Neptune News

Long Islands longest running, and largest 4 day, all ages Music & Arts Festival, returns to the picturesque waterfront at Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village from Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15th.

Liverpool-based theatre company Cuckootales, present a brand new and enchanting family show, Pinocchio: The Boy Within - coming to The Epstein Theatre on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 July.

The Growlers take their swirling psychedelic carnival on the road this fall, bringing their Beach Goth Tour 2018 across America and into the hearts, minds, and concert halls of several lucky European cities. Led by singer Brooks Nielsen, music director Matt Taylor and guitarist Kyle Straka, the band will be joined by long-time Growlers touring members Brad Bowers (bass), Adam Wolcott (keyboards) and Richard Gowen (drums).

Entering through a doorway into a hazy house, AFTER PARTY tells the story of young Claire Leverrier tormented by the death of her childhood crush Devon. Or is it? Written by Reina Hardy in its world premiere, AFTER PARTY moves through a love story creating a modern day mythological tale of how stargazing can score you a ticket to a party at the end of the universe. Beginning with a small light in the darkness, much like the known universe, the light grows to reveal a hillside perfect to observe the stars. Playfully interacting with one another, Claire and Devon wrestle and dance but never kiss. Creating tension of young love that propels Claire's journey to self-discovery as she embarks on her search for life.

Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce the release of the LGBTQ short film compilation MALE SHORTS INTERNATIONAL V1 on DVD June 27. 

Brian Fallon and Craig Finn will be touring together this fall. Neither will be using a band. Just two guys with songs, stories and a guitar. The pre-sale for tickets begins tomorrow, Tuesday, June 19 at 10am local times. Local pre-sale begins Thursday, June 21 at 10am local and the public on sale begins Friday, June 22 at 10am local.

Cork Midsummer Festival, running from 15-24 June, is to celebrate 250 years of circus with ground-breaking new work and free family-friendly events. Munster's largest annual multi-disciplinary arts festival will mark the anniversary of the popular art form with the Irish premiere of hip hop/circus fusion Union Black at Neptune Stadium from 15-17 June.

The Tallest Man On Earth has just released the newest song from his five part series, When The Bird Sees The Solid Ground. The new original studio recording, 'Forever Is A Very Long Time', is released via Kobalt Recordings, and accompanied by a video episode directed by Kristian Matsson. 

Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Founder/Artistic Director) presents the world premiere of Timothy DuWhite's Neptune, opening Friday, July 13th at 7:30 PM and running for three weeks (July 13, 14, 21, & 28 at 7:30 pm, and July 20 & 27 at 10:00 pm), at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street). Advance tickets are $18 general admission, $15 for seniors and students; at the door $21 and $18, respectively. $15 early bird tickets are available until June 20th. Tickets can be purchased at www.dixonplace.org or by calling 866-811-4111. The Dixon Place Lounge is open before and after the show, with proceeds directly supporting the organization's artists and mission.

The 2018 winners of the Paul O'Sullivan Prize for Musical Theatre are thrilled to announce the cast and creative team for the in-development Fringe presentation of The Preposterous Predicament of Polly Peel (Act 1), an extraordinary new Canadian musical by Julie Tepperman & Kevin Wong, as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival July 5 - 15, 2018.

Friday, June 8 is the FINAL day to purchase a new subscription for the 2018/2019 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season.  To purchase, visit https://seattle.broadway.com/season/.

Cork Midsummer Festival, running from 15-24 June, is to celebrate 250 years of circus with ground-breaking new work and free family-friendly events. Munster's largest annual multi-disciplinary arts festival will mark the anniversary of the popular art form with the Irish premiere of hip hop/circus fusion Union Black at Neptune Stadium from 15-17 June.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Tyler Childers will embark on an extensive, nationwide tour this fall with headline performances in his largest rooms and venues to date. Stops include Brooklyn's Brooklyn Bowl, Philadelphia's Union Transfer, Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club, San Francisco's The Fillmore and L.A.'s The Troubadour among several others. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, June 8 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.  

Hailed as "The best LBGTQ Theater Festival in New York" by The Village Voice, HOT! The NYC Celebration of Queer Culture returns to Dixon Place for its 27th season. The oldest festival of its kind in the world, HOT showcases over 100 artists' most daring new work in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, literature, visual arts, and homoeroticism for the whole family! Tickets, ranging from free to $21, can be purchased from the Festival page at http://dixonplace.org/category/hot-festival/ or by calling 866-811-4111. All performances are at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street, in Manhattan's lower east side.

STG's signature dance program, DANCE This celebrates the incredible milestone of 20 years with a program that brings together guest artists from New York and Mexico to share the stage with Seattle's diverse talent of dancers and choreographers. The celebration features scores of performers and invites them to share their culture through the art of dance with a public performance on Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. at The Paramount Theatre.  

Join us for The 36th Annual Mermaid Parade, Saturday June 16th, 2018! The parade kicks off at 1pm on West 21st and Surf Avenue and proceeds on Surf Avenue to West 10th, then heads south to the Boardwalk and then west back to its ending point at Steeplechase Plaza on the Boardwalk.

To coincide with the highly-anticipated return of cult-anime hit FLCL this Saturday at Midnight, Adult Swim is having a limited six-city concert tour. Adult Swim Presents The Pillows Featuring FLCL Mono Me You Sun Tour with Special Guests Noodles and Cullen Omori, starting July 10th in Boston, MA.

Grammy-winning duo Bob Moses today unveils a new track, “Heaven Only Knows.” Listen here. The song is the first new music from the band since their acclaimed debut album, Days Gone By, featuring their worldwide hit “Tearing Me Up.” “Heaven Only Knows” is out on all digital formats backed with an extended mix of the song, and on 12” vinyl with remixes from Matthew Dear and FaltyDL this summer—pre-order here.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Bazzi continues to take 2018 by storm, premiering the video for “Beautiful” – a visually stunning angelic love story. The track, an early fan-favorite, is also being featured now as a global Snapchat Lens and charting #15 on Shazam's Global Top 100. The video release follows the announce of Bazzi's completely sold out headline tour kicking off July 8th in Seattle, WA. “The Cosmic Tour” arrives on the heels of his performances as special guest on Camila Cabello's sold out “Never Be The Same” North American tour and the release of his debut album COSMIC,which saw a Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 and boasts over 525 million streams worldwide to date. Bazzi is also featured this month as Apple Music's “Up Next” artist, with an exclusive documentary and live performances available now on the streaming service (link).

Broadway star Chilina Kennedy, currently starring in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, is launching her own theatre company in Toronto, according to The Globe and Mail.