No one will dispute that Manhattan is the theatre capital of the world, however, when it comes to performing arts centers, there are a plethora of options just east of the city.
The borough of Queens, in New York City and Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, are home to some of the nicest venues, featuring theatrical and musical entertainment, at prices that wont break the bank.
Average prices for performances range from $15 to $100, not bad for a night of entertainment without the hassles of battling Manhattan. What's more, depending on your mood, these venues range in atmosphere from small intimate theaters to college campus spaces that seat hundreds. Take a look at some of this season's line ups at the various arts centers below which include children's theater, famous Broadway shows, musical concerts, HD simulcasts, dance and lectures.
1. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
1 South Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 877-4927
The borough of Queens, in New York City and Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, are home to some of the nicest venues, featuring theatrical and musical entertainment, at prices that wont break the bank.
Average prices for performances range from $15 to $100, not bad for a night of entertainment without the hassles of battling Manhattan. What's more, depending on your mood, these venues range in atmosphere from small intimate theaters to college campus spaces that seat hundreds. Take a look at some of this season's line ups at the various arts centers below which include children's theater, famous Broadway shows, musical concerts, HD simulcasts, dance and lectures.
1. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
1 South Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 877-4927
The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center opened in 2008 and is home to five intimate venues. Upcoming shows include Crimes of the Heart, Machinal and Charlotte's Web. Click Here for events schedule.
2. Bay Street Theatre
The Long Wharf
Sag Harbor, New York
Box office: (631) 725-9500
Administrative office: (631) 725-0818
2. Bay Street Theatre
The Long Wharf
Sag Harbor, New York
Box office: (631) 725-9500
Administrative office: (631) 725-0818
(photo credit: hampton.com)
Bay Street Theater is a not-for-profit 299-seat professional regional theater situated on the Long Wharf, in Sag Harbor, NY, and was founded in 1991. Founded by Sybil Christopher, Emma Walton Hamilton and Stephen Hamilton. Upcoming events include The Stowaways: An Evening of Improv Comedy (February 3 through March 17), A Tribute to The Beatles: George Harrison's 75th Birthday Celebration (February 9 and February 10) Click Here for events schedule.
3. BroadHollow Theatre Company
3A) BayWay Arts Center
265 East Main Street East Islip
(631) 581-2700
3B) Studio Theatre
141 South Wellwood Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY
(631) 226-8400
3C)Broad Hollow Elmont
700 Hempstead Turnpike
Elmont, NY
(516) 775-4420
3. BroadHollow Theatre Company
3A) BayWay Arts Center
265 East Main Street East Islip
(631) 581-2700
3B) Studio Theatre
141 South Wellwood Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY
(631) 226-8400
3C)Broad Hollow Elmont
700 Hempstead Turnpike
Elmont, NY
(516) 775-4420
(photo credit: broadhollow.org)
BroadHollow Theatre Company encompasses three theaters: the BayWay Arts Center, the Studio Theatre in Lindenhurst and the Broad Hollow Elmont. In the past, they've put on performances of Shrek the Musical, Inherit the Wind, Hello Dolly and more. Click Here for Events Schedule.
4. Chappell Players Theater Group
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Jamaica, NY 11439
718-990-2971
4. Chappell Players Theater Group
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Jamaica, NY 11439
718-990-2971
Originally named the Dramatic Society, the Chappell Players Theater Group (CPTG) has been the theater organization for St. John's since the 1930's. Under the artistic direction of theatre professional, Nicholas J. Caccavo, Jr., CPTG has staged numerous productions including Rent, Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Damn Yankees, Godspell, Pippin, and many others.
Upcoming productions include: Boeing Boeing Performances Feb 15-17, 2018 @ 8PM) and Sideways Stories from Wayside School Performances March 22 @ 8pm and 3/24 @2pm) Click Here for events schedule.
6. Clare Rose Playhouse at St. Joseph’s College
155 W. Roe Blvd.
Patchogue, NY 11772
Main: 631.687.5100
Upcoming productions include: Boeing Boeing Performances Feb 15-17, 2018 @ 8PM) and Sideways Stories from Wayside School Performances March 22 @ 8pm and 3/24 @2pm) Click Here for events schedule.
6. Clare Rose Playhouse at St. Joseph’s College
155 W. Roe Blvd.
Patchogue, NY 11772
Main: 631.687.5100
(photo credit: https://www.sjcny.edu)
An exceptionally beautiful facility, the Clare Rose Playhouse was converted from a former cottage in 1985 through the generosity and guidance of the man for whom it is named.
The playhouse serves as a major teaching facility for the College's theater courses and is a training ground for young actors. Year–round, the stage hosts the production of children's theatre, storytelling, theatre for the deaf and an intimate forum for local playwrights and poets. Click Here for events schedule.
7. Gild Hall Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
Phone: (631) 324-0806
The playhouse serves as a major teaching facility for the College's theater courses and is a training ground for young actors. Year–round, the stage hosts the production of children's theatre, storytelling, theatre for the deaf and an intimate forum for local playwrights and poets. Click Here for events schedule.
7. Gild Hall Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
Phone: (631) 324-0806
(photo credit: hamptons.com)
Located in East Hampton, Guild Hall is an arts, entertainment, and education center for the community. Its primary focus is to inform, inspire, and enrich our diverse audiences by presenting programs of the highest quality in the visual and performing arts, to collaborate with artists of eastern Long Island, to foster the artistic spirit and to provide a meeting place for all.
Upcoming performances include JDT Lab: Small Among Infinite Stars (Feb. 3), The Met: Live in HD – Donizetti's L’Elisir d’Amore (February 10 at 12pm), and The Met: Live in HD – Puccini's La Bohème
(February 24 at 12:30pm). Click Here for events schedule.
7. Hofstra University Theatres
1000 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11549
516-463-6644
Upcoming performances include JDT Lab: Small Among Infinite Stars (Feb. 3), The Met: Live in HD – Donizetti's L’Elisir d’Amore (February 10 at 12pm), and The Met: Live in HD – Puccini's La Bohème
(February 24 at 12:30pm). Click Here for events schedule.
7. Hofstra University Theatres
1000 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11549
516-463-6644
Hofstra is home to six theaters, which are suited to the hundreds of diverse scholarly and cultural events and performances Hofstra hosts throughout the year.
7A) JOHN CRANFORD ADAMS PLAYHOUSE:
Hofstra alumnus Francis Ford Coppola directed his first production, a play called The Delicate Touch, on the stage of what is now known as the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. This 1,105-seat theater is home to many of Hofstra’s theatrical, musical, dance and lecture events. It also serves as a rental venue for local, national and international productions, conferences, performing arts companies, lectures, school events and church groups.
7B) JOAN & DONALD SCHAEFFER BLACK BOX THEATER:
The Department of Drama and Dance’s Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater is located on the second floor of the Shapiro Family Hall. This space offers state-of-the-art technology in an intimate setting between the performer and the audience, with maximum seating of 300. Features include a customizable lighting grid and catwalk, as well as a seating plan that can change depending on the desire of the production staff.
7C) THE HELENE FORTUNOFF THEATRE AT MONROE LECTURE CENTER:
Inside the Monroe Lecture Center, you will find The Helene Fortunoff Theater, which is home to many Hofstra Cultural Center events, including string quartet, chamber ensemble and jazz ensemble performances. For information, call 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/culture.
7D) EMILY AND JERRY SPIEGEL THEATER:
This 96-seat theater is designed to mimic an off-Broadway showcase house. It’s primarily used for departmental productions initiated by upperclassmen who mount plays in which they act with or direct other undergraduates. These productions – often monologues -- are student generated with modest production support from the department.
7E) LEO A. GUTHART CULTURAL CENTER THEATER:
The seating capacity of the Guthart theater is 132. The Hofstra Cultural Center hosts lectures and panels in this space and on occasion musical performances and films. Examples include Great Writers, Great Readings; Issues in Judaism Lecture Series; Italian American Lecture Series; and keynote addresses for symposiums.
7F) STUDENT CENTER THEATER, SONDRA AND DAVID S. MACK STUDENT CENTER:
This space seats 334 people. It is used for small musical band performances, keynote or well-known speakers, panel discussions for events such as our Presidential Conferences, and its projection booth and screen make it perfect for showing films.
8. John W. Engeman Theatre
250 Main Street
Northport, NY
(631) 261-2900
7A) JOHN CRANFORD ADAMS PLAYHOUSE:
Hofstra alumnus Francis Ford Coppola directed his first production, a play called The Delicate Touch, on the stage of what is now known as the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. This 1,105-seat theater is home to many of Hofstra’s theatrical, musical, dance and lecture events. It also serves as a rental venue for local, national and international productions, conferences, performing arts companies, lectures, school events and church groups.
7B) JOAN & DONALD SCHAEFFER BLACK BOX THEATER:
The Department of Drama and Dance’s Joan & Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater is located on the second floor of the Shapiro Family Hall. This space offers state-of-the-art technology in an intimate setting between the performer and the audience, with maximum seating of 300. Features include a customizable lighting grid and catwalk, as well as a seating plan that can change depending on the desire of the production staff.
7C) THE HELENE FORTUNOFF THEATRE AT MONROE LECTURE CENTER:
Inside the Monroe Lecture Center, you will find The Helene Fortunoff Theater, which is home to many Hofstra Cultural Center events, including string quartet, chamber ensemble and jazz ensemble performances. For information, call 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/culture.
7D) EMILY AND JERRY SPIEGEL THEATER:
This 96-seat theater is designed to mimic an off-Broadway showcase house. It’s primarily used for departmental productions initiated by upperclassmen who mount plays in which they act with or direct other undergraduates. These productions – often monologues -- are student generated with modest production support from the department.
7E) LEO A. GUTHART CULTURAL CENTER THEATER:
The seating capacity of the Guthart theater is 132. The Hofstra Cultural Center hosts lectures and panels in this space and on occasion musical performances and films. Examples include Great Writers, Great Readings; Issues in Judaism Lecture Series; Italian American Lecture Series; and keynote addresses for symposiums.
7F) STUDENT CENTER THEATER, SONDRA AND DAVID S. MACK STUDENT CENTER:
This space seats 334 people. It is used for small musical band performances, keynote or well-known speakers, panel discussions for events such as our Presidential Conferences, and its projection booth and screen make it perfect for showing films.
8. John W. Engeman Theatre
250 Main Street
Northport, NY
(631) 261-2900
Long Island’s only year-round professional theater, casting its actors directly from the Broadway talent pool, the John W. Engeman Theatre featuring stadium-style seating, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, and The Green Room Piano Bar and Lounge. Opening it’s doors in 2007, the Engeman Theater has organized 53 Main Stage Productions of some of Broadway’s finest musicals and plays. The theatre also offers the option to buy season tickets for six shows for $232.
Upcoming performances include Once (Jan. 18 - Mar. 4), In The Heights (Mar 15 - Apr 29) and Singing in the Rain (May 17 - Jul 1). Click Here for events schedule.
9. Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11367-1597
Administration: 718.570.0920
Box Office: 718.793.8080
Upcoming performances include Once (Jan. 18 - Mar. 4), In The Heights (Mar 15 - Apr 29) and Singing in the Rain (May 17 - Jul 1). Click Here for events schedule.
9. Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11367-1597
Administration: 718.570.0920
Box Office: 718.793.8080
Located on the campus of Queens College in Flushing, Kupferberg Center features three auditoriums and concessions.
Upcoming performances include Piano Battles (Two Pianists, Six rounds, Chopin Vs. Liszt, Debussy vs. Schubert, Black vs. White) (Feb. 3), Santiago Cruz "Tour Interplanetario," (Feb 17), El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (Mar 2). Click Here for events calendar.
10. Madison Theatre at Molloy College
100 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11530
(516) 323-4444
Upcoming performances include Piano Battles (Two Pianists, Six rounds, Chopin Vs. Liszt, Debussy vs. Schubert, Black vs. White) (Feb. 3), Santiago Cruz "Tour Interplanetario," (Feb 17), El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (Mar 2). Click Here for events calendar.
10. Madison Theatre at Molloy College
100 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11530
(516) 323-4444
The Mission of The Madison Theatre at Molloy College is to create a versatile, first-class facility that will offer a diverse range of world-class entertainment for the South Shore and greater Long Island region.
Upcoming performances include A History of Rock & Roll Salutes Motown (Feb 3), Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky (Feb 10), A Fine Romance: A Swingtime Big Band Valentine (Feb 11). Click Here for events calendar.
11. North Fork Community Theatre
12700 Old Sound Avenue
Mattituck, NY
(631) 298-4500
Upcoming performances include A History of Rock & Roll Salutes Motown (Feb 3), Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky (Feb 10), A Fine Romance: A Swingtime Big Band Valentine (Feb 11). Click Here for events calendar.
11. North Fork Community Theatre
12700 Old Sound Avenue
Mattituck, NY
(631) 298-4500
(photo credit: riverheadlocal.com)
Located in Mattituck, on the north shore in Suffolk, The North Fork Community Theatre was founded in 1956. The theatre is an historic 1830 building, which was originally a church, for more than fifty years and since 2012, the building is now owned by NFCT. With ongoing renovations, this theatre with its humble beginnings is becoming a theatre of importance in the community.
Upcoming performances include: Next to Normal (Jan 19- Mar. 4) and ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mar. 8-25). Click Here for events schedule.
12. Performing Arts at Five Towns College
305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631)656-2148
Upcoming performances include: Next to Normal (Jan 19- Mar. 4) and ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mar. 8-25). Click Here for events schedule.
12. Performing Arts at Five Towns College
305 North Service Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
(631)656-2148
Each semester, students perform a wide range of musicals, dramas, and concerts in the Five Towns College Performing Arts Center.
Upcoming performances include All My Sons (Mar 16-18), Spring Awakening (Apr 26-29) and Evening of Jazz (May 4). Click Here for events schedule.
13. Queensborough Performing Arts Center
222-05 56th Ave
Bayside, NY 11364
(718) 631-6311
Upcoming performances include All My Sons (Mar 16-18), Spring Awakening (Apr 26-29) and Evening of Jazz (May 4). Click Here for events schedule.
13. Queensborough Performing Arts Center
222-05 56th Ave
Bayside, NY 11364
(718) 631-6311
(photo credit: qns.com)
The goal of QPAC is to bring an annual Professional Performing Arts Series with a high level of accessible world-class entertainment to the community at large. Throughout its over 50-year history, QPAC has successfully produced over 1,200 performances and served over 1 million individuals in its intimate 875-seat theater. Also offered are seasonal subscriptions - the more you buy, the more you save.
Upcoming performances include Teatro Lirico D'Europa: Madama Butterfly (Feb.25), The Showroom at QPAC
Kim Russo – The Happy Medium (Mar. 10) and In The Mood (Mar. 18). Click Here for events schedule.
14. Queens Theatre in the Park
14 United Nations Ave S,
Corona, NY 11368
Phone: (718) 760-0064
Upcoming performances include Teatro Lirico D'Europa: Madama Butterfly (Feb.25), The Showroom at QPAC
Kim Russo – The Happy Medium (Mar. 10) and In The Mood (Mar. 18). Click Here for events schedule.
14. Queens Theatre in the Park
14 United Nations Ave S,
Corona, NY 11368
Phone: (718) 760-0064
(photo credit: goldstar.com)
Located at 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, directly under the iconic towers of the New York State Pavilion, The Queens Theatre is the premier performing arts venue in Queens. The Theatre’s mission is to provide quality and diverse performing arts activities that are economically and geographically accessible to the 2.2 million residents of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the nation, and the surrounding metropolitan region and foster greater cultural awareness. Performances include a theatre, dance and family series with ticket prices starting at $25.
Click Here for events calendar.
15. Smithtown Performing Arts Center
2 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone: 631.724.3700
Click Here for events calendar.
15. Smithtown Performing Arts Center
2 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone: 631.724.3700
The Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts opened in October 2002 for the purpose of bringing high quality professional entertainment to Smithtown and the surrounding community and providing educational opportunities to the children of Long Island. Over 1500 performances consisting of approximately 80 different presentations have graced the stage. Over 250,000 patrons have passed through our doors.
Upcoming shows include Shakespeare in Love, Mamma Mia, DreamGirls and A Chorus Line. Click Here for events calendar.
16. Theatre Three
412 Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY
(631) 928-9100
Upcoming shows include Shakespeare in Love, Mamma Mia, DreamGirls and A Chorus Line. Click Here for events calendar.
16. Theatre Three
412 Main Street
Port Jefferson, NY
(631) 928-9100
Theatre Three occupies Athena Hall in Port Jefferson, New York as a fully functioning, non-profit theatre company. Begun in the late 1960s, Theatre Three has become one of the premier theatre houses on Long Island for adult and children's stage performances Upcoming shows include I Hate Hamlet and Rapunzel: The Untold Story!. Click Here for events calendar.
17. The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County
215 South Country Road
Bellport, NY
(631) 286-1133
Average price for tickets $60.
17. The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County
215 South Country Road
Bellport, NY
(631) 286-1133
Average price for tickets $60.
Gateway Playhouse is a summer theatre located on the eastern edge of Bellport, Long Island, featuring Full-scale, Broadway-caliber musicals. Upcoming performances to be posted soon. Click Here.
18. The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College
500 Wicks Road
Brentwood, New York 11717
631-851-6589
18. The Lively Arts at Suffolk County Community College
500 Wicks Road
Brentwood, New York 11717
631-851-6589
Located on the Brentwood campus of Suffolk Community College, the Lively Arts presents a number of performances throughout the year. Upcoming shows include Harriet, Rosa and Me, Colors of India and Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre. Click Here for events calendar.
19. The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center
931 Montauk Highway
Oakdale, NY
(631) 218-2810
19. The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center
931 Montauk Highway
Oakdale, NY
(631) 218-2810
The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center, a not-for-profit organization is “home” to people from all walks of life who work collaboratively to produce quality theatrical productions. Guided by the values of excellence, diversity and community, we seek to make a positive contribution to arts-education, culture and the quality of life on Long Island. Upcoming performances include Ragtime the Musical, Cry-Baby and On The Town. Click Here for events schedule.
20. Tilles Center for Performing Arts
720 Northern Blvd,
Greenvale, NY
516.299.3100
20. Tilles Center for Performing Arts
720 Northern Blvd,
Greenvale, NY
516.299.3100
For 37 years, Tilles Center has been host to more than 70 performances each season by world-renowned artists in music, theater and dance. Tilles Center was the first to bring the New York Philharmonic to Long Island and Bruce Springsteen’s legendary “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” was recorded onsite. It is located on the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville. Upcoming performances include Beyond Beautiful: The Music of Carole King and the New American Songbook, Go Dog Go, Michael McDonald and Melissa Manchester. Click Here for events calendar.
21. The Vanderbilt Carriage House Theater
Vanderbilt Museum
180 Little Neck Road
Centerport, NY
(631) 854-5579
21. The Vanderbilt Carriage House Theater
Vanderbilt Museum
180 Little Neck Road
Centerport, NY
(631) 854-5579
Carriage House Players (formerly “Arena Players”) is a theatre company located in Centerport, NY. Their mission is to bring quality contemporary and classical theatre to our Long Island audiences. They hold a yearly Summer Shakespeare Theatre Festival located on the grounds of the Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium on the Courtyard Stage. Upcoming performances include God of Carnage, The Pillowman and True West. Click Here for events schedule.
22. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main Street
Westhampton Beach, NY
Box Office: 631.288.1500
22. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main Street
Westhampton Beach, NY
Box Office: 631.288.1500
The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is a year-round, community-based, not-for-profit 501(c)3 arts organization, founded in 1997, that serves patrons on the East End and beyond. We are a vibrant venue committed to providing a greater understanding and appreciation of the arts and meeting the cultural aspiration of the area by presenting world-class performing arts, music, dance, comedy and cinema from around the world.Upcoming performances include The Record Company, Dave Mason and Darren Otatti and Friends. Click Here for events calendar.
Here's to great performances!!
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Here's to great performances!!
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