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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Sunday Scoop Week of 4/1/18 - What's Happening This Week or Coming Up Soon

Now at the Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th St.
Philadelphia, PA

Game Masters: The Exhibition

Game Masters: The Exhibition delivers endless fun for kids, adults and everyone in between. Come to The Franklin Institute and challenge yourself to earn a high score on more than 100 playable games! Learn how the most beloved characters, from Sonic to the Sims, came to life and follow the remarkable transformations that video games have undergone overtime with over 100 objects and original artwork featured in the exhibit.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.fi.edu/exhibit/game-masters
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Upcoming at TADA Youth Theater!
15 W. 28th St.
New York, NY

Genuises

Tickets on Sale Now!

April 28 - May 20

TADA! Youth Theater will present “Geniuses,” a musical about two kids from a school for children who learn differently, who sneak into an elite private school for students with exceptionally high IQs and shake things up for the better, especially when they uncover one student’s evil plot to take control of the world.

TADA! Youth Theater’s world-premiere production of “Geniuses” is written by Jon Agee (book and lyrics) and Dan Feigelson (music) and is based on their original musical "Flies In The Soup."  The production is directed by Janine Nina Trevens and Christina Franklin, Associate Director and Production Stage Manager, with choreography by Joanna Greer, and music direction by Matthew Gregory.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 
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Upcoming at State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ

Tony Bennett, Gentlemen's Guide to Love & Murder and Patti Labelle

Thursday April 5, 8:00 PM
Tony Bennett in Concert

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/event/tony-bennett

Friday April 6 8:00 PM
Saturday April 7 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder

Gentleman’s Guide tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by—you guessed it—eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by one fearless man) who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance…and be done in time for tea. 

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/event/gentlemans-guide-to-love-and-murder

Sunday April 8, 7:00 PM
Patti Labelle

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/event/patti-labelle
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Upcoming at Kelsey Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Rd.
West Windsor, NJ

Spring Awakening

April 6 - 13
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm

The MCCC  Academic, Theatre, Dance & Entertainment Technology Program presents a coming-of-age musical that gives voices to the frustration of a group of adolescents as they seek to escape sexual repression in late 19th century Germany.  This hauntingly beautiful musical examines the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion wrapped in an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll.

Rated R for strong language and adult situations.

For more information or to purchase, tickets visit 
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Upcoming at Broadway Workshop

Spotlight on Voiceover Workshop
with Voicover Teacher and Casting Director, Andy Roth


Dates: Sunday, April 8th
Ages: 9 - 18
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Ripley Grier Studios - 520 Eighth Ave - 16th Floor
Tuition: $165

After many years as the in-house casting director for Cunningham Escott Sleven and Doherty (CESD), one of the country's top commercial talent agencies, ANDY ROTH struck out on his own. Since then he has been working for many of the biggest advertising agencies, casting houses and production companies in the world. Specializing in voice over, Andy Roth is a casting director with almost two decades in the entertainment business. In his casting career, he has served as casting director on thousands of projects including commercials, animated films and television series, documentaries, and video games. As a teacher, his resume boasts some of the biggest acting schools in the country including NYU, Rutgers, and Syracuse University. His roster of students includes many celebrities, and some of the most successful voices working today.

Each student will have the opportunity to work on basic voice over commercial technique and various approaches to reading commercial voice over copy. Mr. Roth will focus on how to best approach voice acting auditions and the techniques that will help young actors stand out from the crowd. Finally each student will have one on one time recording a 1-track voice over demo in the recording studioTHEY WILL SEND YOU (VIA E-MAIL) AN MP3 OF YOUR BEST TAKE FOLLOWING THE CLASS!

All students will be part of the class and instruction section of workshop (10:00am - 11:45am) and will be scheduled for a private individual voice over recording session(11:45am - 1:00pm). Students will be released according to their recording slot.

For more information or to register, visit 
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Upcoming at Feinstein's/54 Below
254 W. 54th St.
Cellar
New York, NY

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band

April 9, 7:30 & 9:30 PM

Back by popular demand! A full sized jazz orchestra composed of seventeen musicians all play bandleader Charlie Rosen’s re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway’s past, present, and beyond! Both modern and classic showtunes are on display in this hugely unique and winning evening, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway’s young generation of leading performers in the timeless tradition of a big ban.

Featuring: 

Hannah Elless (Bright Star)
Ben Fankhauser (Newsies)
John-Michael Lyles (Sweeney Todd)
Julia Mattison (Godspell)
Christiani Pitts (A Bronx Tale)
Ciara Renée (Pippin)
Will Roland (Dear Evan Hansen)
and Bobby Conte Thornton (A Bronx Tale)

For more information or to ourchase tickets, visit 54below
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Upcoming at Merkin Concert Hall
129 W. 67th St.
New York, NY

Monday April 9, 8:00 PM
Four Nations
Invitation to a Voyage

Soprano Pascale Beaudin and pianist Spencer Myer join Andrew Appel and Four Nations for works by Debussy, Fauré and Duparc inspired by 18th century composers.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/four-nations-invitation-to-a-voyage.
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PR Firm Roundup

News from DKC/O & M

THE MCKITTRICK HOTEL PRESENTS
VOX MOTUS’ INNOVATIVE AND INTIMATE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
FLIGHT
NOW EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 20

Due to popular demand, The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, has extended the residency of Flight. The New York Times“Critics’ Pick” made its North American debut at the hotel on January 30 and was originally intended to run just 8 weeks. It will now close April 20.

Flight is an emotional and powerful work of art that invites the audience into its poignant story of human courage. Vox Motus Artistic Directors Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds created this unique and transporting experience based on British playwright Oliver Emanuel’s adaptation of Hinterland, a 2012 novel by Caroline Brothers.

The hotel’s rooftop hideaway The Lodge at Gallow Green (open through April 1) or Gallow Green (opens April 20), as well as jazz speakeasy Manderley Bar are ideal for pre- or post-show dinner and drinks.

Tickets for the hour-long experience are $45, and reservations are available every 45 minutes from 5-9:30pm on weekdays and 2-11pm on weekends. Copies of Hinterland are also available for purchase. Visit https://mckittrickhotel.com/events/flight for schedule and tickets.

The Heath is located in The McKittrick Hotel at 542 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001. Tickets are available online at www.mckittrickhotel.com or by calling the Box Office at 212-904-1880.

For additional information, visit www.mckittrickhotel.com.

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“AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER
DAVID COOK
TO MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT AS ‘CHARLIE PRICE’ IN
KINKY BOOTS
BEGINNING TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018
FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED RUN

KIRSTIN MALDONADO EXTENDS HER RUN
THROUGH THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

 David Cook (“American Idol” Winner, 7th Season) will take over in the role of ‘Charlie Price’ in the Tony Award®-winning musical Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) beginning on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  He will play a limited run through Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Cook, who will release his brand new EP Chromance on Friday, February 16, 2018, succeeds Jake Shears.  Cook will join the recently announced Wayne Brady who takes over as ‘Lola’ on Monday, March 5, 2018.

Kirstin Maldonado, of the hit acapella group Pentatonix and currently starring as ‘Lauren’, has extended her run through Thursday, April 26, 2018. She was originally scheduled to play through Sunday, April 8, 2018.

Tickets for Kinky Boots ($55 – $163) are available for purchase in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8pm; Sunday, 12pm – 6 pm), online atwww.ticketmaster.com. For information on group sales, contact Group Sales Box Office/Broadway.com at groups@broadway.com or 1-800-BROADWAY, ext 2.

The performance schedule for Kinky Boots is as follows: Monday at 8pm, Tuesday at 7pm, Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm (see KinkyBootsTheMusical.com for variations). There is a general ticket lottery each day; lottery entries will be accepted online (lottery.kinkybootsthemusical.com) beginning at the curtain time of the previous performance up to 3.5 hours prior to curtain of the desired performance, and names will be chosen at random, for a limited number of $40 tickets. See KinkyBootsTheMusical.com for details and restrictions.

For more information, visit www.kinkybootsthemusical.com. 

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CHARLES BUSCH

RETURNS TO THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

IN HIS NEW COMIC MELODRAMA

THE CONFESSION OF LILY DARE

WRITTEN BY AND STARRING CHARLES BUSCH

DIRECTED BY CARL ANDRESS

24 PERFORMANCES ONLY

PREMIERE LIMITED ENGAGEMENT STARTS APRIL 4

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT SMARTTIX.COM
ALL SEATS PRICED AT $25

 Charles Busch will return to Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director) this spring in his uproarious new comedy The Confession of Lily Dare for a limited premiere showcase engagement. Directed by Busch’s longtime collaborator Carl Andress (The Tribute Artist, Judith of Bethulia, The Divine Sister)The Confession of Lily Dare will play a limited engagement of 24 performances from Wednesday, April 4 to Sunday, April 29 at Theater for the New City’s Johnson Theater (155 First Avenue).

Played against the gaudy tapestry of turn-of-the-century California’s notorious Barbary Coast, The Confession of Lily Dare tells the story of one woman’s tumultuous passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to infamous madam of a string of brothels. Behind her every move lies her greatest secret: her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon. The Confession of Lily Dare is the latest comic melodrama written by and starring Mr. Busch, the legendary master of theatrical parodies such as Vampire Lesbians of SodomDie Mommie Die!, and The Divine Sister. Here, Mr. Busch and Mr. Andress celebrate the gauzy “confession film” tearjerkers of early 1930s pre-code cinema, such as The Sin of Madelon ClaudetFrisco Jenny, and Madame X

Tickets for The Confession of Lily Dare are on sale now via SmartTix.com. All tickets are $25 and seating is general admission.

For more information, visit www.charlesbusch.com

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THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
MCC THEATER’S
TRANSFERS

BY LUCY THURBER
DIRECTED BY JACKSON GAY

PREVIEWS BEGIN APRIL 5, 2018
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR APRIL 23, 2018

Transfers was inspired by young artists participating in the MCC Theater Youth Company, and will begin previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) on Thursday, April 5thwith an official opening night set for Monday, April 23rd. To purchase tickets, and for more information, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

In Transfers, Cristofer and Clarence are two gifted students from the South Bronx.  After two years at a local community college being coached by faculty members, the young men are competing for a life-changing scholarship at an elite northeast university. During a campus visit, the young men are unexpectedly confronted with their shared past while trying to break through a system that seems designed to keep them on the outside.

For more information, visit www.mcctheater.org
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News from Kampfire PR

R.EVOLUCIÓN LATINA
In Partnership with Pregones/PRTT and the Raul Julia Training Unit

Proudly presents the culmination of their Beyond Workshop Series (BWS)

TO BE OR NOT TO BE
A SHAKESPEAREAN EXPERIENCE
Exploring What It Means to Be an Immigrant in the U.S

Devised by
LUIS SALGADO, IAN HERSEY, LEON INGULSRUD
and the students of BWS

Directed by LUIS SALGADO

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
APRIL 5 – 7, 2018 AT THE HARLEM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

OPENING NIGHT IS THURSDAY, APRIL 5 AT 7 P.M.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT REVOLUCIONLATINA.ORG

R.EVOLUCIÓN LATINA is pleased to present TO BE OR NOT TO BE - A SHAKESPEAREAN EXPERIENCE devised under the direction of Luis Salgado in collaboration with the Public Theater’s Ian Hersey and SITI Company’s Leon Ingulsrud. The SHAKESPEAREAN EXPERIENCE will perform five performances only at the Harlem School for the Arts (645 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10030). Performances begin Thursday, April 5 and continue through Saturday, April 7.

The SHAKESPEAREAN EXPERIENCE explores the experience of being an immigrant in the US, facing the challenge of the English language, finding place in society, and a sense of belonging.

The spirit of Raul Julia, one of the first latinos to thrive at classic Shakespearean work at the Public Theater in NYC, will guide the characters into the light and self-acceptance they need to open the doors of possibilities. Together they will break down the walls that hinder their potential in our society today.

SHAKESPEAREAN EXPERIENCE plays the following schedule:
  Thursday April 5 - Opening Night 7:00 PM
Friday April 6 1:00 PM - a special industry performance
Friday, April 6 7:00 PM
Saturday April 7 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Tickets are a suggested donation of $10-$20 and are now available online athttps://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3365953 or by calling 917-355-2459. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Harlem School of the Arts a ½ hour prior to the performances.
Running Time: 90 min no intermission
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News from Karen Greco PR
What's On at the Wild Project
April 3 – April 21
DUTCH MASTERS 
written by Greg Kellor, directed by Andre Holland
With Ian Duff and Jake Horowitz
Produced by Partial Comfort Productions
Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday at
8pm
Ticket: $25; $15 for students/seniors

It's summertime in New York City, 1992. In NYC's hazy pre-Giuliani, pre-cell phone, pre-MetroCard days, a black kid and a white kid meet in a chance encounter on an uptown D train, chatting hoops, hip-hop, and history. Over the course of one afternoon, fear, guilt, longing, and a cigar filled with weed allow one kid to take the other to a place neither imagined possible.
All performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.thewildproject.com.

The Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain.
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News from Michelle Tabnick PR
Brooklyn Music School
announces registration for the
Musical Theater Program - Spring 2018
Saturdays, April 7 - June 23, 2018 from 2pm-4pm

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) announces open registration for their Spring 2018 Musical Theater Program for children ages 6-13. The program culminates in a final performance of To Dream A World on June 23, 2018 at 3pm.
Brooklyn Music School offers a range of programs to introduce young performers to 
musical theater including the Music Theater Program for children during the school year, as well as, the Summer Vocal Arts Program led by Program and Artistic Director, Lina Tetriani. 

The program runs Saturdays 2pm - 4pm from April 7 - June 23, 2018 at Brooklyn Music School, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY, and is divided in two sections, for children ages 6-7 and children ages 8-13. The fee is $540 per semester. Registration is open at https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/best-musical-theater-drama-performance-program/ or by calling (718) 638 5660. Email program director Lina Tetriani at ltetriani@brooklynmusicschool.org with any questions. Information regarding Scholarships is available at https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/scholarships.

BMS's Musical Theater Program is designed to introduce children into the world of musical theater and performance through a 12-week intensive course that culminates in a fully produced performance of a musical production at the 
BMS Playhouse. Information about the BMS Playhouse available at https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/theater-performance-rental-space/.

This program is open to all children ages 6 - 13, who have the desire to share the stage with fellow child performers. Classes are taught by teachers with world-class backgrounds in musical theater, opera, dance and performance. Each child will have a role in the final production and/or performances at BMS concerts.

Each child will have a role in the final production and/or performances at BMS concerts. The program is defined by the philosophy that every child can find their creative voice on stage, combined with intensive training in the fundamentals of vocal performance and building a dramatic vocabulary that ties with their emotions and lived experience.

The culminating performance, To Dream a World, will take place on June 23, 2018 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Music School, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $20 ($15 for Students and Parents) and can be purchased at https://to-dream-a-world-musical.eventbrite.com.

"To Dream a World" tells the story of a young boy named Will, who finds his inspiration in his dreams. Full of meaning and fantasy, the four imaginative worlds he explores represent the four seasons. This is where he meets the characters that later end up in his plays.

For more information, visit www.brooklynmusicschool.org.

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim
presents
"Breaking Bread with Balanchine"
Meryl Rosofsky
Sunday and Monday, April 8 and 9, 2018 at 7:30pm

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents "Breaking Bread with Balanchine"on Sunday and Monday, April 8 and 9, 2018 at 7:30pm.

George Balanchine, the legendary choreographer, was also a great cook. Food scholar Meryl Rosofsky will present a brief "culinary biography" of Balanchine, exploring how his relationship to food illuminates the cultural, geographic, and political forces that shaped him as an artist.

Joining her for a panel discussion following her slide talk will be special guests who danced or dined with Balanchine, including famed former New York City Ballet (NYCB) principal dancer Edward Villella; Dr. Jeanne Fuchs, who tested Balanchine's recipes for The Ballet Cook Book by Tanaquil Le Clercq; and NYCB's longtime orthopedic consultant Dr. William Hamilton, who attended Balanchine's famous Russian Orthodox Easter celebrations. Throughout the evening, NYBC dancers Jared Angle, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Joseph Gordon, Ashley Laracey, and Miriam Miller willperform short excerpts from Balanchine's ballets Apollo, Prodigal Son, and theEmeralds section of Jewels.

Before the program on April 8th and before and after the program on April 9th, The Wright restaurant at the Guggenheim will offer a special Balanchine-inspired menu, including kulich and paskha, which Balanchine made each year for his Russian Orthodox Easter feasts. (The program is timed to coincide with Russian Orthodox Easter.) The menu, curated by Meryl Rosofsky, in collaboration with Chef Alejandro Cortez, will also include blini and caviar; Grand Aioli Provençal, which Balanchine learned to make in his days with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the South of France; and kotletki, bite-sized Russian meatballs Balanchine used to prepare with his late-life muse and close friend, ballerina Karin von Aroldingen, with whom he cooked often. For reservations for this special dinner, call 212 427 5690 or visit OpenTable.

TICKETS & VENUE
$45, $40 Guggenheim Members and Friends of Works & Process
Box Office (212) 423-3575 or worksandprocess.org
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

WORKS & PROCESS MENU PRIX FIXE
Breaking Bread With Balanchine
Two Courses - $62, Three Courses - $72

Zakouskie (Starters)
Chilled Trio of Soups à la Jewels
English Pea Soup (Emeralds) & Ruby Beet Borscht (Rubies) & Vichyssoise (Diamonds)
Blini with Caviar
crème fraîche, caviar
ADD Vodka "hooker" cocktail$8
Salade Olivier
poached chicken, cucumber, potatoes, peas, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and capers dijon-mayonnaise dressing

Land of Sweets
Gogl-Mogl
Balanchine's childhood custard, strawberries & mint
Traditional Russian Easter Paskha and Kulich
Farmer's cheese cake, currants vanilla-almond cake, lemon icing
Chocolate "Mousse King" Marzipan Tart
Arabian coffee gelato

Land of Sweets
Gogl-Mogl
Balanchine's childhood custard, strawberries & mint
Traditional Russian Easter Paskha and Kulich
Farmer's cheese cake, currants vanilla-almond cake, lemon icing
Chocolate "Mousse King" Marzipan Tart
Arabian coffee gelato

Presenter and Panelists:
(in order of appearance on the program)

Meryl Rosofsky (program curator, presenter, moderator) is a food scholar, writer, and teacher whose work intersects the worlds of food, medicine, and the arts. Dr. Rosofsky is an adjunct professor in Food Studies at NYU and a 2015 recipient of the Steinhardt Teaching Excellence Award. Her writing has appeared in Saveur, Gastronomica, and Savoring Gotham. Meryl is a physician by training, with an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She holds a Masters degree in Food Studies from NYU and was a Kellett Fellow at Oxford University pursuing brain/behavior research. In Fall 2016, she was a Fellow at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, where she launched her research on the cultural history of Tanaquil Le Clercq's The Ballet Cook Book and began to elaborate a "culinary biography" of George Balanchine.

Edward Villella (panelist) was a legendary dancer with New York City Ballet. A former championship boxer and graduate of the New York Maritime College, Mr. Villella "made virile masculinity synonymous with grace and beauty" (NYT). He originated roles in a number of George Balanchine's works, including A Midsummer Night's Dream (1962), Tarantella (1964), and the Rubies section of Jewels (1967), as well as Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering (1969) and Watermill (1971). His interpretation of the title role in Balanchine's Prodigal Son was defining. Mr. Villella was founding artistic director of the Miami City Ballet (1985-2012).He is the winner of numerous awards, among them the Capezio Dance Award (1989), the Kennedy Center Honors (1997), and the National Medal of Arts (1997). His 1992 memoir, Prodigal Son: Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic (with Larry Kaplan), chronicles Villella's career amidst "a golden age of ballet, an amazing era in which George Balanchine single-handedly transformed the art."

Jeanne Thomas Fuchs, Ph.D. (panelist) is professor emerita at Hofstra University where she taught French and Comparative Literature for 34 years. She is a former dancer and a gifted cook, and was a close friend of legendary dance photographer Martha Swope, whom she met when both were students at the School of American Ballet (SAB). Fuchs assisted Tanaquil Le Clercq as she was creating The Ballet Cook Book, working with "Tanny" to test Mr. Balanchine's recipes (many of which remain in her repertoire to this day). She is the author of The Road to Epidauros (2011) and has published works on Molière, Marivaux, Norman Mailer, George Sand, Gene Kelly, and Fred Astaire, among others. She lives in Hollywood, Florida.

William Hamilton, M.D. (panelist) is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle injuries in dancers and athletes. In 1972, he became the doctor to New York City Ballet at the invitation of George Balanchine. Dr. Hamilton currently serves as the orthopedic consultant to New York City Ballet, the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT. He has written numerous chapters and articles regarding injuries to dancers and has lectured around the world. Apropos of this panel, Dr. Hamilton joined Mr. Balanchine for his Russian Orthodox Easter celebrations, including midnight mass at Our Lady of the Sign and Easter feasts in Balanchine's home on the Upper West Side.

Dancers (NYCB):
Jared Angle was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, entered the School of American Ballet in 1996, joined the New York City Ballet in 1998, and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2005.  He hosts the intimate "New York City Ballet: On and Off Stage" lecture-demonstration program each summer in East Hampton. During the company's annual summer season in Saratoga Springs, Mr. Angle enjoys shopping at the local farmer's market and, on his nights off, cooking "family dinner" for his colleagues after their performance.  

 Adrian Danchig-Waring was born in San Francisco, California. He entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2001, and joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice in 2002. He was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2013. Mr. Danchig-Waring is Artistic Advisor at the New York Choreographic Institute and in 2017 was a Research Fellow at the New York Public Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division. He is an intuitive home cook and loves throwing spontaneous late night dinner parties.

Joseph Gordon was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began his dance training at the age of five at The Phoenix Dance Academy. Mr. Gordon began studying at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in 2006. In 2011, Mr. Gordon became an apprentice with NYCB. He was promoted to soloist in 2017.

Ashley Laracey was born in Sarasota, Florida. She entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2001. In October 2002, Ms. Laracey became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in 2003 she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to soloist in 2013. As part of NYCB's partnership with the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, Ms. Laracey teaches workshops for children and young adults with special needs.

Miriam Miller was born in Iowa City, Iowa. She attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in 2011 and 2012, enrolling as a full-time student in 2012. Ms. Miller became an apprentice with NYCB in January 2015. While still an apprentice with NYCB, Miller performed the role of Titania in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as featured roles in Balanchine's Harlequinade (Le Bonne Fée) and Peter Martins' Swan Lake (Princess). She joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2016.
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News from Polk and Co.

Roundabout Theatre Company
in association with Chocolate Factory Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions
presents
The Menier Chocolate Factory Production of

TRAVESTIES
Official opening April 24, 2018
Limited engagement through June 17, 2018 
on Broafay at the American Airlines Theatre

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) – in association with Chocolate Factory Productions (David Babani, Artistic Director) and Sonia Friedman Productions – is pleased to present the first Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning play Travesties.

Travesties stars Tom Hollander as Henry Carr with Peter McDonald reprising his role as James Joyce from the Menier Chocolate Factory production, Seth Numrichas Tristan Tzara, Dan Butler as Lenin, Scarlett Strallen as Gwendolen, Sara Topham as Cecily, Opal Alladin as Nadya and Patrick Kerr as Bennett.

Travesties began preview performances on March 29, 2018 and opens officially on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).

 In 1917 Zurich, an artist – Tristan Tzara, a writer – James Joyce, and a revolutionary – Lenin, collide in a kaleidoscopic thrill-ride.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for Travesties are available by calling 212.719.1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org, in person at any Roundabout box office: American Airlines Theatre Box office (227 West 42nd Street); The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 W 46th Street) and Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street); or by visiting StubHub, The Premier Secondary Ticketing Partner of Roundabout. Ticket prices range from $49-$149. For groups of 10 or more please call 212-719-9393 x 365 or emailgroupsales@roundabouttheatre.org.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Travesties plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00PMWednesday and Saturday matinees at 2:00PM and Sunday matinees at 3:00PM.

For more information, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org

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ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
announces
The 24 HOUR PLAYS OFF-BROADWAY

A Star-Studded Event Benefitting
Roundabout Underground & The New Play Initiative

A Star-Studded Event Benefitting
Roundabout Underground & The New Play Initiative

Monday, April 9, 2018 at 8:00 PM
The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre

On Monday, April 9, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Roundabout Underground playwriting alumni will gather to present The 24 Hour Plays Off-Broadway.   Six playwrights, six directors, 24 actors and a musical guest will perform six brand new short plays written & rehearsed over the course of a single day.  The performance will begin at 8:00pm at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street).

All proceeds from the evening will benefit Roundabout Underground and the New Play Initiative, programs focused on discovering and cultivating emerging playwrights and artists

Stage and screen stars scheduled to appear in The 24 Hour Plays Off-Broadway include Anna Baryshnikov, Beth Behrs, Reed Birney, Mike Carlson, Jackie Cruz,André De Shields, Beanie Feldstein, Brett Gelman, Betty Gilpin, Gideon Glick, Sas Goldberg, Mamie Gummer, Nina Hellman, Richard Kind, Aasif Mandvi, Arian Moayed, Jeremy Shamos, Sarah Steele, and Leslie Uggams, plus additional artists.  All artists subject to change.

Playwrights include artists who debuted, or will debut, at Roundabout Underground: musical guest Adam Gwon and Friends and new work by Joshua HarmonJiréh Breon HolderMeghan KennedyAlex Lubischer, Ming Peiffer and Jenny Rachel Weiner

They will be directed by Roundabout favorites Mark Brokaw, Marc Bruni, Theresa Rebeck, Giovanna Sardelli, Whitney White and Charles Randolph-Wright. 

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets range from $99–$2,500 and can be purchased at www.roundabouttheatre.org/the24hourplays or by calling Audience Services at 212-719-1300. Underwriter Packages are also available! Please call 212.719.9393, ext. 369 to learn more. 

For more information, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org
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News from Richard Hillman PR

THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF
THE STING
A NEW MUSICAL
BASED ON THE UNIVERSAL PICTURES FILM, 

FEATURING
 HARRY CONNICK, JR

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH APRIL 29, 2018
AT PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE

OPENING NIGHT IS SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018, AT 7:00 PM


The Broadway-bound engagement of The Sting began performances on March 29, 2018, for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive) in Millburn, NJ. Opening Night is Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. 



The Sting will be performed eight times a week, Wednesday through SundayThe performance schedule is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m.Saturday at 1:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now starting at $34. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online atwww.PaperMill.org. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Groups of 10 or more can receive up to a 40% discount on tickets and should call 973.315.1680. Students may order $23 rush tickets over the phone or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse box office on the day of the performance.

Accessibility Performances for The Sting

Paper Mill Playhouse, a leader in accessibility, will offer audio-described performances for The Sting on Sunday, April 22, at 1:30pm and Saturday, April 28, at 1:30pm. Prior to these performances at noon, the theater will offer free sensory seminars. Sensory seminars offer an opportunity for patrons with vision loss to hear a live, in-depth description of the production elements of the show and hands-on interaction with key sets, props, and costumes.  There will be a sign-interpreted and open-captioned performance on Sunday, April 29, at 7:00pm.

Free Audience Enrichment Activities for The Sting

Conversation Club: Join us Thursday evenings, March 29, April 5, 12 or 19, one hour before curtain for an informal, informative gathering. You'll learn more about the performance you're about to see.

The Director's Viewpoint: One hour before curtain at 6:00pm on Wednesday, April 4, we host a pre-show discussion in the Renee Foosaner Art Gallery.

 Q&A with the Cast: After the matinee on Saturday, April 28, stick around for a lively Q&A with cast members directly following the performance.

For information, visit www.PaperMill.org.

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THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT CONCERT!

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HIT OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS THE MUSICAL! (THE CONCERT)
ONE STORY, 8 ACTORS, 5 DELICIOUS MUSICALS
MUSIC BY ERIC ROCKWELL
LYRICS BY JOANNE BOGART
BOOK BY ERIC ROCKWELL AND JOANNE BOGART
RE-CREATED AND DIRECTED BY PAMELA HUNT

ONE-NIGHT ONLY!
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 AT 8:00PM
AT THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER’S

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

 The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, has announced today a special gala celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Off-Broadway hit The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) with music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, and book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart. Director Pamela Hunt returns to recreate her original staging for this festive occasion. The Musical of Musicals (The Concert!) will play ONE-NIGHT ONLY on Monday, April 9, 2018 with a Festive Gala Reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. followed by a performance at 8:00 p.m. at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). 

The Festive Gala Reception is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with a sit-down three-course catered dinner at The York Theatre, followed by a performance at 8:00 p.m. and a champagne and dessert reception beginning at 9:30 p.m.  For additional information, pricing and reservations, please call the York Theatre Box Office at (212) 935-5820, or visit the website online at www.yorktheatre.org

Revisit this brilliant theatre parody 15 years after its world premiere! This joyous homage to musical theatre began its journey at The York in 2003, and has been entertaining audiences across the country and around the world ever since! The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) pays loving tongue-in-cheek tribute to Broadway’s Rodgers & HammersteinStephen SondheimAndrew Lloyd WebberJerry Herman, and Kander & Ebb. An innocent ingénue is threatened by her evil landlord when she can’t pay her rent. This one story is delightfully told in five hilarious musicals in these different styles in this acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, which started at The York and ran for over 500 NYC performances.  Join The York for an elegant and entertaining evening which includes a pre-show gala dinner catered by a high-end neighborhood restaurant, followed by the performance and special post-show dessert reception. 

For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org
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