When it comes to high-school musicals this year in the Lower Hudson Valley, “Grease!” is the word. From March to May, eight schools will bring the hand-jiving denizens of Rydell High to stages in Ardsley, Irvington, Elmsford, Scarsdale, Brewster, Cold Spring, Valhalla and Rye. That’s a whole lot of “Greased… Read More →
Here’s a look at the high-school-musical season across the Lower Hudson Valley, in chronological order: White Plains – “Into the Woods”- Feb. 4, 5, 6 — 914-422-2234 School of Holy Child – “Into the Woods” – Feb. 17, 18— 914-967-5622, ext. 206 Rye Country Day School – “Bye Bye Birdie”-... Read More →
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Bobbi Schevitz, who directs plays at Nyack’s cozy Elmwood Playhouse, has a thing for August Wilson. In 2002, she brought the first all-black cast to Elmwood’s stage with a production of Wilson’s “Fences.” Four years later, it was “Two Trains Running.” Now, five years later, it’s Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,”... Read More →
It takes a lot to get to Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival — and New Rochelle High School’s TheaterWorks kids should know: In August, the high school will send its third cast to the American High School Theater Festival that is part of the Fringe. Theatre Works presented “Hair” in 2003… Read More →
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, White Plains PAC will hold its annual gala, “Love is in the Air”, at 6 p.m., Feb. 13. The evening begins with a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception and silent auction which includes sports memorabilia, family vacations and entertainment options, restaurant, spa and hotel certificates and… Read More →
The Hand -to-Mouth Players are casting David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winner, “Proof.” Director CD Macaulay will hold auditions at the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, 2124 Albany Post Road, Montrose. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Callbacks will be at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3. Questions? Reach Macaulay at 914 478-3847. Here’s a… Read More →
Tenor Mario Lanza made movies about, well, tenors, who dreamed of singing opera. There was the movie where he was a truck driver who loves opera and finally gets his big break. And the one about a lowly vineyard worker who loves opera and finally gets his big break. Eren Basbug… Read More →
The Pound Ridge Theatre Company holds auditions for A.R. Gurney’s “Later Life,” directed by Sherry Asch, Feb. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at Conant Hall, 255 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge. Performance dates are April 29, 30, May 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14. Here, from the audition notice, is a plot… Read More →
Stepinac Theatre presents “An Evening of Cabaret and Music” at 7 p.m. Jan. 8. Members of the “Stepinac Theatre Family” — including luminaries of the Westchester theater scene such as Dick Nagle, Nellie O’Brien, Elise Godfrey, Paulette Oliva, and Pete McClung — will sing cabaret standards and Broadway tunes. $25; $20 for… Read More →
A new year brings a flurry of new productions to stages across the Lower Hudson Valley. Here’s a quick look at some of the shows opening this week. • In Peekskill, Antonia Arts presents the musical “Annie” — about the irrepressible Depression Era orphan — at the Paramount Center for… Read More →
Here’s a great opportunity to kick off 2011. The Westchester Sandbox Theatre holds auditions Jan. 23 and 24 for Jason Robert Brown’s wonderful, half-backwards, breakup musical, “The Last Five Years,” directed by Benjamin Sterling Cannon. Auditions will be Sunday, Jan. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 24… Read More →
