Mark York News

In the fifth episode of their free, online series, The Cecilia Chorus of New York presents their Music Director Mark Shapiro leading a Zoom Italian Staycation, August 10 @ 7:00 PM EDT.

In the fourth episode of their free, online series You Heard Them First, The Cecilia Chorus of New York presents their Music Director Mark Shapiro in a Zoom conversation on July 20 @ 7:00 PM EDT with mezzo-soprano Amanda Lynn Bottoms.

In the third episode of their free, online series You Heard Them First, The Cecilia Chorus of New York presents their Music Director Mark Shapiro in a Zoom conversation on June 29 @ 7:00 PM with identical twin composer/ musicians The Brothers Balliett, followed by a choral sing-along to Haydn's Creation.

The Cecilia Chorus of New York's You Heard Them First series will present soprano Jennifer Rowley, live via Zoom, Monday, June 15 @ 7 PM. She'll lead you in her favorite vocal warmups and talk with CCNY's Maestro Mark Shapiro about her life and career. Maestro Shapiro then shares insights about the music to Haydn's Creation and conducts as you sing along.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will host an evening of dance with choreographers Alexei Ratmansky, Myles Thatcher, and Mark Morris.

Check out this BroadwayWorld throwback photo of Star Wars icon, Mark Hamill, and his wife Marilou York.

An initial roster of artists and performers have been announced for the inaugural YI Love New York YiddishFest. Produced by the Yiddishkayt Initiative (YI) (Avi Hoffman, Producing Artistic Director) and Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director), the nine-day festival celebrates the legacy of the Yiddish language and its impact on entertainment and culture with readings, concerts, film screenings, lectures, panel discussions, and famous personalities in the world of Jewish culture from December 21-29. Tickets for all events are available online at www.yiddishfest.org.

On November 6, 2019, The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 26th Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza. In addition to Mark Morris, this year's honorees are Carole Bailey French, Ted Mathas, H. Carl McCall, Emily K. Rafferty and Barbara & Donald Tober. The following previous honorees will also be involved: David Patrick Columbia as host, Peter Duchin and his Orchestra will provide entertainment, and Liz & Jeff Peek and Patsy & Jeff Tarr as Honorary Co-Chairs for the evening. More than 500 guests are expected to attend this 26th annual tribute.

SHUFFLES presents PETER PANtomime: Hooked!-its magical tap dancing and singing-filled holiday interpretation of the beloved Peter Pan tale-on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. The rip roaring production is now in its 12th year.

Blue Man Group  - the iconic and engaging bald, blue-hued, silent trio who first burst onto the downtown New York scene in 1988 and still perform nightly at the 

Be Our Guest as we share with you a tale as old as time... now coming to a community theater near you!

Comedian, Mark Serritella will be performing at the GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB on Tuesday, May 14th at 9:30PM and the EMPIRE CITY CASINO in Yonkers on Wednesday, May 15th at 8:00PM.

A new feature-length documentary created to change public perception of Sicily will be shown in New York City for the first time when the Bernie Wohl Center at 647 Columbus Avenue presents 'Sicily: Land of Love & Strife' on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. 'But for crime, Sicily has gone unexplored,' said the film's writer/producer/director Mark Spano. 'The island's association with the Mafia, so deeply entrenched in popular consciousness, has obscured more rounded and accurate depictions of its history and culture.' Until now. Through 'Sicily: Land of Love & Strife,' Spano is introducing audiences across the U.S. and in Canada to the many facets of the island nation that are relatively unknown to the public: the natural beauty, epic human struggle, depth and diversity of culture, historic sites, and philosophic influence. Spano is the son of Sicilian immigrants (and holds dual citizenship). He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, in a vibrant Italian-American community. He held the U.S. premiere of the film in Kansas City in April, where it sold out the host theatre. Since the 1980s, Spano has lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yet for five years, he spent a huge chunk of his time in Sicily as he worked on the documentary. 'The most invaded place on earth, Sicily rivals Greece and Egypt as a primary source for Western ideas,' he noted. 'And fewer places on the planet compare to Sicily as a place of wonder and intrigue. Yet little has been produced about the cultural or historic relevance of Sicily.' He pauses and smiles. 'I should've made this film decades ago.' Angelo Coniglio of Buffalo, NY, where a special screening of the film sold out in advance, is a genealogist specializing in Sicilian heritage and the author of columns and books set in Sicily. 'I've been interested in and I've supported this project since I first discovered Spano's plans several years ago,' he said. 'The customs, colors, and sounds of both 'old' and modern Sicily are vividly brought to life by this film. If you've never been to Sicily, the film will invite you to visit. If you have already been there, then 'Land of Love & Strife' will haunt you.' Mark Spano will lead a panel discussion with Sicily aficionada Karen La Rosa and Sicilian-American author/scholar Gaetano Cipolla after the September 12th show. Tickets are $20 and can be ordered in advance at www.goddard.org at or purchased at the center that evening. For more information on 'Sicily: Land of Love & Strife' and filmmaker Mark Spano, visit markspano.wordpress.com. Those interested can also follow the film on Facebook.

The Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) presents the South Carolina premiere of Lost in My Wonderland, a new full-length musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, August 2-5 in Cardinal Newman School's Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road in Columbia (29223).

The Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) presents the South Carolina premiere of Lost in My Wonderland, a new full-length musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, August 2-5 in Cardinal Newman School's Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road in Columbia (29223).

Urban Stages' Board of Directors and founding artistic director Frances Hill celebrated 'The Magic of Theater by presenting the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary actor Jim Date at their Gala Benefit. The event was held at the Boathouse in Central Park at 6:30PM on May 14, 2018. The award was presented by stage and screen star Simon Jones (Farinelli and the King, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy).

The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro, Music Director, will present the U.S. Premiere of Thierry Escaich's Messe Romane plus works by Fauré, Gounod and Messiaen on Sunday, March 4 @ 3:30 PM at Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 E. 88th St. The concert, directed by Shapiro, will be performed by (double) chorus and organist Bàlint Karosi.

Tony Award winner Jim Dale and Tony nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Robert Cuccioli headline in HERE'S LOVE TO THE MUSIC MAN: A Celebration of Songwriter Meredith Willson, the opening event of The Ziegfeld Society's ninth Season, honoring the 60th Anniversary of THE MUSIC MAN which received the 1958 Tony Award for Best Musical, and its legendary creator, Meredith Willson.

Tony Award winner Jim Dale and Tony nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Robert Cuccioli headline in HERE'S LOVE TO THE MUSIC MAN: A Celebration of Songwriter Meredith Willson, the opening event of The Ziegfeld Society's ninth Season, honoring the 60th Anniversary of THE MUSIC MAN which received the 1958 Tony Award for Best Musical, and its legendary creator, Meredith Willson.

The New York Theatre Organ Society presents organist Mark Herman in concert, performing on the Brooklyn Paramount's original 1928 Wurlitzer theatre organ. This will be the last concert held in this space before the Brooklyn Paramount undergoes a two year restoration.