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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Sunday Scoop Week of 12/25/22 What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances
B) Cast Changes
C) Closing Soon
D) Run Extensions
E) What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances


Truth's A Dog Must Be a Kennel

The Fool leaves Shakespeare's King Lear before the blinding. Before the killing starts. In this new solo play, Tim Crouch draws on ideas of virtual reality to send him back to the future of the play he left. Back to a world laid waste by division and trauma; a world where the revolution will take place on a screen. Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel switches between stand-up and an audacious act of collective imagining. It’s a celebration of live performance and a skewering of the state we’re in now.

Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam St.)

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


B) Cast Changes

Hadestown

Tom Hewitt Joins the cast of Hadestown as Hades starting 1/3

Patrick Page final performance in the role 12/30.

Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th St)

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

C) Closing Soon

A Christmas Carol

Jefferson May's one-man show

Nederlander Theatre (208 W. 41 St.)
Closing 1/1

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

Almost Famous

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th St.
Closing 1/8

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

Death of a Salesman

Hudson Theatre (141 W. 44th St.)
Closing 1/15

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

Stranger Sings! The Musical Parody

Playhouse 46th St. at St. Lukes (308 W, 46th St.)

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


D) Run Extensions


Titanique

When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning film Titanic, you get Titanique, a musical celebration that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical and joyful slay-fest. Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night? Just leave it to Céline Dion to casually hijack a Titanic Museum tour and enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalog. A one-of-a-kind musical voyage bursting with nostalgia, hilarity and heart, Titanique features powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as “My Heart Will Go On,” “All By Myself”, and “To Love You More,” backed by the unparalleled energy of a full live band.

Daryl Roth Theatre (101 E. 15th Street)
Now closing on 5/14

E) What's Happening This Week and More

1) ArtDesk Magazine Published Inaugural Art Desk 100
Now Available Online

2) Ballet Hispanico School of Dance Winter Adult Classes
Beginning 1/17 Registration Now Open

3) Holiday Break Activities in the Five Boroughs of NYC 

4) Ice Theatre of New York at Rockefeller Center
New Year's Eve 12/31

1) ArtDesk Magazine Published 
Inaugural ArtDesk 100
Contemporary Artists, Dancers, Opera Singers, and Philosophers 
Made the 2023 List

In honor of ArtDesk magazine’s tenth anniversary in 2023, the magazine published the ARTDESK 100 in its Winter 2023 issue on December 18, 2022 and online at readartdesk.com/feature/the-artdesk-100

These early to mid-career voices in contemporary art, performance, theater, animal wellbeing, and social innovation are recognized for pushing new frontiers in creative work. The ARTDESK 100 features a range of talent, including dancers Kyle Abraham and Tiler Peck; visual artists Karyn Lyons and James Perkins; filmmakers Sterlin Harjo and Robert Eggers; director Camille A. Brown; playwright Annie Baker; conductor Thomas Guggeis; and physicist Steven Prohira. All 100 honorees are featured on the cover (see page 2).

In addition to the print magazine, the ArtDesk 100 is now available online at
readartdesk.com/feature/the-artdesk-100. To learn more about ArtDesk, please visit readartdesk.com and across social media as @readartdesk.

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2) Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces
Winter Adult Class Series Beginning January 17, 2023
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN


Ballet Hispánico, the largest Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultural organization in the United States and one of America's Cultural Treasures, announces that registration is now open for Winter Adult Classes in the School of Dance.

With seven different series available, there’s a class for everyone! All levels are welcome in every style: Ballet and Ballet Fitness, Flamenco, Hip Hop, Salsa, and Zumba. Get in shape, brush up on your dance moves, and meet new friends!

Absolute Beginner Ballet with Victoria Vargas – Tuesdays at 7:15pm
Designed to introduce basic principles, Absolute Beginner Ballet is the perfect class for the new dancer, providing the necessary tools to allow class members to understand how a ballet class works and how the muscles in one’s body need to engage to achieve the simple but complex steps of this dance style.

Ballet Fitness with Victoria Vargas – Thursdays at 7:15pm
With a focus on floor barre technique and center ballet work, this series is recommended to those who wish to build solid technical foundations in ballet, stay in shape, and prevent or recover from injuries. Ballet Fitness is for dancers looking for a low-impact form of exercise to strengthen their cores and extremities using different targeted exercises to keep the body challenged.

Flamenco with JoDe Romano "La Chispa" – Saturdays at 2pm
Join School of Dance faculty member, and former soloist and choreographer for the Jose Greco Dance Company, JoDe Romano "La Chispa", for an Adult Flamenco class series, exploring castanets, movement techniques, inspirational music, and more. ¡OLÉ! 

Hip Hop with Anthony 'AntBoogie' Rue II – Tuesdays at 7:15pm
Learn elements of hip hop grooves, culture and ability to express yourself on the dance floor. Work on choreography, musicality, and your ability to perform. This class will clean movements, correct bad habits, all while learning fun and energetic routines that delivers an enriching cardio workout.

Beginner Salsa with Marisabel Vasconez – Mondays at 6:45pm
Get your body moving with us while learning the basic steps, shines, and partner work found in New York's Salsa On2 timing. All steps are safe for all ages and no partner is needed. This class explores the Latin dance of Salsa through body isolations, rhythm, and partner work which are explained and demonstrated in detail using dance kinesiology and theory.

Beginner/Intermediate Salsa with Marcus Valentin – Thursdays at 7:15pm
This class is designed as the continuation of Beginner Salsa and is also ideal for those who have prior training in this dance style. This series will give you the opportunity to take your training to the next level! Steps are safe for all ages and no partner is needed. 

Zumba with Tamika Myers – Saturdays at 1:45pm
Zumba class that will offer a total workout that combines all the elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, flexibility, boosted energy, and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave. You'll energize yourself to the beat of Latin rhythms while dancing and working out!

Classes begin the week of January 17, 2023 at Ballet Hispánico’s studios at 167 W. 89th Street, NYC and are sold in complete series packages by genre. For more information and to register, visit ballethispanico.org/school/additional-learning/adult-classes.

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3) 5 NYC Boroughs in 5 Days 
During the Holiday Break 
Farm, Ferries, Foods & Holiday Lights

Here are some family-friendly activities in all five boroughs each weekday of the holiday break, including on Christmas Day. From farms and ferries to lights, light fare, and light shopping, there’s a little something for the entire family to enjoy throughout the week. 


Sunday OR Monday (Christmas Day & Christmas Day Observed) STATEN ISLAND – Just like the FREE Staten Island Ferry, bring the family to the NYC Winter Lantern Festival at SIUH Park in Staten Island where kids GO FREE and it’s open on both holidays.  Kaleido Arts & Entertainment Group, the creators of the NYC Winter Lantern Festival, and the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com are gifting FREE admission to kids 12 and under to “Journey to the East”, located steps from the Staten Island Ferry and Empire Outlets. The spectacular show of lights at the ballpark features over 1,000 handmade Chinese Lanterns created by over 100 artists. Visitors can wander through a world inspired by Chinese myths and legends.  Kids 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult can attend the festival of lanterns for FREE just by using the code “SIAKids” at checkout.

 

Tuesday (12/27) MANHATTAN – Head to Battery Park and sail to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island through Statue City Cruises.  The Crown is sold out, but you can still head halfway up to the pedestal and enjoy free admission to the Statue of Liberty Museum and Ellis Island Immigration Museum with every Statue City Cruises ticket purchase. Trace your family heritage on Ellis Island, learn the history of the Statue of Liberty and take in those amazing panoramic views.

 

Wednesday (12/28) BROOKLYN – Sail the Hudson on NYC Ferry over to Brooklyn to enjoy the panoramic views of the Harbor from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade or Brooklyn Bridge Park. Enjoy the great outdoors, grab a bite along the waterfront or just enjoy the scenery.  And you might even stumble upon some cool holiday light displays and decorations along the way.

 

Thursday (12/29) QUEENS – Escape the hustle and bustle of NYC without leaving the City by heading to Queens County Farm Museum (QCFM).  QCFM showcases the 325-year history of agriculture as a way of life in New York City and is an NYC Landmark. QCFM offers free admission 354 days per year and hosts a wide variety of acclaimed education programs and public events, including being NYC’s second Winter Lantern Festival location. With more than 47 acres to explore, make sure to enjoy some Pumpkin and Spice (we’re talking about the farm’s pigs), along with other goats and furry friends to see, feed and enjoy.

 

Friday (12/30) BRONX – Head to the busiest shopping corridor in the Bronx in the Fordham Road Business Improvement District where more than 300 small businesses from jewelry and clothing stores to children’s toys, electronics and other unique NYC staples await.  After a busy day of shopping, head nearby to the Bronx Little Italy where for over 100 years, the neighborhood has welcomed generations of families into their local, family-owned small businesses to dine on authentic Italian food and shop for all the holiday groceries one may need to chef up an Arthur Avenue-worthy dinner at home.  Enjoy an early New Year’s dinner with loved ones too.


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4) Rockefeller Center brings Ice Theatre
 of New York, Inc ®
 in for
New Year’s Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2022


Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) is proud to hit the ice at The Rink at Rockefeller Center on December 31, 2022 from 8pm-11pm in celebration of New Year's Eve. To help ring in 2023, ITNY Ensemble members Sarah France and Aaron Singletary will be doing atmospheric skating. To skate along with the performers, please sign up for tickets at https://www.rockefellercenter.com/buy-tickets/#the-rink. Watching from up on the Plaza is free.

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And that's the scoop. More Theater Monday/Talking Topics will be closed tomorrow. Tune in Tuesday for Tips for Tuesday.

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