Sunday Scoop Week of 10/15/23 What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances

In New Jersey

1) Roebling

In New York

2) Arms and the Man

3) Artificial Flabors

4) Harmony

5) Of the Dreams That Was My Life ...

6) Translations

B) Extended Runs 

7) Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rom Through the Cotton Patch

C) What Else is Happening This Week and More

8) American Museum of Natural History Annual  Family Party 

in the Gilder Center 10/17

9) The 24 Hours Play on Broadway

10/31

10) Broadway at Birdland Presents Jaime De Roy and friends 

Entertainment Community Fund Benefit 10/23

11) Breaking the Binary Festival 

10/23 - 10/29

12) The Children's Museum of Manhattan Celebrates Halloween

13) Fathom Events Present The Met: Live 2023/2024 Season

14) I Put a Spell on You: The Witches Era 

at Sony Hall 8/23

15) PAC NYC Upcoming Event: Britton and the Sting: Sexy Funeral

10/20

16) The Shark is Broken Offers $75 Orchestra Seats, $45 Mezzanine Seats

17) TRU October Town Hall Live and on Zoom

10/19

18) TRU Accepting Submissions for 2024 TRU Voices Play Series

Through 10/29

19) Wicked Celebrates Celebrates 20th Anniversary 

with Speciality Cocktails and Themed Treats

20) World Menopause Day "It's Cool to Be Hot" Party by MenOpop

10/18

A) Beginning Performances

In New Jersey

1) Roebling

In 1869, John Roebling wins the contract to design and build the Brooklyn Bridge, the longest and tallest bridge in the world at the time. The construction spanned 14 years, involving 600 workers and at least two dozen people died in the process, including John Roebling. Roebling’s daughter-in-law, Emily, takes a stand ensuring that the Roebling name will forever be attached to this beloved historic landmark. 

Kelsey Theater at MCCC (1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor)

10/20 - 10/29

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit a.purplepass.com/events/259799-roebling---the-story-of-the-brooklyn-bridge-oct-20th-2023

In New York

2) Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw is one of Shaw’s most enduringly popular comedies. The plot follows a hunted soldier who, seeking refuge in a young lady’s boudoir, starts in motion a series of highly engaging and unlikely comedic events. His unusual philosophies about love, war and life in general open up a world of thought she’d never previously entertained--certainly not with her dashing war-hero fiancée who also arrives unexpectedly. This early work of Shaw’s is remarkably pithy. 

Theater Two at Theatre Row (410 W 42nd St)

10/17 - 11/18

Opening Night 10/26

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit t tinyurl.com/ARMS2023

3) Artificial Flavors

In a novel collaboration between humans and AI, Artificial Flavors turns the hot topic of artificial intelligence into a theater experience like nothing else. Knowing that the stories we tell ourselves shape and influence what happens in society, what will happen when many of those stories are computer generated? Hosted by The Civilians’ Artistic Director Steve Cosson, parts of the show are generated live by the latest AI programs and immediately performed, creating an entirely different show every night.

Theater B  59E59 Theatres (59 E 59th St.)

10/22 - 11/19

Opening 10/27

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit  59e59.org/shows/show-detail/artificial-flavors.

4) Harmony

Based on an unbelievable true story, Harmony tells the tale of the most successful entertainers you've never heard of. . . until now. In the 1920s and 30s, The Comedian Harmonists sold millions of records, made dozens of films, and sold-out the biggest theaters around the world.  Their heavenly harmonies and musical comedy antics catapulted these six talented young men from singing in the subway tunnels of Berlin to international superstardom.

Barrymore Theatre (243 W 47th St.) 

Begins performances 10/18

Opening Night 11/13

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

5) Of the Dream That Was My Life...

OF THE DREAM THAT WAS MY LIFE... tells the story of French sculptor Camille Claudel, muse and mistress of Auguste Rodin. Considered audacious in her time, Camille was ridiculed by her peers because she aspired to achieve recognition and stature among the great artists of Paris, a community overwhelmingly dominated by men in the late 1800s. Unwilling to recognize boundaries both personally and professionally, she was imprisoned in an insane asylum where she spent the last 30 years of her life.

American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th St.)

10/21 - 10/28

6) Translations

The play takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag - an Irish speaking community in County Donegal. Strangers have arrived in town in the form of a detachment of Royal Engineers engaged on behalf of the British Army and Government to “standardize” the Gaelic name places by translating them into English. There is friction in the community and there is also love and romance between the native and the strangers. Translations illuminates the significance of language at scales both large and small and questions the meaning of cultural expression and identity in an Ireland under British rule.

Irish Repertory Theatre  (132  W. 22nd St.)

10/20 - 12/3

Opening Night 10/29

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit irishrep.org

B) Extended Runs 

7) Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Rom Through the Cotton Patch

Exuberant and outrageous, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch is the joyous comedy that finds inspiration and laughs in the story of a man with a mission.  Alive with love and hope, this timeless story by American Playwright laureate Ossie Davis is directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, Topdog/Underdog).  

Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th St.)

Now closing 2/4

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

C) What Else is Happening This Week and More

8) Annual Family Party at the American Museum of Natural History

Featuring exciting performances, live animals, hands-on activities, and more in the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, October 17, 5 – 7:30 pm, when the American Museum of Natural History will host its annual Family Party. It’s one of the Museum’s most beloved traditions, and you won’t want to miss it this year.

The Family Party is a thrilling evening that features entertaining and hands-on educational activities for children of all ages, as well as adults. It’s a unique opportunity for the whole family to get together and explore the wonders of the Museum after hours. You will meet curators, scientists, and educators and find out more about some of the most exciting artifacts and specimens in our collections. Live animals will also make appearances!

Packages and individual tickets may be purchased online or by calling 212-496-3457.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.amnh.org/calendar/family-party or contact Diane Morales at 212-496-3457 or email familyparty@amnh.org.

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9) THE 23RD ANNUAL

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY

MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2023

AT THE TOWN HALL

Actors, writers, directors and production staff will gather for the first time on the evening of October 22 to introduce themselves and share the prop and costume item they’ve been asked to bring. The writers will then use everything they’ve learned from the brainstorm session to write brand-new plays overnight. In the morning, the actors and directors will receive the six new plays and team up with production staff to begin their rehearsal and tech process ahead of curtain time on October 23.

Since 1995, The 24 Hour Plays have brought creative communities together to write, rehearse and perform new plays and musicals in 24 hours. The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway is the annual flagship event where stars from theater, film and television write and perform new work about the world we live in. This one-night-only event showcases great artists in new ways, sparks enduring creative partnerships and offers audiences an electric you-had-to-be-there Broadway experience.

Proceeds from The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway support The 24 Hour Plays’ non-profit activities throughout the year, including education programming with students from middle school to college, professional development for emerging artists in The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, the free Viral Monologues series, and partner productions all around the world.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit  24hourplays.org/Broadway.

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10) Broadway at Birdland

Monday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Jamie deRoy & friends acclaimed Variety Show

 

To Benefit

The Entertainment Community Fund

 

Special Guests include:

Tony Danza, Nikki M. James, Daisy Jopling,

Nicolas King & Seth Sikes and Steven Scott

Show business tour de force and 12-time Tony® Award-winning producer Jamie deRoy brings her acclaimed Jamie deRoy & friends cabaret show back to New York’s famed Birdland Jazz Club, Monday, October 23^rd at 7:00 p.m. 

 

The one-night only show is part of the club’s Broadway at Birdland Concert Series. Birdland is located at 315 West 44^th Street in New York’s theatre district.

 

Proceeds from the event produced by deRoy will benefit The Entertainment Community Fund which assists those in the cabaret industry with medical needs and concerns. The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs honored Jamie with a MAC Award for her multiple shows that have benefited her signature initiative. The Jamie deRoy & friends cabaret series has been attracting New York audiences for over 30 years.

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

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11) BREAKING THE BINARY

THEATRE FESTIVAL

 

OCTOBER 23 – 29, 2023

 

 Presenting seven evenings of new work created

by TNB2S+ artists for TNB2S+ artists

at 3 Dollar Bill and in the Shiva Theater at the Public

Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival features seven evenings of work fully created and developed by transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2S+) theatre artists.

All tickets to Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival are complimentary. To reserve tickets, please visit www.btb-nyc.com/23festival. 

 

The Festival will officially launch with PARADISE: An Interdisciplinary Revue on Monday October 23 at 3 Dollar Bill (260 Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY 11206), and continue its run with six new theatrical works in the Shiva Theater at The Public (425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003) from Tuesday October 24 through Sunday October 29, 2023.

For more information, visit please visit www.btb-nyc.com/23festival.

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12) The Children's Museum of Manhattan 

Celebrates Halloween

Come celebrate Halloween at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)! This month, CMOM will present three unique programs: CMOM x Cricket’s Candy Creations Epic Trick or Treat Fest, Halloween Head-To-Toe, and some extra special events! For more information, please visit https://cmom.org/cmom-programs/.

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13) The Met: Live in HD 2023–24 Season Features Nine Performances Transmitted Live from the Metropolitan Opera Stage to Cinemas Nationwide through Fathom Events

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 17^th season on Saturday, October 21, and will feature nine Saturday matinee performances transmitted from the Met stage to movie theaters nationwide. Tickets are on sale through Fathom Events or participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations, visit fathomevents.com  (participating theaters are subject to change).

In addition to Fathom’s live Saturday transmissions, encore screenings of each opera will be shown in theaters on Wednesdays, with presentations in both the afternoon and evening.

For more information about The Met: Live in HD, visit metopera.org/hd.

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14) The Sanderson Sisters Return For the Children in 

Jay Armstrong Johnson's

I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA

Benefiting the Ali Forney Center

Monday, October 23, at 8 pm

Sony Hall in NYC

Kampfire Films and Jay Armstrong Johnson are thrilled to announce the return of Broadway’s annual sold-out Halloween concert-meets-dance-party, I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA. This year they have partnered with a new cause in support of the children from the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a full-service organization for LGBTQ+ youth to protect them from homelessness. 

 

In the search to find beauty, youth, and immortality, the bewitching and beloved Sanderson Sisters return from the dead and gather their most famous friends to help them lure the children of New York. 

 

The show returns to New York City’s Sony Hall (235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036) on Monday, October 23, 2023 at 8 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) and is followed by a blowout dance party and costume contest.  Space is limited, and this event is expected to sell out quickly. Reserve your spot now and secure your place in the biggest Broadway Halloween celebration of the year! For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://ipasoy2023.cbo.io.

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15) PAC NYC

Upcoming Event

PAC NYC 

251 Fulton St.

New York, NY

PACNYC.org.

Britton and the Sting: Sexy Funeral 

October 20, 2023 8:00 PM

 

Britton & The Sting is a funk liberation band created by Tony Award-winning artist/advocate, Britton Smith. The band will present Sexy Funeral, which is a ritual of grief, that creates a sanctuary of communal letting go of dead things in our lives that are no longer serving us. For this performance, the building will be closed to the public and only ticket buyers will have access to the performance. Tickets will be available for purchase at PACNYC.org.

For more information about this and other upcoming events at PAC NYC or to purchase tickets,, visit PACNYC.org.

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16) CELEBRATE “SHARKTOBER” - TAKE A BITE OUT OF BROADWAY!

ALL ORCHESTRA SEATS $75

ALL MEZZANINE SEATS $45 

 

FINAL 6 WEEKS TO SEE THE STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

MUST CLOSE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Celebrate “Sharktober” with $75 orchestra tickets and $45 mezzanine tickets to see the laugh-out-loud comedy that has been making a splash on Broadway.  This pricing feeding frenzy for the critically acclaimed comedy is good through Wednesday, November 1^st.  THE SHARK IS BROKEN, playing at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), stars Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider, and Ian Shaw portraying his father Robert Shaw, who played “Quint” in JAWS.   The strictly limited engagement of THE SHARK IS BROKEN must end Sunday, November 19, 2023.  Co-written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, THE SHARK IS BROKEN is the Olivier Award-nominated comedy that imagines what happened on board “The Orca” when the cameras stopped rolling during the filming of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, JAWS. 

 

Tickets for THE SHARK IS BROKEN are available at Telecharge.com (212.239.6200) and at the John Golden Theatre box office (252 West 45th Street).  Tickets for performances through November 1 range from $45 - $135 (including $2 facility fee).  This special pricing for the month of October excludes premium tickets.  The playing schedule for THE SHARK IS BROKEN is as follows: Tuesday – Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 8pm, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 3pm.

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming on JAWS is delayed…again. The film’s lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider—are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.

For more information, visit TheSharkIsBroken.com

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17) Theater Resources Unlimited

announces their October Town Hall, 

Live and on Zoom,

Career Roadblocks: Gender Disparity and Ageism

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Networking at 6:30pm ET, 

Open Forum at 7:00pm ET

Polaris North Studio, 245 W. 29th Street, 

4th Floor, NYC

A return to live monthly panels/discussions,

with a simultaneous streaming for our friends outside of New York City.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces Career Roadblocks: Gender Disparity and Ageism, a live townhall. Co-hosted by Jacquelyn Bell Kearney, 2020 Special Tony Awarded founder of Broadway Advocacy Coalition and an Associate at the Nederlander Organization, writer Rose-Marie Brandwein, president of the board of Polaris North Studio, writer/activist Cindy Cooper, co-initiator of Honor Roll!/The Profiles Project, actress Emma Davidov, founder of The Aurelians Collective, writer Nico Juber (Millennials are Killing Musicals) and director Ludovica Villar-Hauser, founder, artistic and executive director of Parity Productions. The town hall will be moderated by Cheryl L. Davis, VP of TRU and general counsel for The Authors Guild, and TRU executive director Bob Ost.

TRU monthly conversations continue about issues of current cultural significance. They expand their conversation about the ongoing uphill battle for gender equality and add in the inequities of ageism. These fights have been part of our political fabric for generations and continue to influence and impact the arts and specifically, for us, theater. We will look at the ongoing struggle for equal pay, equal opportunities and equal rights, the resistance to women being accepted in positions of power and thought leadership, the cultural trap of double standards and implicit bias, the undervaluing of experience in the workplace and more. Our guest "co-hosts" span several generations in an effort to consider whether the perception of these issues differs from generation to generation, and to examine ways in which they can help and influence each other. Attendees are encouraged to talk about their own experiences with discrimination. TRU offers this as an opportunity for everyone to learn from actual experiences and find ways to support each other while exploring initiatives that might bring us closer to genuine respect and acceptance.

Doors open at 6:30pm for networking and roundtable introductions of everyone in the room – come prepared with your best 20-second summary of who you are, and what you need. The Open Forum will start at 7:00pm. Free for members of TRU, Polaris North and Parity Productions; $15 for non-members with a $5Starving Artist ticket available for all. To register, visit https://truonline.org/events/town-hall-gender-disparity-ageism/

For more information about TRU membership and programs, visit truonline.org.

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18) Theater Resources Unlimited

in association with CreateTheater

is now open for submissions for the

2024 TRU VOICES Annual Play Reading Series

Submission Deadline: October 29, 2023

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the submissions deadline for TRU VOICES will be on October 29, 2023. Presented in association with CreateTheater.com and with the generous support of R.K. Greene and The StoryLine Project, TRU VOICES seeks full length plays for the annual series, which has historically been held in June, but this year moves to Sundays in January/February 2024. The presentations will be virtual once again. TRU will pay for a developmental reading of your new play. To apply, fill out an application – PRS24Application (writable PDF) or PRS24Application (Word) – and email with a blinded script to TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com Full guidelines can be found at https://truonline.org/2024-play-guidelines/.

Created to nurture producers as well as writers, TRU VOICES seeks producer-driven projects. Each reading is followed by a "Dollars and Sense" panel discussion with prominent New York producers, general managers and artistic directors focusing on potential venues, marketing and budgeting of the work. TRU Literary Manager Cate Cammarata will once again oversee the administration of TRU Voices.

Producers are invited to submit new work that they are interested in developing. Theater companies are invited to submit new work that they wish to produce in the series. Writers are invited to submit and are strongly encouraged to use this as an opportunity to form a relationship with a potential producer, for our series and perhaps for the future.

TRU is particularly interested in works that deal with current social issues and encourages submissions from BIPOC voices. However, all good works are welcome by all and any talented writer. For more information, visit truonline.org/tru-event-category/tru-voices/. For guidelines, please visit https://truonline.org/2024-play-guidelines/. Please direct any questions to TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com

TRU members may submit free of charge. All non-members must submit a $25 application fee, which is applicable towards our $95 annual membership. If selected for the series, at least one member of the producing/writing team must be a paid member of TRU.

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19) Wicked Celebrates 20th Anniversary

with Speciality Cocktails 

and Themed Treats

To celebrate its upcoming 20^th Anniversary on Monday, October 30^th, the Broadway blockbuster WICKED is partnering with several local restaurants and bars with special WICKED-themed creations to help ring in the anniversary celebration. From the Flying Monkeys Milkshake to a Gravity-Defying Cocktail, there is something for every Ozian to enjoy.

 

Information on specific partners and offerings  can be found at https://wickedthemusical.com/wicked-20-partners/

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20) MENOPOP ANNOUNCES

IT’S COOL TO BE HOT PARTY

FEATURING THE MENOPAUSE FAIRY

 

SWEATY WOMEN UNITE ON WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18^TH

MenOpop, known for the world’s first menopause pop-up and activity book, is hosting a FREE virtual, global It’s Cool to be HOT Party on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 in celebration of World Menopause Day. This all-day event featuring The Menopause Fairy will unleash an uplifting and funny online celebration and activation of support for women around the world going through ‘the change’. 

 

The daylong event includes live virtual access to diverse workshop leaders offering sessions on mindset, sexuality, confidence building, and more, as well as movement classes, and artists offering music, comedy, and dance entertainment. Surprise celebrity guests will pop in via video letting the “MenOpoppers” population know they are seen, heard, and celebrated.

 

Top menopause wellness providers and major influencers have supplied gifts and promos for a free virtual swag bag for all RSVPs. Goodies range from happy hormone cocktails and soothing meditations to body image/wellness exercises and brain fog assistance. The party invites the MenOpopulation, with 6000 newbies joining every day, to find they’re not going crazy, not alone, and can bond with an enormous community and feel empowered.

 

For more information, visit MenOpop.com

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