Syracuse University News

The 2015/16 Season at Syracuse Stage is bookended with comedies. Opening the season in October is Steve Martin's farcical romp The Underpants. The season will close in May 2016 with a brand new madcap comedy spoof of Sherlock Holmes' most famous case in Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: a Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

On the heels of their successful production Brothers from the Bottom starring Wendell Pierce, a play about gentrification, The Billie Holiday Theatre (BHT) is pleased to announce the world premiere of Dancing on Eggshells by award-winning playwright Cynthia G. Robinson and directed by the Billie Holiday Theatre's own Cezar Williams.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that it will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award posthumously to radio and television entrepreneur Lowell “Bud' Paxson during NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Beth Haverim Shir Shalom to Host Jane Larkin, Author of 'From Generation to Generation,' on April 28 'Larkin...is clearly an important voice in the current discussion of intermarriage and Jewish continuity.' -Publishers Weekly Jane Larkin, a New Jersey native and author of 'From Generation to Generation: A story of intermarriage and Jewish continuity,' will explore the 'oys' and 'joys' of being a parent or grandparent of a child in an interfaith relationship on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30PM at Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, NJ. The event is free and open to the community. With almost 60 percent of Jews who married from 2000 to 2013 choosing a partner from outside the faith, more and more families are struggling to navigate the challenges of interfaith relationships. Parents and grandparents worry that their children and grandchildren won't be Jewish. They want to learn how they can nurture an interfaith couple's engagement with Judaism and grandchildren's Jewish identity. Given her own interfaith journey, Larkin understands the concerns of Jewish parents and grandparents. She says, 'Interdating and intermarriage can make even the most open-minded Reform Jewish parents and grandparents anxious. It's one thing to welcome intermarried couples into the general community, but it is another when the mixed-faith couple involves your own child or grandchild.' Beth Haverim Shir Shalom is eager to have Larkin address the congregation because intermarriage touches a large number of member families in some way. 'The subject of interfaith relationships is very relevant to our members. Given Jane's journey, her interfaith family background, knowledge, reputation, and experiences, we want her to speak to our congregants,' say Jane Young, chairperson of the synagogue's outreach committee. About Jane Larkin Born and raised in New Jersey, Jane (Friedberg) Larkin is a graduate of Verona High School and former president of the youth group at Temple Sholom of West Essex in Cedar Grove. She has a BS from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and an MBA from Fordham University Graduate School of Business. She is the author of 'From Generation to Generation: A Story of Intermarriage and Jewish Continuity,' which Kirkus Reviews calls, 'An enlightening, encouraging take on the complexities of religious intermarriage.' Larkin writes for InterfaithFamily.com and contributes to 'The Seesaw' in the Forward. Her work has appeared in Tablet, Kveller.com, The Jewish Journal Boston, Jewish Exponent, ReformJudaism.org, The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and other outlets. She is a founding member of the Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey and is active in National Council of Jewish Women Greater Dallas and Jewish National Fund. She sits on the board of directors of Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Institute. She lives with her family in Dallas, TX. For more information about 'From Generation to Generation,' interviews, review copies, cover images and author photos, contact Jane Larkin at 214-287-0132, or visit www.interfaithandjewish.com. About Beth Haverim Shir Shalom Beth Haverim Shir Shalom is a 400-family welcoming Reform congregation in Northwest Bergen County serving Bergen (N.J.) and Rockland (N.Y.) counties. It is a community that loves to learn, sing, worship, and make a difference together. 280 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah, NJ 07430. For more information about 'The Oys and Joys of Being a Parent or Grandparent of a Child in an Interfaith Relationship' with Jane Larkin on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30PM, contact Ruth Turner at 845-351-5732.

Hypocrites, beware! Such is the matter of this profound and intriguing late comedy by Shakespeare. When Duke Vincentio of Vienna inexplicably hands over power to Lord Angelo, a man of self-professed puritanism, he lays a trap that ensnares the falsely virtuous and rewards the just and true. Like most Shakespearean comedies, the course to the truth is neither smooth nor easy, but it is filled with engaging characters and extraordinary events, and even concludes with multiple marriages-however unlikely that may sometimes seem.

Hypocrites, beware! Such is the matter of this profound and intriguing late comedy by Shakespeare. When Duke Vincentio of Vienna inexplicably hands over power to Lord Angelo, a man of self-professed puritanism, he lays a trap that ensnares the falsely virtuous and rewards the just and true. Like most Shakespearean comedies, the course to the truth is neither smooth nor easy, but it is filled with engaging characters and extraordinary events, and even concludes with multiple marriages-however unlikely that may sometimes seem.

Tulsa Opera is pleased to welcome Carlisle Floyd, one of the foremost American opera composers and librettists, to Tulsa for the upcoming Oklahoma premiere of his opera Of Mice & Men, based on John Steinbeck's iconic novel. While in Tulsa, Mr. Floyd will attend opening night of Tulsa Opera's production of Of Mice & Men on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Hypocrites, beware! Such is the matter of this profound and intriguing late comedy by Shakespeare. When Duke Vincentio of Vienna inexplicably hands over power to Lord Angelo, a man of self-professed puritanism, he lays a trap that ensnares the falsely virtuous and rewards the just and true. Like most Shakespearean comedies, the course to the truth is neither smooth nor easy, but it is filled with engaging characters and extraordinary events, and even concludes with multiple marriages-however unlikely that may sometimes seem.

In the coming months, Broadway will welcome a fresh crop of productions- many of which will mark the Broadway debuts for a slew of talented actors. Whether they are fresh faces or established stars, these Broadway babies will soon take their very first bows on some of the grandest stages in the world.

Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes the Mount Holyoke Jazz Ensembles 10th annual The Big Broadcast! hosted by WWLP-TV personality Brian Lapis tonight, March 13, 2015 at 7pm at The Colonial Theatre.

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Proteus Spann celebrates the 20th Anniversary of New York Times best-selling author E. Lynn Harris' classic American love story INVISIBLE LIFE. This explosive new musical adaptation addresses the conflicts of sexuality, religion, HIV/AIDS and family in America.

'When Black Boys Die,' written and directed by William Electric Black, is a new drama about a teenage girl's journey as she tries to understand the madness of gun violence that has killed her brother and consumed her mother (and so many other mothers who have also lost their sons to inner city violence). It is the second in a series of five plays by William Electric Black, to be collectively called 'GUNPLAYS,' that address inner city violence and guns. Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave (East Village), will present the work tonight, March 5 to 22, directed by the author.

The much lauded West Coast Jewish Theatre has announced its 2015-2016 season which will kick off April 18 with the American premiere of O My God by Anat Gov, followed in October by Romance.com by Hindi Brooks, and concluding in 2016 with the world premiere of Fugu by Howard Teichman and Steven Simon. All shows will be presented at the Pico Playhouse in West Los Angeles.

Three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and contemporary blues artist Keb' Mo' will perform live in concert at Gala 2015, Syracuse Stage's major annual fundraiser. The event will take place on Friday, June 19 in Goldstein Auditorium in Syracuse University's Schine Student Center.

Playwright Terrence McNally excels at making wild and witty comedy out of very serious and thoughtful matters. In this 1991 off-Broadway triumph, two couples grapple with the mundane (burgers and kites) and the momentous (illness and infidelity) as they try (very hard) to celebrate the Fourth of July at a beach house. Lips Together, Teeth Apart includes a touch of Chekhov with the sly wickedness of McNally. Presented by the Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts (SU Drama), Lips Together, Teeth Apart performs February 20 through March 1 in the Storch Theater at the Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex, 820 East Genesee Street. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

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During the month of February, Syracuse Stage will have four productions appearing coast-to-coast. Here locally, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play will complete its run on February 15. Sizwe Banzi is Dead recently completed a run in Princeton, NJ and will start up in Syracuse on February 25. Other Desert Cities will start performing in Portland, OR on February 21 where it will run several weeks before moving to Syracuse Stage in April. Stage's fall production of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson had a second run in Seattle, WA that ended February 8.