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TARGET MARGIN THEATER
PRESENTS
A TWO-SEASON EXPLORATION OF
THE WORK AND GENIUS OF
EUGENE O’NEILL
THIS SEASON:
“DRUNKEN WITH WHAT”:
A STUDY OF “MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA”
AT THE ABRONS ARTS CENTER
FEBRUARY 7th – 28th , 2016
AND
“THE ICEMAN COMETH”
AT HERE ARTS CENTER
JUNE 2nd – 25th , 2016
Target Margin Theater is proud to announce their two-season exploration of the great father of American theater, Eugene O’Neill. Who was O’Neill? Genius, blowhard, giant of the imagination, ham-fisted avatar of pseudo-psychology, geographer of the human spirit, was he drunk on art or just drunk? He rewrote Greek tragedy, refurbished American melodrama, and reinvented depth psychology for the stage, and TMT brings it all to you.
In the 2015/ 2016 season, TMT launches their Eugene O’Neill program with a special treatment of O’Neill’s epic Mourning Becomes Electra. Drunken With What, presented at the Abrons Arts Center’s historic Playhouse in February 2016, is the first in a series of studies of key scenes in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy and will offer audiences a deep reflection on the seminal work. Previews will begin on February 7th, 2016 with an opening night set for February 15th, 2016. Tickets will be $30.
Up next, the 2016 TMT Lab at HERE Arts Center will feature a radical new approach to O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh. Four diverse theater artists will each tackle a separate act of O’Neill’s classic and present them in repertory, allowing audiences to experience each act as its own distinct work or to see them all as a cohesive whole in a marathon performance. Lead Artists currently scheduled to participate include Julia Sirna-Frest (actor / director), Katie Rose McLaughlin (choreographer), Yuris Skujins (actor /director), andJeanette Yew (lighting / projection designer, director, puppeteer). The Iceman Cometh will start performances on June 2nd. Tickets for each act will be $18; Tickets for marathon performances of all four acts will be $55.
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WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL'S
2016 NYC GALA
SET FOR
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016
AT CITY WINERY
The annual WTF Gala will be held at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, and live auction led by Charity Auctioneer Robbie Gordy of Christie’s New York, along with special appearances and performances including: Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof), Kristolyn Lloyd (last season’s Paradise Blue at WTF), New York’s hottest new band Sky-Pony (led by Tony Award-nominated singer/actress Lauren Worsham and musician/writer Kyle Jarrow), star of stage and screen David Hyde Pierce and more!
This year’s 2016 Gala Artist Committee includes many passionate advocates for the Williamstown Theatre Festival including: Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker, Eric Bogosian and Jo Bonney, Fernanda Coppel, Trip Cullman, Halley Feiffer, Michael Friedman, Ana Gasteyer, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jessica Hecht, Kristolyn Lloyd, Chris Lowell and Kerry Bishe, Dominique Morisseau, Lila Neugebauer, Cynthia Nixon, Benjamin Scheuer, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Lucy Thurber, and Blair Underwood.
To support the Williamstown Theatre Festival and purchase tickets to the 2016 Gala, please contact Emily Curro at (413) 458-3200 x14 orecurro@wtfestival.org.
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News from Richard Hillman PR
HE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
ANNOUNCES THE
WINTER 2016 “MUSICALS IN MUFTI” SERIES
FEBRUARY 27 – MARCH 20, 2016
AT THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER’S
“DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE”
BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS BY MICKI GRANT
CONCEIVED BY VINNETTE CARROLL
DIRECTED BY LESLIE DOCKERY
“STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW”
MUSIC BY DAVID SHIRE
LYRICS AND DIRECTION BY RICHARD MALTBY, JR.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Interim Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, celebrates the world of the musical revue with the announcement of the Winter 2016 Musicals in Mufti series. The 2-show series will launch with Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, a musical entertainment with book, music, and lyrics by Micki Grant, conceived by Vinnette Carroll, under the direction of Leslie Dockery (February 27 – March 6, 2016), and Starting Here, Starting Now, music by David Shire, with lyrics and direction by Richard Maltby, Jr. (March 12 – 20, 2016) at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Tickets are now on sale.
The York Theatre Company’s acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series of musical theatre gems, performed in a simply-staged, book-in-hand concert format, celebrates its twenty-first historic year with the 102nd and 103rd presentations of shows from the past. Mufti means “in street clothes, without the trappings associated with a full production.”
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, a musical entertainment with book, music, and lyrics by Micki Grant and conceived by Vinnette Carroll, will be directed by Leslie Dockery. With five 1972 Tony Award nominations (including Best Musical) and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical the same year, the show also won Micki Grant a Grammy Award for best score—the first female to be so honored. Ms. Grant was also one of the stars of the show, which came to Broadway after successful runs in Washington DC, Detroit, and Philadelphia. A dynamic mixture of gospel, jazz, funk, soul, calypso, and soft rock, the show illuminates the African-American experience with vibrant song and dance. Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope was described as “a cultural pulse-taking of the challenges facing the black community in America” and is the first Broadway musical written entirely by a woman and the first Broadway production to be directed by a female African-American. T. E. Kalem, writing in TIME Magazine, said, "all heaven breaks loose on stage. This is the kind of show at which you want to blow kisses." Performances begin Saturday afternoon, February 27, 2016 for a limited engagement through March 6, 2016.
Starting Here, Starting Now, music by David Shire, lyrics and direction by Richard Maltby, Jr. From first kiss to painful breakup, romantic relationships come full circle in this thrilling and touching intimate revue by the team that brought you Big, Baby, and York’s recent, award-winning runaway hit, Closer Than Ever. This bold, extroverted revue takes a journey through the maze of modern relationships with its heart firmly on its sleeve. As with all of Maltby and Shire's work, each song is an impeccably crafted story--original, engaging, bursting with character, and showcasing the versatility and charisma of its performer using songs from their various early musicals (produced or otherwise). From tender ballads to hysterical husband-hunting laments, from wry comments on trendy marriages to ecstatic shouting-from-the-rooftop celebration, Starting Here, Starting Now has an appealing freshness as relevant today as it was when it premiered in 1976. Performances begin Saturday afternoon, March 12, 2016 for a limited engagement through March 20, 2016.
Musicals in Mufti will play the following 10-performance schedule -- First Week: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 6:00 p.m.; Second Week: Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! Single tickets for the General Public are on sale now and are priced at $45, or buy both Muftis for $65 and save $25. Musicals in Mufti tickets are available online at www.yorktheatre.org, by calling (212) 935-5820, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (Entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), Monday through Friday (12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m).
York Theatre Company Members save even more. The Membership Package, priced at $54, includes exclusive savings on all York Theatre Company performances, VIP Member-Only Receptions, priority access to special events and programming, discounts on lobby concessions and merchandise, and special ticket exchange privileges. For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org.
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News from Waldmania PR
AWARD-WINNING, BEST-SELLING
CHILDREN'S RECORDING ARTIST
LAURIE BERKNER
TO RELEASE
'LOVE'
A DIGITAL COMPILATION OF
LAURIE'S FAVORITE SONGS ABOUT LOVE
Best-selling children's recording artist and preschool television favorite Laurie Berkner will release a fully remastered digital album, Love, on January 29, in time for Valentine's Day. Featuring songs performed by Laurie Berkner and personally selected from eight of Laurie's best-loved albums, Love celebrates that mysterious force that makes the world go 'round while showcasing a world-class voice gracefully delivering a virtuosic range of moods and musical styles.
With a warm mix of sixteen songs (plus two super sweet bonus tracks!),Love essays love as a two-way street connecting the child, the parent, and the world. From snuggle-up songs like "I Gave My Love A Cherry" (featuring Laurie's daughter, Lucy Mueller) and the goodnight lullaby "Your Beautiful Eyes" to get-up-and-dance favorites like "My Family,"Love provides a great way to say "I love you" on Valentine's Day and throughout the year.
Love will be available for download at all digital retailers, including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, and more
CD Details: Love
Release date: January 29, 2016
For ages 0 - 7
Label: Two Tomatoes Records
Distributor: Razor & Tie
SRP: $5.99 (digital download)
Running time: 48 minutes
Laurie Berkner Performance Highlights - Dec. 2015 - May 2016
Dec. 19 - Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NYJan. 31 - Children's Museum of Manhattan "Sunday Funday" benefit, Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, NYC
Feb. 28 - Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC
April 2 - Bankhead Theater, Livermore, CA
April 16 - Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
April 30 - Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA
May 7 - iPlay America, Freehold, NJ
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6TH ANNUAL MIL'S TRILLS WINTER BASH
AN EXPLOSION OF MUSIC, ART & COMMUNITY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016
SHAPESHIFTER LAB, BROOKLYN
Families from Brooklyn to Edinburgh have fallen in love with the award-winning children's music project Mil's Trills. Each year Brooklyn families look forward to shaking the winter blues away at the annual Mil's Trills Winter Bash, a veritable explosion of music, art, and community. The sixth annual Mil's Trills Winter Bash will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2016at ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn.
The 2016 Winter Bash will not only celebrate Mil's Trills' sixth birthday, it will also celebrate the release of the newest Mil's Trills album, Now That We're Friends ... Families are invited to hear favorite Mil's Trills songs, participate in creative arts activities, and schmooze with some of New York's finest musicians. As a special treat, there will also be a screening of Mil's Trills' first official videos!
WHAT: Mil's Trills' 6th Annual Winter Bash
WHERE: ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, January 31, 2016. Doors open at 11:00 a.m.
ADMISSION: $10 in advance. $15 at the door.
TICKETS GO ON SALE IN DECEMBER!
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: HERE.
NOTE: This is an all-ages show that is especially suitable for children 0 - 7. Stroller parking and refreshments available. Disabled ramp access at venue.
Check out the Mil's Trills website HERE
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