Sunday Scoop Week of 8/22/21 Live and Virtual Events Coming Up This Week, and More

1) A Sherlock Carol to Play Limited Holiday Tickets on Sale Now 10/11 - 2/2

2) Brilliant, A New Musical Limited Engagement 9/28 - 10/2

3) Burning Man: The Musical Premieres on Broadway on Demand 8/27

4) Bryant Park Movie Nights 8/23 - 9/28  

5) City Center Encores! Announces 2022 Season

6) Dance/NYC Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residence Program Application Deadline 10/10

7) Fairycakes to Open Off-Broadway Tickets On Sale Now

8) Immersive Van Gogh at Pier 36 Final Weeks

9) Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party 8/25

10) John Gore Organization and Black Theatre Coalition Create Fellowship for Black Professionals

11) Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Announces Summer Festival 2021 8/28 -29, 9/4 - 9/5, 9-11 -9/12

12) Roundabout's Trouble in Mind Starring Emmy & Tony Winner LaChanze Tickets on Sale Now 

13) Soho Playhouse Presents New One-Man Musical, Yeah, But Not Right Now 9/9 - 10/17

14) Theatre Resources Unlimited Hosts Town Hall Open Discussion 8/26

15) To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway Releases Video Written by Aaron Sorkin

16) Two River Theater Announces 2021/2022 Season

17) Two River Theater Upcoming Event Experiment Time With Hasan Minhaj 8/26 - 8/29

1) A SHERLOCK CAROL 

TO PLAY NEW WORLD STAGES FOR
EIGHT WEEK LIMITED HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT

 

FIRST PREVIEW THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021

OPENING NIGHT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021

FINAL PERFORMANCE SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022

A Sherlock Carol, a new holiday play written and directed by Mark Shanahan, will play New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) for an eight- week limited holiday engagement.  Previews begin Thursday, November 11, 2021, with opening night scheduled for Monday, November 22, 2021, and the final performance on Sunday, January 2, 2022.  Casting will be announced at a later date.

When a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the peculiar death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his tools of deduction to get to the bottom of the crime. But it is a dark and treacherous Christmas Eve, and once again the holiday is haunted by the spirits of the past, present and future.

Tickets are $49-119, and on sale now through Telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200 or 800-447-7400.  Please visit ASherlockCarol.com for complete preview and holiday performance schedules. Regular performances will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm & 7pm.

New World Stages is committed to providing healthy and safe facilities for audiences, performers, and staff. Based on CDC and state guidelines at the time of performance, protocols may include mask enforcement, increased cleaning and ventilation/filtration enhancements, vaccination or negative test verification, and more. These are subject to change. Ticket holders who do not comply with venue policies will not be admitted. You will be updated within fourteen days of the performance with the policies that will be in place at the time of the performance.

For more information, visit ASherlockCarol.com. 

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2) BRILLIANT

A New Musical 

 

Written by DANI TAPPER

 

Directed by MISTI WILLS

 

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2, 2021 AT THEATRE ROW

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT BFANY.ORG

DANI B PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Dani Tapper’s BRILLIANT, The Musical, musical directed by Casey Reed (Miss Saigon (Broadway Revival)) and directed by Misti Wills. BRILLIANT will play four performances only at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row (410 West 42nd St. NY). Performances are September 28 5:00pm, September 29 2:00pm, September 30 5:00pm, October 2 2:00pm.  Tickets are $25 at https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/brilliant/. 

Sarah, a devoted wife and mother, tries desperately to support her atypical son until his disruptive behaviors become too difficult to manage and she is compelled to make a decision that will affect his future and their relationship.

 BRILLIANT plays the following schedule: 

 

September 28 5:00pm

September 29 2:00pm 

September 30 5:00pm

October 2 2:00pm

 

Tickets are $25 at  https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/brilliant

 

Running Time: 90 minutes

 

Website: www.brilliantthemusical.com or https://www.broadwayboundfestival.com

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3) BROADWAY ON DEMAND

ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF

BURNING MAN: THE MUSICAL

FEATURE FILM STARRING MORGAN SIOBHAN GREEN, TALLY SESSIONS,

 MAX CRUMM, MICHELLE DUFFY, TROY IWATA

WILL PREMIERE ON AUGUST 27 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2021 EDITION

 OF VIRTUAL BURNING MAN

Broadway On Demand, the industry-leading theater streaming platform, has announced the world premiere of the feature film Burning Man: The Musical. Burning Man: The Musical is a new musical comedy about techies vs. hippies at Burning Man and stars Morgan Siobhan Green (Be More Chill), Tally Sessions (Company, Anastasia), Max Crumm (Grease, Disaster!), Michelle Duffy (Heathers, Leap of Faith), Troy Iwata (Be More Chill), Allison Griffith (Sunset Boulevard), Ari Grooves (Tina, Head Over Heels), Mila Jam (Rent), Ysabel Jasa (Rent) and Michael F. McBride (Alvin Ailey). It is directed by Tyler Milliron and will be available on Broadway on Demand beginning on August 27th alongside Burning Man 2021.

The film follows Molly, a promising young tech grad, as she returns to the playa of Black Rock City - this time employed by the very tech company that, unbeknownst to her, seeks to destroy it. After being given the task of acquiring drugs for her boss's exclusive party, Molly finds herself on a journey inward - and through the community of Burning Man - finds her truest self.

Featuring music inspired by what is played at Burning Man, the film and soundtrack features 18 tracks including the Burning Man crowd favorite, “Last Year’s Burn Was Better.”

Tickets for Burning Man: The Musical are $7.99 for a 48-hour rental and $19.99 for purchase. Tickets can be purchased at BroadwayOnDemand.com.

Note: “Burning Man” is a registered trademark of Burning Man Project and used with permission. Burning Man: The Musical is not affiliated with Burning Man Project.

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4) BRYANT PARK MOVIE NIGHTS

RETURNS MONDAY, AUGUST 23 AND

 TUESDAY, AUGUST 24

WITH

“CLUELESS”

AND

“HUSTLERS”

 The iconic Bryant Park Movie Nights series returns on Monday, August 23^rd with Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd and on Tuesday, August 24^th with Hustlers starring Jennifer Lopez and Will Ferrell. The films begin at sunset, with the lawn open at 5pm for picnicking.

 

The full 2021 summer lineup:

 

Monday, August 23rd: Clueless

Tuesday, August 24th: Hustlers

Monday, August 30th: The Muppets Take Manhattan

Tuesday, August 31st: Inside Man

Monday, September 6th: Uncut Gems

Tuesday, September 7th: Love & Basketball

Monday, September 13th: Moonstruck

Tuesday, September 14th: MOULIN ROUGE!

Monday, September 27th: The Phantom of the Opera

Tuesday, September 28th: Mrs. Doubtfire

This event is free to the public. As New York State and City safety guidelines for public gatherings quickly change in response to the ongoing success of NYC's COVID-19 vaccination program, Bryant Park continues to reassess its on-site protocols for upcoming shows with the intention of safely accommodating as many attendees as possible. For the most current guidelines, program updates, and additional venue information and restrictions, please visit bryantpark.org.

Bryant Park is situated behind the New York Public Library in Midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Take the B, D, F, or M train to 42nd Street/Bryant Park; or take the 7 train to 5th Avenue.

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5) City Center Encores! 2022 Season

THE TAP DANCE KID

Feb 2 – 6, 2022
Wed & Thu 7:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sat 2 & 8pm; Sun 2 & 7pm

Music by Henry Krieger
Lyrics by Robert Lorick
Book by Charles Blackwell
Based on the novel Nobody’s Family is Going to Change  by Louise Fitzhugh
Concert Adaptation by  Lydia Diamond
Choreography by Jared Grimes
Directed by Kenny Leon

Featuring Dulé Hill (Dipsey)

THE LIFE

Mar 16 – 20, 2022
Wed & Thu 7:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sat 2 & 8pm; Sun 2 & 7pm

Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by Ira Gasman
Book by David Newman, Ira Gasman, and Cy Coleman
Adapted and directed by Billy Porter

Featuring  Chuck Cooper (Old Jojo),  Mykal  Kilgore (Young Jojo),  Ledisi (Sonja), and  Ken Robinson (Fleetwood) 

INTO THE WOODS

Special two-week run
May 4 – 15, 2022
Week 1: Wed 6pm (Spring Gala); Thu & Fri 7pm; Sat 2 & 8pm; Sun 2 & 7pm
Week 2: Tue – Fri 7pm; Sat 2 & 8pm; Sun 2pm

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Lear deBessonet

Featuring  Sara Bareilles (Baker's Wife),  Christian  Borle (Baker),  Heather Headley (Witch), and  Ashley Park (Cinderella)

For more information, go to https://www.nycitycenter.org/About/our-programs/encores

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6) Dance/NYC Announces

Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program:

Application Deadline October 10

Dance/NYC and its program partner Gibney are pleased to announce the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program, made possible by the generous support of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. Dance/NYC will award residencies to up to ten (10) disabled dance artists and/or disability-led integrated dance companies. The purpose of the residency program is to expand opportunities for dancers with disabilities, including spinal cord injury (SCI) and other impairments, and to advance accessibility and equity for disabled dance artists within the larger dance, residency, and presenting communities.

Dance/NYC remains committed to delivering regranting programs that address disparities in the dance field by continuing to fill gaps in the availability of resources where they are most needed. It believes the dance ecology must itself be just, equitable, and inclusive to meaningfully contribute to social progress and envisions a dance ecology wherein power, funding, opportunities, conduct, and impacts are fair for all artists, cultural workers, and audiences. Dance/NYC's approach cuts across its public programs and all aspects of its operations. 

The Residency Program responds directly to Dance/NYC's research, Performing Disability. Dance. Artistry. (Dance.NYC/PerformingDDA18), which underscores the need and opportunity to engage residency centers in the professional development and training of disabled artists and to provide critical training to presenters, driving mentorship and shared learning among artists and presenters. It also recognizes the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on disabled dance workers, as highlighted by its recent publication Coronavirus Dance Impact Informational Brief (https://bit.ly/DNYC_COVID_DanceImpactBrief). 

Applications are now open for individual disabled dance artists and/or integrated dance companies led by people with disabilities to apply for residencies during the period of December 6, 2021 through March 5, 2022. Residencies will be awarded to up to ten (10) disabled dance artists and/or integrated dance companies to support their creative process. These residencies will be hosted in New York City by Gibney, but eligible applicants may be based outside of the metropolitan area. Given the continued impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus, both in-person and digital residencies will be available.

Benefits include an honorarium of $5,000 per participant, an additional stipend of $1,000 for personal care assistant(s) or any accessibility needs, up to 36 hours of rehearsal time, a ten-class card at Gibney, an informal public engagement opportunity, ten hours of goal-directed mentorship or professional development consulting from an expert in the field, participation in cohort convenings, and marketing support.

Applications will be considered for only one residency program, per applicant. A copy of the applicant's U.S. IRS Determination Letter, which proves the entity's 501(c)(3) designation or tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code Section 170(c)(1) is required, or proof of fiscal sponsorship. The program's goals are artistic, and applicants with primarily therapeutic or educational goals will not be considered. Additional information about eligibility and application requirements are now available on Dance/NYC's website at www.dance.nyc/programs/funds/danceadvancement

The deadline for application submission is October 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST

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7) FAIRYCAKES

A NEW PLAY BY

FIVE-TIME TONY AWARD® NOMINEE

DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE

WILL OPEN OFF-BROADWAY AT THE

GREENWICH HOUSE THEATER

 

CAST LED BY MO ROCCA WITH A HOST OF 

BROADWAY FAVORITES

 

PERFORMANCES TO BEGIN OCTOBER 14, 2021

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2022

Douglas Carter Beane’s newest play, Fairycakes, will mark its world premiere this fall at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), home to many of Beane’s first plays, beginning Thursday, October 14, 2021. Fairycakes is set to play a limited engagement through January 2, 2022.

Performances will run Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8:00pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Tickets are available now starting at $35 on www.FairycakesThePlay.com; and the TodayTix® app.

 

An all-star cast of theatrical favorites comes together in this uproarious clash of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and old-world fairy tales from Douglas Carter Beane.

 

One night in the woods, puckish mischief leads to mismatched lovers from across all your favorite stories. And what begins as love at first sprite, grows into something more as the feelings from one midsummer night carry over to the bright light of day.

Fairycakes is proud to be the first production of the new season to work in allyship with Broadway for Racial Justice (www.bfrj.com) on creating a safe, equitable space for artists and audiences alike.

For all information go to www.FairycakesThePlay.com 

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 8) 8( 8FINAL WEEKS OF IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH AT PIER 36, 

NORTH AMERICA’S ORIGINAL

 EXPERIENTIAL CELEBRATION
OF VINCENT VAN GOGH   

CLOSES AUG. 29

PRODUCTION WILL RETURN TO PIER 36 IN NOVEMBER 

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

 Immersive Van Gogh, the blockbuster art installation and original experiential celebration of the work of beloved post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh, is now in its final weeks through Aug. 29, 2021 at Pier 36 (299 South St.), a 70,000- square-foot facility located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.   

 

Due to popular demand, Immersive Van Gogh is anticipated to return to Pier 36 in November and run until January 2022. First access tickets for the return of Immersive Van Gogh are now available at vangoghnyc.com/extension.  

 

The hour-long walk-through experience has been designed with health and safety as a priority. Admissions will be limited according to New York City’s capacity guidelines with touchless ticket-taking and all guests must wear a face covering at all times during their visit to Immersive Van Gogh. Immersive Van Gogh adheres to all state and local COVID-19 guidelines and will be requiring proof of vaccination for entry once the exhibition resumes its run.  

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9) Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party

8/25/21

The 72nd episode of Jim Caruso’s Pajama Cast Party will air on it’s new day, Wednesday, August 25 at 8pm ET, and will feature lively chat and performances by Tony Award-winning leading man Jarrod Emick (Rocky Horror, Boy From Oz, Damn Yankees), international accordion virtuoso Michael Bridge, and blues singer/actress Sheshe Azusa Dance.

After hosting his weekly Cast Party every Monday night at Birdland since 2003, showman Jim Caruso wasn’t about to let the temporary pandemic shutdown of the iconic NYC nightclub put a halt to his award-winning open mic night. Instead, with the technical expertise of producer Ruby Locknar, he went virtual, to bring the popular musical variety show into the homes of viewers everywhere via the YouTube Cast Party Network. Musical guests of “Jim Caruso’s Pajama Cast Party” have included Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Betty Buckley, Marilyn Maye, Jelani Remy, Marc Shaiman, Kathy Najimy, Adam Guettel, Christine Ebersole, Ariana DeBose, Clifton Davis, Chita Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Isaac Mizrahi, Mary Wilson, and Toni Tennille, who have all served musical performances via livestream from their homes.  See pajamacastparty.com.

Jim Caruso’s Pajama Cast Party

Wednesday, August 25 at 8pm ET

View the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ymzf3ViHoQ

Cast Party Network on YouTube, BroadwayWorld.com & Facebook

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10) JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION AND

BLACK THEATRE COALITION

ANNOUNCE THE CREATION OF

THE BLACK THEATRE COALITION /

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA

FELLOWSHIP

SPONSORED BY THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION

 

PROGRAM TO FEATURE 10 FELLOWSHIPS NATIONWIDE

BEGINNING JANUARY 2022

The John Gore Organization (JGO), the leading presenter, producer, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide, is pleased to announce a landmark partnership with Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequities in the theater industry, by creating sustainable and ethical hiring practices for Black Professionals on Broadway and in the American Theatre. BTC and BAA’s collaboration is in the creation of a comprehensive paid fellowship program specifically for undergraduate college juniors and seniors and recent college graduates interested in pursuing a career in commercial theater. The program, called The Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship, sponsored by the John Gore Organization, will provide ten paid part-time fellowships across the United States with specific training in the areas of Marketing, PR, Sales, Programming, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Venue Management and Ticketing.

  

Recognizing the underrepresentation of BIPOC professionals in the commercial theater industry, this program will be dedicated to fostering and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, access, and inclusion while providing an invaluable, in-depth education in the business of commercial theater.  BTC-BAA Fellowships will initially be available in New York, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, and Louisville, and will launch Spring Semester, 2022.

BTC-BAA Fellows will gain practical experience through on-the-job learning in Broadway Across America offices and learn the intricacies of the business through an education curriculum taught by JGO professionals as they embark in an offstage career in the business of Broadway.  Fourteen-week, paid fellowships will provide undergraduate/postgraduate students with an opportunity to develop the job skills, broad understanding and network connections necessary to begin a professional career in the commercial theater industry.

Candidates interested in applying for Fellowships should sign up at BroadwayFellows.com to be notified when applications will be accepted this fall.  

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11) KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES

SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021

AUGUST 28-29, SEPTEMBER 4-5 & 11-12, 2021 (Saturdays & Sundays)

Featuring three new classical dance commissions from Gemma Bond, Claire Davison & Lauren Lovette.

Premiere screening of In Balanchine’s Classroom, in partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival.

Inaugural “Playing Field Dinner” with a Peruvian pachamanca, curated by Jeff Gordinier.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Summer Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning August 28 and running through September 12, 2021 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature three new classical dance works with live music; a free weekend of western swing music, art, and picnicking; a film screening in partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival; and an inaugural outdoor end of summer dinner celebration.

August 28 and 29, 2021

6:00pm – 7:30pm

• The premiere of three Kaatsbaan commissioned classical dance works
• Choreographer Gemma Bond (former dancer from Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, current Artist-in-Residence at CoLab Dance), brings a new creation to Kaatsbaan’s outdoor Mountain Stage, with dancers from American Ballet Theatre, including Devon Teuscher, Cory Stearns, Lauren Bonfiglio, Tyler Maloney, Chloe Misseldine, and Jose Sebastian. Renowned concert pianist, Cecile Licad, will play excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic 13 Preludes in an exciting collaboration with these dancers. Costume design by Harriet Jung.
• Choreographer Claire Davison (American Ballet Theatre, Corps de Ballet), brings a site-specific physical comedy piece to Kaatsbaan, with elements of clowning, dance, slapstick, juggling and aerial dance to live music. Performing artists include Kyle Driggs, Andrea Murillo, Omari Soulfinger, Jeff Seal, and Tyler West. The Ávila Ensemble, with Ana Aparicio, Laura Pérez, Juan Diego Mora, and Elizabeth Liotta, students from Bard Conservatory, will accompany with Venezuelan folk music and music from classical repertoire.
• Choreographer Lauren Lovette (New York City Ballet, Principal Dancer), brings a new pas de deux to Kaatsbaan’s outdoor Mountain Stage, with ABT dancer Zimmi Coker and TBD with the Balourdet String Quartet.

• A solo recital with Steinway Artist Cecile Licad will open the Mountain Stage portion of the evening. The piano has been provided by Steinway & Sons – the Artistic Choice of Kaatsbaan Summer Festival.

September 4 and 5, 2021

Music shows at 12:00pm and 2:00pm

• A celebration of music and art
• Free admission, park open from 11:00am – 6:00pm, donations welcome
• Kaatsbaan Cultural Park opens its 153-acre park to the community for Labor Day weekend
• Bring a picnic and enjoy western swing music with Tamar Korn & A Kornucopia and stroll through the Kaatsbaan sculpture garden featuring local Hudson Valley artists.
• First-look screening of a new unreleased film by Jeremy Jacob, based on American Lyric, the music and dance site-specific commission which premiered at Kaatsbaan’s Spring Festival and featured pianist Hunter Noack from IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild™ and dancer/producer Garen Scribner.
• Curated craft cocktails and beverages available for purchase onsite from Milk and Honey Mobile Taps.

September 11, 2021

4:00pm: Matinee screening, 5:30pm: Panel Discussion, 6:15pm: Reception, 7:00pm: Evening screening 

• A retrospective of the prolific New York City Ballet choreographer, George Balanchine

In partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival

• Hudson Valley premiere of the film, In Balanchine's Classroom
• This screening is courtesy of Zeitgeist Films, in association with Kino Lorber Incorporated
• Invited guest speakers includes filmmaker, Connie Hochman, with former NYCB Prima Ballerina Merrill Ashley
• Special installation of select books from the library of Clive Barnes, the late dance and theater critic for the New York Times, whose family generously donated the Clive Barnes Dance Library to Kaatsbaan

September 12, 2021

Kaatsbaan's inaugural end of summer feast

1:00pm: Arrival, 1:00pm-4:00pm: Pachamanca festivities + cocktails, 4:00pm-5:00pm: Jeff Gordinier and Ruth Reichl in conversation, 5:00pm-6:00pm: Dinner

• The inaugural “Playing Field Dinner,” curated by Jeff Gordinier, author of Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World. Kaatsbaan’s first annual end of summer feast is in partnership with JuanMa Calderón and Maria Rondeau of Esmeralda and Celeste, who will prepare a pachamanca — an ancient Peruvian technique of cooking in the ground for which they were recently featured in the New York Times. Special conversation with Jeff Gordinier, former food writer for the New York Times and Esquire, and Ruth Reichl, the former restaurant critic for both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, as well as the former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Among her many books are the bestsellers Save Me the Plums, Comfort Me with Apples, and Tender at the Bone. **Availability limited to 150 dinner guests

All programming is subject to change. 

Additional program and ticket information will be made available online at www.kaatsbaan.org. Tickets for Kaatsbaan members on sale now. Join Kaatsbaan’s membership for early access. General tickets go on sale July 22.

Summer Festival events and performances will take place both outside across the 153-acres of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and in its indoor Theatre, following all CDC and NYS guidelines. Proper safety protocols will be in place. 

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12) Tony & Emmy Award winner                 

LaCHANZE         

To Star in the Broadway Premiere of

TROUBLE IN MIND

By ALICE CHILDRESS

Directed by CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT

 

Previews begin October 29, 2021

Official opening November 18, 2021

Limited engagement through January 9, 2022 on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre

LaChanze will star in the Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. LaChanze is a founding member of Black Theatre United; she returns to Broadway following A Christmas Carol (2019) and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (2018), for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.

Roundabout’s production of Trouble in Mind comes to Broadway following two recent development readings with director Charles Randolph-Wright. Roundabout audiences will know the work of playwright Alice Childress from the recent online reading of her play, Wine in the Wilderness, as part of Roundabout’s multi-year The Refocus Project, presented in association with Black Theatre United, to spotlight twentieth-century Black plays and their playwrights.

Trouble in Mind will begin preview performances on Friday, October 29, and open officially on Thursday, November 18, 2021. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42^nd Street).

Following an experienced Black stage actress through rehearsals of a major Broadway production, Alice Childress’s wry and moving look at racism, identity, and ego in the world of New York theatre opened to acclaim Off-Broadway in 1955. At the forefront of both the Civil Rights and feminist movements, the prescient Trouble in Mind was announced to move to Broadway in 1957…in a production that never came to be.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for Trouble in Mind are now available to subscribers and donors. Individual tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 28, and will be available by calling 212.719.1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org, 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 email groupsales@roundabouttheatre.org.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Preview performances of Trouble in Mind will play Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00PM with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2:00PM and Sunday matinees at 3:00PM. Regular performances after opening night will play Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7:00PM, and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening at 8:00PM, with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2:00PM and Sunday matinees at 3:00PM.

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Tickets on sale now at:

www.sohoplayhouse.com

Yeah, But Not Right Now (www.SoHoPlayhouse.com), a new one-man musical written and performed by A.J. Holmes (The Book of Mormon, South Park, Team StarKid), will play at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) beginning September 9, as announced today by Darren Lee Cole, the Playhouse's Producing Artistic Director. Opening night is set for September 19.

Will you still like Broadway's A.J. Holmes after he tells you all the worst, most embarrassing, humiliating, potentially irredeemable parts about himself? The lies, the indiscretions, the fact that he legally changed his first name to "Broadway's"? Join A.J. (sorry, Broadway's) as he tries to move past his crippling need for constant validation... in front of an audience. He's been on stage and screen, but has he ever been... himself? And really, should he? He'll be whoever you want him to be, but please hold your applause. It will only encourage him. 

Yeah, But Not Right Now will play Thursday - Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 5pm.

 

Tickets for Yeah, But Not Right Now are $34.75 and can be purchased at www.sohoplayhouse.com or by calling (212) 691-1555.  Audience members can also buy tickets at the box office Tuesday - Sunday after 4pm.

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14) Theater Resources Unlimited

Hosts

Town Hall Open Discussion: 

What Producing Companies Need to Start Producing Again

Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) hosts a Town Hall Open Discussion: What Producing Companies Need to Start Producing Again on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 5:30pm. As part of a multi-tiered initiative to help restore the theater community in New York and beyond, TRU is inviting small-to-medium sized producing companies to join us in an honest conversation about the struggle to reopen. Many theater companies are bringing the lessons they learned during the pandemic with them into the future, reevaluating "best practices" to determine what still works and what needs to change. For more information and to register, visit https://truonline.org/events/town-hall-1/.

Some of the questions we will consider: How can we plan productions with the COVID situation seesawing? How do we win the trust of our audiences so they will come back and support us and attend our shows? How many performance spaces survived the shutdown, and are new spaces being created? Are the pre-pandemic contracts and agreements going to be in effect going forward? Will safety precautions be required, and will they increase costs?

Companies are encouraged to talk about their experiences with shutdown and their plans for reopening, with a particular focus on finding solutions to any obstacles holding them back. This initiative will be an opportunity for companies to learn from and find ways to help each other while TRU begins to explore programs that might better serve these companies. Though we will focus on the not-for-profit and fiscally sponsored sector, all companies struggling to return to live performance are welcome to participate in this crucial conversation.

Doors open at 5:30pm for networking and roundtable introductions of everyone in the room – come prepared with your best 20-second summary of who you are, and what you need. The Open Forum will start at 5:30pm. Free for TRU members and for all not-for-profit producing companies; $15 for other non-member attendees. Please use the bright red reservation box at https://truonline.org/events/town-hall-1/ or email or phone at least a day in advance (or much sooner): e-mail TRUStaff1@gmail.com / phone 833-506-5550

For more information about TRU membership and programs, visit www.truonline.org.

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15) THE SOON-TO-REOPEN BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF

HARPER LEE’S

“TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”

COMMEMORATES AND CELEBRATES BROADWAY’S HISTORIC RETURN

WITH JUST-RELEASED VIDEO

WRITTEN BY PLAYWRIGHT

AARON SORKIN

AND VOICED BY ITS TONY AWARD^® NOMINATED STAR

JEFF DANIELS

WATCH VIDEO HERE

The producing team behind Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the most successful American play in Broadway history, today unveiled a new video commemorating and celebrating Broadway’s historic return. The two-minute video features an original script written by playwright, Aaron Sorkin, and voiced by Tony Award nominated and Emmy Award-winning star, Jeff Daniels.

 

Watch video HERE.

As previously announced, To Kill a Mockingbird is set to resume performances on Broadway on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Shubert Theatre. Mr. Daniels will reprise his originating and iconic turn as ‘Atticus Finch’ and Celia Keenan-Bolger will return to her Tony Award-winning performance as ‘Scout Finch’ in Mr. Sorkin’s new play with direction by Bartlett Sher.

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16) TWO RIVER THEATER ANNOUNCES 2021/2022 SEASON

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW. 

SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 4.

Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces the lineup of productions for its 2021/22 Season. 

Season subscriptions on sale now by calling 732.345.1400 or by visiting our Box Office at 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank. Single tickets on sale October 4.

 

2021/2022 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES

 

August Wilson’s RADIO GOLF 
Directed by Obie Award winner Brandon J. Dirden 

Rechnitz Theater 

November 6-21/2021

 

Radio Golf returns under the direction of Obie Award winner Brandon J. Dirden (Two River’s King Hedley II, Seven Guitars) and much of the original cast from March of 2020! Real-estate developer Harmond Wilks is determined to become the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh, and to revitalize the Hill District. Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods are ready to move in. But one particular house on the development site, at 1839 Wylie Avenue, must be torn down, a casualty of urban blight. And that house belonged to Wilson’s legendary Aunt Ester—forcing Harmond, and the Hill District itself, into a battle between the past and the future.

THREE SISTERS

By Anton Chekhov
Translated by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George

Directed by Sara Holdren

Rechnitz Theater

January 15–February 6/2022

 

Two River Theater playwright-in-residence Madeleine George (Two River’s Hurricane Diane, Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England) collaborates with director Sara Holdren (Two River’s Twelfth Night) to create a new translation of Chekhov’s classic play about big souls trapped in tiny boxes. Set in the Russian countryside at the turn of the 20th century, sisters Olga, Masha, and Irina dream of futures in the wake of their father’s death and a changing Russia.

 

THE HOMBRES 
By Tony Meneses

Directed by Annie Tippe

Marion Huber Theater

March 12–April 10/2022 | WORLD PREMIERE

 

This new play by Tony Meneses (The Women of Padilla, Guadalupe in the Guest Room) is a fresh and nuanced look at the complexity and intimacy of male friendship. Set in New Jersey (“somewhere off the NJ Transit line”), the play follows Julián, a gay Latino yoga teacher, as he clashes with the straight and macho Latino construction workers outside his studio—particularly the older head of the crew, Héctor, who seeks from Julián something he never expected. Annie Tippe (Lortel award-winning Octet) to direct.
 

Two River co-commissioned and developed The Hombres with the NJPAC Stage Exchange, a program of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and through a reading at Two River’s 2018 Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) festival of plays and music by Latinx artists.

 

SUBSCRIPTION SHOW #4: TBA  

Rechnitz Theater

June 4–26/2022 

 

Final show  will be announced soon!

YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE: TITLE TBA

By William Shakespeare

Marion Huber Theater

May 6–15/2022

 

Now in its ninth season as one of Two River’s most popular programs, A Little Shakespeare introduces the works of Shakespeare to hundreds of young people each year. Through this program, Two River produces a 75-minute abridged version of a Shakespeare play, performed and supported backstage by high school students, and directed and designed by theater professionals.

TICKET INFORMATION

Season subscriptions on sale now by calling 732.345.1400 or by visiting the Box Office at 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank. Single tickets on sale October 4.

 

Plays, artists, dates, and ticket prices are subject to change. 

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Two River Theater is continuing to monitor the evolving situation regarding Covid-19. Requirements and recommendations surrounding mask wearing, proof of vaccination and/or negative Covid tests are all being considered for the upcoming season and will be communicated to ticket holders closer to the performance date.

 

The safety of Two River Theater’s patrons, staff and artists is of the utmost importance. Two River Theater’s reopening safety plans have been created using CDC, state and local government mandated practices, in consultation with medical professionals through Keeping America Safe: Hackensack Meridian Health’s Assist Program and Intelligent Crowd Solutions. For more information regarding health and safety protocols for each performance visit tworivertheater.org. 

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17) Two River Theater

Upcoming Event

EXPERIMENT TIME" 

WITH HASAN MINHAJ!

AUG 26 – 29

Rechnitz Theater

Tickets: $25 - $54.50

Run Time: 90 minutes

Show Schedule:

Thursday, August 26 - 8pm

Friday, August 27 - 6:30pm, 9pm

Saturday, August 28 - 6:30pm, 9pm

Sunday, August 29 - 3pm

Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj showcases and prepares new material for his new one man show in an intimate setting. The global success of his Netflix comedy special “Homecoming King” garnered rave reviews and won a 2018 Peabody Award.

For more information or to purchase tickets, tworivertheater.org/whats-on/hasan-minhaj-experiment-time

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And that's the Scoop. Tune in tomorrow for More Theater Monday