Sunday Scoop Week of 10/3/21 Live and Virtual Events Coming Up This Week, and More

1) 1-2-3- Manhunt at Theater for a New City

2) Ann Kittredge Brings Move to Birdland Theater 10/10 

3) Back & Forth Site-Specific Plays Begins Performances in Central Park's East Meadow 10/7

4) Beetlejuice Tickets On Sale Now 

5) Black Theatre Coalition & Broadway Across America Fellowship Applications Through 10/15

6) Broadway Workshop College Coaching Workshop Online 10/0 & 10/10

7) Centenary Stage Company Young Audience Series Presents Grace for President 10/7

8) Dance/NYC Hosts Redefining Practice Town Hall Series beginning 10/6

9) FJK Dance - RESET: Season 2021 at New York Live Arts 10/7 

10) Gazillion Bubble Show Returns to New World Stages 10/9

11) Hadestown Commemorative Vinyl Box Set Cast Recording Celebrates Broadway Re-Opening

12) Kinesis Project dance theatre Bi-Coastal Live and Livestream Performance of Search(Light)

13) The Lehman Trilogy Original Music Now Avialble 

14) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Schedule for The Bridge Free Zoom Dance Classes 10/4 -10/7

15) Oratorio Society of New York Announces 2021/2022 Season

16) Return the Moon Extends Run to 10/24

17) Story Pirates Launch School Edition

18) TADA Youth Theater Open Auditions For Free Resident Youth Ensemble  10/8 - 10/22

19) Thoughts of a Colored Man to Launch Digital Lottery

20) Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga New Cole Porter Album Love for Sale Available Now

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1-2-3 Manhunt (www.123Manhunt.com) a new play by Tony DiMurro ((The Coyote Bleeds, Moe Green Gets It In The Eye) and directed by William Roudebush (Equus; Glengarry Glen Ross) will play The Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets) for a limited engagement from October 7-24, it was announced today by Crystal Field, artistic director of Theater for the New City. The Opening is set for October 10.

 

1-2-3 Manhunt uses a tenement rooftop to set the stage for a smackdown between two vastly different natives of the Lower East Side - an old-school middle-aged Italian back in the neighborhood for his last hurrah and a Chinese American teenager whose dreams of playing major league baseball started to fade even before the pandemic turned his life upside down. Things get physical before this diverse pairing finds surprising common ground, turning their attention outward toward the city and world at large.

1-2-3 Manhunt plays at The Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets) from October 7-24. The performance schedule is as follows: Thursday - Saturday at 8PM and Sunday at 3PM.

All net proceeds go to The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City.

For tickets and information, please visit: www.123Manhunt.com

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2) BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB

PRESENTS

ANN KITTREDGE

MOVIE NITE

MUSICAL DIRECTOR ALEX RYBECK

ONE NITE ONLY!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021 @ 8:30PM

THE BIRDLAND THEATER
315 WEST 44th STREET – NYC

Birdland Jazz Club will present powerhouse cabaret veteran, award-winning singer, and theatre favorite Ann Kittredge for one night only in Movie Nite, supported by her musical director Alex Rybeck on piano and Sean Harkness on guitar, at The Birdland Theater (315 West 44th Street) on Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 8:30 pm.

In her first live performance since emerging out of the cocoon of the pandemic, Ann Kittredge will showcase her formidable vocal talent in her critically acclaimed show, Movie Nite. From the greatest composers of the golden age of movies to today, Ann brings passion, energy, and her unique storytelling while sharing her journey of the heart with songs introduced by such luminaries as Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Doris Day, among others. The show includes a stunning folk-opera rendition of the classic “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,” as well as a vivid reimagining of the opening number from the 2016 movie, La La Land. Alex Rybeck music directs the show masterfully. David Sabella of Cabaret Hotspot said, “Bravo to both artists for taking a familiar concept and turning it into unexpected art.” Alex and Ann welcome multi-award-winning guitarist Sean Harkness to join them. Spend an evening celebrating the movies with one of cabaret’s most “exquisite” performers.

Ann Kittredge Movie Nite plays The Birdland Theater (315 West 44th Street) on Sunday, October 10 @ 8:30pm. There is a $30 cover charge ($20 bar seating) and a $10 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.birdlandjazz.com or by calling (212) 381-5080.

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3) WORLD PREMIERE SITE-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION

BACK & FORTH

TO PLAY CENTRAL PARK’S EAST MEADOW

FEATURING TWO ACTORS AND A GAME OF CATCH

AUDIENCES TO LISTEN IN ON HEADPHONES FROM ANY VANTAGE POINT

PERFORMANCES BEGIN OCTOBER 7

OPENING NIGHT SET FOR OCTOBER 10

Super Secret Arts is proud to present the world premiere site-specific production Back & Forth, a new play written by Richard Hollman, which will be performed in Central Park’s East Meadow, hidden among your everyday park-goes. Featuring two actors, two gloves, a baseball, and an audience equipped with headphones to observe and eavesdrop at their leisure, Back & Forth will play its game of catch over three weekends this fall, beginning Thursday, October 7, with an official Opening Night on Sunday, October 10.

It’s just a conversation until you catch on. Back & Forth is the story of two old friends reuniting for the first time since a forced period of extended social isolation (yes, that period of social isolation) and discovering that despite having felt basically immobile for the past 18 months, quite a lot has changed.

Audience members will receive an email 24 hours before their performance telling them where to enter the park and how to recognize the house manager, who will advise them on how to tune in to the show and where they may want to sit, though ultimately the audience will decide how they want to observe this particular game of catch.

The show will play the following schedule: Thursday, October 7 – Sunday, October 10, at 5:30pm; Thursday, October 14 – Sunday, October 17, at 5:30pm; and Thursday, October 21 – Sunday, October 24 at 5:00pm.

For tickets, priced at $25, and more information, please visit SuperSecretArts.com.

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4) TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, FOR BEETLEJUICE AT BROADWAY’S MARRIOT MARQUIS THEATRE PERFORMANCES BEGINNING

 APRIL 8, 2022

Tickets for BEETLEJUICE’s return to Broadway will go on sale Friday, October 1, at 10am at www.Ticketmaster.com.  BEETLEJUICE will be haunting Broadway’s Marriott Marquis Theatre (210 west 46^th Street) beginning Friday, April 8, 2022, with casting to be announced at a later date.

 

It’s showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most makes his Broadway return in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film. BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter unleashes a (Nether)world of pandemonium, and the biggest sandworm Broadway has ever seen.

 

Tickets for BEETLEJUICE at Broadway’s Marriott Marquis Theatre range from $69-$169, and the playing schedule is as follows: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 3pm.

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5) THE BLACK THEATRE COALITION /

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA

FELLOWSHIP

SPONSORED BY THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION

 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICANTS

THROUGH OCTOBER 15

 

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 that their landmark partnership with Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequities in the theater industry, in the creation of a comprehensive paid fellowship program for undergraduate college juniors, seniors and recent college graduates is now accepting applications through October 15, 2021.  The program, called The Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship, sponsored by the John Gore Organization, will provide ten paid 14-week part-time fellowships across the United States with training in the business of commercial theater, specifically in areas of Marketing, PR, Finance, Operations, Ticketing and Business Intelligence, beginning in January 2022.

In addition to on-the-job training, the program includes a comprehensive educational curriculum taught by BTC, BAA and other Broadway professionals, providing an invaluable, in-depth education in the business of commercial theater.  The program also features a trip to New York City for regional fellows where the cohort will gather for in-person shadowing and networking opportunities.

Interested Black-identifying applicants should submit contact information, current school enrollment information, a personal statement, resume and one letter of recommendation at BroadwayFellows.com. 

The goal of this fellowship program is to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with an opportunity to develop the job skills, industry-specific knowledge and network connections necessary to begin a professional career in the commercial theater industry

 

FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE 

 

Atlanta, GA – Marketing & PR (1 position) 

Baltimore, MD – Operations & Marketing (1 position)

Cincinnati, OH – Marketing & PR (1 position) 

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Marketing (1 position)

Houston, TX – Marketing & Ticketing (1 position)

Louisville, KY – Ticketing Operations (1 position)

New York, NY– Finance (1 position)

New York, NY – Marketing & PR (1 position)

New York, NY – Operations (1 position)

New York, NY – Ticketing & Business Intelligence (1 position)

 

For more information and to apply, please visit www.BroadwayFellows.com. 

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6) College Coaching Workshop ONLINE

with Kyle Selig & Erika Henningsen

Ages: 16+ (or rising High School Junior/Senior)

Dates: Saturday, October 9 & Sunday, October 10

Times: 10:00am - 2:30pm ET (each day)

Location: Zoom Online

Tuition: $350

Broadway Workshop is joining forces with Broadway’s ERIKA HENNINGSEN and KYLE SELIG to bring students their unique take on preparing for college musical theatre auditions.

Representatives from University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the in and outs of their particular school audition process and best tips for preparing auditions.

For more information or to register, visit www.broadwayworkshop.com/program/college-workshop-with-erika-henningsen-kyle-selig

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7) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S YOUNG AUDIENCE SERIES PRESENTS 

GRACE FOR PRESIDENT

Centenary Stage Company’s Young Audience Series presents Grace for President. Performances will be Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm, Friday, October 8 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 9 at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, and Sunday, October 10 at 2:00pm. All performances will take place in the Little Theatre at 400 Jefferson St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Tickets for the Young Audience Series performances of Grace for President are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for 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 

Based on the book by Kelly S. DiPucchio, with book, music, and lyrics by Joan Cushing, Grace for President is the story of Grace Campbell who discovers one day in class that there has never been a female president. Frustrated by the lack of female faces on a poster her third-grade teacher rolls out of all 44 US presidents; Grace decides she wants to be president and inspires a school election. Grace seems the likely winner until the most popular boy in school runs against her. Through the throes of campaigning and pep rallies, service projects and posters, Grace and her classmates discover what it takes to be the best candidate and find the fun and hilarity in the wonderful world of politics!  

Performances will be Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm, Friday, October 8 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 9 at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, and Sunday, October 10 at 2:00pm. All performances will take place in the Little Theatre at 400 Jefferson St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Tickets for the Young Audience Series performances of Grace for President are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for 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. 

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8) Dance/NYC Hosts Redefining Practice Town Hall Series

October 6 – November 3, 2021

Dance/NYC announces Redefining Practice, a five-part town hall series continuing the work of its justice, equity, and inclusion initiatives. This suite of programs, held online with one in-person convening, hosts a variety of dialogues with distinct cultural and community groups that explore how artists and institutions are adapting, unlearning, and innovating new ways of being in creation–– prioritizing learnings in racial justice, safety, and community care.

All events will take place from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET. Town halls are free and open to the public; registration is required. Register at http://bit.ly/RedefiningPractice. ASL interpretation and closed captioning will be provided. To learn more about the town halls, participants, and program visit www.dance.nyc/programs/dancenyc-events. 

Series Schedule

Asian American Choreography Tea House

October, 6 2021 at 6 p.m. ET | Online Only

This discussion, curated and moderated by Final Bow for Yellowface Co-Founder Phil Chan and held with Asian and Asian American choreographers, unpacks the complex relationship between identity and how these artists choose to express their Asian cultural heritage. The event offers ‘redefined practices’ to respond to the barriers Asian American dance creatives face, both internally within their communities as well as externally through avenues for presentation.

Confirmed Speakers: 

• Annie Heath, Choreographer and Dancer
• Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Choreographer and Dancer, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham
• Nai-Ni Chen, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
• Zhong-Jing Fang, Dancer, Choreographer and Soloist, American Ballet Theatre

Oceanic Currents: Indigenous Pacific Island Movement Artists 

October 13, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET | Online Only

Weaving together womanist, queer/trans, and progressive Indigenous Pacific movement artists in New York City and the diaspora, this gathering seeks to strengthen internal and external community ties, and further Native dance futures.

Intersectional Pacific Islander choreographers and dancers, cultural practitioners and critics, artists and activists, will engage in conversation about the multiple current and historical challenges facing Oceanian movement makers and their larger creative communities. Through talk story and sharings of their movement practices, the moderators, presenters, and discussants will share aspects of their solo and collaborative artistry, and discuss how to create shared spaces of joy, innovation, mutual support, and resistance.

Surviving the economic and health challenges of disproportionate impacts of a multi-year coronavirus pandemic, ongoing and intensified intersectional violence and oppression, environmental assaults and challenges to Native sovereignty, and colonial conservative settler political systems, Indigenous Pacific movement artists remain resilient, mobile, and active continuers of sovereign movements.

Co-organized and co-moderated by Anthony Aiu and Kaina Quenga, Choreographers/Dancers and Co-Directors of Te Ao Mana. Curated and co-organized by Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Multimedia Artist, Editor, Educator, and Activist/Organizer.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Pele Bauch, Interdisciplinary Choreographer & Dance Dramaturg
• Dakota Camacho, Artist/Researcher & Co-Founder/Creative Director of Gi Matan Guma'
• Lehuanani DeFranco, Dancer/Choreographer & Indigenous/Environmental Rights Activist
• Carol Noelani Lau, Cultural Practitioner/Advocate & Co-Organizer of Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima o Nuioka

Dialogue Participants/Discussants:

• Leiana San Agustin Naholowaʻa, Writer, Editor, & Filmmaker
• No‘u Revilla, ʻŌiwi queer poet, performer & educator based in Hawaiʻi nei

Dancers Protecting Their Labor 

October 20, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET | Online Only

Presented in partnership with Dance/USA. Curated and moderated by Candace Thompson-Zachery, Dance/NYC Senior Manager of Programming and Justice Initiatives.

This dialogue unpacks the workforce experiences of dancers across genres and those who work to champion livelihoods in dance. Bringing together dance workers and advocates, the conversation offers a range of perspectives from a labor standpoint that respond to ongoing economic scarcity and inequity across the dance field, and point to collective ways to redefine current practices.

Confirmed Speakers:

• DHQ Brat, Choreographer/Dancer/Teacher/Co-Founder of Queen Moves
• DANC Representative

Re-entering With Care: A Community Town Hall 

October 27, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET | Online Only

Part town hall, part community conversation, this event unpacks what it might mean to “re-enter” the dance field as the NYC dance community begins to resume in-person performances. While the onset of the pandemic marked an abrupt and jarring halt to movement practices, returning to the studio does not have to happen similarly. Curated by the Dance/NYC Junior Committee and using tools drawn from both within the Committee and from Junebug Productions’ “Story Circle” methodology, this event offers ‘redefined practices’ to return to the studio while taking care of physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Curated and organized by the Dance/NYC Junior Committee.

Afro-Latinidad and the NYC Dance Ecology

November 3, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET | Online and In-Person 

Presented in partnership with Ballet Hispánico, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Location: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 

More detail about these sessions will be released on Dance/NYC’s website. 

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9) FJK Dance

announces

RESET: Season 2021

October 7-9, 2021

at New York Live Arts

FJK Dance announces its 2021 season RESET, performing two world premieres and FJK Dance repertoire on Thursday, October 7; Friday, October 8; and Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th Street, NYC. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online at fjkdance.org/presale-2021-tickets/season2021.

Following seven years of extraordinary creative output, Fadi Khoury (New York-based founder, Artistic Director, and the visionary engine behind the FJK Dance Company) has come through the pandemic with all his energies dedicated to a full reset—hence the title of the company’s newest production. Celebrating seven years of dance, RESET is a full evening program dedicated to all those lost during this pandemic. RESET will honor the memory of Genevieve Young (1930-2020), a beloved founding Board member and guiding light. Her legacy, her love of dance, and commitment to the mission of FJK Dance in creating positive change, continues to inspire FJK Dance’s professional artistry and engagement with the world-at-large.

Reset will be performed by FJK Dance Company’s ten dancers that represent eight different nationalities and FJK Dance’s global vision. The program will include the following:

Mirage 

Human stories from the Middle East (World Premiere), Music: Schubert, piano trio in E-flat

Forbidden 

When love is locked, and the key is inside (World Premiere), Music: Abdel Wahab & Hossam Shaker

Bolero

Challenge of duality, Music: Maurice Ravel

FJK DANCE's Fusion of Culture and Dance performances are based on Fadi Khoury’s lifelong immersion in dance and reflect both his multicultural background growing up in Iraq and Lebanon, and his ongoing efforts to elevate Middle Eastern culture. Original choreography and visual arts promote cross-cultural dialogue, understanding, and healing.

FJK DANCE presents a distinctive mix of styles including Argentine tango, Middle Eastern movement, classical ballet, and ballroom dance. Previous FJK Dance performances include national venues like New York Live Arts, Jacob’s Pillow, Battery Dance Festival and Dumbo (NY), as well as international theaters in China, Japan, Lebanon, and Turkey. These global opportunities give unique insight into how ‘Middle East meets Western tradition’ and helps lay foundations for understanding and appreciation between different cultures and people. 

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10) NEW YORK CITY’S SPECTACULAR FAMILY EXPERIENCE
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW 
ANNOUNCES OFF-BROADWAY REOPENING ON OCTOBER 9, 2021 
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS IN THE HEART OF BROADWAY
AT NEW WORLD STAGES 
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

The creators of the smash-hit family experience, GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW announced an October 9th reopening in New York City, in the heart of Broadway at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The one of a kind 65-minute production wows and inspires audiences with mind blowing bubble magic. Tickets are now on sale via Telecharge.

Tickets: $59 & $79.  Premium: $99.50.  VIP packages, birthday parties & groups available.

Performance Schedule: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays. Times may vary, please visit our website for showtimes and additional holiday performances.

Run Time: 60+ min no intermission.

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11)HADESTOWN

ANNOUNCES

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COMMEMORATIVE VINYL BOX SET

OF THE GRAMMY AWARD®-WINNING

ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING

CELEBRATING BROADWAY’S REOPENING

 

AVAILABLE NOW

Sing It Again Records released a special commemorative vinyl box set of the Grammy Award^®-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hadestown. The limited edition celebrates the return of Hadestown to Broadway, the upcoming launch of the North American touring production, as well as the return of live performances across the country.

This special box set is available for purchase at www.hadestown.com, Amazon, other major retail outlets and will be available on Barnes & Noble shortly.

Additionally, a special limited edition pressing of 1,000 copies of the box set on clear vinyl will be available exclusively at Barnes & Noble starting November 19 but is available for pre-order now.

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12) Kinesis Project dance theatre

Presents

Bi-Coastal Live and Livestream Performance of

Search(Light)

October 8-9, 2021 at 8pm EST/5pm PST

at Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vashon Center for the Arts (VCA)

Kinesis Project dance theatre presents a bi-coastal live performance of Search(Light) on October 8-9, 2021 at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific, live at Brooklyn Navy Yard and Vashon Center for the Arts, livestreamed from Vashon Center for the Arts. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit kinesisproject.com/events.

Kinesis Project dance theatre—the large-scale, outdoor dance company known for creating beautifully expansive yet surprisingly intimate dances—performs Search(Light), their newest evening-length work, simultaneously on two coasts live with Sandbox Percussion Quartet. Combining high-energy dancing, gorgeous light-reflecting costumes, and live music, this ground-breaking dance performance connects dancers in duets, trios and group unison across the country, in real time, prompting viewers to experience the potency of human connections across great distances.

Search(Light) will be danced by the full, bi-coastal company in their respective cities. Claudia-Lynn Rightmire, Therese Ronco, David L. Parker, Nicole Truzzi, in New York with Hendri Walujo, Kimberly Holloway, Robbi Moore, Madeline Morser and Margaret Behm on Vashon Island, WA. The dancers are accompanied live by violin soloist Doori Na and the award winning Sandbox Percussion Quartet, with projection installations in the Navy Yard by Ezra J. Robinson - creating a layered experience of the human and the ethereal for audiences. Melissa Riker, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Kinesis Project dance theatre, said “The dancers and I are thrilled to step up to the challenge of bringing the full company back together - offering access to dance audiences on two coasts. With Search(Light), the scale of the Brooklyn Navy Yard will create an entirely new experience for fans of Kay Hall on Vashon Island. The duets, trios and solos beamed across the country in real time reveal our large-scale vision, overlaid with the intimacy of individual connection in each in person space”

The dancers’ connections are enhanced by reflective costumes designed by Rebecca Kanach. These eye-catching elements replicate lines of light through the movement as the 60-minute dance progresses. 

Know Before You Go

For everyone's safety, we are asking all participants to observe the following guidelines:

COVID Safety Protocol

At Vashon Center for the Arts: Proof of vaccination is required for entry to performances in the Kay White Hall theatre

Ticket-holders are required to show proof of vaccination or a documented negative Covid test result taken within 72-hours prior to the event. VCA also requires visitors wear masks at all times.

At Brooklyn Navy Yard: Proof of vaccination is required for entry to performances. All ticket-holders are required to wear face protection at all times. Ticket-holders twelve years of age and above must also show proof of vaccination.

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13) BROADWAY RECORDS

TO RELEASE

ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

ALBUM FEATURING SCORE BY NICK POWELL

FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED

FIVE-TIME OLIVIER AWARD^® NOMINATED

EPIC PLAY

 

**ALBUM AVAILABLE TODAY**

 

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL THEATRE AND

NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS

RETURNS TO BROADWAY

 

FOR 99 PERFORMANCES ONLY

NOW IN PREVIEWS

OPENING NIGHT SET FOR OCTOBER 14

 

Broadway Records announced today that they will release “Original Music from The Lehman Trilogy,” an album featuring the score from the highly-acclaimed, five-time Olivier Award^® nominated epic play, produced by The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions. The album is now available wherever digital music is sold and on BroadwayRecords.com. The CD of the album is available for pre-order on BroadwayRecords.com, as well as other major music retailers ahead of a release on October 22^nd when it will also be available in for purchase in the theater.

“Original Music from The Lehman Trilogy” includes a sweeping score from Nick Powell, which is featured in the production with Candida Caldicot performing the music live during each performance. To watch a video of Nick Powell (Composer & Sound Design) and Candida Caldicot (Music Direction) discuss the critically acclaimed score click HERE.

The Lehman Trilogy has resumed performances on Broadway, with an opening night set for Thursday, October 14 at the Nederlander Theatre. The Lehman Trilogy, by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, comes to Broadway after the smash-hit, sold-out runs at London’s National Theatre and New York’s Park Avenue Armory, as well as a by-popular-demand sold out engagement in London’s West End. Directed by Academy Award and Tony Award winner Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy will star returning original company members Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley, with Adrian Lester joining the cast and making his Broadway debut.

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14) NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY

Announces

The Bridge

Virtual Dance Institute

 of boundary-breaking dance experiences

Free One-Hour Company Class on Zoom

Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level

October 4-7, 2021

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge.  The Institute’s aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces. Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s website: https://www.nainichen.org/thebridge.

As a virtual dance institute, The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographer to come to guest teach the class. Advanced/Intermediate level professional or pre-professional dancers who are looking to explore beyond their own boundaries and looking for new dance experiences are encouraged to participate. The core program is based on Nai-Ni Chen’s Kinetic Spiral, which is a cross-cultural dance vocabulary that integrates the Chinese martial arts philosophy in TaiChi with contemporary dance practices she studied in America. Guest artists will cover a wide range of folk and classical dance styles.

Classes will now begin at 10am EST to accommodate the Fall schedules of teachers and participants. Classes may only be held two or three times a week, depending on teacher availability.

The Bridge Class schedule are as follows: 

Week of 10/4/2021

Monday Yuka Notsuka (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am

Tuesday No Class

Wednesday Peiju Chien Pott (Graham (Modern) at 11am

Thursday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am

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15) ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK,
LED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR KENT TRITLE,
ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 SEASON WITH CONCERTS AT 
CARNEGIE HALL AND CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

Concerts Include Works by Pärt, Britten and Gabrieli on November 9;
Handel’s Messiah on December 20;
Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Coronation Mass on March 8; and
Mendelssohn’s Elijah on May 9

45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Held on April 9

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, announces its 2021-2022 season of concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

The season begins on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John Divine with a highly-anticipated concert featuring Britten’s Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb; Pärt’s Berliner Messe and Two Slavonic Psalms; and Gabrieli’s Jubilate Deo, omnis terra (a 8). The chorus and conductors Kent Tritle, David Rosenmeyer, and William Janiszewski are joined by organist Raymond Nagem.

On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 8:00pm, the Oratorio Society presents its annual tradition, Handel’s iconic Messiah, in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The chorus is joined by soloists soprano Leslie Fagan, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Joshua Blue, and baritone Sidney Outlaw with the Orchestra of the Society for the complete Part 1 with highlights from Parts II and III.

Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Coronation Mass takes place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7:30pm featuring soprano Hyeyoung Moon, mezzo-soprano Jasmin White, tenor Patrick Bessenbacher, and bass-baritone William Socolof—all soloists from The Juilliard School’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts—together with the Orchestra of the Society.

To close the season, on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 8:00pm, the Oratorio Society is featured in Mendelssohn’s Elijah in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall together with soloists soprano Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, tenor Isaiah Bell, baritone Justin Austin, and the Orchestra of the Society.

In addition to the four concert offerings, the Oratorio Society also hosts its 45th annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:30pm at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The prestigious competition encourages the art of oratorio singing and provides young singers the opportunity to advance their careers with the support of cash prizes.

2021-2022 Oratorio Society of New York Concert Information

Pärt, Britten & Gabrieli
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:30pm
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine | 1047 Amsterdam Ave | New York, NY 10025

Tickets will be available at osny.org.

Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor 
William Janiszewski, conductor 
Raymond Nagem, organ

BRITTEN: Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb
PÄRT: Berliner Messe and Two Slavonic Psalms
GABRIELI: Jubilate Deo, omnis terra (a 8)

Handel’s Messiah
Monday, December 20, 2021 at 8:00pm
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall | 881 7th Ave | New York, NY 10019

Tickets will be available for purchase at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, at 57th and Seventh, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website at carnegiehall.org on September 20.

HANDEL: Messiah Part I (complete) with highlights from Parts II & III

Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society

Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Coronation Mass
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7:30pm
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine | 1047 Amsterdam Ave | New York, NY 10025

Tickets will be available at osny.org.

J.S. BACH: Magnificat
MOZART: Coronation Mass

Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, conductor
Soloists from The Juilliard School’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts:
Hyeyoung Moon, soprano 
Jasmin White, mezzo-soprano 
Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor 
William Socolof, bass-baritone 
Orchestra of the Society

45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:30pm
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall | 881 7th Ave | New York, NY 10019

Tickets will be available for purchase at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, at 57th and Seventh, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website at carnegiehall.org.

Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Monday, May 9, 2022 at 8:00pm
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall | 881 7th Ave | New York, NY 10019

Tickets will be available for purchase at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, at 57th and Seventh, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website at carnegiehall.org.

MENDELSSOHN: Elijah

Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone

Orchestra of the Society

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16) Third Rail Projects continues
RETURN THE MOON
Extended through October 24, 2021
 

Third Rail Projects (Then She Fell, Ghostlight, The Grand Paradise) has extended their acclaimed World Premiere of RETURN THE MOON, conceived and directed by Zach Morris and created by Alberto Denis, Kristin Dwyer, Joshua Gonzales, Sean Hagerty, Justin Lynch, Zach Morris, Marissa Nielsen-Pincus, Tara O’Con, and Edward Rice. Performances are now on sale through October 24, live via Zoom.

RETURN THE MOON is a live performance created specifically for the Zoom platform which invites audience members to collectively construct a shared experience that is one part toast, one part ritual, and one part retelling of a very old story of how the Moon was lost and found again.  Matching decidedly analog tools of performance with the unique opportunities that the Zoom platform affords, RETURN THE MOON combines text, movement, cinematic visuals, and music. It also enfolds offerings from audience members to create a rumination on remembrance and recurrence, the interplay of shadow and light, and how a shared experience might linger and reverberate over the passage of time. The work also features an epistolary component; after the performance, every audience member is mailed a package that contains content and interactive artifacts from their shared event.  

RETURN THE MOON runs one hour fifteen minutes for 60 audience members per performance. During the show, audience members are invited, but not obligated, to contribute guided input that shapes how the work unfolds. This experience is designed with audience comfort in mind and affords a range of opportunities where guests can choose if and when they wish to contribute.
 

RETURN THE MOON runs August 11- October 24, performance dates vary. Three ticket tiers are available: General admission at $42, Pay-it-Forward at $67, Subsidized at $15. The Pay-it-Forward tickets support Subsidized tickets. For tickets and info visit, www.thirdrailprojects.com/return-the-moon.

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17) Story Pirates Launch 2nd Annual Creator Camp

After School Edition on October 11th

Changing kids' lives, one story at a time ...
This Friday's Story Creation Zone kicks off 

the literacy-building "not school" activities.

Following a summer filled with hilarious improv and podcast episodes for kids the Story Pirates announce the second annual After School edition of their popular Creator Camp. Registration recently began for the weekly virtual camps led by Story Pirates teaching artists. Camp starts on Monday, October 11th and runs through December 17th.

Story Pirates Creator Camp is designed to keep kids’ creative juices flowing after school or during the homeschool day. Improv, podcasting, secret spy codes, comic art, sci fi adventures, videography and monsters, are just some of the weekly Creator Camp themes this fall. 

Whether they choose to participate for one day, one week or a whole month, campers can make their own podcasts and videos, conjure up the scariest (or funniest) monsters, become secret-coding spies, solve mysteries, and go on exciting sci-fi adventures with Lee, Nimene and Peter from the award-winning Story Pirates Podcast. Every Creator Camp session is livestreamed with lots of coaching and encouragement, the Story Pirates will bring campers’ narrative ideas to life on the spot and in real time.

Families can register for three-week camps  or select a more flexible one-week, one-day Class Pass or one-month Class Pass to drop into as many sessions as they want. Early bird pricing is available to anyone who registers before October 4th with one day class passes starting as low as $12.
 

Story Pirates Creator Camp After School Edition topics and the schedule are detailed at https://www.storypirates.com/camp.

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18) TADA! YOUTH THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS

FROM OCTOBER 8^TH THROUGH OCTOBER 22^ND

FREE RESIDENT YOUTH ENSEMBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 8 TO 18

 

Singing! Dancing! Acting! 

for students who live in New York/New Jersey area

TADA! Youth Theater, located at 15 West 28^th Street in New York City, is holding open auditions for young people, ages 8 to 18, for its free Resident Youth Ensemble from October 8^th through October 22^nd. Students from the New York/New Jersey area are welcome to participate.

 

TADA!’s Resident Youth Ensemble is a free, pre-professional, and positive youth development program. By developing a stronger sense of self, and providing avenues for feeling accomplishment, pride, and success, TADA! strives to make growing up easier for New York/ New Jersey children and teens.

No advance preparation is required for auditions. There will be a physical and vocal warm up, followed by learning a song and dance combination. Parents/Guardians must be present for check-in of every young person who is auditioning. There is a cap for each audition time slot with a first come, first serve policy.

To sign up for auditions and for more information, please visit

https://www.tadatheater.com/rye-audition-information/

TADA!’s Safety Policy requires that all people ages 12+ be vaccinated. Proof of vaccination or documentation will be required upon check-in. Masks are required at all times in TADA! spaces.

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19) THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN

ANNOUNCES DIGITAL LOTTERY

STARTS TOMORROW AT 12:00 AM ET

 

PREVIEWS BEGIN OCTOBER 1

AT THE GOLDEN THEATRE

 A digital lottery for Thoughts of a Colored Man, was recently announced ahead. The production’s first preview was on Friday, October 1 at Broadway’s Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). The digital lottery began Thursday, September 30, at 12:00 AM.

The Thoughts of a Colored Man lottery offers $39 tickets and is powered by Shubert Ticketing through the Telecharge Digital Lottery platform, which provides theatergoers wide access to affordable tickets through multiple social media networks.

 

To register, please visit https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com/Lottery/.

 

Available performances will be posted on https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com/Lottery/ as early as 12:00 AM Eastern Time the day before the performance and close at 3:00 PM the day before the performance.

As the sun rises on a single day in the pulsing heart of Brooklyn, seven Black men are about to discover the extraordinary – together. By Keenan Scott II, one of today’s boldest new voices, Thoughts of a Colored Man blends spoken word, slam poetry, rhythm, and humor into a daringly universal new play. Welcome to the vibrant inner life of being Black, proud, and thriving in the 21st century.

 

This richly theatrical mosaic shines brilliant light onto these men, a tight-knit brotherhood, revealing their most triumphant selves. Their vibrant and vulnerable experiences and feelings reverberate far beyond the barbershops and basketball courts of their community. They reveal the deeply human hopes, joys, sorrows, fears, and dreams of all men, all people.

Visit https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com/tickets/ for more information about tickets.

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20) COLE PORTER,

WHO REINVENTED BROADWAY SONGWRITING

WITH A STYLE ALL HIS OWN,

IS CELEBRATED AS NEVER BEFORE WITH

 

LADY GAGA

AND

TONY BENNETT’S

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM

LOVE FOR SALE

OUT OCTOBER 1

 

THE TITLE TRACK AND SECOND SINGLE

LOVE FOR SALE

 

THE ALBUM MARKS THE FINAL STUDIO RECORDING IN

TONY BENNETT’S LEGENDARY CAREER

SPANNING EIGHT UNFORGETTABLE DECADES

 

Cole Porter, the iconic Broadway songwriter who came to personify the wit and sophistication synonymous with New York, is celebrated by two of the world’s greatest vocalists with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s album of his music, Love For Sale. Today, the full and highly anticipated collaborative album was released via Columbia/Interscope Records. This album will be the final studio recording of Bennett’s legendary career spanning an astonishing eight decades, and is the culmination of Bennett and Gaga's ten-year recording history.

Listen to the title track “Love For Sale” here.

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891 and died in Hollywood 73 years later. In between he wrote some of the most memorable songs ever heard on stage or screen. During the 1930’s, his most productive decade, he provided a series of sparkling scores for such hits as Gay Divorce; Anything Goes; Jubilee; Born to Dance; and Red, Hot and Blue. He achieved his greatest commercial success in 1948 with Kiss Me, Kate. His name remains synonymous with wit and sophistication to this day.

 

The Cole Porter Trusts commented, “Representing the masterworks of Cole Porter’s legacy is both a supreme honor and an enormous responsibility. It requires the utmost dedication to both protecting Cole’s artistic vision and ensuring his music will continue to be listened to and loved by future generations.  Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga singing and celebrating Cole’s music on their new album, Love For Sale, provide a perfect example of how to achieve those lofty goals in a way we are very proud to support.”

 

The first single from the album, “I Get a Kick Out of You,” was released on Tony Bennett’s 95^th birthday celebrating the first night of Bennett and Gaga’s two sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York this past summer. Listen here and watch here. The album’s current single is the title track “Love For Sale.” Listen here and watch here.

 

Love For Sale is available now in standard, deluxe, vinyl and cassette configurations, as well as a highly collectible box set edition at ladygaga.com. Fans can order the deluxe version of Love For Sale here on CD and Vinyl exclusively through Target, featuring 2 bonus tracks “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” and “You’re The Top.” 

LOVE FOR SALE Tracklist:

 

01. It's De-Lovely

02. Night and Day 

03. Love For Sale 

04. Do I Love You

05. I Concentrate On You 

06. I Get a Kick Out of You

07. So In Love 

08. Let's Do It 

09. Just One of Those Things 

10. Dream Dancing 

I’ve Got You Under My Skin (DELUXE ONLY)

You’re The Top (DELUXE ONLY)

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