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, August 27, 2017

Sunday Scoop Week of 8/27/17 - What's Happening This Week or Coming Up Soon

Progressive Dance Studio
Announces Fall Enrollment 2017
27 S. Van Brunt Street
Englewood, NJ

FREE Trial Classes Available!

Progressive Dance Studio located in the heart of Englewood,announces Fall Enrollment for the 2017 Semester.

Now it its 38th year, Progressive Dance Studio’s highly trained and certified instructors who are members of the National Dance Council of America and possess a wealth of experience in dance instruction, competing, performing and judging various dance styles and disciplines will teach classes 7 days a week.  At Progressive Dance Studio students can select from more than 80 classes per week for students age 2 to18 from beginners to advanced students in Ballet, Creative Movement, Acro, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap and even Adult Classes! 

Students are encouraged to Register or sign up for a FREE Trial class by August 31, as some classes are already full.  This year’s season will begin Monday, September 11th. To Register or sign up for a FREE Class, call 201.894.1333 or visit www.progressivedancestudio.com.
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Adults Only Overnight at the Intrepid
One Intrepid Square
12th Ave. & 46th St.
New York, NY

The kids got their turn to stay overnight on the Intrepid….

On September 22, 2017, leave the kids at home, because this time it’s ADULTS ONLY!!! That’s right, we’re having a special version of our popular Operation Slumber program, just for adults! Explore the submarine, Concorde and special exhibits, as well as:
·         See movies in the Museum’s theater
·         Dinner and drinks on the flight deck (a steel beach picnic!)
·         Taste wine and beer from the ship’s ports of call
·         Set out on an Instagram scavenger hunt.
·         Go VIP: Have cocktails on the ship’s terrace, get a behind-the-scenes tour, and sleep under the space shuttle.

Special discounts are available on both regular and VIP tickets through https://www.gilt.com/city/newyork/offer/intrepidoperationslumbernycjuly17 - bring a friend, and save even more!
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PR Firm Roundup

News from BroadwayCon

STARS OF WICKED, THE BOOK OF MORMON, AND
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
COME TO BROADWAYCON

BroadwayCon’s Special Guest lineup continues to grow! BroadwayCon is pleased to announce Ilana Levine (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown),  Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party), and Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon, Legally Blonde) 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.
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News from DKC/O&M

ACCLAIMED OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL

HADESTOWN

RELEASES LIVE CAST RECORDING

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6 – DIGITAL PRE-ORDER BEGINS TODAY, AUGUST 25 

AUDIENCE FAVORITE
“ROAD TO HELL”
WILL BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY WITH PRE-ORDER 

Producers Mara Isaacs and Dale Franzen, and Brian Joosten from Warner Music Group, in collaboration with Ghostlight Records, will release the cast album for the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Hadestown, recorded live during the original run of the show. The album is available for digital pre-order today, August 25th, and will be officially released on October 6, 2017.  Customers that pre-order the album will immediately receive the hit single “Road to Hell.”  To pre-order the album, please visit https://w.lnk.to/hadestownFor more information on the recording, please visit https://www.sh-k-boom.com/hadestown and for the album’s video trailer, please visit https://youtu.be/6FHjJDPCzyg.

Captured live during its twice-extended run at New York Theatre Workshop, Hadestown premiered at New York Theatre Workshop in May 2016. It played to critical acclaim and sold-out houses. This new musical written by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and developed with and directed by the three-time OBIE Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice. Together we travel from wide open plains where love and music are not enough nourishment to survive the winter, down to Hadestown, an industrialized world of mindless labor. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and poetic imagination pit nature against industry, faith against doubt, and love against death.


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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
SOLO RUN AT NEW YORK’S 
WALTER KERR THEATRE
SET FOR FALL 2017

Tickets on Sale August 30!

Bruce Springsteen will make his Broadway debut this fall with Springsteen on Broadway, a solo show at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Performances for Springsteen on Broadway begin Tuesday, October 3, with an official opening on Thursday, October 12. Springsteen will perform five shows a week through November 26th.

Tickets for Springsteen on Broadway will go on sale August 30 at 10am ET exclusively through Ticketmaster Verified Fan®. This unique fan-first technology levels the playing field to combat bots and get real tickets into the hands of fans who intend to go to the event.

Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration will close August 27. Verified fans will be notified August 29 for the August 30 onsale. Visit brucespringsteen.net/broadway for more information about how to pre-register.

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TAYLOR TRENSCH TO PLAY EVAN HANSEN IN
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
BEGINNING JANUARY 2018

NOAH GALVIN WILL PERFORM THE TITLE ROLE
IN THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 – JANUARY 2018

ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS EXTEND THROUGH 2018

Taylor Trensch, currently starring on Broadway in Hello, Dolly!, will star as the title character in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen, beginning mid-January 2018, following his run in Hello, Dolly!.

In additional casting news, the production is thrilled to announce that Noah Galvin, fresh off the starring role in ABC’s “The Real O’Neals,” will play the role of Evan Hansen, beginning November 21, 2017 until Trensch begins performances on Broadway in mid-January.

It was also announced today that original cast members Laura Dreyfuss, 2017 Tony Award-winner Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson,2017 Tony Award nominee Mike Faist, Michael Park, Will Roland have all extended their contracts and will remain in the hit musical through May 2018;Kristolyn Lloyd will remain with the show through February 2018. 

Tickets for Dear Evan Hansen are now available through June 2018 at the Music Box Theatre box office, on Telecharge.com, or by calling (212) 239-6200. For the complete performance schedule, please see www.dearevanhansen.com.
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News from Michelle Tabnick PR

Spearheaded by American Ballet Theatre principal Daniil Simkin, with new choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo, projection design by Dmitrij Simkin,and costumes designed by Dior, Falls the Shadow is a new 30-minute work made in and for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum rotunda.  It will feature dancers Daniil Simkin, ABT soloist Cassandra Trenary, Hubbard Street dancer Ana Lopez, and Brett Conway.

In "real-time," their movements will be captured by motion sensors, generating 3-D mapped visuals that will be projected onto the surface of the rotunda to create an immersive experience that meshes technology, music, visuals, fashion, and dance.

In 2017, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, launched a new initiative, commissioning site-specific residencies and performances for the iconic Guggenheim Museum rotunda. Falls the Shadowwill be the second Works & Process Rotunda Project and will be the culmination of rotunda residencies spanning five-weeks.

This 30-minute performance will be viewed from the ramps and requires audience members to stand for the duration of the program. Limited seating with diminished views available on the rotunda floor.
TICKETS & VENUE
$40, $35 Guggenheim Members and Friends of Works & Proces
Box Office (212) 423-3575 or worksandprocess.org
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rotunda
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York
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 News from Polk and Co.

ANASTASIA ANNOUNCES NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS ON SALE
THROUGH JULY 29, 2018

A new block of tickets for Anastasia the Broadway musical are now on sale to the general public and are available at www.AnastasiaBroadway.com o rwww.Telecharge.com (212.239.6200).

TICKETS:
Tickets range from $69 - $169. Premium tickets range from $199 - $352. For more information, visit www.anastasiabroadway.com or call 212-239-6200.

Group tickets for ANASTASIA are also now on sale. Groups should contact www.broadwayinbound.com or 866-302-0995.

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BROADWAY RECORDS ANNOUNCES
MICHAEL MOTT: ABANDONED HEART

Featuring Jenna Ushkowitz, Brian Justin Crum, Loren Allred, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Natalie Weiss, Jennifer Damiano, Andy Mientus, Kacey Velazquez, Eric Lajuan Summers, Shayna Steele, Hannah Zazzaro and Crystal onee Hall

Michael Mott’s ABANDONED HEART will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, September 15, 2017. The album is currently available for pre-order on iTunes, www.MichaelMott.net and 

ABANDONED HEART offers a variety of feel good pop, anthemic soul and introspective ballads featuring vocals by some of Broadway, television and film's most celebrated talents. The LP is co-produced by Mott and Rich Matthew and follows the success of Mott's debut album, WHERE THE SKY ENDS, also released by Grammy-winning label, Broadway Records in 2014.​

Track List:
1. Love In Stereo MICHAEL MOTT
2. So Relentless - BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM
3. Minefield of Love JENNA USHKOWITZ
4. Gold - JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON
5. Not Your Fairytale - KACEY VELAZQUEZ
6. Complicated - ERIC LAJUAN SUMMERS
7. Single City - LOREN ALLRED
8. Abandoned Heart (Interlude) - MICHAEL MOTT
9. Genuine (It's Real) - NATALIE WEISS
10. More Than Me  - SHAYNA STEELE
11. Breathless - HANNAH ZAZZARO
12. My Favorite Color  - JENNIFER DAMIANO & ANDY MIENTUS
13. The Wild Ones - CRYSTAL MONEE HALL
14. Get Up On My Feet - MICHAEL MOTT

ABANDONED HEART will receive an album release concert on Monday, October 9 in NYC. Location and ticket information will be announced soon.
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for another Talking Topic.

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