A) Beginning Performances
In Connecticut
1) The Secret Garden
In New York
2) Cityscrape
3) Magic Box
4) The Village
B) Closing Soon
5) Bad Cinderella
C) Extended Run
6) A Gaga Guide to the Lower East Side
D) New Cast Members
7) Wicked
D) What Else Happening This Week and More
8) American Classical Orchestra Performs Romantic Fantasy
at Alice Tully Hall 5/18
9) Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Make A Joyful Noise" Coronation Anthem Available Now
10) Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Polls Open for Voting
11) Brooklyn Children's Museum Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
with Gordon and Li Li Storytime 5/18
12) Clubbed Thumb Summerworks
Performances Begin 5/18
13) Jamie Lozano Returns to Lincoln Center With a New Residency of Concerts
Beginning 5//18
14) The Jesse Walker Show Comes to Broadway One Night Only
5/22
15) Jody Sperling & The Time Lapse Dance Company
Free Performance & Talkback 5/19
16) Lorna Dallas' Glamorous Days and Rainy Nights
at the Laurie Beechman Theatre 5/17
17) Malka, A Short Film About a Holocaust Survivor
To Be Produced by Award-Winning Composer, Seth Bisen-Hersh
18) My Heart Says Go Broadway Records Studio Cast Recording Available Now
19) NJPAC Upcoming Event: Dino Ranch
5/21 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
20) Once Upon a One More Time Launches Digital Lottery
21) The Orchestra Now in An Afternoon in the Aviary
Jazz at Lincoln's Center's Rose Theater 5/21
22) Plum Practicewear Announces 2023 Plum Cares Academic Scholarship
23) Refocus Project Season Three
24) Slap&Tickle AN Immersive Theatrical Experience
at Eagle/NYC May/June 2023
25) South Streer Seaport Monthly Events With PJ Library
5/21
26) Street Seaport Welcomes Tall Ship Capitan Miranda
5/17 - 5/21
27) State Theatre New Jersey Upcoming Shows & Events
28) Story Pirates Benefit Show for Literacy Programs
at Town Hall 5/21
29) You're Nothing Without Me: The Songs of Marvin Hamlisch and David Zippel 5/16
A) Beginning Performances
In Connecticut
1) The Secret Garden
This enchanting Tony Award-winning musical possesses one of the most glorious scores ever to hit Broadway and tells the story of eleven-year-old Mary Lennox, orphaned in India, and her return to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald and his son Colin. The estate's many wonders, including a magic garden, guides Mary through her new life.
ACT of CT is (36 Old Quarry Rd., CT.)
5/18 - 6/11
Opening Night 5/20
Provocative, hilarious, and unexpectedly tender, cityscrape is a new play that dares to ask: does sharing a vibrator collection make you officially co-dependent? Trapped inside the ticking time bomb of their twenties, roommates Kitt and Kat are willing to do almost anything for their art, even if it means destroying the friendship that keeps them afloat. cityscrape is a razor-sharp excavation of what it means to truly be “seen” by another person — and what happens if the version of ourselves that’s reflected back is an egocentric monster.
Arts on Site (12 St. Marks Pl.)
5/18 - 5/28
3) Magic Box
Five magicians. Five agendas. One magic box. Who will open it in this lively, sexy new musical?
Why did the recently deceased Amazing Jack leave all his magic props to his incompetent apprentice, Charlie? Jack even left Charlie the magic box, a powerful instrument intended for good that has the misfortune of attracting evildoers. Jack’s daughter, Laura, a young but skillful magician, must protect the box from an oversexed witch who refuses to get old and who shares some shocking family secrets.
Laura desperately wants a family or at least a friend. But who can she trust? Armando, her former Latin lover who has been seduced by the dark side? Merlin (no, not that Merlin!), her late father’s best friend? Will Laura find the power to turn the tables or will evil triumph? Where is the magic? Come see Magic Box to find out!
Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd St.)
5/19 - 5/21
4) The Village
Set in 1979 and loosely based on Our Town, THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM plays with themes of love, friendship, life, death and disco as it irreverently weaves its way from pre-AIDS New York City to the present day. Joyous, clever and bittersweet, THE VILLAGE! is a character-driven story of a time that no longer exists, yet whose essence remains a vital thread in the fabulous fabric of our collective consciousness. The play presents an intimate look at the queer life in Manhattan on the cusp of the AIDS crisis. Underneath the exuberant dancing and whip-smart dialogue is a stealthy pathos that packs a wallop.
Dixon Place
(161A Chrystie St. between Rivington and Delancey on the Lower East Side)
6/1 - 6/22
B) Closing Soon
5) Bad Cinderella
This modern retelling of the classic tale 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 causes them to rethink what “happily ever after” really means.
Imperial Theatre (249 W. 45th St.)
Closing 6/4
C) Extended Run
6) A Gaga Gude to the Lower East
Throughout the pandemic Phill has been conducting A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE, a walking tour of the Lower East Side with an emphasis on the exploits of his favorite pop star and downtown denizen Lady Gaga. For months, highly theatrical Phill has been faithfully guiding inquisitive minds gaily forward past the boyhood home of George and Ira Gershwin, to the sites of former Yiddish theaters and delis, and through Instagrammable graffiti strewn parks, right to the birthplace of Mother Monster. But a Yelp review has set off a chain reaction that threatens to take today’s tour in a totally unexpected direction.
Now running through 6/25.
D) New Cast Members
7) Wicked
Jordan Litz joins the castas Fiyero 5/16
D) What Else is Happening This Week and More
8) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS ROMANTIC FANTASY AT ALICE TULLY HALL THURSDAY, MAY 18 AT 8 PM |
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Soloists are Bass-Baritone Enrico Lagasca and Violinist Rachell Ellen Wong |
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Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra in its final concert this season on Thursday, May 18, at Alice Tully Hall: an evening of Romantic music by Rossini, Schumann, Sarasate, and Grieg, played on period instruments. The program features Filipino-American baritone Enrico Lagasca, critically acclaimed for his role as Daedalus in the U.S. premiere of Jonathan Dove’s opera The Monster in the Maze, and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient violinist Rachell Ellen Wong. The program will begin with a brief presentation by Thomas Crawford describing the program.
Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 8 pm, Alice Tully Hall
Rossini: William Tell Overture
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 “Spring Symphony”
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Grieg: The Mountain Thrall, Op. 32
Tickets, priced at $75, $55, and $35 are available at aconyc.org or by calling ACO at 212.362.2727, ext. 4. Ticket holders will need to comply with the venue’s health and safety requirements, which can be found here.
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9) ‘MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE’
AN ANTHEM FOR THE CORONATION OF HIS MAJESTY
KING CHARLES III
BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
OUT NOW ON DECCA RECORDS
FOLLOWING WORLD PREMIERE AT CORONATION CEREMONY
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
THE CHOIR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY
THE FANFARE TRUMPETERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
WESTMINSTER ABBEY SUB-ORGANIST PETER HOLDER
CONDUCTED BY
ORGANIST & MASTER OF THE CHORISTERS
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY,
ANDREW NETHSINGHA
OUT ON DECCA RECORDS TODAY, THE DAY OF THE CORONATION
LISTEN TO ‘MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE’ HERE
WITH THIS RELEASE DECCA WILL BE SUPPORTING THE ROYAL
BRITISH LEGION & AGE UK CHARITIES – DETAILS BELOW
Decca Records recently had the privilege of releasing the new single of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s specially commissioned Anthem for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla, entitled ‘Make A Joyful Noise’.
The new work was performed live for the very first time at the Coronation service at Westminster Abbey today and – with its rousing opening and closing fanfare played by the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force and jubilant chorus sung by The Choir of Westminster Abbey, accompanied by the Coronation Orchestra – was a standout moment. The Anthem also featured Abbey sub-organist Peter Holder, conducted by Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, Andrew Nethsingha.
‘Make A Joyful Noise’ was secretly recorded in a studio in preparation for today’s single release and is now available to listen to and download by the public (from 4pm), marking the historic occasion. The studio recording of the work features The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
With this release, Decca will be supporting the Royal British Legion and Age UK charities.
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10) THE 23RD ANNUAL
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
VOTING NOW OPEN
AWARDS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Broadway.com announced the nominations in 24 competitive categories for the 23rd annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The nominees were selected by fans from across the globe who voted for all eligible candidates in the most democratic theater award of the year. The full list of nominations is below.
This year, Into The Woods was the most nominated musical with 17 nominations while Life of Pi was the most nominated play with 5 nominations. Annaleigh Ashford led all performers with 4 nominations for her performance in Sweeney Todd, followed by Hiran Abeysekara with 3 nominations for his performance in Life of Pi.
The voting period begins today and will conclude on Sunday, May 21 at 11:59pm ET. Winners in each category will be announced on June 1 and the Awards will be presented at a private reception on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 48 Lounge (1221 Avenue of the Americas). In recent years, the ceremony has featured Award Winners Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Sarah Jessica Parker, Uma Thurman, Andrew Garfield, Tina Fey, Ben Platt, Bradley Cooper, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more.
The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award is the only major theatrical prize awarded solely by votes cast online by audience members. Awards are presented in traditional categories as well as several unique to the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, including “Favorite Diva Performance,” “Favorite New Song,” “Favorite Breakthrough Performance,” “Favorite Funny Performance” and “Favorite Onstage Pair.” In addition, an award is presented for national tours to encourage the participation of Broadway fans not only in New York but across the country. All awards are decided solely by the voting of theater fans on Broadway.com. Fans will be able to vote to select this year’s winners at Broadway.com. Polls for voting are now open.
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11) Brooklyn Children’s Museum Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month with Gordon & Li Li Storytime on May 18
Event is presented during Amazon Free Hours
Brooklyn Children’s Museum will celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a special reading of “Gordon & Li Li: Colors in Mandarin” by author Michele Wong McSween on Thursday, May 18.
The program, which offers a Mandarin lesson, an interactive book reading, and an art project, takes place from 3 pm-4 pm during Amazon Free Hours at the Museum.
What: Michele Wong McSween reads “Gordon & Li Li: Colors in Mandarin” during Amazon Free Hours
When: Thursday, May 18, from 3 pm-4 pm
Where: Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11213
Gordon is a five year old panda who lives in Brooklyn with his parents and two younger brothers. He is an avid KISS fan and loves playing air guitar to his favorite song, ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’. When he’s not rocking out, you can find him drawing and reading about his favorite animals: orcas and sharks. His favorite color is aquamarine blue because it reminds him of the ocean — his happy place. When Gordon grows up, he wants to become a marine biologist, a rock star, or a pizza maker because like any true New Yorker, he’s always searching for the best slice!
Li Li is also five and she’s from Beijing, China. She’s read all about New York and is so excited to see it with her own eyes. Whether by train or by scooter, Li Li loves to explore the diverse neighborhoods, learn about their history and culture, and of course sample the multi-cultural foods New York has to offer. When Li Li’s not exploring Brooklyn, you’ll find her reading or hosting tea parties where she serves foods from around the world to her extensive collection of stuffed animals. Li Li’s dream job would take her to all the places she’s read about so she can become a global citizen of the world, learn multiple languages, and eat and eat and eat.
Together they are two lovable panda cousins who want to learn each other’s languages.
The author, Michele Wong McSween, is a former fashion designer, mom, and author/creator of Gordon & Li Li. Growing up as a fourth generation Chinese-American, she never learned to speak Chinese, so making sure her own boys were exposed to the language and culture became a priority for her.
Amazon Free Hours take place on Thursday afternoons from 2 pm-5 pm, allowing visitors to explore some of the Museum’s most-loved exhibits, including toddler-favorite Totally Tots, the miniature shops of World Brooklyn, the rooftop kids’ climber, and much more.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.
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12)
SUMMERWORKS
WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY
BY RUTH TANG
DIRECTED BY CAITLIN SULLIVAN
DEEP BLUE SOUND
BY ABE KOOGLER
DIRECTED BY ARIN ARBUS
GRIEF HOTEL
BY LIZA BIRKENMEIER
DIRECTED BY TARA AHMADINEJAD
MAY 18 – JULY 1, 2023
AT THE WILD PROJECT
TICKETS AND FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW
DOWNLOAD HEADSHOTS HERE
Tony Award-nominated and five-time Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays will run May 18 – July 1, 2023 at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street) and will feature productions of three new plays.
This summer’s plays are Work Hard Have Fun Make History by ruth tang (they/them, FUTURE WIFE) and directed by Caitlin Sullivan (she/her, The Good John Proctor), Deep Blue Sound by Abe Koogler (Fulfillment Center) and directed by Arin Arbus (she/her, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune), and Grief Hotel by Liza Birkenmeier (she/her, Dr. Ride’s American Beach House) and directed by Tara Ahmadinejad (she/her, Lunch Bunch).
The cast of Work Hard Have Fun Make History will include b (they/them/b, american (tele)visions), Sagan Chen (they/he, “Survival of the Thickest”), and Susannah Perkins (they/them, The Good John Proctor). Performances will run May 18 – 30.
A catalog of all the possible phone calls that exist: customer service helplines, phone sex with strangers, warnings about events that are - oops - happening right now. A play that is not about Amazon, not about Jeff Bezos, and certainly not about Elon Musk.
The cast of Deep Blue Sound will include Maryann Plunkett (she/her, “Little Women”) as “Ella,” Thomas Jay Ryan (he/him, Dance Nation) as “John,” Tala Ashe (she/her, English) as “Mary,” Armando Riesco (he/him, “National Treasure: Edge of History”) as “Chris,” Natsuko Ohama (Out of Time) as “Joy,” Brittany K. Allen (she/her, The Good John Proctor) as “Ali,” Crystal Finn (she/her, Plano) as “Annie,” Jan Leslie Harding (she/her, The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas) as “Leslie,” and Bruce MacKenzie (Shipwreck) as “Gary.” Performances will run June 5 – 15.
Ella's making secret plans. Apparently Chris and Mary split up. John just befriended a drifter. And where the hell are those whales??? On a small island, the locals confront change.
The cast of Grief Hotel will include Nadine Malouf (she/her, Montag) as “Em,” Naren Weiss (he/him, Letters of Suresh) as “Rohit,” Susan Blommaert (she/her, “Dead Ringers”) as “Aunt Bobbi,” and Bruce McKenzie as “Asher.” Additional performers will be announced at a later date. Performances will run June 21 – July 1.
A sequence of shocks sends everyone to Aunt Bobbi’s house, where she tries to help them “feel better,” even though her parties are cursed. A play about loss, intimacy, and the loss of intimacy.
General admission tickets are priced at $30; Reserved seats are priced at $40; Student tickets are priced at $25. Festival passes start at $75. Single tickets and festival passes are on sale now at: ci.ovationtix.com/36616. The performance schedule for SUMMERWORKS is as follows: Mondays-Saturdays at 7:30pm. Exceptions: There will be no performance of Work Hard Have Fun Make History on Saturday May 20.
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13) JAIME LOZANO RETURNS TO LINCOLN CENTER WITH A NEW RESIDENCY OF CONCERTS
Jaime Lozano will return to Lincoln Center with a new residency of concerts starting Thursday, May 18th at 7:30pm. The first concert Jaime Lozano and his wife Florencia Cuenca, will bring to the Atrium is their acclaimed new project Broadway en Spanglish, a collaborative, multi-lingual musical cabaret review with Florencia Cuenca on vocals and Lozano conducting. Lozano and Cuenca will be accompanied by the celebrated musicians of Mariachi Real de México de Ramon Ponce. They will deliver fresh interpretations of some of contemporary musical theater's most iconic tunes with new mariachi style arrangements by Lozano. As a part of the new residence, there will be more concerts announced soon.
Florencia Cuenca & Jaime Lozano’s
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14) “THE JESSE WALKER SHOW COMES TO BROADWAY”
WITH BROADWAY’S BEST
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023 AT 8:00PM
AT THEATRE 555
(555 WEST 42ND STREET)
HOSTED BY NEW JERSEY’S JESSE WALKER
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY COMEDIAN CAROLINE RHEA,
TONY AWARD-WINNER JAMES MONROE IGLEHART
PLUS SURPRISE BROADWAY CELEBRITY GUESTS
IN HONOR OF BROADWAY LEGEND REBECCA LUKER
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT AND SUPPORT
PROJECT ALS THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH
Help Make a Difference! New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, is coming to town with The Jesse Walker Show Comes to Broadway, a musical evening celebrating Broadway’s best. The special benefit concert performance for Project ALS in honor to the memory of Broadway legend Rebecca Luker will be hosted by Jesse Walker featuring performances by talk-show host and comedian Caroline Rhea (“The Caroline Rhea Show,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) and Tony Award-winner James Monroe Inglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) plus special Broadway celebrity guests soon to be announced, in an evening full of song, dance, laughter and chat.
The ONE-NIGHT ONLY special benefit concert event is set for Monday, May 22, 2023 beginning at 8:00PM at Theatre 555 (555 West 42nd Street). Tickets are $25.00 by credit card only. Space is limited. Reservation must be made via email to Carol Vazquez, Audience Coordinator for “The Jesse Walker Show,” at TJWSTickets@gmail.com. Upon arrival at the theater and confirmation of reservation, everyone will receive a blue glow in the dark bracelet that must be worn at all times – it will be your ticket for exiting and re-entering the theater at any time including intermission. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit and support Project ALS therapeutics research in loving memory of Broadway legend Rebecca Luker.
To make a one-time or recurring donation to Project ALS in honor of Rebecca Luker, please visit: https://fundraise.projectals.org/give/464689
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15) FREE Performance & Talkback with
New York Society for Ethical Culture’s Eco-Artist-in-Residence
Jody Sperling & the Time Lapse Dance Ensemble
May 19, 2023 at 7pm
Location: The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Adler Hall
2 West 64th Street @ Central Park West
The New York Society for Ethical Culture presents a stunning evening of ecologically-themed works by its Eco-Artist-in-Residence, dancer-choreographer Jody Sperling, and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble. The ongoing residency is a unique and timely collaboration between the Society—whose mission is to encourage respect for humanity and nature and to create a better world—and Sperling’s company, whose mission is to deploy dance toward envisioning a more embodied, sustainable, and equitable future.
The program showcases the climate-engaged collaboration between Sperling and environmental composer Matthew Burtner whose previous works have focused on such themes as melting sea ice, changing wind patterns, and plastic proliferation. With their new work-in-progress Arbor, they dwell on the nature of trees. In voluminous costumes meticulously-painted with tree limbs (by textile artist Gina Nagy Burns and costume designer Mary Jo Mecca), the dancers spiral, billow, and encircle one another in gusts of action resembling timelapses of tree motion.
The evening also includes excerpts from repertory highlights. Wind Rose renders changing atmospheric patterns palpable to sight, sound, and touch. Plastic Harvest explores the proliferation of plastic pollution. Lastly, Sperling offers the solo Piece for a Northern Sky, a whirling meditation on planetary motion.
The Time Lapse Dance performers are Frances Barker, Anika Hunter, Maki Kitahara, Nicole Lemelin, Sperling, Sarah Tracy and Rathi Varma.
The performance will be followed by an artist talkback.
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16) LORNA DALLAS
“GLAMOROUS NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS"
MUSICAL DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER DENNY
DIRECTED BY BARRY KLEINBORT
THE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE
407 WEST 42nd STREET – NYC
SATURDAY, MAY 13 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 @ 7PM
TICKETS ON SALE AT
https://www.westbankcafe.com/laurie-beechman-theatre
The Laurie Beechman Theatre will present Lorna Dallas, one of cabaret’s most acclaimed and cherished artists and the recipient of a 2020 Bistro Award for “Consummate Cabaret Artistry,” in her latest musical feast, “Glamorous Nights and Rainy Days,” in a two-night engagement - Saturday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 17 - both shows at 7pm. The evening will be directed by Barry Kleinbort with Christopher Denny as Musical Director.
Lorna Dallas: Glamorous Nights and Rainy Days plays the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street) on Saturday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 17 at 7:00pm. There is a $25 cover charge and a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available here or by calling (212) 695-6909.
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17) Malka, a short film about a Holocaust survivor, to be produced by award-winning composer Seth Bisen-Hersh
New York based composer/lyricist Seth Bisen-Hersh (2021 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Award for Best New Score for Love Quirks) is producing Malka, a short film about his grandmother, Margie (Malka) Appel who confronted the cataclysmic events of the Holocaust. Her tale of faith, survival and resilience will inspire and educate a global audience so we never forget what she and 6 million Jews endured.
Before she passed in 2016, Bisen-Hersh promised his grandmother he would keep her story alive. He created a mini-musical about the moment she saw the sunrise from the train to Auschwitz, and with screenwriter Lenny Schwartz built a short film around it to explore what she went through.
With today’s rise in antisemitism, authentic Jewish stories must be told. To learn more about the project and help make it a reality, please visit:
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18) Broadway Records studio cast recording of MY HEART SAYS GO starring Javier Muñoz and Jessie Mueller
Broadway Records studio cast recording of Jorge Rivera-Herrans’ new musical My Heart Says Go, is NOW AVAILABLE on all digital platforms TODAY!.
With music and lyrics by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the album is directed and written by Matt Hawkins with Geoffrey Ko as musical director. My Heart Says Go follows the powerful story of a first-generation college student, Indigo. In hopes to become a singer-songwriter, he defies his father and drops out of medical school. Indigo is accompanied by his new friend Clara, who is also dealing with struggles at home.
Throughout the story, Indigo and his father find a new sense of respect and understanding for one another. Clara then experiences her own tragic loss which allows her to find the importance of family and human connection. This new pop musical is about listening to your heart, overcoming obstacles, and never giving up on those you love.
The new studio cast recording features a star-filled cast including Hamilton’s Javier Muñoz and Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller. Rounding out the cast is Rubén J. Carbajal, Erica Ito, Aurelia Williams, Jared Goldsmith, John Cardoza, Mili Diaz, Cailen Fu and Eric Peters.
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
19) BASED ON THE HIT DISNEY JUNIOR TV SERIES
DINO RANCH LIVE COMES TO NJPAC
Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 1:00PM
NJPAC
Prudential Hall
Betty Wold Johnson Stage
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
www.njpac.org
Dino Ranch Live is coming to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 1PM.
The fun-filled, family friendly and action-packed live show is based on the hit animated series seen on Disney Junior and follows the adventures of the Cassidy family and junior Ranchers Jon, Min, Miguel, their loveable dinos Blitz, Clover and Tango and the mischievous Tin Horn Trio.
For the first time ever, Disney Junior’s Dino Ranch comes to with a fun-filled, action-packed live show. Dino Ranch follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre-westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. As the young ranchers learn the ropes, they discover the thrill of ranch life while they navigate the great outdoors through unpredictable challenges.
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20) ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME
THE NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL POWERED BY THE HITS
OF GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ICON
BRITNEY SPEARS
ANNOUNCES DIGITAL TICKET LOTTERY
PREVIEWING NOW
AT THE MARQUIS THEATRE
The producers have also announced Once Upon A One More Time will launch a digital lottery powered by Broadway Direct, starting this Friday, May 12 ahead of the show’s first preview performance on Saturday. A limited number of $47 tickets will be available for each performance. Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting 9:00 AM the day prior to the performance until 3:00 PM the day prior to the performance. 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, and some 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/omt-ny/.
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com, or in person at the Marquis Theatre Box Office (210 W 46th Street). Groups of 10+ can call: 212-840-3890 or 800-714-8451. For performances through June 24, the playing schedule for Once Upon a One More Time is Monday–Saturday at 8:00PM, with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:00PM. Beginning June 27, the regular playing schedule is: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:00PM & 8:00PM, Sundays at 3:00PM. Holiday weeks may vary, and there are no matinees on May 17 or May 24. Beginning September 5, the Wednesday schedule is 7:00PM only, and the Sunday schedule is 2:00PM & 7:00PM.
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21) THE ORCHESTRA NOW PRESENTS AN AFTERNOON AT THE AVIARY LED BY GUEST CONDUCTOR TAN DUN AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S ROSE THEATER ON SUNDAY, MAY 21 |
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Program Features Two Works by Tan Dun with Soloists Yida An, Violin; and TŌN alum Milad Daniari, Bass
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Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Tan Dun returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater to lead TŌN in An Afternoon at the Aviary, the Orchestra’s last performance in New York City this season, on Sunday, May 21 at 3 PM. The bird-themed program includes two of Dun’s own works: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds and Contrabass Concerto: Wolf Totem; as well as Dinicu’s The Lark and Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite.
Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 3 PM
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Yida An, violin
Milad Daniari, bass
Grigoraș Dinicu: Ciocârlia (The Lark)
Tan Dun: Contrabass Concerto: Wolf Totem
Tan Dun: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
Romanian violin virtuoso and composer Grigoraş Ionică Dinicu’s spectacular Ciocârlia (The Lark) opens the concert. Based on a Romanian folk music tune supposedly composed by his grandfather Angheluș Dinicu for the pan flute, the virtuosic work is a soloist showpiece, performed by violinist Yida An, a 2024 graduate of Bard Conservatory’s Graduate Instrumental Arts Program. Tan Dun’s Contrabass Concerto: Wolf Totem, was inspired by the Chinese novel Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong, which describes the dying culture of the Mongols. The symbol of the Mongolian wolf—represented by the bass—and its life in the grasslands mirrored for the composer the human spirit and our relationship to the natural world. Bassist Milad Daniari, a graduate of TŌN’s inaugural class, is featured. Tan Dun’s second work on the program, Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds, was commissioned by Carnegie Hall in 2015 for the National Youth Orchestra of the USA and draws on both Eastern and Western musical forms. The work incorporates sounds of nature with those digitally recorded and played on smartphones, turning the devices into instruments that reflect on modern life. The afternoon closes with Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, a ballet and orchestral concert work commissioned by ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev for the 1920 season of his Ballets Russes. The plot tells the story of an evil ogre’s defeat through the intervention of the Firebird, a miraculous creature from Russian fairytales. The work’s premiere brought the relatively unknown Stravinsky to international acclaim.
Tickets priced at $25–$50 are available online at jazz.org, by calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500, or at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office at Broadway & 60th, Ground Floor. Ticket holders will need to comply with the venue’s health and safety requirements, which can be found here.
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22) Plum Practicewear Announces 2023 Plum Cares Academic Scholarship (PCAS)
Call for Entries! $1,500 For Graduating Seniors
Plum Practicewear, a leader in lifestyle athletic wear announces their 2023 Plum Cares Academic Scholarship. The PCAS Scholarship was founded to inspire the next generation of student-athlete gymnasts and offer an academic scholarship for a 2023 graduating high school senior without a full athletic scholarship. One winner will be announced June 30, 2023 and will receive a one-time scholarship totaling $1,500.
In 2018, Plum established this annual educational scholarship to support gymnasts that are continuing their education at an accredited post-secondary institution such as a college, university or trade school.
Applications must be submitted to the following:
Tara McCabe, Director, Business Operations
Tara@PlumPracticewear.com
Download Academic Scholarship Application at:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0604/3565/files/Plum_Cares_2023_Academic_Scholarship_Application_post.pdf?v=1681997169
Deadline: 5:00 pm EST, June 2, 2023.
The scholarship winner will be announced on June 30, 2023
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23) ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
Announces
THE REFOCUS PROJECT, SEASON THREE:
TEA by Velina Hasu Houston
OLA NĀ IWI (THE BONES LIVE) by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
BIG HUNK O’ BURNIN’ LOVE by Prince Gomolvilas
CHAOS THEORY by Anuvab Pal
BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 22
The multi-year plan to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon will also spotlight works by JEANNIE BARROGA, PHILIP KAN GOTANDA, EDWARD SAKAMOTO, and WAKAKO YAMAUCHI
Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to announce the third season of The Refocus Project, its multi-year project to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon. This year’s series of readings will feature Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights: Prince Gomolvilas, Velina Hasu Houston, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Anuvab Pal. In addition to readings of their plays, this year’s line-up will also include artistic support for plays by Jeannie Barroga, Philip Kan Gotanda, Edward Sakamoto, and Wakako Yamauchi in an essay series titled ‘Literary Ancestry Series: Responses from Ma-Yi Writers Lab’ in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company. The series will include essays on each of these plays by members of Ma-Yi Writers Lab discussing how the AAPI canon has influenced their own work.
With the third season of The Refocus Project, Roundabout will workshop and produce free readings of each play this summer in the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. In the fall, a streamed version of four readings will be available free of charge. Year Three plays were chosen by a reading committee led by Lead Refocus Advisor Jess McLeod, and including Rehana Lew Mirza, Gaven Trinidad, Annie Jin Wang and members of the Roundabout Artistic staff.
The Refocus Project also features a robust selection of materials, available to industry professionals and the public, including an online resource library and community and education events.
Audiences can access more information about The Refocus Project here.
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24) BOUNDLESS THEATER
TO PRESENT NEW YORK PREMIERE OF
SLAP&TICKLE
AN IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
AT THE EAGLE/NYC
MAY/JUNE 2023
Boundless Theater recently announced that the New York premiere of Slap&Tickle, a thought-provoking, comedic, and sensual play written by David James Parr (Eleanor Rigby Is Waiting, Stranger Interludes) will be presented as an immersive theatrical experience at The Eagle NYC (554 West 28th Street), New York's premier gay bar, over four consecutive Thursdays this Spring: May 11, 18, 25, and June 1, all at 7:30pm.
$5 from every ticket sale will be donated to GMHC, the world’s first HIV and AIDS service organization whose mission is to fight to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.
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25) South Street Seaport Museum Announces
Monthly Event with PJ Library
South Street Seaport Museum announces a brand-new experience, a monthly collaboration with PJ Library on May 21, 2023, from 11 to 5pm. Visit the Seaport Museum for free campus-wide family fun presented in partnership with PJ Library! One day a month, in May and June, General Admission ticketing fees will be waived for a full day of all-ages activities at the Museum. The additional monthly collaborations will be on June 11.These events are free, and advance registration is encouraged. Visit seaportmuseum.org/pj-library for more information.
Throughout the Seaport Museum campus, families can participate in maritime-themed crafts inspired by scrimshaw and signal flags and participate in an interactive storytime on the ship’s deck while sharing photos, stories, and artifacts. Check out historical printing press demonstrations at Bowne & Co., Stationers using a 19th century printing press, and engage in a printmaking workshop with a local artist. Discover sailors’ living quarters aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, and you’ll even have the opportunity to raise the sail! And, when you’re looking for a quiet moment between activities, relax at PJ Library’s cozy Book Nook, with stories for kids from newborn to 12 years old.
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26) South Street Seaport Museum
Welcomes Tall Ship Capitán Miranda
May 17–21 | Pier 17, North Side | Free
The South Street Seaport Museum is pleased to co-host the 1930 Capitán Miranda, a sail training tall ship of the Uruguayan Navy, when she arrives in New York in May 2023. Throughout her visit she will be docked at the north side of Pier 17, and will offer several free opportunities for the public to come aboard. This is Capitán Miranda's first visit to New York City since America’s Millennium Celebrations on July 4, 2000. Tour the historic three-masted full-rigged vessel and learn more about the relationship between the US and Uruguay. No registration needed, just stop by during the open hours! seaportmuseum.org/capitan-miranda.
Schedule:
May 18: 10am–12:30pm and 2:30pm–5:30pm
May 19: 10am–6pm
May 20: 12pm–4:30pm
May 21: 10am–12:30pm
About the Capitán Miranda
Built in 1930 in the Matagorda Shipyard of Cadiz, Spain, the Capitán Miranda was named in honor of Captain Francisco P. Miranda (1869–1925), who served Uruguay as a cabinet officer, war secretary, and later professor of marine geography at the Naval Academy of Uruguay. Capitán Miranda originally served as a hydrographic research vessel, performing countless cartographical surveys which were, and still are, highly useful to seamen. The ship appears in the 1956’s Lloyd’s Register of ships with two masts, not the schooner rig she now carries. In 1977, the vessel underwent a major refit and became a three-masted marconi-rigged schooner. In 1978 was rededicated as a sail training vessel for the Uruguayan navy teaching newly graduated midshipmen to apply the knowledge acquired at the Naval Academy. In 1988, she completed her inaugural circumnavigation in 355 days, becoming the first vessel of the Uruguayan Navy to do so. Capitán Miranda is visiting New York City in collaboration with Sail250NY, The Howard Hughes Corporation, and the South Street Seaport Museum.
Make a full day out of your visit to see the Capitán Miranda by enjoying the South Street Seaport Museum’s Pay-What-You-Wish General Admission.
Plan Your Visit
South Street Seaport Museum offers Pay-What-You-Wish General Admission for all regular open hours, Wednesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm, at 12 Fulton Street and Pier 16, NYC.
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27) State Theatre New Jersey
Upcoming Shows and Events
Friday, May 19, 2023, 8:00 PM
Two Funny Mamas Live
Featuring Sherri Shepard & Kym Whitely
Sherri Shepherd (#1 new daytime talk show, SHERRI) and Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry) blend their comedic power and chemistry to deliver a night of comedy based on their podcast, Two Funny Mamas, which speaks to culture, sisterhood, moms, and working women everywhere. Nothing is off limits when these two funny ladies get together to talk about life, love, motherhood, singleness, relationships, dating, pop culture, sex (or the lack thereof!), and everything in between. Raw, unfiltered, and funny. That's what audiences can expect when Two Funny Mamas, Sherri and Kym, get on the mic!
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM
Bilingual Birdies
Spread your wings and fly into the world of language! Founded in New York City in 2006, Bilingual Birdies is an early childhood bilingual education program for children and adults. Two talented musicians will combine music, movement, and puppetry to engage and entertain children as they increase their vocabulary and celebrate diversity.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 8:00 PM
LeAnn Rimes
the story so far
See international multi-platinum-selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter LeAnn Rimes, live in concert!
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
In Concert with New Jersey Symphony
Coming to New Jersey from a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like never before as your New Jersey Symphony performs John Williams’ Oscar®-winning score live to the entire film.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Tom Jones
Ages & Stages Tour
VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY
See Tom Jones live in concert!
With a career spanning over 50 years, Tom Jones has gone from strength to strength, with his seminal and ubiquitous hits such as "It’s Not Unusual," "Kiss," "Delilah," "What’s New Pussycat," "I’ll Never Fall In Love Again," "Sex Bomb," and more.
For more information about these or other upcoming shows and events at State Theatre New Jersey or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/events-tickets
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28) Story Pirates Live: The Amazing Adventure
The annual benefit performance for Story Pirates Changemakers
DATE: Sunday, May 21, 2023
TIME: 4:00 PM (doors open at 3:15 PM)
PLACE: The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd Street between 6th and 7th Avenue
TICKETS: storypirates.com/buy-tickets
$35 general admission; discounts for multiple ticket purchases.
$100 VIP admission
Join Story Pirates for their biggest kid-powered show in NYC this year, featuring comedy-improv and hit songs like "Cats Sit on You," "All 8 Unicorns," "The Wizard Who Just Goes Poof" and more. Kids in the audience will help the cast create a new song and comedy sketch on the spot.
This highly interactive show is the first in a planned national tour later this year. All proceeds from this benefit performance will go to Story PIrates Changemakers, the nonprofit arm of Story Pirates which makes literacy programming accessible to under-resourced schools, children and families.
The show features Peter, Eric and Nimene from the Webby and iHeart Radio Award-winning Story Pirates Podcast, Alex and Andrew from New York City’s PBS affiliate WNET Thirteen’s SPTV, and a video appearance by fan favorite DJ Squirm-a-lot. The audience can participate in the comedy-improv action onstage while benefiting a great cause.
Story Pirates Live: The Amazing Adventure will also be performed on Monday, May 22, for an invited audience of 1,400 under-resourced local school children thanks to support from corporations like NBC Universal, Salesforce, Bloomberg, Amazon, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
TICKET PRICES: General admission seating tickets are $35. Multiple ticket packages are available with special pricing. VIP tickets are $100 (includes priority seating, Story Pirates merchandise, and a post-show meet and greet with the cast)
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29) J2 Spotlight Theater Company Cabaret
You’re Nothing Without Me:
The Songs of Marvin Hamlisch and David Zippel
Tuesday, May 16th at 7:30 PM
A Chorus Line. City of Angels. Sweet Smell of Success. Hercules. These are just four of the works that were created by either EGOT winner Marvin Hamlisch or Tony Award winner David Zippel. Join us as we celebrate their work in theater, film, and television.
The J2 Cabaret Series takes place at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th and Dyer Avenues), home to their 2023 Main Stage season. Tickets are $20 for J2 subscribers and $25 for the general public and can be purchased here.
For more information, visit j2spotlightnyc.com.
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And that's the Scoop. Tune in tomorrow for More Theater Monday.
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