Neil Patrick Harris, Pam McKinnon, Sutton Foster & More Set for 92Y This Fall

By: Aug. 02, 2016
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The 92Y has announced its Fall 2016 theater season, featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Pam Mackinnon, Sutton Foster and more.

92Y's Fall 2016 Season:

CHEF GEOFFREY ZAKARIAN IN CONVERSATION WITH NEIL Patrick Harris & David Burtka

Mon, Sep 26, 7:30 pm, tickets from $38

Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian brings his Food Talk series to 92Y with guests Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka. Zakarian gives us an inside look into their career highlights, upcoming projects and personal milestones - and, of course, their favorite eats and drinks.

NEW SERIES - IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

How do you forge a career in a profession that has no handbook? "In the Director's Chair" is a new series of one-on-one conversations with some of today's most successful directors and theater professionals, including Pam McKinnon & Michael Wilson; Leigh Silverman & Sutton Foster; and Kwame Kwei-Armah & Leisl Tommy.

Get a glimpse into the unpredictable world of theatre-making and get to know the people who navigate it brilliantly, from their creative processes and secret mottos to their personal and professional experiences. Co-presented with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.

In the Director's Chair | Pam Mackinnon AND Michael Wilson

Mon, Nov 7, 7:30 pm, tickets from $29

Pam Mackinnon: Broadway credits include: China Doll; The Heidi Chronicles; A Delicate Balance; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Michael Wilson: Broadway credits include: The Trip to Bountiful; Dividing the Estate; Gore Vidal's The Best Man.

In the Director's Chair | Leigh Silverman AND Sutton Foster

Mon, Nov 21, 7 pm, tickets from $29

Leigh Silverman : Broadway credits include Violet (Tony nomination); Chinglish; Well.

Sutton Foster: Broadway credits include Violet; Anything Goes; The Drowsy Chaperone; Thoroughly Modern Millie. She stars in The New Group's upcoming 50th anniversary production of Sweet Charity and can be seen on TV in the hit TV Land series Younger.

In the Director's Chair | Kwame Kwei-Armah AND Liesl Tommy

Mon, Dec 12, 7 pm, tickets from $29

Kwame Kwei-Armah: Artistic Director, Baltimore Center Stage. Credits include Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus, dance of the holy ghosts, The Mountaintop, An Enemy of the People. Off-Broadway credits include The Public Theater Mobile Unit: Comedy of Errors; Much Ado About Nothing. Upcoming - The Public Theater Public Works: Twelfth Night; Donmar Warehouse: One Night in Miami.

Liesl Tommy: directed Eclipsed on and Off-Broadway. Other Off-Broadway credits include Appropriate; The Good Negro; The Antigone Project.

SERIES - SONGS AND STORIES WITH Harvey Granat

The popular noontime series returns with cabaret performer/Broadway producer/music historian Harvey Granat performing songs by legendary composers and lyricists, and sharing background stories - many of which come from his personal collection of letters and manuscripts - along with pianist David Lahm.

Songs and Stories with Harvey Granat | ON Jerry Herman

Thu, Sep 15, 12 pm, tickets from $25

Tony Award-winning producer Stewart Lane joins Granat and Lahm as a special guest.

Songs and Stories with Harvey Granat | ON Frank Loesser

Thu, Oct 20, 12 pm, tickets from $25

Songs and Stories with Harvey Granat | ON Jule Styne

Thu, Nov 10, 12 pm, tickets from $25

Songs and Stories with Harvey Granat | ON Burt Bacharach

Thu, Dec 8, 12 pm, tickets from $25

JIM J'S JUKEBOX: VAUDEVILLE, TIN PAN ALLEY, BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD

Thu, Sep 22 & Tue, Dec 20, 12 pm, tickets from $25

American Songbook buff Jim Jimirro shares insights, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and music from his vast collection. Jim's presentations are packed with music, information, stories and humor as he passionately shows us how to listen to the structure of the music and the poetry of the lyrics, from Vaudeville to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood.

Discounted tickets for those 35 and under can be found at www.92Y.org/LexList.

92nd Street Y is a world-class, nonprofit cultural and community center that fosters the mental, physical and spiritual health of people throughout their lives, offering: wide-ranging conversations with the world's best minds; an outstanding range of programming in the performing, visual and literary arts; fitness and sports programs; and activities for children and families. 92Y is reimagining what it means to be a community center in the digital age with initiatives like the award-winning #GivingTuesday, launched by 92Y in 2012 and now recognized across the US and in a growing number of regions worldwide as a day to celebrate and promote giving. These kinds of initiatives are transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action both locally and around the world. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y annually; millions more participate in 92Y's digital and online initiatives. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org.


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