I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Sunday Scoop Week of 2/12/17 - What's Happening This Week or Coming Up Soon

Upcoming at iPlay America
110 Schank Road
Freehold, NJ

Pink Power Party
MOVED to February 16, 2017
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Pink Power Party is BACK! Come join us for our 2nd annual event on February 16, from 7:00 to 10:00, as iPlay America hosts a fantastic evening of fun, fashion, and inspiration. A benefit for the Susan G. Komen Central and South New Jersey Affiliate, this event is a fantastic “ladies’ night out” celebrated with an evening of shopping with over 40 vendors, a runway fashions show, yummy food, cocktails and fabulous SWAG bag for those in attendance.  Buy your tickets today! This is your chance to have an amazing night out while doing something that really makes a difference in the lives of women in New Jersey!

For more information or to order tickets click here
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Upcoming at State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Ave.
New York, NY

Masters of Illusion
Thursday February 16, 2017 8:00 PM

For more information or to order tickets click here

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Sunday February 19, 2017 3:00 PM 

For more information or to order tickets click here
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Upcoming at Kelsey Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Rd.
West Windsor, NJ 

Boeing Boeing
Friday February 17, to Sunday February 26, 2017 

Fasten your seatbelts as M & M Stage Productions brings this Tony Award-winning comedy! Bernard, who lives in Paris, is engaged to Gabriella and to Gloria and to Gretchen. With his housekeeper reluctantly playing romantic air-traffic controller, he manages to successfully juggle three gorgeous flight attendant fiancées. But when a new double-speed Super Boeing arrives and the flight schedules change, we quickly learn that one woman is all Bernard can handle!

For more information or to order tickets click here
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Upcoming at Children's Museum of the Arts
103 Charlton St.
New York, NY

Young Artists Collective
YAK Art Slam
Friday February 17, 2017 6:30-8:30 PM

Through CMA's free teen program, Young Artist Kollective, 6th-9th grade artists can enjoy free studio hours, portfolio prep, and monthly art slams! Join us for our next art slam on February 17!

For more information or to become a member click here

Filipino Cultural Festival
Sunday February 19, 2017

Visit CMA February 19 for our Filipino Cultural Festival. Workshops include Kut-Kut inspired prints, shadow action figures, soundscapes from the Luzon Rainforest, animating the Sulu Sea, and more

For more information click here
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Battleship New Jersey Re-Open for 
Walk Up Tours
62 Battleship Place
Camden Waterfront
Camden, NJ

The Battleship New Jersey is now re-open for walk-up tours on Saturday,on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Presidents Day, Monday March 16, throughout February.  The Battleship will open every day in March.

Experience a Fire Power Audio Tour -- launching throughout the day on Saturdays and Sunday! Climb inside the legendary 16-inch gun turret, check out a simulated Tomahawk missile launch in the Combat Engagement Center, experience how the crew lived aboard this floating city, and much more. Plus their audio device will allow you to hear descriptive narrative, live accounts from former crew members and even sound effects.  

For more information click here
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TADA! Youth Theatre School Break Camps
15 W. 28th St.
New York, NY

1- Day Camps
February 20
Ages 6-11
Theme: If I Were President

4- Day Camps
February 20-24
Ages 6-8 & 9-14
Theme: Flash Freeze!

Week-Long Mini Camps
February 20-24
Ages 4-5
Theme: Flash Freeze!

For more information or to register click here
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Win Free Kidz Cash from Kidzsignments

RSVP to their spring event on Facebook to receive exclusive access to contests, promotions & a pass to enter their Saturday 1/2 price sale 15 minutes early. They're  kicking off the season by giving away Kidz Cash! Contest details on the Facebook event pages.

For more information or to enter to win Kidz Cash for the Edison, NJ sale

For more information or to enter to win Kidz Cash for the Flemington, NJ sale
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PR Agency Round-Up


News from Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Comes to New York City’s Barrow Street Theatre
Performances begin February 14, 2017
Opening March 1

Tooting Arts Club’s acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is coming to New York City following sold-out runs in London where the show debuted in Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop, the oldest continuously operating pie shop in Britain.

Directed by Bill Buckhurst with music supervisor Benjamin Cox and designed by Simon Kenny, the working pie-shop environment will be re-created at the Barrow Street Theatre where performances will begin on February 14, 2017 with the official opening set for March 1. 

For more information visit www.SweeneyToddNYC.com
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News from DKC

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical! Comes to Theater's Nationwide February 16, 18 & 22

 Audiences have a final chance to “Seize the Day!” – tickets are now available for “Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical!,” playing in U.S. movie theaters for three days only on Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m.Saturday February 18 at 12:55 p.m. and Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. (all local times). Captured live at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre earlier this year, the event features Jeremy Jordan, who currently stars in the television series “Supergirl,” reprising the role he created as “Jack Kelly.” Fathom Events partners with Disney Theatrical Productions to bring this spectacular stage show to the big screen, including special behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and creators.

Joining Jordan are original Broadway cast members Kara Lindsay as “Katherine,” Ben Fankhauser as “Davey” and Andrew Keenan-Bolgeras “Crutchie,” and NEWSIES North American Tour stars Steve Blanchard as “Joseph Pulitzer,” Aisha de Haas as “Medda Larkin,” and Ethan Steiner as “Les.” 

Tickets for Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical!” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 700 select movie theaters. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

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Special Encore of Broadway Production of ‘Allegiance,’ in Cinemas Nationwide Starring George Takei and Lea Salonga, February 19 Only

Fathom Events Presents Takei’s Personal Story in a Special One-Night
Encore Event

Back by popular demand, straight from the bright lights of Broadway to the big screen, and inspired by the true-life experiences of George Takei (“Star Trek,” “Heroes”), Allegiance tells the moving story of one family, inspired by Takei’s, whose life is upended by the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Following a successful cinematic premiere this past December, the event will begin with an exclusive introduction from Takei, and following the production, audiences will see special behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and creators. The date coincides with the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, known as the Day of Remembrance, which marked the beginning of the forced relocation and internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII.

Allegiance illuminates one of American history’s lesser known chapters as it tells the story of Sam Kimura (Takei), transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self (Telly LeungGodspell, “Glee”) and his sister Kei (Tony Award®-winner Lea SalongaMiss SaigonMulan) fought to stay connected to their heritage, their family and themselves after Japanese Americans were wrongfully imprisoned during World War II.

Tickets for “George Takei’s Allegiance: The Broadway Musical On The Big Screen” can be purchased online from www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices (theaters and participants are subject to change).
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News from DKC/O&M

NEW PREMIUM TICKETS JUST RELEASED

FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE OF

HELLO, DOLLY!

STARRING
BETTE MIDLER

THE VERY FIRST ROW OF THE ORCHESTRA

NOW ON SALE FOR ALL ANNOUNCED 

PERFORMANCES


Producer Scott Rudin announced today that the entire first row of orchestra seating for all announced performances of Hello, Dolly! has just gone on sale to the general public.  These premium tickets are available online at HelloDollyOnBroadway.com, by phone via Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, or in person at the Shubert Theatre box office (225 West 44th Street).

The upcoming revival of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman’s masterpiece Hello, Dolly!, starring legendary performer Bette Midler, has quickly become the hottest ticket of the year.  Directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren CarlyleHello, Dolly! will begin performances at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre on March 15, 2017, with an official opening night of April 20, 2017

For more information visit www.hellodollyonbroadway.com


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RUSH TICKET POLICY ANNOUNCED FOR

BROADWAY REVIVAL OF

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’
THE GLASS MENAGERIE

STARRING

TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER SALLY FIELD

AND

TWO-TIME TONY® AWARD WINNER JOE MANTELLO

$30 FRONT-ROW RUSH TICKETS DURING PREVIEWS ONLY

PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

AT BROADWAY’S BELASCO THEATRE

21 WEEKS ONLY THROUGH JULY 2, 2017

Producer Scott Rudin announced today the rush ticket policy for the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) starring two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field and two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello.  During previews only, $30 front row rush tickets will be available for purchase in-person when the box office opens on the day of the performance.  Tony Award winner Sam Gold directs the production, which also stars Emmy® Award nominee Finn Wittrock and Madison Ferris, who makes her Broadway debut in the role of Laura Wingfield.  The Glass Menagerie began preview performances Tuesday, February 7, and officially opens on Thursday, March 9

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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

CELEBRATES FOUR HIT MUSICALS PLAYING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON BROADWAY WITH THE OPENING OF “SUNSET BOULEVARD”
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017

LLOYD WEBBER JOINS RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN AS THE ONLY COMPOSERS IN BROADWAY HISTORY TO ACHIEVE THIS MILESTONE

 Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will celebrate four hit musicals playing simultaneously on Broadway when Sunset Boulevard opens at the Palace Theatre (1564 7th Avenue) this Thursday, February 9, 2017. Three of Lloyd Webber’s musicals rang in 2017 with record-breaking sales, smashing house records at the Winter Garden (School of Rock – The Musical), Majestic (The Phantom of the Opera) and Neil Simon (CATS) Theatres.

In celebration of Lloyd Webber’s historic achievement, the website www.alwbroadway.com has been launched, allowing fans to easily find information for all four shows.  Fans will also find a link to download Andrew Lloyd Webber iOS Stickers, which include fun phrases and emojis inspired by all four musicals.  Click here to add some iconic Broadway to your iPhone keyboard.
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MCC THEATER’S
Y E N 
STARRING NEWLY MINTED OSCAR® NOMINEE
LUCAS HEDGES
EXTENDS BY POPULAR DEMAND


MUST CLOSE MARCH 4, 2017

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) has extended its critically acclaimed production of Anna Jordan’s YEN through March 4, 2017.  It was previously scheduled through February 19, 2017.  YEN stars newly minted Manchester by the Sea Oscar® nominee Lucas Hedges alongside stage and screen stars Ari GraynorStefania LaVie Owen andJustice Smith.  This American premiere is directed by MCC alum Trip Cullman.  YEN began performances on January 12, 2017 ahead of a January 31 opening night at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).  For tickets and info, visit www.mcctheatr.org.
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News from Karen Greco PR

Jeff McCarthy stars as famed Civil Rights pioneer KUNSTLER at 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to welcome The Creative Place International in Association with AND Theatre Company with KUNSTLER by Jeffrey Sweet, directed byMeagen FayKUNSTLER begins performances Friday, February 17 for a limited engagement throughSunday, March 12.  Press opening is Thursday, February 23 at 7:15 PM.  The performance schedule is Tuesday – Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM & 8:15 PM; and Sunday at 3:15 and 7:15 PMPlease note: there are no Sunday evening performances on February 26 orMarch 12. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org
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News from Michelle Tabnick Communications

South Street Seaport Museum
New Exhibition
The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo

The South Street Seaport Museum announces its new exhibition, The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo, open through June 4, 2017 from Wednesday - Sunday 11am-5pm, at the Museum's mezzanine gallery level, accessible from the main entrance of the Museum on 12 Fulton Street. The exhibition is included with Museum admission: South Street Seaport Museum members: FREE,  $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $6 for children ages 2 - 17.  Tickets can be purchased online at http://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/ or in person at 12 Fulton St.

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim
announces the World Premiere of
Works & Process Rotunda Project: Michelle Dorrance
Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 6:30pm, 8pm and 9:30pm

On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 6:30pm, 8pm and 9:30pm, Works & Process presents the first Works & Process Rotunda Project, a new initiative, commissioning site-specific residencies and performances for the iconic Guggenheim rotunda. The Michelle Dorrance Rotunda Project will feature MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, one of the most sought-after tap dancers of her generation. Culminating a three-week rotunda residency, Dorrance leads a large cast of dancers and musicians from her company Dorrance Dance using dance and percussion to create a performative soundscape incorporating the rotunda as a musical instrument.

This 30-minute performance will be viewed from the ramps and requires audience members to stand for the duration of the program.

Tickets & Venue
$40, $35 Guggenheim members and Friends of Works & Process.
$10 Student Rush Tickets available one hour prior to each performance (if space allows, for students under 25 with valid ID).
Box Office (212) 423-3575, (M-F, 1-5pm) or online at worksandprocess.org
Peter B. Lewis Theater
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York
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News from Polk and Co.

Box Office Now Open for War Paint the Musical

A NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
STARRING TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNERS
PATTI LUPONE AND CHRISTINE EBERSOLE

FIRST PREVIEW MARCH 7, 2017
OPENING NIGHT APRIL 6, 2017
AT THE NEDERLANDER THEATRE

The box office for WAR PAINT  is now open at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).  WAR PAINT begins performances in four weeks - on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - and officially opens on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Tickets are currently available for purchase on WarPaintMusical.com and ticketmaster.com. Beginning today, the Nederlander Theatre box office will be open Monday – Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sundays 12pm – 6pm.

The acclaimed new musical WAR PAINT, starring two-time Tony Award winners PATTI LuPONE and CHRISTINE EBERSOLE,played a sold-out run in Chicago this summer where it became the most successful show in Goodman Theatre’s history.  WAR PAINT charts the legendary lives of two trailblazing women – cosmetics entrepreneurs Helena Rubinstein (LuPone) andElizabeth Arden (Ebersole). 

WAR PAINT tells the remarkable story of cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein (LuPone) and Elizabeth Arden (Ebersole), who defined beauty standards for the first half of the 20th Century. Brilliant innovators with humble roots, both women were masters of self-invention who sacrificed everything to become the country’s first major female entrepreneurs. They were also fierce competitors, whose 50-year tug-of-war would give birth to an industry that would forever change the face of America. From Fifth Avenue society to the halls of Congress, their intense rivalry was ruthless, relentless and legendary—pushing both women to build international empires in a world dominated by men.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets range from $79 - $169. Premium tickets range from $199 - $250. For more information, visitwww.warpaintmusical.com or call 877.250.2929.

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Oscar & Tony nominee
MARK RUFFALO
Returns to Broadway to Star in Arthur Miller’s The Price.
  
Previews begin February 16, 2017
Official opening March 16, 2017
Limited engagement on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre

Arthur Miller’s The Price will begin preview performances on Thursday, February 16, and open officially on Thursday, March 16, 2017. This is a limited engagement through May 7, 2017 on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).

When the Great Depression cost his family their fortune, Victor Franz (Ruffalo) gave up his dream of an education to support his father.  Three decades later, Victor has returned to his childhood home to sell the remainder of his parents’ estate.  His wife (Hecht), his estranged brother (Shalhoub), and the wily furniture dealer (DeVito) hired to appraise their possessions all arrive with their own agendas, forcing Victor to confront a question, long-stifled, about the value of his sacrifice.  One of the most personal plays by the consummate voice of the American everyman, Arthur Miller’s The Price is a riveting story about the struggle to make peace with the past and create hope for the future.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for The Price are available at the box office (227 West 42nd Street), online at roundabouttheatre.org or call 212-719-1300.  Ticket prices range from $62-$149.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
The Price will play Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00PM with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00PM.

For more information visit www.roundabouttheatre.org
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News from Richard Hillman PR

A NEW CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN
 
ATLAS CIRCUS COMPANY
LAUNCHES NEW YORK DEBUT
WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
A NEW WORK
“THE OPTIMIST”
AT DIXON PLACE
 
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY
FEBRUARY 17 & 18, 2017
 
TICKETS NOW ON SALE

The circus is coming!  Atlas Circus Company (Noah Dach, Co-Founder/Artistic Director; Henry Evans. Co-Founder/Artistic Director) launches its New York debut and residency with the world premiere of a new work, The Optimist, written by Noah DachHenry Evans, and Tommy McCarthy, members of the company dedicated to reinventing the American circus, for two performances only, February 17 & 18, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. at Dixon Place (161 Chrystie Street). Tickets now on sale.

Atlas Circus Company challenges the current framework of circus by placing an emphasis on meaningful narrative. The company’s artistic mission is to create works that will appeal to people of all ages by utilizing a unique combination of dance, theater, and circus arts as an artistic medium that audiences can connect to on a social, political and personal level. The company strives to be a leader in American circus and to facilitate the next generation of American circus artists. The goal is to bring circus arts to mainstream America and educate the community to the boundless possibilities that circus arts can provide.

Tickets for the The Optimist are priced at $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $12 for students, and available online at http://dixonplace.org/performances/the-optimist/

For additional information on Atlas Circus Company, please visit www.atlascircus.com
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for another Talking Topic.

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