Sunday Scoop Week of 11/20/22 What Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances

B) Cast Recordings

C) Closing Soon

D) Extended Run

E) New Cast Members

F) What Else is Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances

A Sherlock Carol

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

New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) 

Through 1/1/23

Hoagy Carmichae's Stardust Road

Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road is a new musical journey that tells the story of six friends and the one man who brought them all together. The musical is told completely through the sophisticated music of Hoagy Carmichael. The seven friends weave a story of camaraderie and shifting relationships through four decades in America: the early years of ragtime, jazz and blues; the romance of New York in the 1930’s; the tumultuous and uncertain years of the World War II era; and the post-war Golden Age of Hollywood -- all while walking down Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road.

The Theatre at St. Jeans 

(150 East 76 th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues).

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org.

B) Cast Recordings

Darling Grenadine

When charismatic songwriter Harry falls for clever chorus girl Louise, all of Manhattan glitters with the blush of new love. But what happens when the sparkling fantasy begins to dissolve? Bubbling over with charm, wit, and whimsy, Darling Grenadine navigates the tension between romance and reality, light and dark, bitter and sweet. Featuring a vibrantly eclectic score and stirring book and lyrics by Daniel Zaitchik.

Now available on all digital platforms.

Funny Girl

Digital Album out now. CD Available Friday January 20, 2023. Preorder now HERE

For more about Funny Girl or to purchase tickets, visit www.FunnyGirlOnBroadway.com

C) Closing Soon

Two Jews, Walking

Two Jews, Talking takes us on a hilarious romp through time! Two one-act plays bring Lou and Bud together in the Biblical past, and Phil and Marty together in contemporary Long Island. They philosophize about women, sex, food, the divine, and destiny in this tale of companionship and friendship. The show’s humor evokes a sense of nostalgia for simpler times – when comedy was rooted in pure fun.

Theatre at St. Clements (423 West 46th St.)

Closing Date 11/27

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.twojewstalking.com.

D) Extended Run

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson is set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1936.  A brother and sister are locked in a war over the fate of a family heirloom: a piano carved with the faces of their ancestors. The Piano Lesson, wrote Frank Rich in The New York Times, “has its own spacious poetry, its own sharp angle on a nation's history, its own metaphorical idea of drama and its own palpable ghosts that roar right through the upstairs window of the household where the action unfolds.

 Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W 47th Street) 

 Now closing 1/29

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit PianoLessonPlay.com

E) New Cast Members

Into the Woods

Denee Benton to assume the role of Cinderella 11/22 - 12/24

For more about Into the Woods to purchase tickets, visit intothewoodsbway.com

Wicked

As of this week, Michael Wartella has returned to the role of Boq

Michelle Pawk to assume the role of Madame Morrible starting December 12.

For more about Wicked or to purchase tickets, visit  www.WickedTheMusical.com

F) What Else is Happening This Week and More

1)American Museum of Natural History 

Upcoming Events

2) Brooklyn Deli Opens in Times Square

3) Designing Broadway Discussion at Barnes & Noble 

11/28

4) Kelsey Theatre Presents A Winnie The Pooh Christmas

11/26/27

5) NJPAC Upcoming Shows and Events

6) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company The Bridge Virtual Dance Classes

11/21 & 11/23

7) National Alliance for Musical Theatre Accepting Submissions 

for the 35th Annual Festival of New Musicals

8) Off Broadway League 2022 Holiday Toy Drive

9) Ohio State Murders Announces Digital Lottery and Rush Policy

10) State Theatre of New Jersey

Upcoming Shows and Events

11) The Tank Announces Affordable Rental Space

The Attic

12) Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents

Masterz at Work Dance Family 11/21

1) American Musem of Natural History 

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 21 The Origami Holiday Tree Opens

​The delightfully decorated Origami Holiday Tree is opening to the public on Wednesday, November 21. The theme of this year’s 13-foot tree is Beautiful Bugs, featuring models inspired by the upcoming Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium in the Museum’s new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. The Insectarium is the first Museum gallery in more than 50 years dedicated to the most diverse—and a critically important—group of animals on Earth. This season, intricate paper models of some of the world’s most amazing insects, including long-legged grasshoppers, brilliantly colored butterflies, and even the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species recently observed in increasing numbers in the New York area, will be showcased among the more than 1,000 origami pieces on view. Origami models of iconic Museum exhibits including the Blue Whale, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Titanosaur will also adorn the tree.

Tuesday, November 22, at 7 pm: Frontiers Lecture: Venus–Why We're Going Back

Venus shares many characteristics with Earth and is a proxy for an Earth-like planet, yet we know very little about it. In this Frontiers Lecture, Dr. Martha Gilmore, world-renowned expert on the geology of Venus, discusses the importance of this neighboring planet, her research using data from NASA’s Magellan mission to map the surface of Venus, and what we hope to learn from two upcoming NASA missions, VERITAS and DAVINCI+. Visit the Museum’s online calendar to purchase tickets to this on-site event in the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater.

For more information or to purchase tickets to the American Museum of Natural History, visit www.amnh.org

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2) FIREMAN HOSPITALITY GROUP OFFICIALLY OPENS

BROOKLYN DELI IN TIMES SQUARE

 

ADDING TO THE PORTFOLIO OF ICONIC RESTAURANTS & EATERIES

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY’S

ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONS AND CULTURAL CENTERS

 

PARTNERING WITH

“ DEATH OF A SALESMAN ”

ON BROADWAY AND NAMING THE

 “WILLY LOMAN REUBEN SANDWICH”

FOR OPENING

Fireman Hospitality Group celebrated the opening of the new Brooklyn Deli in Times Square with an official ribbon cutting on November 17th, (which also happens to be National Reuben Sandwich Day) just in time for the holiday season, with Wendell Pierce, star of Broadway’s Death of a Salesman. Located at 1501 Broadway at the Paramount Building with the entrance on 43^rd Street, and as the second Brooklyn Deli location with the original across from Carnegie Hall at 200 West 57^th Street, Brooklyn Deli Times Square is 3,460 square feet with 130 seats, serving New York comfort nostalgia dishes including their signature Hot Pastrami Reuben sandwich, hot corned beef sandwiches, Chicken Noodle Soup, Classic Hot Dogs, as well as specialty breakfast items such as Eggface Sandwiches and Artisanal Egg Jars.  The Brooklyn Diner partnered with Death of a Salesman as it is one of the season’s biggest hits and they want to share the light of the show and cast.   It is the story of a family in Brooklyn, their American Dream, and their belief in it.  They debuted their signature Pastrami Reuben, the Willy Loman Reuben in honor of the lead character that Wendell Pierce portrays. Members of the Broadway League, The Times Square Alliance and NYC and Co. were also in attendance.

For more information, visit www.brooklyndelicatessen.com

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3) BARNES & NOBLE

Presents Discussion & Signing for

DESIGNING BROADWAY

 

With

DEREK MCLANE & EILA MELL

 

In Conversation With

MOISÉS KAUFMAN

 

Monday, November 28 at 7:00pm

At Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 East 17^th Street)

The Barnes & Noble - Union Square announced a discussion and signing for Tony and Emmy Award-winning set designer Derek McLane and entertainment and fashion writer Eila Mell’s new book, Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre. With a discussion lead by Tony and Emmy nominated director and playwright Moisés Kaufman.

The event will take place on Monday, November 28 at 7:00pm at The Barnes & Noble - Union Square (33 East East 17^th Street). Admission can be purchased at stores.barnesandnoble.com with the following options: Book Admission - $49.04 which includes entrance to the event, copy of Designing Broadway and admission to signing line with Derek McLane and Eila Mell. Gift Card Admission - $5.00 which includes one $5 B&N gift card, and admission to signing line with Derek McLane and Eila Mell. It is highly recommended that guests wear a mask inside. Socially distanced photos will be allowed, no memorabilia will be signed.Filled with personal sketches and photographs from the artists’ archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love.

Filled with personal sketches and photographs from the artists’ archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love.

 

Designing Broadway is available everywhere books are sold, November 22, 2022.

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4) Kelsey Theatre Presents 

A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail

1200 Old Trenton Rd.

West Windsor, NJ

November 26 & 27 at 1pm & 4pm

Christopher Robin tells a story of a Christmas Eve very long ago (about last year) when Eeyore, the old gray donkey who lives by himself in the thistle corner of Hundred-Acre Wood, was absolutely miserable. It seems that he lost his tail and Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet got all of their friends and a search was organized. There is a great deal of fun and excitement, plus delightful songs, in the adventure that follows! Its theme, which concerns caring, sharing and the importance of cultivating friends, makes this a very special and enchanting musical suitable for any age. 

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit kelsey.mccc.edu.

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5) NJPAC 

Upcoming Shows and Events

 
NJPAC
Prudential Hall
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
www.njpac.org

BOYZ II MEN
Saturday, November 26, 2022 @ 8PM
$60.50 - 120.50
Prudential Hall
Nobody does R&B like Boyz II Men. With the smoothest of smooth harmonies, they redefined love songs and slow jams for an entire generation. “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “One Sweet Day,” “Motownphilly,” “On Bended Knee”…their list of hits goes on and on. Don’t miss this night of romantic throwbacks with Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman.

ALTON BROWN: BEYOND THE EATS!
Sunday, November 27, 2022 @ 3PM
$39.50 - $79.50
Prudential Hall
The host of Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen Alton Brown returns to NJPAC with his new Holiday show. See him mix together science, music, food, and festive fun into two hours of pure entertainment. In Alton Brown Live Beyond Eats!, fans can expect comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations, and music (yes, he sings). For this 2022 tour, Brown may also add a slew of fresh ingredients, including new puppets, new songs, plus bigger (and potentially more dangerous) experiments.

Tickets to see these exciting holiday and family shows are on-sale now and can be purchased by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office. 

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6) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Announces

The Bridge

Virtual Dance Institute

of boundary-breaking dance experiences

Free One-Hour Company Classes on Zoom and In Person

Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level

November 21 & 23, 2022

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge. Now, classes are also being offered in person. 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 transforms the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces. Dancers interested in attending the virtual session can join the class by registering here.

The Bridge is now hybrid, with special classes being offered simultaneously in-person and online. These classes are aimed at professional dancers, and interested participants can register here for the live, in-person experience.

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7) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FOR THE 35TH ANNUAL
FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS

CONTINUES ENDORSEMENT-FREE POLICY

NO SUBMISSION FEE THROUGH DECEMBER 20TH

NEW YORK CITY
OCTOBER 26-27, 2023

National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director) is now accepting submissions for the 35th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held in New York City on Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27, 2023.

Again, this year, writers can submit their musical without a professional endorsement. Additionally, there is no application fee for submissions made by Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 (11:59pm ET). The late deadline is Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 (11:59pm EST). The application for the 35th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS can be found at namt.org/festapp.

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8)THE OFF-BROADWAY LEAGUE’S 2022 TOY DRIVE
TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AT A FAMILY SHELTER IN THE BRONX
DONATE A NEW UNWRAPPED TOY WORTH MORE THAN $10 
AND GET A FREE TICKET TO AN OFF-BROADWAY SHOW
 
BRING A TOY TO THE THEATER CENTER OR SHIP DIRECTLY TO THE THEATER CENTER VIA AMAZON, WALMART, OR ANY OTHER ONLINE RETAILER AND A GET A FREE TICKET VOUCHER

The Off-Broadway League today announced that its annual Off-Broadway Toy Drive has begun and will benefit children at the Henwood Family Residence, a NYC Department of Homeless Services family shelter in the Bronx. Last year over 600 toys were donated. This year’s goal is to raise at least 800 presents for kids aged six months to 18 years old. Toys can be donated by dropping them off at The Theater Center or by purchasing on Amazon.com, Wal-Mart.com or any other online retailer and then shipping it directly to Off-Broadway Toy Drive, c/o The Theater Center, 210 West 50th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10019. offbroadwaytoydrive.com

Donate a new unwrapped toy worth $10 or more and you will receive a voucher for a free ticket to a participating Off-Broadway show of your choice. Those donating a toy through Amazon, Walmart or any other online company should e-mail the confirmation to offbroadwaytoydrive@gmail.com and in return, you will be emailed a voucher enabling you to redeem one free ticket to any participating Off-Broadway show in 2022-2023.

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9) OHIO STATE MURDERS ANNOUNCES 

DIGITAL LOTTERY

 AND

IN-PERSON RUSH TICKET POLICY

A limited number of tickets for playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders will be available via digital lottery through Telecharge at rush.telecharge.com. Entries for the Ohio State Murders digital lottery start at 12 AM, the day before the performance, and winners are drawn the same day at 9 AM and 3 PM. Winners may buy up to 2 tickets at $54 each. The number of tickets offered for each performance is subject to change.

In-person rush tickets will be available at each performance of Ohio State Murders when the box office opens the day of the performance. Ten (10) tickets will be available each day for $39 per ticket. The James Earl Jones Theatre box office is open Monday through Saturday 10am-6pm.

For more about Ohio State Murders www.ohiostatemurdersbroadway.com

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    10) State Theatre of New Jersey

Upcoming Shows and Events

15 Livingston Ave.

New Brunswick, NJ

Friday November 26, 2022 8:00 PM

The Wizards of Winter

The Wizards of Winter is a holiday rock event for the whole family! Featuring former members of Classic Rock Giants, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Def Leppard, Rainbow, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, along with Broadway and theater veterans. Join The Wizards of Winter on a musical journey in search of the true meaning of Christmas in the holiday rock opera, The Christmas Dream. The story is based around the music from their latest release The Christmas Dream along with music from their self-titled CD and album The Magic of Winter. This 11-member ensemble boasts soaring vocal harmonies, precision string instrumentation, powerful percussion, and stunning keyboard work, layered around a rich storyboard that evokes memories and emotions of December’s past!

Saturday November 22, 8:00 PM

Anthony Rodia 

The Road Rage Tour

Comedian Anthony Rodia makes his State Theatre debut with The Road Rage Tour! A first-generation Italian-American born and raised in Westchester, NY, Rodia came out of the womb making people laugh. In his 20s he tried a few open mics, but ultimately took a different career path as a finance manager of a luxury car dealership. In 2019, Rodia returned to comedy and left his day job to become a full-time stand-up comic. He hit the ground running and performed 100 shows in just nine months, and within three years Rodia has gained a massive fan base online and around the country.

For more information about shows and events at State Theatre New Jersey and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/events

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11)

ANNOUNCES

NEW REHEARSAL SPACE

 

THE ATTIC @ THE TANK

FOR MORE INFORMATION THETANKNYC.ORG

The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director; Johnny G. Lloyd, Director of Artistic Development) announced today their new rehearsal space The Attic @ The Tank, which consists of five rehearsal spaces on the sixth floor of their current location on 36^th Street in Midtown Manhattan (312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018).

The Attic will be provided to artists who are presenting work at the Tank for up to fifteen hours of free rehearsal space per project, in addition to the free performance space The Tank already provides. The Attic rehearsal spaces are also available for rental, with subsidized rates for non-profits and independent artists.

The largest space in The Attic is a 1,150 square foot dance studio with sprung floors, windows, mirrors, a small kitchen, no pillars, and 10’ ceilings. The four other rehearsal spaces measure 21’ x 18’, 17’ x 15’, 18’ x 13’ and 18’ x 17’ with 7’ ceilings; three have windows. The 6th floor is equipped with restrooms, windows, heating, and air conditioning. The Tank will provide basic sound equipment in all spaces at no additional cost. For more information, visit https://thetanknyc.org/attic-tank-page.

The Tank serves over 2,500 artists every year on their two stages and this expansion creates a new space to grow and deepen that community. The Attic invites current artists to interact with each other and opens the space up to past and future artists who aren't currently presenting work but can still call The Tank their artistic home.

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12) Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Announces

Masterz at Work Dance Family: ALL INCLUSIVE AND MORE

November 21, 2022 at 7:30pm

Works & Process at the Guggenheim announces Masterz at Work Dance Family: ALL INCLUSIVE AND MORE

Tickets available now at www.worksandprocess.org.

Masterz at Work Dance Family: ALL INCLUSIVE AND MORE

November 21 at 7:30 pm

Tickets $35

Presented with Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective

A legend within the ballroom community, founder of the Kiki House of Juicy Couture, leader of The House of Balenciaga, and this year’s Latex Ball Avis Penda’vis Angel Award winner, Black trans femme choreographer Courtney Washington Balenciaga creates dances that are a representation of resiliency, and which foster community in under-resourced areas of Brooklyn. Her new Works & Process commission, ALL INCLUSIVE AND MORE fuses street dance, street jazz, ballroom, vogue, and hip-hop. Informed by her own experience as a queer teenager who found refuge from teasing in dance, the work conveys how her gender transition spurred transformative emotional, creative, and physical liberation. An expansion of ALL INCLUSIVE, which was commissioned in 2020 and performed in the Guggenheim’s rotunda as performances were reopening in New York on March 31, 2021, this latest work furthers her ambitions toward shaping a more inclusive, fair, representative, and colorful world.

In conjunction with the Guggenheim’s Member Mondays, this performance in the theater will continue into the rotunda for The Masterz Ball with music by DJ Byrell. All audience members are encouraged to participate in the ball, with categories including All Inclusive, Best Dressed, and Creative Expression.

WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM

1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128

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