92YTribeca Announces Upcoming Events and Shows

92YTribeca is 92nd Street Y's downtown arts and culture venue in New York City. Opened in October 2008, 92YTribeca presents music, comedy, film, theater, talks, classes, family events, and Jewish community and holiday programs in a versatile, street-level, modern space at 200 Hudson Street. In addition to the mainstage and screening room, the venue houses an art gallery, lounge, bar, café, seminar and meeting rooms, and free Wi-Fi around the space. With programs developed by a professional curatorial team in partnership with staff, local artists and arts organizations, new-media companies, fellow presenters, and community and cause-based organizations, 92YTribeca aims to engage a diverse community of young people from around the New York area with smart, relevant programming that encourages participation and conversation. For more information, visit www.92YTribeca.org.

Theater Events at 92YTribeca

Wed, Apr 13, 7:30 pm, $20 adv / $25 door
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP MOSES
Lift the staff! Part the sea! We got nothing to do but be free! Celebrate Passover at 92YTribeca with Tablet Magazine's EVERYTHING'S COMING UP MOSES, a Broadway-style tribute to the Exodus. This musical retelling of the Jews' flight from Egypt is seen through the larger-than-life journey of Moses, the original pushy stage mother. Starring Seth Rudetsky (of "Broadway Chatterbox" fame) as Moses, Bob Morris (author of "Assisted Loving" and a former New York Times Sunday Styles columnist) as God and Matt Cavenaugh (Tony from "West Side Story") as Pharaoh, plus Dan Fishback and Rachel Shukert. Written by Shukert and directed by Michael Schiralli, the performance is a production of Tablet magazine, a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas and culture.

Fri, Apr 15, 9 pm, $10 adv / $12 doors
FAM (Fashion Art & Music) MASQUERADE BASH feat ANU~SUN, BEYOND THIS POINT, THE N RESULT
Fashion, art and music collide for an eclectic soirée filled with 80's fashion icons, live painting and music. So don that new eye-catcher outfit, put on the most outrageous mask you can find and party with the hipsters, tasters and move-makers! Featuring Maria McDonald (founder of "Cover Girls For Change") and musical performances by Vegas native Anu~Sun (godson of jazz legend Lionel Hampton), alternative-soul band Beyond This Point, and The N Result.

Wed, Apr 20, 7 pm, $12
Film | VINICIUS
92YTribeca's ongoing series on Brazilian music would not be complete with out a documentary on Brazilian poet, playwright, critic, diplomat, composer, singer and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980). Vinicius, directed by Miguel Faria Jr., is a cinematic portrait of the internationally famous lyricist of the Bossa Nova classics "Garota de Ipanema" and "Insensatez," and writer of the play on which the film "Black Orpheus" (1959) was based. His life story and musical history is told through archival images combined with interviews with members of his family, friends, partners and new musical numbers with famous Brazilian singers. Director: Miguel Faria Jr.. 121 min. 2005. Portuguese with English subtitles.