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  The Bendheim Performing Arts Center
is
a wonderful
way for the entire family to discover
and enjoy the arts through adult and
children’s programming. With
its luxurious setting and remarkably
affordable tickets, the Bendheim
Performing Arts Center presents quality
entertainment followed by lively
discourse and intimate receptions with
celebrities. The Bendheim offers a wide
array of events including stand-up
comedy, film, playreadings, music,
dance, theatre and children’s shows.
Located in the JCC, this uniquely
comfortable venue is fully handicapped
accessible and offers an infra-red
system for the hearing impaired. It also
has free well-lit parking. Stay tuned
for these wonderful events by getting on
the Bendheim’s
email list.
Submit your email below to receive
electronic email from the Bendheim. Come and enjoy the arts at the Bendheim!
 New
York Cabaret
unlimited
“Here’s Johnny!”
Saturday, October 27, 2007 @ 8:00pm
Tickets: $25.00
New
York Cabaret unlimited presents the best
songs of one of America’s greatest lyricists,
Johnny Mercer. Created by
writer/arranger/pianist Walter Levine, the show
has great gems, such as, Moon River,
The Days of Wine and Roses, On the
Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe ,
each of which earned him an Academy Award, and
many others. Singers Rebecca Axelrod, Michele
Abrams, Michael Fisher and Gary Skidmore are
accompanied by Levine on piano and Bradley
Mellon on bass. Linda Levine rounds out
the evening with the accompanying narration.
Sponsored by
Friends of Nancy Raizen
in
her loving memory
 Poco in
Concert
Saturday, November 3, 2007 7:30pm & 10:00pm
Tickets: $45.00
Poco, the band that defined country rock consists of
founding member and multi-instrumentalist Rusty
Young, guitarist Paul Cotton, drummer
George Lawrence and bassist Jack Sundrud.
Poco’s current album Running Horse is the
20th released during their more than
30-year career. Young, who originally formed
the band with Richie Furay and Jim Messina in
1968, wrote and sang Poco’s first Top 20 hit,
Crazy Love. Cotton joined the band
1970 and is known for writing such classics as
Bad Weather, Indian Summer and
Heart of the Night. Their best-selling
albums include Legend, Legacy,
Pickin’ Up the Pieces and Deliverin,
frequently cited by music critics as one of the
best rock albums ever released.
Jason
Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings
Saturday, December 1, 2007 @ 8:00pm
Tickets: $35.00
Spend an extraordinary evening with “one of
Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated
song-writers” (Philadelphia Inquirer),
Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown
and his band, the Caucasian Rhythm Kings.
The New York Times calls him “a leading
member of a new generation of composers who
embody high hopes for the American musical.”
Also a conductor, arranger, lyricist, singer and
pianist, Brown’s musicals, including Parade,
The Last Five Years, and Songs for a
New World have won numerous awards. A
former Westchester native, his music sensibility
fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics.
In December, 2005, his Chanukah Suite
received its world premiere at the Walt Disney
Concert Hall in Los Angeles. His new show 13
opens on Broadway in Spring, 2008.
 Jon
Pousette-Dart Band
Saturday, January 12, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tickets: $32.00
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and all-round
musical adventurer, Jon Pousette-Dart and his
Band perform an outstanding concert of music
with the rock and folk influences that have
become part of his trademark. Jon captained the
Pousette-Dart Band through four albums for
Capitol Records between 1976 and 1980. They
included Pousette-Dart Band, Amnesia,
Pousette-Dart Band 3, Never Enough. During that time , the group toured with such
acts as the Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat,
James Taylor, Yes, Journey and Billy Joel, to
name a few. Jon’s latest album Heart
and
Soul has been well-received by the music
world and the album is a timely, compelling and
unique musical statement.
Gil Parris
& Friends
Have a listen!
Saturday, February 9, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tickets: $18.00
Guitar virtuoso Gil Parris performs with his
band at the Bendheim. Gil’s playing is
influenced by sax, pedal steel and piano
players, which gives him a fresh, unique style.
Vintage Guitar writes that his sound is
“a dazzling mix of jazz, funk and even
country…Parris’ playing is so hot it avoids any
clichés from those styles.” One of the
very few artists that have nationally released
albums in over four different genres: R&B,
smooth jazz, traditional jazz and blues.
 Aztec
Two-Step sing The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook
Saturday, March 1, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Show Rescheduled for Saturday, March 8, 2008 @
8:00pm
Due to illness, the March 1st performance of
Aztec Two-Step has been cancelled and
rescheduled for Saturday, March 8th at 8:00pm.
All March 1st ticket holders can use these same
tickets for March 8th. If you cannot
attend the March 8th performance, please call
the box office at 472-3300 x403.
Tickets: $32.00
When
Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman of the critically
acclaimed Aztec Two-Step burst upon the scene in
1972 on Elektra Records, they were often
reviewed as having the “East Coast sensibility,”
“intellectual lyricism” and “ethereal harmonies”
of their legendary predecessors, Simon &
Garfunkel. Renowned for bringing folk/rock
music of the 1960s into the ‘70s as staples of
progressive FM, they continue to be one of
acoustic music’s most respected and enduring
acts. With a rich musical legacy of their
own, few groups are more qualified to interpret
and perform the timeless songs and harmonies of
Simon & Garfunkel.
 Mom's the Word
Thursday, October 25, 2007at 8:30pm
Tickets: $20.00
This new musical comedy review about
the challenges of motherhood stars
the show’s creators Dana Covey, Amy
Mandelbaum and Erika Radin.
These singer/actresses turn a comic
eye on the things that drive us
crazy about our children.
Topics addressed include toddler
tantrums, sibling rivalry,
over-scheduling, grandparents,
clueless spouses, as well as the joy
our children bring us. With
six children between them, our
delightful performers promise an
evening filled with laughs.
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Live from NY's 92nd Street Y
Lecturers,
Interviews, Panels & Readings
Broadcast Live via Satellite |
The
Bendheim is
pleased to bring Manhattan right to your
backyard. Join us as we offer you a live
link to the nationally known 92nd
Street Y Lecture Series featuring
newsmakers, opinion-shapers and
international trailblazers. Enjoy a
comfortable seat at the
Bendheim while listening to the
thoughts
of these interesting personalities via
satellite. Questions
will be
sent via email and included with the live
studio audience questions.
Tickets:
$10.00 General Admission / $7.00 Seniors
(65+ years) / Students
Alan
Greenspan in Conversation with Andrea Mitchell
 Tuesday, September
18, 2007 @ 8:00pm
Former
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, who
helped shape the nation’s economic and monetary
policy for almost 19 years, talks about the people
he met, the issues he faced and the crises he helped
manage during five different administrations.
Greenspan discusses the world we now live in, with a
global capitalist economy that is more flexible,
resilient, open, self-directing and fast-changing
than ever. Greenspan is the author of a new book,
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,
to be published by The Penguin Press on September
17. He is interviewed in this rare public appearance
by the person who knows him best, his wife, Andrea
Mitchell, who covers politics and foreign policy for
NBC News.
 Alan
Alda with Roger Rosenblatt: Talking About Talking
Sunday, September 23,
2007@ 7:30pm
Actor
and director Alan Alda is the bestselling author of
the memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. He
played Hawkeye Pierce on the television series
M*A*S*H and has acted in, written and directed
many feature films. His most recent book is
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself.
Roger Rosenblatt is an award-winning essayist,
author and playwright.
 Tom
Brokaw: Aftershocks of the 60's
Sunday, December 2, @ 7:30pm
Tom
Brokaw wrote four bestsellers: The Greatest
Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks,
An Album of Memories and A Long Way Home.
In his new book, Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties,
he discusses how famous people, ordinary citizens
and the national mindset were affected by the
turbulence of the 1960's. Brokaw was the anchor and
managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom
Brokaw from 1983 to 2005.
 Christopher
Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in Debate:
Does God Exist?
Wednesday, Jan 30, 8:00pm
Dr. Neil Gillman, moderator
Join two of today’s most provocative voices as
they debate the ultimate religious question: Is
there a God? Bestselling authors Christopher
Hitchens and Shmuley Boteach pull no punches as they
discuss organized religion and religion’s place in
American life. Christopher Hitchens is a
British-American author, journalist and literary
critic. He has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The
Atlantic, The Nation and Slate. His latest book is
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.
Shmuley Boteach is an American Orthodox rabbi, who
achieved worldwide recognition from the publication
of his international bestseller, Kosher Sex.
Boteach currently hosts his own series Shalom in the
Home, a reality television show where he facilitates
family members to overcome their problems. Neil
Gillman teaches philosophy at the Jewish Theological
Seminary.
 Noah
Feldman: State of Anti-Semitism Lecture
The
U.S. & the Middle East -
Where do we go from Here?
Wednesday, February 6, 8:00pm
What is the state of global anti-Semitism and
where is it headed? What will the Middle East look
like in a decade—or even a month? Professor Noah
Feldman examines what’s at stake. Feldman is a
constitutional expert and is the author of Divided
by God: America’s Church-State Problem and What We
Should Do About It; What We Owe Iraq: War and the
Ethics of Nation Building; and After Jihad: America
and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy. He is a
professor of law at Harvard University and is a
regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine.
 Tickle
your funny bone here at the Bendheim at the hands of
some great comedians and comedy nights. The Bendheim
also teams up with the
NY Comic Strip Live!
in Manhattan to bring a series of headliners who are
sure to make you laugh out loud.
NY Comic Strip Live! at the Bendheim
Saturday, October 20, 2007 @ 8:00pm
Tickets:
$28.00
The longest running stand-up comedy club
in New York City – the original home of
comedy legends Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie
Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Ray
Romano, to name a few, - will present a
trio of eclectic, hysterical stand-up
comedians who will keep you laughing and
rolling in the aisles. Join us for an
evening of laughs! We open
with Barry Weintraub, Steven Scott and
our headliner Cory Kahaney.
 Freddie Roman
An Evening
with the Creator and Star of Catskills on
Broadway
Saturday, November 10, 2007 @ 8:00pm
Tickets: $40.00
Spend an evening filled with laughter with
master entertainer, Freddie Roman, creator and
star of the ground-breaking Catskills on
Broadway and Dean of the New York Friars’
Club. His reputation as a warm and witty
monologist/comedian has led him to perform for
audiences in all the of the major resorts from
Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas to Harrah’s in
Atlantic City. His film debut was in the
critically acclaimed Sweet Lorraine.
Freddie has starred in his own special The
Big Room for Comedy Central.
NY Comic Strip Live! at the Bendheim
Saturday, January 5, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Tickets:
$28.00
The longest running stand-up comedy club in
New York City – the original home of comedy
legends Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Adam
Sandler, Chris Rock and Ray Romano, to name a
few, - will present a trio of eclectic,
hysterical stand-up comedians who will keep you
laughing and rolling in the aisles. Join us for
an evening of laughs! We open with Gary Gulman,
the winner in Last Comic Standing, and comedians
Ray Ellin and Karen Bergreen.
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Vivian Milstein Family 2007/2008 Film
Series: Films That Got Away
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Here's a second chance to see those critically
acclaimed films that left the theatre much too
quickly! Each viewing is followed by an
open dialogue with our host/moderator Michael
DiGennaro, Ph.D. Dr. DiGennaro is a
distinguished member of the Mamaroneck High
School English faculty. Over the course of 37
years, he has directed theatre, taught English
and film, and instilled a deeper appreciation
for the arts in all who hear him.
Wednesdays at 7:00pm
Fee:
$10.00/General Admission per film
$7.00/Students and Seniors (65+) per film
Vivian Milstein
Family Film
Series: Spring/Summer
2008
 February 27,
2008
Amazing Grace
Michael Apted
UK/USA
(PG) 1hr.51min.
This powerful
historical drama
follows
abolitionist
William
Wilberforce’s
career, when he
and his fellow
humanitarians
made the issue
of slavery a
talking point
throughout the
country.
They waged the
first modern
political
campaign, using
petitions,
boycotts, mass
meeting and
badges with
slogans to take
their message to
the country at
large.
Wilberforce
ultimately
opened the way
for the
abolition of
slavery
throughout the
British Empire.
Success came
after decades of
fighting when
Parliament
passed the first
anti- slavery
bill in 1807.
Wonderful
reviews.
Apted is another
great director.
March 5, 2008
Once
John Carney Ireland
2006 (R) 1hr.25min.
This modern-day
musical, written and
directed by John
Carney, is set on
the streets of
Dublin. Featuring
Glen Hansard and his
Irish band “The
Frames,” the film
tells the story of a
street musician and
a Czech immigrant
during an eventful
week as they write,
rehearse and record
songs that reveal
their unique love
story. The film has
received awards and
enthusiastic
reviews( a New York
Times Critics’
Pick), delighting
audiences
everywhere. Some
comments:
“Gorgeous,” “a gem,”
“stunning music,
honest and moving
performances,” “a
beautiful, beautiful
film-funny, touching
and
heartfelt-everything
a film should be.”
 March 26, 2008
Michael Clayton
Tony Gilroy USA 2007
(R) 1hr.59min.
This thriller,
written and directed
by Tony Gilroy,
features impressive
performances from
George Clooney, Tom
Wilkinson, Michael
O’Keefe, Sydney
Pollack and Tilda
Swinton. The film
focuses on a
middle-aged lawyer
Clayton (played by
Clooney) who is a
“fixer” at a top
Manhattan law firm.
He clears up complex
or dirty cases on
behalf of corporate
clients, handling
anything from
hit-and-runs and
damaging stories in
the press to
shoplifting wives
and crooked
politicians. He
picks up a huge case
when the firm’s top
litigator has an
apparent breakdown.
Producers on this
film included
Clooney, Gilroy,
Pollack, Steven
Soderbergh and many
other top-notch
executives. A film
worth seeing.
 April 9, 2008
To Die in Jerusalem*
Hilla Medalia
Israel/USA 2007
1hr.15min.
After two 17year old girls-one an
Israeli, Rachel
Levy, the other a
Palestinian suicide
bomber , Ayat al-Akhras
– die in a Jerusalem
market their mothers
confront each other,
revealing a
microcosm of the
Palestinian-Israeli
conflict and the
complexity of
reconciliation. This
extraordinary
documentary filmed
by director Hilla
Medalia, presents
the personal stories
of the two
families’s losses.
By contrasting the
lives and deaths of
these two teenage
girls, she offers us
the personal human
perspective that is
too often eclipsed
by political issues.
*This screening will
be followed by a
presentation and Q&A
with the Director,
Hilla Medalia
  Special
Film in
Recognition
of the
60th
Anniversary
of the State
of Israel
June 11th
Fee
for this
film only:
$15.00/General Admission
$13.00/Students and Seniors (65+)
June 11
The
Impossible
Spy
Jim
Goddard
USA 1987
(PG-13)
1hr.36min.
This is the
extraordinary,
true story
of an
Israeli
civilian,
Elie Cohen,
who was
recruited
into
Israel’s
secret
service (the
Mossad) to
become the
renowned spy
who spent
years
infiltrating
the Syrian
political
establishment.
The secrets
he obtained
became
crucial in
Israel’s
victory in
the 1967 Six
Day War.
The mission
forever
changed his
life, and
the history
of Israel.
Today he is
regarded as
a legend and
national
hero. Actor
John Shea
delivers a
riveting
performance
as Elie
Cohen. Eli
Wallach
co-stars as
the head of
the Mossad
in this
explosive
account of
intrigue and
espionage in
the volatile
Middle East.
The N.Y.
Times
said “A
portrait of
spies and
spying that
is as
chilling as
it is
compelling.”
*Join
actor, John
Shea and
producer
Harvey
Chertok as
they discuss
the making
of this
incredible
story
and
following
the film’s
screening
join them
for a Q & A. |
 July
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Gone Baby Gone
Ben Affleck
USA 2007
(R) 1hr.
54min.
Based on the Dennis
Lehane novel about
two private
detectives
investigating a
little girl’s
kidnapping, the
solving of the crime
leads also to their
professional and
personal undoing.
This top-notch film
has outstanding
performances from a
great cast,
including Morgan
Freeman, Ed Harris,
Casey Affleck,
Michelle Monaghan,
Amy Ryan and Amy
Madigan. All the
characters, as well
as the city of
Boston itself are
filled with depth
and ambiguity.
Director Ben Affleck
creates a taut pace,
and mood that fit
well with the story
and enhance the
gritty depiction of
the neighborhood.
 July
23
La Vie en Rose
(The Rose-tinted
Life)
Olivier Dahan
France/UK/Czech Rep
2007 (PG-13)
2hrs.20min.
A swirling
impressionistic
cinematic portrait
of the legendary
French icon Edith
Piaf, also known as
La Môme,
the film presents
the tragic story of
the world famous
chanteuse. The
astonishing
biography/drama
looks at the
extraordinary life
of the “ Little
Sparrow” with great
objectivity,
compassion and
poignancy.
Academy-award winner
for Best Actress,
Marion Cotillard
superbly portrays
Edith. She is
surrounded by a
stellar cast,
including Gérard
Depardieu,
Jean-Pierre Martins,
Sylvie Testud,
Emmanuelle Seigner
and Marc Barbé.
The film is a
triumph detailing
the constant battle
in Piaf’s life to
sing and to survive,
to live and to love.
 July
30
Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
(The Band’s Visit)
Eran Kolirin
Israel/France/USA
2007 (PG-13)
1hr.27min.
A band comprised of
members of the
Egyptian police
force head to Israel
to play at the
inaugural ceremony
of an Arab arts
center, only to find
themselves lost in
the wrong town. What
follows in this
first feature film,
by Israeli
writer/director Eran
Kolirin, is a
touching, sweet,
hopeful story.
Winning awards at
the Cannes, Toronto
and Telluride Film
Festivals, the film
offers a beautifully
delivered message
that regardless of
our culture, we all
want to be connected
to another person.
The piece is funny,
moving and
insightful.
Through the courtesy
of SONY Pictures.
 August
6
Fälscher, Die (The
Counterfeiters)
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Austria/Germany
2007 1hr.36min.
This year’s Oscar
winner for Best
Foreign Film, The
Counterfeiters
is the story of
Operation Bernhard,
a little known World
War II program
engineered by the
Nazis to use Jewish
prisoners to subvert
the currency of the
U.S. and the U.K.
through forgery. One
of the biggest scams
of the war, the
operation printed
over 130 million
pounds sterling in
its attempt to
destabilize the
Allied cause. This
is a fascinating and
thought-provoking
film.
Through the courtesy
of SONY Pictures
Sponsored in
full through the
generosity of
Vivian Milstein
All Wednesdays @ 1:00pm
Tickets:
$23.00
Groups
of 12 or more: $20.00
Group
Sales – call Barbara Lavery, BS, x408
Say It With Music
– The Music of Irving Berlin
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
One of
the most famous names in the history of popular
music, Berlin had a limited education and no formal
musical training. From the turn-of-the-century
jazzy strains of Alexander’s Ragtime Band
through the great patriotic songs of World War II
and the sophisticated scores of Call Me Madam
and Annie Get Your Gun, this incredible
composer/lyricist had the most staggeringly
successful career in 20th Century
American music. Pianist Mark Toback, violinist Sandy
Schipior, bassist Tom Kirchmer and drummer Ed
Caccavale accompany singers Wendy Kimball and Sean
Mahony as they sing his marvelous melodies.
Karen Lynn Gorney narrates.
 Cris
Groenendaal Sings the American Songbook
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
With
twelve Broadway shows between them, the husband/wife
team of Cris Groenendaal and Sue Anderson are
well-known in the New York City theatrical
community. A former Broadway “Phantom” who played
the role 860 times, Cris was also an original cast
member of that production of The Phantom of the
Opera, and a veteran of several Stephen Sondheim
musicals, such as Sweeney Todd and
Passion.
Their American Songbook
show features the music of such greats as Rodgers &
Hart, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Cy Coleman, George
Gershwin, Jerome Kern and others.
 Ah, Sweet
Mystery of Life – The Music of Victor Herbert
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
From his
arrival in the United States from his native Ireland
in 1886 until his death on May 26, 1924, Victor
Herbert’s impact on American theatre music was
enormous. His breathtaking melodies written
for operetta masterpieces, such as The Red Mill,
Babes in Toyland, Naughty Marietta
and many others, influenced every major Broadway
composer, including Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and
Irving Berlin. Join soprano Victoria Atwater
and tenor Bruce Reed accompanied by pianist Mark Toback and violinist Sandra Schipior as
they salute
this gifted composer.
 Viva Verdi!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Giuseppe
Verdi is opera’s Shakespeare. His incredible
contribution to the world of opera includes the
great masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore,
La Traviata, Aida and so many more.
His soaring melodies and unique gift of composing
for singers have made his music some of the most
loved in opera history. Soprano Victoria
Atwater, tenor Bruce Reed and baritone Edward Hull
join pianist Mark Toback and violinist Sandra
Schipior for an afternoon of glorious music.
 Steve Ross &
Arthur Whitelaw in Light the Lights
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Join
Steve Ross, “the Crown Prince of Cabaret,” and
Arthur Whitelaw, one of Broadway’s most successful
producers for this remarkable show. Steve and
Arthur have combined their songs and stories into an
entertaining , informative and loving tribute to the
legends of Broadway and Hollywood Their first
hand and personal encounters with the great and near
great of the theatrical and film worlds are
funny, touching and musically fantastic. The NY
Times
says “ Astaire style with wry asides striking comic
gold.” "Not to be missed!"
 The Wit and the
Waif – The Music of Cole Porter and Edith Piaf
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Soprano
Eunice Poulos and jazz pianist Victor LaGamma
present the music of two passionate and courageous
artists, Cole Porter and Edith Piaf, whose
upbringings, education, class and music were
extraordinarily opposite but whose music and
artistry came from a similar place of shocking life
experience. Forty years later, the
sophisticated froth of Porter and the
heart-wrenching “chanson realiste” of Piaf still
remain alive, exciting and vital.
The Music of
Israel: Past, Present and Future
 Israel’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Have a listen!
Take a
captivating musical journey through the land of
Israel with singer Magda Fishman and Shorashim
(Roots) Ensemble. Celebrate Israeli
Independence Day with native musicians, pianist Yuval
Cohen, guitarist Gilad Cohen, drummer Gal Gershovsky
and their evocative vocalist. Every new Aliya
brought with it different heritages, foods and
music. In the melting pot of Jews from the
Diaspora, traditional and new music were blended to
create fascinating sounds. The roots of Israel
are mingled around the world, just like the music.
Sponsored in full through the generosity of
Vivian Milstein
Annual WTD Dance Concert Presents…
“Gaite Parisienne"
Music by Jacques Offenbach
Choreography by Jayne Santoro
Program also features jazz, ballet and tap,
performed by Pre-Professional JCC Dance
Students.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 8:00pm*
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 1:00pm and 4:00pm
Performances will take place in the JCC
Bendheim Performing Arts Center
999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale
Tickets go
on sale January 27, 2008
Saturday:
$22.00* students and seniors / $27.00* general
admission / * includes admission to dessert
reception after performance
Sunday: $17.00 students and seniors /
$22.00 general admission
For information, call Jayne Santoro at
914-472-3300, ext. 320
Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music
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Sunday Afternoon
Classical Music with
Artemis Chamber Ensemble
Artemis Chamber Ensemble
Celebrating Jewish
Heritage
Sunday, October 21,
2007 at 3:00pm
FREE
Deemed the “new faces of
chamber music” by the
N.Y.Times, the
versatile Artemis
Chamber Ensemble
presents an intimate
chamber music program of
Jewish composers.
From Aaron Copland to
Chappaqua’s own Michael
Shapiro, Artemis through
performance and
narration will show how
Jewish composers have
influenced classical
music. This
concert is sponsored by
the Westchester Arts
Council and the New York
State Council for the
Arts and is FREE to the
public.
Artemis Chamber Ensemble
20th Century
Favorites
Sunday, January 20,
2008 at 3:00pm
Tickets: $15.00
Artemis presents a
diverse collection of
favorite masterworks
spanning the 20th
Century. With
various combinations of
strings, winds and
brass, this brilliant
musical group displays
its unique and flexible
structure in an
incredible program
appropriate for all
ages. Works will
include Prokofiev’s
Peter and the Wolf,
Barber’s Summer Music,
Piston’s Divertimento,
and selections by Duke
Ellington.
 Marc the Music
Man & Friends - a Family Concert
Monday,
November 12, 2007 at 1:00pm
Tickets: $15.00
For
ages: 2 - 82yrs
Marc the
Music Man and Friends arrive on the scene with
guitars, puppets, flutes, whistles, kazoos, kalimba,
rainsticks, and an assortment of multi-cultural
noise-making machines and share his music-making
talents with kids of all ages and backgrounds.
For over 15 years, Marc Jacoby has brought his
spontaneous, spirited and inspirational compositions
and acoustic picking to hundreds of families and
thousands of fans in the greater New York
Metropolitan area.
 Dean Friedman’s
Chanukah Concert for Kids
with Larry the
Latke
Sunday,
December 2, 2007 at 1:00pm
Tickets: $15.00
For
ages: 2-8yr.and their families
Popular
recording artist and renowned performer of fun songs
for kids, Dean Friedman hosts this Chanukah
extravaganza featuring a giant dancing potato latke
with a Yiddish accent, other puppets, colorful
costumes, silly Hebrew school songs, such as Love
My Latke, If I Was a Dreidel &
A Million Matzoh Balls - and lots of audience
participation for the kids.
 Winter Family
Festival
Sruli & Lisa: Oy
Vey! Klezmer
Tuesday,
December 25, 2007 at 11:00am
Tickets: $16.00
For
ages: 3-9yrs & their families
Sruli
and Lisa invite you to a magical concert with
their world-famous interactive mix of
can’t-stop-clapping, foot-stomping,
dancing-in-the-aisles Klezmer music, -guaranteed to
get their audience into a “freylich” frenzy! This
program will delight everyone from babies to bubbies.
Enjoy a Family Swim
12:30-1:30pm
Immediately following the performance, each ticket
holder is entitled to a FREE SWIM in the JCC pool.
ALL children must be accompanied by an adult in the
pool while they are swimming.
 Mad Science:
“Spin, Pop, Boom”
Monday,
January 21, 2008 at 1:00pm
Tickets: $15.00
For
ages: 4yrs. to adult
Are you
ready for some fun? This event is all about
awesome experiments! You will witness amazing
feats of chemistry as Radical Rob explores all sorts
of spectacular reactions. Marvel as he
releases genies from bottles and demonstrates
catalytic reactions with massive columns of spewing
foam. So, get ready to be amazed while you
learn, because with Mad Science, all education is
entertaining. Slippery slime sample giveaway
after performance.
 The Danna Banana
Show
Sunday,
February 10, 2008 at 1:00pm
Tickets: $12.00
For
ages: 3-8yrs.
Join us
for a fun-filled, interactive family concert
featuring the delightful, energetic and
award-winning Dan Cohen a.k.a. Danna Banana and his
band. A show of original tunes and well-known
favorites, Dan’s musicality and impish wit will have
kids and grown-ups alike clapping, tapping and
singing along!
Zev Haber and
his Bluegrass Monkey Mixdown
 Thursday, February 21, 2008
1:00pm
Tickets: $10.00
For
ages: 2-8yrs.
Attention all families!! Come sing and dance
with Westchester’s own Zev Haber as he delights kids
and their parents with his original songs, such as
the
Dog Who Went Bananas and teaches them to
dance the Bluegrass Monkey Mixdown and to
take a bath Reggae style. Zev’s music is an
eclectic mix of many cultures and styles,
instruments and stories woven into an
exuberant and fun-filled musical experience.
Come one, come all and bring your dancing shoes!
 Jeffrey Friedberg
& the Bossy Frog Band
Sunday,
March 2, 2008 1:00pm
Tickets: $12.00
For
ages: 2-8yrs.
Join
award-winning children’s performer, Jeffrey & the
Bossy Frog Band, for an exciting music performance
of fun, funky and hip songs for children and
families. You will hear banjos, guitars,
fiddles and more as Jeffrey sings original and
traditional songs. He has performed for over
40,000 children and families throughout the
Northeast and will wow all from toddlers to grandmas
alike.
 Aesop’s Fables
II
TheatreworksUSA/Jim West Productions
Sunday,
April 13, 2008 1:00pm
Tickets: $15.00
For
ages: 4-8yrs.
Jim West
and company are back in an all-new puppet
extravaganza with The Goose that Lay the
Golden Egg, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and many
more of Aesop’s legendary fables! This show features
more morals, classical music and even more
puppet-making ideas! And of course, more
silliness than ever! Come and enjoy the fun!!
Theatre Institute Classes and Workshops
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Bendheim
Junior Performance Troupe
Presents
Disney’s High School Musical
Congratulations to the High
School Musical Casts. Over 140
talented actors auditioned for
our show and made our job very
difficult. I want to thank
Jessica Rofe (Artistic director
of A CLASS ACT in NYC (www.AClassActNY.com)
and former casting director for
coming in at call backs and
making the final decisions in
casting. We double cast most
parts in this show… Cast A and
Cast B (both casts are of equal
merit and age range).
We are also posting a rehearsal
schedule. We did not cast
actors that had more than one
scheduling conflict in this
show. If you look at the
schedule and see that you have
more than one conflict please
kindly email me and ask to be
taken off the cast list.
If you
will NOT accept the part given
to you please email Debra Katz
at
Katzd@jccmw.org
by
Tuesday, April 22nd.
This part of the process is VERY
IMPORTANT. It is ok if you do
not accept a given role… it is
ESSENTIAL that you let me know
about it by our deadline.
Registration for the show will
begin on Wednesday, April 23rd.
You can register at the front
desk at your convenience.
Please note there is a mandatory
cast/parent meeting June 1 from
1:00 – 1:30pm.
On behalf of Carly, Traci, Tobe,
Steve and Jessica… thanks to all
who auditioned.. we hope to see
all of you in our classes next
year and at future shows.
Debra Katz
914-472-3300 x 302
CAST LIST & SCHEDULE
(posted 12:30pm April 18, 2008)
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CAST LIST
- pdf
SCHEDULE
- pdf
Description:
The Bendheim
Junior performance Troupe is an
opportunity for actors to
experience what a professional
production is like first hand.
We put on fabulous productions
with wonderful costumes and sets
that will be viewed by family,
friends and others in the
community. Most important we
will have a ton of fun.
Rehearsal Period:
June 1 – July 20th
Times and dates needed vary
depending on the part the child
receives. Every child is not
needed at every rehearsal.
Children are also frequently
needed at different times during
a rehearsal. For example, on
one Sunday you might be needed
from only 3:00 – 5:00. The final
calendar will be posted in the
next month. Everyone must be
available for tech week NO
EXCEPTIONS!!!
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Weeknights: |
5:00
– 8:00 pm |
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Sundays: |
2:00
– 8:00 pm |
Price:
$400 includes DVD of
performance, t-shirt and cast
party
Please note the JCC charges an
annual registration fee only
once during any fiscal year
(June ’08 – June ‘-09)
regardless of the number of
programs involved.
$
40 for individuals of any age
$ 75 for Families
Committees:
Parents are asked to join one
committee to help with the
production
Ticket Prices:
$20.00
Performance Dates:
Thursday, July 17th @
5:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Friday, July 18th @
5:30 PM
NO SATURDAY SHOW
Sunday, July 20th @
11:00 AM, 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM
The Cliques and Characters
of East High School
The JOCKS
TROY BOLTON, captain
of the basketball team
CHAD DANFORTH, number
two on the basketball team,
Troy’s best friend
ZEKE BAYLOR, has a
secret passion for baking
Jason, the strong,
silent type
Other Jocks
The THESPIANS
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