Category Archives: Live On Stage

Bayonne High School Drama Society Junior’s Presentation of the Little Mermaid Worth Going Out in a Storm to See

On Friday night February 8th at Bayonne High School, the Bayonne High School Drama Society Juniors presented a fantastic show for the 200 plus people in attendance who braved the cold and snow to see the Little Mermaid.

Worthy of any Broadway production from elaborate costumes and scenery these youngsters in this production directed by Lori Alexander and Laura Craig made the trip out worthwhile for the audience.

Our River View Observr photographer was at the show and took these photos and video .

The Little Mermaid will also be shown on Saturday at 2pm and 7pm- February 9th, and Sunday at 2pm February 10th.

Alexander X.O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School

Tickets $10 for children $12 for adults

 

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Broadway Belters Shuffle Off to Hoboken- Singers from ‘The Great White Way’ to Raise Money for Hurricane Relief

    By Riverview Observer Staff

 BROADWAY

New York’s Broadway Theater District is home to the most beautiful theaters in the world where audiences pay big bucks to see professional actors sing and dance in big, splashy Broadway musicals. As iconic as the Rockettes, the Broadway musical is a big money-maker and star-maker, too.  Stars like Hugh Jackman, Barbra Streisand, Jason Alexander — and so many more — got their first big break singing to the balcony in a great big Broadway show.

 Here in Hudson, many of us have a strong fondness for Broadway musicals. Some of Hudson’s residents attend shows regularly and lots of Broadway actors settle here and commute to and from New York for their 8 shows a week. So, it seems perfect sense that Chase Leyner, artistic director of Hoboken Children’s Theater, which puts on musicals in Hoboken, would invite friends from the Broadway musical community to put on a show in Hoboken for Hurricane Sandy relief.

On Sun, Jan 20 at 7 pm at the Monroe Theatrespace in Hoboken, Leyner hosts “Broadway in Hoboken,” an evening of musical performances by Broadway singers who have been featured in musicals on Broadway including Wicked, Les Miz, Mamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, The Wedding Singer, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Alter Boyz, All Shook Up, Brooklyn, and Jekyll and Hyde.

Performers scheduled to appear include Don Brewer (Mamma Mia!), Anne Brummel (Wicked), Lisa Capps (Miss Saigon), Cara Cooper (All Shook Up), Julie Hanson (Phantom of the Opera), Jesse Johnson (Altar Boyz), David Josefsberg (Wedding Singer), Kevin Kern (Les Miz), John Leone (Jersey Boys), Mayumi Miguel (South Pacific), Brian Noonan (Jekyll and Hyde), Katie O’Toole (Jersey Boys), Sara Schmidt (Brooklyn) and Catherine Vaughn (Sunset Boulevard).

Tickets are $100 and all proceeds go to “Rebuild Hoboken” to aid Hoboken residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Your ticket is also tax deductible.

Monroe Theatrespace is located at 720 Monroe Street, Hoboken, at the 9th Street Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stop. There’s lots of parking behind the building, too. For tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com. For more info, call 646-339-8485.

 

 

 

 

RARE CHINA-Shen Yun 2012 presents 5,000 years of Chinese Culture at Lincoln Center – 5 Nights Only!

 

By Sally Deering

 It may seem like an adventurous task – presenting 5,000 years of Chinese culture in one show – and that’s exactly what Shen Yun 2012 sets out to do on Wednesday Jan. 11th –to – Sun, Jan. 15th, at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. Prepare to be dazzled!

 Told through dance, music and song and performed in more than 100 cities around the world, Shen Yun is a collection of short performance pieces that interpret the legends of Chinese culture’s creation and history over 5,000 years.

One of the writers and Master of Ceremonies is Leeshai Lemish, who has been with the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe, based in Orange County, New York, since its inception in 2006. Lemish has emceed more than 400 Shen Yun performances in English and Chinese, has traveled with the show all over the world and calls Jersey City home.

 “We have 90 performers and that includes a dance company – 40 to 50 dancers – a full orchestra, vocalists, technical crew and we have three companies that size that tour at the same time in the states and all over the world, ” Lemish says. Continue reading RARE CHINA-Shen Yun 2012 presents 5,000 years of Chinese Culture at Lincoln Center – 5 Nights Only!

Hoboken Pianist “Pamela Ross” to Perform at Merkin Concert Hall in NYC

By Evelyn Bonilla

Pianist Pamela Ross is no stranger to the big stages of New York City, having performed for 52 weeks on 42nd Street’s Theatre Row and stages throughout the U.S. and abroad she is an award-winning pianist, actress and writer. Her solo pieces on the piano and those played with an ensemble and other performers are “unique and special “in the way she delivers them. Ross has two award-winning one woman shows to her credit “Carreno” based on the tempestuous life of the great turn-of-the-century Venezuelan pianist, Teresa Carreno and “Goodbye Harry”-a tribute to her late father, both were written and performed by the talented Ross.

On December 18, 2011, Ross will once again grace a NYC stage with her performance at Kaufman Center/Merkin Concert Hall. She will be performing with the amazing Russian Cellist “Adrian Daurov”.

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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS CELEBRATES 250th Performance Co-stars Hudson County Actress Tammy Blanchard


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Photo by Daniel Mc Bride

Hudson County Actress Tammy Blanchard in her Tony nominated performance as Heddy La Rue  (Right side: in orange dress, red hair in 3rd row)  seen in photo taken November 5th with cast including; Daniel Radcliffe  as  J. Pierrepont Finch, 2011 Tony Award winner John Larroquette as J. B. Biggley, Rose Hemingway  in her Broadway debut as Radcliffe’s onstage romantic interest  Rosemary Pilkington, Christopher J. Hanke ,as Bud Frump, Rob Bartlett as  Twimble/Wally Womper,Mary Faber  as Smitty, Ellen Harvey as Miss Jones,  2011 Emmy  Award winner Michael Park  as Bert Bratt, and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper making his Broadway debut as the voice of the narrator, in a cast of  30.

 Al Hirschfield Theater 302 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036

Source  http://broadwayworld.com/article/FREEZE-FRAME-HOW-TO-SUCCEED-Celebrates-250th-Performance-20111105#ixzz1cxWefGfw

 

Union City’s Donna Bostany Appearing in Polaris North’s “Plays For A Summer Night”


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Union City actress Donna Bostany appearing in a play at New York City's Polaris North
Union City actress Donna Bostany appearing in a play at New York City's Polaris North

Union City Actress Donna Bostany will appear in a play “Sammy and Delilah”  on Sunday June 26, 8pm – Monday June 27 , 8pm and Tuesday June 28th 8pm as part of Polaris North’s “PLAYS’ FOR A SUNNER NIGHT.”

Anyone wishing to attend must RSVP 212-939-2361

POLARIS NORTH 245 w 29TH st 4th Floor, New York City

FREE EVENT: DONATIONS BENEFIT POLARIS NORTH REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED AFTER 

The following plays will be presented:

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GILBERT GOTTFRIED QUACKS UP!

One month after AFLAC Snafu Gilbert Gottfried Makes’em Laugh at Michael Anthonys’ in Jersey City

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried brings laughter to the Jersey City Waterfront on Apirl 14th, 2011

By Sally Deering

 His voice is like a soft breeze blowing through a beer can; a bunch of bears munching potato chips around a campfire; a sock of nickels whacked against aluminum siding.

 There’s no mistaking Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian who’s been entertaining people with his off-the-wall comedy since the 1970s and who recently made headlines when Aflac fired him as the voice of the duck after he tweeted post-Tsunami jokes on Twitter.  The company disowned Gottfried because they found his jokes inappropriate, but Gottfried’s stand-up pals and fans defend Gottfried’s wild card humor because they know that’s his style. Even Gottfried admits he “was born without a censor.” Continue reading GILBERT GOTTFRIED QUACKS UP!

GILBERT GOTTFRIED IN JERSEY CITY APRIL 14TH

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried brings laughter to the Jersey City Waterfront on Apirl 14th, 2011
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried brings laughter to the Jersey City Waterfront on Apirl 14th, 2011

  Jersey City, New Jersey -National talent and recent controversial joke maker Gilbert Gottfried  headlines  Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at Michael Anthony’s dazzling Waterfront Restaurant in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Host John “Nutsy” Fagan, another Jersey City Resident, will be on hand to warm up the evening.

After spending several years mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC late night comedy show Saturday Night Live became aware of Gottfried and, in 1980, hired him as a cast member. It wasn’t until a few years later when his true notoriety would begin when MTV hired him for a series of improvised and hilarious promos for the newly formed channel. This led to several television appearances on “The Cosby Show” and “Late Night with David Letterman.”

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Hudson County Resident Donna Bostany in One Act Play Series

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Donna Bostany

PLAYWRIGHT’S WORKSHOP III

will present workshop performances of short works by Polaris North member playwrights, directed by PN members, and performed by PN member actors and special guest.

Polaris North is located at 245 W. 29th Street, 4th Floor, between 7th and 8th  Avenues, NYC.  

This evening of One-Acts runs one weekend only:  March 11, 12, at 8:00pm and March 13 at 7:00pm. 

There will be a reception after each show. This is a free event but donations will be happily received at the door.

 The program will be: 

       The Sole Connection  by Walter Thinnes 

 Directed by Pamela Wilson

                 Featuring Carla Torgrimson and Bruce Barton

 

Darcey and Duke

by Gabriella Fox

Directed by Phillip Filiato

Featuring

                                 Donna Bostany and Thomas Moran                               

Frisky

By Walter Thinnes

Directed by Pamela Wilson

Featuring

Kaitlin Monte   Greg Cohan   Lena Gilbert

 

The Garden Club

by Philip Filiato

Directed by Pamela Wilson

Featuring

Nina Rochelle   Greg Cohan   Thomas Moran

 

 All about Evelyn

by Laurel Lockhart

Directed by Leslie Lynn Meeker

Featuring

Diane Tyler and Eve Sorel

 

For reservations please call 646.938.4538  Bring a friend!!!!

www.polarisnorth.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Your So-Called Friends”-Local Rock Band Takes Touring Detour to Debut in New York

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your-so-called-friends-pic-2 By Sally Deering

 

 Life on the road can be an exhausting and liberating experience for any performer but for a rock band on tour, the road becomes a testing ground for new material, a venue to get the word out about the music and – with any luck – a step closer to a record deal. New York-area rock band Your So-Called Friends has been touring the East Coast, southeast and Midwest since October 2010, playing its original tunes in local clubs and with each show, tightening grooves and polishing their performance. On March 5th, Your So-Called Friends takes a break from the road to make their New York City debut at Crash Mansion on the Lower East Side. Continue reading “Your So-Called Friends”-Local Rock Band Takes Touring Detour to Debut in New York