Center Stage @ SAC will present THE GLASS MENAGERIE on Saturday & Sunday, January 27 & 28.
January 7, 2024: A staged reading of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie produced by Center Stage at the Southampton Arts Center will open January 27th for a one weekend run at the Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. Performances will be held on Saturday, January 27th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm and on Sunday, January 28th at 2:00 pm.
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THE BIG CHRISTMAS SHOW, A MUSICAL RADIO PLAY will play on Friday, Dec 8 through Sunday Dec 10 at Southampton Arts Center.
December 3, 2023: Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, is presenting The Big Christmas Show, A Musical Radio Play, that celebrates the holidays, and the spirit of radio variety shows. Conceived and written by Joe Landry and Michael Disher, the tale is set at a star-studded variety broadcast starring Tallulah Bankhead, Groucho Marx, Ethel Merman and a host of other celebrities. When the broadcast forces the WBFR radio staff and performers to rise to the proverbial occasion, an unexpected heartfelt harmony occurs on this Christmas Eve, 1950.
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Literature Live @ Bay Street Theater – Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play THE CRUCIBLE.
November 8, 2023: The 15th Annual Literature Live, a highly anticipated production of Arhtur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play, The Crucible, directed by Will Pomerantz, opens on Thursday, November 9 at Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts. The Classic yet timely play is a compelling drama that will run through Sunday, November 26.
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Steve Guttenberg’s comic and heart-warming Tales from the Guttenberg Bible is an entertaining romp detailing the actor’s rise to stardom and his remarkable career.
August 7, 2023: Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor in association with George Street Playhouse is presenting Steve Guttenberg’s comic and heart-warming Tales from the Guttenberg Bible about his meteoric rise to stardom and his remarkable career. Steve Guttenberg’s films include the “Police Academy” and “Three Men and a Baby” franchises, “Cocoon,” “Diner,” and many more. His story is an entertaining romp that takes him from his humble beginnings in Massapequa, NY to glamorous Hollywood, where he seems to stumble into success and ultimately world-wide stardom. David Saint, Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse, has directed the evening and helped shaped the play, which had its world premiere at Geroge Street earlier this year.
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An Evening with Norm Lewis
August 24, 2022: Critically acclaimed star of stage, television, and film, Norm Lewis, will perform for one night only in An Evening with Norm Lewis on August 26th at 8pm at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. An Emmy, Tony, and SAG Award nominee, Norm recently starred in Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed, “Da 5 Bloods,” and in the groundbreaking FX series, Pose. Additionally, Mr. Lewis can be seen starring in ABC’s newest series, Women of The Movement, and offscreen, his voice can be heard in the latest season of Apple TV’s animated series, Central Park. He was also seen as ‘Caiaphas’ in the award-winning NBC television special, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,” alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Alice Cooper.
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An elegant staging of Ragtime the Musical, directed by Will Pomerantz, opened at Bay Street in Sag Harbor on Saturday, August 6th. Here are some photos from opening night.
Ragtime is the third production of Bay Street’s 2022 Summer Season and will play through August 28. Single seat tickets are available starting at $49.99. To purchase, call the Box Office at 631 725 9500 11 a.m. to showtime daily or go to http://www.baystreet.org/calendar/
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Photography: Barry Gordin
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August 1, 2022: From Gershwin to Carole King and beyond, Michael Feinstein expands the Great American Songbook into the modern era. Feinstein is a multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Award-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” He is widely considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. This is an evening of music you won’t want to miss!
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Cabaret legend, Marilyn Maye, brings her acclaimed show, “94, OF COURSE THERE IS MORE,” to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on July 18 @8pm.
July 11, 2022: If you have never experienced the cabaret legend, Marilyn Maye, performing live on stage, here is an excellent opportunity. Maye is bringing her show, “94, Of Course There is More,” to musical Mondays at Bay Street Theater on July 18. Known for her powerhouse delivery, electric stage presence, and chatty rapport with the audience, Manhattan’s Queen of Cabaret celebrated her 94th birthday on stage performing at Feinsteins/54 Below, where she did 10 shows this past April. She will be reprising that show, “92, Of Course There is More,” at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor next Monday, July 18 @8pm.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Anna in the Tropics, opens at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.
By: Patrick Christiano
July 6, 2022: Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor is on-a-roll. Their second production of the Mainstage Summer Season, Nilo Cruz’s 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Anna in the Tropics, is another winner, and yet decidedly different from the absurd comedy they offered last. Anna is an intoxicating tale of love, lust, and dreams, with Chekhovian overtones. The Anna in the play’s title refers to another Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, who wrote “Anna Karenina.” Cruz’s language is hauntingly lyrical and the staging by Marcos Santana highlights the poetry of his writing exquisitely..
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“Sex and the City” creator Candace Bushnell brings her one woman show to Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center this Saturday, July 9 at 8pm.
July 7, 2022: Ladies, just three more days before “Sex and the City” creator, Candace Bushnell takes the stage at WHBPAC with her new one woman show, Is There Still Sex in the City. So, grab a friend and head to Westhampton Beach, because Candace is inviting you behind the scenes for a whirlwind tour of New York City. The author is sharing her philosophy with clever and smartly observed stories about fashion, friendship and sex, while pouring cosmos in her Manolos. The show was received well in New York City, playing the Daryl Roth Theater in Union Square in late 2021 and subsequently downtown at the SoHo Playhouse earlier this year. This is your chance to see Candace here at the beach.
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Jason Alexander directs the East Coast Premiere of Windfall, an absurd farce, at Bay Street Theater
By: Patrick Christiano
June 7, 2022: After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor is back with a bang. They launched their 2022 Mainstage Summer Season with the East coast premiere of Windfall, an outrageous farce with a distinctly dark edge, by Scooter Pietsch. Directed by television icon Jason Alexander, who created the role of George Costanza on television’s Seinfeld, the absurd comedy is about the fallout that ensues when five office workers risk their life savings to win a $500 million dollar lottery.
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Musical Legends, Broadway stars and Renowned Comedians including Tracy Morgan, Kenny G., Paul Anka, Keb’Mo, Kelli O’Hara, Jay Leno, Taj Mahal, Chris Isaak, Michael Feinstein, Rita, Rudner, and more are set to perform live at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center this Summer.
April 3, 2022: An exciting and eclectic array of stars are set to perform this Summer at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (WHBPAC). Highlights from the May June lineup include Iconic comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his work on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live. He heats things up in May when he takes the stage on May 14. Kenny G promises an evening of smooth jazz on June 4th when the renowned Saxophonist and top selling instrumentalist performs.
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Guild Hall, the cultural center of East Hampton, is presenting a staged reading of Crisis in Queens, a funny new play by Joy Behar.
September 4, 2021: Joy Behar, the co-host of The View, a versatile humorist, commentator, comedienne and writer is branching out into playwriting with a witty new play, Crisis in Queens. Guild Hall, the cultural center of East Hampton, is presenting the debut staged reading of the full-length comedy on Friday and Saturday of Labor day weekend at 8pm. When Josh Gladstone, the Artistic Director of Guild Hall, brought Joy to the stage of The John Drew Theater on Friday evening she said, “I just want to laugh and have a good time.” Yes, that is what we came for, Joy’s brand of humor, and she did not disappoint. The reading on Friday, although a tiny bit long, was a peak at a humorous work in progress. There is meat on those bones but the playwright needs to trim the fat. In Behar’s tale, set in Queens, relationships are hard, and marriage is work.
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Crazy For You closed out the Stroman Presents series at Guild Hall with Broadway superstars, Tony Yazbeck and Sierra Boggess.
August 31, 2021: Guild Hall, the cultural center of East Hampton, closed out their star-studded weekend of Stroman Presents with Crazy For You. On Sunday Stroman, who won the first of her five Tony Awards for choreographing the original 1992 Broadway production, brought a marvelous cast, which included Tony Yazbeck, Sierra Boggess, Melissa Errico, and Dee Hoty to perform a few of the classic George and Ira Gershwin songs. Tony Yazbeck’s dazzling dancing was a highlight of the splendid evening, along with the surprise guest appearance by Josh Gladstone, the Artistic Director of Guild Hall.
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