at 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)

The Town Hall – 123 W. 43rd Street

Admission: $57-$90

A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY celebrates its 10th anniversary in NYC! Join legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu, music director Eric Roth, and members of the Harlem Chamber Players for a program of exclusive and official arrangements, premieres, and favorites from throughout the FINAL FANTASY series! The video game concert anthology is marking ten years of spectacular concerts, recordings, and fellowship since its 2014 premiere and launching the next ten years of incredible live music experience.

Beloved musical selections from composers Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yoko Shimomura, and Masayoshi Soken are performed in a transparent and engaging format, achieving an astounding variety of musical textures and moods. The experience is fresh every time, drawing audiences deeper into the musical worlds of FINAL FANTASY.

To purchase tickets, please visit the Town Hall’s website. The Town Hall is generously providing a 15% discount off tickets to members of New York’s Japanese and Japanese American community, including followers of JapanCulture•NYC. To take advantage of this offer, click the “Unlock” button on the right side of the screen when selecting seats and enter code ANWFF.


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Lo-Zilla’s Collectible Conference

The perfect evening for fans of collectibles!

Thursday, April 6 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

Pig Beach BBQ Queens – 35-37 36th Street, Astoria

Admission: Free with RSVP

Event planner Lo-Zilla LLC presents Lo-Zilla’s Collectibles Conference (“LZCC”) this Thursday at Pig Beach BBQ Queens in Astoria. It’ll be a night full of delicious food, trading cards, plushies, figures, pins, funko pops, and more! Pig Beach will serve $1 wings all night.

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Lo-Zilla’s Collectible Conference is free, but you must RSVP. Visit the event’s website for full details and to reserve your spot today!

Special Guests

Barrett Leddy
Award-winning voice actor Barrett Leddy's work in animation includes Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Master Journeys, Crunchyroll’s Bungo and Alchemist and Number24, Nick Jr.'s 44 Cats, Netflix’s Bread Barbershop, Om Nom Stories, Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood, My Sweet Monster, and more.

His video game work includes Genshin Impact, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale, and Duel Links. He co-stars with Russian Doll's Natasha Lyonne in Audible's original comedy Space: 1969, written by Bill Oakley (The Simpsons). To learn more about Leddy, check out his website.

Emily Cramer
Emily Cramer is a voice actor and singer whose work can be heard internationally in commercials, animated television shows, movies, video games, dark rides, and audio dramas. Her most notable titles are currently Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, The Winx Club, Bread Barbershop, Battle Game In 5 Seconds, EDF World Brothers, many Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, and Genshin Impact.

Before falling in love with voiceover, Cramer performed for many years in Broadway and national touring productions of Shrek the Musical, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, and School of Rock. For more information about Cramer, please visit her website.

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