Thursday, June 18, 2020

Merrily We Roll Along
Central New York Playhouse
Elizabeth Allers, director

CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The authors of the landmark Company reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise, and the high price of success. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one's ideals.

Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded, composer Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad).

With a brilliant "Broadway-style" score and that deep insight one expects from any Sondheim endeavor, Merrily We Roll Along is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.

Friday, June 19, 2020

Louis C.K.
The Oncenter

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Rescheduled from March 29, 2020.

Six-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award winner Louis C.K. has released over eight stand up specials including Shameless, Chewed Up, Hilarious, Word - Live at Carnegie Hall (audio), Live at the Beacon Theater, Oh My God, Live at the Comedy Store, and most recently Louis C.K. 2017. Louis is the creator, writer, director, and star of the Peabody-Award-winning shows Louie and Horace and Pete. In January 2015, C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour.

C.K. began his career in the 1990s writing for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Dana Carvey, Chris Rock, and other comedy shows. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s, he also directed surreal short films and directed two features—Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001). In 2001, C.K. released his debut comedy album, Live in Houston, and has since released eight other albums. He has had supporting acting roles in the films American Hustle, Blue Jasmine (both 2013), and Trumbo (2015) and in 2016 voiced the protagonist in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets.

In 2019, C.K. returned to the stage sharing jokes, stories, observations, lies, non-lies, and being generally ridiculous for the benefit of a laughing audience.

Merrily We Roll Along
Central New York Playhouse
Elizabeth Allers, director

CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The authors of the landmark Company reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise, and the high price of success. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one's ideals.

Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded, composer Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad).

With a brilliant "Broadway-style" score and that deep insight one expects from any Sondheim endeavor, Merrily We Roll Along is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Chantons Chansons
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse
Barry Torres, conductor

Price: $20 regular, $15 seniors, $10 under age 30, $5 students, children free
Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church
5299 Jamesville Rd., Dewitt

"Let us sing songs!" A spirited exploration of the flowering of French song in all its stunning variety from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Music of the troubadours, up through Claude Le Jeune (d. 1600), including works by some of the greatest composers in Western music history – Bernart de Ventadorn, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume DuFay, Jean Ockeghem, Antoine Busnoys, Josquin Desprez, Clement Jannequin, Claudin de Sermisy, Orlande de Lassus, and more.

Merrily We Roll Along
Central New York Playhouse
Elizabeth Allers, director

CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The authors of the landmark Company reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise, and the high price of success. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly blend the excitement and energy of a backstage musical with a poignant and emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one's ideals.

Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded, composer Franklin Shepard, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad).

With a brilliant "Broadway-style" score and that deep insight one expects from any Sondheim endeavor, Merrily We Roll Along is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.