Sunday Scoop Week of 1/1/23 What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances

B) What Else is Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances

Why is the Government in My Soup

Join Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, former Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst, as he shares his thoughts – and opinions – on various topics including former President Trump and his crimes, Kanye West and hate speech, the NYC homeless and due process of law, Twitter and the freedom of speech, the FBI as a domestic surveillance agency, and the question “Why is the government in my soup?”

Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street)

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.theater555.com.

Song of Joy

Song of Joy is an autobiographical play that explores how perpetually immigrating as a child shapes an individual's family and definition of "home." Throughout the play, Carol embodies colorful characters from his family to share his experience navigating a life that is constantly in motion. From learning Carnatic music in a boarding school in India, to auditioning to be a ballerina in Texas, Carol seeks acceptance from those he loves while coming into his newfound "American" identity.

Laugh-out-loud funny, painfully honest, and sometimes heartbreaking, Song of Joy is a love letter to all immigrant parents who make immeasurable sacrifices in order to better the lives of their children. And how the children of those immigrants often have to balance what they owe their parents, with what they owe to themselves.

The Tank’s 56 Seat Theater (312 West 36^th Street)

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2021/12/11/songofjoy-2

B) What Else is Happening This Week and More

1) American Museum of Natural History Presents

Serengeti, New Giant Screen Film Beginning 1/9

2) BAM Presents Are We Not Drawn Onward

3) Broadway Workshop: Masterclass With Samantha Pauly

1/15

4) Bronx Children's Museum Opens to Public With New Hours

January 2023

5) Garment District Free Tours January 2023

6) Story Pirates Launches Book Club With Random House

7) TADA Youth Theatre Week-Long Musical Theater School Break Camps

8) Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents 

Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Factotum 1/7

1) AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

NEW GIANT-SCREEN FILM SERENGETI

NEW GIANT SCREEN FILM SERENGETI OPENING JANUARY 9

Opening on January 9 at the Museum, Serengeti invites audiences to explore one of the world’s greatest migrations on the giant screen. Home to many of the African continent’s iconic animals, the vast plains of the Serengeti are an incredible and dynamic ecosystem. The film follows a spectacular natural event as over one million wildebeest travel across the Serengeti, followed by an array of other species. See it on the Museum’s 40-foot-high, 66-foot-wide screen in the LeFrak Theater. Tickets are currently available on the Museum’s website.

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2) BAM presents

In association with Under the Radar Festival

 

Are we not drawn onward to new erA 

Like its title, Are we not drawn onward to new erA unfolds as a palindrome.

 

Created by Ontroerend Goed

Directed by Alexander Devriendt

 

January 4-8, 2023:  9 performances

Wed, Jan 4 at 7pm

Thu, Jan 5 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Fri, Jan 6 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Sat, Jan 7 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Sun, Jan 8 at 7pm & 9:30pm

 

Running Time: 70 Minutes

 

WHERE:

Brooklyn Academy of Music @ Fishman Space

321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 

bam.org 

 

Performed in English with English supertitles 

You can’t put toothpaste back in the tube. You can’t remake a shattered vase. Or undo the damage that humans have inflicted on the earth. But what if you could—in just one night? 

 

Belgian theater collective Ontroerend Goed traffic in the unpredictable. Like its title, ARE WE NOT DRAWN ONWARD TO NEW ERA unfolds as a palindrome. Careening between a riot of destruction and otherworldly healing, this striking theatrical masterwork comes to BAM and Under the Radar for its U.S. premiere, offering an impossible chance to turn back the clock.

 

Tickets: Start at $45.

 

https://www.bam.org/are-we-not-drawn

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3) Broadway Workshop:

Masterclass With Samantha Pauly

Special one-day workshop!

Date: Sunday January 15, 2023 Times: 11:00am - 1:30pm Ages: 12-18 Location: Ripley Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave, 16th Floor – NYC Cost: $195

Samantha, along with Broadway Workshop’s musical director will work with each student on audition technique and song interpretation in this special one-day master class. We will focus on giving students the opportunity to bring their audition and performance skills to the next level. Students will break down their song material with one-on-one coaching in a fun-filled class setting. Students will also have the opportunity to be part of a Q&A with Samantha and the Broadway Workshop team. For more information or to register, visit www.broadwayworkshop.com/program/samantha-pauly-musical-theater-master-class/

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4) BRONX CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WITH NEW HOURS STARTING JANUARY 2023

First-Ever Children’s Museum In The Bronx… 

A Destination for All New Yorkers!

The brand-new Bronx Children’s Museum is a 13,650-square-foot permanent space in the South Bronx, featuring site-specific art installations and interactive exhibits where families can play, learn and connect to the Bronx - its natural and cultural resources - through dramatic role-play, art, and scientific exploration. Geared for kids from infancy to fourth grade, exhibit highlights include The Waterways, a 35-foot long water table where children can launch boats, splash and play with locks and bridges while learning about local waterways such as the Bronx River, Harlem River and Orchard Beach. In The Woods exhibit, children can discover a variety of animals, plants, and other natural features of the Bronx through a microscope, observe live animals in their enclosures, create nature patterns, or build a kid-sized beaver lodge. A whimsical casita, bodega, community garden, farm stand and surrounding streetscape give children a chance to explore The Block, a miniature replica of a local neighborhood. Families and caregivers will delight in The Nest, a soft area museum space, where little ones, ages 0-3, are encouraged to develop their fine and gross motor skills through crawling, pulling up, and sorting objects. Sonia’s Corner, named in honor of both Justice Sonia Sotomayor and fellow Bronx native, actor and writer Sonia Manzano, has an array of children’s books and family-friendly resources.

MUSEUM HOURS:           As of January 3, 2023!

                                                Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays

                                                10:00am – 1:00pm

                                                2:00pm – 5:00pm

                              

LOCATION:                        Bronx Children’s Museum

                                                725 Exterior Street, Bronx

                                                (near Yankee Stadium, along the Harlem River)

 

INFORMATION/

TICKETS:                            Visit the Museum's website for Museum hours, ticket reservations and information.

 

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5) Garment District Free Tours

January 2023

FREE Virtual tours are scheduled for Tues 01/03/23 and Thurs 01/26/23 both at 7:pm 

The zoom link for both is

Topic: FREE Garment District Educational History Virtual Tour

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7838710856

Meeting ID: 783 871 0856

 FREE Walking tour is scheduled for Monday Jan. 16, (MLK Jr. day,) at 10:30am and meets at the NE corner of W39th St. and 7th Ave. Look for the "Garment Worker Statue".

Please dress for the weather.

More information can be obtained at Mike's NYC Tours

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6) THE STORY PIRATES TO LAUNCH KIDS’ BOOK CLUB WITH RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Story Pirates Book Club will launch in January 2023 with their inaugural selection: Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game by New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein.

Following the success of the Story Pirates Creator Camp, a virtual summer program that debuted in Summer 2020, Story Pirates and Random House Children’s Books will partner once again on the first-ever Story Pirates Book Club. Launching in January 2023, the monthly book club will introduce kids and families to the best new books from a host of award-winning authors, including familiar and beloved New York Times bestsellers like Chris Grabenstein (Mr. Lemoncello’s Library) and Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House), in addition to exciting middle-grade debuts like H. D. Hunter (Futureland: Battle for the Park) and Misa Sugiura (Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind). Book selections will span a variety of genres and feature stories that will interest and entertain young readers.

Included with Book Club registration is a copy of the featured title and access to two exclusive livestreams, held on Saturdays at 1–2 pm ET/10–11 am PT, where members can connect with fellow readers from across the country. The first event, which will be led by professional Story Pirates teaching artists and performers, will feature interactive activities and games inspired by the book of the month. The second event will be an exclusive class and Q&A with the author—a chance for Book Club members to engage directly with the writers, learn about their creative processes, and ask questions about their books. At the end of each month, participants will also be able to submit a book review with the chance to have it featured on the Story Pirates’ website and social media.

For more information and to register, visit the Story Pirates Book Club at storypirates.com/bookclub.

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7)TADA! YOUTH THEATER OFFERS WEEK-LONG MUSICAL THEATER

SCHOOL BREAK CAMPS

February 20^th through February 24^th

March 27^th through March 31^st

April 10^th through April 14^th

 

Write it! Rehearse it! Premiere Original Mini-Musical!

Registration is open for future Broadway Stars!

 

TADA! Youth Theater presents in-person, week-long musical theater school break camps where children create and perform a brand new musical every week in Winter and Spring! TADA! camps take place from February 20th through February 24th; March 27th through March 31st and April 10th through April 14th at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 West 28th Street in Manhattan. Children, ages 4-11, attend camp Monday through Friday and will be divided into groups with ages 4-5 from 9:30AM-1:30PM and ages 6-11 from 10AM through 5PM.

 

For registration information, please visit School Break Camps.

TADA! school break camp brings young people together to enjoy the magic of musical theater. Through improvisation and creativity, imagination soars as campers laugh, dance, sing and make connections with new friends. The perfect blend of musical theater training, storytelling and lively theater games keep their young minds engaged, active and having a blast during school breaks.

 

Every week, children enjoy musical theater training; create, rehearse and perform an original mini-musical; explore their interests and identity; share their voices and be heard, and receive individualized attention and solo opportunities. Professional New York City Teaching Artists lead ensemble-based instruction.

 

Weekly show titles inspire young people to create their own mini-musicals as an ensemble. Themes include: It’s a MEOW-sical! I can’t—I have rehearsal! Pirates & Princesses! No autographs, please! Dramatic Dinosaurs! and So apparently, I’m dramatic! On the last day of class, friends and family are invited to attend the premiere of the campers’ original mini-musical.

 

No child will be turned away because of their inability to pay.  Financial assistance and full-tuition sponsorships are available.  For more information, please visit Financial Assistance.

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8) Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Presents

Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Factotum

January 7, 2023 at 7:30pm

Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Factotum by Will Liverman, DJ King Rico, and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, with Maleek Washington, featuring performance highlights and moderated discussion about the forthcoming world premiere of The Factotum. Tickets available now at www.worksandprocess.org.

Lyric Opera of Chicago

The Factotum by Will Liverman, DJ King Rico, and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, with Maleek Washington

Sunday, January 7, 7:30 pm

Tickets $35-$45, Choose What You Pay

Grammy-nominated baritone Will Liverman, an alumnus of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, producer and multi-instrumentalist DJ King Rico, and dramaturg, co-book writer, and director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj create a new work inspired by Rossini's The Barber of Seville, that has grown into an original piece all its own. Ahead of its February 3 world premiere at Chicago’s Harris Theater, go behind the scenes as musician Damien Sneed moderates a discussion with Liverman, Rico, Ramoon Maharaj, and choreographer Maleek Washington, and cast members perform highlights. Learn about this joyful and original commission by Lyric Opera of Chicago, which is rooted in a Black barbershop on Chicago's South Side. A soul opera, the work moves from gospel and funk to rap, hip-hop, barbershop quartet, and R&B, all with the operatic artform at its heart—in a very human comedy that redefines everything that opera can be. Don’t miss this irresistible upbeat work that celebrates the strength of community.

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And that's the scoop. Happy New Year! More Theater Monday/Talking Topics will be closed tomorrow. Tune in Tuesday for this week's Sunday Scoop.