A) Beginning Performances
1) F*ck the 7th Grade
2) Memorial
3) Modern Swimwear
B) Closing Soon
4)Take Me Out
C) Run Extensions
5) Scott Silven's At the Illusionist's Table
D) What Else Is Happening This Week and More
6)The Beautiful and Damned F Scoot Fitzgerald's Novel as a Jazz Musical
at 54 Below 1/17
7)Broadway Workshop Extends Deadline to Submit Mainstage Video Submissions
8) South Street Seaport Celebrates the Lunar New Year 1/21 & 1/22
9) Centenary Stage Company's January Thaw Festival Continues
10) Kelsey Theatre at MCCC Upcoming Show
An Ideal Husband
11) Natalia Osipova: Force of Nature
at New York City Center 1/21
12) NJ Arts Community Free Public Events
in Celebration of 2023 National Day of Racial Healing
13) NJPAC Upcoming Shows & Events
14) State Theatre New Jersey Upcoming Shows & Events
15) Theatre at St. Clements to Present One Night Only Reading
of New Play, Zaglada Starring Len Cariou 1/23
16) Theatre Producers of Color Annual Producing 101
Program Applications Now Open
17) Tom McGuire's A Bronx Accent From Brussels
at the Laurie Beechman Theater 1/20 & 1/21
18) Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents The Night Falls By Karen Russell
1/22
A) Beginning Performances
1) F*ck the 7th Grade
With an adolescent romance and a brief rise to pop stardom, "F*ck7thGrade" is a musical memoir (about how we’ll never get out of middle school) conceived by award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Sobule – whose 1990’s hits include “Supermodel” and the original “I Kissed a Girl.”
The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St.)
1/23 - 2/11
For more information or to purchase tickets for this encore engagement, visit www.thewildproject.org/performances.
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2) Memorial
The world premiere of the new play Memorial written by Livian Yeh surrounds Maya Lin, the 21-year-old architect who is forced to defend herself to veterans and the United States Congress when her “untraditional” memorial design was selected to commemorate Vietnam veterans on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Is democracy about compromise and working together?
Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres
(502 West 53rd St., west of 10th Ave.)
1/19 - 2/19
Opening Day 1/22
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.panasianrep.org.
3) Modern Swimwear
On December 9, 2010, celebrated swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay was found dead in a bathtub overflowing with water at a members-only club in the Meatpacking District. Modern Swimwear is a new American play about the last night of Sylvie’s life and the cost of female ambition. Before she died, Sylvie’s debut collection was a hit. She had been actively designing her next collection and seeking investors for her line, Syla, when she was murdered.
The Tank’s 98 Seat Proscenium Theater (312 West 36th St.)
1/19 -2/12
Opening Night 1/20
For more information, visit www.thetanknyc.org.
B) Closing Soon
4) Take Me Out
In Take Me Out, playwright Richard Greenberg celebrates the personal and professional intricacies of America’s favorite pastime. When Darren Lemming, the star center fielder for the Empires, comes out of the closet, the reception off the field reveals a barrage of long-held unspoken prejudices dealing with sexuality and masculinity, money and power, and race and class. Facing some hostile teammates and fraught friendships, Darren is forced to contend with the challenges of being a gay person of color within the confines of a classic American institution. As the Empires struggle to rally toward a championship season, the players and their fans begin to question tradition, their loyalties, and the price of victory.
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (234-240 W. 45th St.)
Closing 2/5
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
C) Run Extension
5) Scott Silven's At the Illusionists Table
At The Illusionist’s Table is, an intimate experience where magic and mentalism intertwine with fine dining.Created and hosted by internationally-acclaimed illusionist, Scott Silven, performances of the one-of-a-kind experience will be exended in the hotel’s cozy Alpine escape, The Hideout at Gallow Green, through April 2, 2023.
At The Illusionist’s Table performances will be offered from Wednesdays through Mondays at 7:30PM. The running time is 2 hours with no intermission.
The Hideout at Gallow Green
542 W. 27th St.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit mckittrickhotel.com/
D) What Else is Happening This Week and More
6) BROOKE DI SPIRITO TO STAGE
A ONE NIGHT ONLY CONCERT PRESENTATION OF
THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S CLASSIC NOVEL
AS A BIG BAND STYLE JAZZ MUSICAL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th at 9:30PM AT 54 BELOW
Writer, composer and choreographer Brooke Di Spirito, today announced a big band style jazz musical version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Beautiful and Damned. The show will perform on Tuesday, January 17th at 9:30pm at 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club at 254 West 45th Street. Published one hundred years ago in 1922, Fitzgerald’s second novel concerns a handsome young married couple who choose to wait for an expected inheritance rather than involve themselves in productive, meaningful lives. Tickets are available online at and range from $25-$60 ($29-$67.50 with fees). There’s also a $25 food and beverage minimum. www.54Below.com
The show is accompanied by a 7-piece orchestra, featuring Jivan Ramesh, who at just five years old became the youngest string player to perform at Carnegie Hall – along with several of his orchestrations for The Beautiful and Damned, others of which have been performed by the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall.
In The Beautiful and Damned, Anthony Patch pursues and wins the beautiful and sought-after Gloria Gilbert. He decides that they can survive on his limited income until he comes into a large fortune he stands to inherit from his grandfather. Through the ensuing years, their lives deteriorate into mindless alcoholic ennui. Anthony’s grandfather makes a surprise appearance at one of their wild parties and, in disgust, disinherits him. After his grandfather’s death, Anthony institutes a lawsuit that takes years to settle. Although the Patches eventually win, by then Anthony’s spirit is broken, he and Gloria have grown apart, and they care about nothing.
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7) Broadway Workshop Extends Deadline to Submit Mainstage Video Submissions
HOW TO SUBMIT A VIDEO AUDITION:
- Slate your name, age before your begin to sing
- Sing one musical theater song that shows off your vocal ability and personality
- Keep your song selection under or around 1min 30sec
- Use a pre-recorded musical track or live piano (please avoid singing acapella for your audition)
- Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo
- Fill out the Video Submission form on BroadwayWorkshop.com where you will add the link to your video!
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8) South Street Seaport Museum
Celebrates the Lunar New Year
Nautical Chinese Lion Chains
January 21 & 22, 2023
Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
January 21, 2023
South Street Seaport Museum celebrates the Lunar New Year with a weekend of free events on January 21 & 22, 2023 at 12 Fulton Street, NYC. Start the weekend with an inspiring Chinese Lion Dance on the cobblestones on Saturday at 12:30pm as part of the neighborhood’s annual Lunar New Year festivities, then attend a Chinese Calligraphy Workshop or make Nautical Chinese Lion Chains. The celebration continues on Sunday with additional opportunities to create maritime-inspired lion chains.
Nautical Chinese Lion Chains
January 21 & 22 from 1–5pm
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Seaport Museum’s maritime-inspired spin on a Chinese Lion Chain craft. Come create your own, unique lion chain decoration using paper links inspired by the colorful signal flags that sailors use to communicate. This fun-filled activity is in partnership with the New York Chinese Cultural Center. Weather permitting, this activity may be moved to the climate-controlled crew quarters on the tall ship Wavertree for additional maritime spirit. This event is free, but please let us know that you’re coming by registering. For more information and to register, visit seaportmuseum.org/lion-chains.
Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
January 21, 2023 at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Join the Seaport Museum and skilled teaching artists from the New York Chinese Cultural Center for one of three delightful 45-minute workshops exploring the art of Chinese Calligraphy and its importance to the Lunar New Year.
Using a traditional calligraphy brush, participants will be instructed on how to write simple characters while exploring the relationship between ancient Chinese pictographs and their modern-day ideographs. Together, we will learn the evolution of the Chinese characters that tie to fish, the sea, and a prosperous New Year.
While primarily designed for children ages 7–12, these workshops are open to all ages, free. The workshop is currently sold out. For updates and more information, visit seaportmuseum.org/chinese-
Before attending, be sure to review the Museum’s latest COVID-19 protocols.
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9) DAMN TALL BUILDINGS
COMES TO CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY
FOR JANUARY THAW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Damn Tall Buildings will be coming to Centenary Stage Company on January 21 at 8:00 pm. This performance will take place in The Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. Ticket prices range from $15.00 to $25.00. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
In their early days, Brooklyn-based Damn Tall Buildings didn’t rehearse – they busked. Now, whether live or on record, the band still radiates the energy of a ragtag crew of music students. Bluegrass at heart but pulling from a wide range of influences from swing to ragtime, jazz to contemporary, Damn Tall Building’s lyrics tell the story of the mundane while keeping to their message of “Carry on”. Damn Tall Buildings will perform on January 21 at 8:00 pm.
All January Thaw Music Festival performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center located on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. Ticket prices for each performance are $25.00 for adults, $20.00 for seniors, and $15.00 for students and children under 12.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or 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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10) Kelsey Theatre at MCCC
Upcoming Show:
An Ideal Husband
Kelsey Theatre at MCCC
1200 Old Trenton Rd.
West Windsor, NJ
Fri. Jan. 20 & 27, 2023 at 8pm
Sat. Jan. 21 & 28 at 8pm
Sun. Jan. 22 & 29 at 2pm
Government minister, Sir Robert Chiltem, is respectable, well-off, with a loving wife. When the conniving Mrs. Cheveley appears with evidence of a past misdeed and threatens to blackmail him, his best friend tries (through a number of comedic entanglements) to lead Robert and his family out of harm. But there are others who have desires and ambitions all their own. Written in 1895, there are countless elements of today’s turbulent times: feminism, blackmail, political corruption, morality and mistrust, love and forgiveness, all served up with the effervescent Oscar Wilde wit. Will this cocktail mix of characters finally learn what it means to be “an ideal husband”?
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit kelsey.mccc.edu/shows_current.shtml
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11) Natalia Osipova
presents
the American Premiere of
Force of Nature
January 21, 2023
at New York City Center
Natalia Osipova presents the American premiere of Force of Nature, a new program of dazzling classic and contemporary dance pieces, on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 8pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55th St., NYC. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit nycitycenter.org/
Acclaimed worldwide as one of the greatest ballerinas of her generation, Natalia Osipova stars in an evening of solos and duets unrivaled for their virtuosity and beauty – from all-time classics to brilliant new ballets.
Partnered by Royal Ballet stars and dancers from Theatre Rambert (London)—including US dancer and choreographer Jason Kittelberger—Osipova shines in classics like the Act III pas de deux from Don Quixote (Petipa/Minkus) and The Dying Swan (Fokine/Saint Saens), as well as a new piece, Ashes (co-choreographed by Osipova and Kittelberger). Also featured in the program are pieces by Natalia’s favorite British choreographers, such as Manon Act I pas de deux (MacMillan/Puccini) and Isadora Duncan Solo (Ashton/Brahms), and American choreographers, among others.
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12) New Jersey Arts Community Offers Free Public Events in Celebration of
the 2023 National Day of Racial Healing
Creating Change Network Curates a Line-up of Arts Events focused on
Redefining and Rebuilding Community
Creating Change Network Curates a Line-up of Arts Events focused on
Redefining and Rebuilding Community
The Creating Change Network, a program hosted by New Jersey Theatre Alliance and ArtPride New Jersey that aims to build a more equitable, just, accessible and anti-racist arts community in New Jersey, has curated a line-up of 11 public arts events in celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing, which takes place January 17, 2023. The National Day of Racial Healing is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial, Healing & Transformation efforts. This is the seventh year of the program and the second year that the Creating Change Network, supported by the Grunin Foundation, has sponsored New Jersey Artists’ participation.
New Jersey Arts Events will take place January 16-24, and will feature both in person and online offerings. All events are offered free of charge to the public. The full lineup, including links for reserving tickets can be found at https://jerseyarts.com/ndorh.
New Jersey Arts Events will take place January 16-24, and will feature both in person and online offerings. All events are offered free of charge to the public. The full lineup, including links for reserving tickets can be found at https://jerseyarts.com/ndorh.
New Jersey Arts Events for the 2023 National Day of Racial Healing include:
Standing in Solidarity Series
JAN 3, 2023 – JAN 24, 2023 | WEBCAST
NJPAC in partnership with PSEG produces a social justice series that is part of its “Standing in Solidarity” initiative developed after the murder of George Floyd. The purpose of this series is to bring our community together and to encourage everyone to take part in transforming our landscape to build an anti-discriminatory culture in our arts sectors and to encourage everyone to take part in the movement to ensure civil rights for all. They have held 35 webcasts, the recordings of which are available on YouTube.
Culturally Responsive Arts Education (CRAE) Workout and Conversations
JAN 16, 2023 – MAR 10, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
An eight-week curated experience that focuses on developing the capacity of educators and others to think about how culturally relevant and responsive approaches can shift to more effectively represent and validate all students’ cultures and lived experiences. Kicks off on January 16.
RUST Documentary Film Discussion With Filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno and NJIT Students
JAN 17, 2023 | WEBCAST
Emmy-nominated, award-winning, Newark, NJ-based filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno invite all to a dialogue about their documentary film, “RUST,” via a virtual live-streamed discussion with Dr. Jon Curley's NJIT "Newark Narratives" students.
Just ADD Sound
JAN 19, 2023 | WEBCAST
Just ADD Sound Radio (#JASradio) exists to connect artists, poets, lyricists, spoken word artists, performers, and musicians in an environment that is conducive to dialogue and connection.
Through interviews, performances and a Q&A, Just ADD Sound explores “Redefining and Rebuilding Community” related to race and racism.
Smoke
JAN 21, 2023 | NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY CENTENNIAL HALL
The landscape of healthcare is changing rapidly, both in terms of patients and psychiatric caregivers and involving the coming together of diverse cultures. “Smoke” is a full-length play about Alana Phillips, a young White girl who enters a psychiatric institution burdened with her brash, angry, manipulative, and racist feelings. She encounters her newfound caregivers of recent African descent, who carry their own preconceived notions of patients diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses. Both Alana and her caregivers struggle to work on a unit and in an institution that has failed to address the cultural shifts it is undergoing. Regardless, as sometimes faulty as it is, the staff work to treat Alana, as she works to maintain her independence, defiantly smoking cigarettes whenever she can get one and however she can get them. Despite the differences they have, unintentional bonds are formed between Alana and the staff caring for her that create a healing process for each of them. The goal of SMOKE is to highlight the often not seen healing that takes place.
Grief Love: A Theatrical Performance
JAN 21, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
Artist-scholar Shanaé Burch (she/her) teams up with Director-dramaturg Des Bennett (they/them) to co-conceive a solo performance project as an artistic component of her dissertation in order to document coming to understand life and Black creativity in juxtaposition to premature death.
Untold Stories of Storied People
JAN 21, 2023 | THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART
Powerful untold stories by the troupe of BIPOC storytellers share the full range of the human condition in their stories. Themes of social justice, collective liberation, and activism are explored openly through post-performance dialogue with audience members.
Flower From Resilience
JAN 21, 2023 | PLAINSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM
This art workshop invites those impacted by racism, discrimination, prejudice or violence to explore intersectional identities to create art from the lived experience of resilience, healing and methods of support. With guided drawing and collage, a resilience flower will be created and shared as a mutual aid garden. This is an opportunity to share experiences and resources in a safe space. Facilitated discussion will focus on what resilience means.
Back to the Woods
JAN 22, 2023 | WEBCAST
Togetherness and empathy heal our pain faster than any medicine. In today’s globally connected village, diversity is a blessing. However, our kids increasingly retract within their own digital bubbles. They learn to judge people by so many parameters but forget to accept them as their own reflections. It’s time to take our kids back to the woods where they can stand together holding each other’s hands and learn from this ancient ‘teacher.’
Feel The Beat! African Dance & Drum & More
JAN 22, 2023 | CENTER FOR MODERN DANCE EDUCATION (AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCE)
The Center for Modern Dance will present a hybrid (live-stream and in-person) African Dance & Drum class and short performance.
Redefining & Building Community Within Ourselves
JAN 24, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
In this generative poetry workshop, participants will learn more about themselves by asking pointed questions about certain core moments in their environments through the use of the "shadow work" journaling technique. These questions will correspond directly with a lesson on a poem about community and an opportunity for participants to write about their own.
Standing in Solidarity Series
JAN 3, 2023 – JAN 24, 2023 | WEBCAST
NJPAC in partnership with PSEG produces a social justice series that is part of its “Standing in Solidarity” initiative developed after the murder of George Floyd. The purpose of this series is to bring our community together and to encourage everyone to take part in transforming our landscape to build an anti-discriminatory culture in our arts sectors and to encourage everyone to take part in the movement to ensure civil rights for all. They have held 35 webcasts, the recordings of which are available on YouTube.
Culturally Responsive Arts Education (CRAE) Workout and Conversations
JAN 16, 2023 – MAR 10, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
An eight-week curated experience that focuses on developing the capacity of educators and others to think about how culturally relevant and responsive approaches can shift to more effectively represent and validate all students’ cultures and lived experiences. Kicks off on January 16.
RUST Documentary Film Discussion With Filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno and NJIT Students
JAN 17, 2023 | WEBCAST
Emmy-nominated, award-winning, Newark, NJ-based filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno invite all to a dialogue about their documentary film, “RUST,” via a virtual live-streamed discussion with Dr. Jon Curley's NJIT "Newark Narratives" students.
Just ADD Sound
JAN 19, 2023 | WEBCAST
Just ADD Sound Radio (#JASradio) exists to connect artists, poets, lyricists, spoken word artists, performers, and musicians in an environment that is conducive to dialogue and connection.
Through interviews, performances and a Q&A, Just ADD Sound explores “Redefining and Rebuilding Community” related to race and racism.
Smoke
JAN 21, 2023 | NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY CENTENNIAL HALL
The landscape of healthcare is changing rapidly, both in terms of patients and psychiatric caregivers and involving the coming together of diverse cultures. “Smoke” is a full-length play about Alana Phillips, a young White girl who enters a psychiatric institution burdened with her brash, angry, manipulative, and racist feelings. She encounters her newfound caregivers of recent African descent, who carry their own preconceived notions of patients diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses. Both Alana and her caregivers struggle to work on a unit and in an institution that has failed to address the cultural shifts it is undergoing. Regardless, as sometimes faulty as it is, the staff work to treat Alana, as she works to maintain her independence, defiantly smoking cigarettes whenever she can get one and however she can get them. Despite the differences they have, unintentional bonds are formed between Alana and the staff caring for her that create a healing process for each of them. The goal of SMOKE is to highlight the often not seen healing that takes place.
Grief Love: A Theatrical Performance
JAN 21, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
Artist-scholar Shanaé Burch (she/her) teams up with Director-dramaturg Des Bennett (they/them) to co-conceive a solo performance project as an artistic component of her dissertation in order to document coming to understand life and Black creativity in juxtaposition to premature death.
Untold Stories of Storied People
JAN 21, 2023 | THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART
Powerful untold stories by the troupe of BIPOC storytellers share the full range of the human condition in their stories. Themes of social justice, collective liberation, and activism are explored openly through post-performance dialogue with audience members.
Flower From Resilience
JAN 21, 2023 | PLAINSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM
This art workshop invites those impacted by racism, discrimination, prejudice or violence to explore intersectional identities to create art from the lived experience of resilience, healing and methods of support. With guided drawing and collage, a resilience flower will be created and shared as a mutual aid garden. This is an opportunity to share experiences and resources in a safe space. Facilitated discussion will focus on what resilience means.
Back to the Woods
JAN 22, 2023 | WEBCAST
Togetherness and empathy heal our pain faster than any medicine. In today’s globally connected village, diversity is a blessing. However, our kids increasingly retract within their own digital bubbles. They learn to judge people by so many parameters but forget to accept them as their own reflections. It’s time to take our kids back to the woods where they can stand together holding each other’s hands and learn from this ancient ‘teacher.’
Feel The Beat! African Dance & Drum & More
JAN 22, 2023 | CENTER FOR MODERN DANCE EDUCATION (AND BY VIDEO CONFERENCE)
The Center for Modern Dance will present a hybrid (live-stream and in-person) African Dance & Drum class and short performance.
Redefining & Building Community Within Ourselves
JAN 24, 2023 | VIDEO CONFERENCE
In this generative poetry workshop, participants will learn more about themselves by asking pointed questions about certain core moments in their environments through the use of the "shadow work" journaling technique. These questions will correspond directly with a lesson on a poem about community and an opportunity for participants to write about their own.
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13) NJPAC
Upcoming Shows & Events
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AMERICAN RIVER:
A JOURNEY DOWN THE PASSAIC AT NJPAC OFFERS A BREATHTAKING
JOURNEY INTO NEWARK’S PAST —
AND A HOPEFUL GLIMPSE OF ITS FUTURE
Award-winning feature documentary about one of the state’s most
Award-winning feature documentary about one of the state’s most
important waterways will screen at the Arts Center, followed by a
community conversation with New Jersey filmmaker
Scott Morris and writer Mary Bruno
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will screen American River, a feature-length documentary by Chatham filmmaker Scott Morris, in its largest theater, Prudential Hall, on Friday, January 20, 2023 7:00 PM.
General Admission Tickets, $5, are Available at njpac.org.
American River is an exciting cinematic adventure about an ambitious 4-day kayak trip down the Passaic River. Equal parts a scientist’s memoir of growing up on the river that inspired her life’s work, a history of the Garden State’s growth and development, and a gorgeous travelogue that offers incredible bird’s-eye panoramas of the state’s stretches of pristine wilderness, the film American River was inspired by aquatic ecologist Mary Bruno’s book, An American River: From Paradise to Superfund, Afloat on New Jersey’s Passaic, published in 2012.
Bruno grew up on the shores of the Passaic, in the Newark suburb of North Arlington. To fully research the river’s history and how it became one of the most polluted waterways in the country, she kayaked the length of the river — an 80-mile journey through seven counties and 50 municipalities — from its beginnings in a wildlife refuge, to its lowest stretches near Newark Bay, now a Superfund site still recovering from industrial disasters of the previous century.
Almost a decade after her book was published, filmmaker Morris persuaded Bruno and her guide, expert kayaker Carl Alderson, to retrace that journey on camera and see how the Passaic’s fortunes had changed
The story of the Passaic, and Bruno’s journey along it, improbably touches on real estate development, the Great Falls of Paterson, the career of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, the allure of a classic Jersey diner, the history of crew racing and the impact of community organizing.
Although the film has been presented at film festivals across the country, this screening at NJPAC is the film’s first showing in Newark, where much of the film is set, as the filmmakers take a deep dive into how the city’s industrial development impacted the river’s critical “Lower 17” mile stretch leading to Newark Bay.
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NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY, BASED IN FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY
PRESENTS THEIR ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR PERFORMANCE AT NJPAC! THIS YEAR’S PERFORMANCE IS AS FOLLOWS:
BLACK WATER RABBIT WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
LION IN THE CITY FEATURING
HIP-HOP BREAK-DANCING LEGENDS KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA
Nai Ni Chen 2023
Saturday, January 21, and Sunday, January 22, at 2 PM
Tickets are $27-$35
NJPAC
Victoria Theater
Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
www.njpac.org
Fort Lee, N.J. based Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will begin its annual celebration of the Lunar New Year. It is the year of the rabbit and this year’s presentation is the Black Water Rabbit with the world premiere of Lion in The City featuring hip-hop break-dancing legends Kwikstep and Rokafella. Kwikstep, founder of the Full Circle Breaking Crew and a mentor to some of the best break dancers in the U.S. and Rokafella, one of the most iconic b-girls in hip-hop history will take to the stage with Nai Ni Chen on Saturday, January 21 and Sunday January 22 at 2pm. This annual performance is graciously sponsored by M&T Bank.
Tickets to see Nai-Ni Chen featuring break dancing legends Kwikstep and Rokafella are available now by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.
Tickets to see Nai-Ni Chen featuring break dancing legends Kwikstep and Rokafella are available now by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.
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14) State Theatre New Jersey
Upcoming Shows & Events
New Jersey State Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ
Thursday January 19 at 7:00 PM
Disco Night With the Discoteks
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to get your groove on! Beat the winter blues and join us for Disco Night featuring crowd favorite powerhouse dance band, The Discoteks! Hear all the hits from the '70s that you’ve come to love from the Bee Gees, Donna Summer, The Village People, and more!
Friday January 20 at 8:00 PM
Dancing WIth the Stars: Live
2023 Tour
America’s favorite dance show is back on tour! See the ballroom brought to life in this brand-new production featuring your favorite Dancing with the Stars pros, PLUS special guest stars! With dazzling routines in every style, jaw-dropping talent, and non-stop entertainment, it’s sure to be an unforgettable night full of all the magic of the TV show and more!
Saturday January 21 at 8:00 PM
Freestyle Flashback
For one-night only, be transported back to a time when Freestyle music dominated the dance clubs and the Billboard charts! This special concert event features some of the best Dance-pop and Freestyle artists of the 80s and 90s. Featuring TKA (“Maria," “Come Baby Come”), George LaMond (“Bad Of The Heart,” “Without You”), Judy Torres (“No Reason To Cry,” “Come Into My Arms”), Noel (“Silent Morning,” “The Question”), Betty D Of Sweet Sensation (“Hooked On You," “Love Child”), The Cover Girls (“Show Me," “Wishing On A Star”), Cynthia (“Change On Me,” "Dreamboy Dreamgirl”), Lisette Melendez (“Together Forever,” “A Day In My life”), C-Bank (“Won’t Stop Loving You,” “One More Shot”), Pretty Poison (“Catch Me I’m Falling”), David Of Nice N Wild (“Diamond Girl”), and Sammy Zone (“Running”). Hosted by Sal Abbatiello & Speedy with music by Dj Whiteboy KYS.
Sunday January 22 at 7:00 PM
Linda Eder
See celebrated songstress and award-winning Broadway star, Linda Eder live in concert! One of the world’s most beloved and versatile voices, Eder is a best-selling recording artist with 18 solo albums whose diverse repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country, and jazz.
For more information about these and other upcoming shows and events or to purchase tickets to a show or event, visit www.stnj.org/events
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15) THEATRE AT ST. CLEMENT’S
TO PRESENT
A ONE NIGHT ONLY STAGED READING OF
“ZAGLADA”
A NEW PLAY
BY RICHARD VETERE
DIRECTED BY DAN WACKERMAN
FEATURING: LEN CARIOU, LOU MARTINI, JR.,
MAJA WAMPUSZYC & JES WASHINGTON
MONDAY, JANUARY 23 @ 7PM
THEATRE AT ST. CLEMENT’S
(423 WEST 46th STREET- NYC)
Theatre at St. Clement’s to present a one night only staged reading of Zaglada, a new play by Richard Vetere, directed by Dan Wackerman at Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 West 46th Street – between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Monday, January 23 at 7pm. Admission is free.
Zagłada is about a 90-year-old Polish man living in Maspeth, Queens, who is exposed by an African-American journalist as having been a Kapo in Buchenwald. The man shoots at the journalist, is arrested for firing an illegal firearm, and is held at the 112th Precinct by an NYPD Intelligence Bureau Officer. There he is forced to confront his past by a Federal Prosecutor who is driven by a personal vendetta.
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ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THE ANNUAL
TUITION-FREE PROGRAM
FOR ASPIRING BIPOC PRODUCERS
“PRODUCING 101”
Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC), the newly formed organization committed to supporting the next generation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship, announced today the return of their annual educational program – “Producing 101,” where aspiring producers are able to learn the fundamentals of commercial producing, including development paths, financing, budgeting, and more, with experienced BIPOC and White ally leaders as their guides, tuition free over 11 weeks. Applications are now opening for aspiring producers.
The deadline to submit is January 30. To apply, please submit a resume and complete a short application at the following link: https://
For more information, please visit: https://
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17) Tom McGuire's A Bronx Accent From Brussels
at the Laurie Beechman Theater
Brussels based jazz crooner Tom McGuire's A BRONX ACCENT FROM BRUSSELS is a new tribute to The Frank Sinatra songbook. The show will play the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street and features musical direction by Latin-Grammy award-winning pianist Baden Goyo, whose outstanding quartet will provide jazz accompaniment showcasing some of Ol’ Blue Eyes most popular songs, and a few gems of world jazz in both French and Italian. Audiences can expect superb choices of signature jazz music punctuated by McGuire’s worldly sense of humor. Prepare for an enchanting evening of the enduring appeal of Sinatra swing, songs for lovers, and the Bronx accent that has wowed audiences all over Europe. www.tommcguire.be
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18) Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Presents
The Night Falls by Karen Russell, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Troy Schumacher
January 22, 2023 at 7:30pm
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents The Night Falls by Karen Russell, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Troy Schumacher, featuring performance highlights and moderated discussion about the forthcoming premiere of The Night Falls. Tickets available now at www.worksandprocess.org.
The Night Falls by Karen Russell, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Troy Schumacher
Sunday, January 22, 7:30 pm
Tickets $35-$45, Choose What You Pay
The Night Falls is a new myth for our fractured era. A recurring nightmare lures a group of eclectic strangers to an abandoned Floridian tourist trap where, fearing nightfall, they band together to resist the seduction of despair. With choreography that dramatizes the leap of empathy between bodies and music that channels the polarities of surrender and resistance, The Night Falls shows the visceral power of art to brace us against the abyss.
WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
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