92nd Street Y News

Brooke Shields has been announced as the director of the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of CHICAGO, which holds the record as the third longest running show in Broadway history. Rob Fisher has also been announced as the conductor of the production. Shields starred in CHICAGO both on Broadway and in London's West End and this marks her directing debut. Fisher's association with the show began with the 1996 Broadway revival and he continues to be supervising music director of CHICAGO productions around the globe.

Tonight, April 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Randie Levine-Miller will present Broadway Showstopper Divas --'A Swell Party' at the Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street) as an Actors Fund Benefit.*

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) commemorates Earth Day with its annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration, which will take place today, April 13, 2013 at 3pm. This interactive family event will take place on the plaza outside Brooklyn College's Walt Whitman Theatre immediately following the 2pm presentation of Tales of Anansi, a storytelling concert by the environmental performance group Bash the Trash.

On Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Randie Levine-Miller will present Broadway Showstopper Divas --'A Swell Party' at the Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street) as an Actors Fund Benefit.*

With a new program of innovative and edgy repertoire, Rebeca Tomas will bring her A Palo Seco Flamenco Company back to Theatre 80 Saint Marks May 17 to 19 in a new production, 'Cinco Por Cinco.' Tomas, a fierce and feminine NY-based Flamenco artist, will direct her company of five dancers, two singers and three musicians in a show that promises to be true to her vision of upholding Flamenco's traditions while also pushing its boundaries and giving it a distinctive New York City feel.

Marking its New York premiere, playwright, actor and Drama Critics Circle Award Winner Tom Dugan will present 'Wiesenthal,' a one-man play that portrays the famed concentration camp survivor Simon Wiesenthal's life pursuit for bringing Nazi criminals to justice, at 92nd Street Y tonight, April 10, 2013 at 8 p.m., during a Holocaust National Day of Remembrance.

The Music of Vernon Duke played for five shows, April 6-8, 2013, at the 92nd Street Y. The show featured the talents of Heidi Blickenstaff, James Clow, Erin Mackey, Matthew Scott, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker.

NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries-from the classic to the contemporary.

Vocalists and a pianist are announced for Lyrics & Lyricists Downtown, the L&L series at 92YTribeca. On Monday, April 15, this one-night-only event features a conversation with Tony Award-nominated lyricist composer and librettist Michael John LaChiusa. As one of today's most innovative, prolific and honored artists, LaChiusa's credits include Giant (which recently garnered a Lucille Lortel Award nomination as "Outstanding Musical,") Queen of the Mist, See What I Wanna See and Marie Christine. Joining him as moderator is five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who has starred in several of his works and included his songs on her CDs Way Back To Paradise and Happy Songs. The conversation - touching on LaChiusa's significant works and his songwriting process - is punctuated by songs with vocalists Natalie Cortez and Mary Testa and pianist Chris Fenwick.

Green Space is pleased to offer a diverse roster of new/emerging artists in April. Fertile Ground will present new work by various artists and Take Root will present an evening of work by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company and ACB Dance Company.

On Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m. the Young People's Chorus of New York City, conducted by its Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Nuñez, will premiere the four newest commissions in its Radio Radiance series in a recording before a live audience in Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y. This new Radio Radiance music, in which technology and the human voice overlap to make new sounds and great music, will be recorded for later broadcast this spring by WWFM The Classical Network and hosted by YPC's longtime friend and collaborator John Schaefer from WNYC.

Stacy Sullivan's 'A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee,' is a journey through the musical legacy of Peggy Lee, beginning with her rise from a tragic childhood on the desolate plains of North Dakota to becoming one of the first and most successful female singer/songwriters in history.

Joel Chasnoff is not your grandfather's Jewish comedian. With humor that's clever, sharp, and never degrading. His comedy is a smart mix of personal anecdotes and keen observational humor centered on the absurdity of modern American life. Audiences across the spectrum, from students at College of the Holy Cross to U.S. Marines stationed at Okinawa to the rebbes of Lubavitch Yeshivah Flatbush, find Chasnoff's comedy smart, witty, and-most importantly-hilarious.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) commemorates Earth Day with its annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration, which will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 3pm. This interactive family event will take place on the plaza outside Brooklyn College's Walt Whitman Theatre immediately following the 2pm presentation of Tales of Anansi, a storytelling concert by the environmental performance group Bash the Trash.

Celebrated guitarist Jason Vieaux will perform two concerts in the New York area on Friday, May 3 at 8pm presented by the New York City Classical Guitar Society at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Avenue, NYC) and on Sunday, May 5 at 3pm presented by New Jersey City University in Ingalls Recital Hall (2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ).

Marking its New York premiere, playwright, actor and Drama Critics Circle Award Winner Tom Dugan will present 'Wiesenthal,' a one-man play that portrays the famed concentration camp survivor Simon Wiesenthal's life pursuit for bringing Nazi criminals to justice, at 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 8 p.m., during a Holocaust National Day of Remembrance. Click below to get a sneak peek of the performance, plus audience reactions!

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2013 Annual Spring Gala, Strike up the Band! honoring the Board of Trustees of the Harkness Foundation for Dance: Theodore Bartwink, William Perlmuth, and Etta Brandman, on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7pm at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street, NYC. The evening, which will be hosted by MC Brett Siddel, will begin with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction at 7pm, followed by dinner and live auction at 8pm, with a sneak peak of a never-before-seen new piece choreographed by David Parsons. The night will continue with the creation of a brand-new dance created on the spot through improvisation with a ten-piece big band, followed by social dancing with the band. Attire is black tie optional. Tickets begin at $700 and are available by phone at 212-869-9275, or online at www.parsonsdance.org/gala.

Author, David Misch (writer for Mork & Mindy / Muppets / Saturday Night Live/SNL), has another New York City book appearance for his new book, 'FUNNY: The Book,' including a special presentation of 'The History of HA!' at the 92nd Street Y tonight, March 22.