Whether you call her mum, madre, mama, matka, mère or just mom � celebrate your mother this Mother's Day edition of the WEEK AHEAD!
Saturday, May 10
Saturday, May 10 GO (LA)â†� , Jason Gould, , and more headline "S.T.A.G.E. Goes to the Movies" concert, benefitting the AIDS Project Los Angeles. (7:30 PM, Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA., tickets start at $75. .)Ìý
Sunday, May 11 *Mother's Day!
³Ò°¿â†� This year's top Tony contender, , will gather to discuss the "little show that could" and its 10-year journey to the Great White Way. Time Out New York critic David Cote moderates a panel of freshly Tony-nominated Gents â€� including stars and and creators and â€� and gals, and . (8 PM, 92nd Street Y, 92nd St. & Lexington Ave. .)
LAST CHANCEâ†� The critically acclaimed staging of ' The Heir Apparent plays its last performance at . Olivier Award winner , of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Tony nominees and lead the cast of this bawdy comedy about familial fortunes. (Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St., btwn. 3rd & 4th Aves. .)Ìý
LAST CHANCEâ†� Oscar winner and Tony nominees and lead the cast of 's staging of and 's classic satire, The Threepenny Opera. Osnes earned a 2014 Drama Desk nomination for her performance. (Linda Gross Theater, 336 W. 20th St., btwn. 8th & 9th Aves. .)Ìý Monday, May 12
CASTINGâ†� Norm Lewis makes history when he steps into the title role in Broadway's â€� marking the first time an African-American will play the role on Broadway in the show's record-setting 26 years. Lewis' Christine will be played by his Little Mermaid co-star, . (Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th St., btwn. Broadway & 8th Ave. Click for °ëµºÌåÓý Club discount tickets.)Ìý
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³Ò°¿â†� returns to as the featured player, succeeding , who will play her final performance May 11. Following Barrino's stint in the seven-time Tony nominated revue will be a trio of living legends, (June 10-29), (July 8-Aug. 3) and (Aug. 5-31). (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St., btwn. Broadway & 8th Ave. .)Ìý
Wednesday, May 14
³Ò°¿â†� 's latest exploration on gay themes and the human condition, Mothers and Sons, is up for a Tony for Best New Play, as is its leading lady, . The show continues its Wednesday talkback series with a visit from Jane Clementi of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. Jane is the mother of Tyler, who took his own life after being bullied for being gay. The talkback series continues with Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry (May 21) and Mothers from the Names Project/AIDS Quilt (May 28). (Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St., btwn. Broadway & 8th Ave. .)Ìý
Thursday, May 15
³Ò°¿â†� Tony nominee , the redheaded, golden-voiced star of and , returns to the cabaret circuit for the first time in three years with Sing Pretty, Don't Fall Down. (Through May 17, 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St., btwn. Broadway & 8th Ave. .)Ìý
Friday, May 16
PREVIEWSâ†� Tony winner Jim Dale recounts his impressive decades–long career both on the stage and on screen in the autobiographical Just Jim Dale. Tony winner directs the , and Threepenny Opera star (not to mention, the voice of the Harry Potter novels!) in a song-filled one-man show recounting his life in show business. Officially opens June 12. (Laura Pels Theatre, 111 W. 46th St., btwn. 6th & 7th Aves. Click for °ëµºÌåÓý Club discount tickets.)Ìý
CLICKâ†� The 2014 winners of the Drama League awards will be announced at their annual luncheon hosted by . Check °ëµºÌåÓý.com for the winners! (11:30 AM, .)
