The Emelin Theatre Announces Their Performance Schedule For Feb 2010

The Emelin Theatre Performance Schedule February 2010

Bronx Kiss: A Celebration of John Patrick Shanley | $20
Feb 4 @ 8 pm, Feb 5 & 6 @ 7:30 pm, Feb 6 & 7 @ 2 pm
Part of the Theatre series
Presented by the Purchase Repertory Theatre, Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film, Purchase College, SUNY.
An evening of short plays and scenes by the Pulitzer-winning author of Doubt and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck. These pieces, like his characters, are funny, romantic, brutal, full of longing and haunted by demons all at the same time.

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | $37
Feb 12 @ 8 pm
Part of the Bluegrass series
For years, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver have dominated the IBMA awards, winning Vocal Group of the Year from 2001-2007. Since the group's inception in 1979, Lawson and co. have become one of the defining names in Bluegrass Gospel, releasing over 40 albums including their latest in 2009, Lonely Street.

If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books | $18 adults, $13 children
Feb 13 @ 11 am & 1:30 pm
Part of the Family series
Theatreworks USA presents eight fantastic mini-musicals based on popular kids' books. These charming tales range from If You Give a Pig a Pancake, about how a bossy pig's demands frazzle a little girl in this hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect, to How I Became a Pirate, about a thrilling adventure to learn there is no place like home, and so much more! Ages 5+

Greg Brown | $35
Feb 13 @ 8 pm
Part of the Folk series
Greg Brown has recorded more than a dozen albums, been nominated for multiple Grammys, and has been called "a wickedly sharp observer of the human condition" (Rolling Stone). His critically acclaimed songwriting has been embraced by the most talented and celebrated performers including Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Michael Johnson, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Amanda Green | $35
Feb 20 @ 8 pm
Part of the Cabaret series
Amanda Green is a celebrated performer and the lyricist behind the Broadway musical adaptation of High Fidelity. Her original live revues have sold out off-Broadway venues and clubs throughout New York and prompted The Wall Street Journal to write that "Green is a master of the craft."

Rehearsing Consciousness | $25
Feb 25 @ 8 pm
Part of the Insights & Revelations Performance Series
Written & Performed by Martin Moran (Spamalot, Cabaret, The Tricky Part), Directed by Seth Barrish (Sleepwalk With Me, The Tricky Part)
Sneak Preview in advance of its World Premiere off-Broadway! In his developing solo show, Obie winner Martin Moran takes us on a ride from Johannesburg to Colorado to backstage on Broadway, weaving a tale of midlife hilarity and heartbreak as he uncovers the unexpected connections between a New York actor and an African refugee, between rage and forgiveness, laughter and liberty.

Judy Gold | $30
Feb 26 @ 8 pm
Part of the Comedy series
Emmy Award winning actress and comedian Judy Gold is best known as the star of the critically acclaimed, long-running Off-Broadway hit show, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, for which she was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. You've seen her on The View, Ugly Betty, HBO's At the Multiplex with Judy Gold, Tru TV's The Smoking Gun and hosting Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time, and now you can see her on the Emelin stage!

Dixie Hummingbirds | $40
Feb 27 @ 8 pm
Part of the Great Traditions series
The Dixie Hummingbirds are an institution. Since the 1920s they have created and performed music deeply rooted in the gospel tradition, their influence known far and wide in American popular music. As Isaac Hayes once said, "In the beginning, after the word, and before there was rap, hip-hop, disco, punk, funk, metal, soul, Motown, rock-a-billy, before bebop, doo-wop, and the big band swing there was the Dixie Hummingbirds."

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