COMES TO BROADWAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

• By Mabel Pais

‘All In: Comedy About Love,’ by playwright Simon Rich and director Alex Timbers began its Broadway previews at the Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) on December 11 and will continue through February 16, 2025. Opening night is December 22. John Mulaney leads the cast.

The work comprises Simon Rich-penned stories about dating, heartbreak, and marriage, all adapted from short stories that were published in The New Yorker magazine, whose cartoonist Emily Flake has created illustrations for the production as well. The performances also feature live music from married duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson. The pair will perform songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composed by Stephin Merritt), including songs from the album ‘69 Love Songs,’ which according to Rich inspired the stories that serve as the play’s script.

‘ALL IN’ stories are performed by a rotating cast of some of the funniest Broadway and comedy favorites that will change throughout the run. For the first 5 weeks, John Mulaney leads the cast and is joined by Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry (12/11 – 12/30), Chloe Fineman (1/2 – 1/12), and Richard Kind. For the complete schedule of performers for each week, visit thehudsonbroadway.com.

PARTIAL LIST OF CREDITS

Director: Alex Timbers

Playwright: Simon Rich

Producers: Seaview and Lorne Michaels

Scenic Design: David Korins

Lighting Design: Jake DeGroot

Costume Design: Jennifer Moeller

SCHEDULE

December 18–22: Wednesday @7:30pm, Thursday @7:30pm, Friday @7:30pm, Saturday @2pm and 7:30pm, Sunday @7:30pm

Run Time: 90 minutes with no intermission

TICKETS & UPDATES

For updates and to purchase tickets for the show, visit thehudsonbroadway.com.

TODAYTIX LOTTERY

A limited number of $45 tickets will be available for every performance throughout the run via a TodayTix lottery for the play.

For performances beginning the week of Monday, December 16, the lottery will open every Sunday at 12:00am for the following week’s performances and will close for entries the day prior to the performance at 12:00pm. Entrants can enter for a chance to win up to two $45 tickets. This lottery is available in the TodayTix app only, and those looking to enter may do so by downloading the app in the Apple or Android store.

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NJ SYMPHONY WELCOMES APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 CONE INSTITUTE COMPETITION

• By Mabel Pais

“What the New Jersey Symphony has established, bringing music to the Garden State in schools and in six different cities, is a sincere accomplishment. And it’s never been better.” – nj.com

The New Jersey Symphony is now accepting applications for the 11th annual Edward T. Cone Composition Institute in partnership with American Composers Orchestra’s EarShot program. This tuition-free Institute is an opportunity designed to promote contemporary orchestral music by enhancing the careers of four emerging composers.

Winning composers will have their music performed by the New Jersey Symphony and will participate in in-depth career development sessions with industry leaders. The Institute will take place July 14–19 in Princeton, NJ, and culminate in a New Jersey Symphony performance of the participants’ works on Saturday, July 19 at 8 pm.

Composer Steven Mackey, a music professor and director of graduate studies in composition at Princeton University, is the institute director. Christopher Rountree, a conductor and composer who is deeply embedded in the new music scene, returns as the Institute’s guest conductor.

Institute composers will hear their works in rehearsal and performance, participate in coaching sessions with Mackey and Rountree and receive musical feedback from New Jersey Symphony musicians. Career-development opportunities with industry leaders will provide the composers with insights into getting their music funded, published and performed.

ELIGIBILITY

The Institute is open to university composition students and composers in the early stages of their professional careers. The application form, composition requirements, program details and eligibility requirements are available at njsymphony.org/institute.

The New Jersey Symphony presents the Institute in collaboration with Princeton University Department of Music. The New Jersey Symphony Edward T. Cone Composition Institute grew out of bi-annual reading sessions the Symphony held with Princeton University graduate students, beginning in 2000, and celebrates its namesake, Edward T. Cone for his legacy as both a composer and a Princeton University professor.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Composers will receive housing and meals in Princeton, and the New Jersey Symphony will reimburse participants up to $250 towards travel costs.

Application deadline: February 16, 2025

2025 Cone Institute: July 14–19, 2025 in Princeton, NJ

For questions or more information, contact coneinstitute@njsymphony.org

EarShot

American Composers Orchestra’s (ACO) EarShot program is the nation’s first systemic pipeline for discovery, cultivation and relationship-building between composers and orchestras in partnership with national advocacy organizations. Through EarShot, ACO expands the definition of American orchestral music by measurably advancing diversity of style, culture and gender in the field. EarShot supports and amplifies the work of participating composers through highly visible activities in NYC and nationwide, including Readings, CoLABoratory Residencies, commissions and performances.

The New Jersey Symphony

The New Jersey Symphony is a GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning orchestra. Under the direction of the Music Director Xian Zhang, the Symphony performs more than 60 concerts at mainstage venues across the state, including Newark, Princeton, New Brunswick, Red Bank and Morristown as well as schools and public spaces statewide. Programming at the Symphony reflects an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion while providing students across the state unparalleled opportunities to achieve musical excellence through its Youth Orchestra and other outreach programs.

In 2024, the Symphony announced it would continue to deliver its statewide activities from a new, permanent office, rehearsal and concert space in Jersey City, set to open in 2026. For more information about the New Jersey Symphony, visit our website at njsymphony.org or our newsroom for press releases and photos.

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(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Business, Social Issues, Spirituality, Cuisine, Health & Wellness, and Education)