NEW YORK CITY
Jazz at Lincoln Center
B’way at 60th St.
Dramatically perched over Columbus Circle with sweeping views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, this versatile and spacious venue is a jazz-inspired celebration of flexibility, equally comfortable showcasing dance, theater, opera, film and symphony.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
B’way at 60th St. 5th Fl.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola presents the best in live jazz performance seven nights a week. An intimate room designed specifically to accommodate live jazz, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola also offers full service dining, a soulful menu of down-home flavors with New York flair.
Roundabout Theatre Company
American Airlines Theatre
227 W. 42nd St.
A Man For All Seasons
Frank Langella returns to Broadway for the first time since his Tony Award-winning turn in Frost/Nixon, starring in this timeless classic. Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt) directs the first Broadway revival of Robert Bolt's Tony Award-winning play.
Ruben Museum
150 West 17th St.
212 620 5000
K2 LOUNGE 6 pm until late, every Fri. Performances start at 7 p.m. Tickets include admission to RMA's galleries.
Naked Soul is an all-acoustic music series in RMA's intimate 137-seat theater with some of the finest acoustics in NYC. The artists perform without microphones or amplifiers.
Cabaret Cinema Films start at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free with a $7 bar minimum
WESTCHESTER
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Road
Kataonh, NY
914 232-5035
The Eternal Bach –Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 15, Dec. 13
Emelin Theatre
153 Library Lane
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
(914) 698-3045
Ann Hampton Callaway Oct. 25
Paramount Center for the Arts
1008 Brown Street
Peekskill, NY
914 739 2333
Last Comic Standing “Live Tour” - Oct. 25
The Emmy-nominated laughfest returns with an all new group of the world’s funniest comics.
The Performing Arts Center – Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY
914 251 6200
Denyce Graves Sept. 27
The mezzo soprano who The Washington Post called “almost too good to be true,” ushers in the New 2008-09 season with a concert and gala celebration. She will be accompanied by pianist Brian Zeger. The performance by Graves and Zeger is the highlight of a grand Opening Night celebration that includes cocktails, dinner, dancing and prime seating at the concert.
Savion Glover Oct. 4
The undisputed tap dance virtuoso of his generation returns in his new show Bare Soundz.
The Tony award winning performer/choreographer of the Broadway hit Bring in’Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk has virtually redefined tap combining rhythms of bebop and hip-hop with seemingly impossible footwork. Glover transmutes music with explosive body language that embodies tap history and delves into new dimensions.
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY 914 631-3390
Jefferson Starship w. Special Guest Tom Constanten 9/27
CONNECTICUT
Stamford Center for the Arts
61 Atlantic Street
Stamford 203 325 4466
"Insights and Inspiration: Bob Woodward" Oct. 8
Bob Woodward has won nearly every American journalism award, and the Post won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for his work with Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. In addition, Woodward was the main reporter for the Post’s articles on the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks that won the National Affairs Pulitzer Prize in 2002.
Lisa Williams Oct. 15
An Internationally acclaimed, Medium and Clairvoyant who has an amazing ability to communicate with loved ones and friends who have passed on to the 'other side'.
Romeo & Juliet Nov. 1 – 2 Connecticut Ballet's 27th season kicks off with a new full-length production of Prokofiev's magnificent ballet "Romeo & Juliet", staged by Artistic Director Brett Raphael and starring Cecilia Kerche and Vitor Luiz of Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro.
Warren Miller's Children of Winter Nov. 23
The largest action sports film on the planet, is back for the 59th year!
Stamford Symphony Orchestra
Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 0690
(203) 325 4466
Led by Music Director Eckart Preu, the Stamford Symphony is an ensemble of professional musicians from New York City and its surrounding areas. In addition to the Stamford Symphony, these musicians perform with ensembles including the orchestras of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, and New York City Opera, the American Symphony Orchestra, the New York Pops, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Stamford Symphony’s 2008-2009 season pairs stellar soloists with the Orchestra in programs of immortal classics. Violinist Sarah Chang, pianist Vladimir Feltsman, and violinist Tai Murray will pause in their globetrotting to perform in Stamford this season.
NEW JERSEY
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt Street
Englewood 201 227 1030
Louis C.K. Oct. 3
With more than 20 years as a stand-up, Louis C.K. is one of the most honest and respected comedic voices of his generation.
Air Supply Oct. 5
Boasting complex harmonies and the kind of intimate ballads fans have come to expect, Air Supply strikes a universal chord with audiences across the world.
Led Zeppelin Experience Oct. 11
Hammer of the Gods recreates the sights, sounds and mystical aura of a real Zeppelin concert! Imagine stepping back in time...its 1973 and you are seated at New York's Madison Square Garden. 100,000 watts of sonic brilliance and a spectacular array of lights explode as the band performs flawless renditions of all your favorite songs including Kashmir, Dazed & Confused, Stairway to Heaven and the thunderous assault of the classic Moby Dick!
Bowfire Oct. 15
As seen on PBS, these internationally acclaimed violinists & fiddlers present a spectacular event of Celtic, jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical, old-time fiddle, gypsy, electric and other exciting musical styles.
America Oct. 16
America will still have you humming along with such hits as “I Need You,” “A Horse With No Name,” “Tin Man,” “Ventura Highway” and “Sister Golden Hair.”
Compañia Flamenco José Procel Oct. 18
Known for their superb flamenco performances, Ballet Flamenco José Procel brings an explosion of rhythms, colors and emotions of the Spanish people.
Three Irish Tenors Nov. 30
Following its award winning run on PBS, celebrate the holidays with a genuine Irish Christmas! Christmas from Dublin is full of warmth, charm, and music, direct from the Emerald Isle. The Three Irish Tenors are Ciaran Nagle and Brian Dunphy from Riverdance, and Anthony Norton from La Scala in Milan.
Bickford Theatre
6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown (973) 971 3700
Transit of Venus
by Maureen Hunter
September 25 - October 19, 2008
Directed by James Glossman
A love story that charts a celestial course between destiny and desire!
Community Theatre
100 South Street
Morristown (973) 539 –0345
Willie Nelson and Family Sept. 23
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Home of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
One Center Street,
Newark, NJ 888 466 5722
South Asian Theater Festival: Sept. 26 – 28
Brian Stokes Mitchell Oct. 11
Savion Glover Oct. 12
Anne-Sophie Mutter Oct. 17
One of the most sublime violinists of her age, Anne-Sophie Mutter will appear this season to NJPAC in a unique context – both performing and conducting a Baroque chamber orchestra – in a program of violin concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Lang, Lang Oct. 19
Lang Lang, the most exciting pianist of his generation. Program includes both of the piano concertos of Romantic master Frédéric Chopin.
Baila Mi Gente Latin Dance Party Oct. 24
Chris Botti Oct. 24
K.T. Sullivan Colored Lights Oct. 25
This phenomenally talented singer-actress-comedienne creates her own special elixir of musical mayhem. Paquito D’Rivera Oct. 25 Experience the artistry and energy of Latin jazz.
Milton Nascimento and The Jobim Trio Oct. 26 This legendary Brazilian vocalist, who has lent his voice to classic recordings by Paul Simon (Rhythm of the Saints), Sarah Vaughan (Brazilian Romance) and Duran Duran (Breath After Breath), is known for a sound that integrates classic jazz and 20th-century pop with centuries-old sacred and folk forms.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon Nov. 14 This electrifying series of “rock recitals” makes an exclusive NJ appearance this season at NJPAC. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Nov. 15
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd.
(on the campus of Drew University), Madison, NJ
www.ShakespeareNJ.org
A Streetcar Named Desire Sept. 10 – Oct. 5
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
Williams' magnificent play of sensuality and fragility, cruelty and broken souls, has given the work the immortal Blanche Du Bois, played here by the dazzling Laila Robins.
Romeo & Juliet Oct. 15 through
Nov. 16
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Kennedy
