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Sunday, September 25, 2022

Sunday Scoop Week of 9/25/22 Beginning Performances, What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances



As You Like It

Join Rosalind & Celia as they flee into the Forest of Arden for romance, music, & adventures in cross-dressing in Shakespeare’s startlingly modern comedy, AS YOU LIKE IT. Meet the lovesick Orlando, femme fatale Phebe, the wickedly funny Touchstone, the dreamy Jaques, & the glamorous court in exile led by Queen Senior. Murder attempts, lion attacks, not even visits from the gods can stop the glorious fun of AS YOU LIKE IT! 


Theatre 71 (152 West 71st St. )

Performances Begin 9/30
Opening Night 10/6
Limited Engagement Through 10/23

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 

 http://frogandpeachtheatre.org/as-you-like-it/fd


Ink'dWell

Kendra returns to her childhood home on Martha’s Vineyard upon learning her brother has died in a terrible accident. While searching for the truth about his passing, she finds herself tormented by a childhood ghost story. As the mystery behind his death is unraveled, she discovers that he was drowning in much more than water. The ghost story, paired with her grief, begins to impact her relationship with her family and to the ocean itself.

59E59 Theatres (59 E. 59 St.)
Performances Begin 9/29
Opening Night 10/5
Limited engagement through 10/16

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit  59E59.ORG

Measure for Measure

A growing feminist liberation movement raging against the oppressive patriarchal status quo takes Vienna by storm. After a sudden regime change, the conservatives newly in power react aggressively, invoking antiquated morality laws to strip their constituents of bodily autonomy and quell the resistance. Isabella is radicalized after seeing her brother Claudio and his lover Juliet among the first incarcerated in the crackdown. She hatches a plan to rebel against the oppressive campaign led by Angelo, the Duke’s deputy, but will have to decide: Can peace be wrought without justice?

The Mark O’Donnell Theater at The Entertainment Community Fund Arts Center 
(160 Schermerhorn Street)
Performance Begin 10/28
Opening Night 10/30
Limited Engagement Through 10/15

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/measure-for-measure-tickets-400543726067




Our Town ...But Wilder

Set in a small New England town in the 1980’s, Our Town... but Wilder tells the story of high school student Bentley Cramer, a sexually confused theater kid. When Bentley becomes the stage manager in his high school’s production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, a series of comic mishaps lead him on a journey of self-discovery as he learns about the fragile coexistence of beauty/community and intolerance/divisiveness that often co-exist in small town America.

Actors’ Temple Theater (339 West 47th St.)

Beginning Performances 10/1
Opening Day 10/16

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 

www.ourtownbutwilder.com



Topdog/Underdog

SUZAN-LORI PARKS’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln (Hawkins) and Booth (Abdul-Mateen II), names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, three-card monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history.

John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street)
Performance Begin 9/27
Opening Night 10/20

B) What's Happening This Week and More

1) 10 Years of Broadway Records One Night Only at 54 Below
10/3

2) A Beautiful Noise Box Office Now Open

3) A Room of One's Own Joe's Pub
10/1

4) Anvil! The Story of Anvil Returns to Theaters
9/27

5) Ballet Hispanico A La Calle Block Party & Street Takeover
Returns  In-Person 10/2

6) Ballet Hispanico School of Dance 2022/2023 School Year Programs
Registration Deadline 10/3

7) Beetlejuice Announces Closing Date and Special Events for October

8) Betty Buckley Returns to Cafe Carlyle
9/27 - 10/1

9) Bloomingdale School of Music Back to School Registration Available

10) The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal Launches Weekly Podcast
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co. The Bridge Zoom Virtual Dance Class Schedule
for 9/26 & 9/28

11) Centenary Stage Co. Auditions for Cinderella
9/30

12) Con Vivo Music Presents World Premiere of Chilltown Boogie
10/2

13) Florencia Cuena & Jaime Lozano's Broadway en Spanglish
10/3 Joe's Pub

14) Into the Woods Cast Through November 20th Announced &
Original Cast Recording to Be Released 9/30

15) Little Shop of Cast Members 
9/27

16) Nai Ni Chen Schedule for The Bridge Zoom Dance Classes
9/16 & 9/28

17) PS Dance! The Next Generation Documentary Screening at 92NY
9/30

18) Some Like it Hot at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
10/2

19) TheatreworksUSA New Musical, Pete the Cat Goes to Hollywood
9/30 

20) Tony-Winning Producer, Carl Moellenberg Releases Memoir
10/1

21) What Kind of Woman Pre-Roe Abortion Plea Inspired Play
Opening in PA 9/23 & NY 10/19

22) White Wave Dance Applications for 7fh Annual Dance Festival
Deadline 9/30


1) 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, celebrates 10 Years of Broadway Records for One Night Only Engagement, October 3rd   

Broadway Records is celebrating 10 years with the 10th anniversary of 54 Below! This one-night-only celebration concert will feature Broadway Records’ most dazzling solo and double-act artists. Features an all-star lineup, Tony Award® nominee Andy Karl and Tony Award® nominee Orfeh (7 pm only), Tony Award® winner Stephen Flaherty, Andrew Butler (RAGS PARKLAND) Bobby Conte (Company), Drew Gasparini (I Could Use a Drink, The Karate Kid), Hannah Elless (Bright Star) F Michael Haynie (Wicked, Frozen), Michael Longoria (Trading Places), Chris McCarrell (The Lightning Thief), Rob Rokicki, (Monstersongs), Analise Scarpaci (9:30 pm only) (Mrs. Doubtfire), Milly Shapiro and Bailey Ryon reuniting from Matilda, Samantha Williams (Caroline or Change), and more to be announced. This exclusive engagement will showcase favorites from Broadway Records and the 54 Below live album catalog, along with their theatrical hits commemorating 10 years of Broadway and beyond. Hosted by cabaret darling Robbie Rozelle (Songs from My Locker). Directed and produced by Grace Aki (To Free a Mockingbird) with Broadway Records. Music Direction by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Sarah Favinger on Bass, and Kaori Yamada-Lategano on percussion. This one-night concert celebration will take place at 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on October 3rd, 2022. There is a $45-$65 main dining room cover charge and a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets for the in-person concert are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of the performance after 4:00 pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551. Link for Tickets Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.

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2) BROADHURST THEATRE BOX OFFICE


NOW OPEN


FOR

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE,

THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL

 

PREVIEWS TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2


AHEAD OF A SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 OPENING NIGHT


AT THE BROADHURST THEATRE


The Broadhurst Theatre box office (235 West 44th Street) is now open or A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical. Tickets are also available at www.abeautifulnoisethemusical.comwww.telecharge.com, or by calling 800 447 7400

A Beautiful Noise will begin preview performances Wednesday, November 2 ahead of a Sunday, December 4 opening night at the Broadhurst Theatre.

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3) TONY AWARD NOMINEE

MARY BRIDGET DAVIES 

STARS IN VIRGINIA WOOLF’S

A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN

 

First Concert Reading at Joe’s Pub on October 1, 2022

Tickets Now Available


Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies (A Night with Janis Joplin) will star in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette St) channeling her powerful voice and presence in the play with original music. Tickets are $30 and available at tinyurl.com/aroomjoespub.

A Room of One’s Own is both a landmark in feminist thought and a rhetorical masterpiece, which started life as Virginia Woolf’s lectures to the literary societies of Newnham and Girton Colleges, Cambridge, in October 1928. It was then published by the Hogarth Press in 1929 in a revised and expanded edition that has never been out of print. Addressed to audiences of female students, this became an unforgettable and passionate assertion of women’s empowerment by one of the great writers of the 20th century. 

For more information visit www.aroombroadway.com. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/aroomjoespub.
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4) REMASTERED DOCUMENTARY ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL TO SCREEN IN 200 CINEMAS NATIONWIDE FOR A ONE-NIGHT EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 27TH FOLLOWED BY SELECT EXTENDED THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENTS AT NATIONAL CIRCUITS INCLUDING
AMC AND REGAL

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL is getting re-released by popular demand with a 200-screen special theatrical event on September 27th, ANVIL! THE STORY Of ANVIL (2009) follows Canadian heavy-metal band Anvil as they delivered a highly influential 1982 album Metal on Metal that would inspire the likes of Anthrax and Metallica, and then dropped off the map to begin what would become decades of toiling in obscurity. Gervasi, for his debut feature, followed guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner as their roadie, capturing their story as they stumble through a harrowing European tour and reflect on failure, friendship, resilience and the will to follow even the most impossible of dreams. It's a story about never giving up.

View Trailer HERE
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5) BALLET HISPÁNICO CELEBRATES THE ARTISTRY AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATINX COMMUNITY WITH MARQUEE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DANCE PROGRAMMING
A La Calle Block Party and Street Takeover Return In-Person on October 2

Official Street Naming and Proclamation Ceremony
Unveils “Ballet Hispánico Way”

Local Dance Organizations from the New York Area will take Center Stage

Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latinx dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a robust and engaging programming line-up anchored by the organization’s annual A La Calle Block Party which returns in-person. The fourth edition of the popular community event will take place on West 89th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues, outside of Ballet Hispánico's headquarters in the heart of the Upper West Side on Sunday, October 2, from noon - 4:00 p.m. ET. To kick-off the full-day celebration, at 11 a.m., prior to the start of the block party, a special street-naming ceremony and proclamation will take place and will feature select community leaders with notable guests in attendance.

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6) Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces
2022-23 School Year Programs
Open for Registration

Registration Deadline: October 3

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance announces that registration is still open for its 2022-23 school year programs, for dancers from early childhood through young adult. The registration deadline is October 3, 2022. For more information and to register, visit ballethispanico.org/school.

Ballet Hispánico's School of Dance is the direct link to the organization’s values of access, opportunity, and pride for all students interested in dance and Latinx culture. The School is an accredited training center that leads with a holistic curriculum for today’s young dancer.

Los Pasitos: Early Childhood Program (Ages 2-5)
Los Pasitos Early Childhood Program is for ages 2-5 merges creativity, cultures, and technique. Its curriculum focuses on developing coordination, spatial awareness, and musicality, with an emphasis on each child's individual self-expression. Students learn proper dance etiquette, explore the wide spectrum of Latino cultures, and build a solid foundation for dance training in a joyful, creative environment.

Encuentros: Open Class Program (Ages 6-18)
Providing the young dance enthusiast with cultural enrichment alongside excellent dance training, the Encuentros Program offers something for everyone. Developed with the highest level of artistic excellence, our program supports dancers interested in taking anywhere from one to multiple dance classes per week. Offering a wide array of classes including Ballet, Flamenco, Hip-Hop, Latin Rhythms, Afro-Caribbean, Salsa, Jazz, and Tap, our students can create a tailored schedule to fit their needs.

La Academia: Pre-Professional Program (Ages 7-23)
The School’s pre-professional division, La Academia, trains eclectic, versatile dancers who stand out in a competitive field of dance for their mastery of the classical ballet tradition, contemporary techniques, Spanish Dance, and performance skills. This program is designed to support students interested in attending performing arts schools, conservatory/university programs, and/or those pursuing a career in dance. High school and college-aged students that reach Level 5 in La Academia have the option of pursuing the full curriculum or one of three specialized tracks—ballet, Spanish dance, or contemporary.

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7) ONLY 16 WEEKS MORE TO SEE THE SMASH-HIT MUSICAL BEETLEJUICE ON BROADWAY

HAUNTING BROADWAY’S MARQUIS THEATRE THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2023

 

BEETLEJUICE’S AFTERLIFE CONTINUES ON A 26-CITY NATIONAL TOUR

LAUNCHING AT SAN FRANCISCO’S GOLDEN GATE THEATRE - BEGINNING DECEMBER 6, 2022

 

BEETLEJUICE CELEBRATES FINAL HALLOWEEN ON BROADWAY WITH

FAN SURPRISES EVERY DAY-O IN OCTOBER



Broadway’s smash-hit musical BEETLEJUICE, which The New York Times calls “A JAW-DROPPING FUNHOUSE,” will continue haunting Broadway’s Marquis Theatre (210 West 46 Street) for 16 more weeks only through Sunday, January 8, 2023.

 

Everyone’s favorite demon from hell is taking the show on the road with the BEETLEJUICE National 26-city Tour, launching December 6, 2022, at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre. 

 

Fan favorite BEETLEJUICE has had an unconventional Broadway run bringing a new and very engaged audience to Broadway via Tiktok, YouTube and social media, playing to sold-out, standing-room-only audiences at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre only to be shuttered on March 12, 2020.  Overwhelming demand for the smash hit musical from fans led to its current, improbable Broadway resurrection.  BEETLEJUICE will celebrate its final Halloween (The Ghost-with-the-Most’s favorite holiday) on Broadway with a month of surprises for fans every Day-O in October including weekly costume contests, exclusive MAC Cosmetics Content, limited edition “Strange and Unusual” swag giveaways, new Tiktok videos and other new spooky digital content, with collaborations with Abracadabra, Schmakary’s, Covenant House, Paint Place, Time Square Tattoo, Beetlehouse, Homesick Candles, Zaro’s, Haswell Green’s, PS Kitchen, Vida Verde and more.  A full schedule of BEETLEJUICE’s October celebration is at Beetlejuicebroadway.com/october.


Tickets for BEETLEJUICE at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre range from $69-$169 and are available at www.Ticketmaster.com, or the Marquis Theatre box office. The playing schedule for BEETLEJUICE is as follows: Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 7:30pm, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.


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8) TONY AWARD-WINNING STAGE ICON


BETTY BUCKLEY


RETURNS TO


CAFÉ CARLYLE


SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 1


The legendary and Tony Award-winning stage actress/singer Betty Buckley returns to the famed Café Carlyle (35 E. 76th St.) for five live performances September 27 - October 1, 2022. Buckley will offer an eclectic mix of standards and songs by contemporary songwriters, joined by her trio led by multi-Grammy nominated pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Anthony J. Marino, and percussionist Jamey Haddad.


Performances will take place Tuesday through Saturday at 8:45 p.m. Weekday pricing begins at $110 per person, bar seating: $85 and premium seating: $160. Weekend pricing begins at $130 per person; bar seating: $105; premium seating: $180. Reservations can be made online via Tock.


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9) Bloomingdale School of Music “Back to School” Registration Available for
Youth Group Classes, Ensembles, and 
Private Lessons

Bloomingdale School of Music offers a diverse set of learning options for the Fall 2022 “Back to School” season, including in-person and virtual private music lessons, youth group classes, music ensembles, and early childhood classes. Bloomingdale classes aim to educate students while instilling a sense of fun and passion for self-expression through music. The school offers lessons and classes 7 days a week for over 20 instruments for every type of student at all skill levels. Multiple genres from classical and jazz, to Broadway and pop music, are available. Bloomingdale provides unique programs for all age groups. To register and learn more, visit www.bsmny.org/classes/fall-2022.

Bloomingdale's youth group classes for 3-8 students are an alternative to private lessons focusing on the shared experience of music learning. Making music together continues as students advance to playing in the school's ensembles including string orchestras, jazz ensembles, guitar orchestras, and many more.

For more information, visit  www.bsmny.org

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10) THE BROADWAY SHOW

WITH TAMSEN FADAL

 

LAUNCHES WEEKLY COMPANION PODCAST

 

THE BROADWAY SHOW

WITH TAMSEN FADAL: UNCUT


The John Gore Organization, today announced the Emmy award-winning series, “The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,” has launched a companion podcast, The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: Uncut.

“The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal” is the first nationally syndicated, weekly television program featuring Broadway entertainment, and currently airs in 118 television markets across the US each week.

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: Uncut podcast expands on the robust content filmed during the broadcast interviews and features extended, uncut interviews from each week’s television episode, giving listeners unprecedented access to A-list celebrities, Broadway’s biggest stars, upcoming shows, tours and behind-the-scenes stories, on and off the stage.

 

Hosted and executive-produced by 13-time Emmy-Award winner Tamsen FadalThe Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: Uncutis available weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeart, Amazon Music and many more.  

 

New episodes will be available Mondays at 12 PM ET.


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11) AUDITIONS FOR RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA 
AT CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY 

Centenary Stage Company will be holding an open-call audition for their upcoming 2022 Holiday Spectacular Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Auditions will be held on September 30 from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm and on October 1 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. Walk-ins will be seen as time permits. Auditions will be held in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. If you are unable to attend in-person, digital submissions will also be accepted. Please send resumes, headshots, and reels to CentenaryStageCasting@gmail.com with the subject line “Attn: Casting”. Performers should prepare an appropriate song and bring sheet music. Accompaniment will be provided for Friday, September 30. Sides can be found online at centenarystageco.org and will also be provided the day of auditions. Performances will run December 1-11. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900 

The magical fairytale, Cinderella, is reborn with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s elegant and charming music. Inspired by the 1997 teleplay starring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother, this adaptation for the stage includes warmth, hilarity, and romance.  

Seeking: 

CINDERELLA (F, 18-25, Soprano) 

A shy and very sweet orphaned teenage girl who lives with her wicked stepmother and mean stepsisters. She dreams/and is determined to find a better life for herself. 

 

FAIRY GODMOTHER (F, ageless, Mezzo-Soprano) 

A beautiful and mysterious character who helps fulfill Cinderella's wish to go to the ball and change her destiny. 

 

STEPMOTHER (F, 40-50, Mezzo-Soprano) 

A beautiful, but evil woman who is unkind to Cinderella, yet dotes on her own two miserable offspring. 

 

GRACE (F, 18-25, Soprano) 

One of Cinderella's stepsisters. Taller and awkward in her appearance. 

  

JOY (F, 18-25, Soprano) 

Cinderella's other stepsister; a bit shorter than Grace, Joy is the sullen one; with a unique laugh. 

 

PRINCE CHRISTOPHER (M, 18-30, Baritone) 

A youthful, handsome, but reluctant prince searching for his independence and for his true love. 

 

LIONEL (M, 30-50, Tenor) 

The prince's Royal Steward; and his one true ally and friend. A strong, comedic roll. 

 

QUEEN CONSTANTINA (F, 40-50, Mezzo-Soprano) 

A perceptive queen who is a loving and invested mother. 

 

KING MAXIMILIAN (M, 40-60, Baritone) 

Prince Christopher's father, who gives the young man advice. 

 

ENSEMBLE 

Villagers, Merchants, Maidens, Animal Puppets, Coachmen, Footmen, and Palace Guests. 

 

For more information, visit centenarystageco.org and to schedule your audition, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to 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; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers. 

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12) Con Vivo Music
presents
the World Premiere of
Chilltown Boogie by Alon Nechushtan
October 2, 2022 at 12:30 pm


Con Vivo Music presents the world premiere of Chilltown Boogie by Alon Nechushtan on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 12:30pm, beginning at J Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ. Chilltown Boogie is a site-specific historical opera set in five vignettes, each of which will be performed in a different location in Jersey City. This original new opera is inspired by the events surrounding the formation of Hudson County and Jersey City. There will be an open dress rehearsal on October 1, 2022 at 7pm at Jersey City Theater Center, 165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ. Each performance is free, no registration required. For more information, visit convivomusic.org.

This epic production features an ensemble of singers, dancers, and instrumentalists, and spans 150 years of history - covering the Revolutionary War, the Underground Railroad, Morris Canal, the Hague administration, and the founding of Temple Beth-El.

The program schedule will be:

THE BOATMAN
12:30pm at J Owen Grundy Pier - Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ
1878, Morris Canal - a former alcoholic turned born-again Christian discusses his life on the canal

THE HERO
2:00pm at Paulus Hook Park - 226 Washington St, Jersey City, NJ
1779, Paulus Hook - George Washington and Henry Lee discuss the Revolutionary War

THE MAYOR
3:30pm at City Hall Park - 280 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 0
1949, City Hall - newly defeated Frank Hague and elected mayor John V. Kenny discuss change in Jersey City

THE HAUNT
5:00pm at Berry Lane Park - 1000 Garfield Ave, Jersey City, NJ
1830, Old Bergen Cemetery - a ghostly meeting discusses the underground railroad and generational change

THE CHOICE
6:30pm at Temple Beth-El - 2419 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ
1892, Temple Beth-El - Rabbi Schweizer discusses the growing community of Jewish immigrants

In the event of rain, the entire opera will be performed indoors at 3:00pm at Jersey City Theater Center, 165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ.

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13) Florencia Cuenca Brings Her Musical Traditions to Stage in

“Broadway en Spanglish”


Mexican singer and actress Florencia Cuenca brings her acclaimed project “Broadway en Spanglish” to premiere on stage at Joe’s Pub. Florencia takes her musical upbringing and gives her favorite theater numbers a new life. Her project will also feature Mariachi Real de México de Ramon Ponce and new arrangements by Jamie Lozano. Together they take musical theater’s most iconic tunes and create fresh interpretations.

Florencia Cuenca & Jaime Lozano’s 

Broadway en Spanglish

October 3 at 7 pm (doors open at 6 pm) 

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by visiting 

https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2022/f/florencia-cuenca--jaime-lozano/


Joe’s Pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street                                                                                                                                            

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14) THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED  


NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES! 


PRODUCTION OF  


JAMES LAPINE AND STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S 


REVIVAL OF 


“INTO THE WOODS” 


ANNOUNCES CAST


THROUGH NOVEMBER 20

 

FINAL PERFORMANCE ON


JANUARY 8



PATINA MILLER AND MONTEGO GLOVER 


SHARE THE ROLE OF THE WITCH


STEPHANIE J. BLOCK AS THE BAKER’S WIFE


BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES RETURNS AS THE BAKER STARTING OCT. 25

GAVIN CREEL AS THE WOLF/CINDERELLA’S PRINCE


ANDY KARL JOINS AS RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE STARTING OCT. 11


KRYSTA RODRIGUEZ AS CINDERELLA



CAST RECORDING TO BE RELEASED  


ON SEPTEMBER 30


Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced the cast through November 20 for the hugely acclaimed and much beloved New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s revival of Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre. Into the Woods has now extended for the final time, by popular demand, through January 8, 2023. 

 

The company for Into the Woods will include Patina Miller and Montego Glover sharing the role of The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as the Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as the Baker through October 23, Brian d’Arcy James as the Baker beginning October 25, Gavin Creel as the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Andy Karl as Rapunzel’s Prince beginning October 11 (having previously played the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince), Krysta Rodriguez as Cinderella, Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood, Jim Stanek as the Steward, Ann Harada as Jack’s Mother, Cole Thompson as Jack, and Alysia Velez as Rapunzel.

 

Cast for November 22 through January 8 will be announced at a later date.

 

Patina Miller will be The Witch for performances on Fridays through Sundays, and Montego Glover will take over the role Tuesdays through Thursdays. Please visit https://intothewoodsbway.com/ to view a performance schedule.


Tickets are available via SeatGeek.com/into-the-woods.


Additionally, the cast recording will be released on September 30 on streaming and digital platforms worldwide. The CD will be released on December 2, followed by vinyl on March 17, 2023. 

 

A first listen of Sara Bareilles’ performance of “Moments in the Woods” can be watched now on YouTube HERE.


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15) TONY AWARD NOMINEES
BRAD OSCAR & BRYCE PINKHAM
JOIN THE CAST OF 

THE THREE-TIME ‘BEST REVIVAL’ AWARD-WINNING
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS


BRAD OSCAR JOINS THE COMPANY AS ‘MUSHNIK’, AND BRYCE PINKHAM STEPS INTO THE LAB COAT AS ‘DR. ORIN SCRIVELLO, D.D.S.’ FOR 6 WEEKS ONLY, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, AT WESTSIDE THEATRE

TIFFANY RENEE THOMPSON TAKES ON THE ROLE OF ‘CRYSTAL’ BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 20


As the show heads into its third florid year Off-Broadway, the producers of the three-time Best Musical Revival Award-winning production Little Shop of Horrors have announced that beloved Tony-nominated Broadway veterans Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!, The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde) and Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderThe Heidi Chronicles, “Mercy Street”) will join the cast this month. Beginning September 27, Oscar joins the cast as Mushnik and, for a six-week limited run, Pinkham will play Dr. Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. Tiffany Renee Thompson will be stepping into the role of Crystal full-time starting September 20. Oscar, Pinkham, and Thompson join the company led by current stars Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice) as Seymour, and Tony Award winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots) as Audrey. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is currently playing at Westside Theatre (407 W 43rd St, New York, NY).

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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 Classes on Zoom
Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level
September 26 & 28, 2022

 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 here.

As a virtual dance institute, The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographers 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.

The Bridge Class schedule:

Monday, September 26, 2022 | Tina “Tino” Zoccoli-Mayers (Yoga) at 10am
Tino will focus on restorative practices to prevent and/or heal injuries for dancers and athletes. They will pair Vinyasa and Yin yoga–"Yin and Vin”-- to stretch, condition and heal the aerobic anatomical system. S/he will help students prepare, simply, wherever they practice, a psycho-somatic space and body consciousness for the gentle, extended cool-down with Yin yoga, invented by American yogis along the Pacific Ocean coast, incorporating Chinese Medicine. Please prepare if possible to bring: a yoga mat; blankets/towels; 2 yoga blocks (or: books, soup cans); a yoga strap (or: fabric belt, towel) and any other soothing or healing object.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | Rio (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am
Tapping into the creative energy of the universe through Kinetic Spiral. Nai-Ni Chen's signature technique is based on the principle of ever-changing universal forces of Yin and Yang to cultivate the dancer’s vital energy Chi (Qi) allowing the dancer to achieve higher performance with less effort. By focusing on breathing and images, Kinetic Spiral also balances the spiritual, mental and physical energy of the dancer. The Kinetic Spiral Technique forms the foundation of Nai-Ni Chen’s style of cross-cultural movement and embodies her efforts to work in the intersection of culture and race, advocating for equity with grace and power.


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17) 92NY
Announces
PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION Documentary
Screening 9/30 at The 92nd Street Y, New York

Leading cultural institution presents the don’t-miss dance event of the fall season with an in-person screening followed by a talkback with filmmaker Jody Gottfried Arnhold

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) announced a highly anticipated free screening of the new documentary PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION accompanied by a panel discussion with filmmakers Jody Gottfried Arnhold and Nel Shelby, featured faculty member Ann Biddle, and other esteemed guests on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 5pm at Kaufmann Concert Hall. Bringing together the entire dance community - from choreographers and dancers to educators and aficionados - the evening is a don’t-miss event that explores the future of dance education in America and beyond. Watch a trailer for the film here, and register for free at 92ny.org/event/ps-dance-the-next-generation.

The event will begin at 4:30pm with a reception at 92NY’s Weill Art Gallery and will feature opening remarks from NYC Department of Education Chancellor David C. Banks, and a dance performance by members from the Brooklyn High School of the Arts senior class.

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18) Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Some Like It Hot

Amber Ruffin moderates a discussion with Marc Shaiman, 
Scott Wittman, and Darryl Archibald
NaTasha Yvette Williams performs highlights
October 2, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Works & Process at the Guggenheim announces Some Like It Hot. Tickets available now at www.worksandprocess.org.

Some Like It Hot
Sunday, October 2, 7:30 pm
Tickets $35

Ahead of the Broadway opening, the creators of Some Like It Hot, a new musical comedy based on the classic MGM film, discuss their creative process and preview highlights from the show. Set in Chicago when Prohibition had everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like It Hot is the rollicking story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they’re on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country. Can they hide in plain sight without completely losing themselves? Or will the mob, the truth, and maybe even love itself finally catch up to them? The new musical features a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.

WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128

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19) TheaterWorksUSA 

Debuts New Musical 

PETE THE CAT'S BIG HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE

Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by KIMBERLY and JAMES DEAN

Music by WILL ARONSON
Book & Lyrics by SARAH HAMMOND
Directed and Choreographed by CHRISTINE O'GRADY ROBERTS


At Five Angels Theater

Friday, September 30, 2022, at 6:30 PM 


Before its national tour, TheaterWorksUSA will debut their new family musical Pete the Cat's Big Hollywood Adventure at Five Angels Theater (789 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019) on Friday, September 30 at 6:30 PM. Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean, with music by Will Aronson, book & lyrics by Sarah Hammond with direction and choreography by Christine O’Grady Roberts. 


Lights! Camera! Action! When Pete the Cat and his buddy Callie sneak into the Hollywood Studios, they get lost in the world of the movies. Join Pete, Callie, Ethel the Apatosaurus, and Robo-Pete in this rockin' new musical adventure that features several fun-filled Pete the Cat books, including Cavecat Pete, Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map, and The Cool Cat Boogie. 

Friday, September 30 at 6:30 PM (Running Time 60 Minutes)

Five Angels Theater is located at 789 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by visiting TheaterWorksUSA.com

For more information about TheaterWorksUSA, please visit www.TWUSA.org

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20)CARL MOELLENBERG’S STORY: BROADWAY AND SPIRITUALITY AS A PATH TO SURVIVAL


A MEMOIR FROM 13-TIME TONY AWARD ®-

WINNING PRODUCER



Tony Award-winning producer Carl Moellenberg's memoir, Broadway and Spirituality as a Path to Survival, will be released on Saturday, October 1, 2022, by Imagine and Wonder. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles and others.

Moellenberg’s story is one of overcoming enormous obstacles and changing course to find his passion and true self to live joyously as a long-term survivor. It is a journey of many transformations: from Midwestern boy most interested in music to a fast-paced Wall Street career; from investment banking to becoming a 13-time Tony Award-winner on Broadway; from overcoming several death-defying crises by finding healing, inspiration from a higher-being and deeper spirituality. Moellenberg hopes his story will inspire others who face seemingly overwhelming obstacles to find their passion, reason to live, and to find love.


Moellenberg grew up in Ohio and then transitioned to the world of NYC financial institutions for 19 years. A combination of passion for music and serious health issues and spiritual inspiration caused him to jettison that life for producing theater on Broadway. Since that most joyful life-changing decision, he now has produced over 70 shows worldwide and won 13 Tony awards. His incredible path was accomplished despite multiple threats to his survival which were warded off by his passion for Broadway, newfound healing practices, spirituality, and love.


For more information, visit www.carlmoellenberg.com/memoir


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21) Pre-Roe Abortion Plea Letters Inspire New Drama
WHAT KIND OF WOMAN
September 23 - October 1 at Carnegie Stage, Pittsburgh
October 19 - November 19 at the cell theatre, New York

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre and off the WALL productions in Pittsburgh present the World Premiere of WHAT KIND OF WOMAN by Abbe Tanenbaum. While working as a personal organizer in New York City, Tanenbaum and her client uncovered twenty letters from women seeking abortions in the early 1970’s. Written to the landmark Women's Health & Abortion Project in Chelsea, just blocks from the cell theatre, these pleas for assistance are the inspiration for this play.
 
WHAT KIND OF WOMAN is a story of empowerment and the choices we make, for better or for worse.  When aging feminist and lifetime ‘collector’, Nora gets a final opportunity to reconnect with her estranged son, she hires personal organizer and struggling actress Anne to whip her apartment into shape for his visit. But letting go of the past to make space for the present isn’t always straightforward. 

The production will premiere in Pittsburgh from September 23 - October 1 at Carnegie Stage (25 W. Main Street, Carnegie, PA 15106). Tickets and info at www.insideoffthewall.com.
 
The New York Premiere runs October 19 - November 19 at the cell theatre (338 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011). Tickets and info at www.thecelltheatre.org

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22) WHITE WAVE Dance
announces
Applications Now Open for 7th Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival
Deadline: September 30, 2022

WHITE WAVE Dance (WWD) announces that applications are now open for the 7th Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival, which will be presented on February 9 & 10, 2023 nestled in the heart of New York’s downtown scene at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street. Celebrating the distinct art of the solo and duet, while creating additional opportunities to display the latest work of both emerging and mid-career choreographers, the Festival will feature 30 choreographers/companies in three different programs. As in past years, performing artists are anticipated to hail from Europe, Canada, East Asia, Metro NY, and across the US. The regular application deadline ($80 fee) is September 30, 2022 at 11:30pm. For more information and to apply, visit the online application or watch last year’s promo video.

The SoloDuo Dance Festival's foremost priority is to inspire performing artists of all stripes and callings to stretch the limits of their creativity and take it to new heights, and to provide vivid
experiences for audiences, with the goal of finding and nurturing promising young talent.

Each choreographer/company may submit up to two applications for SoloDuo Dance Festival Each application requires a separate application form, video, and non-refundable application fee.

All applications will be reviewed by a panel of impartial adjudicators. Selected choreographers will be notified via email by mid-October 2022.

Please direct all inquiries regarding the 2023 SoloDuo Dance Festival to Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director/Producer at (718) 855-8822 or email at 2023soloduo@gmail.com.

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