1 Laura Benanti with Linda Benanti
Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
Laura Benanti, a Tony Award-winning Broadway performer (“The Sound of Music,” “Gypsy,” “She Loves Me”) and television actress (“The Detour,” “Nashville,” “The Good Wife”), joins her mother Linda, a former Broadway and Off-Broadway actress and singer, on stage with a musical performance that highlights the special bond between a mother and daughter.
Where: Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, 232 Main St., Port Washington
Info & Tickets: (516) 767-1384 • landmarkonmainstreet.org
2 An Evening with Mary Bridget Davies
Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
Mary Bridget Davies will perform a musical journey celebrating Janis Joplin and her classic songs, including “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” among many others.
Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info & Tickets: (516) 323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org
3 Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts Presents: Yesterday — A Tribute to the Beatles
Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m.
Yesterday — A Tribute to the Beatles has traveled the world, transporting audiences to a bygone era of magical innocence. Featuring some of the most finely written songs ever performed, this production is a spellbinding enactment of the best-loved pop group in the history of modern music.
Where: Temple Emanuel, 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck
Info & Tickets: (516) 482-5701 • scwculturalarts.org
4 T.J. English, Author of “The Corporation”
Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
Join this special evening as New York Times bestselling author T. J. English discusses his new crime novel, “The Corporation,” that combines one of the most violent criminal organizations of modern days with a political backdrop of emigration that resonates today. Paramount Pictures has already snapped up the film rights, with Leonardo DiCaprio producing and Benicio Del Toro attached to play the godfather of “The Corporation.”
Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516) 764-6000 • turnofthecorkscrew.com
5 Rick Astley
Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p.m.
English singer and songwriter Rick Astley, known for the ‘80s’ hits “Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Together Forever,” made a comeback in 2007 and recorded a No. 1 UK album in 2016. He will perform the best of his old and new songs at this one-night concert event.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com
6 Spring Dance at Adelphi and Hofstra
Wednesday, April 18 through Sunday, April 22 (Adelphi University, at various times) and Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22 (Hofstra University, at various times)
Adelphi University’s students of the Department of Dance will present Christopher Fleming’s acclaimed comic ballet, Play Ball! The students at Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance will also premiere their Spring Dance the same week.
Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City / Info & Tickets: (516) 877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu and Adams Playhouse, Hofstra University, Uniondale /Info & Tickets: (516) 463-6644 • hofstra.edu
7 Meet Former Long Island Congressman and Author Steve Israel
Thursday, April 19 (Book Revue) and Friday, April 20 (Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine) at 7 p.m.
Head to one of these bookstores for an evening with former congressman and Long Island native Steve Israel where he will discuss and sign copies of his new novel, “Big Guns,” a story in which the powerful gun industry, a Long Island town, and Washington politics collide.
Where: Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington / Info: (631) 271-1442 • bookrevue.com and Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre / Info: (516) 764-6000 • turnofthecorkscrew.com
