New York

Broadway and Off-Broadway Holiday Season Openings 2009

by Jonathan Mandell
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The following theater pieces will be opening up within the next couple of weeks, in time for holiday theater-going. Broadway shows tend to be more spectacular and more expensive; Off-Broadway more intimate and less expensive.
I’ve organized this by the date at which the shows are opening, but most of them are currently available in previews, [...]

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Art

19 art gallery openings today in Chelsea

by Jonathan Mandell
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“Spazialismo” Exhibition
o at Bitforms Gallery
o in the Chelsea 20th area
o 529 W 20th St., 2 Fl., New York, NY 10011
[...]

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Music

Michael Jackson Tribute from Loser’s Lounge at Joe’s Pub December 17th

by Jonathan Mandell
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The weirdly-named Loser’s Lounge has been doing tribute concerts to various artists “from ABBA to the Zombies, sometimes with the honorees present,” and sometimes with famous musicians dropping in.
Now housed at Joe’s Pub, which is part of the Public Theater, the Loser’s Lounge will be presenting a special year-end tribute to Michael Jackson and the [...]

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Music

Too High to Die: Lee “Scratch” Perry Back on U.S. Soil

by Hunter Gorinson
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Lee “Scratch” Perry may be one reggae’s longest-lived patron saints, but he also managed to drive Bob Marley out of his stable of recording artists, clash with The Clash and, not least, burn his own recording studio down to rid it of “unclean spirits.” (They don’t call him “The Upsetter” for nothing.) This winter, a precious few US audiences will have the chance to witness Perry walk the border between madness and genius live on stage.

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Dance

Dirty Projectors at Bowery Ballroom, Savion Glover at Blue Note TONIGHT

by Jonathan Mandell

Dirty Projectors at Bowery Ballroom with one-woman band tUnE-yArDs
Milton Nascimento at Carnegie Hall.
Big Star + Kurt Vile and the Violators at Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Savion Glover: Jammin’ with the Masters at Blue Note
Star tap dancer Savion Glover matches and jazz drummer Roy Haynes.
Our Hit Parade at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater

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National

Broadway During The Holidays 2009: Recommendations for Theater-Going

by Jonathan Mandell
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What are good shows to see on Broadway, especially during the holiday season? I suppose this is the obvious question to ask anybody who sees a lot of theater, even though the answer really depends on your taste.
Looking at the list of shows that have opened this season so far that I have seen, [...]

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New York

Lincoln Center’s New Public Space — Free Performances, Refreshments November 19th

by Jonathan Mandell
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The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Centeron Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets is finally opening — it was this dark and forbidding lobby before. It is now (according to Lincoln Center)
* A resource for day-of discount tickets for all 12 Lincoln Center organizations
* A venue [...]

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New York

Oleanna to end Broadway run on January 3

by Jonathan Mandell

The Broadway production of David Mamet’s Oleanna, starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, will end its run at the Golden Theatre on January 3, 2010. As of that time, it will have played 15 previews and 97 performances.

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Music

Bob Dylan Concert — tickets still available Nov 17th to Nov 19th

by Jonathan Mandell
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Bob Dylan will be playing the latest (and possibly last) leg of his current tour at the United Palace Theater in New York at 7:30 p.m. from Tuesday, November 17th to Thursday, November 19th. Prices are $59-$129.

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New York

Brits Off Broadway Now Through January 4 at 59 E 59

by Jonathan Mandell
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There are plenty of British on Broadway – Jude Law in “Hamlet,” for example. For the sixth year in a row, there is also Brits Off Broadway, seven shows by British playwrights as celebrated as Alan Ayckbourn, at the 59 E 59 Theaters (which are on 59 East 59th Street). Ticket prices are no more [...]

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Music

The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary Concert Today with Theodore Bikel and Kate Baldwin

by Jonathan Mandell
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The “Sound of Music” debuted on Broadway 50 years ago today, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. It ran for the next three and a half years, 1443 performances. In 1965, it was made into the movie starring Julie Andrews.
The hills of Manhattan may not be alive with the Sound of Music (there aren’t that [...]

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Comedy

Days After NYC Walkout, Tracy Morgan Nixes DC New Year’s Date

by Hunter Gorinson
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Just three days after his raunchy riffs on the Obamas‘ sex life caused mass walkouts at his Carnegie Hall show, “30 Rock” star Tracy Morgan has canceled his planned New Year’s Eve stand-up performance at Washington’s Warner Theatre — a venue a mere three blocks from the White House.

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New York

Stephen Sondheim on “A Little Night Music,” Opening on Broadway December 13

by Jonathan Mandell
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“A Little Night Music” is being revived on Broadway with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury at the Walter Kerr Theater with the first preview on November 24th, and an opening December 13th. But its composer Stephen Sondheim, now 79, spoke about his musical influences in an interview with The Detroit Free Press because of [...]

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New York

All About Me vs. It’s All About Me…All About Publicity

by Jonathan Mandell
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There is a battle of sorts on Broadway because two shows scheduled to begin a week apart this season have virtually the same names:
” All About Me”, a concert with pianist and singer Michael Feinstein interpreting Broadway standards and other melodies, will arrive on Broadway March 13, 2010.
“It’s All About Me,” a comic romp with [...]

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Art

Brooklyn Stars November 16 – December 18, 2009

by Jonathan Mandell
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Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Ethel Barrymore, Edwin Booth all had one thing in common — when they weren’t performing in Hollywood or on Broadway, they were on a stage in Brooklyn. The Theater Museum is presenting its exhibition entitled “Brookyn Sees Stars” at the Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Library at the corner of Flatbush [...]

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