The Emelin Theatre Announces Performance Schedule for April

The Emelin Theatre Performance Schedule
April 2010

Soul Street Dance Co. | $40
Apr 9 @ 8 pm
Part of the Dance series
They dance en pointe while semi-crouched in high-top sneakers! Catch the excitement of street dance as these energetic performers blend varied styles from Brazil's capoiera to New York's break dance and multi-component form of hip-hop. Find out what happens when today's diverse dance styles meet classical music by 17th century composer Antonio Vivaldi. http://emelin.org/dance.html#soul

Holly Cole | $45
Apr 10 @ 8 pm
Part of the Cabaret series
Holly Cole imbues eclectic standards and songs with an uncanny combination of sensuality, innocence, originality and sheer musicality. Charting six gold or platinum records over thirteen years, her music features some of the most engaging vocal work in the world of contemporary pop and jazz. http://emelin.org/cabaret.html#cole

Jackie Mason: Trying Out! | $45
Apr 11 @ 3 pm
Part of the Comedy series
Comedy legend Jackie Mason returns to the Emelin to try out new material in this exclusive comedy event! http://emelin.org/comedy.html#jackie

Steep Canyon Rangers | $37
Apr 16 @ 8 pm
Part of the Bluegrass series
Having concluded a four-month-long nationwide tour with Steve Martin in support of his 2010 Grammy-award winning album, The Crow (2010 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album), which included appearances on Oprah, Letterman and Ellen, the Steep Canyon Rangers make a special stop at the Emelin! One of the hottest, most entertaining young bands on the bluegrass circuit, the Rangers were nominated for 2 IBMA awards in 2008 (including Album of the Year, Lovin' Pretty Women) and the 2006 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year. The group has been regularly featured on the Grand Ole Opry, as well as major U.S. Bluegrass and Americana music festivals, and now makes their first appearance at the Emelin. http://emelin.org/bluegrass.html#steep

The Dirty Sock Funtime Band | $18 adults, $13 children
Apr 17 @ 11 am
Part of the Family series
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band plays "the most exciting and innovative children's music EVER!" (MTV XM Radio). Nominated Best Kid's Band for 2006 (Time Out NY Kids), a Dirty Sock concert is full of music, dance, clowning and all around excitement that breaks down all the boundaries of what kids music "should be." Ages 2+ http://emelin.org/family.html#dirty

Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely | $40
Apr 17 @ 8 pm
Part of the Blues series
Toshi Reagon, daughter of the renowned Bernice Johnson Reagon, is known for energetic performances and an exemplary gift for writing engaging songs that provoke listeners to think and have fun at the same time. Backed by BIGLovely, a who's-who of NYC artists, Toshi draws listeners in and sets them off in hand-raising, foot-stomping delight. http://emelin.org/blues.html#toshi

Dreamers & Demons: The Three Worlds of Isaac Bashevis Singer | $25
Apr 22 @ 8 pm
Part of the Insights & Revelations Performance Series
Sneak Preview with Isaiah Sheffer! Join Isaiah Sheffer, celebrated host of NPR's Selected Shorts and Artistic Director of Symphony Space, and Kathryn Markey (Broadway actor, Comedy Central comedian, and member of the satirical country band, The Chalks), as they perform excerpts of Sheffer's new play, based on published stories, sketches, interviews and his personal conversations with Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer. Dreamers & Demons evokes Singer's three worlds: the Eastern European shtetl; the refugee Jews of Coney Island, The Bronx, and Miami Beach; and the demons, dybbuks and spirits that filled the writer's imagination. http://emelin.org/insights.html#dreamers

Judy Gold | $30
Apr 24 @ 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! http://emelin.org/comedy.html#judy

For more information, please visit: www.emelin.org. The Box Office is located at The Emelin Theatre 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, NY. You may also call at (914) 698-0098.

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