A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey
1) State Fair
In New York
2) Back to the Future: The Musical
3) Le Bijou de Paris
4) The Saviour
B) Closing Soon
5) Fat Ham
6) Life of Pi
7) Primary Trust
C) Extended Run
8) The Gospel According to Heather
D) What Else Is Happening This Week and More
9) Austen's Pride in Concert at Carnegie Hall 6/29
10) Ballet Hispanico Presents Instituto Coreográfico
Showcasing Mark Travis Rivera 6/29
11) Emerson Resort & Spa in the Catskills
Summer Experiences & Extended Hours
12) Ice Factory Festival
7/28 - 8/12
13) Kimberly Akimbo Book Now Available
14) Notre Dame De Paris Announces Rush Policy
15) Opera Saratoga Summer Festival Lineup
16) Pixar Putt Coming to Philadelphia
Staring 7/1
17) Queer Butoh 2023
18) Robbie Rozelle Solo Show, Bring Me Giants
at Birdland Theater 6/29
19) Surflight Theatre Upcoming Events
20) Wicked and Partnership for NYC Team Up With NYC Parks
on Summer Volunteer Event Series
A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey
1) State Fair
R+H’s only musical written directly for the screen is now a Broadway musical! Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, State Fair travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons while their daughter and son find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Featuring your R+H songs and an Academy Award-winning score including A Grand Night For Singing, It Might As Well Be Spring,, plus spectacular choreography and a dollop of Americana, State Fair is a
nostalgic kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rodgers & Hammerstein could deliver!
Surflight Theater (201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven, NJ)
Through July 8
In New York
2) Back to the Future: The Musical
Marty McFly is a rock ‘n’ roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown. But before he can return to 1985, Marty must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love in order to save his own existence.
Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway)
Beginning performances 6/30
Opening Night 8/3
3) Le Bijou de Paris
Le Bijou de Paris is a high-energy pop-theater show which tells the tale of a fashion boutique housing eleven living mannequins. Hiding from a war created by humans, the mannequins must never leave the boutique, for fear of being captured and killed. Having never seen the outside world—or anyone besides each other—they are forced to struggle with very human problems: loneliness, love, the nuances of sexuality and the LGBT+ experience, friendship, forgiveness, and finding their purposes in life. With electrifying original pop music and dance, Theater Company della Luna creates a celebration of human life and all of its absurdities.
The Chain Theatre (312 West 36th St. between 8th & 9th Ave. 3rd Fl)
7/29 - 8/1
4) The Saviour
On the morning of her 67th birthday, Máire sits up in bed enjoying a cigarette. She has recently been swept off her feet by a stranger and hasn’t felt this alive in years, but a visit from her son with dark revelations challenges the euphoria.
Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd St.)
7/1 - 8/13
Opening Night 7/13
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit IrishRep.org
B) Closing Soon
5) Fat Ham
Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. But here’s the rub! Revenge doesn’t come easy to Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man in search of his own happiness and liberation. From an uproarious family cookout emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy.
American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd St.)
Closing 7/2
6) Life of Pi
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit LIFE OF PI is an epic tale of adventure that is "giving new life to Broadway” (The Today Show). After a shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi survives on a lifeboat with four companions— a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. This remarkable story of hope, faith, and perseverance speaks to every generation. Told through incomparable puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, LIFE OF PI creates a visually breathtaking journey that will leave you filled with awe and joy.
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th St.)
Closing 7/23
7) Primary Trust
William Jackson Harper (“The Resort”) returns to the stage as Kenneth, a 36-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping mai tais with his best friend Bert at a local tiki bar. When he's suddenly laid off, Kenneth is encouraged by a quirky waiter, played by Obie Award winner April Matthis (Toni Stone), to face a world he's long avoided – with transformative and even comical results. Directed by Knud Adams, Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust is a touching and inventive world-premiere play about new beginnings, old friends, and seeing the world for the first time.
Laura Pels Theater Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
(111 West 46th St.)
7/2
C) Extended Run
8) The Gospel According to Heather
In The Gospel According to Heather, Heather Krebs just wants a boyfriend. But how can she even navigate her way through high school if she might be the New Messiah? A small town in Ohio grapples with politics, religion, and teenage romance in this eclectic pop musical.
Theatre 555 (555 West 42nd St.)
Now closing 7/16
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
D) What Else Is Happening This Week and More
9)
IN STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE
AT CARNEGIE HALL
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 AT 8 PM |
Beloved Broadway veteran Mamie Parris will star as Jane Austen in the one-night-only concert presentation of the new musical Austen’s Pride at the prestigious Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 8 PM. Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs and orchestrations by Amanda Jacobs, Austen’s Pride is directed by Igor Goldin with musical direction by Matt Perri, who will also conduct the evening, and choreography by Lisa Shriver.
The concert cast of Austen’s Pride will also include Olivia Hernandez as Elizabeth Bennet, Andrew Samonsky as Fitzwilliam Darcy, Etai Benson as Charles Bingley, Delphi Borich as Lydia Bennet, Kaitlyn Davidson as Mary Bennet, Katie Dixon as Kitty Bennet / Georgiana Darcy, Carson Elrod as Mr. Collins / Mr. Gardiner, Jason Gotay as George Wickham / Tom Lefroy, Marina Kondo as Caroline Bingley / Mrs. Gardiner, Emilie Kouatchou as Jane Bennet, Cait Martin as Cassandra / Charlotte Lucas, Kevyn Morrow as Mr. Bennet, Michele Ragusa as Mrs. Bennet, and Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. The ensemble will include Matt Gibson, Cameron Loyal, Angel Lozada, and Lucas Thompson.
In this extraordinary new musical of “Pride and Prejudice,” Jane Austen enters her most famous love story and embarks upon a journey of self-discovery. As the compelling story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy unfolds, Austen learns to see both the story and herself in a new light. Austen’s Pride is an extraordinary new musical feast bound for the world’s stages.
Tickets for this one-night-only performance $22.50 - $127 and are available online at carnegiehall.org | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh. For group tickets, please contact groupsales@carnegiehall.org or call 212.093.9705.
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10) Ballet Hispánico Presents
Instituto Coreográfico:
Showcasing Mark Travis Rivera
June 29, 2023
Ballet Hispánico presents Instituto Coreográfico: Showcasing Mark Travis Rivera on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 6:30pm at Studio 10 at the Arnold Center, 167 W. 89th Street, NYC. This free event offers a peek into the process of the creation of a new work! Doors open at 6pm, with a public showing at 6:30pm. Advance reservations required here, and seating is general admission. For more information, visit https://www.ballethispanico.org/company/performances/instituto-coreografico.
With spring and summer on the horizon, the award-winning Emerson Resort & Spa will operate seven days a week at full capacity from July 1 to October 31, 2023, just in time for the summer season as well as for fall foliage and leaf peeping season. From November 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, the Emerson will resume operating from Thursdays to Mondays. In addition, the Emerson is adding onto its diverse list of on-site activities and workshops, ranging from Reflexology classes to nature-based journaling, embracing the Emerson’s location in the tranquil Catskill mountains located only about two hours from New York City.
New, upcoming, & highlighted Emerson Resort experiences include:
- Reflexology Workshop for Couples at the Emerson Spa (NEW) – The ancient ritual of Reflexology focuses on pressure points in the hands and feet, opening up energy pathways in the body to relax. In the intimate group class that caps at six couples, guests can learn how to share Reflexology with their partner at home with a 90-minute lesson. The pricing for the lesson is $175 per couple.
· Restorative Yoga (NEW) – During the two-hour class, Restorative Yoga will help to balance the mind and body, relieve tension and anxiety, improve the immune system, stretch deep fascia, and increase flexibility. As a great introduction to yoga, the class is perfect for all experience levels and works to pave the way for relaxation and meditation. The class is $35 per participant.
· Learn Suminagashi, the Art of Marbling (NEW) – The simple practice of Suminagashi involves just water, dye, and paper, but results in endlessly fascinating art! In this class, guests will learn the ancient art of Japanese marbling and create truly one-of-a-kind works of paper art, culminating with making a set of marbled coasters. This class is a chance to slow time down through immersion in art with a group of only eight people. This class is free for overnight guests, or $25 per participant.
· Nature-Based Journaling Workshop (NEW) – Armed with a small sketchbook and a set of watercolor pencils, guests will be led through trails, gardens, and fields of the Emerson, recording their observations in a relaxed and engaging workshop. Classes will be available starting in June and will include basic instruction on sketching techniques and the use of watercolor pencils. No artistic skills are required. The class includes a sketchbook, watercolor pencils, and eraser, which can all be taken home to continue the practice. Price for this class is $35 per participant.
· Posie’s Pesto Garden (NEW) – Take home a jar of the perfect self-made pesto! Join the Emerson’s Creative Projects Coordinator, Posie Strenz, in the Emerson Gardens. Pick fresh basil and learn a variety of pesto variations in this outdoor workshop that will run on select dates in July and August. This class is free for overnight guests, or $25 per participant.
· Brookside Wander Project & Scavenger Hunts (RETURNING) – In partnership with the Catskill Streams Buffer Initiative, guests can learn about native plant species, pollinating meadows, streamside ecology and flood mitigation during an outdoor stroll through the Emerson’s Brookside Wander path. Guests can also enjoy other fun activities along Brookside Wander and the Emerson grounds including scavenger hunts for families, or guided nature walks upon request – all free of charge.
· 88th Annual Emerson Resort & Spa Woodstock Open (RETURNING) –The Emerson Resort & Spa is thrilled to host the 88th Annual Open on Monday, July 31, 2023. The Woodstock Open is the nation’s longest running golf tournament for both professionals as well as top amateurs.
· Fairy Door Workshop (RETURNING) – Craft a very special Fairy Door with help from the Emerson’s fairy design team. Take the door home or add it to the enchanted Emerson Fairy woods. Meant for those of all ages. Pricing for this class is free for overnight guests, or $25 per participant.
· Build a Mason Jar Terrarium (RETURNING) – Create a tiny ecosystem to take home and cultivate with this Mason Jar Terrarium Workshop. Instruction and materials are included – all guests need to bring is their creativity! Using natural materials and native plants, guests will have a tiny garden in a jar to grow for days to come. Pricing for this class is free for overnight guests, or $25 per participant.
In addition, the Emerson offers various booking specials, including the Midweek Escape Package, available July 2 through October 29, which takes 20% off a two-night midweek stay.
The Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre has announced that it will conclude its acclaimed 30-year run with the last ever Ice Factory Festival, featuring Artistic Director Robert Lyons’ ULTRA LEFT VIOLENCE as the final show.
ULTRA LEFT VIOLENCE reunites playwright Robert Lyons with director/performer Daniel Irizarry, whose Fall 2022 hit My Onliness was called “a welcome gust of weird” (New York Times) and “the most insane show now playing in New York City” (TheaterMania). Their earlier collaboration Yovo has been performed in NYC, Poland, Cuba and South Korea; and has been translated into Spanish and American Sign Language. Both plays are included in My Onliness and Others, a collection of six plays by Lyons published in Fall 2022 by Mercer Street Books. Ultra Left Violence will be further developed in residencies at Mercury Store and NACL in Fall 2023.
The festival will once again be a hybrid model that includes live in-person performances, as well as livestreams and on-demand. Ice Factory 2023 features seven new works over seven weeks, June 28 – August 12, at New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St.) in New York City.
Live in-person performances are Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7pm. All Thursday night performances are livestreamed at 7pm ET and then available on-demand through the end of the festival. Tickets are $20 and $18 (students and seniors). Purchase livestream and on-demand tickets at https://watch.eventive.org/icefactory2023 and in-person tickets at https://newohiotheatre.org.
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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Kimberly Akimbo: A New Musical, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori. This musical had its world premiere at Atlantic Theater Company in 2021. It transferred to the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2022.
New Jersey, 1999. Kimberly is about to turn sixteen and has recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. Suffering from a disease that causes her to age four and a half times faster than her high school peers, surrounded by a dysfunctional family (and possible felony charges), Kimberly is also navigating her first teenage crush. Ever the optimist, Kimberly is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.
14) THE INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL PHENOMENON
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
ANNOUNCES TODAYTIX RUSH POLICY
JUNE 22- JULY 16
AT THE DAVID H. KOCH THEATER
AT LINCOLN CENTER
The international musical and dance sensation Notre Dame de Paris announced a new rush policy today in partnership with TodayTix for its upcoming run. Following its long-awaited New York City debut last year, which was seen by over 30,000 people in just 12 performances, the production returns to the David H. Koch Theater (20 Lincoln Plaza) at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts this summer to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Featuring an international 30-member cast, Notre Dame de Paris will begin performances tomorrow, June 22, 2023, and will run through July 16, 2023. The original French production will be performed with English supertitles and a live orchestra. Notre Dame de Paris is presented by Nicolas & Charles Talar and Adam Blanshay Productions.
A limited number of $32 rush tickets for Notre Dame de Paris will be available through TodayTix, beginning with the first performance on June 22 and running daily through the final performance on July 16. Tickets for that day’s performance(s) will be available on the TodayTix app at 9am each day on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can download the app and “unlock” rush tickets by sharing the program on social media ahead of their desired performance day. Ticket buyers will be able to purchase up to two tickets. Seating locations and ticket quantities are subject to availability.
Telling the timeless story of the disfigured bell ringer Quasimodo and his devotion to the beautiful Esmerelda, Victor Hugo’s 1831 classic and beloved novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame has inspired generations of readers and has been adapted for films, operas, ballets and television shows.
The performance schedule is as follows:
- Week of June 19: Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday & Sunday at 2pm & 8pm.
- Week of June 26: Wednesday at 2pm & 8pm; Thursday at 7pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 3pm.
- Week of July 3: Wednesday & Thursday at 7pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday & Sunday at 2pm & 8pm.
- Week of July 10: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 7pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 2pm.
Tickets begin at $39 and can be purchased in person at the David H. Koch Theater box office, online at www.davidhkochtheater.com/tickets-and-events/notre-dame-de-paris or by phone at 212-496-0600.
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15) Opera Saratoga Announces 2023 Summer Festival Lineup at Universal Preservation Hall
Opera Saratoga is delighted to share a 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs. "We are excited to be partnering with Universal Preservation Hall this season for our MainStage performances and look forward to introducing our audiences to this amazing space right in downtown Saratoga Springs” says Managing Director, Amanda Robie. The season will also feature concert performances in the beloved Spa Little Theatre, The Mansion of Saratoga, and at Caffè Lena.
This season is a celebration of the immense talent of our Festival Artists, comprised of sixteen Festival Artist singers, two conductors, a pianist, and two directors, capstoned by two distinguished guest artists, Andy Papas and Eric McConnell (both of whom are alums of Opera Saratoga’s celebrated training program). "I am particularly excited about this season” says Head of Music Staff, Laurie Rogers, "as it is cast completely from either current or former members of our prestigious Young Artist program. Additionally, this year's talented singers, drawn from an application pool of over 900, will be showcased in our Broadway and Stars of Tomorrow concerts.”
The festival season provides something for all, featuring three productions: the Tony-award winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Don Pasquale, and a world-premiere of a new children’s opera based upon Oscar Wilde’s short story The Selfish Giant with music by Clarice Assad and libretto by Lila Palmer and additional festival concerts. Each performance will feature production elements that leverage the unique site-specific features of UPH.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder is a delightfully devilish musical comedy, with book by Robert L. Freedman and music by Steven Lutvak. The four time Tony-award winning show opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 2013, winning a Tony for "Best Musical”. Opera Saratoga is excited to share a new presentation of this musical comedy, with themes of love, deception, and trickery woven throughout both festival MainStage performances. The Italian "opera buffa" Don Pasquale is one of Gaetano Donizetti's most celebrated works as a musical comedy in three acts. Enjoy this bel canto classic as the scheming Dr. Malatesta and Norina's plot unfolds, much to the surprise of her beloved Ernesto and the wealthy Don Pasquale.
In a different thematic context, Opera Saratoga shares the story of Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant. The Selfish Giant was developed at American Lyric Theater under the auspices of the Composer Librettist Development Program in New York City with leadership support from The Mellon Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts. With great timeliness, this opera addresses themes of empathy, compassion, and togetherness as the selfish giant learns to share his bountiful garden with neighboring children - this show is suitable for the entire family! Opera Saratoga presents this work in the summer as an extension of our touring school production, Opera-to-Go which will visit schools throughout the greater Capital region and free performances will occur throughout the summer festival season. A full recording of this work, and comprehensive virtual lesson plan were shared with teachers, free of charge throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Festival Performances:
A Gentleman’s Guide — June 30, July 2 (matinee), 6, & 8, 2023, Universal Preservation Hall
Don Pasquale — July 1, 7, & 9 (matinee), 2023, Universal Preservation Hall
The Selfish Giant — July 1 (matinee) & 8 (matinee), 2023, Universal Preservation Hall
18) ROBBIE ROZELLE ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO SHOW “BRING ME GIANTS”
AT BIRDLAND THEATER
BroadwayWorld Award-winner Robbie Rozelle has announced his return to the historic nightclub Birdland with an all-new show, “Bring Me Giants” on June 29, 2023 at 8:30pm.
201 Engleside Ave.
Beach Haven, NJ
Comedy Nights:
June 26 at 8:30pm, July 17 at 8:30pm, and August 28 at 8:30pm
June 26 at 8:30pm
Comedians: Host Joe Bublewicz; Headliner: Chris Roach; Feature: Brendon Donnegan
July 17 at 8:30pm
Comedians: Host: Joe Bublewicz; Co-Headliners: Gary DeLena & Vanessa Hollingshead
August 28 at 8:30pm
Comedians: To be announced
The Little Mermaid: ]June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 2 August 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 at 6:00pm
Your favorite children's story with our own twist. Fun with the spirited and adventurous mermaid princess!
Geared for children 3-10.
Family Comedy Night with Taylor Mason: July 3 at 6:00pm
Taylor Mason brings his one-of-a-kind persona to Surflight. Taylor is a ventriloquist, musician, comedy magician and stand-up comedian who blends observational humor, keen musicianship and state-of-the-art ventriloquism. Taylor Mason will present a positive, hilarious, unforgettable program that connects people thru
those things that bond us: laughter, music, magic and the shared experience of something special, something original, and something unforgettable. The audience will not be mere spectators; rather they will participate in an interactive experience that will entertain all, from young children to parents and grandparents.
20) WICKED AND PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW YORK CITY TEAM UP WITH NYC PARKS ON SUMMER VOLUNTEER EVENT SERIES TO SUPPORT "LETS GREEN NYC” INITIATIVE
Recently, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, and NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City Kathryn Wylde and the Broadway musical Wicked to announce a new volunteer event series where New Yorkers will have the chance to volunteer alongside Wicked company members and members of the Broadway Green Alliance. The partnership will support NYC Parks' ambitious goal to reach a record number of volunteers: Let's Green NYC!
Through Let's Green NYC, Parks is building on its long legacy of volunteerism and public-private partnerships with groups who actively care for greenspaces to make it easier and more fun for everyone to beautify their parks, connect with fellow New Yorkers, and build stronger neighborhoods. This summer's partnership with Wicked will bring theater and park lovers together to pitch in and show their parks some love at events in Riverside Park in Manhattan (June 22), Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens (July 9), and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx (August 11). Over the course of the summer, this partnership is expected to engage an estimated 600 volunteers!
With the WE
NYC campaign, Parks is partnering with Wicked to help incentivize volunteering, attract new audiences, and make giving back an enjoyable way of connecting with neighbors and fellow New Yorkers.
Tune in tomorrow for More Theater Monday.
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