A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey:
1) The Ladykillers
2) Passing Strange
3) Sordid Lives
In New York:
4) Ada
5) Bad Cinderella
6) Doomsday Scrolling
7) Fall River Fishing
8) How to be an Ethical Slut
9) Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?
10) Tennesse Rising
11) End Game
12) Monet's Garden
13) The Smuggler
14) Wolf Play
C) New Cast Members
15) Wicked
D) New Tickets Available
16) A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
E) What's Else is Happening This Week and More
17) A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Tina Ramirez
1/18
18) AMNH: The Richard Gilder Center Opens
2/17
19) Breaking the Binary Announce Expansion Inot Year-Round Company
20) Brooklyn Children's Museum to Celebrate Black History Museum
with Week-Long Black Future Festival
21) Dramatists Guild's Response to Recent Rash of Cancellations of School Plays
22) The Entertainment Fund Presents And: All That Jazz
A Celebration of the Life of Chita Rivera 2/20
23) Kimberly Akimbo Cast Recording Available
2/14
24) McKittrick Hotel Offers Valentine's Day Dinner at Gallow Green
25) New Ohio Theatre's 7th Annual NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival
26) The Orchestra Now at The Met Museum
2/19
27) Pete's Theatrical Adventure: Filichia Tells All
Industry Readings 2/19 & 2/26
28) Shubert Organization Internship Program Applications Now Open
Deadline 3/17
29) South Street Seaport Museum Announces Valentine's Day Offerings
30) State Theatre New Jersey Upcoming Shows & Events
31) TRU Queen of Sad Mischance Industry Talkback
2/12
32) The Very Hungry Caterpillar Announces Digital Lottery
A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey:
1) The Ladykillers
A 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?
Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus
(715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ)
2/17 - 3/5
2) Passing Strange
Call it a rock concert with a story to tell, trimmed with a lot of great jokes. Or call it a sprawling work of performance art, complete with angry rants and scary drag queens...
Vanguard Theater Company (180 Bloomfield Ave Montclair, NJ )
2/16 - 3/5
3) Sordid Lives
Hilarity ensues following the death of Peggy, a respectable Christian grandma who died in a seedy motel room after tripping over the wooden legs of her lover. And yep ... he’s married to Peggy’s sister’s neighbor.
Three generations of family converge on a small Texas town to mourn the death of their matriarch causing many skeletons to shake loose from the closet (ahem).
Watch as this unique menagerie of family and friends wallows in riotous feuding, resentment, remorse, and reconciliation.
(Leave the kids at home for this one!
SORDID LIVES checks all the boxes – adult themes, sexuality, cross-dressing, curse words, gunshots and lots of laughs!)
Kelsey Theatre (1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ)
Friday - Sunday 2/17 - 2/26
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit kelsey.mccc.edu/#
In New York:
4) Ada
ADA tells the remarkable story of a remarkable woman who is largely unknown, but worthy of recognition. She and her partner would soon use machinery to do math in ways that, at the time, were visionary if not downright revolutionary. This history-making play unearths the story a truly heroic woman who seems like a saint of science, showing us the struggles and successes of Ada Lovelace Byron long before STEM was an acronym – and what it's like to be a woman ahead of her time.
Johnson Theater (155 First Ave.)
2/16 -3/5
5) Bad Cinderella
This modern retelling of the classic fairytale is set in the exceptionally beautiful kingdom of Belleville. Our Cinderella is no longer the damsel in distress who needs saving. She finds herself and her prince in new circumstances which cause them to rethink what “happily ever after” really means.
Imperial Theatre (249 W 45th St.)
Performances Begin 2/17
Opening Night 3/23
6) Doomsday Scrolling
From the theatrical cabarets of the Jewish Ghettos in WWII to the theater-shelters of Ukraine in 2022, theaters around the world have played a critical role wartime - as shelters, as sites of opposition, and as spaces in which to construct sense from nightmare. Excavating that legacy, (beyond) Doomsday Scrolling traces a single day in the life of 12 women from different countries, wars, and eras, sheltering in a theater: a microcosm of intercultural conflict, friendship, violence, and resilience. The play culminates with an action of resistance quoting the global legacy of feminist arts activism.
HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, at Dominick St.)
2/16 - 2/26
Opening Night 2/19
For more information or to purchase, visit Here.org.
7) Fall River Fishing
FALL RIVER FISHING is a riotous and kaleidoscopic tour through the story of Lizzie Borden, who “took an axe” and was acquitted of the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. Zuzanna Szadkowski & Deborah Knox’s darkly absurd comedy about what happened that day Lizzie did or didn’t murder her parents is a story about broken Hollywood dreams, unrequited love, self-loathing, generosity, vanity and the mean things that stepmoms say. The play’s irreverent, anarchic humor ultimately grows to encompass Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE, contemporary Brooklyn, Sharon Tate, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing the people we’re closest to, in a contemporary meditation on/war against a disappointing life.
Connelly Theater (220 East 4th St.)
2/17 -3/9
Opening Day 2/26
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.bedlam.org
8) How to Be An Ethical Slut
Part solo show, part cabaret, you’ll experience the life of an unethical slut named Blake Valentini as she struggles between dating the socially acceptable way - monogamy - or daring to open her mind to unusual relationship pleasures and tribulations. This bold, sexy, and vulnerable story touches upon topics that are often unseen onstage such as sexual health and nonconventional relationship styles. Everyone, including Blake, may learn a thing or two about honesty and sexuality throughout this wild ride.
UNDER St. Marks in the East Village (94 St, Marks Pl.)
2/18 - 2/17
9) Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?
Hot. Young. Cool. Fresh. Ripped. Hilarious. Groundbreaking. Avant-garde. These are just some of the words that Leo demanded we include when writing this press release. At long last, this self-diagnosed, important young mind is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions – such as, "Am I hot?", "Is this helping?", and "No offense guys but literally what is going on?" Treading the line between hilarious standup and humorless performance art, he will blend songs, anecdotes, and anxious non-sequiturs in a valiant attempt to raise awareness about important social and political causes, such as his own Twitter.
Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow St.)
2/15 - 2/11
10) Tennesse Rising
What led Tennessee Williams to become the most groundbreaking and unique playwright of the twentieth century? TENNESSEE RISING: THE DAWN OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS explores the formative six-year period from 1939-1945 in which an unknown writer named Tom metamorphosizes into the acclaimed playwright known as Tennessee. The solo play brings these unknown years center stage as the audience becomes friend and confidant to young Williams as he experiences the unexpected highs and devastating lows of his early career, wherein his most iconic character emerges: himself.
AMT Theater (354 West 45th St.)
2/19 - 4/2
B) Extended Runs
11) End Game
A pinnacle of Beckett’s characteristic raw minimalism, Endgame is a pure and devastating distillation of the human essence in the face of approaching death. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” invokes Nell, which summarizes the tragicomic nature of this timeless play.
Irish Repertory Theatre (132 W. 22nd St.)
Now closing 4/9
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit IrishRep.org
12) Monet's Garden
Visitors are guided through experiential galleries on Monet's life and new experiences of his cherished masterpieces. The exhibition is enhanced by aromas of lavender wafting in the air and the romanticism of classical music to serenade visitors with an educational and enlightening multi-language narration in The Showroom. This multi-sensory culmination has never before been presented by a past immersive experience in New York.
30 Wall Street
Now closing 2/26
13) The Smuggler
It’s 2023. Tim Finnegan is an Irish immigrant trying to make it as a writer on Amity, an affluent summer colony in Massachusetts, where tensions flare between the migrant and local communities after a fatal car crash. When he loses his job as a bartender, Tim gets drawn into the dark underbelly of the island. The Smuggler examines how far one man will go to restore his self-respect and asks the question, “What does it mean to be an American citizen?"
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit IrishRep.org
14) Wolf Play
When an off-the-record adoption goes awry, Jeenu's new parents learn just how far a wolf will go to defend its pack. Hansol Jung's Wolf Play is directed by Dustin Wills with exuberant imagination as MCC brings the critically acclaimed sold out Soho Rep production back to the stage.
MCC Theater’s Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater (511 W 52nd St.)
Now closing 2/19
C) New Cast Members
15) Wicked
McKenzie Kurtz joins the cast of Wicked in the role of Glinda beginning 2/14.
D) New Tickets Available
16) A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s and his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way, Neil Diamond has maintained an almost unthinkable level of superstardom for five straight decades. How did a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn become one of the most universally adored showmen of all time? There’s only one way to tell it: a musical set to his era-defining smash hits that entranced the world.
Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th St.)
Tickets now on sale through 1/27/24
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.abeautifulnoisethemusical.com
E) What's Else is Happening This Week and More
17) A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of
Tina Ramirez,
Founder of Ballet Hispanico
Ballet Hispánico announces a ceremony to honor the passing of dance innovator Tina Ramirez, the iconic founding artistic director of the organization, to be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 5pm at 92NY. Tina Ramirez died peacefully on September 6, 2022, surrounded by her family. The event is open to the public, but seating is limited. To attend, please register in advance at 92ny.org/event/life-and- legacy-of-tina- ramirez
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18) The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
at the American Museum of Natural History Will Open to the
Public on Friday, February 17, 2023
The American Museum of Natural History today revealed how the vision for its Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation is rapidly taking shape in steel, glass, and artfully shaped “shotcrete,” as the Museum released new in-process photographs showing the soaring, light-filled spaces that will welcome visitors when the Gilder Center opens to the public on February 17, 2023.
With spectacular architecture designed by Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design practice led by Jeanne Gang, the 230,000-square-foot Gilder Center project invites exploration of the fascinating, far-reaching relationships among species that comprise life on Earth and reveals connections across the Museum’s rich collections, trailblazing research initiatives, educational programs, and exhibition galleries. Physically, the Gilder Center connects many of the Museum’s buildings, creating a continuous campus across four city blocks as envisioned more than 150 years ago. Intellectually, it provides a dramatic embodiment of one of the Museum’s essential messages: all life is connected.
For more information about the American Museum of Natural History or to purchase timed tickets to visit, go to www.amnh.org
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19) ANNOUNCING THE RETURN AND EXPANSION OF
Now presenting new work created by TNB2S+ artists for TNB2S+ artists year-round
FOUNDED BY
GEORGE STRUS (they/he)
TO SUBMIT FULL-LENGTH WORKS FOR
CONSIDERATION, CLICK HERE
TO SIGN UP FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
Following the resounding success of the inaugural Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival in 2022, Founding Artistic Director George Strus (they/he) is pleased to announce Breaking the Binary Theatre, a new theatrical non-profit new work development and community building hub for transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2S+) artists to reclaim their artistic license and liberty.
Moving forward, Breaking the Binary Theatre will launch several new initiatives to support TNB2S+ artists by providing resources to develop new work, organizing affinity nights to foster community, and presenting the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival on an annual basis.
The 2023 Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival will occur this coming October 23 – 30, 2023 at a new home (to be announced later this year). Submissions are now open for TNB2S+ writers to submit their full-length works for consideration. To apply, click here. The submissions window closes on Sunday, March 12, 2023 and Bryar Barborka (they/them) is the company’s Literary Manager.
In addition to the Festival and numerous community building events and initiatives, Breaking the Binary Theatre will also launch a variety of new work development programs for existing artist alumni, including the following:
- BTB New Works Program: The company will provide developmental readings and workshops to foster and nurture new work by TNB2S+ artists. The program kicked off in December with CERCLE HERMAPHRODITOS, written by Shualee Cook (she/her), directed by L Morgan Lee (she/her), and starring Justin David Sullivan (he/she/they), Han Van Sciver (they/them), Joslyn DeFreece (she/her/they/them), Adam Chanler-Berat (he/him), Kevin Kantor (they/them), L Morgan Lee (she/her), Mark Ashin (he/him) and Nick Matthews (he/him).
- 2023 Falco and Steinman BTB Residency Program: By partnering with Basil Kremeindahl’s and Jenna Worsham’s New Roots Queer Residency at Walhalla Farms, Breaking the Binary Theatre will sponsor two artists to attend its LGBTQIA+ arts residency in upstate New York this May.
- BTB Commissioning Program: BTB’s first commissioned artist will receive $10,000 to develop a new work. The artist will be announced later this year.
Breaking the Binary Theatre will also initiate a similar submissions program for TNB2S+ artists of all disciplines. These artists are encouraged to apply by submitting their materials for consideration in BTB’s ongoing artistic programs. To learn more about the company’s open submissions policies, please click here.
Breaking the Binary Theatre defines a “TNB2S+ artist” as any artist who does not correspond with the male and female binary and is transgender, non-binary, Two-Spirit, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, agender, gender expansive, bigender, gender fluid, or otherwise lives outside of the cisnormative gender binary.
For more information, visit www.btb-nyc.com. Follow on Instagram at @breakingthebinarytheatre.
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20) Brooklyn Children’s Museum to Celebrate Black History Month With Week-Long BLACK FUTURE FESTIVAL
This Black History Month, Brooklyn Children’s Museum presents its Black Future Festival, a joyful celebration of the peoples of the African Diaspora.
Offering an array of performances and activities to guide children and caregivers through historical reflections and future-forward fun, attendees can look forward to hands-on quilting and collage activities, interactive dance presentations, percussion workshops, foodways and farming workshops, and a Double Dutch Jump-Along!
Taking place Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, February 26, the Black Future Festival is timed for Midwinter Break when the city’s public school children are off from school. The Museum will be open every day that week, with distinct offerings each day of the Festival, so that attendees may return multiple times for new discoveries and experiences.
Black Future Festival tickets grant all-day access to BCM’s exhibits and festival programs, regardless of AM or PM session selection. Tickets are $13 per day ($12 for grandparents and Free for children aged 5 and younger). To view the Festival schedule and purchase tickets, visit: https://www.brooklynkids.org/programs/black-future-fest/
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21) Statement from
the Dramatists Guild
The Dramatists Guild of America vehemently objects to and is appalled by the recent cancellations of the play Indecent, originally scheduled for production at Douglas Anderson School of Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, and the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was just cancelled by Cardinal High School administrators in Middlefield, Ohio.
In an effort to track this growing trend and continue to advocate on behalf of dramatists whose plays are being cancelled at schools across the country, the Dramatists Guild has created a form for theatre writers and educators across the country to report recent cancellations of their work. This form, available here, will aid the Guild and the larger theatrical community in supporting the efforts of these writers and educators to produce theatre in their communities and speak out against censorship in all forms.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM THE DRAMATISTS GUILD:
The Show Must Go On: A Toolkit for Organizing Against Theater Censorship in Public Schools
Dramatic Changes: A Toolkit for Producing Stage Works on College Campuses in Turbulent Times
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22) THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND
TO PRESENT
AND ALL THAT JAZZ: A CELEBRATION OF THE LEGENDARY CHITA RIVERA
FEATURING
THREE-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER NATHAN LANE
TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER BEBE NEUWIRTH
TONY AWARD WINNER LESLIE UGGAMS
TONY AWARD WINNER LAURA BENANTI
AND MORE!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023
7:30 PM ET
AT THE SHUBERT THEATRE
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they will present And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating Chita Rivera’s 90th birthday on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm ET at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th St.) The event will feature Laura Benanti, Jason Danieley, George Dvorsky, Andy Karl, Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth, Orfeh, Mary Beth Peil, John Riddle, Leslie Uggams, Betsy Wolfe, the American Pops Orchestra conducted by Luke Frazier and iconic dance numbers staged by Lloyd Culbreath.
All proceeds from this one-night only benefit concert will support The Dancers’ Resource and Career Transition For Dancers programs of the Entertainment Community Fund. To purchase tickets, please visit entertainmentcommunity.org/Chita2023. XXX
23) GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS
WILL RELEASE
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING
ON FEBRUARY 14
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24) THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, ANNOUNCES
V A L E N T I N E ’ S D A Y D I N N E R
I N T H E H I D E O U T A T
G A L L O W G R E E N
CELEBRATE YOUR LOVE WITH FINE DINING AND LIVE MUSIC
IN A ROMANTIC ALPINE ESCAPE ON FEBRUARY 14
The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, announced a special Valentine’s Day Dinner taking place in its seasonal rooftop bar and restaurant, The Hideout at Gallow Green, on Tuesday, February 14. Reservations for the most romantic night of the year include a three-course prix fixe prepared by the hotel’s chef and live violin accompaniment.
The Hideout at Gallow Green is a cozy Alpine escape tucked in a wooded mountaintop on the roof of The McKittrick Hotel. Natural wood and pine elements bring the great outdoors inside, where blankets and plush sheepskin accents create a warm and welcoming respite from the cold. Intimate dining nooks and private yurts create the perfect setting to enjoy seasonal comfort food and drinks together.
On Valentine's Day, the hotel’s Executive Chef Pascal Le Seac’h will prepare a three-course French-inspired menu of jumbo Prawns, Scottish Salmon with Béarnaise sauce, and classic Profiteroles, complemented by a choice of prosecco, wine, or beer.
During the meal, classically trained violinist Gillian Rivers will serenade lovers with her pop-influenced arrangements for strings.
Valentine’s Day Dinner is $145 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Private yurts decorated especially for the occasion are available for an additional $100 per person.
Seatings are offered from 5PM. Guests must be at least 21 to consume alcohol.
The Hideout at Gallow Green is open Wednesdays - Mondays from 5PM for dinner and drinks through March. Visit www.mckittrickhotel.com/gallow-green for menus, reservations, or to customize a private gathering all season long.
For Valentine’s Weekend dates, Sleep No More, Speakeasy Magick, and At The Illusionist’s Table are all playing at the hotel. For tickets and information, visit www.mckittrickhotel.com. XXX
25) The 7th Annual New Ohio Theatre’s NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL Announces In-Person Screening Schedule
In-person screenings February 16 - 19, online screenings February 20 - 26
New Ohio Theatre’s NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival (NYCITFF), now in its 7th year, is proud to announce the in-person screening schedule for their 2023 film festival. This year's festival will be a hybrid of in-person and online film screenings and will present work from independent theatre artists that are defying labels and branching out into digital media and film.
NYCITFF runs in person at New Ohio Theatre from February 16 -19, followed by an encore online presentation from February 20 - 26. Feature-length films, short films, filmmaker Q&As, and panels with industry professionals will be presented.
Six new feature films will be showcased including THE GODDAMN TOONEY LUNES, LEON’S FANTASY CUT, MENDACITY, MIDDAY BLACK MIDNIGHT BLUE, A POEM AND A MISTAKE, and UNPACKING. In addition, 35 short films (two thirds directed by women and non-binary creators) will be presented across four programs. All films will be available both in person and online.
In addition to film offerings, NYCITFF will also present two interactive workshops, including one that focuses on virtual reality, led by improviser and XR (expanded reality) artist Kevin Laibson. The workshop will focus on technologies, platforms, and distribution models in XR. Actor and creator Jocelyn Kuritsky, along with her collaborators, will also lead an interactive workshop with their company, Staging Film. The workshop explores new ways to tell theater stories with film, particularly within the New York, avant-garde scene. The company has worked with many theatre luminaries including Tony nominees Leigh Silverman and Heidi Rodewald.
All-access passes are $50, which provide access to both in-person and online programming, and both in-person only and online-only passes are $35 each. Individual screening tickets are $14. Tickets to workshops are $20. Passes and individual tickets are now on sale at https://nycitff2023.eventive.org.
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26) THE ORCHESTRA NOW PRESENTS HAYDN, BRAHMS & THE MANUFACTURED CLASSICAL IDEAL AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FEBRUARY 19, 2023 |
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Program Offers Music from Haydn’s Symphony No. 38 and Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn |
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Music Director Leon Botstein conducts The Orchestra Now (TŌN) in Haydn, Brahms & The Manufactured Classical Ideal, the second installment of the Orchestra’s popular Sight & Sound series at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, February 19 at 2 PM. The program compares theories of classical music structure and 18th-century sculpture, featuring Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Haydn and Haydn’s Symphony No. 38, alongside projected images from the Museum’s concurrent Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color exhibition.
| As with all presentations in the Sight & Sounds series, a discussion investigating the links between fine art and music is complemented by on-screen artworks and musical excerpts performed by the Orchestra, followed by a full performance and audience Q&A. |
Haydn, Brahms & The Manufactured Classical Ideal
Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2 PM Leon Botstein, conductor Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 38, Prague Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn Artwork from the exhibition Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color When 18th-century scholars exhumed ancient Greek and Roman sculptures that had spent more than a millennium underground, they assumed that the pieces had been created without color. Based on their observations of those newfound objects, art scholars built an imaginary picture of the classical past; with it came a set, “classical” idea of musical structure and form, cemented by its originator, “Papa” Franz Josef Haydn. A century later, as late romanticism jettisoned fixed forms for passionate expressionism, Johannes Brahms fought to retain classicism as the aesthetic standard—and though musical classicism eventually ran its course, Brahms’s Variations provide a unique look back to its origins.
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 26, 2023. Tickets priced at $30, $40, and $50; all tickets include same-day museum admission. Tickets may be purchased online here, by calling The Met at 212.570.3949, or at The Great Hall box office at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ticket holders will need to comply with the venue’s health and safety requirements, which can be found here. |
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27) ERIC KREBS AND THEATER 555
TO PRESENT
INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS OF
PETE’S THEATRICAL ADVENTURES:
FILICHIA TELLS ALL”
NOTED THEATRE JOURNALIST & CRITIC PETER FILICHIA SHARES
HIS PERSONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES & RECOLLECTIONS
THEATER 555 (555 WEST 42ND STREET)
SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 19 & 26 @ 4PM
Producer Eric Krebs and Theater 555 will present industry only performances of noted theatre journalist and critic Peter Filichia in “PETE’S THEATRICAL ADVENTURES: FILICHIA TELLS ALL” for two (2) Sunday afternoons – February 19 & 26 @ 4pm at Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street). For further information, please email boxoffice@theater555.com.
So, what’s it like to be a theater critic? Is it really fun to attend the theater night after night after night after night? Ask Peter Filichia, who has been attending theater consistently for more than 60 years and has been a reviewer from much more than half that time. Filichia has seen theater in 47 states and 17 foreign countries and has managed to see as many as 412 stage shows in a single year – resulting in his having now witnessed more than – gulp! -- 12,500 shows.
One of those was Spaulding Gray’s one-man show, A Personal History of The American Theater. Gray simply sat at a table and held a bunch of oversized index cards. He pulled out a card at random and would tell a story based on the title of the show printed on that card. Gray died in 2004. Filichia reasoned that the show could not go on with him – but should go on. And so, he’s created his own version of the show. His personal history of the American theater comes through from the index cards that he pulls out at random.
Thus, each performance of Pete’s Theatrical Adventures is different. An audience might hear about Filichia’s interaction with a nice celebrity (Jerry Orbach), a not-so-nice one (!!!), or one who turned out to be a little sneaky (Steve Allen). What is it like to face Ben Vereen shortly after you’ve panned his performance? How did Filichia feel after he put his foot way into his mouth when dealing with James Earl Jones?
There are stories about memorable audience members, ranging from Richard Rodgers’ daughter Mary to the young black man and elderly white woman who buttressed Filichia at The Wiz. Filichia also goes back to when he began theatergoing as a teen, and how many a play changed his life, be it as serious as A Raisin in the Sun or even as frivolous as Damn Yankees. There’s a poignant story about the time Filichia took Yugoslavians to a musical, as well as funny ones involving theater disasters.
It’s all in the cards – and the storytelling. After each performance, Mr. Filichia will take questions from the audience.
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28) APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
FOR THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
AN INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE CAREERS BEYOND THE CURTAIN
The Shubert Organization is now accepting applications for The Shubert Organization 2023 Internship Program. The program will run July 10–August 18, 2023. The deadline for applications is March 17, 2023. Applicants may apply online or download a PDF application and return the completed application to internship@shubertorg.com. For more information, please visit https://shubert.nyc/about-us/shubert-internship-program/
Shubert’s overall commitment to help achieve greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Broadway industry includes the development of education programs and pathway training for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and historically marginalized students who are looking for careers in non-performance areas of theatre.
The Shubert Organization Internship Program provides a general knowledge base of theatre administration and operations and offers hands-on project involvement as the organization prepares for the 2023-2024 theatre season.
Each paid internship will focus on a specific project(s) in their departments over a six-week period, with 20 hours per week of work, weekly MTA metrocards, development opportunities, tours of Shubert’s theatres, and access to Broadway shows and events.
The Summer 2022 program received 86 applications from 24 different high schools in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area, and from 25 different colleges and universities across the US. Shubert’s 10-member Education and Training subcommittee evaluated all applicants, and from the 15 candidates selected for an interview, six talented students were chosen.
AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS FOR 2023:
- Broadway Theatre Management
- Ticketing Operations
- Facilities Project Management
- Ticketing Technology (Based in Glen Rock, NJ Office)
- Human Resources/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Internship
PROGRAM DETAILS & HIGHLIGHTS
- Six-Week Program
- Paid Wage: $18/hr., 20 hrs./week
- Weekly Public Transportation
- Focused Internship Projects
- Tours of Shubert’s Theatres
- Access to Broadway Shows and Events
- New hires must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, including booster, subject to reasonable accommodation where required by law.
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29) South Street Seaport Museum
Announces
Valentine’s Day Offerings
Last-Minute Letterpress Cards
at Bowne & Co.
and
Valentine Like a Sailor
South Street Seaport Museum announces its Valentine’s Day offerings, now through February 14. For last-minute Valentine’s Day needs, stop by the storefront of 19th-century letterpress printers Bowne & Co. at 211 Water Street for a limited-time special selection of festive cards created using historic moveable type, image, and letterpress stationery perfect for your loved ones.
You can also Valentine Like a Sailor on February 11 & 12, 2023, from 1-5pm, at 12 Fulton Street, NYC. Bring 19th-century maritime craft tradition to your handmade Valentine’s Day cards. Attendees will create their own special trinket for the holiday and learn about the unique history of Sailors’ Valentines—tokens of love and friendship. For more information and to register for this free, all-ages event, visit seaportmuseum.org/valentine-like-sailor.
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30) State Theatre New Jersey
Upcoming Show
LVIV National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar, Principal Conductor
Saturday February 11, 2023 7:30 PM
THEODORE KUCHAR, Principal Conductor
OKSANA RAPITA, Piano
PROGRAM
STANKOVYCH, Chamber Symphony No. 3 for Flute and String Orchestra
GRIEG, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Founded in 1902, the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine is one of the nation’s largest and most internationally renowned ensembles. The program includes a chamber symphony by Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych; Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with Ukrainian piano soloist, Oksana Rapita; and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major.
For more information about upcoming shows and events at State Theatre New Jersey or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/events
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ
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31) Theater Resources Unlimited announces
guests for Queen of Sad Mischance
industry talkback
Part of 2023 TRU Voices Virtual Reading Series
Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 3pm ET
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) partners with Cate Cammarata of CreateTheater to present the 2023 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, with the generous support of R.K. Greene and The StoryLine Project, on Sundays, February 12 & 19, 2023 at 3pm. Each play will be followed by TRU's renowned "Dollars and Sense" talkback focusing on the future development of the play read, and featuring professional producers and artistic directors. Tickets are now on sale at onthestage.tickets/theater-resources-unlimited.
The exciting lineup of producers for the first talkback will include Margot Astrachan, producer (Diana, The Prom, A Gentleman's Guide..., Ghost the musical, Around the World in 80 Days, Nice Work If You Can Get It, On a Clear Day...); R.K. Greene and the StoryLine Project, producer (Peter and the Starcatcher, The Lightning Thief tour, Farinelli and the King, A Time to Kill, Cougar the Musical, Room Service; upcoming: Beau, Harmony); Jana Robbins, producer: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Drama Desk Award), Company revival Broadway and West End (Tony & Olivier Awards), Ragtime revival, Little Women, UK productions of The Jazz Age, The Astonishing Times of Timothy; upcoming: Rose in London (as Pinnacle Productions with producing partner Haley Swindal); Janel Scarborough, producer/creative investor (Single Black Female, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Tony nominated revival for colored girls...), co-founder TRU Diversity; Haley Swindal, producer/investor forThe Lion off- Broadway (Drama Desk Award), The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit , The Jazz Age, yiddish Fiddler on the Roof revival; financial stake in Something Rotten, On Your Feet, Lifespan of a Fact, upcoming producing projects: television: The Tryout, West End: Rose; Broadway: upcoming revival to be announced with Pinnacle Productions (alongside partner Jana Robbins); Ric Wanetik, producer (Tony nominated Twilight Los Angeles: 1992, Broadway’s Marlene, Off-Broadway’s Jolson and Company) and senior advisor for America to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Sunday 2/12 at 3pm ET
Max Needle presents
QUEEN OF SAD MISCHANCE
by John Minigan
directed by Sharifa Williams
This thought-provoking and culturally complex new play features Ciara Chanel, Carrie Gibson and Zack Watson. Stage directions will be read by director/teacher/dialect coach/actor Page Clements, and the tech team includes technologist Jesica Garrou and tech editor Henry Garrou, plus graphic designer Irvin Stafford and composer Colin Minigan. Tickets can be purchased directly at this link. XXX
32) THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW
ANNOUNCES DIGITAL LOTTERY
Rockefeller Productions announced a digital lottery for their acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, which began performances off-Broadway on February 10, 2023 at the off-Broadway DR2 Theatre, 101 East 15th Street in Union Square. For all information go to hungrycaterpillarshow.com.
Entries for The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show digital lottery start at 12 AM, 2 days before the performance, and winners are drawn the same day at 10 AM and 3 PM. Winners may buy up to 4 tickets at $24 each ($19 plus a $5 service fee).
Children and families will see author Eric Carle’s beautifully imagined stories come to life at this very special event featuring a variety of enchanting puppets and special audience participation elements. Plus, all attendees will have the opportunity of taking a photo with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Performance schedule is as follows: Fridays at 10:00am; Saturdays & Sundays at 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm. Non-lottery tickets are priced at $39-$99 and can be purchased through Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200 or 800-447-7400.
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And that's the scoop. More Theater Monday/Talking Topics will be closed this week. Tune in Tuesday for Tips for Tuesday.
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