HAMPTON BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL’S 15TH ANNUAL NUTCRACKER

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Hampton Ballet Theatre School's Nutcracker. Photo Credit Kyle Froman

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THE MET: LIVE IN HD – FIDELIO

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Runtime: 3 hours 4 minutes

There will be one intermission. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Runtime: 3 hours 55 minutes

There will be one intermission. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – SALOME

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes

There will be no intermission. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Runtime: 3 hours and 33 minutes 

There will be one intermission.

MICHELLE IN CONCERT

Through sharing the sacred space of meals and the secret space of dreams, MICHELLE presents a picture of a band enthralled by their craft, a group capable of melding six unique perspectives and backgrounds into one cohesive, impressive collection. Their 2022 album, AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS, is the culmination of what it means for six friends and collaborators to continuously reimagine their world on 14 succinct tracks.

Born-and-bred New Yorkers, MICHELLE formed in 2018 around their celebrated debut album HEATWAVE. The band is comprised of Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee and Jamee Lockard. On their forthcoming record, the predominantly POC and queer collective are closer than ever before as they continue to mix and match the writing and production groups amongst the six of them. Jamee notes, “We’ve learned how to maximize everyone’s strengths by listening to each other.”

The hallmarks of MICHELLE’s music — layered vocal harmonies, analog synthesizers, vibrant percussion, smoldering hooks — dominate the sonic landscape of the album. Songs hop across genres, from funky R&B to bedroom slow jams to amped-up beat-heavy anthems and more. And the songwriting on AFTER DINNER has been elevated as there is a depth and prowess at work that builds off the band’s early songs, something they admit was learned by reflecting and allowing for artistic growth.

The Band:
Sofia D’Angelo – Vocals
Julian Kaufman – Drums
Charlie Kilgore – Bass
Layla Kuriloff – Vocals
Emma Lee – Vocals
Jamee Lockard – Vocals

 

AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS DIRECTED BY BOB BALABAN

2024: The Pursuit of Happiness
An Evening of Short Plays directed by Bob Balaban

TICKETS $70-$100 ($63-$90 FOR MEMBERS)

Guild Hall is pleased to host An Evening of Short Plays Directed by Bob Balaban on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at 7 PM. Renowned actor, writer, and director Bob Balaban returns to the theater to curate and direct his second presentation of short plays by America’s finest playwrights.

Some of the selections include “Inner Baby” featuring Edie Falco and “Rash” featuring Jim Bracchitta from Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead by Eric Bogosian, “Seeking Wild” from Laughing Wild by the late Christopher Durang featuring Stephen Wallem, The Keepsake by Lynn Grossman featuring Richard Kind, “man – 40s” and “woman – 60s” featuring Blythe Danner from 10 X 10 Monologues by Neil LaBute, and Mr. Happiness by David Mamet.

The cast includes Jim Bracchitta, Blythe Danner, Edie Falco, Richard Kind, Stephen Wallem, and others to be announced.

HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT VI

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT, BUT CHECK BACK FOR NEWLY RELEASED SEATS SUBJECT TO RAIN RELOCATION.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $130 ($117 FOR MEMBERS)
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH RECEPTION: $200 ($180 FOR MEMBERS)

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) launches its sixth season of classical dance from a contemporary perspective at Fireplace Lodge in East Hampton on August 9th, 10th, and 11th in partnership with Guild Hall. The address will be provided with ticket confirmation.

For the fourth year, performances will take place at Fireplace Lodge in Springs, a scenic 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay on the Northeast shore of East Hampton. HDP VI will feature new and established works from top choreographers, including Justin Peck (resident choreographer, New York City Ballet) for his third season, and Christopher Wheeldon (NYCB and Tony® Award-winning director and choreographer of Broadway’s “MJ”) returning with an encore (with a musical surprise) of a ballet first seen at HDP in 2022. The program’s three world premiere commissions are from Craig Salstein (“West Side Story,” “Maestro”), Houston Thomas (Dresden Semperoper Ballett), and HDP veteran Gemma Bond (ABT, New York City Center), who is creating a new work set to original music composed by HDP music director David Evans (“Wicked”).

ABT dancers from seasons past who will be returning for Season VI are HDP founder Jose Sebastian, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Isabella Boylston, Carlos Gonzalez, Isadora Loyola, Devon Teusher, and James Whiteside. Dancing with HDP for the first time will be Breanne Granlund (ABT), Anabel Katsnelson (ABT), and Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham).

 

HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT VI

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT, BUT CHECK BACK FOR NEWLY RELEASED SEATS SUBJECT TO RAIN RELOCATION.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $130 ($117 FOR MEMBERS)
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH RECEPTION: $200 ($180 FOR MEMBERS)

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) launches its sixth season of classical dance from a contemporary perspective at Fireplace Lodge in East Hampton on August 9th, 10th, and 11th in partnership with Guild Hall. The address will be provided with ticket confirmation.

For the fourth year, performances will take place at Fireplace Lodge in Springs, a scenic 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay on the Northeast shore of East Hampton. HDP VI will feature new and established works from top choreographers, including Justin Peck (resident choreographer, New York City Ballet) for his third season, and Christopher Wheeldon (NYCB and Tony® Award-winning director and choreographer of Broadway’s “MJ”) returning with an encore (with a musical surprise) of a ballet first seen at HDP in 2022. The program’s three world premiere commissions are from Craig Salstein (“West Side Story,” “Maestro”), Houston Thomas (Dresden Semperoper Ballett), and HDP veteran Gemma Bond (ABT, New York City Center), who is creating a new work set to original music composed by HDP music director David Evans (“Wicked”).

ABT dancers from seasons past who will be returning for Season VI are HDP founder Jose Sebastian, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Isabella Boylston, Carlos Gonzalez, Isadora Loyola, Devon Teusher, and James Whiteside. Dancing with HDP for the first time will be Breanne Granlund (ABT), Anabel Katsnelson (ABT), and Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham).

 

ROBERT GLASPER IN CONCERT

TICKETS $65-$165 ($58.50-$148.50 FOR MEMBERS)
Experience it here first – just days before his Central Park Summer Stage appearance! Join us for an extraordinary evening at Guild Hall as we present a performance by the multi-award-winning artist Robert Glasper. Originating from Houston, Texas, Glasper seamlessly blends intricate, mellow compositions with nuanced hip-hop undertones. Throughout his career, Glasper has collaborated with many luminaries, including H.E.R, Snoop Dogg, Dave Chappelle, Chaka Khan, and Questlove, resulting in Grammy-winning albums. Don’t miss this concert event, where Glasper’s innovative musical fusions promise to make this an unforgettable experience.
 
Band Members: 
Jahi Sundance – DJ
Burniss Travis – Bass
Justin Tyson – Drums

Robert Glasper is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 12 nominations across 11 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of “Mr. Soul!”. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.

Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper’s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for best R&B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world’s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track “These Walls”. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper’s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill
Scott, and Erykah Badu.

Glasper’s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio; which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene; a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now; a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.

In the last year alone, Glasper has seen a staggering diversity of success. He released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records; with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. In July 2022 he was the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the first Blue Note Napa Valley Jazz Festival, which brought to the stage a plethora of iconic artists; from Chaka Khan to Maxwell and Glasper’s Dinner Party project featuring Snoop Dogg. October 2022 sees him back in New York for his now-legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC, with the usual array of star-studded appearances from the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Questlove, Alex Isley and Miguel joining him both on and off stage.

With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature it’s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name – most recently being asked to play at the 2020 March On Washington with Derrick Hodge and funk legend, Sir George Clinton. In August of 2020, Robert released ‘Better Than Imagined’ which won the Grammy for Best R&B song in 2021; the first taste of his Black Radio 3 album. Featuring H.E.R and Meshell Ndegeocello, the song advocates for Black love and the power, and responsibility, we have to improve our world; again demonstrating that, above all, Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment – and a movement – to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering. Glasper later went on to win the Grammy for Best R&B Album for Black Radio 3 in 2023

Genres: 
Hip Hop & Rnb, Jazz-funk, Jazz Fusion, Hip Hop Fusion
 

AN EVENING WITH BILLY PORTER

AN EVENING WITH BILLY PORTER
THEATER GRAND REOPENING BENEFIT CONCERT

TICKETS $150-$1,000 ($135+ FOR MEMBERS)**
$1,000 Benefit Tickets include the best seats in the house and a post-show reception

Dress in your most creative attire for the red carpet and join us as we celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated theater with actor and singer Billy Porter, widely known for his Tony-award-winning performance in Broadway’s Kinky Boots and for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Pray Tell in the FX series, Pose. Porter will draw from his diverse repertoire of Broadway standards and selections from his five album releases, including his latest critically acclaimed collection of autobiographical pop tunes, Black Mona Lisa.

$1,000 Benefit Ticket buyers will get the best seats in the house for the concert event of the season and will enjoy a pre-concert cocktail and post-concert cocktail reception in the garden.

$500 Benefit Ticket buyers are invited for a pre-concert cocktail in our garden.

EVENT HOST COMMITTEE
Ryan Corvaia and Maulik Pancholy
Renée Cox
David Fink and Simon Kinsella
Lynn Grossman and Bob Balaban
Phyllis Hollis
Patti Askwith Kenner
Jane Krakowski and David Rockwell
Angela LaGreca
Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliot
Fern Mallis
Isaac Mizrahi
Lincoln Palsgrove IV and Daniel Patry
Daryl Roth
Seth Rudesky and James Wesley
Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum
Susan Stroman
Alex Vinash

*In formation as of 6.12.24

**Tickets at the $500 and $1,000 levels are tax-deductible as allowed by law. $350.00 of each ticket used is considered goods and services. Please consult your tax advisor.