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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Sunday Scoop Week of 2/16/24 What's Happening This Week and More

A) Beginning Performances 

New Jersey

1) Topdog/Underdog

New York

2) The  Audit

3) Buena Vista Social Club

4) Eulogy for a Roman

5) The Jonathan Larson Project 

6) Othello

7) The Price

8) The Receptionist

9) Touch

In Pennsylvania

10) Hard Road to Heaven

B) Cast Changes

11) Hadestown

C) Runs Extended

In New York

12) Anne Frank the Exhibition

13) Beckett Briefs

In Pennsylvania

14) Holy Grail of Memphis

D) What Else is Happening

15) The 1/52 Project Early Career Designer Financial Grant Program Open for Applications

16) Centenary Stage Co. Auditions for Wasabia
 2/24

17) Children's Museum of Manhattan's Winter Recess: Color Our World With Creativity
with Ballet Hispanico 2/18

18) EPIC Players Theatre Presents The EPIC Underground: Passions & Appetites
at Joe's Pub 2/24

19) Irish Repertory Presents Not Beckett Staged Readings of Five New Short Plays
2/24 & 2/25

20) The Jonathan Larson Project Digital Rush

21) MCC Winter Public Engagement Programming

22) Operation Mincemeat Digital Lottery & In-Person Rush

23) Prospect Musicals 2025 Musical Theater Lab Cohort
featuring new short musicals at Peter Norton Symphony Space 2/20

24) Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Annual Harlem Gymnastics Invitational
2/21 - 2/23

A) Beginning Performances 

New Jersey

Photo by Habyib Shu'Aib

1) Topdog/Underdog

Topdog/Underdog is a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002 and the Tony Award for Best Revival in 2023, Topdog/Underdog is a landmark in the American Theatre Canon and marks the first Broadway script in over thirty years to be produced on the Passage stage.

Mill Hill Playhouse (205 E. Front St., Trenton)
2/20 - 2/23

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

New York

2) The  Audit

Follows a tax audit that takes an unexpected turn when a former military veteran-turned-auditor meets an aging hippie songwriter with a chaotic lifestyle. What starts as a routine examination of finances soon becomes a deeply personal reckoning of choices, regrets, and surprising connections.

Urban Stage (239 W. 39th St.)
2/22 - 3/16
Opening Night 2/27

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

3) Buena Vista Social Club

With a book by Marco Ramirez (Drama Desk Award, The Royale), director Saheem Ali (Tony Nominee, Fat Hamleads an ensemble of visionary performing artists, including a band of renowned musicians from across the globe to tell the legendary story of the artists who recorded the original album. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB features the soul-stirring music of Cuba’s golden age, choreography by Patricia Delgado and Tony Award winner Justin Peck (Illinoise, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story).

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th St.)
Beginning Performances 2/21
Opening night 3/19

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

Courtesy of Spincycle PR

4) Eulogy for a Roman

Meet Milo, a nervous young man who shares the stage with an urn. But things aren’t as dark as they seem. Milo is trying to give a eulogy for his friend Roman, but the ceremony proves unexpectedly difficult, and attendees are voluntarily enlisted to help him complete the memorial. Together, they celebrate life, confront death, and make a promise of their own.

Performance Schedule

- Thursday, Feb 27 @ 8:30pm at The Center
- Friday, Feb 28 @ 7:30pm at Old First Reformed Church
- Saturday, March 1 @ 7:30pm at Studio Exhibit LES
- Sunday, March 2 @ 5:30pm at Westbeth Community Center
- Thursday, March 6 @ 8:30pm at The Center (opening)
- Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm at Old First Reformed Church
- Saturday, March 8 @ 7:30pm at Studio Exhibit LES
- Sunday, March 9 @ 5:30pm at Westbeth Community Center
- Friday, March 14 @ 7:30pm at Old First Reformed Church
- Saturday, March 15 @ 7:30pm at Studio Exhibit LES
- Sunday, March 16 @ 5:30pm at Westbeth Community Center

Venues:
The Center (208 W 13th Street, Room #310, New York NY 10011)
Old First Reformed Church (729 Carroll Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn NY 11215)
Studio Exhibit (62 Orchard Street, 2nd floor, New York NY 10002)
Westbeth Community Room (55 Bethune Street, New York NY 10014)

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

Courtesy Adams NYC

5) The Jonathan Larson Project 

The Jonathan Larson Project is a world premiere that celebrates the dozens of unheard songs, unfinished and unproduced musicals, and pop songs found in files and boxes when the visionary writer of RENT died suddenly at the age of 35 in 1996.

Orpheum Theatre (126 2nd Ave.)
Opening Night 3/10
Through 6/1

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

6) Othello

This spring, experience Shakespeare’s epic tale like never before. Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as ‘Othello,’ the noble Moor of Venice and commanding warrior general. Opposite him, Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal portrays ‘Iago,’ the ambitious lieutenant and masterful manipulator. 

Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th St.)
2/24 - 6/8
3/23 Opening Night

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

Off Off PR

7) The Price

Set in an attic of a condemned Manhattan building at the end of the 1950s, this compelling play examines the price we pay for the choices we make or fail to make in life. Four unforgettable characters struggle to make sense of the past and create a future in this 1968 tour de force masterpiece of Miller's pen.

Theatre at St. Clements ( 423 W. 46th St.)
2/21 - 3/16

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

8) The Receptionist

The Receptionist by Adam Bock, focuses on a seemingly ordinary office. Beverly, the cheerful and efficient receptionist, keeps things running smoothly—answering phones, gossiping, and managing daily tasks. But as the day unfolds, subtle cracks appear in the routine, hinting at something far more sinister lurking beneath the surface. A darkly comedic thriller, The Receptionist shifts from lighthearted office banter to unsettling suspense, exploring themes of power, complicity, and the unseen forces that shape our lives. 

Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University
(715 Grand Ave.)
2/21 - 3/9

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.centenarystageco.org/the-receptionist

9) Touch

Betty, a retired widow from New York, is having a difficult time adjusting to life without her husband. She's driving her son crazy as she nervously dips her toe into online dating. Bob, a widower, also a Florida transplant, gets an unexpected call from his divorced daughter: she's coming to visit. They’re both hurting but are too much alike to admit they need each other. Meanwhile, a wife and her curmudgeonly husband navigate living on a fixed income. Touch is a story about the enduring desire for love and companionship at any age.

The Tank's 56 Seat Theater (312 W. 36th St.)
2/20 - 3/16

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

In Pennsylvania

10) Hard Road to Heaven

Experience the heart and soul of country music in “Hard Road to Heaven,” a powerful new musical that takes you on a journey through the highs and lows of fame, family and faith. Jenny Dixon, the reigning queen of country, navigates the ups and downs of a superstar career and the gospel-singing family she left behind. With unforgettable songs and a gripping narrative, “Hard Road to Heaven” is a must-see tale of ambition, sacrifice, and
the unbreakable bonds of family.

Bucks County Playhouse (70 S. Main St., New Hope)
2/28 - 3/23

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit bcptheater.org/shows/hard-road

B) Cast Changes

11) Hadestown

Daniel Breaker joins the cast as Hermes 2/18

Merle Dandridge returns to the cast as Persephone

Hadestown originated as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Rachel Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.

Walter Kerr (219 W. 48th St.)

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.seatgeek.com/hadestown-tickets. 

C) Runs Extended

In New York

12) Anne Frank the Exhibition

Anne Frank The Exhibition is the first time in history that the Anne Frank House presents a pioneering experience outside of Amsterdam to immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the Annex rooms, fully furnished, where Anne Frank, her parents and sister, and four other Jews spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. 

Moving through the exhibition, visitors can immerse themselves in the context that shaped Anne’s life—from her early years in Frankfurt through the rise of the Nazi regime and the family’s phased move to Amsterdam across 1933 and 1934, where Anne lived for ten years until her 1944 arrest and deportation to Westerbork, a large transit camp in the Netherlands, then to Auschwitz-Birkenau, a concentration camp and killing center in Nazi-occupied Poland, and eventually to her death at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany when she was 15 years old.

Four exhibition galleries immerse visitors in place and history through video, sound, photography, and animation; and more than 100 original collection items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.  Anne Frank The Exhibition provides an opportunity to learn about Anne Frank not as a victim but through the multifaceted lens of her life—as a girl, a writer, and a symbol of resilience and strength. This is a story inspired by one of the most translated books in the world.

Center for Jewish History (15 W. 16th St.)
Now closing 10/31

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

13) Beckett Briefs

Three short plays by Samuel Beckett that run the gamut of existence from birth to the afterlife, presented on a single bill.

Not I – “Practically speechless…. all her days.”

A non-verbal woman, who was abandoned by her parents at birth and lives an uneventful life until the age of 70, suddenly hears voices and realizes it’s herself speaking.

 

Play – “We were not long together when she smelt a rat.”

Eternally together in the afterlife and locked in their urns, a man, his wife, and his mistress relay the sordid details of their love triangle.

 

Krapp’s Last Tape – “Perhaps my best years are gone…But I wouldn’t want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn’t want them back”

Krapp, an aged man, reviews his life with the assistance of his younger self heard on autobiographical tape recordings.


Irish Rep's Francis J, Greenburger Mainstage  (132 W. 22nd St.)

Now closing 3/16


For more information or to purchase tickets. visit  IrishRep.org


In Pennsylvania

14) Holy Grail of Memphis

Holy Grail of Memphis takes place in present-day Memphis, Tennessee, and the stage design immerses audiences in the atmosphere of a mid-century recording studio, complete with vintage equipment, microphones, mixers, and amplifiers. Amongst the meticulously crafted stage setting, theatergoers are introduced to Newton "Newt" Stover II (Matteo Scammell), a man striving to rebuild his life and preserve his family's legacy after uncovering the long-lost recordings of legendary blues guitarist and singer Alfred "Deaf Duck" Mason (Fred Michael Beam). Mason, who was Deaf, performed throughout the Mississippi Delta for decades, inspiring countless other great Black bluesmen and women, including Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Memphis Minnie.

Holy Grail of Memphis takes place in present-day Memphis, Tennessee, and the stage design immerses audiences in the atmosphere of a mid-century recording studio, complete with vintage equipment, microphones, mixers, and amplifiers. Amongst the meticulously crafted stage setting, theatergoers are introduced to Newton "Newt" Stover II (Matteo Scammell), a man striving to rebuild his life and preserve his family's legacy after uncovering the long-lost recordings of legendary blues guitarist and singer Alfred "Deaf Duck" Mason (Fred Michael Beam). Mason, who was Deaf, performed throughout the Mississippi Delta for decades, inspiring countless other great Black bluesmen and women, including Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Memphis Minnie.

Arden Theatre Company (40 N. 2nd St.)
Now closing 3/9

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


D) What Else is Happening


15) THE 1/52 PROJECT


ANNOUNCES


FOURTH YEAR OF FINANCIAL GRANT PROGRAM


SUPPORTING EARLY DESIGNERS


FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS


TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN 


BROADWAY DESIGN COMMUNITY

 

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 CYCLE ARE NOW OPEN


Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, announced applications for the fourth year of The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program for early career designers, founded by Boritt and a group of Broadway designers, are now open for the 2025 cycle.

 

The program, open to all early-career designers, provides financial support to early career designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the theater design community.


Candidates of diverse backgrounds representing the full spectrum of theatrical activity, including those who have worked in non-traditional venues, are encouraged to apply to this program. The 1/52 Project considers all women as part of a historically excluded group. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or hold employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas at the time of application. Candidates must have designed professionally for a minimum of three years. Candidates enrolled in, or on leave from, university or conservatory training program periods are not eligible.

Applicants will be chosen based on talent, creativity, innovation, financial need, and potential for future excellence in the professional theatrical field.

To apply, please visit: https://www.oneeveryfiftytwo.org/apply

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025. Semifinalists will be notified by early May 2025. Recipients will be notified after Labor Day 2025.

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16) CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY TO HOST OPEN CALL AUDITIONS FOR WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF WASABIA ON FEBRUARY 24TH.

Centenary Stage company, a professional not for profit theater company located on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown NJ, will be holding an EPA call for their upcoming production of “Wasabia” by Wendy Herlich. This production will be produced under an AEA SPT 2 contract, and both AEA members and non-union actors will be seen by   appointment. Auditions will be held on Monday, February 24th from 10am – 6pm. To schedule an appointment, call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. Walk-ins will be seen as time permits. Auditions will be in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.
Performers should prepare a monologue appropriate to the material or read from sides provided on the day of auditions. Sides will also be made available online at centenarystageco.org. Also, please bring recent headshot and resume stapled together. The first rehearsal will take place on March 18, 2025, and performances will run April 3 through April 13. For more information, go to centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900.
Wasabia is a new dark comedy written by Wendy Herlich, making its world premiere at Centenary Stage Company after winning the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation award during the Women Playwrights Series reading in the spring of 2024.
 
Synopsis: When Vivian, a fiercely independent woman facing the early stages of dementia, meets
Carla, a young hospice volunteer desperate to shine, they strike up an unlikely friendship, which is
thrown into question when Vivian enlists Carla’s help in getting life-ending drugs from a hapless
musician. Along the way, Val (Valium) and Di (Digoxin) appear in alternate realities—from the set of
Married at First Sight to a game show to a departures-only airport—as Vivian and Carla explore life’s
choices.
 
Character Breakdown
 
Note: Roles are open to all ethnicities
 
Vivian (Female, 73)
A woman grappling with the earliest hints of a dementia diagnosis. Independent, energetic, irreverent and sharp-witted. Somewhat introverted with a prickly exterior, but deeply loyal and caring with those she holds close. Can be manipulative. Doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
 
Carla (Female, 19)
A committed and passionate hospice volunteer. Naturally warm and friendly, with a surprising core strength and independence that comes from having to grow up too fast. Her sunshine exterior belies the wounds from her mother’s recent death. A young adult trying to wrestle her demons and find her path forward.
 
Digoxin (AKA Di) (Female presenting or non-binary, 20s-50s)
Physically agile. A drug, not human, but presents as one. A self-important, strident diva who craves fame and adulation. Laser-focused on her cause of helping people with medically assisted dying. Has a tendency for tunnel vision and black[1]and-white thinking. Character singing required.
 
Valium (AKA Val) (Female presenting or non-binary, 20s-50s)
Physically agile. A drug, not human, but presents as one. A super chill nurturer dedicated to protecting people from discomfort. Driven to make medically assisted death a viable option, but recognizes that it might not be for everyone. Quietly powerful, and happy to be Di’s wingperson (usually). Character singing.
 
Brody (Male, 24)
A struggling musician, and high school and military dropout. A bit dim, and though ambitious, he lacks direction. Things don’t usually go very well for him. He’s becoming increasingly aware that he’s just one bad decision away from disaster. Has a fear of blood and a good heart, and is constantly in a state of contradiction, which he thinks is typical of everybody. (NOTE: Doubles as television announcer/interviewer in live voiceover.)
 
Auditions Requirements: Prepare a monologue appropriate to the material or read from sides provided on the day of auditions. Sides will also be made available online at centenarystageco.org. Please bring recent Headshot and resume.   
 
How to secure audition slot. To sign up for an audition time please call the box office at 908-979-0900. Walk-ins will be seen only if time permits, so advance reservations are strongly encouraged. AEA and non-union welcome to audition.
 
Important dates: First Rehearsal: March 18, 2025. Performances April 3 – 13, 2024.
 
Personnel Expected to Attend: Zoya Kachadurian - Director; Carl Wallnau – Producing Director; Wendy Herlich - Playwright
 
Centenary Stage Company is committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity in the performing arts. We welcome performers of all ethnicities, races, genders and backgrounds to audition. We encourage all to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the audition.
 
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
 
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers. 

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17) Ballet Hispánico 

Brings Dance and Color to Life

as part of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s

Winter Recess: Color Our World with Creativity

Tuesday, February 18, 2025


Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Hispanic cultural organization, recognized by the Ford Foundation as one of America’s Cultural Treasures, is thrilled to be a part of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)’s program Winter Recess: Color Our World with Creativity, running from February 15-23, 2025 at the Children’s Museum, 212 W. 83rd Street, NYC.


Ballet Hispánico: Baila Conmigo/Dance with Me!, part of Ballet Hispánico’s Community Arts Partnership Program, will be offered on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. All programs are included in general admission — just drop in or sign up in the lobby one hour before the event. For more information on CMOM’s public programs, visit mhttps://cmom.org/cmom-programs/.


Join GRAMMY® Winners Divi Roxx and Ants on a Log for joyful music that celebrates self-love, create your own colorful artworks with Ebony Bolt and Monica Palma, dance along with Ballet Hispánico and Dancify That, and more!


Ballet Hispánico: Baila Conmigo/Dance with Me! Performance

Learn all about iconic Latin dance styles with Ballet Hispánico’s Pa’Lante Junior Ensemble from the Academia program at the School of Dance, then enjoy highlights from Ballet Hispánico’s vibrant repertoire. End the experience on a high note with an interactive dance session where everyone gets to join in the fun!

Tuesday, February 18 | 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm & 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Drop-in | All ages | 1st Floor | Inside Art

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18) EPIC Players Theatre

presents The EPIC Underground:

Passions & Appetites

February 24, 2025

Joe’s Pub at The Public


EPIC Players Theatre, New York's Premiere Neurodiverse Theater Company, presents The EPIC Underground: Passions & Appetites on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6pm and 8:30pm at the Joe’s Pub at The Public, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003. Join us for an extraordinary evening of laughter celebrating the talents and experiences of our performers through captivating narratives and hilarious stand-up comedy. It will be a night filled with genuine humor, heartfelt moments, and a sense of community. Our line-up features a mix of seasoned comedians and fresh voices, all bringing a unique perspective to the Joe’s Pub Stage. Tickets are $45-$75 and can be purchased online at https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/e/the-epic-underground.


The EPIC Underground: Storytellers is a night of dramatic storytelling, stand-up and spoken word featuring our neuro-diverse performers and their original works centered around the theme of: Passions and Appetites.


Passions and Appetites, are the driving force behind our actions and desires whether those be the pursuit of love, the craving for delicious food, or the intense ambition to achieve a goal; they are the very essence of our human experience, both beautiful and complex, shaping our choices and defining who we are.


Join our storytellers as they weave their captivating journey through a unique lens of experiences - from triumphs to trials, from laughter to tears - resulting in the joy of finding their authentic selves. One night only.


For more information, visit https://www.epicplayersnyc.org/


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ANNOUNCES

 

19) NOT BECKETT

 

STAGED READINGS OF FIVE NEW SHORT PLAYS

IN CONVERSATION WITH SAMUEL BECKETT’S WORK


FEBRUARY 24 & 25, 2025

ON THE FRANCIS J. GREENBURGER MAINSTAGE

 

FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION VISIT IRISHREP.ORG


Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O’Reilly, Producing Director) announced today Not Beckett, an international rolling premiere of five new short plays presented as staged readings, which will have readings in London, Dublin, New York, Philadelphia, and at The Samuel Beckett Research Center in Reading, U.K. These plays – in conversation with Samuel Beckett’s work – will not be adaptations but will instead be loosely inspired by a seed from the Beckett canon. Written by female-identifying and non-binary playwrights of diversified Irish descent across the globe, the goal is to use the inspiration of these contemporary classic plays to create a new canon.

 

Not Beckett will be presented on Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Street) on Monday February 24 and Tuesday February 25, 2025, at 7PM. Tickets to Not Beckett are $15 and are available at IrishRep.org.

 

Not Beckett will feature plays by Jennifer Barclay (Ripe Frenzy), FELISPEAKS (For Our Mothers), Olwen Fouéré (Finnegans Wake – riverrun), Hannah Khalil (A Museum in Baghdad), and Nicola McCartney (Easy); and direction by Nicola Murphy Dubey (Belfast Girls), Olwen Fouéré (Angel/Babel)and Barbara Rubin (The Road to Mecca).


Not Beckett will feature:

 

WAIT

Written and performed by FELISPEAKS

Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey

 

Wait is about a woman who dreams on behalf of her husband and learns pretty quickly that she must dream for herself.

 

 

I CAN’T REMEMBER THE

By Nicola McCartney

Directed by Barbara Rubin

Featuring Orlagh Cassidy, Katherine Laheen, & Waseem Alzer

 

Three people are trapped in a deceased relative’s attic searching for a missing item which is vital to their future. The roof is leaking and looks like it might collapse.

 

 

NEVER APOLOGIZE

By Jennifer Barclay

Directed by Barbara Rubin

Featuring Orlagh Cassidy, Diane Davis, & Genevieve Ngosa Daniels

 

Three basketball players form a triangle offense; three different stages of life, and three different stages of the game. A story of rabid competition, true genius, and the terror of mediocrity — breathing the rhythm of the court and cracking open the limits of the human body.

 

 

DUET

Written and directed by Olwen Fouéré

Featuring Joe Grifasi & Katherine Laheen

 

A duet for the end of the world. Two human migrants at a specific point in their journey. Are they the last humans on earth?

 

 

THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S SON

By Hannah Khalil

Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey

Featuring Olwen Fouéré

 

In a hospital room a woman tells a story to a patient. It’s a story that they have been told many times before, but never quite like this. This time the woman is telling it her way. Like it or not.


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


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20) THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT

ANNOUNCES

TODAYTIX DIGITAL RUSH


Digital Rush Tickets will be available for $28 the morning of each performance on the TodayTix app, beginning at 9 a.m. Users can download the TodayTix app on an iOS or Android device and purchase up to two tickets for that afternoon or evening's show. A limited number of rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can set an alert on the TodayTix app to be notified when rush tickets are available each day.


The Jonathan Larson Project will begin previews on Friday, February 14 with an official opening on Monday, March 10 at the Orpheum Theatre, located at 126 2nd Avenue, for a 16 week limited engagement. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.thejonathanlarsonproject.com.


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ANNOUNCES

WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES

 

FEATURING CLASSES FROM

JASMINE BATCHELOR, BENJA KAY THOMAS, AND MARIA MÜLLER

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT MCCTHEATER.ORG


MCC Theater (Bernie Telsey and Will Cantler, Co-Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced a series of workshops to take place this winter as part of their public engagement programming. The workshops will be held at the MCC Theater Space (511 West 52nd Street).

 

HOW TO WARM UP

Facilitated by Jasmine Batchelor

Tuesday February 18, 6-8pm

 

This is an in-depth workshop on warming up vocally and physically for a theatrical piece. Participants will be provided with vocal warm up sheets and should plan to bring a yoga mat or towel to lie down on and bottle of water.

 

 

CREATING CHARACTER

Facilitated by Benja Kay Thomas

Wednesday February 19, 6-8pm

 

In this workshop, participants will develop a new character from page to performance, facilitated by an Obie and AUDELCO Award winning actor.

 

 

BEYOND WORDS: EXPLORING LANGUAGE, MEMORY, AND EMPATHY THROUGH THEATER

Facilitated by Maria Müller

Thursday February 20, 6-8pm

 

In this workshop, participants will explore language through the lens of multicultural and multilingual experiences. Drawing from Maria’s own journey as someone who was born outside of the US and whose first language is not English, she will guide participants in understanding how language can both empower and challenge us. Through theater games centered around language—or the absence of it—we will engage in exercises that stimulate attention, memory, and empathy. Together, we will discover how communication can transcend words, revealing the many ways we connect, express, and understand one another. Whether language is a barrier or a bridge, we will explore how it can be reclaimed as a powerful resource.

 

 

All workshops are open to the public ages 14 and up with a $50 registration fee. These courses will run concurrently with the winter break schedule for all New York City public schools, allowing both young people and teachers to participate. To register, please visit mcc.theater/WinterWorkshops for more details. Additional workshops will be announced at a later date.

 

Are you from the neighborhood, a student in NYC, or a current/former MCC Youth Company Member? Contact education@mcctheater.org to inquire about a discount code.

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22) “OPERATION MINCEMEAT:

A NEW MUSICAL”

LAUNCHES

DIGITAL LOTTERY & IN-PERSON RUSH



Digital Lottery

Feeling lucky? Digital Lottery tickets will be available via rush.telecharge.com for $39 each, daily. Starting from February 13th, ahead of the first preview on February 15th, participants will have a chance to enter to win tickets throughout the Broadway run.

 

In-Person Rush

A limited number of In-Person Rush tickets will be available at the Golden Theatre box office for $49 each for the day of the performance.

 

 

The box office is open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM ET – 6 PM ET. Beginning Saturday February 15, the box office hours are Monday through Saturday, 10AM ET – 8PM ET, and Sunday from 12 PM ET – 6 PM ET.


This extraordinary debut musical is written and composed by the comedy troupe, SpitLip, comprised of David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts. The decision to write it was the last roll of the dice from the quartet of young British creatives after years of performing sketch shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and echoes the journey of Beyond the Fringe from the world-famous quartet Alan BennettPeter CookJonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1960, before moving to the Fortune Theatre and later to the Golden in 1962.

 

In Operation Mincemeat, it’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.


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Courtesy of Jorgensen Public Relations

23)PROSPECT MUSICALS

2025 MUSICAL THEATER LAB COHORT


Prospect Musicals (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) announced the full cast for the concert of new works from their 2025 Musical Theater Lab, titled JUMP CUT. Works generated through the lab will be presented in a one-night-only public performance on Thursday February 20 at 7:30pm at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, NYC) in the Peter J. Sharp Theater. Tickets are now available and can be purchased at ProspectMusicals.org.


Prospect's annual Musical Theater Lab brings together writing teams selected through an open application to create short musicals in response to a curated assignment. As Prospect is celebrating the company’s 25th Anniversary year, the 2025 Lab has a central theme of time, and how change occurs over time. Each writing team randomly selected a length of time to “jump cut” as an inspiration for their piece.


The concert will be open-captioned for accessibility.


For more information, please visit www.ProspectMusicals.org.


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24) Gymnastics Invitational

Annual Invitational Set for Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 23, 2025 will be held in partnership with The Mayor’s Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation, as an official event of The Mayor’s Cup


The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) announces the return of its Harlem Gymnastics Invitational (HGI) for the 10th year, taking place from Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 23, 2024 from 9 AM to 6 PM each day. The competition will feature all levels of gymnasts competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline & Tumbling and Girls' Artistic Gymnastics at the 50,000 square foot Historic Harlem Armory.

The event is free to the community but spectators must fill the entry form provided here.


This year’s event is held in partnership with The Mayor’s Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation as an official event of The Mayor’s Cup. The Mayor's Cup events are a celebration of sports excellence, community engagement, and equitable opportunities for athletes across New York City. By bringing together athletes, teams, and sports enthusiasts from across New York City, the Mayor's Cup showcases the power of sports in fostering camaraderie, competition, and personal growth. These events offer an exciting platform for athletes to showcase their skills and for communities to come together in support of their local teams. Gymnastics participants who are residents of the five boroughs will have a chance to take home the coveted title of “New York City Mayor’s Cup Gymnastics Champion.”


The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation’s mission is to empower the lives of young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics. WHGF was founded in NYC in 1996 and expanded to Detroit in 2016, in Wendy Hilliard’s hometown and has since served more than 25,000 youth. Funds raised at the HGI will help keep the sport of gymnastics affordable and accessible to urban youth through scholarships and low-cost programs.

Click here for more information on the 2025 Harlem Gymnastics Invitational, email hgi@wendyhilliardfoundation.org  or call (212) 316-0315. You can also see footage of last year’s HGI here.

For more information on WHGF, follow the foundation’s Instagram @WendyHilliardFoundation, Facebook @WendyHilliardFoundation, Twitter @WendyHilliardFD, and YouTube @GymnasticsFoundation


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