Sunday Scoop Week of 5/14/17 - What's Happening This Week or Coming Up Soon

Love Your Parks Week in Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s eighth annual LOVE Your Park Week kicked off on Saturday, May 13 with a citywide day of service focused on cleaning and greening more than 100 neighborhood parks. Activities include planting flowers, mulching tree beds, and cleaning up debris. Tools and instructions are provided. Throughout the week of May 14-21, the Park Friends Network, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and Fairmount Park Conservancy are organizing scores of activities at neighborhood parks, including bird watching, spring festivals, and plant sales.

·       Sunday, May 14-Sunday May 21

Scores of celebrations and activities in Philadelphia’s parks

This year, for the first time, a free raffle will be held to award a volunteer at each participating park a gift membership to Fairmount Park Conservancy. For the full schedule of events, to register as a volunteer or plan an outing, visit: http://loveyourpark.org.

  

Grab a Bite (and Beer) – Parks on Tap

Back for a second season, the Parks on Tap mobile beer garden opens during LOVE Your Park Week on Wednesday, May 17. This year’s schedule is expanding to 20 weeks, through October 1, welcoming residents of more neighborhoods with the opportunity to walk to their local park for a drink, light meal, and socializing.

Dates and Locations:

·       Wednesday, May 17-Sunday, May 21

Azalea Garden, East Fairmount Park/Boathouse Row

Other confirmed locations include Schuylkill Banks, Gorgas Park in Roxborough (new location for 2017), Penn Treaty Park, Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill, Belmont Plateau, and Columbus Square in South Philadelphia.  Saturdays, 1pm-11pm; Sundays, 12pm-10pm. 

Recreation Opportunities

In addition to all of the above special events, Fairmount Park Conservancy offers unique recreation opportunities throughout Fairmount Park, including guided trail runs, plant identification walks, outdoor yoga classes, and guided hikes with meditation. All classes are free for members and $10 for non-members (annual membership is $35). To see what’s happening, visit: myphillypark.org.

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Upcoming at State Theatre New Jersey:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch 

15 Livingston Ave.

New Brunswick, NJ 

Friday May 19, 2017 8:00 PM

Saturday May 20 & Sunday May 21, 2017 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

Also at State Theatre New Jersey

Now Available Broadway Season's Tickets for 2017/2018

Become an inaugural Broadway Series season ticket holder and secure some of the best seats in the house!

5 shows for as little as $40 each.  It’s like getting 1 Free Show! 

Order by May 22 and they'lll waive all fees!

Shows include:

Jersey Boys

Cinderella

Motown the Musical

Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Cabaret

ADD ON TO YOUR SEASON TICKETS!

Add-on one or both of these shows to your Broadway season tickets for 20% off single ticket prices.

The Sound of Music

The Wizard of Oz

For more information or to order season's tickets click here

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Upcoming at Kelsey Theatre:

Biscuit

1200 Old Trenton Rd.

West Windsor, NJ

Sunday May 20, 2017 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM

Little Girl is thrilled when she receives Biscuit as a birthday present, but will this rambunctious puppy learn how to behave and accept being part of a family? ArtsPower's popular musical features a frolicking little puppy who loves exploring, making new friends, and even stirring up some mischief. With over 17 million books in print, Biscuit is a modern classic!

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

Also now continuing at Kelsey Theatre:

The Boy From Oz

Friday May 19, 2017  & Sunday May 20, 2017 8:00 PM

Sunday May 21, 2017 2:00 PM

This sensational musical tells the exuberant, heart-warming true story of singer/songwriter Peter Allen, whose young life is marred by an abusive father, but whose will to perform proves stronger. Through sheer talent and some luck, Allen ends up in the glamorous orbit of Judy Garland and her soon-to-be-famous daughter, Liza. Forte Dramatic Productions in association with Pierrot Productions brings us a musical tale filled with hits like Don't Cry Out Loud, Love Don't Need a Reason, Everything Old is New Again, and I Go to Rio.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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Upcoming at Soho Playhouse:

On One Condition

15 Vandam Street

New York, NY

May 19, 2017 - May  26, 2017

Drawing on stories from Dan's lived experiences, On One Condition asks us to question our own perceptions of 'normal' while offering a bare bones, stripped back look at the world we live in. We invite you on a journey overseas to share in one man's undying search for perfection, as he attempts to hold the world on his shoulders in all its beauty and grotesqueness.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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Upcoming at Symphony Space:

Beatbox with Rahzel

1537 Broadway 

New York, NY

Saturday May 20, 2017 11:00 AM

Rahzel M. Brown, known  to his legions of fans as simply Rahzel, is an influential American musician, beatboxer and rapper. He's known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously beatboxing, as evidenced on dozens of albums, including his performances of "Iron Man" and his signature song "If Your Mother Only Knew," a hidden track on Make the Music 2000.  Rahzel will lead a workshop for the next generation of beatboxers, helping kids learn how to make a wild and rhythmic array of percussive sounds using only their mouth and vocal chords. This special Just Kidding season finale is appropriate for ages 4 and up.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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Tim Kubart on Tour

Sprout TV star, Sesame Street songwriter, and Grammy Award winner Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets will kick off his summer concert of family concerts with a show at Flushing Town Hall in New York. He and the band will also perform at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in July and on the Kidzapalooza stage at Lollapalooza in August. Tour dates include:

• May 20, Flushing Town Hall, NYC
• May 28, Family Fun Day, Governors Island, NYC
• June 8, Madison Square Park, NYC
• July 9, Paramount  Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill, NY
• July 17, Hudson River Parks, NYC
• July 18, Dickinson Park, Newtown, CT
• August 5 and 6, Lollapalooza, Chicago

For more information visit http://www.timkubart.com/

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Upcoming at Broadway Workshop:

Voice Over Workshop with Andy Roth

Sunday May 21, 2017

Ages: 9-16

Time: 10: 00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Ripley Grier Studios - 520 Eighth Ave. - 10th Floor Voice Over Studio

Tuition: $175

Each student will have the opportunity to work on fundamental voice over commercial technique and various approaches to reading commercial voice over copy. Mr. Roth will focus on how to best approach voice acting auditions and the techniques that will help young actors stand out from the crowd. 

Finally each student will have one on one time recording a 1-track voice over demo in the recording studio. WE WILL SEND YOU (VIA E-MAIL) AN MP3 OF YOUR BEST TAKE FOLLOWING THE CLASS! 

For more information or to register click here

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Upcoming at 

Children's Museum of the Arts:

Family Day

103 Charlton Street

New York, NY

Sunday May 21, 2017 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Artists will lead collaborative art projects throughout the museum inspired by their own studio practices.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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Upcoming Musical Petting Zoo

hosted by The Elizabeth Morrow School

The Park at  Port Imperial 

10 Port Imperial Blvd.

West New York, NJ

Sunday May 21, 2017 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Elisabeth Morrow School will host a Musical Petting Zoo, where children within the community are invited to play various musical instruments with professional music teachers along with Morrow House School students who are “Musical Mentors.” Children of all ages will have the opportunity to receive musical instruction on the instrument of their choice; the magical musical moment will be commemorated with a photo. In addition to testing out the instruments, guests will enjoy a special performance by the Elisabeth Morrow School orchestra students. This is a FREE event Sunday, May 21^st starting at 3:00pm – 5:00 PM at The Park at Port Imperial, 10 Port Imperial Blvd, West New York, NJ.  Children will also enjoy the on-site Face Painter, Balloon Maker and Free Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Parents are encouraged to bring children of all ages for some family fun! Refreshments will be served. 

For more information visit www.elisabethmorrow.org.

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Upcoming at iPlay America:

Parmalee and Pete Davidson

110 Schank Rd.

Freehold, NJ

Sunday, May 21
Paramalee: iPlay America's Event Center
Doors Open: 5:00 PM – Show: 6:00 PM

2016 American Country Music “Group of the Year” nominee Parmalee returns to the iPlay America stage for a night of stunning music and celebration. Parmalee is one of country music’s most successful country acts and a true favorite with iPlay America’s audiences The Platinum-selling “band of brothers” is one of only three groups since 2001 to earn three consecutive Top 10 singles from a debut country album. Parmalee has earned over 305 million Pandora streams, 51 million plays on Spotify, over 31 million YouTube/ VEVO views, and 1.4 million Shazam subscribers. In honor of Tickets are on sale NOW!

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

Sunday, May 21
Pete Davidson – iPlay America’ Carnegie and Hudson
Doors: 3:00 PM – Show: 4:00 PM

Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson headlines an 18+ LIVE comedy event Sunday, May 21, at iPlay America. One of the youngest cast members in SNL’s history, Davidson had already distinguished himself with appearances on Wild ‘N Out, Jimmy Kimmel, Live!, Guy Code, and the Comedy Central Roasts of Justin Bieber and Rob Lowe. iPlay America’s audience can expect lots of serious laughs as Freehold’s own Matt Bridgestone emcees the fun and featured comics Dave Sirus and Joey Gay prime the audience for headliner Davidson. The doors open at 3:00 p.m. and the show starts at 4:00 p.m. Guest must be 18 or older to enter and 21 to purchase alcohol. There will be a two drink minimum per ticket holder. Tickets range from $25 to $40.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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Upcoming at Merkin Concert Hall:

LMS Dance Recital & Kaufman Music Center Gala

Kaufman Music Center

129 W. 67th St.

New York, NY

Sunday May 21, 2017 11:00 AM

LMS Dance Recital

Featuring students of Lucy Moses School Dance Program instructor Parsla Vintere.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

Sunday May 21, 2017 3:30 PM

Featuring students of Lucy Moses School Dance Program instructors Christina Morrissey and Andrea Redman. Ages 4-5.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

Monday May 22, 2017 6:30 PM

The 2017 Gala honors world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell and celebrates the 20th anniversary of Special Music School, the country's only K-12 public school for musically gifted children.

For more information or to purchase tickets click here

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PR Firm Roundup

News from BroadwayCon

BROADWAYCON ADDS

ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER, VEANNE COX, BEN CAMERON,

LEIGH SILVERMAN, AND KYLE SCATLIFFE

BroadwayCon is pleased to announce that Ben Cameron, Veanne Cox, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Kyle Scatliffe, and Leigh Silverman have joined the Special Guest lineup for BroadwayCon 2018. BroadwayCon will return to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Friday, January 26 through Sunday, January 28, 2018. Tickets for BroadwayCon 2018 are available for purchase now at www.BroadwayCon.com/register.

Previously announced Special Guests include Co-Creator Anthony Rapp, as well as Laura Benanti, Heidi Blickenstaff, Stephanie J. Block, Alex Brightman, Andrea Burns, Carolee Carmello, Andrew Chappelle, Jenn Colella, Lilli Cooper, Janet Dacal, Ben Fankhauser, Annie Golden, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Derek Klena, Raymond J. Lee, Joe Mantello, Lesli Margherita, Ruthie Ann Miles, Donna Murphy, Kelli O’Hara, Laura Osnes, Bryce Pinkham, and James Snyder. Additional Special Guests will be announced at a later date.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.BroadwayCon.com

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News from DKC/O & M

AMERICAN THEATRE WING & SHOW-SCORE.COM

PARTNER ON “SWING SEATS”

INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION

MAKING TICKETS AVAILABLE TO

STUDENTS AND EARLY-CAREER THEATER MAKERS

The American Theatre Wing and Show-Score.com today announced “Swing Seats”, a new service that aims increase the amount of tickets for theater students, interns, and artists by pairing them with New York City theatergoers who have spare theater tickets. 

How it works:

·         Anyone with an extra theater ticket can go to www.show-score.com/swingseats and fill out a simple form with the name of the show, the performance date, and the number of spare tickets they have. The ticket donor’s personal information is not disclosed.

·         Notice of the available ticket is immediately communicated by email to theater students, interns, and artists who are identified and screened by the American Theatre Wing. Tickets are assigned to the recipient on a first-come first-served basis, who then pays a $10 service fee to ensure participation. The fee is split between the American Theatre Wing and Show-Score.com. The recipient’s personal information is also not disclosed.

·         Show-Score.com then facilitates the ticket hand-off, either in person or via email, depending on the situation.

The service is called “Swing” Seats in homage to the important work of the “swing” position in a cast, who can seamlessly fill in when others are not available.

Audience members looking to give away their tickets can visit http://www.show-score.com/swingseats.

Students and early-career theater makers who wish to express interest in participating may contact the American Theatre Wing at

mailbox@americantheatrewing.org

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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’S

“THE GLASS MENAGERIE”

SETS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE DATE

ACCLAIMED REVIVAL STARRING

2017 TONY AWARD NOMINEE SALLY FIELD

AND

TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER JOE MANTELLO

WILL CLOSE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017

The acclaimed Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie will play its final performance at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44^th Street) on Sunday, May 21, 2017. 

For more information visit www.glassmenagerieonbroadway.com

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TOM STURRIDGE, OLIVIA WILDE & REED BIRNEY

WILL LEAD THE CAST OF

GEORGE ORWELL’S

“1984”

IN ITS BROADWAY PREMIERE

STAGE ADAPTATION OF THE SEMINAL NOVEL

BEGINS PERFORMANCES AT THE

HUDSON THEATRE ON MAY 18, 2017

Producers Sonia Friedman and Scott Rudin announced today that Tony^® Award nominee Tom Sturridge, Olivia Wilde in her Broadway debut, and Tony^® Award winner Reed Birney will lead the cast of the Broadway Premiere of the new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.  The trio, who will portray the novel’s classic characters Winston Smith, Julia and O’Brien, respectively, will be joined by Wayne Duvall (Parsons), Carl Hendrick Louis (Martin), Nick Mills (Syme), Michael Potts (Charrington), and Cara Seymour (Mrs. Parsons). 

Adapted and directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, 1984 arrives in New York on the heels of four wildly successful U.K. runs.  The strictly limited engagement begins performances on May 18, 2017, and will open on June 22, 2017 at Broadway’s new Hudson Theatre (139-141 West 44^thStreet). 

For more information or to purchase tickets visit  http://www.revisedtruth.com/.

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MCC THEATER’S

T H E   E N D   O F   L O N G I N G 

WRITTEN BY & STARRING

“FRIENDS” STAR

MATTHEW PERRY

AMERICAN PREMIERE BEGINS PERFORMANCES

MAY 18, 2017

The End of Longing, a new play written by and starring “Friends” star Matthew Perry in his NYC playwriting and stage acting debut arrives in New York following its hit run at London’s Playhouse Theatre last year.  Performances in NYC begin on May 18, 2017 ahead of a June 5 opening night at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).  Tickets start at $30 for preview performances (May 18 - June 4) and start at $49 from June 5onward.  For tickets and info, visit www.mcctheater.org.

An alcoholic, an escort, a self-diagnosed neurotic and a well-intentioned dimwit walk into a bar... Broken and deeply flawed, they find their lives irreversibly entwined no matter how hard they try to break free of one another. The End of Longing is a bittersweet comedy that proves that broken people don't need to stay broken.

For more information  or to purchase tickets visit www.mcctheater.org

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TONY AWARD-WINNER

SARAH JONES

TO HOST EIGHTH ANNUAL

LILLY AWARDS

CELEBRATING WOMEN OF DISTINCTION IN THE AMERICAN THEATER

MONDAY, MAY 22

AT PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS

The 8^th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony, which celebrates women of distinction in the American Theater, will this year be hosted by Tony Award-winning playwright, Sarah Jones, with honorees to be announced soon. Year after year, the Lilly Awards honors the extraordinary contributions made to the American Theater by women. This year, the Lilly Awards will be presented Monday, May 22, at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42^nd St).

The Lilly Awards firmly believes that taking an artist's identity into consideration in casting, programming and hiring creates a more vibrant, more interesting and more valuable American theater; that taking diversity into consideration is not a step away from a meritocracy, it is a step towards one. The Lilly Awards created The National Count, the largest and only continuous study of the programming choices of non-profit theaters, that has shown that while women's work is vastly underrepresented, the work of women of color specifically is seen far less, as is that of LGBT women and women of foreign birth. The Lilly Awards intends to fill the stage this year with women we want to see more of on our stages, from early careers to established ones.

For additional information about the Lilly Awards (including a list of all past recipients), visit www.thelillyawards.org.

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News from Karen Greco PR

Olivier Award Winner  ROTTERDAM makes US premiere at Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, President/Founding Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer; Val Day, Artistic Director) is thrilled to present ROTTERDAM, written by Jon Brittain and directed by Donnacadh O’Briain. Produced by Hartshorn - Hook Foundation Ltd, ROTTERDAM begins performances on Wednesday, May 17 for a limited engagement throughSaturday, June 10.  Press Opening is Wednesday, May 24 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule isTuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at3:30 & 7:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59^th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($20 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org. 

It's New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she's gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend Fiona reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one named Adrian. As Adrian begins his transition, Alice must face a question she never thought she'd ask...does this mean she's straight?

For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.59e59.org. 

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What's on at the wild project

May 20 - July 1
SUMMERWORKS 2017
Produced by Clubbed Thumb
Tickets: $25 ($20 for students)
Festival Passes are available from $60-$250
 
Clubbed Thumb’s annual summer festival of funny, strange and provocative new plays by living American writers.
 
Saturday, May 20 – Tuesday, May 30 at 8 PM
(No performance Wednesday, May 24)
THE WORLD MY MAMA RAISED by Ari Stess, directed by Kip Fagan
With Jordan Baum, Ben Beckley, Reyna de Courcy, Ethan Dubin, Zoë Geltman, Mike Iveson, Annie McNamara, Ronald Peet, Madeline Wise and Danny Wolohan
 
Violet has a new frenemy with benefits. Henry is being released from prison with only his church clothes and some bus fare. Violet's dad is learning how to read. And... the school day is nearly over, but it's only 10 AM. 

All performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.thewildproject.com.
 
The Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain.

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News from Michelle Tabnick PR

FOOTPRINTS - 

Third Annual 

Modern Dance Festival

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre and The West Side YMCA Community Arts Department present the third annual FOOTPRINTS: A Modern Dance Festival, May 18-20, 2017 at 7 PM, at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 5 West 63

^rd St.

FOOTPRINTS 2017 will feature the following works:

Grimm | Choreography by Danielle Kipnis, Nazmo Dance Collective

In Transit | Choreography by Ashley McQueen, Smashworks Dance Collective

Looking Glass | Choreography by Caitlin Parish

Refuge | Choreography by Amanda Selwyn, Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre

The Rise of Otherness | Choreography by Elizabeth Shea, Elizabeth Shea Dance

All Things Being Equal | Choreography by Alana Urda, Amalgamate Dance Company

Performances will take place Thursday, May 18, 2017 through Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 7 PM in the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA, 5 West 63^rd St, NY, 10023.  There will be a reception following the Saturday night performance.  Tickets are priced at $17 for general public and $12 for Student/Child and YMCA NYC Members. To purchase tickets, visit https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/970348.

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    New Opera NYC

           presents a new production of

           Golden Cockerel

New Opera NYC presents a new production of Golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov from May 18-21, 2017 at the Loreto Theater, Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, 18 Bleecker Street, NYC.  Performances:  Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $25-89 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/968614?_ga=1.66758126.1701897094.1490622185.

 

The fifteenth and last opera written by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Golden Cockerel is based on a faux fairytale by a great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and set to a libretto by Vladimir Belsky. The piece is a cornerstone of the Russian opera heritage; it has enjoyed international success ever since it premiered in 1909, but it has not been seen in NYC in decades.  This is the first-ever production in New York City to be performed in the original Russian.

This performance is part of the second annual New York Opera Fest, a two-month celebration of New York's vibrant and varied opera community throughout May and June, 2017, with over 20 companies putting on more than 30 events in venues around the city. The Opera Fest is organized by the New York Opera Alliance, in partnership with OPERA America, the national service organization for opera. For more information and a full listing, visit: http://nyoperafest.com/.

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PS 132's 13th Annual KITE FESTIVAL

Sunday, May 21, 2017

12pm - 5pm

East River State Park 

(N. 8th Street & Kent Avenue)

PS 132 is proud to announce its 13th annual Kite Festival, taking place on Sunday, May 21st at East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The fun starts at noon, with field day activities, entertainment, delicious food, and kites, kites, kites! Come support their local elementary school while enjoying a beautiful day on the waterfront.

 

Just want to come fly a kite? There will be a pre-made selection available for sale in our store and supplies for kids to decorate their own.

 

This year they will host a fun field day for the kids, with nostalgic relay races (egg & spoon, pizza box races) and great games and activities (foam-noodle javelin, ring toss, Imagination Playground, tug of war). It will be an exciting day filled with fun, fitness, and friends!

 

Music provided by DJ Big Brooklyn with live performances by the PS 132 Band, Creepus Expodus, and Curb Ya Horse!

 

This is a free event and is open to the general public. All proceeds from activities, merchandise, and general donations will go towards enrichment programs for the students of PS 132. See you there!

 

https://ps132ny.com/events/kite-festival/

 

***Rain date: June 4th***

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News from Polk and Co.

                        Birdland Jazz Club                              

Is proud to announce award-winning actress GLENN CLOSE to make her Birdland debut!

Glenn Close

And the cast of Sunset Boulevard present

“Vintage Hollywood”

On Monday, May 22 at 9:30pm

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is thrilled to announce Glenn Close in “Vintage Hollywood,” a fundraising concert on Monday, May 22 at 9:30pm.  Ms. Close will be joined by the cast of Sunset Boulevard in this one-night-only event benefiting Bring Change 2 Mind, which works to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness.

“Vintage Hollywood” will feature musical combinations celebrating the Golden Age of Hollywood, with musical direction by Michael Patrick Walker. This special one-night-only event will take place in place of the regularly-scheduled Jim Caruso’s Cast Party.

Glenn Close understands that mental health is something that affects all families. Yet, few talk about it. It was not until her sister, Jessie Close, received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and her nephew, Calen Pick, was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder that the Close Family took action. In 2009, her family asked Ms. Close to use her platform to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. In 2010, the Close Family co-founded Bring Change 2 Mind (BC2M), a nonprofit organization built to start the conversation about mental health, and to raise awareness, understanding, and empathy. BC2M develops influential public service announcements (PSAs), including its most recent campaign, #MindOurFuture, has piloted evidence-based programs at the university (UBC2M) and high school (LETS BC2M) levels engaging students to reduce stigma and discrimination, and has created a social movement around change by providing people with platforms to share, connect, and learn.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series, curated by Jim Caruso, takes place every week on the stage of the historic music room, located in the heart of Manhattan’s Theater District.

TICKET INFORMATION:

General Seating $75

Preferred $100

VIP (includes Meet and Greet & Photo) $250

$10 food/drink minimum per person

For tickets and more information, please visit www.birdlandjazz.com

For more information and reservations call 212-581-3080.

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News from Richard Hillman PR

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY

MAY DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES

PRESENTS

COME UP ‘N’ SEE ME

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BONNIE LEE SANDERS AND ELLEN SCHWARTZ

BOOK BY BONNIE LEE SANDERS, ELLEN SCHWARTZ

ARTHUR WRIT AND BIANCA LEIGH

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

THURSDAY, MAY 18 AT 7:00 P.M. AND FRIDAY, MAY 19 AT 2:00 P.M.

 

Come Up ‘N’ See Me

Music and Lyrics by Bonnie Lee Sanders and Ellen Schwartz

Book by Bonnie Lee Sanders, Ellen Schwartz, Arthur Writ and Bianca Leigh

Directed by Crystal Chapman

 

Featuring Tom Bozell (Swiss Family Robinson), Robert Fowler (Beauty and the Beast), George Dvorsky (York’s Closer Than Ever),Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins’ Broadway), Tanya Haglund (Oklahoma!), Jerome Harmann-Hardeman (Dirty Dancing), Jem Jender, Dana Moore (Fosse), Philip Taratula (The Hound of the Baskervilles), and Tommy Vance.

In a glitzy nightclub somewhere between Vegas and Hell, Mae West finds herself performing for her afterlife. The key to passing through the gates of Heaven, she finds out, is getting a good review from the big critic in the sky—and so, with the help of a couple of friends on both sides of the law, she sings and dances her way through her life and times.  From the sidewalks of New York to Broadway to Hollywood and back again—this is the story of the broadest broad in showbiz.

 Reading will take place at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54^th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). 

The reading is open to the public with a $10.00 advance reservation fee for each reading (Complimentary for York Theatre's Plus Members; $5 for York Theatre Members). Reservations can also be made on the day of the reading (pending availability) for a suggested $5.00 donation in person at the box office. 

For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org

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BROADWAY POWER COUPLE

TONY AWARD WINNER AUDRA MCDONALD

AND

TONY NOMINEE WILL SWENSON

WILL HOST

THE 83^RD ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS

TO BE HELD FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017

AT THE MARRIOTT MARQUIS TIMES SQUARE

 

2017 SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE

BETTE MIDLER, BILL BERLONI AND MICHAEL GREIF

The Drama League (Executive Artistic Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks) has announced today that Broadway husband-and-wife royalty -- 6-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill) and Tony Award nominee Will Swenson (Hair) -- will host the upcoming 83^rd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon.  The event includes a nominees cocktail reception, luncheon, and awards presentation, to be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 19, 2017 beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Tickets are available by calling (212) 244-9494 or visiting http://www.dramaleague.org.

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