On Friday, October 9, Fred Barton is back with his 14-piece orchestra and cast of Broadway singers and dancers to pay tribute to yet another American showman. But this time, instead of paying tribute to the music of a composer, Barton focuses on a master of the lyric. Johnny Mercer was a prolific lyricist whose […]
The New York Gypsy Festival is back! Always proving to be one of our most popular offerings, the 11th Annual Gypsy Festival is hosting their finale show at the Schimmel. This year it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Four of New York’s greatest Brass bands will converge on the Schimmel Stage for an […]
In 2010 the small island nation of Haiti saw one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent memory when they were ravaged by an earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude. Now, 5 years later one artist is offering his personal response to the devastation of his home nation with a moving dance tribute. Gaspard Louis, […]
The Schimmel Center is proud to open our season on Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th with the highly celebrated, New York Theatre Ballet’s “Legends & Visionaries.” This program both revives classic work by legendary choreographers Merce Cunningham and Agnes DeMille and debuts exciting new pieces by contemporary choreographers Pam Tanowitz and Nicolo Fonte. […]
While the long “dog days” of Summer have mercilessly been pouring heat onto the tri-state area, our team, under the direction of Executive Director Martin I. Kagan, has been diligently working to bring you an exciting roster of world renowned artists in the areas of music, theatre, dance, film, cabaret, lecture and family programming. This […]
