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A Few Clouds Curious George moves from book to stage
See everyone's favorite monkey in a new live production, along with Gilbert and Sullivan and some Brahms on area stages this weekend
Family Fun
Curious George Live!
Curious George, the irrepressible little monkey who has captured children’s hearts for generations, takes to the stage in his first live stage production. Curious George is on a mission to help Chef Pisghetti save his restaurant by winning a world-famous meatball competition. This adventure takes him to Rome and The Golden Meatball Contest. With every swing and flip, George takes the audience through a fun-filled, entertaining story filled with music, dance and follow-that-monkey fun. Featuring original compositions and familiar songs, performed by talented singers and dancers, the show will captivate fans of the beloved mischievous monkey.
Friday, June 4, 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 5, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Sunday, June 6, 1 and 5 p.m. $15, $22, $27, and $37; a small number of $52 Gold Circle and $100 Monkey Seats available. Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
On Stage
Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera is given a new production by the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island this weekend. The show features a cast of 30 performers and the critically acclaimed 18-piece Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Orchestra. The operetta, which enjoyed a successful run on Broadway in the 1980s, tells the story of Frederic, who at a young age was mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates. The play begins on Frederic’s 21st birthday, when he is freed of his servitude. What follows is one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most delightful stories, with swashbuckling romance and many laughts. The score includes such Gilbert and Sullivan favorites as “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General,” “Poor Wandering One,” and the rousing “With Cat-Like Tread.”
Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m. $25, $20 seniors and students. The Landmark on Main, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 887-2802 or www.gilbert-and-sullivan.net.
In Concert
Musical Cuisine
Chamber Players International celebrates the music of Johannes Brahms at a brunch/concert featuring New York Philharmonic violinist Anna Rabinova. This program This program highlights the music of the immortal German composer, with Brahms’ Piano Quintet, Op. 34 and other masterwork performed. Cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky join Rabinova.
Sunday, June 6, noon. $60 includes champagne brunch and concert. New York Institute of Technology, deSeversky Conference Center, Northern Blvd., Old Westbury. (877) 444-4488.
