Upcoming Shows in New York
1) American Buffalo Preview Begin 3/22 Opening Night 4/14
Limited run 16 weeks only at the Circle in the Square Theater
2) Between the Lines Performances Begin 7/14 Tickets on Sale
Limited run at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage
3) Macbeth Begins Previews 3/29 Opening Night 4/28
Limited run 15 weeks only at the Lyceum Theater
Live and Virtual Events Coming Up This Week, and More
1) Ahoy Tours October Virtual Cooking Class 10/17
2) The Amazing Adventures of a Woman in Need Premieres 10/16
3) Arts on Site Announces October Performance Schedule
4) Asase Yaa School Returns to In-Person Dance & Drum Class 10/14
5) Assemble Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Immersive Theater Experience Previewing Now
6) Ballet Hispanico in Excerpts From Gustavo Ramirez's 18 +1
7) Between the Bars Community Conversations Throughout October
8) Caroline or Change Begins Performances
9) Centenary Stage Company's 2021 Fringe Festival Begins With Nine Day Wonder 10/14
10) Centenary Stage Company's Read Out Loud Series Returns With The Seagull 10/16
11) Cocomelon Live Tickets on Sale 10/12
12) Did They Like It Revamped Review Site Launches
13) New Cammerata Opera Presents Peter Rabbit Free and Open to the Public 10/16
14) Lincoln Centers Passport to the Arts Returns 10/16
15) PlayPerView Live Reading of Jane Anger 10/18
16) South Street Seaport Announces Expanded Digital Gallery
17) Speakeasy Magick at the McKitrick Hotel Three Nights A Week Starting 10/16
18) Swan Lake Opera Returns to New York 10/14
19) Thoughts of a Colored Man Will Now Open 10/13
20) To Kill A Mockingbird Announces In-Person Rush Policy
21) Town Hall Live Evening With Ron and Clint Howard in Conversation 10/12
22) Two River Theater's Upcoming Season Tickets on Sale Now
23) Yeah, But Not Right Now Announces Upcoming Special Guests
24) York Theatre Company Presents Benefit Concert of Blue Roses 10/18
1) Ahoy Tours
October Virtual Cooking Class
Join Ahoy Tours on Sunday, October 17th at 11 am ET as they continue their virtual travels to the region of Calabria, Italy. This southwestern, point of the boot offers a vast culinary tradition from town to town, with recipe variations happening even from family to family.
This class will be all about the desserts and perfect for those of you with a sweet tooth! You'll be making 2 traditional Calabrian desserts.
The first is called Melanzane al cioccolato- eggplant layered and filled with ricotta and chocolate. Yes, eggplant and chocolate!
The second dessert we’ll be making is Susumelle- cinnamon chocolate cookies or biscuits dipped in chocolate, traditionally seen during the Christmas season, however they have become popular all year round!
Join them on our culinary adventure and bring a friend or two. As usual, the price is $40 per screen, which means there’s no limit on how many people can join you in your home kitchen! This is such a fun class to do with your friends and family, no matter the age or location!
They will be sending you the list of ingredients (found at your supermarket or easily available online) and from there we'll meet, cook, laugh, chat, and EAT!
For more information or to register, go to
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2) America’s Next Top Model Winner Naima Mora Stars in
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES
OF A WOMAN IN NEED
Live Performance & Livestreaming October 16
On Demand October 21 – November 11
America’s Next Top Model winner Naima Mora will star in the World Premiere of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF A WOMAN IN NEED. This new play is written by Naima Mora and Marishka S. Phillips and directed by Marishka S. Phillips. Audiences will have three different opportunities to watch: live and in person at the Triad Theater on October 16, livestreamed from home on October 16 (with a post-show meet-and-greet option), and on demand streaming October 21 – November 11.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF A WOMAN IN NEED celebrates a quartet of quintessential female New Yorkers. With Naima as the narrator, the play introduces audiences to three quirky characters, each one a part of Naima’s own inner dialogue: Penelope is the supermodel who never dies, Joanne is the self-proclaimed stay at home dog mom, and Marisol Yanette Arnelis Rodriguez Lopes is the serial dater in search of modern day reparations. THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF A WOMAN IN NEED promises to take you on a moving and comic journey that explores the human heart and what it means to be a woman today.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF A WOMAN IN NEED will be performed live and livestreamed on Saturday, October 16 at 4pm EST. The Triad Theater is located at 158 West 72nd Street between. Attendees must show proof of vaccination. Running time is 70 minutes. Tickets are $30. The filmed production will be available to watch on demand October 21 – November 11. For tickets and info visit www.theamazingadventuresofawomaninneed.com. *********************************************************************
3) Arts on Site announces October Performances
Arts on Site (AOS) announces October performances, featuring dance, music, and film in the heart of the East Village at Studio 3R, 12 St. Mark’s Place, NYC. Tickets are $20-$30 and can be purchased online at artsonsite.ticketleap.com/studio-3r.
“Arts On Site began presenting artists in 2016 at 12 Saint Marks Place,” said Chelsea Ainsworth, Executive Director of Arts On Site. “After 350 shows throughout the pandemic, AOS decided to build out a new performance space, Studio 3R, in May 2021 and began presenting artists in June. The space includes installing new black curtains, professional lighting, marley floor and risers for audience seating. We are so pleased to offer artists an intimate, professional, new performance space in NYC.”
Made by Women Dance Festival
Friday, October 1, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $20
Penelope Wendtlandt (music)
Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
Barkin/Selissen Project (dance)
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
A Night of Dance curated by Serena Wolman
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Friday, October 15, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
Tai Lee (dance)
Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
Carla Kissane (theatre)
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
CreateART
Friday, October 22, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
Clinton Edward & Spencer Weidie
Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Michelle Thompson Ulerich (dance)
Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
BREAKTIME (dance)
Friday, October 29, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $30
Covid-19 Protocols
Arts On Site is enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. Each performance is located in Arts on Site’s large space, Studio 3R, with an air filter. The stage is set up in a proscenium style with a clear division between the artist and the audience. Seating is limited and the front row of seating is set at least 10 feet from the stage. Additional safety measures include:
- Limited occupancy at each event, with only 34 audience members total at one time
- Hand hygiene stations provided on site
- Requirements that audience members are masked and performers be vaccinated
- Signage posted throughout the location to remind personnel and visitors to adhere to proper hygiene practices, use PPE appropriately, and follow disinfection protocols
- Designation of a site safety monitor whose responsibilities include continuous compliance with all aspects of the site safety plan
- Only selling tickets online only prior to the event, with no tickets sold at the door
All visitors are required to:
- Arrive at least 15 minutes before performance (6:15 & 8:15pm)
- Complete COVID-19 questionnaire (listed below)
- Complete safety waiver
- Wear appropriate face covering
- Sanitize hands upon arrival
Visitors are not allowed entry if they answer “yes” to any of the following questions:
- Have you had COVID-19 symptoms in the past 14 days?
- Have you had a positive COVID-19 test in the past 14 days?
- Have you been in close contact with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case in the past 14 days?
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4) ASASE YAA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ANNOUNCES RETURN TO ITS IN-PERSON
DANCE AND DRUM CLASSES ON OCT. 14
at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
22 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233
The Brooklyn-based and highly regarded Asase Yaa School of the Arts has announced that for the first time since the pandemic they are offering a full slate of in-person dance and drum classes starting on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Their classes, which have been core components of their curriculum over the past fifteen years will take place at the school’s location, Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, 228 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11233. In-person registration is available at the same location on Friday, October 8 from 5–7pm, and Saturday, October 9, 1-4 pm. Online registration will be available beginning on October 8.
Asase Yaa will follow the mandated state and city COVID protocols including taking students temperatures daily upon arrival at the school, daily sanitization, and cleaning of all spaces within the school, maintaining social distance and avoiding crowding when students enter and exit school per CDC regulations, and requiring masks when mandated. All the school’s instructors and assisting personnel are vaccinated.
To view the Asase Yaa class schedule go to:
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5) ASSEMBLE RETURNS TO YOUR FAVORITE STORE WITH A CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE IMMERSIVE THEATRE EXPERIENCE
FLYING LEAP LLC is pleased to announce the return engagement of ASSEMBLE, created by David Blackman, Talya Chalef, and Jess Kaufman. ASSEMBLE, a self-guided socially distanced, solo experience will play a limited engagement at a location in Brooklyn, to be revealed post-ticket purchase. Performances begin Friday, October 8, and continueS through Friday, November 5. Opening Night is Friday, October 8th (every 20 minutes, 4 people per slot, 5-7 p.m.). Tickets are $40 and are available at www.projectassemble.org. Previews for invited guests Oct 1-7 (and subsequent performances by request).
After a successful initial run in January 2020, ASSEMBLE is returning to your favorite superstore this fall with even more questions than before. Assemble is a guerrilla, choose-your-own-adventure performance that transforms the mundane spaces of a well-known store in Brooklyn into a series of worlds, fantasies and meditations. Participants download an app to their phones and are invited to join Jane as she considers the cost of her choices. At 40. Amidst a global pandemic.
After buying a ticket, downloading the performance app, and arriving at a secret location in Brooklyn, participants are prompted to navigate and interact with the store through a series of choices and tasks. The resulting experience is part immersive theatre, part audio tour, and an entirely unique experience for each person.
Assemble premiered in 2020 as part of The Exponential Festival; the 2021 production has been reworked and revised to meet the current moment. This production is fully compliant with all federal and local COVID-19 regulations, and the experience is solitary, socially distanced, and masked.
ASSEMBLE plays Thursdays through Mondays, every 20 minutes, four people per slot (5-7p weekdays, 4-7p weekends), from Oct 8 – Nov 5.
Tickets are $40 ($30 for students, artists, and unemployed) and are now available online at www.projectassemble.org.
Location: Exact performance start location revealed after ticket purchase. Participants will need a charged smartphone and earphones. The app will work on both Android and iOS.
Running Time: 90-120 minutes
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6) Watch Ballet Hispanico to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, enjoy this free encore presentation of Ballet Hispánico in excerpts from Gustavo RamÃrez Sansano’s 18+1 featuring Shelby Colona, Dandara Veiga, and Lenai Wilkerson from the 2020 Fall for Dance Festival—on demand through October 15.
Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s renowned Latino dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. The Company brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance performances, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences.
The Company makes a triumphant return to the City Center stage as part of the first annual City Center Dance Festival, April 1 – 3, 2022.
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7) LYNN CLAY BYRNE’s
BETWEEN THE BARS
Directed by BENJAMIN VIERTEL
HERE Arts Center
Announces Community Conversations
Throughout October
Between The Bars, a new play by Lynn Clay Byrne, directed by Benjamin Viertel, opening on September 30, 2021, has announced a weekly series of Community Conversations following select performances in October. The post-performance discussions will feature a different local organization committed to restorative justice and/or prison reform, moderated by actor, writer, and activist Robert Galinsky.
Between The Bars was well into rehearsal and ready to open in March of 2020 when the pandemic hit and shut down theatres around the country. After 18 months, the cast and creative team will reconnect and finally return to the stage. Between The Bars will initially run through October 30, 2021, at HERE Arts Center (145 6th Avenue, NYC). Tickets are $35.00-75.00 and can be purchased by visiting www.BetweentheBarsPlay.com.
Inspired by true events and set within the confines of the jailhouse visit room, emotionally charged meetings between incarcerated people and visitors expose the reality of our American jail system. We observe how the impact of incarceration diminishes any chance of success for people who have served their time. Between The Bars follows five incarcerated individuals and their loved ones, bringing to light critical systemic failures and questioning who belongs on which side of the bars.
The post-show Community Conversations schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, 10/6: Special Guest Keith Shocklee, original member of Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad, will be in conversation with Literacy for Incarcerated Teens and The KITE.
Purchase tickets to this performance and Community Conversation (10/6) here.
Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) is the only non-profit organization of its kind working to end illiteracy among New York’s incarcerated young people by inspiring them to read and by building and maintaining libraries in facilities.
The KITE facilitates creative writing and storytelling workshops for incarcerated youth and adults detained in NYC’s jails and prisons. We believe that telling our truths has the power to heal ourselves and those around us and that finding our voice can set us free. We strive to create safe spaces on the inside, and support systems on the outside, for students to rehabilitate through the arts so that they can reinvent futures devoid of police contact.
Monday, 10/11: Special Guest Richard Stratton, award-winning writer and filmmaker behind "Slam," (winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and the Camera d'Or at Cannes), will be in conversation with Hour Children.
Purchase tickets to this performance and Community Conversation (10/11) here.
Hour Children is a Long Island City-based not for profit organization working to respond to the unique and overlooked needs of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children. Named for the hours that impact the life of a child with an incarcerated mother – the hour of her arrest, the hour of their visit, and the hour of their reunification – we provide a comprehensive array of programs and services that enables mothers and children to remain connected in meaningful ways during the painful period of incarceration, and build positive, hope-filled futures upon her release.
Monday, 10/18: Special Guest Ron Kuby, American criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host and television commentator, will be in conversation with Prison Writes and The Institute for Transformative Mentoring.
Purchase tickets to this performance and Community Conversation (10/18) here.
Prison Writes is committed to providing meaningful structured workshops resulting in tangible outcomes for participants. Workshop content, theme and focus are tailored to each groups specific interests and needs. We work with all ages and groups of people impacted by incarceration, from toddlers to senior citizens.
The Institute for Transformative Mentoring (ITM) is a dynamic training program focused on the development of credible messengers (formerly incarcerated men and women) working in the social services fields throughout New York City. These mentors help young people navigate community violence and avoid the criminal justice system. Credible messengers are gaining systems-level recognition in New York City as an effective strategy to reduce crime and criminal justice involvement.
Monday, 10/25: A conversation with Coss Marte, CEO and Founder of CONBODY, and Defy Ventures, with Special Guest to be announced.
Purchase tickets to this performance and Community Conversation (10/25) here.
Coss Marte was sent to jail as the ringleader of a multi-million dollar marijuana operation. He was also grossly overweight and warned by his physician that his current lifestyle, if left unchecked, would likely kill him. Faced with this grim prognosis, Coss started to get in shape using the tools he had -- his prison cell and his own body weight. Within six months he lost 70 pounds and replicated his successful formula of body weight exercises with 20 other inmates. Then he launched CONBODY, a prison style bootcamp that has gained over 50,000+ clients and hires formerly incarcerated individuals to teach fitness classes. Since the launch of his company he’s been featured in over 200 major media outlets such as NBC, CNN, The New York Times, 3 time TED talk speaker, and Men’s Fitness.
Defy Ventures is a national nonprofit whose mission is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance through entrepreneurship, career readiness, and personal development training programs delivered both in prison and in the community. Defy’s vision is to cut recidivism (return-to-prison) rates in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives. Defy supports currently and formerly incarcerated people in defying the odds across eight states and 16 prisons throughout the country. Together with the thousands of business executives and leaders in our network, we are helping to shift the conversation and landscape of opportunity for people with criminal histories.
Here Arts Center requires all audience members to show proof of vaccination to enter the building and remained masked while in the building. The producers of Between the Bars are following all of the current COVID safety guidelines set forth by the CDC and agreed upon by the theatrical unions.
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8) ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
Presents
Olivier Award Winner
SHARON D CLARKE
In
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Official Opening October 27, 2021
At Studio 54 on Broadway
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) is pleased to present the new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated and Olivier Award-winning musical Caroline, or Change, which began previews Friday, October 8.
Caroline, or Change begins performances on October 8, 2021, and opens on October 27, 2021 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).
Caroline Thibodeaux is a Black woman working as a maid for a Jewish family in 1963 Louisiana, as the civil rights movement is transforming America.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for Caroline, or Change are available by calling 212.719.1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org, in person at a Roundabout box office; or by visiting StubHub, the Premier Secondary Ticketing Partner of Roundabout. Ticket prices range from $59-$159. For groups of 10 or more please call 212-719-9393 x 365 or email groupsales@roundabouttheatre.org
For more information, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org
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9) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S 2021 FRINGE FESTIVAL BEGINS WITH
NINE DAY WONDER
Centenary Stage Company’s Fringe Festival returns this fall with Nine Day Wonder by Stephen Temperley. Performances of Nine Day Wonder will run Thursday, October 14 at 7:30 pm, Friday, October 15 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 pm, and Sunday, October 17 at 2:00pm. Centenary Stage Company’s 2021 Fringe Festival will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Tickets for Nine Day Wonder range from $22.50 to $27.50 for adults. Discounts are available for select performances for seniors, students, and children 12 and younger. For more information or to purchase tickets call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900 or visit Centenary Stage Company on-line at centenarystageco.org
Nine Day Wonder is a comedy by and starring Stephen Temperley that takes place both in the past and present. When Will, a contemporary man, is faced with a moment of ultimate crisis, to distance himself from reality he splits in two, becoming Will Kemp, Shakespeare’s famous fool. In 1599, though no one is quite sure why, Kemp undertook his famous dance, jigging his way from London to Norwich, a hundred and twenty-five miles distant. In present-day Will’s imagination, history is turned upside-down as Kemp refuses to leave the stage quietly, instead insisting hoping he can make Shakespeare change his mind, beg him to return, so he can again be the star he once was. Fighting his way through Kemp’s egomania, jokes, dances, bad puns, bragging, and foolery, Will is finally forced to confront his own ambition.
Performances of Nine Day Wonder start Thursday, October 14 at 7:30 pm, Friday, October 15 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 pm, and Sunday, October 17 at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Tickets for Nine Day Wonder range from $22.50 to $27.50 for adults. Discounts are available for select performances for seniors, students, and children 12 and younger. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on-line at centenarystageco.org or by phone by calling the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
Performances of Nine Day Wonder start Thursday, October 14 at 7:30 pm, Friday, October 15 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 pm, and Sunday, October 17 at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Tickets for Nine Day Wonder range from $22.50 to $27.50 for adults. Discounts are available for select performances for seniors, students, and children 12 and younger. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on-line at centenarystageco.org or by phone by calling the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
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. For more information regarding CSC COVID-19 policies and policy updates, visit centenarystageco.org/faq. *********************************************************************
10) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S GREAT AUTHORS OUT LOUD SERIES RETURNS
WITH A STAGED READING OF
THE SEAGULL
Centenary Stage Company’s Great Authors Out Loud Series returns with a staged reading of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. This staged reading will take place on Saturday, October 16 at 2:00 pm in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. This event is free to attend, and advanced reservations require a $5.00 donation. For more information or to purchase tickets call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900 or visit Centenary Stage Company on-line at centenarystageco.org
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull tells the story of famed actress Arkadina who visits her family with her young lover Trigorin in tow. They become ensnared in a tragicomic tangle of romance, intrigue, and unrequited love. This staged reading will be directed by and starring Anne Occhiogrosso and Randall Duk Kim. Filling out the rest of the cast are returning Centenary Stage Company favorites, including Stephen Davis, Emaline Williams, Nick Bettens, Emily Elizabeth Bennett, David Sitler, Carl Wallnau, Colleen Wallnau, Ozborn Focht, and Kylah Wilson.
The reading of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull will take place on Saturday, October 16 at 2:00 pm in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. This event is free to attend, and advanced reservations require a $5.00 donation. More information can be found on-line at centenarystageco.org or by phone by calling the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
For more information or to reserve visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 – 5 PM and two hours prior to all performances. The 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.
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11) COCOMELON ANNOUNCES
MULTI YEAR WORLD TOUR
“CoComelon LIVE! JJ’s Journey”
Tickets on sale Oct. 12 at Ticketmaster.com
for the World Premiere
Dec. 4 & 5 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Dec 9 at F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes Barre, PA
Today Michael Cohl’s new powerhouse production company EMC announced details for the world premiere of CoComelon LIVE! JJ’s Journey. CoComelon is the property of Moonbug Entertainment the global entertainment company behind the #1 children’s show. The first performances of the multi-year World Tour will be held at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on December 4 & 5 and at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes Barre, PA on December 9th. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Oct 12 at 10am EST at Ticketmaster.com.
There are three unique ways to get your tickets to CoComelon LIVE! JJ’s Journey:
- Purchase tickets to the shows at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Dec 4th and 5th, and the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Dec 9th at Ticketmaster.com.
- Register to get tickets for performances in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh PA, Rochester NY, Charleston, WV and Boston MA. To reserve tickets, fans can register now at CoComelonlive.com for $10 per ticket. Once the fans’ preferred location, date and venue has been confirmed, they will be notified. Dates for Spring 2022 to be announced shortly.
- CoComelon LIVE! will be doing a multi-year world tour. If a city is not currently listed on the tour schedule, fans can submit their city for consideration and have their voice be heard at CoComelonLIVE.com.
In CoComelon LIVE! JJ’s Journey, JJ and his family are putting on a show where JJ is writing his own song and he needs a little help. In the end, JJ learns that by using his imagination, he can create, solve problems and can have wonderful adventures, proving that with a little help from your family and friends, you can make your dreams come true. With all the favorite characters and over 20 songs, including new original music, the show is a terrific journey through the world of CoComelon. Each stop will be a fun-filled, interactive musical romp with magical special effects.
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12) NEWLY BRANDED REVIEW AGGREGATE
WEBSITE
DID THEY LIKE IT?
LAUNCHES
ANNOUNCING
CRITIC COHORT
TO AMPLIFY UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES
OUTSIDE OF CRITICAL MAINSTREAM
SIGN UP FOR ALERTS HERE
Did They Like It? (Formerly known as Did He Like It?), the leading review aggregator of live theatre on Broadway and Off-Broadway is proud to announce their launch on Friday, October 1. Did They Like It? has one mission: to make reviews more accessible, digestible, and fun.
To sign up for alerts, please click HERE.
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13) New Camerata Opera Announces Peter Rabbit
Free and Open to the Public at Edgemere Farm
Saturday October 16, 2021
New Camerata Opera announces Peter Rabbit, a rollicking, action-packed introduction to the world of classical music, featuring the timeless melodies of Gaetano Donizetti, on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 2pm at Edgemere Farm on 385 B 45 Street, Queens, NY, 11691. The show runs for roughly thirty minutes, followed by a brief question and answer session. Children will learn and laugh at the same time! For more information, visit https://www.newcamerataopera.org/camerata-piccola-events/2021/8/22/peter-rabbit-n7b38. *********************************************************************
14) Free Annual Series for Children, Teens, and Adults
with Disabilities Offers Virtual and In-Person Events
Passport to the Arts Fall Season
Returns October 16, 2021
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announces the Passport to the Arts Fall 2021 season, with classes, performances, and custom-designed experiences for children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families.
Passport to the Arts provides a welcoming, accessible, and affordable introduction to the performing arts at Lincoln Center at no cost. Families attend dance, music, or drama classes, watch exclusive performances, check out behind-the-scenes content, and even meet performers.
Programs include everything from in-person viewings of Cinderella and The Magic Flute to behind the scenes clips from Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady, classes, explorations of site-specific theater, and movement workshops with renowned dancers and musicians. This season includes programs from partners across the Lincoln Center campus and beyond: American Ballet Theatre, CO/LAB Theater Group, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the New York City Ballet, and the New York Philharmonic.
All programs are inclusively designed and open only to families with children, teens or adults with disabilities; virtual programs take place via Zoom. Attendees who secure tickets to in-person events will be required to follow the safety protocols of the presenting organization. To best meet the needs of our audiences, families receive pre-visit materials, including social narratives, photos, and links before each program to aid in preparing for new experiences.
Registration is free and available here. For more information, visit LincolnCenter.org/Passport. To access additional arts-based lessons, visit Passport at Home.
Passport to the Arts Fall 2021 Programs:
Adapted Dance Workshop with American Ballet Theatre
Saturday, October 16 at 11:00am ET
Virtual Program
Join American Ballet Theatre (ABT) teaching artists for an interactive dance workshop where participants will explore the characters and choreography from ABT’s popular ballet Coppélia.
WeBop “Swing” with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sunday, October 17 at 10:30am ET
Virtual Program
This WeBop “Swing" session is designed for children aged six to nine years old. During this interactive, small group program, led by musicians, families will be immersed in an authentic jazz experience by dancing to the swing rhythm, singing the blues, improvising on homemade instruments, scatting and more!
Opera Fairy Tales: Cinderella with the Metropolitan Opera Guild
Saturday, October 30 at 11:00am (ages 8-12) and 1pm (teens and adults) ET
Virtual Program
Join Metropolitan Opera Guild Teaching Artists in a fun and interactive journey through the classic fairy tale Cendrillon. Explore the characters, emotions, and music of this classic opera, with recorded performances and engaging activities.
Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady with Lincoln Center Theater
Saturday, November 6 at 10:30am ET
Virtual Program
Join us for an interactive workshop including video clips about Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-nominated 2018 production of the classic musical My Fair Lady. Led by Lincoln Center Theater teaching artists Daniel and Patrick Lazour, we will meet the main character, Eliza Doolittle, explore the show's central theme of transformation, and create songs and sounds inspired by the musical world of My Fair Lady.
WeBop "Swing” with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sunday, November 7 at 10:00am ET
Virtual Program
This WeBop “Swing" session is designed for children aged two to five years old. During this interactive, small group program, led by musicians, you will be immersed in an authentic jazz experience by dancing to the swing rhythm, singing the blues, improvising on your homemade instruments, scatting and more!
WeBop "Improvisation” with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sunday, November 7 at 12:00pm ET
Virtual Program
WeBop’s “Improvisation" session is designed for children 6 to 9 years old. During this interactive, small group class led by jazz musicians, you will explore the basics of jazz improvisation by learning to listen for musical cues and responding creatively with your voice, body, and improvising on your homemade instruments!
Adapted Dance Workshop for teens and adults with New York City Ballet (NYCB)
Monday, November 15 at 6:00pm ET
Virtual Program
Join the artists of New York City Ballet as participants are guided in a warm-up and learn choreography inspired by some of NYCB’s most beloved repertory. This event will take place on Zoom. We will be dancing together. Dancing clothes are not needed, but you may want to wear comfortable clothes that you can dance and stretch in. Siblings are encouraged to participate.
Inspiring Instruments with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sunday, November 21 at 11:30am ET
Virtual Program
The cello, the piano, the violin – you have seen these instruments on stage and heard them make music together. In this program, we explore instruments and instrumentalists who have inspired great composers! Learn about these instruments and how to build your own in this interactive, online program featuring live music and activities, led by educators and musicians Rami Vamos and Nurit Pacht.
Setting the Stage with CO/LAB Theater Group
Saturday, December 4 at 11:00am ET
Virtual Program
Not all performances happen on a stage. Imagine all the places you can put on a show – outdoors, at a park, even your living room! Join CO/LAB Theater Group in an exploration of site-specific theater. Drawing inspiration from performances that have happened in and around Lincoln Center, we'll stage our own performances from home.
Opera Magic with the Metropolitan Opera Guild
Sunday, December 5 at 11:00am ET
Virtual Program
An exclusive virtual look at what it takes to make operatic magic! Learn about how an opera goes from the rehearsal room to the operatic stage, led by the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Senior Associate of Community Engagement, Elspeth Davis.
Setting the Stage with CO/LAB Theater Group
Sunday, December 5, 1:00pm ET
Virtual Program
Not all performances happen on a stage. Imagine all the places you can put on a show – outdoors, at a park, even your living room! Join CO/LAB Theater Group in an exploration of site-specific theater. Drawing inspiration from performances that have happened in and around Lincoln Center, we'll stage our own performances from home.
Adapted Dance Workshop for children/families with New York City Ballet (NYCB)
Sunday, December 12 at 11:00am ET
Virtual Program
Join the artists of New York City Ballet as participants are guided in a warm-up and learn choreography inspired by some of NYCB’s most beloved repertory. This event will take place on Zoom. We will be dancing together. Dancing clothes are not needed, but you may want to wear comfortable clothes that you can dance and stretch in. Siblings are encouraged to participate.
Musical Portraits: Expressing Myself Through Music with the New York Philharmonic
Sunday, December 12 at 1:00 ET
Virtual Program
Join New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist Jacinta Clusellas accompanied by a musician from the New York Philharmonic for an interactive musical workshop that shows how composing can be used as a fun way to express yourself.
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents: Just Friends - Billie Holiday and Lester Young
Wednesday, December 15 at 5:30pm ET
Virtual Program
At its best, jazz can sound like good friends having a conversation. Through laughter and tears, there is a supportive back and forth that keeps the stories flowing. Two great friends, and icons of jazz, are the vocalist Billie Holiday and saxophonist Lester Young. Their innovations and unique style changed the course of music. Join us for a special concert celebrating some of the most beloved music in jazz with a group of outstanding artists from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
Saturday, December 18 at 1:00pm ET
In-Person program
Join us for a magical production of Mozart’s beloved fairy tale opera, including stunning visuals and puppetry. Designed for families with a shortened running time just under 2 hours and performed in English. This performance takes place in person at the Metropolitan Opera. All participants must be over the age of 12 and show full proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Sunday, December 19 at 3:00pm ETIn-Person program
Celebrate a holiday tradition with Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillon. Designed for families with a shortened running time of 1 hour 35 minutes and performed in English. This performance takes place in person at the Metropolitan Opera. All participants must be over the age of 12 and show full proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
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15) PLAY-PERVIEW
ANNOUNCES FIRST LIVESTREAM IN-PERSON PRESENTATION
“JANE ANGER OR THE LAMENTABLE COMEDIE OF JANE ANGER, THAT CUNNING WOMAN, AND ALSO OF WILLY SHAKEFPEARE AND HIS PEASANT COMPANION, FRANCIS, YES AND ALSO OF ANNE HATHAWAY (ALSO A WOMAN) WHO TRIED VERY HARD.”
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 7PM
CAVEAT (21 A CLINTON STREET – NYC)
STREAMING ON DEMAND THROUGH OCTOBER 22
TO BENEFIT FUND TEXAS CHOICE
Play-PerView (Jeremy Wein/Jennifer Campos, Producers) is happy to announce its first LIVESTREAM in person presentation.
On Monday, October 18, Play-PerView will present a LIVE reading of “Jane Anger or The Lamentable Comedie of JANE ANGER, that Cunning Woman, and also of Willy Shakefpeare and his Peasant Companion, Francis, Yes and Also of Anne Hathaway (also a Woman) Who Tried Very Hard,” a new comedy by Talene Monahon and directed by Jaki Bradley (How to Load a Musket). The play will be read LIVE on Monday, October 18 at 7pm at Caveat (21 A Clinton Street – NYC), former home of The Living Theater, and streamed online (on demand through October 22). Tickets for the LIVE performance $40 (front row seating), $25 (standard seating), and $15 (side seating), $15 (livestream) and may be obtained here. All proceeds will benefit Fund Texas Choice.
It’s 1606 and William Shakespeare is stuck in quarantine with his unpaid apprentice, Francis. It would be a GREAT time to write King Lear…if he weren’t plagued with writer’s block. In through the window climbs Jane Anger, the Cunning Woman, with a large sack and a mind to change history forever.
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16) South Street Seaport Museum Announces
Expanded Digital Galleries in Collections Online Portal:
400 New Pieces Now Available
South Street Seaport Museum announces the release of the next set of collections artifacts for digital visitors to browse, research, and enjoy. In March 2021, the Museum launched a Collections Online Portal, which today features over 2,000 pieces on virtual display, allowing audiences to explore New York City’s past through the archives, artifacts, and photographs of the South Street Seaport Museum. This third iteration includes over 400 newly digitized works of art and historic objects covering a variety of mediums, historical subjects, and themes relating to the growth and changing physical fabric of New York City as a world port. Now available, the digital galleries can be viewed for FREE at seaportmuseum.org/collectionsonline.
Discover history and works of art from the comfort of your home with the new online database. Featuring items from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, the online collection is comprised of a searchable database of selected works of art and historic artifacts from the Seaport Museum’s permanent and working collections of over 28,500 objects, encapsulating the rich maritime heritage of New York City.
The four sets of new digital galleries include:
Architecture Elements
The Museum's collection of architectural elements and building components includes bricks, doors and windows, samples of wallpaper, cast iron and terracotta ornaments, structural ironworks, and more. Most of the artifacts belong to different adaptations and style iterations of Schermerhorn Row, a Federal-style counting house built between 1810-1812, and home of the Seaport Museum since the 1970s. The remaining artifacts belong to other significant Lower Manhattan buildings that are no longer extant, including but not limited to the 1849 Edgar H. Laing Stores, the 1882 Fulton Fish Market, the 1893 Rhinelander Building, and the 1905 Bush Company Building.
George P. Hall and Son Photograph Collection
The large-format glass plate negatives in this collection provide detailed depictions of Manhattan from the 1880s through the 1910s including harbor activity, bridge constructions, downtown streets, early skyscrapers, and as well as views of the U.S. Navy's new steel battleships of the 1890s. The commercial photography firm George P. Hall & Son operated in Manhattan from 1886 through 1914, working out of several studios in Lower Manhattan and the Seaport, documenting the changing face of New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
Nautical Instruments
The South Street Seaport Museum's collection of nautical instruments includes navigational instruments used by sailors to monitor their environment and their vessels, along with thousands of historic and antique tools used for shipyard and port work by workers and riggers. These artifacts are the testimony to the generations of artisans, carpenters, workers, riggers, and sailmakers used the South Street waterfront district as a place to craft, market, and export their wares.
Wood Patterns
This collection of small pieces of carved wood is an example of pattern-making: a centuries-old technology used to build all kinds of fittings and parts of ships. Part of the collection of wood shipyard patterns was produced by the New York Naval Architectural firm Gibbs & Cox, while others were manufactured by the historic Ira S. Bushey Shipyard, formerly located on Gowanus Creek, Brooklyn.
Additional virtual highlights of the South Street Seaport Museum collections include the following categories on seaportmuseum.org/collections: Drawings and Watercolors, Manuscripts and Ephemera, Navigational Instruments and Shipwright Tools, Objects Around the Neighborhood, Paintings, Prints and Lithographs, Printing History, Scrimshaw, Ship Components, Ship Models, Special Collections, Tattoo Collection, Remains of the Old Hotels, Institutional Archives, and Maritime Reference.
The South Street Seaport Museum’s collections consist of more than 28,500 works of art and artifacts and over 55,000 historic records documenting the rise of New York as a port city, and its role in the development of the economy and business of the United States through social and architectural landscapes. The Museum’s collections trace the history of New York City’s Harbor and Port, from the East River piers and the waterfront areas of Manhattan, to the city’s other boroughs and the New Jersey shoreline. The Museum also documents and interprets New York international trade routes, global cultures, and seafaring, including all aspects of life, art, and work associated with them.
For a deeper dive into the collection, visit the Museum’s “Collections Chronicles” blog where the collections team takes readers behind the scenes to share some of their work, while highlighting hidden gems of history, the Seaport, and the Seaport Museum’s collection at seaportmuseum.org/blog/collections-chronicles/. *********************************************************************
17) THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF
SLEEP NO MORE,
ANNOUNCES
SPEAKEASY MAGICK
TODD ROBBINS AND STAR CAST OF CONJURERS
NOW PERFORMING THREE NIGHTS A WEEK BY
POPULAR DEMAND
The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, announces its most enchanted experience, Speakeasy Magick, is adding an additional night by popular demand. Performances will now be offered three nights a week, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays starting October 16. Full tables and individual tickets are on sale through November 2021.
Produced by Emursive, Speakeasy Magick features a combination of parlor magic with up-close-and-personal prestidigitation by the city’s top magical talents. Host Todd Robbins (Monday Night Magic, Play Dead) is a veteran entertainer who brings decades of experience performing on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and around the world to The McKittrick each week.
Sleight-of-hand also extends to the bar, where the house signature Sleep No More and classic cocktails with a McKittrick twist are shaken up to order. A live jazz pianist completes the scene for an evening of dazzling surprises.
Performances are offered Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM. Tickets are priced at $150 per person, or $1,500 for a premium Champagne Table seating up to ten guests, with two bottles of the hotel’s finest Champagne.
The McKittrick Hotel is committed to providing healthy and safe facilities both for audiences and for the members of our show. Guests of Speakeasy Magick and the hotel are required to show proof of vaccination upon arriving.
Attendees are welcome to dine at the hotel’s rooftop garden bar and restaurant, Gallow Green, before or after the performance. Visit www.mckittrickhotel.com/gallow-green for menus, reservations, or to customize a private gathering.
Tickets: https://mckittrickhotel.com/events/magick
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18) THE NEW POP ROCK MUSICAL & SEXY EXTRAVAGANZA
SWAN LAKE ROCK OPERA
ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN TO NEW YORK
AND WILL RUN EVERY THURSDAY AT
ACTORS TEMPLE THEATRE
THE DAZZLING NEW VERSION OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S LEGENDARY MUSIC IS ABOUT MONEY, LOVE AND TITLES AND FOLLOWS THE ROYAL PLAYBOY CROWN PRINCE “ZIGGY” SIEGFRIED IN HIS SCANDALOUS SEARCH FOR THE IDEAL BRIDE
A dazzling new version of Tchaikovsky’s legendary music is once again preparing to make a splash upon the New York Stage. SWAN LAKE ROCK OPERA, a sexy extravaganza about money, love and titles, featuring book and lyrics by Mirit Shem-Ur, music by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, with additional music by Sharona Pick, is a provocative mashup of classical and modern music, and was slated to run at St. Luke's in April of 2020, but was postponed as the Covid-19 pandemic brought there theater industry and New York to a sudden halt. Directed by Tsedi Sarfati, SWAN LAKE ROCK OPERA and will run every Thursday through December at Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street. www.swanlakerockopera.com
The evening before his engagement ball, Crown Prince “Ziggy” Siegfried, is having a hot bachelor party at the Swan Lake Mansion, hosted by the notorious billionaire Von Rothbart. But while Ziggy’s bon vivant noble friends enjoy themselves in the company of Von Rothbart’s sexy mistresses, called swannies, Ziggy is quite depressed. And no wonder…enjoying his status as a popular royal playboy, the young prince is not too enthusiastic about giving up his glamorous lifestyle for the dreary institution of marriage.
Tickets are $59.50 and can be purchased online at www.swanlakerockopera.com. Group sales are available (for groups of 10 or more).
The running time for SWAN LAKE ROCK OPERA is a swift 90 minutes.
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19) THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN
ANNOUNCES NEW OPENING NIGHT DATE
Thoughts of a Colored Man, the new Broadway play by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve Broadnax III, will officially open on Wednesday, October 13th.
Thoughts of a Colored Man, the new Broadway play by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve Broadnax III, will officially open on Wednesday, October 13th.
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20) HARPER LEE’S
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
WRITTEN BY AARON SORKIN
ANNOUNCES IN-PERSON
RUSH TICKETS
FOR THE RETURN OF
THE HISTORIC BROADWAY RUN
WITH
THE ORIGINAL ‘ATTICUS FINCH’
TONY AWARD® NOMINEE
AND EMMY AWARD® WINNER
JEFF DANIELS
AND
CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER
IN HER TONY AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE
AS ‘SCOUT’
To Kill a Mockingbird, the most successful American play in Broadway history, today announced an in-person rush policy after returning to Broadway on Tuesday, October 5. Written by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin with direction by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird stars Jeff Daniels, as he reprises his originating iconic role as Atticus Finch, and Celia Keenan-Bolger, as she returns in her Tony Award-winning performance as Scout. Rush tickets may be purchased on the day-of the performance at the Shubert Theatre Box Office (225 West 44th Street).
Set in Alabama in 1934, Harper Lee’s enduring story of racial injustice and childhood innocence centers on one of the most venerated characters in American literature, the small-town lawyer Atticus Finch, played by Daniels. The cast of characters includes Atticus’s daughter Scout, her brother Jem, their housekeeper and caretaker, Calpurnia, their visiting friend Dill, and a mysterious neighbor, the reclusive Arthur “Boo” Radley.
Tickets for To Kill a Mockingbird are now available via Telecharge at 212 239 6200, and on Telecharge.com.
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21)
The Town Hall (www.thetownhall.org) has announced a special evening with brothers Ron Howard and Clint Howard as they reflect on their new book THE BOYS (Harper Collins). The live evening, moderated by Malcolm Gladwell (co-founder of Pushkin Industries; author of seven New York Times bestsellers) will take place on October 12 at 7PM at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), the same day THE BOYS is released.
“What was it like to grow up on TV?” is not a question most of us know the answer to, but Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and fan-favorite actor Clint Howard do. The brothers rose to fame on popular shows of the 1960s and 70s like Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, and Gentle Ben. At The Town Hall, they chat about their new dual memoir THE BOYS, in which they reflect on the importance of family and share memories of their extraordinary childhood spent on sound stages, hanging out with Hollywood legends like Andy Griffith, and working with trained bears. They’ll also dig deeper, examining the industry with the perspective of life experience behind them.
Tickets prices, which include a copy of THE BOYS are $47-$52 and are available at www.TheTownHall.org
The evening is presented in partnership with Strand Bookstore (www.strandbooks.com) and is also providing copies of THE BOYS. *********************************************************************
22) Tickets Now on Sale for
Two River Theaters
2021/2022 Season
Radio Golf
Nov 6 - 21/2021
By August Wilson
Directed by Brandon J. Dirden
Real-estate developer Harmond Wilks is determined to become the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh and to revitalize the Hill District. 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.
The Three Sisters
Jan 15 - Feb 6/2022
A new translation of Chekhov’s classic play about big souls trapped in tiny boxes. Stuck 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.
Hombres
Mar 12 - Apr. 10/2022
By Tony Meneses
Directed by Annie Tippe
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.
Radiant Baby
June 4 - 26/2022
Join Two River for the Party of Life celebrating Keith Haring, one of the greatest artists whose work you’ll instantly recognize! Feel the vibrant energy of New York in the 1980s when Haring rose to superstar status as an artist, reveler, and activist. With the music and electricity of New York’s art scene, Radiant Baby traces Haring’s world—his obsessions, inspirations, joys, addictions—and his quest to find how you live with limited time and unlimited dreams.
For more information or to purchase, tickets https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on
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23)
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), recently opened at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) and due to popular demand, there will be an additional performance weekly on Saturdays at 9pm.
The current schedule is as follows:
Thursday - Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 7pm and 9pm.
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.
Following a sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe and The Adelaide Fringe Festival, in this original show of songs, stories, and stand-up, A.J. will attempt to win your affection the only way he knows how…by putting on a musical.
A.J Holmes has also announced the upcoming special guests who will open each performance. The schedule is as follows:
9/30 Darren Criss (Glee, Hollywood, Team StarKid)
10/1 Dan Soder (Billions, Conan, Son of a Gary)
10/2 7pm Taylor Tomlinson (Quarter-Life Crisis)
10/2 9pm Josh Gondelman (John Oliver)
10/7 Dylan Adler (Good Morning New York)
10/8 Matteo Lane (Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup)
10/9 7pm Cat Cohen (Seek Treatment)
10/9 9pm Cat Cohen (Seek Treatment)
10/14 Josh Johnson (The Daily Show)
10/15 Shane Torres (Conan)
10/16 7pm Ransom Pier (Beauty & Demise)
10/16 9pm Caitlin Cook (HBO’s WICF)
A.J Holmes will also participate on a Comic Con Panel at The Javitts Center on the making of Yeah, But Not Right Now on October 10 from 3:30-4:30pm with director Caitlin Cook and sound designer Craig Bund.
Yeah, But Not Right Now plays Thursday - Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 7pm and 9pm.
Tickets for Yeah, But Not Right Now are $34.75 and can be purchased at www.sohoplayhouse.com or by calling (212) 691-1555. There are also $15 rush tickets available on the day of the performance, beginning at 9am on TodayTix (limited 2/person). Audience members can also buy tickets at the box office Tues - Sunday after 4pm. For more information, please visit: www.sohoplayhouse.com or www.aj-holmes.com *********************************************************************
24) NEW YORK PREMIERE—A BENEFIT CONCERT!
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
THE NEW MUSICAL
BLUE ROSES
BASED ON THE GLASS MENAGERIE BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
BOOK ADAPTATION AND LYRICS BY MIMI TURQUE
MUSIC BY NANCY FORD
MUSIC DIRECTION BY NANCY FORD
DIRECTED BY AUSTIN PENDLETON
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021 AT 7:00PM
AT THE YORK’S NEW TEMPORARY HOME,
THE THEATRE AT ST. JEAN’S, 76TH & LEXINGTON
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the rediscovery of musical gems from the past, will present a benefit New York premiere concert performance of the new musical Blue Roses, with book and lyrics by Mimi Turque and music by Nancy Ford, based on The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Rescheduled from April 2020 due to the pandemic, this ONE-NIGHT-ONLY benefit concert is set for Monday evening, October 18, 2021 at 7:00PM at The Theatre at St. Jean’s (150 East 76th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenue).
Tennessee Williams’ legendary play The Glass Menagerie, marking over 75 years since its Broadway debut, takes on new musical life in the form of Blue Roses. The classic story of a frustrated writer and the memories of his overbearing mother, his troubled sister, and the gentleman caller who will shatter their world is transformed into a haunting new musical from the team of composer Nancy Ford and lyricist and librettist Mimi Turque.
The one-night-only special event will begin at 7:00PM. Dessert and light refreshments will be served following the performance. Tickets are priced at $100 for Premium Seating/Post-Show Reception, and $85 for Mid-Premium Seating/Post-Show Reception. There is a Special Show-Only ticket priced at $60. York Member Early Access tickets are now on sale. Tickets for the General Public go on sale September 15.
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for another Talking Topic.
18) THE NEW POP ROCK MUSICAL & SEXY EXTRAVAGANZA
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