A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey
1) The Niceties
2) Sins of the Mother
In New York
3) 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery
4) The Listening
5) Mother
6) The Murder of Michael Collins
7) Presley Tweed - Fancy AF
8) The Sexiest Man Alive
9) The Wedding March
10) White as Snow
In Pennsylvania
11) Wilderness Generation
B) Concert
In New York
12) Genius
Carnegie Hall & Irvington Theater 4/8 & 4/10
13) Graham Nash
State Theatre New Jersey 4/11
14) Piano Me
Town Hall 4/11
15) Signs of Life
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall 4/12
16) Songbook Sundays Toasts Cole Porter
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club 4/12
C) Festivals
In New York
17) LaMama Moves Dance Festival
18) Teatro Festival
19) Two-Hander Festival
In Pennsylvania
20) World Circus Festival
D) Reading
In New Jersey
21) Breeders
E) Run Extensions
In New York
22) Dirty Books
23) Joe Turner's Come and Gone
24) My Joy is Heavy
F) Lottery and Rush Policies
In New York
25) Beaches
G) What Else is Happening
In New Jersey
26) Passage Theater Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on The Larry Hilton Stage
4/8
In New York
27) Lincoln Center Upcoming Events
28) Macbeth In-School Touring Production Open Public Performance
Polonsky Center 4/13
29) We Choose to Go to the Moon
Carnegie Hall 4/7 & 4/8
Other
30) Fathom Entertainment Upcoming Events
A) Beginning Performances
In New Jersey
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1) The Niceties
The Niceties follows an accomplished Ivy League professor holds routine office hours with an ambitious young student to discuss her thesis: if history is written by the victors, who tells the story of the oppressed? Before long quibbles over vocabulary and Wikipedia citations turn into a dangerous discourse as both women passionately defend their perspective and their personal world view- until one of them puts everything on the line to make her case.
Kutz Blackbox Theatre Campus of Centenary University Campus (715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown)
4/9 - 4/19
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org
2) Sins of the Mother
A group of earthy, brawling, self-sufficient street-talkers who live by their hands, be that in work or violence confront Douggie, a young man who has returned to the small fishing town where they all grew up. Everyone knows everyone in Gloucester and newcomers need to prove themselves. Douggie must prove to all concerned that he was born in Gloucester and that his mother lived and died there. In doing so, he is drawn into a mystery that threatens to reveal secrets from everyone’s past, and tells a powerful story about unfinished wars that play themselves out with humor, passion and revenge.
NJ Rep (179 Broadway, Long Branch)
4/9 - 5/3
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit njrep.org/show/sins-of-the-mother
In New York
3) 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery
In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Told autobiographically, 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery is a true-crime thriller set to a propulsive soundtrack and accompanied by a color-changing array of lamps that are controlled by the performer. Like the love child of Breaking Bad, A Simple Plan, and Fargo, this is a thrilling tale of deception, small town greed, and an ever-expanding web of lies that’ll keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St.)
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival 4/1 - 4/18 (see link below for specific show dates)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
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4) The Listening
Created for just 30 guests per performance, THE LISTENING invites audiences into an intimate, bespoke environment where live performance, cinematic music, haunted lighting, and immersive audio design converge. Guests don headphones and experience original supernatural stories unfolding all around them, blurring the line between theater, soundscape, and immersive storytelling
East Village Basement (321 E. 9th St.)
4/7 - 4/12
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit experiences.aks-
5) Mother
Mother. is a treatise on the nouns we associate with the word, in the many forms they take. Five queer artists explore themes of adoption, birth, admiration, nurture, and abandonment through both light humor and painful truth.
The Rat NYC (68 Jay St., Brooklyn)
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival 4/1 - 4/18 (see link below for specific show dates)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
6) The Murder of Michael Collins
The acclaimed Irish storytelling-showman Paddy Cullivan returns to the NY Irish Center with his tour de force “The Murder of Michael Collins” Part of a US tour sponsored by Culture Ireland, Cullivan’s hit show about Ireland’s great revolutionary gunned down under mysterious circumstances in 1922.
Part investigative journalist, part multi-media wizard, Cullivan spins a tale for the ages that is both gripping because of the many unanswered questions surrounding Collins’ death, and eerily resonant with our own turbulent times.
Irish Arts Center (1040 Jackson Ave., Long Island City)
4/9 & 4/10
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.newyorkirishcenter.org
7) Presley Tweed - Fancy AF
Presley Tweed: Fancy AF is a cabaret of funny, hard-to-believe stories and unexpected songs about almost becoming a star, diving into the awkward, offbeat, and heartfelt moments of chasing something big. Is Presley real life, or is he fantasy? The world may never know.
The Rat NYC (68 Jay St., Brooklyn)
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival 4/1 - 4/18 (see link below for specific show dates)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
8) The Sexiest Man Alive
Beauty may be subjective, but sexy is not. The Sexiest Man Alive is a new one-act musical comedy that follows Erika Ripley, an intern-turned-editor at People Magazine, on a quest to answer the only question that can save the magazine from shuttering its doors for good: Who is the actual, scientifically objective, robot-approved sexiest man alive? Teaming up with an eager intern and a disgruntled former reporter, Erika’s investigation uncovers not one, but two impossibly sexy contenders—plus Emmy-nominated television star Timothy Olyphant. From a biology lab to western Russia, this unlikely trio will stop at nothing to secure People’s next iconic cover.
The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St.)
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival 4/1 - 4/18 (see link below for specific show dates)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
9) The Wedding March
A beloved classic from Pregones/PRTT’s original musical theater repertory, The Wedding March is a lyrical performance on womanhood, memory, and cultural identity. Framed by two tuxedoed male figures, a Puerto Rican woman reclaims the haunting, humorous, and formative tales passed down by generations of women before her. It’s a moving journey across Puerto Rico and New York, heritage, and transformation. Singular and evocative stories of universal appeal and undeniable theatrical verve! The 2026 restaging of The Wedding March is adapted by Rosalba Rolón with musical direction by Desmar Guevara.
Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (304 W. 47th St.)
4/9 - 5/3
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit PREGONESPRTT.ORG
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10) White as Snow
A Queer ex-preacher traces the arc from altar to aftermath in this lyrical blend of spoken word, humour, song, and story. White As Snow is a tender reckoning with faith, family,identity, and the ways we come home to ourselves.
Chain Studi Theatre, Chain Theatre (312 W. 36th St.)
Part of the New York City Fringe Festival 4/1 - 4/18 (see link below for specific show dates)
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1389
In Pennsylvania
11) Wilderness Generation
The play brings four cousins together over a single weekend to decide the future of their family home, exploring themes of inheritance, legacy, and generational change.
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Suzanne Roberts Theatre (480 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)
4/10 - 5/3
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/wilderness-generation.
B) Concert
In New York
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12) Genius
Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford and the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City’s leading period instrument orchestra, present Genius, a chamber music concert. The evening offers a performance of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, widely acknowledged as a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire.
Carnegie Hall, Weill's Recital Hall (881 Seventh Ave.)
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 PM
For more information and tickets, visit www.carnegiehall.org
Irvington Theater (85 Main St., Irvington)
Friday, April 10, 7:30 PM
For more information and tickets irvingtontheater.com
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13) Graham Nash
State Theatre New Jersey (15 Livingston Ave.)
Saturday, April 11, 8:00 PM
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.stnj.org/events/detail/graham-nash-live-on-tour-2026
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14) Piano Me
The Town Hall (Melay Araya, Artistic Director) is thrilled to host legendary composer Yoko Kanno for Piano Me, an intimate, immersive piano-led experience that blends music and visual expression into a deeply personal journey.
Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St.)
Saturday, April 11, 8:00 PM
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.thetownhall.org/events.
15) Signs of Life
One-night-only New York City event featuring a star-studded line-up and the powerful score from the upcoming original musical Signs of Life, with a book, music and lyrics by Christopher DeLair.
Signs of Life is an original new musical with a book, music and lyrics by Christopher DeLair, where healing becomes a hero’s journey and the key to growing up lies within one’s younger self. On Chris’s journey to break familiar cycles, he is guided and pushed by the 12 divinely feminine signs of the zodiac to step outside his comfort zone and face the things that scare him most, including his childhood. At once profoundly introspective and bursting across the stage with energy, light, and love, Signs of Life celebrates what makes us all divinely human.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th St.)
Sunday, April 12, 7:30 PM
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit signs-of-life.com
16) Songbook Sundays Toasts Cole Porter
It’s All Right with Cole Porter jazzes up spring and kicks out the long winter as Songbook Sundays celebrates that most iconic American songwriter.
With hot and cool tunes from Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You and So In Love, to It’s All Right With Me and more, the show is hosted and curated by leading American Songbook expert Deborah Grace Winer, joined by five-time Grammy Award nominee Karrin Allyson, Broadway and jazz star Aisha de Haas and JALC rising star Declan Cashman.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club (Broadway at 60th St.)
Sunday, April 12, 5:00 PM & 7:30 PM
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Jazz.org/dizzys
C) Festivals
In New York
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17) LaMama Moves Dance Festival
La MaMa Moves! 2026, the 21st season of La MaMa’s annual dance festival, brings together dance artists at all stages of their careers to experiment, collaborate, and share new work. Curated by Nicky Paraiso, the festival will take place over five weeks in April and May of 2026 and will include twelve productions across La MaMa’s four venues, and up to four in-person community workshops and public discussions. This year’s festival line-up features dancemakers Donald Byrd, Beth Corning with guest puppeteer Tom Lee, Vangeline, Patricia Hoffbauer, Dancers Unlimited, Sun Kim Dance Theatre, Green Cow, Iver Findlay, BamBam Frost & Ori Flomin, Pioneers Go East Collective, and ms. z tye & Mina Nishimura in a shared evening curated by La MaMa Curatorial Residents Martita Abril & Blaze Ferrer.
LaMama's Ellen Stewart and The Downstairs Theatre (66 E. 4th St.)
The Club and Community Arts Center Space (74 E. 4th St.)
4/9 - 5/10
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit t https://ci.ovationtix.com/42/
18) Teatro Festival
The acclaimed Teatro Fest, recently spotlighted by The New York Times as one of "34 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in April," features vibrant, multidisciplinary performances from ten Latinx theater companies across NYC. For theater-loving teens, it’s a wonderful, low-cost, opportunity to explore the world of off-Broadway. Plus the festival has several teen-friendly shows running during NYC Schools’ Spring Break! From musical comedies to moving coming of age stories, there’s something for every family:
For the full Festival lineup and show schedules and to purchase tickets, visit: latinotheatersny.com
19) Two-Hander Festival
ARE WE IN LOVE Productions is pleased to announce the TWO IN LOVE: A Two-Hander Festival, a curated evening of intimate, actor-driven storytelling. Featuring three acclaimed two-person plays: Cindy Lou Johnson’s BRILLIANT TRACES directed by Shira Behore, Johnna Adams’ WORLD BUILDERS directed by Klara Eales, and David Ives’ VENUS IN FUR directed by Cnaan Lavkovich. TWO IN LOVE: A Two-Hander Festival will play a three-week limited engagement.
Theater Lab (357 W. 36th St., 3rd Fl.)
4/9 - 4/26
For more information or to purchase tickers, visit t https://theaterlabnyc.com/two-
In Pennsylvania
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20) World Circus Festival
Step right up and head to Pennsylvania's 'big top!' Aerialists, jugglers, acrobats and all things circus are taking over Philadelphia's Circus Campus as Philadelphia School of Circus Arts celebrates World Circus Week and 52 Weeks of Firsts (America's First Circus Performance) from April 10 to April 19, 2026. Come ready for thrilling performances, hands-on workshops and family-friendly events. Festivities kick off on opening night Friday, April 10th with Test Flights, an evening of contemporary circus works-in-progress by professional and student artists. On Saturday, April 11th, look for a complimentary celebration in partnership with the Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee, as part of the city’s yearlong 52 Weeks of Firsts celebration honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary. Look for performances and workshops, including Intro to Hula Hoop, Youth Trampoline and Intro to Family Circus. Ticketed workshops that day include Twisty Climbs on Silks, Aerial Dance for Non-Dancers and Aerial Playground for Adults. On Saturday, April 18th, look for the World Circus Day Spectacular Finale, featuring two pay-what-you-can performances, including History to Gritty for families, and Nitty Gritty geared more toward the grown-ups. Proceeds from the World Circus Day performances will benefit The Attic Youth Center, a Philadelphia nonprofit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ youth. Additionally, between April 10th and April 19th, also look for circus after school drop-in programs, Juggling Club, half day youth circus, pop-up pole and specially priced $5.20 Intro to Circus Workshops (in honor of Philly 250). All events are no charge or a small low cost ticket, and take place at 6452 Greene Street. For a full list and more details visit @philly_circus on social media and visit phillycircus dot com.
D) Reading
In New Jersey
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21) Breeders
Breeders, written by Megan Campisi, follows Six soon-to-be-parents meet in a childbirth class. It's a comic crucible as they confront their opinions, fears, and baggage about becoming parents.
Sitnik Theatre of the Centenary University Campus (715 Grand Ave.)
Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 PM
For reserved seating prior to the reading require a donation, day of the performance seating is free but donations are greatly appreciated. Seating is available by phone at 908-979-0900 or online at centenarystageco.org
E) Run Extensions
In New York
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22) Dirty Books
Dirty Books is an immersive performance that plunges audiences into the heated battles over anti-obscenity laws and censorship in America. Inspired by the true stories of erotic fiction writers of the 1960's and using Supreme Court-inspired transcripts, Dirty Books reveals the ingenuity and resilience of artists who thrived in the shadows of America's anti-obscenity laws working in the soft-core adult publishing industry. Inside an intimate world of secret bookstores, banned novels, and underground desire, the audience collaborates with the company to compose an erotic story.
Bated Breath Theater (39th W. 14th St, #301)
Now closing 6/27
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.dirtybooksplay.com
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23) Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Set in 1911, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone unfolds in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steadfast Seth and warm-hearted Bertha Holly. Their home offers refuge to Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man on a quest to reunite with his lost wife—and to reclaim the self he was forced to abandon during seven years of forced labor under Joe Turner.
Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th St.)
Now closing 7/26
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.JoeTurnerBway.com
24) My Joy is Heavy
A raucous, funny and tender indie folk punk show about grief and healing.
New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th St.)
Now closing 4/12
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit NYTW.org
F) Lottery and Rush Policies
In New York
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25) Beaches
Producers of Beaches, A New Musical are pleased to announce a digital lottery and in-person rush for the highly anticipated new musical beginning with at the Majestic Theatre (245 W. 44th Street).
Digital Lottery & In-Person Rush
Entries for the Beaches, A New Musical digital lottery, priced at $49, start at 12 AM one day before the performance at rush.telecharge.com, and winners are drawn the same day at 10 AM and 3 PM. A limited number of in-person rush tickets will be available on the day of the performance when the Majestic Theatre box office opens, priced at $45 each. For both the digital lottery and in-person rush, each person may purchase up to two tickets.
Entries for the Beaches, A New Musical digital lottery, priced at $49, start at 12 AM one day before the performance at rush.telecharge.com, and winners are drawn the same day at 10 AM and 3 PM. A limited number of in-person rush tickets will be available on the day of the performance when the Majestic Theatre box office opens, priced at $45 each. For both the digital lottery and in-person rush, each person may purchase up to two tickets.
G) What Else is Happening
In New Jersey
26) Passage Theatre Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on The Larry Hilton Stage on April 8
Passage Theatre Company is proud to host the naming of the Mill Hill Playhouse stage, to forevermore be known as "The Larry Hilton Stage," in honor of great donor, patron, producer and friend of the company Lawrence M. Hilton. Mr. Hilton was a beacon for Passage Theatre for nearly 40 years and a steward for all art, music, theater, and education in his hometown of Trenton, NJ.
The naming ceremony will take place with Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora in attendance on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00pm at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, NJ. Admission to this event will be free, with donations in honor of Hilton’s legacy encouraged at the form linked here.
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In New York
27) Lincoln Center Upcoming Events
The return of the Big Umbrella Festival (April 10 – 26), a dynamic multi-week series of performances, workshops, relaxed spaces, and interactive artistic experiences specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences and their families.
Interactive installation Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 — created by Esrawe + Cadena — provides a space for audiences to relax and unwind throughout the festival (April 10 – 26).
Composer and the Muse (April 13), an exciting conversation with Tesori and celebrated performers Emily D’Angelo, Sutton Foster, and Victoria Clark, reflecting on the deep creative relationships that shape musical works from the inside out.
For a full schedule of events, visit HERE.
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28) Macbeth In-School Touring Production
Co-Produced by
RED BULL THEATER & APOCALYPTIC ARTISTS ENSEMBLE
One Performance will be Open to the Public on April 13th
at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center
Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Founder and Artistic Director) today announced that in Spring 2026, Red Bull Theater will be offering their second annual in-school touring production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in a partnership with Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble. This production of Macbeth, specially designed for students, will tour New York City middle and high schools, providing students with a unique theatrical experience. Employing minimal design and live musical elements, a company of actors and teaching artists will transform familiar school spaces into Shakespeare’s Scotland. The production will be supported by in-school theater residencies led by company members to reinforce students’ engagement with the play as theater artists in their own right.
Red Bull Theater and Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble will offer on-site performances at schools in the spring, as well as public school time performances at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center for those schools that do not have access to an appropriate performance space. This tour is available in the NYC metro area including the surrounding suburbs of New Jersey, Westchester and Long Island. Macbeth will tour March - April, 2026. Performances will run approximately 90 minutes.
There will also be one performance open to the public at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center (262 Ashland Pl, Brooklyn) on April 13th (6:30pm). Tickets are now on sale at https://www.redbulltheater.
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29) AMERICAN HISTORY UNBOUND’S RETURN TO
CARNEGIE HALL WITH
“WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON”
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026
MULTIMEDIA MUSICAL SPECTACLE
CHRONICLES THE DRAMA OF AMERICA’S RACE TO SPACE
THROUGH ARCHIVAL FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY,
LUNAR FLAGS, AND LIVE PERFORMANCES
FEATURING LEADING BROADWAY VOCALISTS
WITH NARRATION BY WRITER AND HISTORIAN JOHN MONSKY
TWO SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL
DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD-WINNER MICHAEL MAYER
TO BE FILMED FOR FUTURE NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST
We Chose to Go to the Moon is an immersive sensory theatrical experience that tells the dramatic tale of America’s race to space and decision to land a man on the Moon in one of the most ambitious scientific and exploration achievements in history. The production is a “living documentary,” blending theater, concert, and documentary storytelling to create a vivid on-stage experience of an iconic moment in history.
John Monsky tells the story through multiple perspectives, following the journeys of pioneers in space exploration including: astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Ed White; Mission Control trailblazer Poppy Northcutt and NASA “Hidden Figures” mathematician Katherine Johnson; and the families behind America’s ambitious space program such as Janet Armstrong and Betty Grissom. Audiences are transported from quaking launch pads at Cape Canaveral to the tension-filled rooms of Mission Control and into the living rooms where families watched their loved ones literally disappear into the skies as people around the world watched history unfold in real time.
Set against a cultural soundtrack of music from the era performed by this outstanding cast of acclaimed Broadway actors with Orchestra of St. Luke’s – the performance reaches a crescendo in the fulfillment of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 challenge to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. The words of the astronauts, engineers, and their families recall the excitement, the fear, and the triumph of the race to space. In a breathtaking moment, viewers will see American flags that the astronauts brought to the Moon and back.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit americanhistoryunbound.com
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Other
30) Fathom Entertainment
Upcoming Events
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The Hunt for the Ark of the Covenant
April 12, 14, 15
Legends of the Lost Ark, a cinematic documentary adventure investigating one of history’s greatest mysteries — the Ark of the Covenant — will be released in theatres nationwide on April 12, 14, and 15. Produced by Gesher Media and presented in partnership with Myriad Pictures, the film comes to audiences from Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide.
Tickets for Legends of the Lost Ark are available online and at participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change)
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Royal Ballet's Giselle
April 12 & 13
Originally recorded live, this truly renowned ballet of the Romantic era and a significant work in The Royal Ballet’s repertory blends storytelling and technically demanding choreography in a haunting tale of young love and betrayal.
Set in a medieval Rhineland village, Giselle tells the story of a young peasant girl who is driven to her death when deceived by her aristocratic lover, Count Albrecht. Filled with remorse, Albrecht visits her moonlit grave where he is condemned to death by the vengeful Wilis, ghosts of young women who died before their wedding day. However, Giselle’s love transcends death and she saves her lover from his fate.
Tickets for Giselle are available at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).
For more information about these and other Fathom Entertainment events, visit Fathom Entertainmen
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