Tips for Tuesday - Books: The Vet at Noah's Ark & Misc.: Just Pure Foods Tomato Chips

We may have been given complimentary copies and/or access for review purposes to any products, and/or visual or audio media mentioned below. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

Books: The Vet at Noah's Ark 

Today we are recommending The Vet at Noah's Ark by Dr. Doug Mader. This is the incredibly fascinating true story of an inner city veterinarian who not only had to contend with the animals in his care and the personal and professional wellbeing of his human staff but also with the dangers and civil unrest in the city around him including fires, gang violence and even the riots caused by the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict. 

If you are an animal lover, this book will definitely stir up all your emotions. It will make you smile,  and it will make you cry in equal measure. At times, tt will fill you with anger. At times, it will touch your heart, and fill you with happiness. At times, it willeven make you laugh. 

If you are particularly sensitive, there definitely will be sections of this book that will trigger you, and  we highly recommend that you skip the bottom of page 216 through page 219 although there will probably be other parts of the book that will be triggering as well that section is definitely the worst of it. All in all, however, this is a quite captivating book full of  extremely vivid depicitions of wide array of unique characters of both the human and animal variety that is definitely worth reading.

Misc.: Just Pure Foods Tomato Chips 

Today we are talking about Just Pure Foods Tomato Chips. These healthy snacks are vegan, nut-free, gluten-free, plant based and keto-friendly. They are made from vegetables and whole foods and are neither baked nor friend but dried at a low temperature so they don't lose all the healthy enzymes and nutrients during the preparation process. Plus, they are only 50 calories per bag. 

Just Pure Foods Tomato Chips come in three varieties: cheese, barbeque and jalapeno. For more information or to make a purchase, visit : www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9ZZW52D?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_8FNQ29NHBTSM3WD7HQJX

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday

More Theater Monday: EmpathitRaX

We were given complimentary tickets to EmpathitRaX for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

What: Empathitrax

Where:  Suzanne Roberts Theatre

              480 S. Broad Street

               Philadelphia, PA

Who: Recommended for Ages 17 and Up Due to Language and Subject Matter

When: Through March 5, 2023

EmpathitRaX imagines a world where there is a  pill you can take that lets you feel someone else emotions in the way that they experience them. A young couple commences a course of treatment with the drug to try and repair their damaged relationship. They are not even given names, a city, or any other identifying information (the only personal thing we know about them is their dog's name) so they could be any couple anywhere at any time. This makes the audience feel as emotionally distanced from the couple as they are from each other. 

Since a lot of what happens in this show happens internally, obviously, we cannot feel how another person experiences their emotions especially when those emotions are only being acted in a play, it takes a couple of strong performances to really sell the idea that this can and is happening. Makoto Hirano as the male half of the couple and Claire Ine Richards as the female do a nice job of it. Still, it is all so visceral that it is hard to really imagine. However, what is clear is that a pill isn't going to clear up what's wrong with this couple's relationship and may even make things worse (those dreaded side effects). If they want their relationship to work, they are going to have to work at it, and that is an important lesson for us all.

And that's our view. For more about EmpiathirtRaX or to purchase tickets, visit philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

Tune in tomorrow for Tips for Tuesday.

Photo credits:

All EmpathiTraX photos by Mark Garvin

Sunday Scoop Week of 2/2/23 What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances 

1) Bob Fosse's Dancin'

2) brainsmash

3) Dog Man: The Musical

4) Sleeper

5) Truckers

B) What Else is Happening This Week and More

6) American Classical Orchestra Performs Healing Bach

3/2

7) Bloomingdale School of Music Presents

An Afternoon of World Premieres 3/4

8) Centenary Stage Co.'s Conservatory of Dance Returns

for 2023 Spring Semester

9) Interlochen Center for thr Arts Presents

MUKUTI: A Movement of Liberation 3/3

10) Kelsey Theatre Upcoming Event

Reock & Roll Revue 3/4 & 3/5

11) Mozart: Her Story The New Musical 

Two Special Presentations at Carnegie Hall 3/5 & 3/6

12) Shucked Releases First Music Video

13) State Theatre of New Jersey

Upcoming Shows & Events

14) Sweeney Todd Announces Digital Lottery

15) South Street Seaport Monthly Sea Chantey & Maritime Music

3/5

16) Teatrofest NYC 2023

3/1 - 4/30

A) Beginning Performances 

1) Bob Fosse's Dancin'

Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ is Fosse’s full-throated, full-bodied celebration of dancers and dancing. Utterly reimagined for the 21st century, this DANCIN’ brims with a level of warmth, emotion, and color seldom seen in modern interpretations of Fosse’s influential style and features some of his most inventive and rarely performed choreography. With New York’s hottest cast performing 120 minutes of wall-to-wall dance, DANCIN’ delivers the quintessential Broadway experience for Fosse fans and first timers alike. 

The Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th. St.)

Performances Begin 3/2

Opening Night 3/19

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

2) brainsmash

After Maisie gets hit by a car, a traumatic brain injury turns her life upside down. Suddenly computer screens hurt to look at, a haun

ting reptile taunts, and why did no one ever tell her that speech-to-text would be this hard?

59E59 Theatres (59 E. 59 St.)

3/2 - 3/19

Opening Night 3/5

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 59E59.ORG

3) Dog Man: The Musical

Dog Man follows the chronicles of a canine superhero who loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of beloved characters from Dav Pilkey, the award-winning and worldwide bestselling author and illustrator of  Captain Underpants  and  Cat Kid Comic Club 

New World Stages (350 West 50th St.)

3/4 - 4/30

Opening Night 3/13

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

4) Sleeper

The play follows Sleeper, a millennial archetype of an every-person, who, from a self-imposed, bedridden exile ponders the imperative of a lived existence. Why wake up? What, or who, do we rise for? Throughout what should be a quick nap, Sleeper encounters a shape-shifting cast of characters, both real and imagined, as they grapple with burnout and self-doubt. Will our Sleeper ever escape (or accept) their somnolence? Can they draw back the curtains and let in the light? Ultimately, the key to Sleeper’s liberation hinges on a visit from their mother and a return to their Indigenous Chickasaw roots, where dreams have the power to unlock the relationship between parent and child, descendant and ancestor, body and earth. sleeper is a manifesto and a circus, a heartfelt appeal to the burnout generation to fall fully, wholeheartedly, and headfirst into sleep. 

The Tank’s 56 Seat Theater (312 West 36th St.)

3/2 - 3/26

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thetanknyc.org/sleeper

5) Truckers

Mayor, Lollipop and Freckles don’t know when they’ll leave a truck stop with their unusual cargo, or where they’ll be directed to take it next, but what the DO know is that things are really starting to get weird tonight. Between unexpected guests, a strange rest stop clerk, and otherworldly energies, the less questions they ask the better. Mariana Carreño’s darkly humorous new play places madcap characters in a situation more bizarre than they are. 

INTAR Theater (500 West 52nd St., 4th Fl.)

2/25 -3/26

Opening Night 3/6

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

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6) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS HEALING BACH,

A PROGRAM OF THREE FAVORITE CANTATAS AT

NEW YORK CITY’S LANDMARK CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra, in a program of much-loved Bach cantatas at the beautiful Gothic-style Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8 pm.

The concert features an ensemble of notable soloists including soprano Sherezade Panthaki, head of Mount Holyoke College’s vocal program and Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble founding member; countertenor and Metropolitan Opera singer Daniel Moody, praised for his “profoundly startling vocal resonance” (The New York Times); tenor Brian Giebler, recipient of a Best Classical Solo Vocal Album Grammy nomination in 2020; and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, winner of the 2022 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

Artistic Director Thomas Crawford will give a brief pre-concert talk to illuminate the program at 7:15 pm.

Healing Bach

Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8 pm, Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, Lexington Avenue at 66^th Street

Pre-concert Talk at 7:15 pm

American Classical Orchestra

Thomas Crawford, conductor

Corrine Byrne, soprano

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano

Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Moody, countertenor

Brian Giebler, tenor

Lawrence Jones, tenor

Edmund Milly, bass-baritone

Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone

Marc Schachman, oboe and oboe d'amore

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7) Bloomingdale School of Music

Presents

An Afternoon of World Premieres: Album for the Young

Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3pm

Bloomingdale School of Music announces the annual Album for the Young Concert on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3pm at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, NYC. For 19 years Bloomingdale has maintained a special focus on introducing students aged 7-18 to composition through their Album for the Young “A4TY” Student Composing Program. This concert will feature 20 student compositions, ranging from solo works for piano to works for small chamber ensembles of mixed strings, percussion and winds. The concert will also feature the premiere of a new commissioned work for violin, piano, flute and congas by composer Mariel Mayz. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at symphonyspace.org/events/vp-an-afternoon-of-world-premieres-2.

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8) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY’S CONSERVATORY OF DANCE RETURNS FOR 2023 SPRING SEMESTER 

Centenary Stage Company’s Conservatory of Dance is back for the 2023 Spring Semester. This session will offer 2 eight-week courses as well as 1 sixteen-week course. The first session will run January 9 through March 5 and the second session will run March 5 through April 30 with one session running January 9 through April 30. The deadline to register for the first session of the Conservatory of Dance is January 8; the cost for 1 class per week is $130.00, 2 classes per week is $195.00, and 3 classes per week is $275.00 per person. Prior dance experience is required. For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. 

Centenary Stage Company’s Conservatory of Dance is a series of dance classes designed to introduce dancers to professionals who are currently working as choreographers, dancers, and educators in dance and theatre at a collegiate level. These classes also provide the community with affordable, high-quality dance classes. 

The first session will run from January 9 through March 5, and the classes available are Ballet I and II on Mondays from 4:00 - 5:20 pm taught by Sabrina Olivieri and Modern I and II on Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:40 pm taught by Lea Antolini-Lid and Sabrina Olivieri. The second session will run from March 5 through April 30 and will feature Tap I and II on Tuesdays from 4:00 - 5:30 pm taught by Jeff Foote. The Spring 2023 Conservatory of Dance will also feature Jazz Funk on Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:10 pm taught by Jibril “DJ” Shabazz-Scott which will run from January 9 through April 30.

Centenary Stage Company’s Conservatory of Dance is for ages 14 and older and will have 2 eight-week sessions as well as 1 sixteen-week course. The first session will run January 9 through March 5, the second session will run March 5 through April 30, and the sixteen-week course will run from January 9 through April 30. The deadline to register for the first session is January 8, and prior dance experience is required. Tuition for 1 class per week is $130.00. 2 classes per week is $195.00, and 3 classes per week is $275.00 per person. Tuition is non-refundable and current members of the Young Performers Workshop receive a 50% discount on all classes. For more information, or to register, visit centenarystageco.org or call the box office at (908) 979-0900. 

For more information, 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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9) Interlochen Center for the Arts Presents

“MUKTI: A Movement of Liberation”

at David Geffen Hall (March 3)

World Premiere of Students’ Collaborative Multidisciplinary New Work

Students’ Side-by-Side Performance with New York Philharmonic Musicians

Announcement of First 30 NY Phil 

Interlochen Scholarships in New NYC Arts Partnership

Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts is poised to announce the inaugural class of NY Phil Interlochen Scholars: 30 New York youth who have been chosen to attend Interlochen Arts Camp on full-tuition scholarships this summer. Their names will be announced during Interlochen’s upcoming appearance at New York’s Lincoln Center on March 3. Titled MUKTI: A Movement of Liberation, the program opens with the school’s world premiere performance of a collaboratively created piece combining original music, song, poetry, spoken word, dance and film to celebrate international liberation movements throughout history. Also featuring music by living Black composers, as interpreted by the young musicians of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra and members of the New York Philharmonic, the concert marks a high point of Interlochen’s ongoing partnership with the eminent professional orchestra.

World premiere of new multidisciplinary work celebrating liberation

The program’s opening half comprises the world premiere performance of मुक्ति : MUKTI. Named for the Hindi word for liberation, one of the four themes of the Philharmonic’s 2022-23 season, this new multidisciplinary piece was collaboratively created by students from all seven of Interlochen’s artistic disciplines—music, theatre, dance, visual arts, creative writing, film and new media, and interdisciplinary arts—under the direction of theatre faculty member Gulshirin Dubash, Associate Director of Music for Contemporary Performance and Collaborative Projects Courtney Kaiser-Sandler and Theatre Design & Production Program Director Stephen John. Integrating original songs, poetry, spoken word, dance and film into the Interlochen.

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10) Kelsey Theatre at MCCC

Upcoming Event

Reock & Roll Revue

Kelsey Theatre at MCCC

1200 Old Trenton Rd.

West Windsor, NJ

Saturday March 4 at 8:00 PM

Sunday March 5 at 2:00 PM

After 15 Years performing Classic Rock Albums from the late 1960's-1970's, The Reock & Roll Revue return to The Kelsey Theatre showcasing original music written by the talented members of the group.

Most of these performers have been writing original music for over 30 yrs, and have released many albums & CD's. With such a wide range of styles, we know that you will rock out to music influenced by the many great composers/bands The Revue have passionately presented for so many years at The Kelsey Theatre. Special Event $30 all   

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

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11) TIMELESS STAGE & SCREEN
in association with AMAS MUSICAL THEATRE
ANNOUNCE SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OF
“MOZART: HER STORY – THE NEW MUSICAL”

BOOK AND LYRICS BY TEGAN SUMMER
MUSIC AND ADDITIONAL LYRICS BY GREGORY NABOURS
CHOREOGRAPHY BY DWIGHT RHODEN & DESMOND RICHARDSON
DIRECTED BY STEPHANIE KLEMONS

ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL
881 SEVENTH AVENUE (NYC)

SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023 @ 7:30PM
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023 @ 7:30PM

Timeless Stage & Screen, in association with Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) will present special presentations of MOZART: HER STORY – THE NEW MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Tegan Summer and music and additional lyrics by Gregory Nabours. Directed by Stephanie Klemons, with choreography by Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson, music direction by Mr. Nabours and dramaturgy by Colette Freedman, the presentations will be held on Sunday, March 5 and Monday, March 6 at 7:30pm at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Avenue, NYC).

The Woman in the Shadows, Behind the Man in the Sun: Wolfgang’s sister, Nan Mozart, is a brilliant composer who struggles to be seen and heard in the male-dominated 18th century court. When the young virtuosa, who is arguably more talented than her brother, is silenced and banned from all artistic endeavors, she rebels. In this untold story, two estranged siblings embark on a journey of love, hate, tragedy and redemption. Continuing the American musical’s tradition of creative radicalism, Mozart: Her Story - The New Musical breaks new ground as it marries Mozart’s classics with over twenty contemporary originals by Summer & Nabours.

Tickets are $45-$65 and may be obtained here for the Sunday performance and here for the Monday performance.

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12) SHUCKED

BROADWAY’S HOMEGROWN NEW MUSICAL COMEDY

RELEASES FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

 

MAYBE LOVE

WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY

BRANDY CLARK & SHANE MCANALLY

Shucked, Broadway’s homegrown new musical comedy, released the music video for “Maybe Love,” the first song from the show. Written and performed by the show’s composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, who collectively have earned three Grammy Awards^® and 18 Grammy nominations, includes rehearsal footage of the Broadway cast ahead of the show’s first preview on Wednesday, March 8 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41^st Street) for a Tuesday, April 4 opening night.

The video of “Maybe Love” can be viewed on YouTube HERE and is available for download HERE with full permission given for press and social media usage.

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13) State Theatre New Jersey

Upcoming Shows & Events

State Theatre New Jersey

15 Livingston Ave.

New Brunswick, NJ 

Friday March 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM

America, the perennial classic-rock favorite, is celebrating their 53rd Anniversary with their powerful live performances. Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.”

Champions of Magic 

Saturday March 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Break away from the screen and experience live entertainment like never before with Champions Of Magic—an evening of impossible illusions and spectacular special effects. Described by the press as "The Avengers of Magic" catch the only team of magicians in the world as they present their original, phenomenal ensemble illusions.

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

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14) DIGITAL LOTTERY ANNOUNCED FOR

SWEENEY TODD:
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Jeffrey Seller announced a digital lottery for the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George).  Directed by Thomas Kail, and featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, from an adaptation by Christopher Bond, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will begin performances this Sunday, February 26, 2023, and open on March 26, 2023, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036).

Sweeney Todd will launch a digital lottery powered by Broadway Direct. A limited number of $30 tickets will be available for each performance. Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting 9AM the day prior to the performance until 3PM the day prior to the performance. At that time, the lottery for that performance will be closed. Once the lottery closes, winners will be notified within minutes and will have 60 minutes to claim and pay for tickets. Seat locations and number of tickets awarded by the lottery are subject to availability. (Lottery seats may be partially obstructed). Limit one entry per person per day and limit of two tickets per entry. To enter and for more specifics, please visit https://lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/sweeney-todd-ny/

 

Additionally, the first Lottery opened at 9AM, today, Thursday, February 23 and will close at 3PM on February 25. 

Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical tells the tale of a resourceful pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood. After he’s sent away by a corrupt judge, Sweeney returns to London years later seeking his long-lost family, and forms an unlikely partnership with Mrs. Lovett, who serves up pies underneath his former shop. Together, they wreak havoc on Fleet Street and serve up the hottest – and most unsettling – pies in London.

Tickets for Sweeney Todd are available now at Ticketmaster.com.

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15) South Street Seaport Museum

Announces Monthly

Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live and Virtual Sing-Along

Hybrid at 12 Fulton Street and on Zoom

Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 2pm ET

South Street Seaport Museum’s monthly sea-music events Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music––the original NYC Chantey Sing––continues in-person and virtually on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 2pm ET, in the Seaport Museum galleries at 12 Fulton Street, NYC, and on Zoom. This Winter, each of the Museum’s sea chantey events includes a 45-minute performance by various local artists singing a variety of traditional maritime work songs and ballads. Attendees are invited to sing along with the featured guests or just sit back and enjoy their performance. Following the set, the stage will open for a round-robin where attendees––in-person and virtual––can sing and share a chantey of their choice that will be heard by all. Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the event, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just listen as we present traditional maritime work songs and ballads on the first Sunday of every month. The event is FREE. For more information and to sign up, visit seaportmuseum.org/chanteysing.

Before and after the Chantey Sing, in-person participants are invited to tour the Seaport Museum gallery exhibitions at 12 Fulton Street, as well as visit the 1885 tall ship Wavertree and the 1908 lightship Ambrose on Pier 16, all free of charge.

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16) ALLIANCE OF TEATROS LATINOS NY

(IATI THEATER, INTAR THEATRE, PREGONES/PRTT, REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL, TEATRO CÍRCULO, TEATRO LATEA, TEATRO SEA, THALIA SPANISH THEATRE)

 

ANNOUNCES 

TEATROFEST NYC 2023

A CITYWIDE EXTRAVAGANZA OF LATIN DRAMA, DANCE, AND MUSIC

MARCH 1 TO APRIL 30, 2023

The Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY is proud to announce TeatroFest NYC 2023, a citywide festival of live drama, dance, music and conversations with Latin artists. TeatroFest NYC 2023 will feature 20 Productions and 210 Performances in at least 9 Latin theater venues from March 1 to April 30, 2023. The festival includes never-before-seen world premiere productions of new works as well as celebrated revivals from individual theaters and other exciting cultural offerings from NYC’s extraordinarily rich Latin community of artists and performers.

For a detailed list of TeatroFest NYC 2023 productions and events, and to buy tickets, please visit the Alliance of Teatros Latinos NY website: latinotheatersny.com. 

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