A) Beginning PerformancesB) Closing Dates
C) Extended Run
D) What's Happening This Week and More
A) Beginning Performances
Frankenstein's Monster is Drunk
Set in County Offaly, Ireland during the weekend of a local wedding, guests Mairead and Mal are struggling to keep their marriage together. Perhaps attending a wedding will help, or it might raise questions that are difficult to answer. Heaven examines family bonds, life decisions, and the search for happiness in contemporary Ireland.
59E59 Theaters (59 E. 59 St.)
Beginning Performances 1/111
Opening Night 1/17
Limited Run Through 1/28
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
Heaven
Set in County Offaly, Ireland during the weekend of a local wedding, guests Mairead and Mal are struggling to keep their marriage together. Perhaps attending a wedding will help, or it might raise questions that are difficult to answer. Heaven examines family bonds, life decisions, and the search for happiness in contemporary Ireland.
59E59 Theaters (59 E. 59 St.)
Beginning Performances 1/111
Opening Night 1/14
Limited Run Through 1/29
Lighting Rod Special's The Appointment
The Appointment is a satirical musical examining the absurdity and hypocrisy of the American abortion debate. From the acclaimed company Lightning Rod Special, The Appointment was named to the “Best Theater of 2019” lists in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Time Out NY.
Using cutting humor, catchy songs, and some very lively fetuses, The Appointment unpacks the many systems that disempower groups of people from making informed reproductive decisions with hilarious, devastating, and hilariously devastating results.
WP Theater’s Space Program (2162 Broadway)
Limited Run 1/12 - 2/4
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
Pictures from Home
This winter, three of the theatre’s most inventive, inspired and award-winning artists will bring to vivid theatrical life a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother, a father and the son who photographed their lives. Based on the landmark photo memoir by Larry Sultan, adapted to the stage by Sharr White (The Other Place, Annapurna), starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker and staged by award-winning director Bartlett Sher, Pictures From Home will evoke memories of childhood, parenthood, and the hard-won wisdom that comes with both.
Studio 54 (254 W. 54th St.)
Beginning Performances 1/10
Opening Night 2/3
Soledad
A socially awkward high school senior, Soledad “Sunny” Sixkiller, discovers that her father was a prize-winning pow wow singer whose grief over the disappearance of his wife (and Soledad's mother) has turned him inward. Sunny finds, by accident, her father’s old pow wow tapes and vows to learn his songs in order to bring him back to life.
Theatre for the New City (155 1st Ave.)
Beginning Performances 1/12
Limited Run Through 1/22
B) Closing Dates
Ohio State Murders
When writer Suzanne Alexander (Audra McDonald) returns to her alma mater as a guest speaker, in which she explores the violence in her works, a dark mystery unravels. Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders is an intriguing and unusual suspense play, as well as a social pertinent look at the destructiveness of racism in our society.
James Earl Jones Theatre (138 W. 48th St.)
Closing Date 1/15
C) Extended Run
Stranger Sings
With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Hogue, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical is a wild and irreverent send-up of the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things" and all its campy '80s glory. Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana, 1983: when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures. Join Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang for a night of adventure, thrills, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, dancing monsters, and maybe, just maybe... justice for everyone's favorite missing ginger, Barb Holland.
Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's (308 W. 46th St.)
Now closing 3/5
D) What's Happening This Week and More
1) BAMKids Celebrates MLK Day
1/16
2) Camp Broadway Returns to New York City This Summer
7/10 - 7/14
3) Centenary Stage Company Accepting Registrations
for Spring 2023 Audition Workshop
4) Centenary Stage Company Auditions for The Ladykillers
1/10
5) Centenary Stage Company January Music Thaw Festival
Begins with Dominick Farinacci Quartet 1/14
6) Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Applications Open Now
7) Hong Kong Ballet Presents US Premire of Romeo + Juliet
at New York City Center 1/13 & 1/14
8) Meet the Frasers Moves to Facebook Watch
and becomes The Frasers Plus One
9) The McKittrick Hotel Announces January Performances
This January at Manderly Bar
10) Monet's Garden Presents Stephan Moccio One Night Only
1/12
11) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co. The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute
Every Monday & Wednesday in January
12) NJPAC Upcoming Performance Stephanie Mills and The Whispers
1/13
13) Ranked, A New Musical Offers Brand New Recording and Video
of Song, Eye on the Price from Ranked, A Musical
14) Samuel A. Simon to Present Three Showcase Performance
of The Actual Dance at APAP 2023
15) Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog Celebrated the Divine Nine
with Special Performance & Discount Tickets 1/10
16) State Theatre New Jersey Upcoming Performance
Dragons and Mythical Beasts 1/15
17) White Wave Dance Co. Applications for 22nd Annual DUMBO Festival
Deadline Extended to 1/20
18) Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents Undeground Uptown Dance Festival
1/12 - 1/17
1) BAMkids Celebrates MLK Day
BAMkids Celebrates MLK Day: Courage Takes Creativity
Co-curated by the BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle
Fishman Space, Hillman Studio (BAM Fisher) 321 Ashland Pl., Brooklyn, NY
Mon, Jan 16, 10:30am—3pm
Ages: 6—11
Free
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged the world to use time creatively, saying that "the time is always ripe to do what is right." Knowing that courage takes creativity, this family-friendly program, co-curated with the BAMkids Parent Advisory Circle, immerses young people in art forms that have been important expressions of social justice movements. Art has helped raise awareness, build community, and challenge power structures. Throughout the day, families can drum, dance, craft, color, and even put themselves in moments of civil rights history from Dr. King's lifetime. Visit BAM.org for more information.
Soul Energy Dance
10:30am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm & 2:15pm
When we take up space and dance for liberation together in street dance activism, community organizer Shamell Bell argues that we lift frequencies and vibrations that draw people in to hear our message. Join BAM teaching artists Enya-kalia Jordan and Okai Fleurimont as they lead us in dancing for liberation, teaching songs and steps from Guinea in West Africa and Haiti.
Picture Yourself Making History
10:30am—2:30pm
In collaboration with BRIC, choose a photo of a civil right moment and put yourself in the picture in this hands-on activity.
Wave Your Flag
10:30am—2:30pm
If there's a protest, there's usually a flag. A flag's shape, colors, and symbols can visually help communicate our values and promote solidarity with others who feel the same way. Visual artist Lexy Ho-Tai leads an activity exploring our individual and collective ideas of home or world-building, creating our own flag using textiles.
Wear Your Values
10:30am—2:30pm (while supplies last)
If you had the world's attention, what would you say? What's something you care about that you wish more people also cared about? Draw your answer on a BAMkids MLK Day t-shirt or tote and decorate it with the help of the Hip Hop Closet. T-shirt design by BAMkids parent advisor Hectah Arias.
Chardi Kala: Music to Uplift & Ignite
10:45am, 11:45am, 12:45pm & 1:45pm
In Punjabi, Chardi Kala refers to a sense of eternal optimism, even in the darkest of times. In the Sikh community and around the world, music has been used to lift our spirits and inspire us to take action for justice and dignity. Join Sonny Singh and his band of dhol, drums, brass, and electric guitar for an experience of rhythmic solidarity and hope.
Beloved Community Circle
2:45pm—3pm
Dr. King said, "Love is creative and redemptive. Love builds up and unites; hate tears down and destroys… the aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and creation of the beloved community." To close our program, we gather together to celebrate the creative power of Love with music and movement in a powerful declaration of everyone working towards King's beloved community.
Activity Station
Sit down with a BAM activity sheet, coloring activity, or tote bag to design.
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2)
RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY IN 2023 1 WEEK ONLY ON JULY 10-14 |
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The Broadway Education Alliance, Inc. is proud to announce that CAMP BROADWAY®, Broadway’s Original Destination for Theater-loving kids, is returning to New York City on July 10-14, 2023, with its signature programs MAINSTAGE (ages 10-17) and SHINING STARS (ages 7-9) Founded in 1995, CAMP BROADWAY provides a safe and enriching environment for children and teens from all backgrounds and skill levels to build confidence, hone presentation skills and discover their unique talents-on and off stage. No performance experience required to participate. Enrollment is now open at www.campbroadway.com.
Taught by a team of professional director/choreographers and music directors and held at Pearl Studios near the Broadway theatre district, CAMP BROADWAY’s MAINSTAGE features 40-hours of vocal performance, dancing, acting, stage craft and masterclasses with special guests culminating in a Family Finale Showcase at New York’s famed Symphony Space. Camp Broadway’s annual fieldtrip to Times Square will include a visit to the Gershwin Theatre where campers will learn about the production crafts at “Behind the Emerald Curtain” and attend the matinee performance of Broadway’s biggest hit, Wicked.
CAMP BROADWAY’s Shining Stars emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and crafts in a 32-hour program designed for children who are beginning to develop their characters. Professional theater artists classes in singing, dancing, storytelling, and visual arts. The program culminates in a fun Family Finale Showcase.
For more information, and for enrollment with pre-season savings, please visit www.campbroadway.com.
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3) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2023 AUDITION WORKSHOP
Centenary Stage Company is offering an Audition Workshop from 4:00 - 5:40 pm on Fridays from January 13 through April 28 to be taught by Carl Wallnau for the 2023 Spring Semester.
The Audition Workshop covers the business side of theatre from headshots to agents, finding material, dealing with cold readings, commercial techniques, and interviews. Students will work on finding and performing appropriate monologues for professional auditions. The cost of the 15-week course is $250.00 per registrant. This workshop is suitable for amateur and experienced actors.
Carl Wallnau is the chair of the Centenary University Theatre department and the Artistic Director for Centenary Stage Company. Wallnau has many credits including Broadway, off-Broadway, and has been seen in many CSC productions including the 2020 and 2021 productions of A Christmas Carol by Stephen Temperley and The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon.
The Audition Workshop will run Fridays from 4:00 - 5:40 pm and will begin on January 13. Registration is open to the public and is $250.00 per person. The deadline to register is January 12. For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
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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4) OPEN-CALL AUDITION FOR CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF THE LADYKILLERS JANUARY 10
Centenary Stage Company will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan. These auditions are open-call and will be held on Tuesday, January 10 from 10:00 am-7:00 pm. To schedule an appointment, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. Walk-ins will be seen as time permits. Auditions will be 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 monologue to CentenaryStageCasting@gmail.com with the subject line “Attn: Casting”. Performers may prepare a monologue appropriate to the material or read from sides. Sides can be found online at centenarystageco.org and will also be provided the day of auditions. The first rehearsal will take place on January 30, 2023, and performances will run February 17 through March 5. All performers must show proof of vaccination. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900 .
A classic, dark comedy. A sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs. Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus' brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped, but Mrs. Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs. Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?
Seeking:
CONSTABLE MACDONALD (25-50)
Policeman, constable, frustrated, friendly. English cockney accent.
MRS. WILBERFORCE (70’s)
English Londoner, widow, eccentric, bumbling, caring, lonely. (CAST)
PROFFESOR MARCUS
Leader criminal gang, cunning, maniacal, charming, intelligent, controlling, savvy, quick-witted, con man (CAST)
HAROLD ROBINSON (20’s)
Cockney accent. Londoner, spy, streetwise, criminal, drug use, addiction, OCD.
MAJOR COURTNEY (50’s)
Cross-dresser, nervous, worrier, con man, gang member, bumbling.
LOUIS (30’s-40’s)
Criminal gang member, Romanian accent, suspicious, killer.
ONE ROUND (30’s-40’s)
A large boxer, thick, slow, strong, London cockney, punch drunk, criminal, kind-hearted dim-witted.
MRS. JANE TROMLEYTON (70’s)
Friend of Mrs. Wilberforce, enthusiastic, middle-class English, effusive.
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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5) DOMINICK FARINACCI QUARTET TO OPEN CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S 2023 JANUARY THAW MUSIC FESTIVAL
On January 14, Centenary Stage Company’s 2023 January Thaw Music Festival will begin with a concert performance by Dominick Farinacci Quartet at 8:00 pm. This performance will begin at 8:00 pm 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.
Trumpeter, Dominick Farinacci, has performed in more than 120 cities in 14 countries around the world and was named the very first Global Ambassador to Jazz at the Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis. He graduated from The Julliard School in 2005 and launched his career in Japan with a prolific run of eight albums, later releasing four more globally. Farinacci works to further integrate music into communities around the world in culturally collaborative ways, and has been a featured guest on ABC’s Good Morning America and is a TED speaker.His most recent recording “Short Stories” is produced by four-time Grammy Award winning producer, Tommy Lipuma. Music icon Quincy Jones says of Dominick’s accomplishments in performance, recording, education and advocacy, “This kid is 360 degrees!”
This concert performance by Dominick Farinacci Quartet 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 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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6) Online Applications Open for the 2023 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes announces the launch of its 2023 awards. The online application system is now open. Submissions are due by April 15th and the winners will be announced in September. The Barron Prize celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment. Fifteen top winners each receive $10,000 to support their service work or higher education.
Learn more and apply online at www.barronprize.org. The annual application deadline is April 15.
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7) Hong Kong Ballet
presents
the United States Premiere of
Romeo + Juliet
January 13-14, 2023
at New York City Center
Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) presents the U.S. Premiere of Romeo + Juliet on Friday, January 13 at 8pm and Saturday, January 14 at 2pm at New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues) NYC. Tickets begin at $35 and can be purchased online at nycitycenter.org, by phone at (212) 581-1212, or in person at the New York City Center Box Office.
Ancient grudges between triad families. Passion and tragedy. The iconic balcony scene. Set in Hong Kong in the turbulent 1960s, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is given a fresh and thought-provoking retelling in Septime Webre’s new Romeo + Juliet. Juliet’s father is an unrelenting Shanghainese tycoon who is determined to marry his only daughter off to a wealthy gweilo (Caucasian), and Webre’s original choreography seamlessly incorporates intense street battles rendered in traditional Hong Kong-style kung fu. Accompanied by Prokofiev’s dramatic score, retro Hong Kong is vividly brought to life in the epic love story’s captivating dancing, complex drama and sumptuous cheongsams. This brilliantly imagined adaptation is especially relevant for contemporary audiences as it fuses dance and drama against a backdrop of a world in flux.
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8) Meet the Frasers Moves to Facebook Watch
and becomes The Frasers Plus One
The Frasers PLUS One.
Like the Kardashians, America’s Top Psychic Medium Matt Fraser’s TV show is switching to streaming on Facebook Watch to reach a new audience.
Fraser who was star of the hit television series Meet the Frasers on E! Entertainment, has moved and rebooted his television series now titled ‘The Frasers Plus One’ premiered in an all new special on Facebook Watch premiering on January 6, 2023.
The Show opens with the “the world stopped, everything stopped and our series was taken away from us”. Fraser was referring to his E! Entertainment TV series that was shut down after one season due to the pandemic.
However, a lot has happened since then, which we see in The Frasers PLUS One.
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9) THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, PRESENTS
INTIMATE LIVE PERFORMANCES IN
M A N D E R L E Y B A R
THE SOUND OF (BLACK) MUSIC, JUDITH OWEN, AND ONDARA
PLAY IN THE HOTEL’S SPEAKEASY JOINT THIS JANUARY
The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, announces an incredible lineup of not-to-be-missed concerts this month in Manderley Bar.
The hotel’s sultry, red velvet speakeasy concert hall and cocktail lounge, which also welcomes guests for revelry during Sleep No More performances, will open its doors for late-night live music on the following select dates in January 2023:
Saturday, January 14th: The Sound of (Black) Music presents songs from one of the most beloved American musical classics reimagined through an Afrofuturistic lens. The uplifting spirit of Black roots music ripples through this production, which features vibrant new gospel, jazz, blues, funk, and R&B arrangements of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s original score.
Performed by a dynamic group of artists - including Brianna Thomas, Chareene Wade, Alexis Lombre, Zhanna Reed, musical director Vuyo Sotashe, and more - The Sound of (Black) Music is curated and produced by Michael Mwenso and Jono Gasparro (Electric Root), with arrangements by Mathis Picard, and is co-directed by Kamilah Long and Shariffa Ali.
Tickets are $25 per person at mckittrickhotel.com/manderley-bar/soundofblackmusic. For more information about The Sound of (Black) Music, visit soundofblackmusic.com.
Sunday, January 15th: Judith Owen returns to her childhood love affair with jazz, which began when she discovered the “unapologetic women of jazz & blues” from the 1940s and 1950s in her father’s record collection. The celebrated singer’s alluring new album, Come On & Get It (London’s Twanky Records), can be described as delicious, delightful, bodacious, brave, insightful, seductive, and fun. She will be accompanied by her New Orleans all-star band, The Gentlemen Callers.
Tickets are $25 per person at mckittrickhotel.com/manderley-bar/judith-owen. For more information about Judith Owen, visit judithowen.net.
Monday, January 23rd + Thursday, January 26th: Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter, Ondara, hails from Nairobi but calls Minneapolis home. Inspired by his musical hero, Bob Dylan, he migrated to the States to pursue his dream of writing and performing American alternative-rock.
Ondara’s recently released concept album, Spanish Villager No. 3, follows his 2020 sophomore album, Folk N’ Roll Vol 1: Tales of Isolation, and 2019 debut album, Tales of America. Ondara originally penned Spanish Villager as a short story, which evolved into a graphic novel before turning into an album. His unique experiences as an immigrant inspire his songwriting, which he has performed at concerts and festivals across the U.S. and Europe.
There is no cover to attend, RSVP at mckittrickhotel.com/manderley-bar/ondara. For more information about Ondara, visit ondara.lnk.to/spanishvillagerno3WE.
Doors open after Sleep No More at 10PM, performances start at 10:30PM. For a full schedule, visit mckittrickhotel.com/manderley-bar.
During the performances, guests can enjoy Manderley Bar’s signature house cocktails, like the absinthe kissed Manderley, as well as a selection of fine spirits, wine,and bubbly.
Guests may also attend a performance of Sleep No More, Speakeasy Magick, or At The Illusionist’s Table before the concert for an additional fee. Visit www.mckittrickhotel.com for schedules, tickets, and additional information.
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10) MONET’S GARDEN:
THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
PRESENTS
STEPHAN MOCCIO: Le Jardin de Monsieur
Monet
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
JANUARY 12
For one night only on Thursday, January 12, one of the most compelling composers in music today, Stephan Moccio, will bring his piano to Monet’s Garden The Immersive Experience at 30 Wall Street for a live concert: Stephan Moccio: Le Jardin de Monsieur Monet. Moccio will add a unique live musicality to the multi-sensory immersive exhibition. The event includes admission to Monet’s Garden The Immersive Experience the first hour followed by Stephan Moccio’s piano performance.
Stephan Moccio is a three-time Grammy-winning classical pianist and Oscar nominated producer and composer who has worked with Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, Celine Dion, and Dua Lipa- landing him a plethora of songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Moccio is managed worldwide by CAMI Music.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the event are available at www.monetsgarden.venuetix.com. Tickets are $50 and available for 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. performances. This includes admission to Monet’s Garden The Immersive Experience followed by Stephan Moccio’s piano performance.
11) 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
Every Monday & Wednesday in January 2023
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.
As a 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, January 9, 2023 | Andy Chiang (Tai Chi and Qi Gong) at 10am ET
Embrace the Yin and Yang through Tai Chi, a gentle exercise that helps you to move with focus and purpose. We will begin the class with a Qi Gong exercise called the 8 Section Brocade which is one of the most ancient forms of Qi Gong known in China. After that we will do the simplified 8 movement Tai Chi. No experience needed.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | Greta Campo (Ballet) at 10am ET
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 at the intersection of culture and race, advocating for equity with grace and power.
Monday, January 16, 2023 | Seyong Kim (Ballet) at 10am ET
Join ABT Certified Professor Seyong Kim for an amazing ballet experience.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | Rio Kikuchi (Gyrokinesis) at 10am ET
Gyrokinesis® is a slow, fluid, exercise practice based on the natural elements of spinal movement. By gently working the joints and muscles through rhythmic and undulating movements, coupled with calming breathing patterns, the exercises stimulate the body's internal organs while corresponding breathing patterns stimulate the nervous system, open up energy pathways, and oxygenate the blood.
Monday, January 23, 2023 | Katy Alaniz Barnhill (World Dance Fusion) at 10am ET
Katy's full body warm-up utilizes techniques from multiple cultural dance genres. The focus is placed on isolation and circular movement- giving dancers the best tools to get into their body for any dance. With great consideration for alignment and safety Katy teaches strength and stretch exercises. In the second element of the class we focus on rhythm, or warming up the brain. The exercises pull rhythms from Cuban, Kathak, Flamenco, Turkish Roman and Morrocan Guedra. The dancer makes polyrhythms using claps, stomps and your voice to better embody different rhythms. Katy will then teach her choreography containing moves from specific styles of dance. The technique of each respective cultural dance form is explained and how to transition from one to another.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Yuri Ogasawara (Layla) (Belly Dance) at 10am ET
This class will combine yoga and strengthening exercises, followed by isolation and belly dance combinations.
Monday, January 30, 2023 | Katy Alaniz Barnhill (World Dance Fusion) at 10am ET
Katy's full body warm-up utilizes techniques from multiple cultural dance genres. The focus is placed on isolation and circular movement- giving dancers the best tools to get into their body for any dance. With great consideration for alignment and safety Katy teaches strength and stretch exercises. In the second element of the class we focus on rhythm, or warming up the brain. The exercises pull rhythms from Cuban, Kathak, Flamenco, Turkish Roman and Morrocan Guedra. The dancer makes polyrhythms using claps, stomps and your voice to better embody different rhythms. Katy will then teach her choreography containing moves from specific styles of dance. The technique of each respective cultural dance form is explained and how to transition from one to another.
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12) GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER, SONGWRITER,
ACTRESS, AND BROADWAY STAR
STEPHANIE MILLS
RETURNS TO NJPAC WITH SPECIAL GUEST
THE WHISPERS
Friday, January 13, 2023 at 8 p.m.
$39.50 - $129.50
NJPAC
Prudential Hall
Betty Wold Johnson Stage
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
www.njpac.org
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes the return of Stephanie Mills with legendary hitmakers, The Whispers performing in Newark on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
The awe-inspiring Stephanie Mills (original star of The Wiz) performs R&B hits from an illustrious 35-year career in a soul-stirring evening with The Whispers. Part of NJPAC’s annual celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stephanie Mills has distinguished herself as an actress and performer who is at home on the Broadway stage as she is in the recording studio. Five gold albums and hits such as “I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love,” “Home,” “Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)” and “Never Knew Love Like This Before” have become enduring classics. Her critically acclaimed appearances in shows like the Tony Award-winning The Wiz and Your Arms Too Short to Box with God have assured her of a consistently loyal following among fans, industry insiders and critics. Like so many of her contemporaries, her journey as a performer began with singing gospel in church in her native Brooklyn.
One of the world’s longest-running soul vocal groups, The Whispers are celebrating over 50 years in the industry. Known for their smooth soulful ballads, they remain one of the premier R&B groups to ever grace the stage.
Reserve tickets now to see Stephanie Mills and The Whispers at NJPAC.org, or by calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jersey.
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13) AMBER ARDOLINO, JJ NIEMANN, AND ALEX WONG
Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes, the creators of Ranked, A Musical (book by Kyle Holmes and music & lyrics by David Taylor Gomes), have announced a brand-new recording and music video for the song “Eye on the Prize,” featuring Amber Ardolino (Funny Girl), JJ Niemann (The Book of Mormon), and Alex Wong (“So You Think You Can Dance” All Star). The song is available for streaming on Apple Music and Spotify and the music video is available to watch on YouTube: https://fanlink.to/eyeontheprize.
Since debuting in April of 2018, Ranked has been produced and further developed by the University of California, Davis, and has been licensed by over seventy-five schools across the United States, Canada, England and China without ever having a commercial production. Ranked also inspired Uproar Theatrics, a new theatrical licensing company is on the scene, with shows both new and established and an all-digital model for materials.
Ranked is also the subject of a new documentary from HBO called My So-Called High School Rank, which is now streaming on HBO Max.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT RANKEDMUSICAL.COM
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14) SAMUEL A. SIMON RETURNS TO THE NEW YORK
STAGE TO PRESENT THREE SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES OF
THE ACTUAL DANCE
Celebrating 10 Years
JANUARY 13th, 14th, & 15th AT APAP 2023
THE AWARD-WINNING PLAY ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LOVE WILL BETWWEN A HUSBAND AND HIS WIFE WHOSE BEEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST SHOWS TO RETURN TO THE CONFERENCE - WHICH IS RESUMING IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER THREE YEARS
SIMON ANNOUNCES A NEW PLAY BASED ON HIS RECENT DIAGNOSES WITH EARLY STAGE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, DEMENTIA MAN, ON JANUARY 14th
Playwright and noted social justice warrior and one of the original members of Ralph Nader’s first legal advocacy group in Washington, Samuel A. Simon, today announced that his hit show about transformative love, The Actual Dance, will return to APAP 2023 (taking place at The Midtown Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas) this January, as the annual conference resumes in-person performances for the first time in over three years. The Actual Dance is told through the eyes and heart of a husband as he struggles with what everyone expects to be his wife Susan’s losing battle to breast cancer. There are two versions of the production. Version 1 stars Simon is directed by Gabrielle Maisels and features music by Eli Katz. Show 2 stars Chuck Obasi, is directed and choreographed by Kimani Fowlin, also with original music by Eli Katz. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/90969661 - Excerpt: https://vimeo.com/493450007
The 2022 APAP performance schedule for The Actual Dance and Dementia Man is as follows:
- Friday, January 13th at 10:20pm: The Actual Dance Showcase with Sam Simon, Midtown Hilton, Morgan Suite 2nd Floor
- Saturday, January 14th at 6:00pm: Dementia Man, A work-in-progress showcase with Sam Simon, Midtown Hilton, Gibson Suite, 2nd Floor.
- Saturday, January 14th at 10:20pm: The Actual Dance Showcase, with Chuk Obasi, 10:20 pm Midtown Hilton, Morgan Suite, 2nd Floor
- Sunday Jan 15TH at 7:30 pm (curtain) The National Opera Center, Rehearsal Hall, 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 10th Anniversary Performance, The Actual Dance, staring Chuk Obasi. Tickets: https://bit.ly/Jan15TAD
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15) SUZAN-LORI PARKS’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
Celebrates
THE DIVINE NINE
With Special Performance and Ticket Discount
January 10
The critically acclaimed 20th Anniversary Production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, will host a special performance for members of The Divine Nine, the nine historically Black Greek Letter organizations (BGLOs) that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
The performance on Tuesday, January 10 at 7pm will offer a ticket discount of up to $60 off the price of the ticket (using code TDDIVINE9) at telechargeoffers.com. The January 10 performance will also include a post-show talkback with members of the company, exclusively for members of The Divine Nine. XXX
16) State Theatre New Jersey
Upcoming Performance
Dragons and Mythical Beasts
Sunday January 15 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical new show for the whole family! This Olivier Award-nominated show comes to the U.S. direct from the West End, from the creators of the international smash hit Dinosaur World Live, who bring spectacular puppets to life.
Throughout the live stage production, unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent and terrifying beings to ever walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik, and Japanese Baku, the adorable Unicorn, the majestic Griffin, and more! Take your place among legendary heroes, just don't wake the Dragon!
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/event/dragons-and-mythical-beasts
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ
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17) White Wave Dance
Accepting Applications for
22nd Annual DUMBO Dance Festival
Extended Application Deadline: January 20, 2023
Applications must be for pieces up to nine minutes (group performances), or up to six minutes (solos and duets). Each choreographer or company may submit up to two applications for consideration. Each application requires a separate, completed application form and non-refundable application fee.
The four-day Festival will feature over 70 dancemakers from the New York Metro area and from across the country, selected by a panel of distinguished presenters and dance artists. White Wave’s mission is to act as a potent stimulus to expand the horizons of dance by producing dance concerts, festivals, residencies, and educational activities. White Wave provides dancemakers an opportunity to congregate, create, and present new works on prestigious stages to the discerning NYC audience.
White Wave scours the globe in search of today’s most innovative dancemakers, both emerging and established, and brings them to one extended weekend, all the while paying extra attention to the new, emerging, and experimental. Dance lovers will experience a veritable cornucopia of the best of contemporary dance. DDF attracts the very best by providing artists allowing our global audiences to experience, first-hand, the incomparable vitality of the NY & around world dance scene.
All inquiries regarding the 2023 DDF, please contact Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director at
718-855-8822 or email at
ww2023ddf@gmail.com.
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18) Works & Process Presents
Underground Uptown Dance Festival
In the Guggenheim’ Subterranean Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Theater
January 12-17, 2023
See a Sneak Peek of 2023 Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Where Works & Process will Serve as Dance Curator
Works & Process presents the Underground Uptown Dance Festival, a festival of commissioned street and social dances taking place in the Guggenheim’s subterranean Frank Lloyd Wright-designed theater from January 12-17, 2023.
Rare in the field of dance, let alone in the creators' traditions, beyond presenting fee, all projects will have received longitudinal support. With some spanning four years and across multiple residencies, Works & Process will have provided living wage fees of $1,050 per week, 24/7 devoted studio access, adjacent housing, access to health care insurance enrollment, performance fees, and iterative performance opportunities. Inspired by the circular architecture of the Guggenheim, the cyphers prevalent in street dance, and social environments where these performing art traditions were germinated, the works being presented endeavor to weave audiences and artists together. These commissions amplify the innate qualities of dance to physically connect and facilitate the embodiment of joy and community. Purchase tickets at
worksandprocess.org.
During the summer of 2023, Works & Process at SummerStage will bring select artists from the Underground Uptown Dance Festival to neighborhood parks in all five NYC boroughs as curator of dance for Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage.
Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival
JANUARY 12-17, 2023
Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Tickets $45, $35, Choose What You Pay
Featuring Afrobeat, Ballroom, Beatbox, Body Percussion, Breaking, Choreopoem, Flexn, Hip-Hop, House, Improv, Krump, NYC Underground Club Culture, Percussive Dance, Samba, Street Jazz, Tap, Vogue, Waacking, and more!
January 12 Highlights from Music From The Sole's I Didn't Come To Stay
Highlights from Ephrat Asherie Dance's UNDERSCORED
Presented in collaboration with 92NY
January 13 The Missing Element bringing together Beatbox, Breaking, Flexn, and Krumping
January 14 Ladies of Hip Hop – The Black Dancing Bodies – Choreopoem SpeakMyMind
January 15 Waacking with Princess Lockeroo, Highlights from Les Ballet Afrik's New York Is Burning by Omari Wiles
January 17 Mai Lê Hô’s LayeRhythm (On The Move) with Masterz at Work Dance Family led by Black Trans Femme choreographer Courtney Washington, Mother Balenciaga
Presented in collaboration with 92NY
The Underground Uptown Dance Festival is presented on the occasion of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference with the intention of galvanizing touring support for featured works and providing all audiences with greater insight and access into the creative process.
TAP, PERCUSSIVE DANCE, SAMBA, HOUSE, AND NYC CLUB CULTURE
Ephrat Asherie Dance and NYC Club Legends: Highlights from UNDERSCORED
Music From The Sole: Highlights from I Didn’t Come to Stay
Presented in collaboration with 92NY
Thursday, January 12, 7:30 pm
See excerpts from two APAP ArtsForward and National Dance Project Grantees.
A living archive of five generations of New York City club dancers, UNDERSCORED is a multi-faceted project rooted in the intergenerational stories and memories of NYC underground club heads. Commissioned by Works & Process and created by the dancers of Ephrat Asherie Dance and NYC club legends ranging in age from 27 to 79, UNDERSCORED is a collaboration that celebrates and explores the ever-changing physical and musical landscape of New York’s underground dance community. Building on the intergenerational transference of knowledge and culturally reflective movement that happens night after night on dance floors across the city, UNDERSCORED shares lived experiences, stories, and vibes from seminal parties, including David Mancuso’s the Loft, Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage and Timmy Regisford’s Shelter and the experiences of legends Archie Burnett, Michele Saunders, and Brahms “Bravo” LaFortune.
Tap, percussive dance, samba, house, and live music come together in I Didn’t Come to Stay, commissioned by Works & Process and described by the New York Times as “An unforced crowd-pleaser, original and true to itself.” Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and bassist and composer Gregory Richardson lead eight dancers and a five-piece band in a performance that explores tap’s lineage and connections to other Afrodiasporic forms. Together the pair embrace shared roots across the diaspora and reflect on racial and cultural identity, while also celebrating the joy, strength, depth, and virtuosity of Black dance and music.
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