1) American Buffalo will now open on April 14, 2021 at Circle in the Square Theatre. Previews begin March 22, 2021.
2) The Minutes will now open on March 15, 2021 at the Cort Theatre. Previews begin March 1, 2021.
3) The Music Man will now open on May 20, 2021. Previews begin April 7, 2021.
... what the end will be will play & Exception to the Rule will both play
3) iPlay America Two-Level Laser Tag Arena and Mega Indoor Arcade to Open on July 2
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1) BLACK OPERA PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES
BLACK OPERA LIVE
A WEEKLY LIVE SHOW FEATURING
AMERICA’S BLACK OPERA STARS OF TODAY
HOSTED BY KENNETH OVERTON
Black Opera Productions is proud to present Black Opera Live, a weekly live broadcast featuring candid conversations and career chats with Black American opera stars of today. Join host Kenneth Overton on Instagram Live @blackoperafilm on Mondays at 7pm EDT through August 31. The most recent episode is available here.
The global pandemic may have closed the world’s opera stages for now, but America’s Black opera stars are eager to share their voices in conversation, in support of Black Opera, a feature documentary seeking investments and now in development that celebrates the extraordinary careers of six African American singers who broke through the classical color line to become operatic legends. On Black Opera Live, guests discuss their career path, being a Black artist in America today, how they were inspired by the artists in Black Opera, and what they are doing now amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Overton, a New York-based baritone, founder of Opera Noir, and Associate Producer of the Black Opera documentary film, gets up close and personal with his guests in an entertaining and informative style guaranteed to make you smile. Guests include, Laquita Mitchell (June 29), Errin Brooks (July 6), Chauncey Packer (July 13), John Holiday (July 20), Sidney Outlaw (July 27), Jasmine Habersham (August 3), Reginald Smith Jr. (August 10), Adrienne Danrich (August 17), Kevin Short (August 24) and Marsha Thompson (August 31).
For more information and for updates on the lineup of guests throughout the summer, follow @blackoperafilm on Instagram and Facebook.
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2) Bloomingdale School of Music
Ready, Set, Summer (Online)!
Virtual Summer Music Classes Begin July 6
Available for All Ages and Levels of Experience
Bloomingdale School of Music offers Ready, Set, Summer (Online)! virtual music classes over an eight-week summer session beginning July 6, 2020. Bloomingdale classes aim to educate students and instill discipline, fun and a passion for self-expression through music through high-quality instruction throughout the year. This summer in particular, Bloomingdale offers options for early childhood learners, K-12 students, and adults, in addition to opportunities for intergenerational learning and classes where no prior musical experience is necessary. The School also offers virtual ensembles. To register and learn more, visit www.bsmny.org/classes/.
In compliance with New York City/State mandates, Bloomingdale School of Music will be completely virtual this Summer and will continue to offer online learning options only, as The School has done successfully since the onset of the pandemic, pivoting seamlessly from entirely in-person learning, to more than 88% participation in virtual classes.
MUSIC CLASSES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
Baby's & Toddler's First Music Class
The first of Bloomingdale's Early Childhood Music classes, this course introduces the world of music to babies and toddlers.
Family Musical Adventures
Preschool age students explore the sounds and sights of music through responsive listening, imaginative play, movement and dancing, and song memorization.
Music and Movement
This class focuses on singing and dancing and introduces children to playing hand percussion instruments.
Musical Adventures
In this class students unleash their creative potential and develop more advanced musical skills through song, creative movement, listening, and playing percussion instruments.
Online Dalcroze Class
Bloomingdale's Dalcroze specialist Aaron Butler will present an online experience like no other for students ages 2 to 5.
Sing Along with Miss Patti | Online Drop-In Class
Join our Patti Onorato as we sing, dance, and play along to all of your child's favorite tunes!
Travel the World Through Music
Every culture has its own rich repertoire of beautiful music. Bloomingdale flute faculty Tereasa Payne invites young participants to explore sounds from around the world through music, movement and dance.
MUSIC CLASSES FOR CHILDREN K-12
Jazz Improv Workshop
Students will develop their own musical language through the study of classic jazz repertoire and modern music.
Music Theory for Children - Ages 8-12
Music Theory is a hands-on investigation into the fabric of music leading to a fluency in the language of music.
Music Theory for Children - Ages 13-17
Music Theory is a hands-on investigation into the fabric of music leading to a fluency in the language of music.
Opera 101
Vocal faculty member Rachel Querreveld, leads a new and enchanting 4-week course designed to give students an insight to the world of opera.
Summer Guitar Symposium
The BSM Guitar Symposium is an online immersive program offering guitar students the opportunity to participate in an intensive and performance-focused learning experience. T
Summer Performance Class
Improve your performances by learning both the skills needed for impeccable presentation and methods to put them into practice.
MUSIC CLASSES FOR ADULTS
A Rough Guide to Jazz History
Bloomingdale percussion faculty, Douglas Marriner, leads this eight-week lecture course designed to inspire a greater appreciation for jazz throughout a variety of developmental periods.
A Rough Guide to World Percussion
Bloomingdale percussion faculty, Douglas Marriner, leads this eight-week lecture course designed to inspire a greater appreciation for the history, development, and styles of world percussion throughout a variety of cultures and time periods.
Adult Theory Class
The Adult Theory Class is a directed study in Music Theory for students wishing to gain a full and complete "working" knowledge of the subject.
Dalcroze for Adults
Move, Listen, Enjoy. This is a unique and dynamic education in music that uses movement to connect what the ear hears with what the mind knows.
French Music for a Summer Evening
Bloomingdale Resident Teaching Artist, Marc Peloquin, leads this four-week lecture course designed to inspire a greater appreciation for music throughout a variety of musical styles.
Mozart in the City
Bloomingdale Resident Teaching Artist, Marc Peloquin, leads this four-week lecture course designed to inspire a greater appreciation for music throughout a variety of musical styles.
Music Appreciation Class Series
Bloomingdale Resident Teaching Artist, Marc Peloquin, leads a series of 4-week music courses designed to give students a basic understanding of music and inspire an appreciation for music through a variety of musical styles.
Summer Flute Choir
Join this welcoming, fun, and supportive ensemble of flutists! Weekly practice together gives flutists of all ages the chance to explore flute ensemble repertoire.
Summer Jazz Ensemble
The jazz ensemble is a place where students can explore music in the jazz tradition, particularly bebop, post-bop, latin and Brazilian styles.
World Music 101: Through the Voice of the Flute
Tereasa Payne invites you to explore how flutes are used around the world to communicate, connect, and create a sense of belonging.
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2) iPlay America’s Two-Level Laser
Tag Arena and Mega
Indoor Arcade to Open on July 2
110 Schank Rd.
Freehold, NJ
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Play Ameica recently announced the July 2 opening of the two-level laser tag arena and mega indoo arcade in the latest phase of THE GREAT RETURN TO FUN. The 6,500 square foot laser tag arena has two levels and features an interactive LED illuminated arena that changes colors, pulses, and reacts to game play. The indoor arcade features hundreds of video, skill and crane games like Whac-A-Mole, Mini Bowling and Hot Shot Basketball. The arcade games have epic prizes and are perfect for kids and adults. Players swipe to play and accumulate iTickets on their Game Card – eliminating paper tickets and allowing them to redeem iTickets for major prizes or to save for next time.
For more information go to https://www.iplayamerica.com
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3) Create A Fun Pop-up Card with The Sound of Music Crafting Corner
Looking to indulge in even more fun this week? All of the crafts and educational activities can be found on The Sound of Music Crafting Corner homepage HERE. Check out Studio DIY’s tutorial to create goat marionettes and a guitar out of household items, Lovely Indeed’s tutorial to create a colorful homemade xylophone out of PVC pipe, or – for those looking for quick and easy activities – coloring sheets inspired by the iconic songs and lyrics of The Sound of Music.
And if you’d like to watch while you craft, NBC's smash-hit 2013 live broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, will stream for FREE for two days starting this Friday, June 26 on The Shows Must Go On! YouTube channel. Join The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Time Out New York for a live viewing party on Friday at 8pm ET. Follow along with @SoundOfMusic and @TimeOutNewYork for trivia and fun facts throughout the event. Gather the whole family and use #SoundOfMusic on social media to be a part of the fun!
The full tutorial can be found HERE.
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4) South Street Seaport Museum
Announces an Afternoon of
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
Sunday, July 5, 2020
South Street Seaport Museum's monthly sea-music Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music continues - virtually. From our living rooms and kitchens, and even from the deck of Wavertree, join our round-robin of shared songs, featuring members of the New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead or request a song, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear during a Virtual Chantey Sing on Sunday, July 5, 2020 from 2-4pm. The event is FREE. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link 24 hours prior: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=4pcqx8iab&oeidk=a07eh55kqffdc22ec73.
Old-time sailors on long voyages spent months living together in close quarters with no outside entertainment, no new people to interact with, a monotonous diet, and each day pretty much just like the day before. Sound familiar? How did they keep their spirits up? Singing together! Work songs and fun songs, story songs and nonsense songs, songs of nostalgia and songs of up-to-the-moment news - all were part of the repertoire onboard. At South Street Seaport Museum, the Chantey tradition lives on.
South Street Seaport Museum hosts Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music on the first Sunday of each month from May to September. The sings move to dry dock on first Sundays from October to April at John Street Methodist Church.
Though singers and song leaders alike will be logging in remotely, Seaport Museum's Rigger Siyu Chen will take time from his duties maintaining and preserving the South Street Seaport Museum's fleet to join on Zoom from the deck of Wavertree, with the East River in the background. All viewers are welcome to lead songs, sing along, or just listen and enjoy.
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5) TWO RIVER THEATER OFFERING 3 WEEKS OF ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAMS
IN ACTING, SONGWRITING, DESIGN,
AND MORE
FOR RISING 7TH TO 12TH GRADERS
Two River Theater invites students to stretch their artistic muscles this summer and explore weekly classes in acting, songwriting, scenic/costume/lighting design, or build a short performance in a week in their modified Summer Intensives 2.0.
The program includes a flexible weekly schedule of 90-minute online classes for rising 7th–12th graders
with opportunities for onstage and backstage skill-building. Students can take one or all classes beginning July 13 – 17, July 2- 24, July 27-31.
To sign up, visit https://tworivertheater.org/intensives/
Summer Intensives 2.0
ONSTAGE TRACK WEEK 1
JUL 13–17 | MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $150
Make a theater piece in a week using the theme Searching for Connection. Onstage Track students will
work together to learn a big musical mashup and develop collaboration skills through acting, creative
writing, improv, object work, and much more. The work created by the Onstage and Backstage Tracks
during the week will come together in a YouTube video that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Elliot Roth (Broadway: Our Sinatra and A Christmas Carol; Off-Broadway: Jesus Christ
Superstar (Jesus) and Devin Fletcher (Co-Artistic Director, Bluelaces Theater Company; Two River:
Summer Intensives, A Little Shakespeare: Macbeth and A Little Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors)
Class Schedule:
MON / WED / FRI
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
BREAK
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
BACKSTAGE TRACK WEEK 1
JUL 13–17 | MON–FRI
Tickets: $125
This series of classes will explore the world of Scenic Design! From analyzing the script and conducting
research, to rendering and model making, sprinkle in a little scenic building knowledge, and you will
learn the ins and outs of the creative process, and figure out how to bring your ideas to life. The work
created by the Onstage and Backstage tracks during the week will come together in a YouTube video
that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil (Urbana Theater, the Guthrie, Two River Theater: Summer Intensives)
and Abbey Smith (Two River Theater Light and Sound departments)
Focus: Scenic Design
Class Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
More Classes
DOING THE WORK: ACTING AND DIRECTING WEEK 1
JUL 13–17
Tickets: $125
Each week, students break into a new play, working through the elements of a full rehearsal process in
five days. From read-through to scene study, character development to play analysis, participants are
directed through the experience of being a theater artist exploring what it takes to not just memorize
lines, but truly learn a play.
Students will have the opportunity to study works ranging from Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves to Qui
Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, with each week’s play chosen to challenge that specific class.
Teaching Artist: Devin Fletcher
Class Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
YOUR SONG, YOUR WAY: AN ARRANGING EXPERIENCE
JUL 13–17 | MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $125
Get ready to truly get ‘up close’ and creative with a favorite song! In this class you will each choose a
pre-existing song, learn some techniques to reform it, and create a brand new arrangement that is truly
unique!
Teaching Artist: Elliot Roth
Class Time:
MON / WED / FRI
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
ADVANCED BACKSTAGE CLASS: PAINT IT ’TIL YOU MAKE IT
JUL 13–17 | TUE & THU
Tickets: $50
What do you mean that wall is flat? How to give your next set that extra kick it needs. We will explore
basic and advanced painting skills to take your sets to the next level, including a Q&A with industry
professionals.
This class is best for high school students who have theatre experience at their school or elsewhere,
including the crew for A Little Shakespeare or Summer Intensives Backstage Track.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil and Abbey Smith
Class Time:
TUE & THU
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Summer Intensives 2.0
ONSTAGE TRACK WEEK 2
JUL 20-24 | MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $150
Make a theater piece in a week using the theme Welcome to the Big Top. Onstage Track students will
work together to learn a big musical mashup and develop collaboration skills through acting, creative
writing, improv, object work, and much more. The work created by the Onstage and Backstage Tracks
during the week will come together in a YouTube video that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Elliot Roth and Devin Fletcher
Class Schedule:
MON / WED / FRI
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
BREAK
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
BACKSTAGE TRACK WEEK 2
JUL 20–24 | MON–FRI
Tickets: $125
This series of classes will explore the world of Costume Design! From analyzing the costuming needs
from the script and researching period styles, to the basics of rendering techniques and getting
information across in your drawings. In this week, you will not only learn how to design costumes, but
begin learning how to build a costume yourself! The work created by the Onstage and Backstage Tracks
during the week will come together in a YouTube video that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil and Abbey Smith
Focus: Costume Design
Class Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
More Classes
DOING THE WORK: ACTING AND DIRECTING WEEK 2
JUL 20–24 | MON–FRI
Tickets: $125
Each week, students break into a new play, working through the elements of a full rehearsal process in
five days. From read-through to scene study, character development to play analysis, participants are
directed through the experience of being a theater artist exploring what it takes to not just memorize
lines, but truly learn a play.
Students will have the opportunity to study works ranging from Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves to Qui
Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, with each week’s play chosen to challenge that specific class.
Teaching Artist: Devin Fletcher
Class Time:
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
WRITING THE SONG
JUL 20–24 | MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $125
In this class you will use devising techniques such as free writing, poetry and discussion to write your
very own song: NO prior experience necessary! Virtually ANYTHING goes, as long as you bring “you” to
the table!
Teaching Artist: Elliot Roth
Class Time:
MON / WED / FRI
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
ADVANCED BACKSTAGE CLASS: RENDERING FOR COSTUME
JUL 20–24 | TUE & THU
Tickets: $50
An in-depth course on taking your drawings to the next level. Explore the different techniques for
getting your ideas on paper through drawing the human body, clothing styles, and makeup. Includes a
Q&A with industry professionals.
This class is best for high school students who have theatre experience at their school or elsewhere,
including the crew for A Little Shakespeare or Summer Intensives Backstage Track.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil and Abbey Smith
Class Time:
TUE & THU
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Summer Intensives 2.0
ONSTAGE TRACK WEEK 3
MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $150
Make a theater piece in a week using the theme Seasons Change. Onstage Track students will work
together to learn a big musical mashup and develop collaboration skills through acting, creative writing,
improv, object work, and much more. The work created by the Onstage and Backstage Tracks during the
week will come together in a YouTube video that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Elliot Roth and Devin Fletcher
Class Schedule:
JUL 27 – 31 | MON / WED / FRI
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
BREAK
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
BACKSTAGE TRACK WEEK 3
JUL 27 – 31 | MON / WED / FRI
Tickets: $125
This series of classes will explore the world of Lighting Design! From analyzing the script and researching
inspiration to the basics of color theory and electricity, we will explore the basics of the lighting design
process, and how you can tell a story with light. The work created by the Onstage and Backstage Tracks
during the week will come together in a YouTube video that will be posted on Saturday night.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil and Abbey Smith
Focus: Lighting Design
Class Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
More Classes
DOING THE WORK: ACTING AND DIRECTING WEEK 3
MON–FRI
Tickets: $125
Each week, students break into a new play, working through the elements of a full rehearsal process in
five days. From read-through to scene study, character development to play analysis, participants are
directed through the experience of being a theater artist exploring what it takes to not just memorize
lines, but truly learn a play.
Students will have the opportunity to study works ranging from Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves to Qui
Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, with each week’s play chosen to challenge that specific class.
Teaching Artist: Devin Fletcher
Class Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
MASHUP!
MON, WED, FRI
Tickets: $125
Your mission: take 2-3 songs; break them up, combine them, rearrange the words, change the tempo,
the options are endless! You will learn the ins and outs of creating the ultimate medley or “mashup” of
songs, as we explore and incorporate everything from arranging to story telling!
Teaching Artists: Elliot Roth
Class Time:
MON / WED / FRI
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
ADVANCED BACKSTAGE CLASS: THE ILLUSTRATING WORLD OF LIGHTING DESIGN
TUE & THU
Tickets: $50
Enlighten your mind with a dive into the inner workings of what electrifies lighting design. With a focus
on programming, and a Q&A with industry professionals, this course guides you into what it takes to
really shine in this industry.
This class is best for high school students who have theatre experience at their school or elsewhere,
including the crew for A Little Shakespeare or Summer Intensives Backstage Track.
Teaching Artists: Shane O’Neil and Abbey Smith
Class Time:
TUE & THU
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Need-based scholarships are available, to apply visit: https://bit.ly/3da2bdO
Questions? Email summercamp@trtc.org
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6) Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Continues Celebration of Pride
On the occasion of New York City Pride and presented in conjunction with the "Embrace" edition of the Guggenheim Circular, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, premiered the first 5 Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions featuring LGBTQ+ artists. The 10 newly commissioned video performances highlight the creative expressions by LGBTQ+ artists. Examining our evolving world, these inspiring and unique pieces, created while social distancing and less than 5 minutes long, are part of Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions, an initiative founded at the onset of the pandemic to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during these challenging times.
In addition to the WPA Virtual Commissions, Works & Process presents Inside the Beat with Les Ballet Afrik, a rhythmic style exchange and conversation around cultural. In this special series, Vogue Ballroom Legend and founding father of the Royal House of Oricci Omari Wiles, the Les Ballet Afrik dance company, and Oricci family members will highlight their individual roots through lessons, demonstrations, and a live DJ set. Every night June 20-29, these live classes will showcase how the family and company have collectively fused these styles into a unique way of life and expression.
The WPA Virtual Commissions series continues this week with:
June 25 Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung
June 26 Viva DeConcini
June 27 Machine Dazzle
June 28 Simone Dinnerstein, Isaac Mizrahi, Pam Tanowitz
June 29 Tom Gold
Fleshcore by Ryan McNamara- Premiered June 20, 2020
Drawing to a Close by Pontus Lidberg- Premiered June 21, 2020
Rose: a true story and song by John Jarboe - Premiered June 22, 2020
Total Fabrication by Victoria Sin - Premiered June 23, 2020
Good Night by Jack Ferver and Jeremy Jacob - Premiered June 24, 2020
Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions, a direct response to the pandemic, was launched to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during these challenging times. With the generosity of our board, Works & Process is granting more than $150,000 in commissioning funds to artists who have been or were supposed to be featured at Works & Process. Artists from a wide variety of genres have been commissioned to create new works, less than 5 minutes long, while observing social distancing guidelines, that will premiere on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (@worksandprocess) every Sunday and Monday at 7:30pm. More information available at worksandprocess.org.
*In conjunction with New York City Pride and Guggenheim Circular: Embrace
WORKS & PROCESS ARTISTS (WPA) VIRTUAL COMMISSIONS
(Participating artists as of June 11)
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