Sunday Scoop Week of 3/3/24 What's Happening This Week and More

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A) Beginning Performances

In New Jersey

1) Dreamgirls

2) Sunday in the Park With George

In New York

3) 43 Stage of Grieving: A Comedy

4) A Taste of Ireland

5) Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

6) Flight Risk

7) Grind

8) Once Upon a Bridge

9) The Sketchy Eastern European Show

10) The Slow Dance

B) Extended Runs 

11) The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey

12) The Tiger's Bride

C) New Cast Members

13) Wicked

D) Original Recordings Now Available

14) Figaro

15) The Gospel According to Heather

16) Most Likely Not To

E) What Else is Happening This Week and More

17) American Classical Orchestra Performs Bach's B Minor Mass

at Alice Tully Hall 3/7

18) Baryshnikov Arts Presents Merce/Misha/ More_A Film Event

3/7 -3/9

19) Broadway Maven Student Seminar Offers Scholarships and Broadway Show Invitations

20) Broadway Workshop Auditions for Between the Lines Jr.

Deadline April 1

21) Stage & Fiasco Theatre & TDF Present Sensor-Friendly Performances of Pericles

December 2024

22) Drag Me to Joanne's at Joanne's Trattoria Special Guests 

for March, 2024

23) Flamenco Festival at New York City Center

3/8 - 3/17

24) Hadestown Releases New Black of Tickets

Through December 2020

25) NJPAC Upcoming Event: John Mellencamp

3/10

26) Playland Launches Community Program Honoring Veterans

27) South Street Seaport Free Fresh Prints Open House

28) Water for Elephants Saturday Matinee Tent Talkback Series 

in March and April

A)Beginning Performances

In New Jersey

1) Dreamgirls

A 1960s Motown girl group catches their big break in an amateur competition and rises from obscurity to superstardom. With dazzling costumes and powerhouse vocal performances, this smash hit sizzles with sparkling spirit and dance and features the unforgettable chart-topping hits, “And I am Telling You I’m Not Going” and “One Night Only.

Matthews Theatre, McCarter Theater (91 University Pl., Princeton)

3/6 - 3/24

Important Dates

Preview Performances – March 6, 7, and 8

Opening Night – Saturday, March 9

Post-Show Discussions – March 10 at 2:00 p.m. and March 16 at 2:00 p.m.

American Sign Language Interpreted Performance – March 16 at 2:00 p.m.

Open Caption and Audio Described Performance – March 17 at 2:00 p.m.

 

Enhance Your Experience

Pride Party
Thursday, March 21 | 6:00 p.m.

Nights out at McCarter just got even more fabulous! All are welcome at our celebratory pre-performance party in the West Lobby of the Matthews Theatre featuring hearty appetizers, a cash bar with specialty cocktails, entertainment, and more!

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.mccarter.org/season/2023-2024/theater/dreamgirls

courtesy of Keith Sherman PR

2) Sunday in the Park With George

Eamon Foley brings a bold, new, dance-forward reimagining of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine masterpiece to the stage. Inspired by the Georges Seurat painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” Sunday in the Park With George is one of the most acclaimed musicals of our time; it won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize and garnered 10 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. As George completes his most ambitious work, the artist struggles to create meaningful art and meaningful connections with those he's closest, including his lover, Dot. Misunderstood by the artistic community, George has the capacity to engage with the subjects on his canvas, but not with the people in his life. A century later, Seurat's great grandson – also an artist named George – is lost and in search of direction. He finds his path forward, illuminated by the color and light of the past.

Axelrod Performing Arts Center (100 Grant Ave., Deal)

3/8 - 3/24

Opening Night 3/9

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

In New York

Courtesy of Print Shop PR

3) 43 Stage of Grieving: A Comedy

43 Stages of Grieving: A Comedy tells the story of a pregnant, dying robot and a human who attempted to live forever. Like almost anyone who has grieved, they can both attest that the idea of only five stages of grieving is hilarious. But with a presumably incoming infant on the way, they can’t sit around and eat cheese all day (there are of course stages of grief for both hard cheese and soft cheese). Together they try to make plans for an unknown motherhood, kind but complicated technology, and a future without them. This is a comedy for a grief saturated world.

The Tank (312 W. 36th St.)

3/8 - 3/25

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/43-stages-of-grieving.

Photo courtesy of DDPR

4) A Taste of Ireland

It’s Celtic, for this generation. Featuring revamped classics of “Danny Boy,” “Tell Me Ma,” “Wild Rover,” and many more well-known songs, the show’s reimagined contemporary score blossoms alongside the brash Irish charm of the live dance cast. A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation merges cultural traditions, modern flair, and craic galore, to deliver a performance that has been leaving audiences across the globe jigging on their feet for the last decade.

The Sheen Center’s Loreto Theater (18 Bleecker St.)

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

5) Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Cumming’s puckish spirit and eclectic joie de vivre is on full display in Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, an evening of story mixed with song mixed with a joyful and mischievous exploration of our most communal of pastimes: aging! Here, Cumming covers all the bases: sex, death, and bacchanalia, with a set list as eclectic as the man himself – Kander and Ebb tunes blended with contemporary favorites, and even a self-penned paean against plastic surgery. He also discusses the effects of gravity, the time the mom from the Brady Bunch punched him, and what his dog taught him about the quality of life.

Studio 54 (254 West 54th St.)

3/11 & 3/25

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 

criterionticketing.com/alancumming.

6) Flight Risk

FLIGHT RISK tells the story of a hunter and a midwife stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with their wounded pilot. As near-death confessions come forth, we are left to question who, if anyone, is telling the truth.

The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond St.)

3/6 - 3/10

Opening Night 3/6

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/dakota-silvey

7) Grind

Six people are trapped in a room somewhere in a bleak and terrible future. There they wait to find out whether they will become prosperous citizens or homogenized sausage meat. Violence, chaos, tragedy, comedy.

Spit & Vigor Tiny Baby Blackbox Theatre (115 MacDougal St.)

3/9 Followed by monthly shows on the second Saturday of every month

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

8) Once Upon a Bridge

Early one morning on Putney Bridge in London, three strangers’ lives collided for one fleeting second. Playwright Sonya Kelly weaves a tale about human triumph and frailty, about the power of destiny and chance, and why sometimes we choose to hate, and other times we choose to dance.

This play was inspired by a real incident: in 2017, a jogger pushed a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on Putney Bridge in London. After the push, the jogger kept running and didn’t look back. The quick-thinking bus driver managed to swerve and narrowly avoid the woman. CCTV footage of the incident was released at the time, but the jogger was never found.

Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake (302 S. Hicks St., Philadelphia)

3/6 - 3/24

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

9) The Sketchy Eastern European Show

The piece follows a Romanian comedian as he attempts to find his footing in an American industry that has seemingly forgotten all about “people like him.”

Steve and Marie Sgourus Theatre at the Players Theatre 

(115 MacDougal St.)

3/ 7 - 3/24

Opening night 3/7

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit new.express.adobe.com/webpage/TrWxZqPnekiLV?

10) The Slow Dance

A mother and son are at a crossroads. She's finally ready to leave the family home. He's pushing fifty and just got engaged. When his fiancée hires a professional organizer to facilitate her future mother-in-law's move, more gets dismantled than just the furniture.

59E59 Theatres (59 E. 59 Theatres)

3/8 - 3/23

Opening Night 3/13

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 59e59.org/shows/show-detail/the-slow-dance.

B) Extended Runs

11) The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey

Immersive streaming production

Now available to stream through 3/16

Virtual seating takes place each night of the run through Saturday, March 16. Streams begin at 8:00 PM ET and are available for 72 hours following.  

For more information or to purchase a stream, visit www.knockatthegate.com.

Photo by Osmany Cabrera

12) The Tiger's Bride

THE TIGER'S BRIDE is filled with death-defying acts of valor, sensual supplications, and around every corner: intrigue. THE TIGER'S BRIDE illuminates classic fairy tales through the eyes of maligned protagonists as they rewrite their own stories, dragging our darkest desires into the light. Guests should come prepared to immerse themselves in a different world, from a different time, but be ready for a devilish dance with lovers and friends in a haunted realm of evil deeds.

cell theatre (338 W. 23 St.)

Now closing 3/10

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.thecelltheatre.org.

C) New Cast Members

13) Wicked

On March 5:

Mary Kate Morrissey will assume the role of Elphaba

 

Alexandra Socha will assume the role of Glinda

Donna McKechnie will assume the role of Madame Morrible

Natalie Ortega will assume the role of Nessarose

Brad Oscar will assume the role of The Wizard

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

D) Original Recordings Now Available

14) Figaro

Figaro: An Original Musical has a book by Ashley Jana and Will Nunziata with music and lyrics by Jana. Nunziata is set to direct the West End premiere later this year.

Set in mid-1800s Italy, Figaro: An Original Musical is the hauntingly beautiful tale of Sienna, a young woman who dreams of singing but feels imprisoned by her life on her father's farm. When a chance encounter with two young orphans thrusts her into the life of a traveling performer, she meets the handsome Figaro, who promises to make all her dreams come true - but there is always a price to fame. Part love story, part mystery, Sienna's journey to discover herself and live the life she always wanted is fraught with twists and turns until it culminates in a moment that will change the course of her life forever. 

The recording is currently available digitally on all major platforms and at www.CenterStageRecords.com. 

15) The Gospel According to Heather

 The Original Off Broadway cast recording of The Gospel According to Heather, a new musical with a book, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon is now available on all digital platforms. 

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.

For more information, please visit https://jayrecords.com/recording/the-gospel-according-to-heather/.

16) Most Likely Not To

Most Likely Not To… is an edgy new musical comedy, created by the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community, offering a light-hearted look at life with disabilities and a window into how ableism colors everyday situations. Follow our protagonist — a high-powered fashion designer — as she navigates a meet-cute, an awkward high school reunion and a dodgy run-in with the airline industry while traveling cross-country with her wheelchair. With an eclectic ensemble cast, the production features show-stopping musical numbers in a comedic twist on disability like you’ve never seen before.

The six-song EP is produced by Adam Pryor and mixed by Grammy Award nominee Michael J. Moritz Jr., who also leads the band. Featuring songs by Greg Dean Borowsky, James Ian, Peter Mills, Katya Stanislavskaya, and Melvin Tunstall III, the show’s cast includes Lauryn Adams, Darilyn Castillo, Andrew Chappelle , Sarah Dacey Charles, Bryan Cortes, James Ian, Cedric Leiba Jr., Alexis Loiselle, Joel Manuel, Phil Sloves, Yasmeen Suliman, Jesse Swimm, Melvin Tunstall III, Natalie Weiss, Allie Williams, and Jessy Yates.

In total, 13 members of the SMA community played a role in the development of Most Likely Not To…, including 7 people living with SMA and 6 non-disabled caregivers who serve as SMA advocates. Both the star and much of the supporting cast are living with SMA. The script-writing process involved SMA community members along every step of the way. Most Likely Not To… features original songs, performed by members of the SMA community, including full ensemble numbers, a hilarious parody of air travel, a soulful duet and a 90s remix of “SPACES”. “SPACES” was a first-of-its-kind musical collaboration between Genentech and the SMA community recorded in 2021 to highlight the talents and humanity of people with disabilities and demonstrate that people with disabilities belong in all spaces.

Most Likely Not To… is anow digitally at CenterStageRecords.com and on all digital platforms (https://orcd.co/mandelamusical).

E) What Else is Happening This Week and More

Photo courtesy of Pascal Nadon Communications

17) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS  BACH’S B MINOR MASS AT ALICE TULLY HALL WITH THE ACO CHORUS MARCH 7, 2024

Soloists are Sopranos Kristen Hahn and Nola Richardson, Countertenor Reginald Mobley, Tenor Steven Soph, and  Bass Steven Eddy

17) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS  BACH’S B MINOR MASS AT ALICE TULLY HALL WITH THE ACO CHORUS MARCH 7, 2024

17) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PERFORMS 

BACH’S B MINOR MASS

AT ALICE TULLY HALL WITH THE ACO CHORUS

MARCH 7, 2024

Soloists are Sopranos Kristen Hahn and Nola Richardson, Countertenor Reginald Mobley, Tenor Steven Soph, and  Bass Steven Eddy

Soloists are Sopranos Kristen Hahn and Nola Richardson,

Countertenor Reginald Mobley, Tenor Steven Soph, and 

Bass Steven Eddy

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO) in a performance of Bach’s monumental B Minor Mass with the acclaimed ACO Chorus at Alice Tully Hall on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 PM. One of Bach’s best-loved vocal works, the B Minor Mass is widely considered to be the crowning achievement of the Baroque era. J.S. Bach completed it a year before his death in 1750.  Featured soloists are soprano and crossover artist Kristen Hahn, who recently appeared at the Kennedy Center in Hello Dolly; soprano Nola Richardson, hailed by The New York Times for her “beautiful tone;” Grammy-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley, who has forged a stellar career across Baroque and Classical repertoire; noted Bach interpreter tenor Steven Soph, praised for his “impressive clarity and color” (The New York Times); and Baroque music specialist bass Steven Eddy, a 1st Prize winner of the 2019 Oratorio Society of New York Competition.  After the March 7 concert, the American Classical Orchestra will next appear on May 8, 2024, at Alice Tully Hall, in a program titled Astronomical with works by W.A. Mozart, William Herschel, Johan Daniel Berlin, and C.P.E Bach.

B Minor Mass Thursday, March 7, 2024, 7:30 pm at Alice Tully Hall American Classical Orchestra Thomas Crawford, conductor Kristen Hahn, soprano Nola Richardson, soprano Reginald Mobley, countertenor Steven Soph, tenor   Steven Eddy, bass ACO Chorus Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 A musical setting of the complete Latin Mass, this 1749 work includes nine arias and duets, 14 ensemble sections for vocal groups of various sizes, and a range of instrumental solos in numerous styles. The composition as it is known today did not originate as a titled whole in any of Bach’s surviving documents. It was uncovered by his son C.P. E. Bach as a collection of his father’s hand-written scores grouped together inside four folders. The manuscripts were organized in four parts: The Kyrie and Gloria, followed by the Credo, the Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Once published, the four parts became known as the B Minor Mass. Of note, Bach managed to complete the Mass while nearly blinded by cataracts. He subsequently underwent two unsuccessful eye surgeries using questionable methods, which worsened his condition.  Tickets, priced at $75, $55, and $35, are available at www.aconyc.org, by calling ACO at (212) 362-2727, ext.4, or by visiting lincolncenter.org or calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500.  XXX Photo courtesy of Michelle Tabnick PR 18) Baryshnikov Arts Presents MERCE / MISHA / MORE_A Film Event March 7–9, 2024 at 7pm Featuring Cunningham, Baryshnikov, Jacquelin Harris, Chalvar Monteiro and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company  As part of its new 2024 Spring Season, Baryshnikov Arts presents MERCE / MISHA / MORE_A Film Event, featuring Cunningham, Baryshnikov, Jacquelin Harris, Chalvar Monteiro and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The world premiere will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7pm, with additional showings on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7pm and Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7pm. Tickets are $35 including fees and are available at https://baryshnikovarts.org/. MERCE / MISHA / MORE_A Film Event is a program of films celebrating decades of friendship, mutual admiration, and the working relationship between Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham. The program includes newly filmed reminiscences with Mikhail Baryshnikov; rarely seen rehearsal footage from 1967 and 1994; the duet from Landrover featuring Jacquelin Harris and Chalvar Monteiro filmed at Baryshnikov Arts during the pandemic; and the world premiere of Daniel Madoff’s film of Event at REDCAT, performed in 2010 by Mikhail Baryshnikov with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The evening ends with Merce Cunningham's 1999 homage to disco in Charlie Atlas’ film Just Dancing and a surprise gift for all audience members. This program celebrates the 50th anniversary of Merce Cunningham’s first Event and Mikhail Baryshnikov’s arrival in the West.

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19) Broadway Maven Student Seminar 

Offers Scholarship and 

Broadway Show Invitations

The Broadway Maven Student Seminar is now accepting applications for a scholarship program aimed at full-time students ages 16-26. Successful participants will receive a $500 stipend, a certificate of achievement, and four invitations to Broadway shows at The Hayes Theatre. The program emphasizes the history and theory of Broadway music, with applications considered on a rolling basis.

Participants will engage in two weekly 30-minute courses over two months, focusing on Broadway's history and music theory. Broadway Maven David Benkof will cover the evolution of Broadway, while music educator Mateo Chavez Lewis will integrate music theory with Broadway music. The seminar includes eight sessions, held every Sunday in April and May 2024 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern Time.

To complete the program, students must attend at least seven sessions, participate in discussions, complete video homework, and submit a final project. Rewards include a $500 stipend, invitations to Broadway shows at The Hayes Theatre, and a certificate of achievement.

For questions, contact DavidBenkof@gmail.com. Details at TheBroadwayMaven.com/student-seminar.

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20) Broadway Workshop

Auditions for Between the Lines Jr.  -

Summer Stage 24

(open to students ages 12-17) 

Rehearsals: Monday, July 8 - Saturday, July 13

Performances: Saturday, July 13 at 5PM 

                    Sunday, July 14 at 1PM

All rehearsals and performances take place at BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - 55 Lexington Ave (entrance at 25th St.) New York, NY

AUDITIONS: All Auditions for Summer Stage '24 - BETWEEN THE LINES JR. are virtual. 

Audition video submissions will be due by April 1, 2023. Students will be notified if they have been selected to be part of SUMMER STAGE on or around Friday April 5, 2023. 

There is no fee to audition. This is a tuition based program, full and partial scholarships are available through Project Broadway.

SUBMIT VIDEO AUDITION BY MONDAY 4/1

HOW TO SUBMIT A VIDEO AUDITION:

• Slate your name, age before your begin to sing 
• Sing one musical theater song that shows off your vocal ability and personality
• Keep your song selection under or around 1min 30sec
• Use a pre-recorded musical track or live piano (please avoid singing acapella for your audition)
• Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo
• Fill out the Video Submission form on BroadwayWorkshop.com where you will add the link to your video!

TIPS: 

Check out www.performerstuff.com or www.musicnotes.com for song cuts and backing tracks. Feel free to sing from the show. Make your YouTube or Vimeo upload accessible only by private link if you'd prefer not to share it with the public.

For more information, visit https://broadwayworkshop.com/program/summer-stage-24.

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21)FREE WEEKLY SPEAKEASY DRAG SHOW

“DRAG ME TO JOANNE’S”

AT JOANNE TRATTORIA

ANNOUNCES MARCH SPECIAL GUESTS

ESSENCE AND JAZMINE ON MARCH 6

ATOMIC ANNIE AND VICTORIA HOLIDAY ON MARCH 13

BEAUJANGLES AND MR. E. MINX ON MARCH 20

JULIE J AND MYSTER E MEL KIKI ON MARCH 27

 

HOSTED BY JUPITER GENESIS

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS EVERY WEDNESDAY

Following three weeks of sold-out performances, Joe Germanotta, owner of Joanne Trattoria (70 West 68^th), announced the special guests for the month of March for Drag Me To Joanne’s, a free speakeasy drag show hosted by Jupiter Genesis. The special guests announced are Essence and Jazmine (March 6), Atomic Annie and Victoria Holiday (March 13), Beaujangles and MR. E. MINX (March 20), and Julie J and Myster E Mel Kiki (March 27). 

For information, visit www.joannenyc.com

 

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22) New York City Center announces full line-up for

Flamenco Festival

March 8 – 17, 2024

The two-week Festival commemorates 

Vicente Espinel

and pays tribute to Paco de Lucía

Performances by the National Ballet of Spain, Olga Pericet, Manuel Liñán, Sandra Carrasco, Alfonso Losa, El Yiyo, and Paula Comitre

NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced full programming details for the return of Flamenco Festival, March 8 -17, 2024, as part City Center’s 80th Season at the Center of the Arts. This year the two-week Festival commemorates Vicente Espinel, the inventor of the “Spanish guitar,” a fundamental emblem of flamenco art, and also pays tribute to Paco de Lucía, the guitarist who popularized the instrument.

For over 20 years, Flamenco Festival has brought Spain’s exceptional dancers and musicians to City Center, showcasing the diversity and spirit of flamenco. From world renowned artists and icons of traditional flamenco to the most innovative, up-and-coming stars, the Festival is the largest celebration of flamenco in the US and is dedicated to the promotion of flamenco artists outside of Spain, presenting performances throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The 2024 Flamenco Festival runs from March 1 – 17 throughout New York City for a total of 22 performances in 13 venues. The Festival is the largest display of Spanish culture in New York, and includes over 100 of Spain’s most celebrated Flamenco dancers and musicians. For the full program, visit flamencofestival.org.

From March 8 through 10, the internationally acclaimed National Ballet of Spain performs an epic Invocación, a fusion of Spanish choreography and heritage for 38 dancers led by director Rubén Olmo. Celebrating the rich diversity of Spanish dance, Invocación includes styles from flamenco to escuela bolero and pays tribute to the great dancer and choreographer Mario Maya, one of the creators of the Andalusian Flamenco Theater.

Next, Premio Nacional de Danza winner Olga Pericet gives a one-night-only performance of her evening-length work, La Leona (March 15). Accompanied by Jose Manuel León (guitar), Alfredo Mesa (guitar), Juanfe Pérez (bass), Roberto Jaén (percussion), and singer Israel Moro, Pericet embodies both meanings of La Leona—the lioness and the flamenco guitar of Antonio de Torres—with a witty, avant-garde deconstruction and celebration of traditional flamenco music and choreography.

Following the success of his 2022 Festival performance, ¡VIVA!, award-winning choreographer and bailaor Manuel Liñán returns to direct and perform in the Gala Flamenca (March 16 – 17). A festival within a festival, the gala includes performances from four flamenco superstars, accompanied by the talented vocalist Sandra Carrasco. Liñan is joined by celebrated flamenco artist Alfonso Losa, the sizzling El Yiyo (Miguel Fernández Ribas), and dazzling soloist Paula Comitre to close out the 2024 festival.

Expanding City Center’s mission to make the arts accessible to everyone, the Flamenco Festival will host a Community Night on Friday, March 15 at 6:30pm. These free pre-show events on Friday evenings invite City Center audiences and New York City community members to meet and mingle with artists, guest speakers, and each other. Building common bonds around the power of performance, events range from panel discussions to interactive learning experiences.

Tickets starting from $45 (fees included) can be purchased online at NYCityCenter.org, by calling 212.581.1212, or in person at the City Center Box Office. Access City Center Club is available to those 35 years of age and under and offers a limited number of $28 tickets (fees included) to City Center productions. For more information and to sign up, visit NYCityCenter.org/Access. New York City Center is located at 131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

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23) NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS AVAILABLE

FOR

“HADESTOWN”

THE TONY AWARD^®-WINNING BEST MUSICAL

 

ON SALE FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 2024

A new block of tickets for Hadestown are now vailable for performances through December 1, 2024.

 

Tickets for Hadestown are available at www.seatgeek.com/hadestown-tickets or by visiting the Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48^th Street).

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24) JOHN MELLENCAMP CONFIRMS CONTINUATION OF ACCLAIMED TOUR WITH 

“LIVE AND IN PERSON 2024”
 
AT NJAPC SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH
NEW ALBUM ORPHEUS DESCENDING OUT NOW

Fresh off the heels of his sold-out “Live and In Person 2023” North American tour, John Mellencamp confirms its continuation with “Live and In Person 2024.” Mellencamp will perform for one night only at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, on Sunday, March 10^th at 8:00 p.m.

Reserve tickets at NJPAC.org or call 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.

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25) Saluting Local Serving Members Along the Sound as Playland Launches

Its Community Program, Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans

 

The Playland Hometown Heroes Banner Program Creates a Living Tribute to The Remarkable Heroes Who Bravely Served, and Continue to Serve, Our Country Along Historic Waterfront Boardwalk, From Memorial Day to Veterans Day

Historic Playland, the premiere, award-winning waterfront destination and amusement park, launches its Community Program, #OurPlayland. The initiative aligns with the vision that Playland is a place to gather, share, and create new memories.

 

With the launch of #OurPlayland, Playland is calling on the community to be a part of The Playland Hometown Heroes Banner Program. This program will serve as a living tribute in the community to honor Veterans, past and present, throughout Westchester County and beyond by displaying personalized banners along the waterfront boardwalk in Rye starting Memorial Day and continuing through Veterans Day.

Locals and visitors are encouraged to honor a Veteran and can do so by purchasing the Hometown Heroes Package on the Playland website. Participants will be invited to be a part of a special event honoring participants, loved ones and the community, over Memorial Day weekend. All entries must be submitted by April 8, 2024. For more information and to participate in the program, visit https://playland.com/things-to-do/community/. 

 

For more information about Playland, visit https://playland.com and follow Playland on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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26) South Street Seaport Museum and Bowne & Co. Announce

Free Fresh Prints Open House

Explore Letterpress Printing in Action!

South Street Seaport Museum’s 19th century-style letterpress printers, Bowne & Co. offers a monthly opportunity for you to learn about letterpress printing and get hands-on with the Museum’s working printing history and graphic arts collection––the Fresh Prints open house––at 211 Water Street in the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Resident printers at Bowne & Co. create bespoke designs produced using the Seaport Museum’s extensive working collection of historic printing presses, moveable type, illustrations, and additional equipment. Bowne & Co. is a prime example of how the Seaport Museum is dedicated to preserving New York’s history as well as the skills and expertise it took to run a turn-of-the-century business like this. bowne.co

Fresh Prints Open House | First Thursday of Every Month | 6–7:30pm | 211 Water Street | Free

Come to Bowne & Co. for a one-of-a-kind New York experience! These monthly open houses will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition designs that showcase some of the more eccentric parts from the Seaport Museum’s printing and graphic arts collection. 

Advanced registration is encouraged for these workshops but walkups will be accommodated as possible. Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome. All participants get to take home the items they print during the afternoon. Can’t stay the full 90-minutes? No problem! Leaving a bit early is fine, but you might miss out on taking home something special. seaportmuseum.org/fresh-prints

Upcoming 2024 Open Houses:

Thursday, March 7, 6pm

Thursday, April 4, 6pm

Thursday, May 2, 6pm

Thursday, June 6, 6pm

Thursday, July 4, 6pm

Thursday, August 1, 6pm

Thursday, September 5, 6pm

Thursday, October 3, 6pm

Open houses will continue through Fall 2024.

 

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27) WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

ANNOUNCES SATURDAY MATINEE POST-SHOW TENT TALKBACK SERIES IN MARCH & APRIL

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is announcing their Tent Talkback Series with members of the creative team following selected Saturday matinees between March 2 through April 6, at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street).  Creative team members will include book writer Rick Elice and composers and lyricists PigPen Theatre Co.  The WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tent Talkback Series will be a moderated 15-minute discussion about the creative process and development of the show and commence at the conclusion of selected Saturday matinee performances.

 

Tent Talkback Series Schedule

Saturday, March 2, matinee performance

Saturday, March 9, matinee performance

Saturday, March 30, matinee performance

Saturday, April 6, matinee performance

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.  

For more information or to purchase tickets please visit: www.waterforelephantsthemusical.com

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