Sunday Scoop Week of 7/7/24 What's Happening This Week and More

A)Beginning Performances 

In New Jersey

1) Grease

2) School of Rock

In New York

3) A Hundred Circling Camps

4) Anti-Gone

5) Bye Bye Birdie

6) Coney Island Nursery Rhyme

7) The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon

8) G

9) Job

10) La Viuda

11) On Beckett

12) Open Throat

B) Closing Soon

13) Home

C) New Cast Members

14) Titanique

D) Recordings

15) Ladyship

E) Streaming Run Extended

16) Common Ground

F) What's Happening This Week and More 

17) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Presents Green Afternoon XI

7/13

18) Argyle Theater's 2024/2025 Season

19) Garment District Free Educational Walking Tours 

20) India Week at Lincoln Center

7/10 - 7/14

21)Little Island Seven Weeks of Free Live Performances at the Glade

22) Trashfest & Darkfest 2023

23) York Theater's NEO 2024

at Green Room 42 7/15

A)Beginning Performances 

In New Jersey

Courtesy of Centenary Stage Co.

1) Grease

Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University (715 Grand Ave.,  Hackettstown, NJ)

7/11 - 7/21

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

Courtesy of Kelsey Theatre at MCCC

2) School of Rock

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

7/12 - 7/21

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit kelsey.mccc.edu/shows_current.shtml

In New York

Courtesy of Darr Publicity

3) A Hundred Circling Camps

During the summer of 1932, over 20,000 people hopped trains to Washington D.C. and camped out to demand fair pay for veterans of the World War. The legacy of the Bonus Army is written into our laws and culture, but the march has been largely forgotten. As America protests and forgets and protests and forgets, what is carried forward? A Hundred Circling Camps explores the history of protest camps and what it means to live in public as an act of resistance.

The Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16 St.)

7/9 - 8/4

Opening 7/16

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.dogteam.org

4) Anti-Gone

Anti-Gone, is an adventurous adaptation of the beloved classic.

Moore Jackson Community Garden (5301 54th St., Queens)

7/12 - 7/21

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit tdf.org/shows/21828/coney-island-nursery-rhyme

5) Bye Bye Birdie

The Argyle Theatre (34 W. Main St., Babylon)

7/11 - 9/1

Opening Night 7/13

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.argyletheatre.com/byebyebirdie

Courtesy of DD PR

6) Coney Island Nursery Rhyme

Coney Island Nursery Rhyme is a historical fiction set in Connecticut and New York in the 1930’s. Based on a true story, it follows the esteemed incubator-doctor, showman, and unofficial father of Neonatology, Martin A. Couney. In a time where a eugenics-focused medical culture refused to employ incubator technology, Couney took it upon himself to save premature babies in his own incubators at a sideshow at Coney Island where funds were used to hire nurses and essentially create an unofficial hospital. We focus on Beatrice Winthrop, a woman from the American gentry who seeks Couney's assistance after giving birth prematurely.

NuBox Theatre (754 Ninth Ave., 4th fl.)

7/12 - 7/20

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.tdf.org/shows/21828/coney-island-nursery-rhyme

Courtesy of Michelle Tabnick PR

7) The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon

The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon (Las Dedicadas Lágrimas de la Luna Menguante), inspired by true events, is about human rights violations suffered by those fighting for and communicating truth. The play follows Paulina, a human rights journalist and a determined advocate for victims of femicide and indigenous ethnicities, who has recently emerged from a coma after a brutal attack. She needs to recover her memory and reveal the truth to achieve justice. She only remembers her mother and her daughter. Rodrigo, by her side, makes unimaginable efforts to assist her. In The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon, two journalists are immersed in a world of violence where cruelty is a habit, impunity is routine, freedom is a utopia, and telling the truth is the greatest risk.

Teatro Repertorio Español (138 E. 27th St.)

7/11 - 7/21

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

Courtesy of Spin Cycle

8) G

G is an autobiographical operetta about an artist’s journey through a dark and comedic fever-dream following a drug-facilitated assault (gamma-hydroxybutyrate, known as 'GHB' or simply 'G') at a gay bar in Hell's Kitchen. In the "fever dream," the artist meets and encounters a wide range of queer characters who appear as teachers or prophets that hold the ancient wisdom of self-love, weaving together lessons from Dr. Maya Angelou, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Greek Mythology, Deepak Chopra, and Eckhart Tolle. G is a love letter to the "G" in LGBTQIA+; promoting self-love while advocating against violence within the gay community.

The Wild project (195 E. 3rd St.)

7/19. 7/20, 7/31

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

Photo by Josh Aronson

9) Job

Jane, an employee at a big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of a crisis therapist – Loyd (Friedman) – determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders, and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.

Hayes Theater (240 West 44th St)

7/15 - 9/29

Opening Night 7/30

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit jobtheplay.com.

Courtesy of Darr Publicity

10) La Viuda

La Viuda by María Irene Fornés written in 1961, boldly introduces Fornés’ groundbreaking avant-garde theatre. La Viuda is drawn from letters written to her great-grandfather in the late 19th century, immediately following the Spanish American War that helped secure Cuba’s liberation from Spain. Angela, a Cuban woman who fled to Spain, sues for the protection of her island property and her dignity in letters to her lawyer while memories of her deceased husband, her child, and more flood the stage. Resonating with the mid-century Cuban Revolution, La Viuda challenges U.S. intervention that so disrupted Cuban life.

The Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16 St.)

7/9 - 8/4

Opening Night 7/17

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

11) On Beckett

Bill Irwin still can’t escape Samuel Beckett. The MacArthur Fellow has spent a lifetime captivated by the Irish writer’s language. In this intimate 90-minute evening, Irwin will explore a performer’s relationship with Beckett, mining the physical and verbal skills acquired in his years as a master clown and Tony Award-winning actor. Irwin’s approach to the comic, the tragic, and every side of Beckett’s work—including Waiting for Godot, Texts for Nothing, and more—will allow audiences to experience the language in compelling new ways. Whether you’re encountering the Nobel Prize winner’s writing for the first time or building on a body of Beckett knowledge, this dynamic showcase is not to be missed.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22 St.) 

7/10 - 8/4

Opening Night 7/11

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit IRISHREP.ORG

Courtesy of DKC/O&M

12) Open Throat

Open Throat tells the story of a queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion living in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Feral and vulnerable, profound and playful, Open Throat explores identity, inequality, and our most predatory impulses.  

Little Island's Amph (1 11th Ave.)

7/10 - 7/14

Opening 7/11

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.littleislandtickets.com/events/open-throat

B) Closing Soon

13) Home

Three actors portraying over 40 characters and capturing Broadway’s heart and soul, as they take you on a 90-minute journey with a North Carolina farmer who travels to the city and back, holding true to his faith, his spirit, and his long-lost love. 

Todd Haimes Theatre  (227 West 42nd St).

Closing 7/21

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

C) New Cast Members

Courtesy of Vivacity Media Group

14) Titanique

All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get  Titanique, off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia. Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night? Just leave it to Céline Dion to enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalog. Sailing on fierce powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as “My Heart Will Go On,” “All By Myself”, and “To Love You More” – backed by the unparalleled energy of a full live band – Titanique is a one-of-a-kind theatrical voyage bursting with nostalgia, heart, and campy chaos. 

Lisa Howard now playing Unsinkable Molly Brown

Nathan Lee Graham now playing Ruth Dewitt Bukater

Tommy Bracco joins the cast as Victor Garber 7/11

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

D) Recordings

Courtesy of DD PR

15) Ladyship

LADYSHIP the Musical is the story of teenage sisters Alice and Mary Reed who are unjustly convicted and forced to make the treacherous crossing from London to Australia in 1789. Inspired by true events, they must fight oppression, patriarchy, and politics to survive. With a contemporary alternative pop score by Laura Good and Linda Good of the critically acclaimed band, The Twigs, the story of LADYSHIP strikes a chord, whether in the 18th century or now — that when given no say in their lives or the world around them, women will always find their own voice.

LADYSHIP the Musical (Original Concept Recording) features book, music and lyrics by Laura Good and Linda Good – otherwise known as the critically acclaimed alternative pop musicians The Twigs and contains tracks by some of Broadway’s brightest stars including Maddie Shea Baldwin (Bright Star, The Ballad of Johnny and June), Lisa Karlin (1776), Savannah Frazier (Amazing Grace), Brandi Knox, Annie Sherman, and Trevor St. John-Gilbert. It also features Quentin Oliver Lee (Porgy and Bess, Phantom of the Opera) in one of his last recordings before his untimely passing in 2022.

LADYSHIP the Musical — Original Concept Recording Track List:

  ACT I
  1. Who Decides (2:16)
  2. Seven Years (2:21)
  3. The Bloody Code (2:10)
  4. A Way Out (3:01)
  5. So Many Stars (2:58)
  6. Pour Another Rum (1:05)
  7. Ready To Begin (3:13)
  8. Only The Strong Survive (3:15)
  9. Blessed Mary Full of Grace (:41)
10. The Emerald Wye (1:51)
11. The Bonnie Sea (:35)
12. Never Burns Away (Recitative) (1:05)
13. Never Burns Away (2:36)
14. Sparrow, Sparrow (2:08)
15. Everything Has a Price (3:49)
 
ACT II
16. Até Logo (1:41)
17. I Need an Anchor (3:10)
18. No Matter Where We’re Bound (2:34)
19. I’m Done (2:41)
20. I’ll Be Your Anchor (1:53)
21. Dig Deep (1:10)
22. I’ll Find a Way (3:31)
23. Finale (3:50)

E) Streaming Run Extended

16) Common Ground

America is a story that we keep telling. Until it comes true. It’s 2018. Immigration crackdowns. Family separation. Life is scary for immigrants in the U.S. But 15-year-old Ysabella Martinez hits town with stars in her eyes, ready to conquer New York and win fame and fortune as an influencer. She joins an after school program for fellow immigrants from all over the world, finds a prickly new best friend in NYC-born Emma, and begins to build her new life. But when ICE detains her and her family, she and her new friends discover that America is nothing like they thought it was.

This 90 minute musical, performed by a diverse cast of talented young actors, ages 11-18, is recommended for ages 11 and up. This production contains mature language and flashing lights.

Now available for streaming through 7/31 

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit tadayouththeater.anywhereseat.com/channel.php

F) What's Happening This Week and More 

Courtesy of Michelle Tabnick PR

17) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre

Presents

Green Afternoon XI

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 5pm

East Hampton, NY

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents its eleventh engagement of Green Afternoon on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 5pm in a unique garden setting in East Hampton, NY. Tickets include performance, wine, and hors d'oeuvres, and garden installations, and start at $150. For more info and ticketing, visit https://amandaselwyndance.org/green-afternoon-xi/.

Green Afternoon XI will be a moving and immersive outdoor performance, including movement installations in the various outdoor “rooms” throughout the property followed by a seated performance on the great lawn of Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre’s recent World Premiere: Habit Formed. Habit Formed is an evening-length work that explores how habits are created and broken in our lives. These habits can manifest strength, ease, and freedom and also create limits, boundaries, and affliction. The ultimate journey of the work tells a story of discernment, unpacking how we can be empowered by our habits and not impaired by them.

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18) Long Island’s ARGYLE THEATRE

 Announces its upcoming 2024-25 Season:

  

A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL (11/7/24 - 1/5/25)

JERSEY BOYS (1/23/25 - 4/6/25)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (4/24/25 - 6/15/25)

THE MUSIC MAN (7/10/25 - 8/31/25)

The new season begins on November 7, 2024

The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Executive Producers & Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), Long Island’s largest year-round professional theatrical venue, proudly announces its upcoming season of musicals which include something for everyone,  A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL (11/7/24 - 1/5/25), JERSEY BOYS (1/23/25 - 4/6/25 ), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (4/24/25 - 6/15/25), and  THE MUSIC MAN (7/10/25 - 8/31/25)

A Christmas Carol The Musical

11/7/24 - 1/5/25

Broadway heavy hitters Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island), breathe fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful "Happy Christmas" before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.

A Christmas Carol is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story.

Jersey Boys

1/23/25 - 4/6/25 

With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, JERSEY BOYS follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards® and Olivier Awards®, JERSEY BOYS takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Audiences will be thrilled with electrifying performances of chart-topping hits, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn,” and “My Eyes Adored You,” which brought The Four Seasons the highest honor: induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

Fiddler on The Roof

4/24/25 - 6/15/25

Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, Fiddler on the Roof is the brainchild of Broadway legends, Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince; songwriters, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick; and bookwriter, Joseph Stein. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon.

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, his wife, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality, and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy, and sadness.

The Music Man

7/10/25 - 8/31/25

By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic, and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall.

Season Tickets Packages

• Wed/Thurs Night Package ($270)

• Any Performance Package ($290) 

• VIP* Wed/Thurs Night Package ($370)

• VIP* Any Performance ($390)

*The VIP option provides additional credit to The Argyle Theatre: for an extra $100, patrons receive $120 in patron credit that can be utilized for any additional tickets throughout the year, whether for additional tickets to mainstage shows, tickets to children's theatre performances, or any of our special events

Important Upcoming Argyle Dates

• July 15th - Season Ticket Packages available to General Public

• July 22nd - Individual Tickets On Sale for all performances next Season

Plan ahead: 

For group rates, please contact Marty Rubin, Director of Sales, at Marty@ArgyleTheatre.com.  

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19) Garment District 

Free Educational Walking Tours 

for July, 2024

Thurs. July 11th at 10:30

Wed July 24th at 10:30

Meet at the Giant Yellow Button W39th St and 7th Av., NE corner.

Tours are available for groups at more convenient times, for a fee!

For more information go to Mike's NYC Tours

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Courtesy of Michelle Tabnick PR

20) India Week
at Lincoln Center
(part of Summer in the City)
7/10 - 7/14

This July, Lincoln Center will build off the success of last year’s Korean Arts Week with a week-long celebration of Indian cultural traditions during India Week. This year’s festival will immerse audiences in a range of festivities that highlight the depth of India’s cultural landscape from July 10-14, showcasing the country’s music, dance, art, cuisine, and much more!

 

The week will offer silent discos curated by DJ Rekha, a performance by Ragamala Dance Company at Damrosch Park, a high-energy social dance party celebrating garba, comedy nights, and programming for families. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Some highlights of the week include:

• Comedy from Aasif Mandvi, Hari Kondabolu, Nimesh Patel, Aparna Nancherla, and Kiran Deol.
• The U.S. premiere of Samsara presented by the Aakash Odedra Company, an epic, mythological dance piece based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
• Ragamala Dance Company’s Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred featuring mother/daughter soloists Ranee Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy 
• Five nights of Silent Discos and dancing led by a roster of world-renowned South Asian DJs curated by DJ Rekha, including, Ashu Rai, Offering Rain, Rajuju, and DJ Raat Ki Rani.
• A conversation presented in partnership with PEN America featuring distinguished NYC-based writers and creators of Indian descent.
• A concert production by Obie Award-winning writer/director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, whose recent play, Public Obscenities was singled out as one of the best theater works of 2023.
• GRAMMY-nominated singer Priya Darshini with her all-star band at Jazz Underground.
• A morning of mindfulness practices, breathwork, and gentle stretches led by dancer and yogi, Minila Shah.
• The 1920-set action blockbuster film “RRR," starring N.T. Rama Rao, Jr. and Ram Charan, with the showstopping dance number “Naatu Naatu,” for which composer M.M. Keeravani became the first Indian artist to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

India Week Performance Schedule (subject to change):

 

Comedy Underground

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 8:00 pm

The Underground at Jaffe Drive

NYLaughs teams up with Lincoln Center for a free underground—literally—stand-up comedy showcase every Wednesday evening from June 19 to August 7. Founded by Suzette Simon, NYLaughs celebrates NYC’s hilarious soul with free shows citywide. Taking place below Lincoln Center’s campus at Jaffe Drive, the rain-or-shine series features New York City's sharpest up-and-coming comedians (plus maybe a few surprise headliners!). It’s all the laughs of a downtown comedy club without a two-drink minimum! Comedians to be announced soon!

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Damrosch Park

Celebrating the beauty and vibrancy of Indian culture with an extravaganza of events that highlight the depth of India’s cultural landscape, India Week kicks off with the acclaimed Ragamala Dance Company’s Avimukta: Where the Seeker Meets the Sacred. In the work, seven dancers undertake rituals of sacred contemplation that become an ecstatic prayer celebrating the inevitable dissolution of life. The evening features mother/daughter soloists Ranee Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy as they honor the memories of their ancestors in a production that’s both “rapturous and profound” (The New York Times). Run time: 1 hour

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Rajuju

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

India Week continues with silent discos curated by DJ Rekha! Dance to the rhythms and sounds spun by renowned DJ and New York-based artist Rajuju Brown. Rajuju gained recognition from his music duo Grumby and his staple DJ residencies across NYC. In 2017, Rajuju was selected by NBC as one of the top emerging artists in the Asian American community. He has an uncanny ability to move crowds through music which has taken him around the world, and now he joins us at Lincoln Center for the first time. Don’t miss this amazing night of music and dance under the stars!

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Garba360 Featuring Ujjval Vyas Musicals 

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:30 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate the beauty and vibrancy of Indian culture and folk dance traditions with Garba360 as part of India Week, featuring Ujjval Vyas Musicals, dance instruction by Heena Patel, and produced by MELA Arts Connect. An essential component of wedding celebrations and the nine-day fall Hindu festival Navratri, garba is an intoxicating, high-energy folk dance style from northwestern India marked by hand claps and twirls. Danced in a circle (reflecting the cyclical Hindu conception of time), garba steps can be anything from a simple two-step to intricate movements. At Garba360, you'll learn garba, sanedo, and other Gujarati folk dances with the instructors, and dance (or just listen) to live music! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served.

 

Sonny Singh

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm

David Rubenstein Atrium

Celebrate the beauty and vibrancy of Punjabi and Sikh culture with Sonny Singh! Simultaneously spiritual and rebellious, Sonny Singh's music is a reminder that hope, love, and devotion are crucial to our struggles and our collective survival. An original member and trumpeter/singer in bhangra brass band Red Baraat, Sonny released his first solo album 2022 entitled Chardi Kala, the Sikh concept of revolutionary eternal optimism. As Live Mint says, “Singh has done that rarest of rare things as a musician—he has actually charted new ground, pushing the idea of South Asian fusion music down a new, previously unexplored side path.”

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served.

 

Samsara

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm & Friday, July 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Rose Theater

India Week continues as Aakash Odedra Company presents the U.S. premiere of Samsara (inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West), a dance piece that traces the steps we take, both forward and backward, in search of our higher selves. Drawing from the heart of Buddhist philosophy, Samsara explores some of the 81 obstacles and 6 states of mind that can hold us back. Epic mythological storytelling merges with personal experience and anecdotes from two globally opposite perspectives, in a highly visual landscape. Join us for a remarkable offering from a dance company that strives to create a society that is happier and healthier through dance. 

This event is choose-what-you-pay, with tickets available here.

 

RRR

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 8:30 pm

Damrosch Park

S.S. Rajamouli, 2022, India, 187m

English and Telugu with English subtitles

In the summer of 2022, Telugu-language cinema was thrust into the American pop-cultural limelight thanks to the unprecedented box office success of RRR, S.S. Rajamouli’s 1920-set action blockbuster, which charts an imaginary friendship between real-life anti-colonial revolutionaries Komaram Bheem (N.T. Rama Rao, Jr.), a leader of India’s marginalized Gond tribe, and A. Rama Raju (Ram Charan), an officer of the Indian Imperial Police with mysterious personal objectives. Described in Film Comment as “preposterously entertaining,” the film toggles between registers, alternating the good-humored buoyancy and warmth of a classic buddy comedy with the earnest emotional and metaphorical intensity of mythically inflected melodrama. Rajamouli expertly deploys these tonal dynamics in service of an extraordinary cinematic spectacle, which dazzles on the big screen thanks to its sweeping, inventively choreographed and masterfully edited action sequences—plus the showstopping dance number “Naatu Naatu,” for which composer M.M. Keeravani became the first Indian artist to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Offering Rain

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor 

India Week continues with silent discos curated by DJ Rekha! Free your mind and feel the beat with global music spun by DJ Offering Rain. Offering Rain (b. Melika Davé, 1996) is a NYC born and based multi-hyphenate artist and DJ of Gujarati & Ecuadorian heritage. Their DJing style is an ode to the ‘remix’ and their multicultural upbringing in NYC. They aim to express a wholesome diaspora fusion that draws from India, Ecuador and beyond, all in the name of dance and celebration. As a DJ, they have worked in collaboration with HBO Max, Instagram, NTS Radio, South Asian Youth Action and more. Be sure to check out this multi-talented artist in action! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served.

 

PEN presents: A Celebration of Literature From the Indian Diaspora

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 6:00 pm

The Garden at Damrosch Park

In partnership with Lincoln Center, PEN America brings together a group of distinguished NYC-based writers and creators of Indian descent for a discussion on what inspires their artistic practice, how their heritage has influenced their work, and the traditions that have had the greatest impact on their creative process. Featuring author and television host Padma Lakshmi (Love, Loss, and What We Ate), Priya Krishna (Indian-Ish), Yashica Dutt (Coming Out as Dalit), and moderator Salil Tripathi (Offense: The Hindu Case), the conversation will also examine the ways in which the Indian-American diasporic community has responded to recent waves of anti-Asian violence. PEN America champions the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Learn more at pen.org. 

Run time: approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, followed by book signing. 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Parapara and SAZ featuring Sumitra Das Goswami

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Damrosch Park

In this enthralling double bill, Rajasthani folk group SAZ featuring Sumitra Das Goswami kicks off the evening with RANG-E-THAR, a journey through the myriad flavors of traditional music from the deserts of western Rajasthan in a unique narrative performance. Next, led by the legendary percussionist Vidwan T. H. Vinayakram, the Vinayakram family present Parampara, a percussive and yet, highly meditative and trance-like Carnatic music set. Ghatam or the clay pot, one of the most ancient percussion instruments of India, takes center stage as "Vikku ji" performs with his sons and grandchildren, exemplifying the remarkable, continuing legacy of masterful musicianship.

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Ashu Rai

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

India Week continues with silent discos curated by DJ Rekha! Follow your bliss, feel the beat and beat the heat with music spun by DJ Ashu Rai! The co-founder and resident DJ of Sholay Events' long-running South Asian LGBTQIA+ dance party "Desilicious,” Ashu has performed at many of the premiere venues in NYC, including Limelight, Pacha, Club Shelter, Pyramid, the Highline Ballroom, and B.B. King’s. She has also taken the Desilicious party and her signature mix of Bollywood-House music to Amsterdam's legendary Paradiso for the India Festival. Don’t miss this fiery, Desilicious event! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Minila Shah

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00 am & 11:30 am

Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall

Join dancer and yogi Minila Shah (Ajna Dance Company) and musicians Jay Gandhi (bansuri flute) and Ehren Hanson (tabla) for mindfulness practices, breathwork, and gentle stretches. Designed to improve flexibility and release tension, the program will guide you inwards through mindfulness techniques, help you focus on the present moment, and quiet the mind. This experience is perfect for anyone seeking to unwind, de-stress, and reconnect with their inner selves.

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Kiran Ahluwalia

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm

LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall

Two-time JUNO winner (Canada’s GRAMMY) Kiran Ahluwalia’s open-hearted vocals have established her as one of global music’s most compelling cross-pollinators, bringing together the traditions of Indian music, West African blues, and jazz. At this family-friendly concert, part of Lincoln Center’s India Week, Kiran will be performing new music from her long-awaited album, Comfort Food, with her five-piece band. Run time: approximately 1 hour

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Comedy Night with: Aasif Mandvi, Hari Kondabolu, Nimesh Patel, Aparna Nancherla, and Kiran Deol

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Damrosch Park

Get ready for a night of humor intertwined with cultural exploration all brought to you by a powerhouse lineup of comedians whose Indian heritage infuses into their comedic brilliance. The evening features the dynamic and multifaceted Aasif Mandvi, currently starring in the Paramount Plus hit EVIL. A Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, comedian, humanitarian and producer, Mandvi is widely known for his iconic work as a correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. He’s joined by insightful comedian Hari Kondabolu, a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me and creator of the controversial documentary The Problem with Apu, is used in school curriculums across the country; Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Nimesh Patel, who has toured with Chris Rock and written for some of television’s most high-profile shows; and Aparna Nancherla, named one of “The 50 Funniest People Right Now” by Rolling Stone. Hosted by the also Emmy-nominated hilarious Kiran Deol, you won’t want to miss this enriching fall-out-of-your-chair event! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

DJ Rekha

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

The iconic DJ Rekha transmits their groovy sounds to your ear at Lincoln Center’s Silent Disco this summer under the stars! DJ Rekha (born Rekha Malhotra) is a producer, curator, educator, and founder of “Basement Bhangra,” one of NYC’s longest-running club nights. They've performed in festivals, clubs, and community spaces worldwide. Their dynamic DJ sets incorporate South Asian Diasporic dance music with ears to a global sound that builds inclusive environments of joy. They have been featured on Broadway, NPR, Taste the Nation, Celebrate Brooklyn, and Central Park SummerStage. Join us for an unforgettable night on The Dance Floor! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

SAZ Sunrise Concert

Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 5:00 am

Hearst Plaza

Welcome the day with music by Rajasthani folk group SAZ during India Week! Sunrise is an auspicious time in Indian culture—a symbol of divinity, energy and positivity—and the masterful artists of this celebrated group are sure to start your morning in an unforgettable way. SAZ’s work has pulled Rajasthani folk music into the present world by fusing the modern with the traditional. Welcome the sun’s warmth and radiance into your day with an early-morning outdoor concert by this award-winning trio! This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

RHEOLOGY: In Concert

Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Hearst Plaza

Obie Award-winning writer/director Shayok Misha Chowdhury's recent play, Public Obscenities, was singled out as one of the best theater works of 2023 by The New Yorker. His newest work is a performance memoir created with his mother, the physicist Bulbul Chakraborty. Chakraborty's specialty is the titular science of rheology, the laws governing the malleability and movement of matter under force. Another of her loves is the poetic songs of Bengali composer Rabindranath Tagore. These songs paint glorious pictures about the drama of nature: monsoons produce drum-like thunder claps, rivers let loose their long hair into waterfalls, music flows through generations. Chakraborty learned these songs from her foremothers, then passed them on to Misha. In this concert production of reimagined Tagore compositions, an artist son studies his physicist mother while she studies the strange behavior of sand. Together, they try to understand the science and the story of how things flow.

Run time: approximately 1 hour 15 minutes

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served.

 

Priya Darshini

Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 6:00 pm

The Underground at Jaffe Drive

GRAMMY-nominated singer Priya Darshini joins forces with her all-star band at Jazz Underground at Jaffe Drive, blending Indian classical, electronica, ambient, and jazz into an intimate and captivating experience. Priya Darshini's debut at Lincoln Center showcases a blend of diverse musical traditions, virtuosic performance, and unique instrumentation skillfully intertwined creating her own distinctive sound.

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

 

Roshni Samlal (aka DJ Raat Ki Rani)

Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 6:00 pm

The Dance Floor

India Week continues with silent discos curated by DJ Rekha! Wine your body to music spun by Roshni Samlal (aka DJ Raat Ki Rani), influenced by her Indo-Caribbean diaspora heritage, experiences as a working-class, brown immigrant during the ’90s, focusing on Asian Underground music, global club, soca, and chutney. A multidisciplinary beatmaker of Indian classical, electronic and chamber sounds, Samlal is a New York-based Trinidadian tabla player who has studied within the Farrukhabad, Benares, and Punjab schools of classical percussion. She is the lead curator and producer of the Rāginī Festival, highlighting South Asian traditional folk and innovative artists. Join us for a feast for your ears! 

This event is FREE and General Admission, first-come, first-served. 

For more information about Summer for the City, please visit here.

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21) LITTLE ISLAND

EXPANSIVE LINE-UP OF FREE, LIVE PERFORMANCES

IN ITS 200-SEAT VENUE

THE GLADE

AS PART OF ITS BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER SEASON OF WORLD

 PREMIERE EVENTS

 

SUZAN-LORI PARKS’ SULA & THE JOYFUL NOISE

“WONDROUS” DANCER MELISSA TOOGOOD

THE LEGENDARY JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND

ONE OF A KIND OYSTER MARKET ON THE HUDSON

COMIC MORGAN JAY & FRIENDS

THE ENDANGERED LANGUAGE ALLIANCE

MUSIC CURATED BY CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT

GIO ESCOBAR’S STANDING ON THE CORNER

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

Little Island recently announced the line-up for The Glade Series, an array of free-to-the-public live performances, launching July 10. These events will take place Wednesday through Sunday for seven weeks inside the Island’s 200-seat venue. This announcement comes on the heels of the sold-out run of Twyla Tharp, T Bone Burnett, and David Mansfield’s How Long Blues, which opened Little Island’s blockbuster summer season of world premiere events.

 

From July 10-14, each night of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’s Tell Me More series will thoughtfully pair a musical performance with a conversation between Parks and an expert from a different field. On July 10, for an evening themed “Greens & Blues,” a set by blues legend Ruthie Foster will precede a talk between Parks and Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx. Other guests include designer Daisy Wang, who will also dress Lori-Parks, freestyle MC Corey James Gray, Columbia astronomy professor Jane Huang, harpist Brandee Younger, historian Eric Foner, and Parks’ own Psychedelic Soap Box, a post-bop jazz collective with spoken word. On Saturday July 13, Parks will invite the audience into one of her engaging Watch Me Work sessions, alongside a very special guest, before taking the stage with her band Sula & the Joyful Noise.

 

Taking the Glade stage from July 17-21 will be “wondrous” (The New York Times) dancer Melissa Toogood, in an intimate epilogue to Pam Tanowitz’s Day for Night, playing concurrently in Little Island’s Amphitheater (The Amph).

 

Mx Justin Vivian Bond, downtown cabaret legend and recent recipient of the first Judy Icon Award, will play five nights from July 24-28.

 

The Island will host a one-of-a-kind Oyster Market, July 31-August 4, curated and overseen by New Amsterdam Market founder and culinary world all-star Robert LaValva. Alongside live oyster shucking, the market will feature local vendors selling their unique culinary creations, which pair perfectly with The Oyster Radio Hour playing simultaneously in The Amph.

 

Then, from August 7-11, Morgan Jay returns to Little Island for his third consecutive summer to host and curate a week of comedy, including acts by Jay Jurden, Neel Gosh, and Sarah Tollemache. 

 

From August 14-18, linguists Ross Perlin and Daniel Kaufman, co-founders of the Endangered Language Alliance, will collaborate with Michael Leibenluft and Gung Ho Projects to create a series of performances about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. The series will be led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages, talking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in more than one hundred languages, as well as visual elements from ELA’s digital landscape map and creative translanguaging translation strategies.

 

From August 21-25, Grammy Award-winning artist Cécile McLorin Salvant will lend her curatorial vision to the Glade, programming a set of performances by other musicians at the vanguard of their styles and forms, including jazz vocalist Vanisha Gould, folk artist June McDoom, multi-instrumentalist Lua Noah, pianist Sullivan Fortner, and more.

 

Closing out summer in the Glade, from August 28-September 1, Gio Escobar will host a series of unique, genre-bending experiences, including a bomba and a salsa night, before taking the stage with his own avant-garde collective, Standing on the Corner.

 

Tickets to Little Island’s summer season of performances, as well as information on free programs, are available at littleisland.org.

 

THE GLADE SERIES / FULL PERFORMANCE CALENDAR

 

JULY 10-14 / SUZAN-LORI PARKS      

"Tell Me More"

                                                       

A series of performances and conversation curated and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Each evening, conceived around a pair of ideas, will feature a musical act and a conversation between Parks and a cultural luminary.                                              

 

Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 7:00 PM

Blues & Greens: Conversation with Suzan-Lori Parks and Majora Carter / Performance by Ruthie Foster

The Glade    

 

Thursday, July 11, 2024, 10:00 PM

The Runway & The Street: Conversation with fashion designer Daisy Wang / Performance by MC Corey James Gray & Freestyle Monday        

The Glade    

 

Friday, July 12, 2024, 10:00 PM               

Outer Space & Inner Space: Conversation with Columbia Astronomy Professor Jane Huang / Performance by Psychedelic Soap Box /

The Play Ground

 

Saturday, July 13, 2024, 7:00 PM            

Work & Play: Watch Me Work w/ Suzan-Lori Parks & Special Guest / Performance by Suzan-Lori Parks's Sula & the Joyful Noise        

The Glade    

 

Sunday, July 14, 2024, 7:00 PM

Past & Future: Conversation with Suzan-Lori Parks and Eric Foner / Performance by Brandee Younger

The Glade    

 

JULY 17-21 / MELISSA TOOGOOD

“Epilogue: Pam Tanowitz’s ‘Day For Night’”    

                                                       

"Wondrous performer" (New York Times) Melissa Toogood dances an epilogue to choreographer Pam Tanowitz's Day for Night, playing at 8:30pm each night in The Amph.

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 9:30 PM       

Epilogue: Day for Night              

The Glade    

 

Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:30 PM

Epilogue: Day for Night

The Glade    

 

Friday, July 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

Epilogue: Day for Night

The Glade    

 

Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 PM

Epilogue: Day for Night

The Glade    

 

Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:30 PM

Epilogue: Day for Night

The Glade    

 

JULY 24-28 / JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND                                                                    

A Week of Cabaret                                                   

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 6:30 PM

Justin Vivian Bond

The Glade    

 

Thursday, July 25, 2024, 6:30 PM

Justin Vivian Bond

The Glade    

 

Friday, July 26, 2024, 10:00 PM

Justin Vivian Bond

The Glade    

 

Saturday, July 27, 2024, 10:00 PM

Justin Vivian Bond

The Glade    

 

Sunday, July 28, 2024, 6:30 PM

Justin Vivian Bond

The Glade

 

July 31-August 4 / NEW AMSTERDAM OYSTER MARKET

A week of food. Curated by Roberta LaValva & the New Amsterdam Market

 

Food & Beverage available for purchase*

 

AUGUST 7-11 / MORGAN JAY & FRIENDS                                                                        

A Week of Comedy                                   

 

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 7PM          

Morgan Jay, Usama Siddique, Isa Medina, Daniel Bridgegadd

The Glade    

 

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 7PM               

Morgan Jay, Sean Donnelly, Tatiana Frank, Myq Kaplan

The Glade    

 

Friday, August 9, 2024, 10:00 PM           

Morgan Jay, Sahib Singh, Shane Torres, Jordan Jensen

The Glade    

 

Saturday, August 10, 2024, 7:00 PM       

Morgan Jay, Jay Jurden, Carmen Lynch, Neel Gosh           

The Glade    

 

Sunday, August 11, 2024, 7:00 PM         

Morgan Jay, Sarah Tollemache, Leclerc Andrew, Erin Jackson

The Glade    

 

AUGUST 14-18 / ENDANGERED LANGUAGE ALLIANCE

“Language City”

                                                       

A series of performances about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. The series will be led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from ELA’s digital landscape map and creative translanguaging translation strategies.

 

Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.

 

Wednesday, August 14, 6:30 PM

Language City             

The Glade    

 

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 6:30 PM

Language City             

The Glade    

 

Friday, August 16, 2024, 10:00 PM

Language City             

The Glade    

 

Saturday, August 17, 2024, 6:30 PM

Language City             

The Glade                                    

 

Sunday, August 18, 2024, 6:30 PM

Language City                             

The Glade    

 

AUGUST 21-25 / CURATED BY CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT

A Week of Celebrated Jazz and Folk Artists

                                                       

Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 8:30PM  

Vanisha Gould (ASL Interpreted)

The Glade    

 

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 8:30-9:30PM

June McDoom

The Glade    

 

Friday, August 23, 2024, 10:00 PM

Lua Noah

The Glade    

 

Saturday, August 24, 2024, 8:30PM

Sullivan Fortner

The Glade    

 

Sunday, August 25, 2024, 8:30PM          

TBA

The Glade    

 

AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1 / CURATED BY GIO ESCOBAR        

A Week of Music and Performance Art                                  

 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 7PM                        

The Glade    

 

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 7PM                            

The Glade    

 

Friday, August 30, 2024, 10:00 PM                         

TBD               

 

Saturday, August 31, 202, 7PM

The Glade    

 

Sunday, September 1, 2024, 7PM                           

The Glade    

 

 

After the conclusion of these public performances in September, The Glade will become New York’s newest outdoor cocktail lounge, complete with a bar designed by Green River Project and a menu of beer, wine, cocktails and mocktails that can be consumed in The Glade or enjoyed anywhere on Little Island. This is just one of the multiple food and beverage venues in the park, throughout the summer. 

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22) TRASHFEST & DARKFEST

 

JULY 15 – 21, 2024

AT THE TANK

The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director; Johnny G. Lloyd, Director of Artistic Development; Molly Fitzmaurice, Managing Producer) announced today programming for their eco-forward festivals, TrashFest and DarkFest, from Monday July 15 – Sunday July 21, 2024. Both festivals will take place at The Tank’s 56 Seat Theater (312 West 36^th St New York, NY 10018).  

 

For 11 years, The Tank has hosted DarkFest - a week of shows that do not use conventional theatrical lighting in an effort to reexamine how we can make theater more sustainable. With the pandemic forcing their physical theater to close, they challenged that idea further with the first annual TrashFest in 2020. It is often difficult to wrestle with the environmental impact our daily lives and our work can have - especially in theater, where so many resources are needed to develop sets, props, and costumes that are only used for a short amount of time. TrashFest centers work that not only produces no waste, but reuses materials discarded as garbage while DarkFest celebrates innovative performance that utilizes self-sufficient and alternative energy sources.

More information about the programming is below. Tickets begin at $15 and are available by visiting https://thetanknyc.org/trashfestdarkfest2024.

CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY WITH ELEVATOR ACCESS AND OTHER AMENITIES

Co-Directed & Co-Written by Kate O’Carroll & Elena Messinger

Monday July 15 at 7pm

 

Molly, Cam, and Georgia are all moving up and out: back home, a girlfriend’s apartment, a goat farm. But first they have to deal with all their shit. Spend one last sweltering day in a storage unit digging through shared memories, deciding what to leave behind, and fighting over that one lamp.

 

 

PLANTING DAY

Written & Directed by Claire Marieb

Monday July 15 at 7pm

 

Planting Day grapples with the inescapable fact that two things can be true at the same time. It follows a couple's moral dilemma of wanting to start a family while facing a world that is slowly burning. We see a young queer individual struggle to find their place in the universe while finding love (or something of the sort) in an unlikely place. We get an intimate view into the world of a young man navigating new love in a post-chivalrous, pre-apocalyptic world. A mom finds herself unsure how to generationally relate to her daughter. And of course, George the dolphin is there to watch it all unfold from his throne in the nightmarescape, falling victim to his meddling habit once or twice along the way. But please, hold the popcorn...plastic's back on the menu.

 

 

JÄRNÄGGLUNGA

Written by Nate Hollander

Directed by Charlotte Weinman

Tuesday July 16 at 7pm

 

This is a story about a mother and a son. This is also a story about an overworked employee who comes bearing news that will forever change the mother and son’s relationship. Following Lili, Porky, and Smelt as they search for a missing dowel on a near-apocalyptic afternoon, Järnägglunga, a new dramatic comedy by Nate Hollander, questions if we can move forward with our lives when the world is at a breaking point.

 

 

FIGURING IT OUT AS WE GO

Written by Jesse Winton

Directed by Jacquie McCourt

Tuesday July 16 at 9:30pm

 

In this darkly comedic one-man show, writer/performer Jesse Winton makes his New York City debut by tackling the mundane issues of death, mortality, finding out his Grandpa died on a ferris wheel, and what all of these things have to teach us about the meaning of life.

 

 

IN THE DARK TIMES

Curated by Kayla Schwab and Michael Fracentese

Wednesday July 17 at 7pm

 

A poetry reading series.

 

 

PROBLEM FACTORY: TRASHED

By Problem Factory

Wednesday July 17 at 9:30pm

 

Problem Factory is New York's premiere sketch group (as far as you know)! In honor of Trashfest they look forward to spending even less on the show than usual as we make all our props ourselves! Also presenting things we should've thrown out years ago. See you there!

 

 

ASHKENAZI SEANCE

Written and Performed by Sarah Sanders

Directed by Daniel Krane

Musical Direction by Sofia Geck

Thursday July 18th, 7pm

 

Sarah lives in Brooklyn, her parents moved to Mexico, and now she can’t decide what to do with her grandmother’s piano, which is in Montana. She’s getting desperate for advice – so desperate, she’s turning to her dead Latvian Jewish ancestors. Ashkenazi Seance is a solo theatre piece with music and community ritual exploring what it means to search for home and crave connection to your ancestors, even when you’re ~pretty sure~ they wouldn’t like you.

 

 

LITTLE QUEER

Written & Performed by Christopher Ryan Quiroz (he/him)

Directed by Asher Vickers

Thursday July 18 at 9:30pm

 

If big things come in small packages, little QUEER is no exception. A hilarious and heartfelt pop-culture-soaked journey down the fabulous and traumatic hall of memory through the vibrant world of Queer theatre and pop culture. This is a show for boys who were taught to hide what makes them unique. Being sensitive in this world is hard -being a sensitive, short (5’2”), autistic, Queer boy in this world is a recipe for...experiences.

 

What does abandonment do to a child? Do you ever recover from a bully’s words? Was your Dad ever your best friend? Was he your nightmare? How can you transform trauma into something useful? little QUEER offers a space for all of us to breathe, reflect and gently uncover what lies inside the makeup case we’ve all kept buried. 

 

A solo about reclaiming forgotten memories, celebrating fierce identity, and a testament to the healing power of love. An invitation to laugh, cry, and give the middle finger to your bully. For the sensitive boys – the sensitive kids who always felt a little different, this is your story, too.

 

 

GORETTI

Written by M. D. Schaffer

Directed by Courtney Campbell

Friday July 19 at 7pm & Sunday July 21 at 3pm

 

Goretti is a 90-minute play following the 10th anniversary of three friends, Kyle, Molly, and Benji, leaving the Catholic faith. However, when the new friend to the group, Sky, inquires about Kyle's paintings of Saint Maria Goretti, the secrets and trauma that lead to the group's departure are exposed in a new light, testing the strength of their relationships, and asking, "Is forgiveness possible?"

 

 

MEASURE THE LOT (FORMERLY OUT, OUT)

Written by Shelley Brooks

Directed by Matt Saltzberg

Friday July 19 at 7pm & Saturday July 20 at 9:30pm

 

In this ghost story lit entirely by flashlights, a newly blind man confronts his relationships with the women in his life and his own impulse for self-destruction.

 

 

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Written by Erin Proctor (she/her)

Directed by Rose Kortrey

Friday July 19 at 9:30pm & Sunday July 21 at 9:30pm

 

An infant deity bursts into existence and, with its birth, splits chaos in two, creating darkness and light. And they saw the light, and that it was good. Now they can see that there was much more work to be done.

 

 

GOOD ART FRIENDS PRESENTS: TRASH TRAWL

Performed & Created by Wanda Noonan & Hero Magnus

Friday July 19 at 9:30pm

 

While walking the riverbank in New Orleans, Wanda and Hero come upon Trash Mountain: heaping carcasses of each briefly famous and soon-to-be-scorned internet article ever devised. Do Wanda and Hero recycle the remnants and leave things better than they found them? Or, do they set it all on fire, in front of everyone, at The Tank?

 

For TrashFest, Good Art Friends presents Trash Trawl: a theatrical challenge to the boom-bust-discard-move-on cycle inherent to internet discourse. Join the duo for songs and prose, grunge and flair, excerpts from their musical, and questions like: “Could Wanda date a horse, if she really tried?”

 

GOOD ART FRIENDS is Gen Z musician Hero Magnus and millennial essayist Wanda Noonan. Wanda, a 2D animator turned writer, is a big-city lesbian often accused of extraversion – now on tour for her in-progress nonfiction essay collection. Hero is a princess and a bitch and also a bit sensitive and spent the past year recording her debut album in New Orleans and Brooklyn with the support of the Gordon Grand fellowship from Yale.

 

 

LOVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Written by Marjorie Conn and Joe Quattro

Saturday July 20 at 3pm

 

Emma and Carrie are finding a way through a romantic relationship. Historic events, like the new ruling on Roe vs. Wade and The Human Rights Campaign issuing a State of Emergency travel warning for those considering short or long-term travel to Florida, set the tone that underscores their struggles. Their love keeps them from overturning their apartment and keeps their lives moving forward.

 

 

PISS PRINCESS: A SHITTY MUSICAL FABLE

Directed by Annaleise Loxton

Book & Lyrics by Easton Michaels & AJ Smith

Composed by Jonathon Michael Osgood

Saturday July 20 at 3pm

 

When Princess Frankie of Sewer City is flushed away by The Evil Clog, she must rediscover who she truly is and find her path to destroy the evil plaguing her kingdom. Along the way she makes some new friends, learns what’s truly important in life, and gets into some nasty shit! Follow along this unconventional musical adventure written by Easton Michaels, Jonathon Michael Osgood, and AJ Smith.

 

 

UNCOLLECTED TRASH COLLECTION

Written by Kate Kremer

Co-Directed by Kate Kremer & Jonathan Crimmins

Saturday July 20 at 7pm & Sunday July 21 at 9:30pm

 

uncollected trash collection draws on a 3-month record Kremer kept of everything she threw away, along with the refuse of earlier writing projects. It’s a two-volume essay-in-dross about the relationship between art, trash, love, death, and transformation.

 

 

THE PRODIGAL SUN

Composed by Josh Brown

Libretto by Lauren D’Errico

Directed by Matthew Pezzulich

Sunday July 21 at 3pm

 

It's tough being the center of the universe, and SUN is tired of being the sun. When SUN chooses to quit the solar system in pursuit of greener pastures, their choice plunges the earth into impermeable darkness. Believing their unsatisfactory Sun Pageant, the cause of SUN's departure, a tiny farming community devoutly reproduces the pageant year after year, grappling with their guilt as they learn how to survive the impermeable darkness — and each other.

 

 

RACCOON PRINCESS

Written and Directed by Liza Jane Richey & Thalia Sablon

Sunday July 21 at 7pm

 

Step into a dystopian future where all artmaking is banned. Raccoon Princess follows the journey of Ava, a resourceful bartender who transforms trash from the bar into art in her secret sanctuary. Known as the Raccoon Princess for her ability to find beauty in what others see as trash, Ava's creations challenge an oppressive regime and inspire a rebellion.

 

Guided by visions of an enigmatic goddess, Ava navigates the dangerous line between destruction and creation. As she battles to protect her sanctuary, a chance encounter with an intruder forces her to confront the limits of her resolve and the power of her art.

 

Join us for an immersive, zero-waste performance that celebrates resilience, transformation, and the unyielding spirit of creativity. Raccoon Princess is a testament to the enduring power of art to inspire change, even if it's gone underground.

 

 

THE MUNCHIES: AN EVENING OF BITE-SIZE WEIRDNESS

Written by Martin Murry

Directed by Brennan Urbi

Sunday July 21 at 7pm & Saturday July 27 at 9:30pm

 

The Munchies: An Evening of Bite-Size Weirdness, a triple-feature of darkly comedic short plays, delves into the bizarre and the supernatural. First, in Menu Missile, witness a food delivery app's eerie corporate announcement that spirals into the uncanny. Next, Belinda is Psychic offers a hilariously odd cover letter from a clairvoyant medium applying for a retail job, blending the mundane with the otherworldly. Finally, Y2K Fever explores a father's apocalyptic preparations as the new millennium approaches, filled with paranoia and unsettling revelations. Each play serves a bite-size portion of weirdness, ensuring an unforgettable night of twisted humor and spine-chilling surprises.

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23) YORK’S CELEBRATED CONCERT SERIES RETURNS!

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
NEO 2024: A CONCERT CELEBRATION
OF EMERGING MUSICAL THEATRE WRITERS

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Maire Grace LaFerrara, Executive Director), “Where Musicals Come to Life,” proudly welcomes the return of its celebrated concert series NEO, featuring new songs by emerging musical theatre writers RJ Christian, Eli Cohen, Amy Engelhardt & Molly Horan, Danielle Koenig & Justin D. Cook, Ron Spivak & Michiru Oshima, and Jessica Wu & TJ Rubin.

The one-night only benefit performance, entitled NEO 2024, is hosted herby York Board member Debra Walton (Don’t Bother Me—I Can’t Cope, Storyville). Directed by Annette Jolles (Mark Felt Superstar, Bar Mitzvah Boy) with music direction by Beth Falcone (Unexpected Joy), it is curated by York’s Literary Manager Seth Christenfeld, and is set for Monday evening, July 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at The Green Room 42 (In the Yotel, 570 10th Avenue).

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

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