Stepping Out

A salute to George Gershwin

Peter Nero visits the Madison Theatre this weekend

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In Concert

The Gershwin Project
Legendary jazz pianist and conductor Peter Nero showcases his lifelong immersion in the music of the Gershwins and his fluency in all the genres their music embraces —classical, swing, Broadway, blues, and jazz — in a dynamic concert this weekend. Armed with the fastest fingers in the business and a quick wit, Nero leads his unparalleled Pops orchestra, infusing music with his special touch. He romps through Gershwin tunes with style and imagination, including songs from musicals and films like “Strike Up the Band,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Funny Face,” “Girl Crazy,” and “Shall We Dance,” as well as standards from the Great American Songbook.
Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m. $45-$55. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or www.madisontheatreny.org.


On Stage

Hopper: A New Musical
Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the infamous Salem Witch Trials, is the setting for a vibrant new production being staged by Adelphi University’s Theatre Department. Written by Adelphi Associate Professor and award-winning off-Broadway playwright Anton Dudley, with music and lyrics by singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke, “Hopper” is a collaboration between Adelphi students and industry professionals. A contemporary re-imagining of Grimm’s “The Frog Prince,” this musical tells the story of two disparate teens trying to navigate the road of adolescence without any clear guide but their own hearts, infused with a pop-rock score.
Thursday and Friday, April 9-10,7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m. $20. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.