John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin will be performing three (3) nights of “Return to The Origin of Love,” Songs and Stories of Hedwig, with Amber Martin at The Town Hall on December 29-31. Tix http://thetownhall.org/town-hall-presents
Winter Rhythms Presents Ludlow Ladd in Concert – Tickets are now available for Gerald Jay Markoe and Michael Colby’s Ludlow Ladd in Concert, part of the Winter Rhythms series at Urban Stages. There will be two performances: December 8 at 7 pm and December 11 at 2 pm. It’s a perfect holiday show for the whole (vaccinated) family: a phantasmagoric fusion of Oliver Twist and Fractured Fairy Tales. The cast so far includes: as Ludlow, Joshua Turchin (the remarkable TikTok phenom who was the first teen in a major edition of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY), Maureen Taylor (MAC Award nominee), Adam B. Shapiro (Yiddish “Fiddler” and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL), and Megan Styrna, a dazzling new find in the role previously played by Mara Beckerman (CHARLOTTE SWEET) and Kristin Chenoweth. It is directed by Sara Louise Lazarus. Musical Direction by Michael Lavine. Urban Stages is located at: 259 West 30th Street (off of 8th Ave.) All tickets are $30 except the opening night Gala. Please reserve your tickets now at: tinyurl.com/6m7cmjdy
Glenn Close and the Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) Board of Directors will host “Revels & Revelations 9,” a special celebration in support of teen mental health on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at City Winery in New York City. The live, in-person event will raise funds for BC2M’s National High School Programs and PSA Campaigns fighting the stigma surrounding mental illness. BC2M will honor Emmy Award-winners Dan & Eugene Levy with the Fifth Annual Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award. The Award recognizes and thanks entertainers who spread laughter and awareness thru acts of kindness, charity and revelatory honesty.
The evening features an exciting line-up of singers celebrating the music of Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning and 12-time Academy Award nominee, songwriter Diane Warren, who will present her hits and the stories behind them. Performers include Tony Award-winner Lena Hall, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ally Brooke Hernandez, and a very special performance from music legend, Grammy Award-winning and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Bolton. The evening will also feature a performance from Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen.” Paul Shaffer will serve as Music Director for the event. https://bringchange2mind.org/
Original Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit at Pier 36 is back from November 17 to January 2. Tickets HERE.
Musical SUFFS, is set to play the Public Theater with performances beginning March 10, 2022 opening April 6 thru April 24, 2022, directed by Leigh Silverman with music & lyrics by Shaina Taub. It features Jenna Bainbridge, Ally Bonino, Tsilala Brock, Jenn Colella, Hannah Cruz, Nadia Dandashi, Aisha de Haas, Stephanie Everett, Amina Faye, Holly Gould, Cassondra James, Nikki M. James, Jaygee Macapugay, Grace McLean, Susan Oliveras, Mia Pak, Monica Tulia Ramirez, J. Riley Jr, Phillipa Soo, Shaina Taub, Angela Travino and Ada Westfall. www.publictheater.org
Gingold Theatrical Group will present Village Wooing on December 13 at 7 p.m. EST at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre. The live performance will feature Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders. www.symphonyspace.org
Park Avenue Armory announces new 2022 season featuring visual and performance Art, Opera, Theatre, Film, Dance, Music and Major Site-Specific commissions and intimate artistic encounters. www.armorynonpark.org
The New Group announced complete casting for the world premiere production of Black No More. This new musical, inspired by George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel of the same name, features Book by John Ridley, Music and Lyrics by Tariq Trotter, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements by Daryl Waters, Choreography by Bill T. Jones and Direction by Scott Elliott. A strictly limited engagement will play January 11 – February 27, 2022 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Irene Diamond Stage, 480 West 42nd Street) with Opening Night on Tuesday, February 8. www.thenewgroup.org
