1) Ballet Hispanico Free 50th Virtual Celebration With Three World Premiere Pieces Starts 5/28
2) BAM Presents DanceAfrica Festival 2021
3) Bandstand Returns to Broadway on Demand Memorial Day Weekend
4) Bloomingdale School of Music Presents The Witches of Oz: One Short Day in NYC 5/27
5) Blue Valiant Two Performances Only 5/29 & 5/30
6) Boleyn, a New Musical Premieres Music Video, To Be Brave, Featuring Jackie Burns
7) Broadway Biz Podcast Final Episode of Season 1 Featuring Cyndi Lauper Now Available
8) Caesar, A Surround Sound Experiment Will Be Presented 5/25 - 5/27
9) Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop Presents Spring Festival of Shows
10) Congress for Jewish Culture to Celebrate 120th Birthday of Itzik Manger 5/30
11) Food is A Love Language Cookin with Steph Featuring Stephanie Lynn Mason Premieres
12) George: My Adventures With Georgie Rose Streaming on Broadway on Demand 5/24 - 7/18
13) Live From Gramercy Park at the Players Available on Broadway on Demand
14) MasterVoices Presents Fourth and Final Chapter of Myths and Hymns Beginning 5/26
15) MJ the Musical Tickets on Sale Now
16) On Location Tours Friends Reunion Sale
17) Radial Park at Halletts Point Play Presents Cinemersive, The Blues Brothers Opening 5/27
18) Sex. Love. Death, and Other Improbabilities A Performance to Benefit Incarcerated Teens 5/27
19) South Street Seaport Museum Offers Free Tickets to 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree 5/29 - 10/10
20) Sutton Foster in Concert Available From New York City Center Through 5/25
21) Today Tix Presents Broadway at the Tavern Live Concert Series Starting 5/25
22) Two River Theater's Tiny Shakes Romeo and Juliet Available Through 6/30
23) Voyeur Extends Through 7/31
1) BALLET HISPÁNICO
Announces
A 50th Celebration
50 Years of Dance, Orgullo, Education, Sabor, Access, Amor,
Community, Espíritu, and Innovation
Ballet Hispánico, America’s leading Latino dance organization known for "piercing stereotypes" (The New York Times), announces its highly-anticipated 50th Celebration commemorating half a century of dance, orgullo, education, sabor, access, amor, community, espíritu, and innovation—a love poem to one of America’s Cultural Treasures
The 50th Celebration free virtual public premiere will be held on Friday, May 28 at 6:30pm ET. A spectacular event hosted by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro and School of Dance students Chelsea Phillips and Theo Adarkar, the evening will feature performances by the Ballet Hispánico Company and student artists at the School of Dance with premieres by Lauren Anderson, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, and Belén Maya; performances of works by Graciela Daniele, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, Nacho Duato, Pedro Ruiz, and Gustavo Ramírez Sansano; and appearances by celebrity guests including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Rosie Perez, Lauren Anderson, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, and Darren Walker.
The 50th Celebration free virtual public premiere will be held on Friday, May 28 at 6:30pm ET. A spectacular event hosted by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro and School of Dance students Chelsea Phillips and Theo Adarkar, the evening will feature performances by the Ballet Hispánico Company and student artists at the School of Dance with premieres by Lauren Anderson, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, and Belén Maya; performances of works by Graciela Daniele, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, Nacho Duato, Pedro Ruiz, and Gustavo Ramírez Sansano; and appearances by celebrity guests including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Rosie Perez, Lauren Anderson, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, and Darren Walker.
There will also be a virtual private screening on Thursday, May 27, at 6:30pm ET that includes a live post-performance conversation with special guests. Join the celebration, make a toast with the virtual audience, and ask questions live during the post-performance conversation. Tickets for the private event begin at $150 and are available at ballethispanico.org. For more information, please contact Ellie Craven at ecraven@ballethispanico.org. *********************************************************************
2) BAM Presents DanceAfrica 2021, Celebrating the Ancestral Energy of Haiti
The festive Memorial Day weekend tradition returns with virtual offerings, including an evening of premieres by HaitiDansco, Àṣẹ Dance Theatre Collective, The Fritzation Experience, Rara Tou Limen, and more,
DanceAfrica—the nation’s largest African and African Diasporic dance festival pays homage to the ancestral energy of Haiti, a metonym for Black liberation. Under the artistic direction of Abdel R. Salaam, BAM will produce a unique virtual event of dance, music, and community around the theme Vwa zanset yo: y'ap pale, n'ap danse!, in Haitian Creole, or "Ancestral voices: they speak...we dance!". On Saturday, May 29 at 7pm EDT, the highly anticipated DanceAfrica 2021 will feature premiere performances by HaitiDansco (Cap Haitien, Haiti), Rara Tou Limen (Oakland), Àṣẹ Dance Theatre Collective (Brooklyn), and The Fritzation Experience (Brooklyn). Each company pays tribute to Haiti through traditional dance—Yanvalou Maskawon, Banda, Nago, Petro, and Parigol.
The month-long celebration also includes other festival favorites and new programs providing global access to an array of performances, music, film, workshops, conversations, and more. New DanceAfrica programs include a Choreographers' Conversation on May 19 at 7pm with Artistic Director Abdel R. Salaam and this year’s artists; a public art installation A Return: Liberation as Power (May 24—31), featuring six Haitian visual artists’ meditation on liberation, an iteration of BAM’s digital billboard-based series curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah; a special “for teens by teens” event Haiti In Full Scope—exploring the history, art, and culture of Haiti; and more. Details on all programs and events linked below and here
DanceAfrica 2021 Calendar: - May 4—June 14 DanceAfrica Bazaar
- May 19 DanceAfrica 2021: Choreographers' Conversation
- May 19 Launch of DanceAfrica Timeline (Archives)
- May 24—31 A Return: Liberation as Power (Visual Art)
- May 28 —June 3 FilmAfrica
- May 28 Haiti In Full Scope: DanceAfrica 2021 Teen Event
- May 29 DanceAfrica Community Workshop at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Conservatory - May 29 DanceAfrica 2021 Performance - Vwa Zanset Yo: Y'ap Pale,
N'ap Danse! "Ancestral Voices: They Speak... We Dance!" - May 29 DanceAfrica Dance Party with DJ Hard Hittin Harry
- May 30 DanceAfrica 2021 “Community Celebration Day”
- May 31 DanceAfrica Adaptive Workshop at Mark Morris Dance Group
- May 31 DanceAfrica Master Class at Mark Morris Dance Group
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3) BROADWAY’S
BANDSTAND
TO RETURN TO
BROADWAY ON DEMAND
THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
WITH ENCORE STREAMING PRESENTATION
STARRING TONY AWARD NOMINEE LAURA OSNES
AND
TONY AWARD WINNER BETH LEAVEL
INCLUDES
EXCLUSIVE PRE-SHOW EVENT
“A SALUTE TO BANDSTAND”
HOSTED BY
COREY COTT
Broadway On Demand, the industry-leading theater streaming platform, is proud to celebrate Memorial Day once again with a streaming encore presentation of Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor’s electrifying Broadway musical Bandstand, this Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31.
The streaming event will kick-off at 7:30 PM ET with an exclusive, free, pre-show event, “A Salute to Bandstand,” hosted by original star Corey Cott and featuring director and three-time Tony Award®-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand writers Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor, and the show’s Tony Award-winning costume designer, Paloma Young.
Following the 30-minute pre-show event, the full production of the acclaimed Broadway
musical will stream at 8:00 PM ET for $6.99. Viewers will be able to watch both the pre-show
event and full Broadway production of the musical, for a 24-hour rental period, through May
n Bandstand, it’s 1945 and the boys are back. With American soldiers returning home, singer-songwriter Private First Class Donny Novitski dreams of rebuilding his life, forgetting his demons, and hopes for everything to be just like it was before. When NBC announces a national competition, a ‘Tribute To The Troops,’ Donny joins forces with a motley group of musicians, and together they form a band unlike any the nation has ever seen: a band of veterans. On their journey, they fight to have their voices heard, struggle to trust each other, and together must make a sacrifice that could end it all.
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announces
Virtual Spring #JustForFun
The Witches of Oz: One Short Day in New York City
Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6pm
Bloomingdale School of Music announces Virtual Spring #JustForFun event, The Witches of Oz: One Short Day in New York City on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6pm EST. The event is free for Bloomingdale students and families, with a suggested donation for other guests. All are invited to join. For more information and to RSVP, visit https://www.bsmny.org/event/justforfun-wizard-of-oz-sing-along/.
Grab your broomsticks and get ready to Defy Gravity! Glinda and Elphaba have arrived in New York City and they need your help to navigate through the city’s most famous landmarks, perform musical spells, and join in some wicked fun singalongs. This ode to Musical Theater and the city that never sleeps will fill the Broadway-sized hole in your heart and make for a fun night for the whole family! This interactive and educational live event will be led by Bloomingdale’s own voice faculty, Rachel Querreveld and Christine Browning. All ages are welcome!
- Meet, sing, and play with Glinda and Elphaba
- Intro Musical Theater
- Sing-Along to Broadway classics
- Navigate through New York City’s most famous landmarks while learning about: Audition cuts, Belting, Ensemble numbers, Other musical games
Additional upcoming BSM Virtual Spring #JustForFun events include:
Virtual Paint Night
June 17, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Connect with your inner Bob Ross and join us for a virtual paint night for the whole family. Our creative host will walk participants step by step through how to recreate their painting of the evening while infusing laughs and music along the way. This class is beginner-friendly; so no experience necessary!
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5) BLUE VALIANT
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY
MAY 29 & 30, 2021
AT FARM ARTS
$25 TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT FARMARTS.ORG
THEATER THREE COLLABORATIVE, in association with Farm Arts Collective, is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Karen Malpede’s BLUE VALIANT. Directed by Malpede and starring George Bartenieff (The Whole World Over, Fiddler on the Roof, and Merchant of Venice) and Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America, Racing Demon, Dance With Me), BLUE VALIANT will play two LIVE performances only at Farm Arts Collective (38 Hickory Ln, Damascus, PA 18415). Performances are Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25 and available at FarmArts.org.
Sometimes, great loss challenges us to respond in unexpected ways. The World Premiere of BLUE VALIANT is the story of a wild, untamable horse, and the woman, Hannah Doyle, who risks her own life to discover the horse’s secret, the wily stable owner, Sam Brown, who teaches through taunts, and Maya Zelaya, a young refugee. Each has lost what they loved the most and must find the way to heal.
BLUE VALIANT will play two performances only:
Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $25 and available at FarmArts.org.
Running Time: 1:45
Website: FarmArts.org
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6) NEW MUSICAL
BOLEYN
PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO
“TO BE BRAVE”
FEATURING BROADWAY’S JACKIE BURNS
VIDEO BEING RELEASED ON 485TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANNE BOLEYN’S EXECUTION
On the 485th anniversary of Anne Boleyn's execution, the new musical Boleyn has released a music video for the song “To Be Brave” featuring Jackie Burns (Wicked, If/Then, Hair). The song “To Be Brave” takes place moments before Anne Boleyn’s execution in the show. Boleyn features music and lyrics by Jessy Tomsko, the music video can be viewed here.
Boleyn is a new Folk/Rock that meets Renaissance musical that tells the epic story of Anne Boleyn: the second wife of Henry VIII and first beheaded Queen of England. Anne has been misunderstood, villainized, and silenced over the centuries, and the truth of her story distorted by lies and propaganda written by the people who killed her. The creative team of this new show has been committed to telling Anne’s truth for the past five years, and will be workshopping in the upcoming 2021-22 season
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7) BROADWAY BIZ
A PODCAST TO HIGHLIGHT
BROADWAY INDUSTRY LEADERS
HOSTED BY
TONY AWARD®-WINNING PRODUCER
HAL LUFTIG
PRESENTS
FINAL GUEST FOR FIRST SEASON
TONY AWARD WINNER
CYNDI LAUPER
EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK
Tony Award-winning producer Hal Luftig, in association with
in the first season of his popular new podcast, Broadway Biz, with special guest
Tony Award winner Cyndi Lauper. Broadway Biz highlights the careers and
creatives that are a part of building a Broadway show. The special episode is now
available where podcasts are available.
The second season of the popular podcast will be available in Fall 2021. Make sure to listen on the newly developed Broadway Podcast Network app.
To subscribe, click HERE. For more information, please visit BroadwayBizPodcast.com.
In this special episode, Ms. Lauper and Mr. Luftig speak about her process writing for the Tony Award-winning megahit Kinky Boots (specifically "Not My Father's Son"), and the importance of her breaking the glass ceiling for female composers and lyricists when she won her Tony Award. Lauper also talks about the influences of the women in her family on her growing up and how their lives shaped what she thought of womanhood, plus the type of woman she wanted to be.
If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an army, a peace corps, and a village to birth a Broadway show. Tony and Olivier Award-winning producer Hal Luftig (Kinky Boots, Plaza Suite, and many more) has had successes, failures, and everything in between. Now, with humor and heart, he sits down weekly with a different artist, expert, or industry leader to chat about every step and specialty in the process that gets a show from idea to audience. New episodes will launch weekly every Wednesday. Find it exclusively from the Broadway Podcast Network at BPN.FM/BroadwayBiz and subscribe on Apple Podcast or wherever podcasts are available.
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8) CAESAR:
A SURROUND SOUND EXPERIMENT
AN AT HOME EXPERIENCE CENTERED AROUND
AN ALL-NEW IMMERSIVE AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF
SHAKESPEARE’S
EPIC TALE OF POWER AND BETRAYAL: JULIUS CAESAR
DESIGNED FOR HEADPHONES AND LUNAR LIGHT
NEW DATES
MAY 25 - 27 AT 8:00 PM EDT
TIMED TO THE FIRST FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE SINCE 2019
&
THE SUPER BLOOD MOON
On the heels of its smash-hit streaming event, Macbeth: A Surround Sound Experiment, Knock at the Gate returns to the space between your ears this May with Caesar: A Surround Sound Experiment, a new immersive listening experience designed for headphones and lunar light (no screens, no zooms). Recorded in isolation and presented in stunning high-fidelity 3D audio, this new audio-only adaptation of Julius Caesar invites listeners to turn out the lights, put on a pair of headphones, and be transported to ancient Rome and the beating heart of Shakespeare’s searing epic like never before. Caesar: A Surround Sound Experiment will now be available Tuesday, May 25 - Thursday, May 27 at 8:00pm EDT each night.
Caesar: A Surround Sound Experiment will air during the first full lunar eclipse since 2019 and the Super Blood Moon, inspired by the cosmic images and warnings conjured in Shakespeare's portrait of a divided nation, and the work of NASA's data sonification project. The 95-minute production will premiere in-homes around the world on all devices with a dimmable screen each night. Proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund, a national services organization which has given over $17 million in emergency relief to arts workers affected by the pandemic.
Single, Double, Premium and Virtual Feast Tickets are currently available
for purchase. Premium and Virtual Feast ticket holders will receive
accoutrement via mail. Virtual Feast listeners will be treated to a private
virtual conversation over Zoom with members of the company.
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9) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S YOUNG PERFORMERS WORKSHOP PRESENTS THEIR SPRING FESTIVAL OF SHOWS
Centenary Stage Company's critically acclaimed Young Performers Workshop will present their spring 2021 festival of shows from May 28 – 30. This season the students in the program will present two separate productions to be presented throughout the weekend. The first, Chaplin, will be comprised of several “Classic Celluloid Stories Told in Dance” having been choreographed and adapted by program director, Michael Blevins. The second production, Seven Chances, is a comedy in three acts by Roi Cooper Megrue. Chaplin will be presented on Friday, May 28 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, May 29 at 2:00 PM, and Sunday, May 30 at 7:00 PM. Seven Chances will be showing on Saturday, May 29 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, May 30 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $12.50 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12.
Multiple works of classic film star Charlie Chaplin are given new life in YPW’s, Chaplin, choreographed and adapted by Michael Blevins. These pantomime-dance depictions include the silent masterpiece, “The Kid”, about a little tramp who discovers a little orphan and brings him up but is left desolate when the orphanage reclaims him.
Seven Chances by Roi Cooper Megrue tells the story of Jimmie Shannon. Jimmie is to get the twelve million dollars left by his deceased grandfather - provided he is married by the time he reaches his thirtieth birthday. Jimmie doesn't care much about marriage, or money and doesn’t think he’s particularly handsome. "I'm not engaged," he says, "and I'm not in love - and I don't know a girl in the world well enough to even hook her up the back - and I've got to be married by midnight tomorrow." But Jimmie has a chance! In fact, he has seven, and it is with these that the rest of the play is concerned.
Spring Festival of Shows runs May 28 – 30 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown. Tickets are $12.50 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12. Specific performance dates and times are: Chaplin on Friday, May 28 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, May 29 at 2:00 PM, and Sunday, May 30 at 7:00 PM; Seven Chances on Saturday, May 29 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, May 30 at 2:00 PM.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 – 5 PM and two hours prior to all performances. The Centenary Stage Company box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers.
Centenary Stage Company remains committed to the health and safety of our community and adheres to all requirements set forth by the State of New Jersey including, but not limited to; observing social distancing, limited capacity, and requiring masks or facial coverings. For more information regarding CSC COVID-19 policies visit centenarystageco.org/faq.
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10) THE CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE
TO CELEBRATE 120th BIRTHDAY OF PROMINENT
VISIONARY WRITER ITZIK MANGER ON MAY 30
On Sunday, May 30th at 2 PM, the Congress for Jewish Culture will host ITZIK AND THE GOLDEN PEACOCK, a 120th birthday celebration for Yiddish writer Itzik Manger. This very special virtual event, presented in conjunction with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language, Ot Azoy London, the League for Yiddish, and Yung-Yidish of Tel-Aviv, will feature an international ensemble of Yiddish luminaries with readings, music and discussion, revealing why Itzik Manger has such an inspirational, enduring legacy.
Scheduled participants in ITZIK AND THE GOLDEN PEACOCK will include Los Angeles-based Mike Burstyn (Star of Broadway’s Barnum, The Rothschilds); Shura Lipovsky (‘Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish’ Award-winning singer, Amsterdam); Dr. Helen Beer (Itzik Manger biographer, London); Ruth Levin (Leading Israeli interpreter of the Yiddish song, Tel Aviv); Mendy Cahan (Son of Saul, A Film Unfinished; Tel Aviv); Binyumen Schaechter (Conductor of the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus; Composer of Naked Boys Singing! & That’s Life; New York); Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath (Author & poet, Sudden Rain: Yiddish Poems; Bergen County); Sharon Bernstein (Cantor, Sha’ar Zahav; Palo Alto); Shane Baker (the best-loved Episcopalian on the Yiddish stage today, New York); and Miri Koral (Founding Director of the California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language, Los Angeles).
Itzik Manger (1901 - 1969), legendary poet, dramatist, novelist, and enfant terrible of Yiddish literature, is perhaps best known for his Megile-Lider ("Megillah Cycle," 1936) in which he recast the traditional Purim play as dramatic lyrics, and for writing the lyrics to “Oyfn Veg Shteyt a Boym” (On the Road Stands a Tree), one of the most beloved Yiddish songs of all time. His works continue to be performed, analyzed and translated all over the globe.
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11) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’S
STEPHANIE LYNNE MASON
PREMIERES NEW COOKING SHOW
FOOD IS A LOVE LANGUAGE -
COOKIN’ WITH STEPH
Stephanie Lynne Mason who recently starred in the critically acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish directed by Joel Grey announced her new cooking show, “Food is a Love Language - Cookin’ with Steph”. Each episode will be linked to a different hunger organization on a “donate if you can” basis. It will be able to be streamed on IGTV, YouTube, and Facebook, to view the first episode, please click here. *********************************************************************
12) MARY COSSETTE, DAVID ELLIOTT, AND MARTIN PLATT
ANNOUNCE
AN ON DEMAND STREAMING PRESENTATION OF
THE AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION
GEORGIE: MY ADVENTURES WITH
GEORGE ROSE
WRITTEN BY AND STARRING ED DIXON
DIRECTED BY ERIC SCHAEFFER
TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH THEATERMANIA.COM
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY AND EL PORTAL THEATRE
TO OFFER STREAM TO SUBSCRIBERS
STREAMING ON DEMAND MAY 24 – JULY 18
Producers Mary Cossette, David Elliott, and Martin Platt will present a streaming presentation of the award-winning play Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose, written by and starring Ed Dixon (Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables) and directed by Eric Schaeffer. This critically acclaimed production will stream on demand for eight (8) weeks beginning Monday, May 24 (through July 18). Tickets are $25 and are available through Theatermania.com here.
Georgie is a tale of how a chance encounter began an unlikely twenty-year friendship that flourished until the unimaginable changed everything. It is an amazing journey for all who love theater.
Georgie is the remarkable, giddy, and moving story of a young actor named Ed Dixon, who finds himself on tour with the two-time Tony Award winning character actor George Rose, the star of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, My Fair Lady, The Pirates of Penzance and 17 other Broadway plays and musicals. Georgie introduces us to the greatest stars of the London and Broadway stage with laughs and surprises, tantalizing anecdotes, and brilliant flashes of song and dance. Georgie is as hilarious and captivating as it is poignant and powerful.
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13) CELEBRATE NEW YORK’S FINEST RISING TALENT
IN THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES
LIVE FROM GRAMERCY PARK
AT THE PLAYERS
HOSTED BY EMMY AWARD WINNER
LANCE HORNE
NINE-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES
PREMIERES TODAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
ONLY ON
BROADWAY ON DEMAND
Broadway On Demand, the industry leading theater streaming platform, is proud to present the world premiere of Live from Gramercy Park at The Players hosted by Emmy Award winner and musical director Lance Horne.
This nine-part documentary concert series features evenings of eclectic entertainment that celebrate the best of New York City’s cultural landscape and is dedicated to presenting celebrated music, theater, and cabaret stars, while also introducing dynamic rising tale
Live from Gramercy Park at The Players features Robin De Jesus (In The
Heights), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Brendan Maclean, Sxip
Shirey, Samora Pinderhughes, Bridget Barkan, Molly Pope, Amy G, Emma
& The Hungry Truth and Erin Markey, Karine Plantadit, Elizabeth
Davis, Bill Bowers, and more. The series is filmed at The Players, the historic
actors club founded by Edwin Booth in 1888, located in New York City’s Gramercy
Park.
Live from Gramercy Park at The Players will be available beginning today,
Wednesday, May 12, at $10.99 for the entire series and will be available for
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14) MASTERVOICES PRESENTS FAITH, THE FOURTH AND FINAL CHAPTER OF ADAM GUETTEL’S THEATRICAL SONG CYCLE MYTHS AND HYMNS,
ON MAY 26, 2021
MasterVoices, under the artistic direction of Ted Sperling, presents Faith, the fourth chapter of its central project for the 2020-2021 season: a four-part virtual rollout of award-winning composer Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle, Myths and Hymns. Conceived and supervised by Mr. Sperling, this free digital production’s final chapter will be offered starting on Wednesday, May 26 at 6:30 PM ET on mastervoices.org and the ensemble’s YouTube channel.
Inspired by Greek myths and a 19th-Century Presbyterian hymnal, the 1998 cycle is a kaleidoscopic collection of musical genres as it explores the nature of faith and longing in a secular world. New short musical films illustrate the protagonist’s exploration of Flight, Work, Love, and Faith. Myths and Hymns showcases more than 200 artists, soloists, and choristers and all chapters remain available for free streaming from their respective launch dates until June 30, 2021. Myths and Hymns (Chapters 1 and 2) is nominated for a 2021 Drama League Award in the Outstanding Digital Concert Production category.
The final chapter, Faith, features the MasterVoices chorus, soloists Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jennifer Holliday, Mykal Kilgore, Theresa McCarthy, Miles Mykkanen, Kelli O'Hara, Larry Owens, Nicholas Phan, The Gospel Soul Children of New York; and dancers Emma Lou DeLaney, Milan Magaña, Justine Rafael, and Katja Stoer. The short musical films are directed by Anthony Roth Costanzo, Trip Cullman, Andrew Palermo, and Ted Sperling, who also created all choral arrangements for the production; visual artists Erik Freer, Artolution (Max Frieder, Co-founder and Executive Director); and Don Sebesky and Jamie Lawrence, who orchestrated the music for all chapters.
On the evening prior to this fourth installment’s public launch, MasterVoices hosts a private virtual screening with additional content featuring Ted Sperling and some of the artists. More details on the screenings are available here.
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15) TICKETS ARE NOW SALE
BEGINNING TODAY AT 10 A.M. ET
FOR
MJ
INSPIRED BY
THE LIFE OF MICHAEL JACKSON
PREVIEW PERFORMANCES
ON BROADWAY
WILL BEGIN
ON DECEMBER 6, 2021
AT BROADWAY’S NEIL SIMON THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT CONFIRMED FOR TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
AT 6:30 P.M.
Lia Vollack Productions and The Michael Jackson Estate announced today that tickets for the Broadway World Premiere of the highly anticipated MJ, the new musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson, are on sale beginning today at 10:00am ET at TicketMaster.com. MJ will begin performances on Broadway on December 6, 2021, with an opening night set for Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the newly refurbished Neil Simon Theatre (250 W 52nd Street).
MJ and The Neil Simon Theatre will follow New York State, New York City and CDC
guidelines to ensure the safety of all actors, production staff, theatre employees,
and audience members. As public health conditions and the State's guidance for
performing arts and live entertainment changes, the theatre will remain flexible
and adapt to applicable health protocols, such as face coverings, health
screening, enhanced air filtration and ventilation, and rigorous cleaning and
disinfection.
To learn more about Broadway’s commitment to a safe and responsible return for
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16) Friends Reunion Sale at
On Location Tours
$27 on the 27th to Celebrate 27 Years
Are you tuning in to the Friends Reunion episode next week? To celebrate the cast returning in 'The One Where They Get Back Together' on 5/27, and since it's been 27 years since the very first episode of Friends premiered, we are offering our Friends Virtual Tour + Trivia Hour for $27 ONLY on Thursday, May 27th using code: FRIENDSREUNION
Don't miss out on this deal! Offer valid only on 5/27. Expires 5/27 at 11:59pm EST.
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17) BROADWAY’S
CHARITY ANGEL DAWSON
NICK RASHAD BURROUGHS
F. MICHAEL HAYNIE
BRIAN CHARLES JOHNSON
ANTOINE L. SMITH
TO LEAD CAST OF
BROADWAY AT THE DRIVE-IN’S
SPRING PRODUCTION OF THE ICONIC FAN-FAVORITE FILM
“THE BLUES BROTHERS”
LIVE AT THE CINEMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
RADIAL PARK
AT HALLETTS POINT PLAY
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
AT 7:00 PM ET
Radial Park Founder and CEO Jeremy Shepard (Stark Production Group), along
with producing partner Marco Shalma (Round Seven Media), today announced
the cast for this Spring’s iconic, blockbuster, fan-favorite film, The Blues
Brothers, the latest “Broadway at the Drive-In” cinemersive experience
at Radial Park as it continues its residency at Halletts Point Play, graciously
provided by the Durst Organization.
The Blues Brothers, directed by Kristine Bendul and Waldemar Quinones-
Villanueva, featuring a live band and theatrical performances seamless timed in-
sync with the movie in a one-of-a-kind hybrid mashup, will officially
open Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET and continue every Friday and
Saturday evening at 8:00 PM ET through Saturday, June 26.
Guests can enjoy the interactive, theatrical show from the safety of their own vehicles or via reserved picnic tables spaced appropriately for social distancing for those who prefer biking, walking, or taking the ferry to Halletts Point Play. Whether attending in a car or without, each ticket secures a 16’ by 16’ demarcated space which accommodates up to five adults, in compliance with current local, state, and Federal guidance.
Beverages and movie theater-style snacks are available for purchase, alongside a selection of food trucks offering Mexican, Southern Style, and All-American options.
As directed by local, state, and Federal authorities, Radial Park will continue to implement strict health and safety protocols including temperature checks at arrival via touchless thermometers, and color-coded wristbands which nonverbally communicate individual preference for a spectrum of strict or very strict social distancing practices.
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18) THE ACTOR TRADE VIRTUAL TABLE READ SERIES
Presents
SEX, LOVE, DEATH, AND OTHER IMPROBABILITIES
Written by DAVID LEWISON; Directed by ROBERT GALINSKY
Starring
Tony Award Winner MARYANN PLUNKETT, Tony Award Nominee STEPHEN MCKINLEY HENDERSON, CHAD MORGAN,
Drama Desk Award winner JAY O. SANDERS and AJAY NAIDU
The reading will benefit
LITERACY FOR INCARCERATED TEENS
Live on Thursday, May 27 at 9:30 PM
On May 27 at 9:30 PM, The Actor Trade Table Read Series will present David Lewison’s Sex, Love, Death, and Other Improbabilities. Directed by Robert Galinsky, the reading will star Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett (Film: Little Women. Broadway: A Man for All Seasons), Tony Award nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson (Film: Fences. Broadway: A Dolls’ House Part 2, A Raisin in the Sun), Chad Morgan (Film/ TV” ‘This is Us,” The Purge: Anarchy ), Drama Desk Award winner Jay O. Sanders (TV: “Blindspot.” Broadway: Girl from the North Country) and Ajay Naidu (Film/TV: Office Space, “Blindspot”) and is being presented as a benefit for Literacy for Incarcerated Teens.
The Actor Trade Table Read Series features live table readings of stage plays and screenplays and is designed to bring working actors together for the pleasure of online audiences worldwide. Each “episode” of the series also highlights a charity and the work they are doing. The online event is FREE, but RSVPs are required at Eventbrite.
From raunchy bars to cheap motel rooms, from isolated apartments to a seedy movie theater, Sex, Love, Death, and Other Improbabilities follow characters who are in search of romance, or meaning, or even just a simple moment of human connection. Eight short tales show these women and men in their sometimes desperate, often fanciful, and frequently surprising encounters. Blending comedy and drama with touches of both tragedy and farce, these diverse stories of loves both lost and found resonate with quirky unexpectedness and with unexpected moments of redemption and reward…
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19) South Street Seaport Museum FREE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE For Entry to 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree and Outdoor Exhibition on Pier 16 May 29, 2021 - October 10, 2021 |
South Street Seaport Museum announces that FREE tickets are now available for entry to 1885 tall ship Wavertree, beginning Saturday, May 29, 2021 and running on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October 2021, with timed entry, from 11am-5pm at Pier 16 (Fulton and South Streets). Entry is FREE and includes access to the ship’s outdoor areas, including the main deck and raised rear deck. To learn more and reserve tickets, visit seaportmuseum.org/visitwavertree.
Visits will be self-guided along a set route. The Museum will allow no more than 150 guests on board the ship at any time to encourage social distancing from different households. All guests above the age of two will be required to wear a face covering and to sanitize their hands at all times aboard Wavertree and at the Museum’s pop-up gift shop.
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20) Sutton Foster | Bring Me to Light
Michael Rafter, Music Director
Jeanine Tesori, Creative Producer
Leigh Silverman, Director
View on demand through May 31
$35 digital access
Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer Sutton Foster is back on stage at City Center for a concert with her friends Raúl Esparza, Joaquina Kalukango, Kelli O’Hara, and Wren Rivera. Together, they celebrate their connections to the historic theater with performances of music theater favorites from Anyone Can Whistle, Camelot, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Violet, The Wild Party, and more.
Secure your $35 front row digital seat to Sutton Foster | Bring Me to Light and enjoy on demand viewing as often as you’d like through Monday, May 31.
For more information or to purchase a digital ticket, visit
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21) TODAY TIX ORIGINALS
BRINGS BROADWAY BACK TO TAVERN ON THE GREEN
WITH
“BROADWAY AT TAVERN”
A SPECIAL SERIES OF LIVE CONCERTS
FEATURING STARS OF THE NEW YORK STAGE
UNDER THE STARS
AT NEW YORK’S MOST ICONIC EATERY
DEBUTING WITH A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE BY
TONY AWARD NOMINEE
AND STAR OF STEVEN SPIELBERG’S
UPCOMING “WEST SIDE STORY”
ARIANA DeBOSE
ON TUESDAY, MAY 25 AT 8:30 P.M.
AND PERFORMANCES BY
BROADWAY STAR AND RECORDING ARTIST
SHOSHANA BEAN
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8 & WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 9 AT 8:30 P.M.
TodayTix Originals is bringing Broadway back to Tavern on the Green (Central Park West at 67th Street) with Broadway at Tavern, a special series of live concerts from stars of the New York stage under the stars at New York’s most iconic eatery. Safely reuniting Broadway’s best artists with audiences, this exclusive TodayTix Originals concert series will launch on Tuesday, May 25 at 8:30pm ET with a one-night-only performance by original Hamilton cast member and star of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose, followed by performances on Tuesday, June 8 & Wednesday, June 9 at 8:30pm ET by Broadway star and recording artist, Shoshana Bean.
Tickets are currently on sale exclusively at TodayTix.com, starting at $40. In line with social distancing protocols, tickets will be sold in pods of 2 and 4, and will require that each pod contain only members of the same party. Doors will open at 7:30pm to allow audience members to enjoy dinner and drinks before the show. A full food and beverage menu will be available for a la carte purchase to fully enjoy the Tavern experience. The concert series will run throughout the summer and into the fall. Additional performers in the line-up will be announced shortly
To purchase tickets, please visit https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/category/todaytix-presents.
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22) TWO RIVER THEATER LAUNCHES NEWLY REIMAGINED EDUCATION PROGRAM,
TINY SHAKES: ROMEO AND JULIET
TO BE RELEASED MAY 17, RESERVE FREE TICKETS NOW AT TWORIVERTHEATER.ORG
Audiences can now reserve their free tickets to Two River Theater’s Tiny Shakes: Romeo and Juliet, co- directed by Aneesha Kudtarkar and Em Weinstein. This newly reimagined theatrical collage created from Two River’s popular education program, A Little Shakespeare, will be released May 17 and available until June 30/2021 through Two River’s website.
For seven years, Two River Theater has produced A Little Shakespeare, a 75-minute cut of a Shakespeare play directed and designed by theater professionals, and performed and supported backstage by high school students. This season, the program used the limitations of 2021 as a unique opportunity for students to delve deeply into the play and give them the agency to tell the story in their own way, filming scenes from home. Over the course of the program, 21 students partnered with industry professionals to learn more about acting, visual design, music, fight choreography, and filmmaking. The result is an eclectic and energetic production of Romeo and Juliet featuring original music, TikTok dances, FaceTime calls, and more.
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23) Immersive Theater Hit Announces
Summer Dates
VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Tickets now on sale thru July 31, 2021
Bated Breath Theatre Company announces another extension of its live hit VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC through July 31, 2021. The show originally began performances in September 2020 and has been running ever since, making it the biggest theatrical success story of the 2020-2021 season.
VOYEUR is an open air, immersive theatrical experience that guides an intimate eight-person audience through the dreams of iconic artist Toulouse-Lautrec as he recalls his final absinthe-laced years living and working in Montmartre. It is a unique blend of theater, dance, art, walking tour, live music, opera and puppetry. The sidewalks, doorways and windows of Greenwich Village become the setting for VOYEUR as live accompaniment collides with the city’s soundscape, transporting attendees into the bohemian world of 1899 Paris.
In an effort to maintain additional safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, audience members will be required to wear a mask at all times and maintain a safe social distance for the duration of the performance. This immersive performance is hosted primarily outdoors, with one short venture indoors into a spacious atmosphere capable of safe social distancing. A flexible ticket exchange policy will be offered to those who may feel ill in order to facilitate responsible event participation. Audience members are asked to check local weather forecasts and dress accordingly.
VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC runs September 30, 2020 – July 31, 2021. The performance begins at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street at 7th Avenue South. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm – 9:30pm with shows scheduled every half hour. Running time is approximately 1 hour. Audience members must be able to climb one flight of stairs and be on their feet for the duration of the performance. Tickets range from $69 - $99. Visit www.unmakinglautrecplay.com for times, tickets and further details. ****************************************************************
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