Cyber Monday deals are not just for gadgetry. They extend to shows, as offered by theaters and ticket services. This week in New York Theater: Broadway stars give Thanksgiving greetings, Broadway on Parade (watch Lea Salonga sing “The Human Heart” from Once on This Island and the new Evan Hansen Noah Galvin sing “You Will Be Found”); the theater community takes a stand against harassment, Pretty Woman gets a date, and how smelling helps you act and singing show tunes helps you stay sane. Also: how to ruin a musical with just one letter.
CYBER MONDAY TICKET DISCOUNTS
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— TodayTix (@TodayTix) November 27, 2017
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— Theatre Row (@TheatreRowNYC) November 27, 2017
At Feinstein’s/54 below:
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— 59E59 Theaters (@59E59) November 27, 2017
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Goldstar ticket discounts to Broadway and Off-Broadway and other events.
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Also check out: Holiday Gifts for Theater Lovers: My recommendations for shows, theater subscriptions, subscriptions to theater on screen, theater books, cast recordings posters, and show-related doo-dads to get as gifts for the theater lovers in your life, are available online and often at a discount.
Thanksgiving Greetings
Happy Thanksgiving from a baby in a tutu. pic.twitter.com/R4rytD4Qf7
— Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and may the day bring you peace and comfort with family and friends.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving! Be thankful. Be kind. Be light. Be love. ❤️🍁🦃🍽❤️
— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) November 23, 2017
Heroes, all. Happy Thanksgiving. https://t.co/KKnVPVloAt
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 23, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving… Turkey breasts marinating. Corn in the mixing bowls. Turkeys being broken down. Gravy on the stove. #ChefsForPuertoRico are all hands on deck to serve the people who need hot meals in Puerto Rico. 🙏🏾🇵🇷 Gracias. Mil gracias. pic.twitter.com/mc3lECmqst
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) November 22, 2017
Week in New York Theater News
Town hall-style meeting to discuss sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse in New York’s theater community. Public Theater 2 pm Monday, Dec 4
How one harassed theater freelancer is fighting back
Harassers use the old “I’m an entertainer” defense, even when they’ve become politicians. @poniewozik essayhttps://t.co/mc8iZDlX5W
— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 21, 2017
“Pretty Woman: The Musical” —
@PrettyWoman — starring @SamanthaBarks & @SteveKazee will open at The Nederlander Theatre on Bway Aug. 16, 2018 pic.twitter.com/iOacJR7zWa— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 21, 2017
RIP David Cassidy, 67, teen idol, son and step-son of Broadway stars, 3-time Broadway veteran himself. pic.twitter.com/Gg94R7jOZC
— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 22, 2017
Google to clamp down on ticket resale siteshttps://t.co/HtGLO3OAXW
— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 27, 2017
Aiming for Broadway in 2019: Shimmer, a musical about the 20,000 Jewish refugees sheltered in Shanghai during WWII. The show is produced by a Chinese company based in Shanghai.https://t.co/53tQTf6xp9
— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 21, 2017
59 E 59 Theater lineup
January 11 – February 4
THE UNDERTAKING written and directed by Steve Cosson (The Civilians)
a playful and idiosyncratic take on the classical trip to the land of the dead.
January 11 – February 4
LaBUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL featuring new one-act plays by Neil LaBute, James Haigney, and Carter W. Lewis
January 16 – February 25
BALLS written by Kevin Armento and Bryony Lavery
Retelling of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs face-off in The Battle of the Sexes tennis match.
February 8 – March 4
SOME OLD BLACK MAN written by James Anthony Tyler,
Wendell Pierce stars in a play about a battle between a college professor and the father he just relocated from Greenwald, Mississippi to Harlem.
February 8 – March 3
PETE REX written by Alexander V. Thompson,
oddly smooth-talking Tyrannosaur named Nero figures in this story about depression and the choices a young man makes in a fruitless attempt to remain insulated
March 8 – April 22
OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan, and
Christian Barry, inspired by the true stories of two Jewish Romanian refugees who arrived in Canada in 1908.
March 8 – April 7
EDUCATION written by Brian Dykstra, A high school senior attempts to burn an American flag for a school art fair project, s
March 10 – March 31
HAL & BEE written by Max Baker, directed by Sarah Norris
John Glover stars this dark comedy about an aging hippie couple trying to hold on to their bohemian roots while dealing with the impending sale of their Upper West Side apartment building.
April 4 – April 22
THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES written by Adam Rapp, 16-year-old Bernadette, an aspiring young short story writer, journeys through New York City and teeters on the verge of adulthood.
Promo video for new TV series about a high school drama class (sound familiar?)
Study: Singing show tunes helps fight dementia
To celebrate @nypl_lpa‘s acquisition of his papers, theater composer Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party, Giant, First Lady Suite, etc.)
will talk about his life, works, & process — & maybe play at the piano
Dec 11 | 6 PM
FREE pic.twitter.com/oi9111SQX4— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 27, 2017
How actors use perfumes to get into character
Actor Michael Ball chooses a signature scent
for each of his roles, from bay rum for
the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd to his mum’s favourite
Madame Rochas for Hairspray’s Edna Turnblad.
Ball’s not alone in deploying scent to to get beneath a character’s skin
Lea Salonga performs “The Human Heart” from Once on this Island
Experience the power of love as @MsLeaSalonga performs “The Human Heart” from #OnceOnThisIsland. pic.twitter.com/9as6pfIvdt
— Once On This Island (@OnceIslandBway) November 22, 2017
Best of #RuinAMusicallnOneLetter
Dead Evan Hansen
The Pilates of Penzance
Annie Get Your Gum
Typsy
Rats
& these Trump-related titles
Book of Moron
Hairstray
The Loon King
Rant
Runt
School of Crock— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) November 26, 2017