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14) THE 2024 LAGNIAPPE SERIES
ANNOUNCED FOR
J2 SPOTLIGHT MUSICAL THEATER COMPANY
The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company (Jim Jimirro, Executive Producer/Co-Founder; Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director/Co-Founder) has revealed the Lagniappe schedule for their 2024 season.
Pronounced “Lan-yap,” the word “Lagniappe” comes from the Louisiana French meaning ‘bonus’ or ‘gift.’ For J2 audiences, these post-show events are treats for those in attendance and have featured such artists as Stephen Schwartz, Lonny Price, Richard Maltby Jr, Wayne Cilento, Baayork Lee, and more.
Do Re Mi, which will be directed by Ovation Award-winning director Robert W. Schneider with musical direction by Miles Plant and choreography by Andrew Winans, has the following lagniappe schedule following each performance.
April 20th, Matinee- Broadway: 1960 with Peter Filichia
April 20th, Evening- Cast Talkback
April 21st- Analog Google with Jim Jimirro
April 24th- Creative Team Talkback
April 25th- Creative Team Talkback
April 26th- Original Cast Reunion/Scholar
April 27th, Matinee- The House That Do Re Mi Built: A History of the St. James Theater with Jennifer Ashley Tepper
April 27th, Evening- Cast Talkback
Lucky Stiff, which will be helmed by Schneider and Plant, with choreography by Gerry McIntyre, has the following lagniappe schedule following each performance.
May 4th, Matinee- Broadway: 1988 with Peter Filichia
May 4th, Evening- Cast Talkback
May 5th- Analog Google with Jim Jimirro
May 8th- Creative Team Talkback
May 9th- Creative Team Talkback
May 10th- Original Cast Reunion/Scholar
May 11th, Matinee- The House That Lucky Stiff Built: A History of Playwrights Horizons with Jennifer Ashley Tepper
May 11th, Evening- Cast Talkback
Tickets can be purchased by going to www.j2spotlightnyc.com
For more information, visit j2spotlightnyc.com.
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Producer R. Erin Craig announced that stock and amateur performance rights for the critically acclaimed new musical Austen’s Pride will be available for one year only starting this summer through the summer of 2025. A limited number of schools and organizations in select areas will be granted rights to perform the musical retelling of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs with orchestrations by Amanda Jacobs and additional vocal arrangements by Lindsay Warren Baker. Applications are now being accepted via the musical’s website.
In this extraordinary new musical, Jane Austen’s most famous love story comes to life and she 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 a new musical of beauty, wit, and wisdom, wrapped up in a journey of self-discovery. Austen’s Pride is Pride and Prejudice the way you have never before imagined…a story you will not soon forget, with an achingly beautiful score that will transport you to another time and place.
For more information on Austen’s Pride, visit austensprideamusical.com.
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17) “CABARET
AT THE KIT KAT CLUB”
ANNOUNCES ITS $25 DIGITAL LOTTERY TICKET POLICY
EAGERLY ANTICIPATED FIRST PREVIEW
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1 AT THE AUGUST WILSON THEATRE
Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Smith & Brant Theatricals, and Wessex Grove, announce the $25 digital lottery ticket policy for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ahead of the production’s eagerly anticipated first preview on Monday, April 1 at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).
Participants will have a chance to enter to win $25 tickets via the Lucky Seat platform. Participants must have a Lucky Seat account to participate in the lottery.
For weekday performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the day before the performance with winners being selected beginning at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed. For weekend performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the Friday before, with winner selection following at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed.
Winners will have a limited window in which to purchase and claim their tickets, so those entering are encouraged to keep an eye on the drawing on the dates they have entered. Tickets are subject to availability. Limit of two tickets per patron. Entries are accepted at www.luckyseat.com.
Starring Academy Award® and Tony Award® winner Eddie Redmayne in his Olivier Award®-winning performance as the ‘Emcee’ and introducing Gayle Rankin as the toast of Mayfair ‘Sally Bowles, the production, directed by Olivier Award winner Rebecca Frecknall and designed by Tony Award nominee and Evening Standard Award® winner Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will have decadent twin opening night gala celebrations starting Saturday, April 20 and continuing into the following night, with the official press opening on Sunday, April 21. Tickets are on sale now at www.kitkat.club or via Seat Geek HERE.
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ANNOUNCES THE POSTPONEMENT OF
WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
WRITTEN BY ALICE CHILDRESS
DIRECTED BY LACHANZE
PLAY WILL NOW JOIN THE 2024-25 SEASON
Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director) announced that the upcoming production of Wine in the Wilderness, written by Alice Childress and directed by LaChanze, has been postponed. Originally set to begin performances in spring 2024, Wine in the Wilderness will be produced during the 2024-2025 season at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 East 13th Street, NY, NY 10003).
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| Courtesy of Centenary Stage Company 19) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY TO HOST VETERAN SYMPOSIUM WITH ROLLING WORLD PREMIERE OF BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK BY JACQUELINE GOLDFINGER. |
As a part of the Rolling World Premiere Production of Backwards, Forwards, Back by Jaqueline Goldfinger, following the performance on April 7th at 2:00, CSC is hosting a Symposium following the show, where a panel of veterans and professionals serving the veteran community will join together onstage to host a discussion about veterans’ affairs, the content of the play, current PTSD therapies, and more. The symposium is free to attend and currently will feature 7 guest panelists: Annette Conforti Smith, Dennis Higgins, Tim Nicinski, Emily Romero, Gregory Somjen, Ray Chimileski, Paul Frabizzio, and Margie Pavlichko.
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JAMIE CD AND ANANIA ON APRIL 17
PIXEL THE DRAG JESTER AND WESLEY ON APRIL 24
HOSTED BY JUPITER GENESIS
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS EVERY WEDNESDAY
Joe Germanotta, owner of Joanne Trattoria (70 West 68th), announced the special guests for the month of April for Drag Me To Joanne’s, a free speakeasy drag show hosted by Jupiter Genesis. The special guests announced are Vicky Vee and Vanity Lavain (April 3), Venus Mystique and Hannukah Lewensky (April 10), Jamie CD and Anania (April 17), and Pixel the Drag Jester and Wesley (April 24).
Now heading into the third month of performances, for the month of April, Joanne Trattoria is offering a 2-for-1 cocktail special until 8pm every Wednesday for parties of 3 or more. Additionally, if your name is Joanne (or a variation of), you will receive free Drag Me To Joanne merchandise.
Every Wednesday, the performance will begin at 5:30pm and run throughout the evening with a break between 7:00pm and 7:30pm and then will continue until 9:00pm. Reservations can be made for anytime from 5:15pm until 8:30pm.
A one-of-a-kind experience, Drag Me To Joanne’s is the only free weekly speakeasy drag show on the Upper West Side. For reservations, text ‘DRAG’ to 212 721 0068, or click on the OpenTable link here.
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21) Free NYC Walking Tours
Thursday, April 25th
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22) DIGITAL LOTTERY, GENERAL RUSH TICKETS AND
$25 PREVIEW RUSH TICKETS (80’S PRICES!)
ANNOUNCED FOR
BROADWAY’S “TOTALLY RAD” NEW MUSICAL COMEDY!
“THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL"
Hunter Arnold, Tyler Mitchell and Kayla Greenspan announced new ticketing initiatives for the Broadway musical The Heart of Rock and Roll which began previews on Friday, March 29th in advance of an April 22nd Opening Night.
$25 Preview Rush tickets are available for performances through April 22, 2024. They can be purchased at the Box Office on the day of the performance. Tickets are $25, there are 25 tickets available at this price at each performance, and there is a limit of 2 per person. Definitely 1980’s pricing!
The Digital Lottery can be entered online at https://rush.telecharge.com/. Entries begin at 12:00 am one day before the performance, and winners are drawn that same day at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. Winners may buy up to 2 tickets at $49 each.
General Rush tickets are available starting April 24th, 2024. They can be purchased at the James Earl Jones Theatre box office on the day of performance. Tickets are $45 each with a limit of 2 per person. There is limited availability.
Pricing for all ticketing initiatives is inclusive of fees. Blackout dates may apply.
Set in 1987 and jam-packed with Huey Lewis megahits like “Do You Believe in Love”, “Hip to Be Square” , and “If This Is It,” The Heart of Rock and Roll centers on a couple of twenty-somethings on the cusp of their futures—Bobby, a rock and roller who’s traded his guitar for the corporate ladder and his boss Cassandra who’s always put the family business first. When they both get a second shot at their dreams, it’ll take “The Power of Love” and a little help from their friends — to figure out what kind of life they really want.
Tickets are now on sale at Telecharge.com, by phone at 212-239-6200, or at the James Earl Jones Theatre box office.
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ANNOUNCES A DIGITAL LOTTERY
AND RUSH TICKETS
PERFORMANCES BEGAN THURSDAY, MARCH 28
AT THE SHUBERT THEATRE
The new Broadway musical HELL’S KITCHEN recently announced a digital lottery and in-person rush which began Thursday, March 28—the same day as its first performance at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street).
HELL'S KITCHEN tickets are available through a digital lottery the day before the performance at rush.telecharge.com. The digital lottery opens at rush.telecharge.com at 12am (ET) one day before the performance with winners announced that same morning at 10am (ET), with a second announcement of additional winners that afternoon at 3pm (ET). Winners may purchase up to two tickets at $39 each (inclusive of $5 service fee), subject to availability. Seats may be partial view.
HELL'S KITCHEN tickets are available through a digital lottery the day before the performance at rush.telecharge.com. The digital lottery opens at rush.telecharge.com at 12am (ET) one day before the performance with winners announced that same morning at 10am (ET), with a second announcement of additional winners that afternoon at 3pm (ET). Winners may purchase up to two tickets at $39 each (inclusive of $5 service fee), subject to availability. Seats may be partial view.
Tickets for Hell’s Kitchen are available at HellsKitchen.com and Telecharge.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the Shubert Theatre box office. Ticket prices range from $59-199.
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| Photo courtesy of Keith Sherman PR 24) Japan Society presents "(IM)POSSIBLE BABY: Art, Ethics, and Biology"... April 5 at 6:30pm |
Tickets for “(IM)POSSIBLE BABY: Art, Ethics & Biology” at Japan Society are currently on sale. Ticket prices are $16 for non-members, and $12 for members, seniors, students, and people with disabilities.
The Talk takes place at Japan Society’s landmarked headquarters at 333 East 47th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues), one block from the United Nations. For complete information, visit www.japansociety.org.
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| Photo courtesy of Michelle Tabnick PR 25) Melody Bates and 5th Wall Studio present All the Birds of the World Thursday, April 4 - Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 5th Wall Studio, North 4th Street #7, Brooklyn, NY |
Melody Bates, in partnership with 5th Wall Studio, presents All the Birds of the World, part of her Enchanted Islands project, on Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5 at 7pm, and Saturday, April 6 at 2pm, 4:30pm, and 7pm at 5th Wall Studio, North 4th Street #7, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Every thousand years, all of the Great Birds of the world gather to perform a secret, sacred ritual that keeps the music of the spheres--and all life with it--humming smoothly. But this year something is wrong...and a tiny unlikely hero is the only hope of saving everything.
Think of it as Faerie Queen Story Hour. Written as part of her Enchanted Islands project, Melody Bates' original fairy tale, All the Birds of the World, brings Phoenix, Roc, Thunderbird, Hugin and Muninn, and many more to vibrant life in a lyrical, high-spirited tale of magic and heroic adventure. This virtuoso feat of live storytelling features an incredible couture costume created by Jennifer Paar, in an all-new staging that includes aerial design by 5th Wall Studio. Directed by Nicki Miller, with rigging coordinator Benjamin E. Oyzon and lighting design by Gwyneth Larsen, All the Birds of the World is a dazzling and transportative experience, suitable for audiences of all ages.
Written and performed by Melody Bates
Direction and choreography by Nicki Miller
Costumes by Jennifer Paar
Aerial Design by 5th Wall Studio
Aerial Rigging Coordinator Benjamin E. Oyzon
Stage Management by Rachel Radenberg
Lighting Design by Gwyneth Larsen
Wig Design by Jonathan Amaro
Aerial Coaching by Gwyneth Larsen and Rebecca Magazine of 5th Wall Studios
All the Birds of the World is part of Enchanted Islands, a living art story project created by writer-performer Melody Bates in collaboration with costume artist Jennifer Paar and Maine sculptor Peter Beerits. The July 2023 debut of this innovative project took place on Deer Isle, Maine, and featured three tales written and performed by Bates, in extraordinary couture costumes created by Paar, with sculptural elements created by Beerits. For more info, visit https://melodybates.wixsite.
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26) NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS
Announces Casting of
The Sorcerer & Trial By Jury
April 6-7, 2024
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) concludes its 49th season with a double bill of Gilbert & Sullivan’s first two extant collaborations, The Sorcerer and Trial By Jury. The repertory company will present three performances at New York’s Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th.
Originally billed as a “Dramatic Cantata,” Trial By Jury was written as a one-act afterpiece for Offenbach’s La Perichole. Having been trained as an attorney, it is not surprising that W.S. Gilbert would aim some of his first satirical jabs at the law in this over the top send up of the legal system. Edwin, tiring of his sweetheart Angelina, falls in love with another and Angelina accordingly hauls him into court for breech of promise. At the rise of the curtain, the Usher, while enjoining impartiality on the jurymen, shows a definite partiality himself for the fair Plaintiff. Edwin explains that he simply happened to fall in love with another girl. Though both Jury and Judge indicate that they have had similar episodes in their own pasts, they have little sympathy for him. Finally, the Judge, disgusted at the objections and eager to get away, marries Angelina himself. Trial By Jury was last produced by NYGASP in 2011.
Set in a quaint English village, The Sorcerer is the story of Alexis, a young military officer who purchases a love-at-first-sight potion from a respectable and old-established Family Sorcerer. Of course, this potion is compounded on the strictest of moral principles so as to have no effect on married persons. The power of love is tested when, after drinking tea spiked with the potion, the whole village finds itself engaged in hilarious mismatches – including the sorcerer himself! Even the well meaning, but misguided, Alexis is unhappy with this situation, so the sorcerer agrees to make a personal sacrifice in order to set things back the way they were - disappearing magically to the delight of all. Combining Gilbert's favorite theme of class distinction with magical and theatrical illusions, the production features Sullivan's lilting melodies, glorious harmonies, and just the right touch of pastoral sentiment to convey the essence of Gilbert's light-hearted satire. The New York Times said this production “packs ample charms, including a felicitous score that charms a modern audience!” NYGASP last produced the work in 2012.
Performance schedule is as follows:
Saturday, April 6th at 2:00pm* & 7:30pm
*Family Overture: Musical introduction and plot summary made entertaining for the entire family (12:45 in theatre prior to the Saturday afternoon performance)
Sunday, April 7th at 3:00pm
For information and to purchase tickets please visit www.nygasp.org/.
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| Photo courtesy of Prana PR 27) NJPAC’S AILEY DAY RETURNS TO NEWARK FREE ALVIN AILEY DANCE CLASSES + MORE!!!, ARTIST TALKS AND PERFORMANCES PRESENTED BY ARTS CENTER AND AILEY’S ARTS IN EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Saturday, April 6 at 9AM NJPAC RSVP Link 1 Center Street Newark, N.J. |
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| Photo courtesy of Kory Aversa PR 28) PHILADELPHIA ZOO’S “RUN WILD FOR THE ZOO” 5K & FUN RUN RETURNS TO THE ZOO THIS SPRING |
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| Photo courtesy of Kory Aversa PR 29) Philadelphia Zoo Announces Birth of Endangered White-Handed Gibbon, Ape Species Native to Southeast Asia |
The baby, born on exhibit inside of PECO Primate Reserve, is visible to guests
Philadelphia Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a white-handed gibbon, an endangered ape species native to Southeast Asia. The Zoo’s animal team says the baby boy, born just before keeper staff arrived on Thursday, March, 14, is healthy and continues to nurse from mom who’s demonstrating all the right behaviors caring for him. The baby, born to 35-year-old mom Phoenice (pronounced fuh-NIECE) and 34-year-old dad Mercury, has two older siblings at the Zoo: 5-year-old brother Polaris and 2-year old sister Ophelia. The Zoo keeper team has named the baby boy Eros after the asteroid that orbits Mars. The baby’s birth is a part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) breeding program to ensure the survival of this species and maintain a genetically diverse population. White-handed gibbons are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with threats including hunting, the pet trade and habitat loss.
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30) THEATRE PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES 7TH ANNUAL PHILLY THEATRE WEEK WITH 11 DAYS FILLED WITH PAY WHAT YOU CAN PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, READINGS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
Theatre Philadelphia is thrilled to announce the return of Philly Theatre Week featuring performances, readings, workshops, pre-sales and special events from April 4 to April 14, 2024. Now in its seventh year, Philly Theatre Week returns as the biggest theatre event of the year, returning to stages and venues in Philadelphia, Delaware, South Jersey, and surrounding counties. Audiences are invited to experience new works, world premieres, tried and true favorites, new companies - and more. Festivities will kick-off with a special Philly Theatre Week Preview on Monday, April 1st at 6:00 pm at the annual Raise Your Voice event at Temple Performing Arts Center on the Temple University Campus. Audiences will get to experience a sampling of performances and previews from participating companies and artists, plus celebrated local theatre artist Ontaria Kim Wilson will give a special keynote address. Theatre Philadelphia will also present three other curated events this year including a story slam, virtual poetry event and community picnic. For the second year in a row, all events feature pay what you can tickets in order to encourage and welcome new audiences to discover theatre while encouraging returning patrons to make donations and invest in our theatre community. Tickets for the preview and all shows/events are on sale and available at www.phillytheatreweek.com. Follow Theatre Philadelphia on social media for updates at @theatrephiladelphia.
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31) 2024 FRESH INK READING SERIES
FEATURING READINGS FROM
THE DOROTHY STRELSIN NEW AMERICAN WRITERS GROUP
THE 2023-24 COHORT INCLUDES
BENJAMIN BENNE, OSCAR A. L. CABRERA,
FEDNA JACQUET, ERIC MICHA HOLMES, JONATHAN NORTON, MADHURI SHEKAR AND CALAMITY WEST
APRIL 3-12, 2024
AT 59E59 THEATERS’ THEATER A
READINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH ADVANCE RESERVATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT PRIMARYSTAGES.ORG
PRIMARY STAGES (Erin Daley, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today programming for the 2024 Fresh Ink Reading Series, the first opportunity to hear brand new plays from the playwrights in the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group. All readings are free and open to the public and will be held at 3pm in Theater A at 59E59 Theaters (59 E 59th Street, New York, NY 10022). Advance reservation is required and can be made here.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.PRIMARYSTAGES.ORG
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32) South Street Seaport Museum
Free Ecological Exploration Activity with Pay What You Wish General Admission Weekends, April 6–28, 2024, 11am–4:30pm |
Join them at the Seaport Museum to explore the effects of ocean acidification on the shells and exoskeletons of marine life, discover how the Croton Aqueduct revolutionized New Yorkers’ access to fresh water, learn about the role of humble oyster shells in expanding Manhattan’s cityscape, explore the impact of storms on New York’s coastlines, and understand the contributions of the federal Clean Water Act to the preservation of New York Harbor.
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33) South Street Seaport Museum
Announces Free Monthly Sing-Alongs
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
Online and In-Person
April 7, 2024, 2-4pm ET
The South Street Seaport Museum’s monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program continues on the first Sunday of every month. April is the last month that the free program will be presented in a hybrid format, both indoors at the Museum and online, before it moves to in-person only on the tall ship Wavertree. Join us for the last hybrid Chantey Sing of the season!
From November 2023 to April 2024, you are invited to join the lively chantey experience either in-person at the Seaport Museum’s introduction galleries or virtually via Zoom, allowing you to join from anywhere. Each sing will be hosted by a local artist who will lead the sea-song sing-along that will feature a variety of traditional maritime work songs and ballads. Attendees are encouraged to sing along with the chorus or just sit back and enjoy the music. Throughout the event, both in-person and virtual attendees take the stage for this round-robin where you can sing and share the chantey of your choice.
Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to attend and can lead or request a traditional maritime work song or ballad. The program will offer a round-robin where anyone can sing and share the chantey of their choice, join in the choruses throughout the event, or just listen.
The April hybrid sing will be hosted by Bonnie Milner.
The hybrid event is free, and registration is encouraged.
seaportmuseum.org/hybrid-
In-Person Registration
Advanced in-person registration to join the event in the 12 Fulton Street introduction galleries, is encouraged for this event but walkups will be accommodated as possible. Any in-person attendee is welcome to lead a song during the round-robin; if you have a specific song in mind, please inform us of the song title when you register.
Zoom Registration
For all Zoom attendees, advanced registration is required. Please note that due to capacity limitations, only a limited number of online participants will be able to lead a song during the event. If you wish to lead a song on Zoom, please provide the song title when you register. You can register to join the Zoom event until the start of the program, but registration for leading a song on Zoom closes one week in advance.
Can’t decide whether to join in-person or via Zoom? All registrants will receive the Zoom link in their confirmation email, regardless of their registration choice. If there’s a chance you might attend in-person, please sign up for an in-person ticket to help us with our planning.
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34) Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup and David Shenk
present the Moving Memory Project a festival devoted to memory and forgetting what we share featuring an interactive audience gameshow ‘what we share’, the latest iteration of Nelson’s in-process performance piece Dea v.5.2, and post-performance discussion led by best-selling author, David Shenk Friday, April 5 at 8pm at Broadway Presbyterian Church Free Admission, RSVP required |
Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup and David Shenk present The Moving Memory Project: what we share on Friday, April 5th at 8pm at Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 W. 114th Street New York, NYC.
RSVP HERE.
Launched in 2019, The Moving Memory Project embodies its founders’ vision of bringing together artists, caregivers, and seniors to create a community of care surrounding issues connected to memory loss and destigmatizing the diagnosis of dementia, with the goal of raising awareness, to increase funding, until a cure is found. “Works like this can help the world think and talk about Alzheimer's in important new ways” says co-producer David Shenk, whose writings on Alzheimer's and dementia garnered him international acclaim as an authority on the subject.
PROGRAM DETAILS
The evening begins with an interactive game designed to bring people together through unexpected discoveries about what they have in common, followed by a performance of Nelson’s latest iteration of Dea, a 30-minute extended version of the piece recently presented on Feb. 9 at the previous Moving Memory Project event. The evening culminates with a post-performance discussion led by David Shenk who will discuss exciting breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s related research.
Dea, performed by Paige Doku; soundtrack by composers Borut Krzisnik and Katie Jenkins; light design by Lauren Parrish, is inspired by the play Nostra Dea (Our Goddess), written by Massimo Bontempelli in 1925. The protagonist is memoryless. Multiple identities, traits, and appearances meet on this constantly renewed blank slate. Without any sense of self or past, Dea bridges the gap between human and other, questioning our sense of self and others with evolving identities and renewed behaviors. Previous iterations of Dea in solo, trio, and larger groups have been presented at the Festival Quartiers Danses in Montréal, Motore 592 in Lucca, Indiana University, and Les Champs Mélisey in Burgundy. This research will culminate into an evening length piece to premiere in 2025 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the play.
For more information, visit www.sndancegroup.org
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| Photo courtesy of Kory Aversa PR 35) SUPLEX VINTAGE WRESTLING CELEBRATES WRESTLEMANIA WITH SOUTH STREET BLOCK PARTY FEATURING OUTDOOR WRESTLING RING, MEMORABILIA, SPECIAL APPEARANCES, PHOTO OPPS, FOOD, DRINK, MUSIC AND MORE |
SPECIAL READING OF
THE VERGE
BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNER SUSAN GLASPELL
DIRECTED BY JESSIE AUSTRIAN
IN COLLABORATION WITH
EXPAND THE CANON/
HEDGEPIG ENSEMBLE THEATRE
MONDAY APRIL 8, 2024, AT 7:30PM
AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director) and Fiasco Theater (Co-Artistic Directors Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody, Ben Steinfeld and Managing Producer B.J. Evans), in collaboration with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre’s Expand The Canon (Emily Lyon, Artistic Director and Corri Oster, Managing Director) announced today complete casting for the one-night-only reading of The Verge by Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Glaspell (Trifles), starring Tony Award winner Miriam Silverman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window). Directed by Jessie Austrian (Fiasco Theater’s Pericles), The Verge will be presented at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the Steinhardt Conservatory (990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11225) on Monday April 8 at 7:30pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm for self-guided tours of the conservatory gardens and tickets are available now at www.showclix.com/event/staged-
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37) WP THEATER PRESENTS THE FIFTH BIENNIAL
PIPELINE FESTIVAL
APRIL 4 – MAY 4, 2024
AT WP THEATER
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT WWW.WPTHEATER.ORG
WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, is thrilled to announce the 2024 lineup for The Pipeline Festival, the fifth biennial showcase of the artists in its celebrated WP Lab for playwrights, directors, and producers. Returning from April 4 – May 4, 2024, at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street), the festival is the culmination of the renowned two-year WP Lab residency, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to see five new works in various stages of development, ranging from staged readings to full-length workshop productions – presented over a span of several weeks.
The Festival, true to its name, serves as a pipeline to funnel the work of talented Women+ artists to the forefront of American theater. Each play is created and produced by collaborative writer/director/producer teams from the WP Lab residency program.
Tickets for The Pipeline Festival are now on sale via WPTHEATER.ORG. Festival passes for all five productions are available for $60 and individual tickets can be purchased for either $10 or $30 - choose your price. Festival Pass purchasers will receive a punch card for the duration of the festival and a special gift when they see all five shows. The performance schedule is as follows: Thursday at 7:00pm, Friday at 3:00pm & 8:00pm, and Saturday at 8:00pm.
To learn more, visit, wptheater.org and @WPtheater on social media.
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