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Joseph S Rosenberg PhD
New York, USA
President of VIP Tours of New York who speaks on the wonders of New York's architecture, theaters and , movie picture palaces
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Biography/Resume:
Joseph Rosenberg is President of V.I.P Tours of New York, and is co-founder and past Chairperson of the New York City Historic Districts Council, which is responsible for the landmark designation and maintenance of the 60+ historic districts in New York City. He is a long time member of the Board of Directors of the League of Historic American Theatres. He was Co-founder, with Actor's Equity, of Save the Theaters Inc., also co-founder of the Showpeoples Committee to Save Radio City Music Hall, when it was scheduled for demolition. He is a lecturer at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the Juillard School of Music with playwright Terrence McNally. He has been a consultant with the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, San Francisco Landmarks Advisory Board, British Cinema Association and the British Theatres Trust. He received his PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the Temple University School of Medicine.
Subjects:

  • New York: Architecture, Theatre, Neighborhoods, Grand Motion Picture Palaces

Popular Presentation Titles:

  • 'New York Architecture at its Height' - this slide presentation shows many of New York's most interesting buildings, and discuss the architecture, zoning regulations, and the Landmarks Preservation Law, which have worked together to make New York the world's most architecturally diverse city.

  • 'The Past, Present, and Exciting Future of Times Square and Broadway Theatre' - A pictorial survey which shows the rise, demise and current rebirth of fabled 42nd Street. With the re-openings of the New Victory Theatre, one of New York's oldest, and of the New Amsterdam Theatre, one of the most marvelous, art nouveau public spaces ever built, as well as exciting plans for the seven remaining theatres on the block, the dream of a New 42nd Street is rapidly becoming a reality.

  • 'The Development of New York's neighborhoods and their glorious Motion Picture Palaces' - this slide presentation discusses the effects of New York's immigration patterns and neighborhood histories on the evolution of New York Theatre and on the development of the cinema, beginning with the Nickleodeon, continuing through the world's very first Motion Picture Palace, and culminating with some of the most ornate Motion Picture Palaces the world has ever known.

Speaking Experience:
Joe Rosenberg has been a lecturer at New York's University Tisch School of the Arts, and at Juillard School of Music with playwright Terrence McNally. He lectured with Miss Helen Hayes from 1989-91, and between 1988-92 in Moscow, during the budding of glasnost and perestroika. For several years he has been a regular speaker on the Queen Elizabeth 2.