1) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Holiday Preview of Threads 12/16
2)American Classical Orchestra All-Mozart Program 12/14
3) American Symphony Orchestra 60th Anniversary Season
4) An Evening of Caroling at Bryant Park 12/14
5) The Bang Group Presents 19th Annual Production of Nut/Cracked 12/16 - 12/18
6) The Black Theatre Colation and Company's Apprenticeship Program
7) Bloomingdale School of Music Free Annual Holiday Concert 12/17
8) Brian Stokes Mitchell's Crossover Live Season Finale 12/20
9) Broadway in Demand Holiday Programming 2021
10) Cruel Intentions: The 90s Live in Concert Streaming Worldwide 12/19
11) Diana the Musical Will Close on 12/19
12) The Elf on the Shelf's Night Before Christmas A Virtual Storytime on YouTube
13) Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice One Woman Show Town Hall 12/16
14) Kelsey Theater Winter Concerts
15) Lincoln Square BID Month Long Holiday Celebration
16) Nai-Ni Chen Schedule for The Bridge 12/13 0 12/16
17) Nice Work If You can Get it Benefit Concert to Honor Rebecca Luker 12/17
18) The Nutcracker at Kelsey Theatre
19) On Location Tour Elfie Disocunt Package: Holiday Tour & Empire State Building
20) Paddington Saves Christmas Streaming Now
21) Savion Glover's NFT Theater Series
22) Shana Farr & Steve Ross 5th Anniversary Live Concert 12/14
23) SPCA Holiday Bazaar 12/19
24)Town Hall Concerts in December
25) White Wave Dance Calls for Choreographers for 21st Annual Festival Deadline 12/20
1) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
announces
Holiday Season Preview of Threads
December 16, 2021 | 6:30 and 8 p.m. performances
Arts on Site | 12 St. Mark’s Place, NYC
Threads will premiere in full April 7-9, 2022, at New York Live Arts as Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre’s 22nd Annual Performance Season.
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2) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS RESTORE, AN ALL-MOZART PROGRAM AT ALICE TULLY HALL ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 |
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Soloists Feature Harpist Parker Ramsay, Flutist Emi Ferguson, Violinist Aisslinn Nosky, and Violist Maureen Murchie |
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The American Classical Orchestra, New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra, celebrates its return to indoor concerts in the superior acoustics of Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. The all-Mozart program on Tuesday, December 14 is conducted by the Orchestra’s Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford and includes the composer’s substantial masterpiece, the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, featuring soloists Aisslinn Nosky, violin, and Maureen Murchie, viola. The performance also offers the Flute and Harp Concerto with harpist Parker Ramsay and flutist Emi Ferguson, in addition to Mozart’s popular Symphony No. 29.
Tickets priced at $35–$75 are available online at lincolncenter.org or by calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500. Concertgoers will need to comply with Lincoln Center’s visitor guidelines, including COVID protocols, which can be found here. *********************************************************************
3)AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON DECEMBER 16, 2021 – JUNE 5, 2022 |
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Four Large-Scale Orchestral Programs Include a Free Opening Concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Two Performances at Carnegie Hall, and a Free Concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater World Premiere of Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Electric Violin with Tracy Silverman and U.S. Premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s At the Reading of a Psalm All-Duke Ellington Program Featuring Vocalist Catherine Russell and Jazz Pianist Marcus Roberts Salute to Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Composers Shulamit Ran, Melinda Wagner, and Richard Wernick |
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The American Symphony Orchestra celebrates its return to the stage and its 60th anniversary season in 2021-22 with four full-orchestra programs at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, and a free opening concert titled Mahler in New York at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on December 16. The opening program focuses on composers whom Mahler had championed during his years in New York.
Additional highlights comprise the U.S. Premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s massive final work, At the Reading of a Psalm (January 28, 2022); an all-Duke Ellington program—cancelled at the start of the pandemic—featuring jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and his Trio with such works as Black, Brown, and Beige Suite; Sophisticated Lady; and Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra (March 24, 2022); and a free closing program of living American Pulitzer Prize-winning composers including Melinda Wagner, Richard Wernick, Shulamit Ran, and a world premiere by Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra with legendary electric violinist Tracy Silverman (June 5, 2022).
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4) New York City Opera Announces An Evening of Caroling at Bryant Park
Featuring Singers from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Show Choir and New York City Opera
December 14, 2021 at 5:45pm
New York City Opera announces an evening of caroling at Bryant Park on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:45pm. A quartet of singers from New York City Opera will perform an hour of iconic Christmas carols alongside students from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Show Choir, accompanied by a brass quintet featuring artists from Manhattan School of Music. This concert will be filled with your favorite holiday music selections, perfect for people of all ages: “Oh Holy Night,” “Jingle Bells,” “Joy to the World,” “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer” and more. This free performance takes place near the Christmas Tree and can be enjoyed by skaters on the Rink as well as visitors throughout the rink deck. For more information, visit https://bryantpark.org/?/programs/new-york-city-opera-caroling. *********************************************************************
5) The Bang Group
Nut/Cracked
The Bang Group presents the nineteenth annual production of Nut/Cracked on Thursday, December 16 at 7:30pm, Friday, December 17 at 7:30pm, and Saturday, December 18 at 3pm and 7:30pm, at the Flea Theater, 20 Thomas Street, NYC. Tickets are $15 for students, seniors, and artists, $16 for groups of 10 or more, and $25 general admission, and can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com/event/5291216.
Delighting audiences for nearly two decades, Nut/Cracked is The Bang Group’s beloved, witty response to The Nutcracker, conceived as a fluid dance world where genres collide and jostle each other with a genial clamor in celebration of the winter holidays. Choreographer David Parker liberates The Nutcracker from its plot and tradition and seeks for it a new identity as a free-wheeling, genre-fluid vaudeville which breaks apart elements of the holiday season: surprise, anticipation, greed, community, generosity, and delight in a series of dances drawing inspiration from all corners of the dance canon—tap riffs and en pointe ballet by way of bubble wrap, disco, and Chinese take-out noodles, with modern and post-modern dance, disco, social forms and pure invention.
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6) THE BLACK THEATRE COALITION
AND
“COMPANY” ON BROADWAY
ANNOUNCE THEIR
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
The producers of the long-awaited revival of Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY which opens this week, is pleased to announce a landmark partnership with Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequities in the theatre industry, in the creation of a comprehensive paid apprentice program for creative and management professionals pursuing a career in theatre. The apprentices are Jordan Fleming in Producing, Siobhan Peterson in Stage Management, Brandi Knox in Company Management, TaNisha Fordham in Directing, Dwayne “DJ” Fralin in Lighting Design, Damian Jöel in Costume Design, Bobbie Lee Crow III in Musical Direction and Twi McCallum in Sound Design.
Recognizing the underrepresentation of BIPOC professionals in the commercial theatre industry, this paid apprenticeship program has been dedicated to fostering and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, access, and inclusion while providing an invaluable, in-depth education in the business of commercial theatre.
BTC is working with multiple General Management offices to use this apprentice program model on upcoming Broadway productions.
For more information, visit www.BlackTheatreCoalition.org
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7) Bloomingdale School of Music
Presents
Free Annual Holiday Concert
December 17, 2021
Bloomingdale School of Music presents their free annual holiday concert on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 7pm at the David Greer Recital Hall at 323 W. 108th Street, as part of its Faculty Concert Series. Join BSM for a curated concert, celebrating a host of winter holidays and cultures, featuring faculty and students in music of the season. This concert will be dedicated to longtime Resident Teaching Artist Tim McCullough, who recently passed in November. Attendees MUST RSVP as Covid Guidelines have reduced seating capacity in the hall. There will be a small reception following the concert. For more information and to RSVP, visit bsmny.org/events. The concert will also be livestreamed; please RSVP here for access to the stream.
The program for the evening includes:
Song by André Previn
Naho Parrini, violin
Marc Peloquin, piano
“Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
Naho Parrini, violin
Marc Peloquin, piano
Prelude and Fugue from Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor by Bach
Molly Aronson, celloj
Vocal selection
Christine Browning, soprano
Marc Peloquin , piano
“The Show Must Go On” from Curtains by Kander & Ebb
BSM Broadway Ensemble
“Winter” from The Seasons by Piazolla
Naho Parrini, violin
Molly Aronson, cello
Marc Peloquin, piano
Folk Songs from South Africa
Ongama Mhlontlo, vocal and piano
“White Christmas”
Erika Atkins, vocalist
Marc Peloquin, piano
Holiday Medley
Brandon Vazquez, trumpet
Eli Asher, trumpet
BSM Trumpet Ensemble
“Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson (arr. Eli Asher)
Brandon Vazquez, trumpet
Eli Asher, trumpet
BSM Trumpet Ensemble
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8) CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH STYLE, TALK AND FUN!
“CROSSOVERS LIVE!”
THE NEW INNOVATIVE LIVE TALK SHOW HOSTED BY
BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
A STELLAR ORIGINAL
ENDS THE YEAR ON DECEMBER 20
WITH SPECIAL HOLIDAY FINALE SHOW
STARRING AUDRA MCDONALD AND ARIANA DEBOSE
PORTION OF TICKET SALES TO BENEFIT THE ACTORS FUND
TO VIEW SIZZLE REEL ON SHOW, CLICK HERE
Stellar Originals and Atomic Focus Entertainment announced today that the season finale of Brian Stokes Mitchell’s innovative talk show “Crossovers Live! will take place on December 20th. Brian’s special guests for the Holiday Finale will be Audra McDonald and Ariana DeBose. “Crossovers Live!” features icons who’ve made the jump from stage to film, television, or music. The new episode will air live on Monday, December 20 at 8 pm and will also be available on demand.
This fun filled Holiday Finale completes the six airings of the show featuring guests including Vanessa Williams, Daniel J. Watts, Marc Shaiman, Megan Hilty, Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth and David Hyde Pierce.
Cheeky, thought-provoking, and wildly entertaining; iconic artists share stories and elaborate on their transition between different types of stardom. Candid discussions, rare footage and unexpected laughs are just further reasons why “Crossovers Live!” is can’t miss entertainment. The six-part series is live streamed from New York City and is also available on video on demand.
For all information on tickets go to crossoverslive.stellartickets.com. A minimum of 10% of net proceeds from Crossovers Live! will benefit The Actors Fund.
“Crossovers Live!” is a Stellar Original presentation in association with Atomic Focus Entertainment, the show was created and will be directed by Tom Wiggin, who himself is a crossover artist, having starred on Broadway and on primetime and daytime television.
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9) BROADWAY ON DEMAND
ANNOUNCES 2021 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING
Broadway On Demand, the industry-leading and Emmy® Award nominated theater streaming platform, has announced its current and upcoming 2021 Holiday Programming. The lineup includes Jonathan Rockefeller’s Paddington Saves Christmas, The Great Christmas Bake Off, Estella Scrooge and star Tony Award® Winner Danny Burstein, Tony Award Nominee Carolee Carmello, Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart, Telly Leung, Ann Harada and more!
The full line up is below:
Estella Scrooge
Date: Currently Streaming Now-January 31st, 2022
Pricing: $14.99 (Rental), $29.99 (Purchase)
Synopsis: Estella Scrooge is a Wall Street tycoon with a penchant for foreclosing. A hotelier in her hometown of Pickwick, Ohio has defaulted on his mortgage and as a Christmas gift to herself, Estella decides to deliver the sad news in person. Arriving at the Harthouse Hotel on Christmas Eve, Estella discovers that the mortgage holder is none other than her childhood sweetheart, Pip Nickleby. Always the humanitarian, Pip has generously transformed the property into a refuge for the distraught, disabled and displaced. A freak snowstorm forces Estella, much to her dismay, to take refuge at Harthouse. That night, as it happened to her ancestor Ebenezer long ago, she too is haunted by three visitations. And oh, what uninvited overnight houseguests they are!
Starring: Tony Award Nominee Lauren Patten, Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein, Betsy Wolfe, Tony Award Nominee Carolee Carmello, Tony Award Nominee Patrick Page, Clifton Duncan, EM Grosland and so many more! Directed by John Caird.
Paddington Saves Christmas
Date: Currently Streaming Now- January 4th, 2022
Pricing: $10 (48 Hour Rental), $16 (Bundle Package)
Synopsis: In Jonathan Rockefeller’s Paddington Saves Christmas, Paddington helps his ever-grumpy neighbor, Mr. Curry, who is panicking in anticipation of the arrival of an important visitor for the holidays. Paddington volunteers to help Mr. Curry prepare his house for Christmas, but in typical Paddington fashion, his good intentions lead precipitously from one predicament to the next! Produced by Rockefeller Productions.
The Nice List
Date: Currently Streaming Now- January 15th, 2022
Pricing: Free (Donations to Feeding America is strongly encouraged in lieu of ticket sales)
Synopsis: The Nice List aims to “celebrate the power of the human spirit as we come together for the happiest time of the year” says Wendy Gillespie. Elliott Masie draws the comparison that “the Elves in our story are just like the millions of employees and families right now that are navigating the world working remotely, communicating in new ways and discovering that the power of empathy and laughter through music can bring us comfort in these challenging times.
Starring: Telly Leung, Ann Harada, Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart, Don Darryl Rivera, Julia Mattison, Nick Kohn, Jennifer Barnhart.
Great Christmas Cookie Bake Off!
Date: Currently Streaming Now-December 12th, 2021
Pricing: $14 (Individual-includes service fee), $20 (Family-includes service fee)
Synopsis: The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off! combines the time - honored tradition of Christmas cookies with the ever - popular phenomenon of reality baking competitions. In this musical, eight young cookie chefs have been selected from all over the country to battle it out for first prize at the Cookie Coliseum.
Mr. Dicken’s Hat
Date: Currently Streaming Now-January 16th, 2022
Pricing: $30 (Individual), $50 (Household)
Synopsis: World Premiere. Written and composed by Michael Hollinger. In a cozy Victorian shop sits the hat of Charles Dickens, who once used it to carry water to the victims of a train wreck (that’s true!). When a pair of bumbling thieves plots to steal it (that’s imaginary!), young Kit sets out to foil their plan, save the hat, and free her father from debtors’ prison. This warm winter’s tale is filled with original music, lovable characters, and loads of good cheer.
All Is Calm (Playhouse Theatre Group)
Date: Currently Streaming Now-January 1st, 2022
Pricing: $20(PTG), $25 (GBS)
Synopsis: Written by Peter Rothstein with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach. A remarkable true story from the Western Front. All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 relives an astounding moment in history; in a silence amid the combat, a soldier steps into no man’s land singing “Silent Night.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie between the Allied troops and German soldiers. They lay down their arms to celebrate the holiday, share food and drink, play soccer, and sing carols. This dramatic retelling weaves together firsthand accounts of World War I soldiers with patriotic tunes, trench songs, and Christmas carols. Presented by Playhouse Theatre Group and Greater Boston Stage Company.
What A Wonderful World (Live Stream)
Date: December 11th, 2021 (ONE NIGHT ONLY) 8:30pm
Pricing: $25 (Individual), $70 (Family)
Synopsis: Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announces that they will Live Stream the Saturday, December 11th performance of the new holiday-themed musical comedy What a Wonderful World. The musical features a score of classic and contemporary pop hits made famous by artists including Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Kelly Clarkson, R.E.M., Imagine Dragons, Kenny Chesney, The Romantics, Shawn Mendes, Hootie & The Blowfish, and Nancy Sinatra among many others.
Presented by Timber Lake Playhouse.
For more information on all 2021 Holiday Programing, please click HERE
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10) CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘90S MUSICAL
A One-Night Stand, from The Bourbon Room to Your Bedroom
STREAMING WORLDWIDE ON STELLAR
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2021 AT 6:00PM PT/9:00PM ET
THE BELOVED CULT-HIT MUSICAL TO PLAY ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT EVENT
AT THE BOURBON ROOM IN HOLLYWOOD
IN-PERSON & LIVESTREAM TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price (Jagged Little Pill, Oklahoma!) is pleased to announce a one-night-only event, CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘90S MUSICAL, LIVE IN CONCERT will be presented on Sunday, December 19, 2021 for a live audience at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles, and streamed worldwide on Stellar (www.stellartickets.com).
This hybrid in-person and livestream event invites audiences to attend one of the two concerts in-person at The Bourbon Room (6356 Hollywood Blvd), at 2:00PM or 6:00PM PT, or purchase a ticket to the livestream of the evening show, available worldwide at 6:00PM PT/9:00PM ET. Streamed exclusively by Stellar, the premium streaming platform designed specifically for live performances, tickets to both the in-person and online events can be purchased at StellarTickets.com.
Created by Jordan Ross and Lindsey Rosin, and based on Roger Kumble’s 1999 cult-hit film of the same name produced by Neal Moritz, the hit musical adaptation of CRUEL INTENTIONS pulls audiences into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil. Fueled by revenge and passion, the diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy the innocent girl— and anyone else who gets in their way — they find themselves playing a perilous game with only one rule: Never fall in love. Exhilarating and deceptively funny, CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90s MUSICAL vaults audiences into ‘90s euphoria as the intoxicating story unfolds. Set to the greatest throwback hits of that decade, the musical features songs by Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, R.E.M., Boyz II Men, Ace of Base, Jewel, ‘NSYNC and more – in addition to selections from the film's iconic soundtrack, including "Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve and “Colorblind” by Counting Crows.
Livestream tickets start at $25, and tickets for the in-person experience at The Bourbon Room start at $49. Purchase at StellarTickets.com. The show runs 1 hour and 50 minutes with one intermission. Stream the show on any computer browser (laptop or desktop), mobile web, the Stellar Android or iOS app, or on TV via the Stellar app on Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku. All in-person ticket holders are required to be fully vaccinated with an FDA or WHO authorized vaccine and will be required to properly wear a mask at all times except to eat and drink when seated. Along with proof of vaccination, all guests must also present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport.
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11) DIANA, THE MUSICAL
TAKES FINAL BOW ON BROADWAY
ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2021
Sunday, December 19, 2021, marks the closing date for Diana, The Musical at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Tickets purchased for cancelled performances will be refunded at the point of purchase.
Diana, The Musical began previews on November 2, 2021, and opened on November 17. At time of closing, it will have played 33 performances and 16 previews.
Diana, The Musical began previews on November 2, 2021, and opened on November 17. At time of closing, it will have played 33 performances and 16 previews.
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12) CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON WITH A JOYFUL READING OF THE ELF ON THE SHELF’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, FEATURING ACTRESS BRENDA SONG
CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON WITH A JOYFUL READING OF THE ELF ON THE SHELF’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, FEATURING ACTRESS BRENDA SONG
The magic and merriment of this holiday season continues with a virtual story time on YouTube with special guest, actress Brenda Song, hosted by The Lumistella Company, the home of The Elf on the Shelf.
Families can join in and watch Brenda as she reads through this humorous and festive tale about one Scout Elf's mission to serve up the perfect Christmas Eve, which almost ends in disaster before Santa saves the day. The special story time can be found on The Elf on the Shelf’s Official YouTube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/ElfOnTheShelf).
To participate, families can log onto www.youtube.com/ElfOnTheShelf
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Stage and screen icon Kathleen Turner returns to the New York stage in a one-woman show for one performance only - Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice (www.KathleenTurnerOnTour.com) which documents the remarkable behind-the-scenes journey of her astonishing career. Finding My Voice will play The Town Hall on December 16 at 8PM
Peppered with music from the great American songbook, Kathleen sings hits including “It’s Only a Paper Moon”, “I’d Rather Be Sailing”, “On the Street Where You Live”, and “Every Time We Say Goodbye,” showcasing her trademark husky voice. Finding My Voice is a deeply personal show packed with humor, great music, and one of a kind insights from the lady herself.
Tickets for Finding My Voice are $57 - $97 with premium tickets available. Premium ticket holders receive a signed headshot of Ms. Turner.
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Kelsey Theater is located at Mercer County Community College, Kelsey Theatre1200 Old Trenton RoadWest Windsor, NJ.
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15) Holiday Spirit in the Square as Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (LS BID) Lights Holiday Tree & Kicks Off Free Holiday Programming;
Tumbling Brights also Sparkle in the Broadway Malls Symbolizing Neighborhood Comeback
A Month-Long Celebration of Community Resilience - Special Pop-Up Performances Featuring Local Talent to Delight Neighborhood on December Wednesdays
Lincoln Square, NY – Shining lights and pop-up delights are heading to the Lincoln Square neighborhood this holiday season as the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) announced its expanded holiday program to celebrate the neighborhood’s resiliency and culture comeback. The Lincoln Square neighborhood celebrated the return of its holiday tree Monday night, which now shines brightly over Dante Park (Broadway and 64th Street) across from the newly reopened Empire Hotel and PJ Clarke’s, Lincoln Square. The 30’ Concolor Fir from Upstate NY features star-shaped ornaments that were designed by community members in partnership with a local small business and pottery studio, Color Me Mine, Upper West Side. The tree also features ballet pointe shoes that were donated by the New York City Ballet and iridescent stars from the American Folk Art Museum.
The Lincoln Square BID announced a special month-long series of pop-up performances that will delight the neighborhood with a rotating line-up of local performers every Wednesday throughout December in Dante Park, late afternoon and early evenings. The talent lineup includes Frank London and the Klezmer Brass Allstars; Mariachi Nuevo Mexico; internationally acclaimed tap dance artist, performer, choreographer, educator, and bandleader, Michela Marino Lerman; a specially commissioned and choreographed surrealist performance by Alice Farley Dance Theater; Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School High School Choir; the New York Choy Loy Fut Lion Dance Team; and caroling with VocalSoul and the Fabulous Fezziwigs. For details, visit www.lincolnsquarebid.org/holidays and note that rain dates for all performances will be the next day, Thursday, except for the Kaufman Music Center High School Choir, which will not be rescheduled in the event of rain.
The Lincoln Square BID also expanded its choreographed lighting display Tumbling Brights, which had launched in place of the holiday tree last holiday season. Instead of ten figures, there is now a procession of 15 lighted spirit figures illuminating the Broadway malls from Columbus Circle up to 70th Street as symbols of hope, resilience and solidarity. The installation is designed by New York-based lighting firm Linnaea Tillett Lighting Design Associates with Seth Tillett.
The full lighting installation, which are sustainable and environmentally friendly and are not wrapped around any trees, along with the holiday tree will be on display through January 2022.
In addition, the Lincoln Square BID is highlighting neighborhood happenings and offers throughout the month of December. The Lincoln Square BID sincerely thanks Glenwood, Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, 15 Central Park West, Trump International Hotel & Tower, Ogden CAP Properties, Milstein Properties, Fordham University, TD Bank, Global Holdings Management, New York Institute of Technology, Mandarin Oriental, New York and the City of New York.
For more information on the Lincoln Square BID, please visit www.lincolnsquarebid.org/holidays.
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16) 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
December 13-16, 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 12/13/2021
Monday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am
Tuesday Candace Jarvis (Vogue) at 10am
Wednesday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am
Thursday Rio Kikuchi (GyroKinesis®) at 10am
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17) TONY AWARD WINNER, JUDY KAYE
TO HOST BENEFIT CONCERT
OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
"NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT"
HONORING THE MEMORY OF REBECCA LUKER
LIVE STREAMING EVENT ONE NIGHT ONLY!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 AT 8:00PM
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT AND SUPPORT
PROJECT ALS THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH
Help Make a Difference! New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, will join 2-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye for a special benefit virtual performance of the Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It to honor the love and memory of the late Rebecca Luker.
Hosted by Ms. Kaye, the evening will feature Jesse Walker as Jimmy Winter, Ricky DeRosa as Cookie McGee and Dinanda Klaassen as Billie Bendix, with Bemba Balsirow as Chief Berry, Estelle Balsirow as Duchess Estonia Dulworth, Serge Balsirow as Duke Mahoney, Helene Ciappetta as Millicent Winter, Cooper Grodin as Senator Max Evergreen, Lola Maltz as Jeannie Muldoon, and Haley Rice as Eileen Evergreen. Special choregraphy for “Lady Be Good” by Scott Smith.
The ONE-NIGHT ONLY special benefit concert will live stream on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 7:00PM EST / 5:00PM PST.
Watch via livestream on all “The Jesse Walker Show” social media pages:
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XB61vkgqBBJRQphNIEwTg?view_as=subscriber
Donations may be made by visiting fundraise.projectals.org/give/351504/#!/donation/checkout
All proceeds from the event will go to benefit and support Project ALS therapeutics research.
Nice Work If You Can Get It is a musical featuring songs by George and Ira Gershwin, with a book written by Joe DiPietro, based on material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, Nice Work If You Can Get It premiered on Broadway in April 2012 and featured Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Winter, Kelli O’Hara as Billie Bendix, and Judy Kaye who received a Tony Award for her performance as Duchess Estonia Dulworth.
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18) The Nutcracker
at Kelsey Theatre
Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at 7pm
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 1pm & 4pm
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1pm & 4pm
Young Clara sneaks downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favorite present – a Nutcracker – when she is suddenly confronted by the menacing Mouse King! Her Nutcracker prince comes alive, saves her and whisks her away to the Land of The Sweets where Snow Queen & King, snow fairies, dancing sugar plums and toy soldiers all await her. The NJ Dance Connection presents this classic ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s magical score – abridged and fully narrated! Family and friends of all ages can celebrate the holiday season together at this delightful performance.
Special Event
$16 Adults, $14 Seniors, students, children
Kelsey Theatre is located at Mercer County Community College, Kelsey Theatre1200 Old Trenton RoadWest Windsor, NJ
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20) A New Holiday Special-
PADDINGTON SAVES CHRISTMAS
Streaming Now Available
Rockefeller Studios, in association with The Copyrights Group and StudioCanal, presents Paddington Saves Christmas, starring the beloved bear of children’s books and screens, large and small, in a special holiday show. The largest streaming event of this kind, the virtual show will stream simultaneously in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, is available now through until January 4, 2022. This is the first production created by Rockefeller Studios, marking Rockefeller’s expansion into filmed content.
Inspired by Rockefeller Productions’ highly acclaimed stage production, Paddington Gets in A Jam , this unique puppet performance has been created for the whole family. This special production has been developed for children and families to enjoy at home over the holidays while raising money for theatres around the world that are unable to put on family entertainment this year.
In Jonathan Rockefeller’s Paddington Saves Christmas, Paddington helps his ever-grumpy neighbor, Mr. Curry, who is panicking in anticipation of the arrival of an important visitor for the holidays. Paddington volunteers to help Mr. Curry prepare his house for Christmas, but in typical Paddington fashion, his good intentions lead precipitously from one predicament to the next!
For more information and streaming options please visit www.paddingtonsaveschristmas.com
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Savion Glover, Tony Award winner, is the ultimate artistic hyphenate. From stage to screen, and now in the crypto universe, Savion is proud to launch his own NFT (non-fungible token) collection — in partnership with Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, who teamed-up with digital disruptor AkoinNFT. The time for “I Am” is now.
NFTs are digital art and experiences sold through blockchain technology and offer a unique set of owner rights via an embedded smart-contract. NFTs assure that creators are compensated, in perpetuity, each time the piece sells, thereby providing an ongoing revenue stream.
In Savion’s NFT Preview #1, “My Voice,” available now, we follow his steps to the theater, rehearsing and proclaiming his place in the NFT space using dance as his voice.
In Savion’s NFT Preview #2, entitled “I Am,” available beginning December 16, Savion inspires us, through authentic self-discovery. He tells us that “In the beginning there is sound. I believe, that from this sound, ‘I Am’.”
Savion’s NFTs are a path for people to think differently and look at the world in a distinct way because every person is unique, and someone else’s journey should not be the benchmark of success.
Collectors of “My Voice” and “I Am” will also receive a Savion signed and numbered keepsake print suitable for framing. There is a collection size of 300 copies of each Preview.
Savion’s NFT Preview #1 and NFT Preview #2 will be available at www.AkoinNFT.io for .025 ETH (just under $110, each). The Previews can also be viewed at: www.AkoinNFT.io
Following the Preview NFTs, will be a collection of more significant and in-depth Savion Glover NFTs called “SoNg-ALoNgz” The SoNg-ALoNgz, which include live instrumental performances and the spoken words of Savion pay homage to the masters of dance and music, past and present, that have inspired Savion throughout his artistic journey.
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22) SHANA FARR & STEVE ROSS: LET IT SNOW
5th ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY CONCERT
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 7:00PM
IN-PERSON AT ST. JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE
LIVE-STREAMED VIA MUSAE.ME
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Award-winning songstress Shana Farr and the legendary “Prince of Cabaret” Steve Ross bring their annual holiday concert, _Shana Farr & Steve Ross: Let it Snow, live and in-person to the historical St. John’s in the Village (218 West 11th Street) with live-streaming produced by Musae.me. This concert commemorates their 5th Anniversary Christmas Concert together following an annual tradition that started at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park South in 2016.
This ONE-NIGHT-ONLY in-person performance is Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 7:00PM at St. John’s in the Village (218 W 11th St, New York, NY) and will be simultaneously live-streamed via Musae at https://event.musae.me/, or by visiting www.musae.me
Join Shana Farr and Steve Ross in-person at St. John’s in The Village, or bring them into your living rooms as they bring to life holiday favorites that include We Need a Little Christmas, Christmas Time is Here, Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, The Christmas Song, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Almost Christmas Eve (by Steve Ross), Department Stores Mean Christmas to Me, Farr’s rendition of O Holy Night, and more.
TICKET INFORMATION: In-person and live-streaming tickets are $35-$100 and may be purchased at http://tix.musae.me/holidays. With your Musae live stream tickets, you can join us on any device — phone, tablet, computer, or TV. Once you purchase your ticket you will receive a link and you will be able to watch the performance as many times as you wish once it is premiered on the live stream broadcast. The streaming link will be available through Friday, December 17, 2021 at 7:00pm. www.musae.me *********************************************************************
23) SPCA Holiday Bazaar @10PRL Productions
Come experience exciting live music, dance, arts and crafts
and much more!
December 19 11am - 5pm 2nd Floor at 515 Bath Ave. in Long Branch, NJ
Bring yourself, children, friends and fur-babies to take a picture with Santa with a $20 donation benefiting the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The SPCA mission is to protect, care and advocate for all animals. You can further support them by bringing gently used towels and sheets.
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The Town Hall (www.thetownhall.org), in the heart of Times Square, will celebrate the holidays in style as they welcome Darlene Love, Judy Collins, and John Cameron Mitchell for unique shows and exceptional entertainment this December.
This year, as The Town Hall celebrates their centennial, they continue to play an integral part in the cultural fabric of New York City. The mission of The Town Hall remains the same: to educate, inspire, and explore.
December 17 at 8pm
Judy Collins: Winter Stories
Judy Collins is bringing WINTER STORIES to the stage at The Town Hall. Judy will reunite with Chatham County Line to perform some of their songs from their acclaimed 2019 WINTER STORIES collection which includes classics like Joni Mitchell’s “The River” and other hits. Come celebrate the holidays with a night of storytelling, holiday music and winter classics with Ms. Collins.
Special guests include Toshi Reagen and Chatham Country Line
Ticket Prices: $50, $65, $75, $85 VIP $150
December 18, 2021 at 8pm
Darlene Love: Home For The Holidays
LOVE is in the air! Over the past few decades, rock and roll legend Darlene Love has brought her booming voice and infectious cheer to New York with a series of concerts each holiday season. For the first time ever, Love is taking to The Town Hall stage for a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance. Don't miss the "Queen of Christmas" in her only New York City holiday show.
Ticket Prices: $50, $70, $75, $85, VIP $100 meet and greet (LIMITED)
December 29-31, 2021 at 8pm
John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask Return to the Origin of Love: The Songs and Stories of Hedwig
Following a sold-out, now legendary three-night engagement in honor of PRIDE50 and capacity crowds across the US, Australia, Japan, and Korea, Hedwig and the Angry Inch co-creators John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask are back with RETURN TO THE ORIGIN OF LOVE at The Town Hall, a “love letter to Hedwig fans everywhere” (Washington Post). Mitchell, Trask, and co-star Amber Martin conjure a collective New Year’s catharsis celebrating all we’ve loved and lost, featuring as many special guests, songs and antics from the past two decades of debauchery as they can fit, plus a New Year’s Eve goodbye to 2021 that is not to be missed. VIP level tickets on December 30th and 31st come with a gift bag of unique autographed items. All proceeds from VIP ticket sales will go to extraordinary organizations working across the LGBTQIA community, including The Chosen Family Law Center and Burritos Not Bombs. Produced by ArKtype.
Tickets:
12/29: 8pm
(Rescheduled from June 25th, 2020) All tickets will be honored from postponed June 25-26, 2020 concerts.
Tickets: $50, $60, $70, $80. VIP $350. (LIMITED: 50)
VIP level tickets on December 29th include a post-concert wine reception with the artists. All proceeds from VIP ticket sales will go to extraordinary organizations working across the LGBTQIA community, including The Chosen Family Law Center and Burritos Not Bombs.
12/30: 8pm
(Rescheduled from June 26th, 2020) All tickets will be honored from postponed June 25-26, 2020 concerts.
Tickets: $50, $60, $70, $80. VIP $500. (LIMITED: 50)
12/31: 9pm
Tickets: $65, $75, $85, $125. VIP $500. (LIMITED: 50)
VIP level tickets on December 30th and 31st come with a gift bag of unique autographed items. All proceeds from VIP ticket sales will go to extraordinary organizations working across the LGBTQIA community, including The Chosen Family Law Center and Burritos Not Bombs.
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25) WHITE WAVE Dance
Announces Call for Choreographers for
21st Annual DUMBO Dance Festival
Early Bird Application Deadline: December 20, 2021
WHITE WAVE Dance announces a call for choreographers for the 21st Annual DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF), virtually from June 23-26, 2022. WHITE WAVE scours the globe in search of today's most innovative dancemakers, both emerging and established, and brings them to one extended weekend, all the while paying extra attention to the new, emerging, and experimental.
Dance lovers will experience a veritable cornucopia of the best of contemporary dance. DDF attracts the very best by providing artists allowing their global audiences to experience, first-hand, the incomparable vitality of the New York and global dance scenes. A four-day spectacular, DDF will present over 70 companies.
Application Deadlines:
- Early Bird Special Application: December 20, 2021 at 11:30pm ET. Fee: $50 per work.
- Early Bird Special + Grand Finale Application: December 20, 2021 at 11:30pm ET. Fee: $65 per work.
- Regular Application: January 3, 2022 at 11:30pm ET. Fee: $60 per work.
- Regular + Grand Finale Application: January 3, 2022 at 11:30pm ET. Fee: $75 per work.
Permitted works are group performances of up to 8 minutes and solos of up to 5 minutes in length.
Each choreographer/company may submit up to two applications for consideration. Each application requires a separate completed application form, and application fee. The fee is non-refundable.
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