I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Sunday Scoop Week of 7/24/16- What's Happening This Week or Coming Up Soon


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Upcoming at the State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ

Tuesday July 26, 2016  10:30 AM and 7:00 PM
Despicable Me - Free Movie Screening
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Upcoming at the Kelsey Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Rd.
West Windsor, NJ

Anything Goes
Friday July 29, 2016 to Sunday August 7, 2016 
Cruise on in to The Kelsey Theatre aboard the ocean liner S.S. American, when M & M presents this rousing American musical. A shining example of classic musical theatre, complete with amazing tap numbers, campy jokes, and eminently hummable songs like De-Lovely, I Get a Kick out of You, and Anything Goes courtesy of the unforgettable Cole Porter.
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News from Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Summoners Ensemble Theatre
In Association With Voices of the South Theatre Company
Presents

Eudora Welty – Mississippi Stories
“One Writer’s Beginnings” and “Why I Live at the P.O.”

An Original Production
Adapted from the works of Eudora Welty
By Voices of the South and Gloria Baxter
Performed by Jenny Odle Madden and Alice Rainey Berry
Directed by Gloria Baxter

At The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row
Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, August 7

Post-Show Talkbacks Announced:
July 29 and 30 Featuring Reilly Morse, President of The Mississippi Center for Justice

July 31 Hosted By Theater Journalist Zachary Stewart


Summoners Ensemble Theatre’s Eudora Welty – Mississippi Stories, adapted from the works of Eudora Welty by Voices of the South and Gloria Baxter, arrives in New York next week for eight performances only at the Studio Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Shows are Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, August 7 – Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm.

Eudora Welty – Mississippi Stories, features Welty’s short story “Why I Live at the P.O.” and her memoir“One Writer’s Beginnings,” and is performed by Jenny Odle Madden and Alice Rainey Berry, co-founders ofVoices of the Southa non-profit theatre company based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Patrons are invited to attend three newly announced post-show talkback discussions:

Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30
Reilly Morse, President and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice, will briefly address the audience about MCJ’s ongoing work with Mississippi House Bill 1523.

The Mississippi Center for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice, was instrumental in obtaining the preliminary injunction against H.B. 1523, the so called “Religious Liberty Accommodations” Act, which was to take effect July 1. MJC is continuing its work to make certain that the bill, which allows for discrimination based on a person’s religious and moral beliefs, goes down in defeat upon any appeal.

Eudora Welty, a Mississippi writer, simply loved words. Although she did not regard herself as a “crusader,” much of her work subtly displays the social inequities of race and gender she saw around her. In honor of Welty’s home state, Summoners Ensemble is donating 10% of their gross sales from the run of Mississippi Stories to the Mississippi Center for Justice.

Sunday, July 31
Theater journalist Zachary Stewart will lead a panel discussion featuring Jenny Odle MaddenAlice Rainey Berry, and Gloria Baxter.

Each talkback will also be live-streamed on https://livestream.com/accounts/20545556.
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News from DKC/O&M

VASSAR & NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM’S
2016 POWERHOUSE SEASON

The second Readings Festival includes:


Sacred Valley (July 23), written by Josh Radnor, directed by Sheryl Kaller, and

featuring Amber Tamblyn (“Two and a Half Men,” “Joan of Arcadia”), Thomas

Sadoski (“The Newsroom”), and Michael Oberholtzer (Hand to God).


Between the Lines (July 24), music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson

book by Timothy Allen McDonald, based on the booksBetween the Lines & Off the 

Page by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer, directed by Jeff Calhoun, and 

featuring Sarah LaskoCurt Hansen (Next to Normal), Becca AyersChristina 

DeCicco (Evita), Krystina Alabado (American Psycho), Luke Hawkins (Hail, 

Caesar!),  Matt StockeMadeline Doherty (The Producers), Martin Landry (Twilight: The 

Musical), Janice Landry (Deployed), and Megan Rozak.


Rancho Viejo (July 24), by Dan LeFranc, directed by Daniel Aukin, and featuring Judith 

Ivey (The Audience), Peter Scolari (“Girls”), Mark Zeisler(Piece of My Heart), Lisa 

Emery (Casa Valentina), Johanna Day (“Madame Secretary”), Tyrone Mitchell 

Henderson, Socorro Santiago (“All My Children”), and Luke Slattery (“The Family”).

Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater casting by Telsey + Company / 

Will Cantler, CSA; Karyn Casl, CSA.


Members of the noted Powerhouse Theater Training Program will present a reimagining of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (July 22-24), directed by Andrew Willis-WoodwardSoundpainting (July 21, 28), a series of improvisational performances; and The Price of Salt (July 24-25), by Emily Mendelsohn and Maggie Namaulyanga, directed by Mendelsohn. Young actors, playwrights, and directors from around the country and internationally, along with an exceptional faculty of artists, comprise this important component of the Powerhouse artistic community.

For tickets and additional information on the season, visit Powerhouse.Vassar.edu

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SPAMILTON
ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED 10-CENT TICKET LOTTERY
#SPAM4ROOSEVELT

THE HILARIOUS NEW MUSICAL CELEBRATING (AND ROASTING)
THE BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTER
BEGINS PERFORMANCES TOMORROW

18 PERFORMANCES ONLY

Producers John FreedsonChristine Pedi, and David Zippel, and author Gerard Alessandrini have today announced an unprecedented 10-cent ticket lottery to Spamiltona sneak peek into Forbidden Broadway’s Alessandrini’s ongoing obsession with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Coined #Spam4Roosevelt based on FDR on the American dime, this 10-cent lottery takes after the popular #Ham4Ham lottery tradition being offered before select performances of Hamilton. This lottery began on July 19, at the show’s first performance, which was one of many already sold-out performances.

Participants can enter the lottery in person at the Triad (158 West 72nd Street) 40 minutes prior to curtain time to enter their names for the chance to see that evening’s performance. 30 minutes prior to the show, names will be chosen at random by Alessandrini himself. Limit one entry per person and up to two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability. 

Ticket for Spamilton are $49, plus a 2 drink minimum. For a complete performance schedule and to purchase tickets, please click here:http://www.triadnyc.com/buy-tickets
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News from Richard Hillman PR

ROBERT CUCCIOLI AND GLORY CRAMPTON
REUNITE FOR THE OFFICIAL RELEASE
OF THE NEW CAST RECORDING FOR THE
YORK THEATRE COMPANY
 PRODUCTION OF 
“R O T H S C H I L D  &  S O N S”
MUSIC BY JERRY BOCK
LYRICS BY SHELDON HARNICK
BOOK BY SHERMAN YELLEN
PRODUCED BY JOHN YAP/JAY RECORDS
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 AT 6:00PM
AT YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER’S
ADMISSION IS FREE.  RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Robert Cuccioli and Glory Crampton will reunite at a special gathering for the official release of the new cast recording of the York Theatre Company production of Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen’s musicalRothschild & Sons on Monday, July 25 at 6:00pm at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue)Featuring appearances by cast members Mr. Cuccioli and Ms. Crampton, along with Sheldon HarnickSherman YellenJeffrey B. Moss, and others!

Admission is free.  Reservations are required and can be made by calling the York Theatre Company Box office at (212) 935-5820, online atwww.yorktheatre.org, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), Tuesday through Friday (12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.). 
For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org.
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for the Monthly Mash-up.

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