Jan 07 Sunday
A tribute to the music of the 1970s Rock & Roll rebels, who skillfully fused folk, country, and R&B to create a fresh, new sound. With hits by iconic musicians like The Allman Brothers Band, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and Fleetwood Mac, this guitar musical revue tells the story of lessons learned from hard knocks and lively living. Featuring songs such as “When Will I Be Loved,” “Ramblin’ Man,” “Landslide,” and “Hotel California.”
In the 1950s and ‘60s, chart-topping songs burst out of Midtown Manhattan. The Brill Building stood at the center of it all. The iconic ‘Brill Sound’ produced legendary songwriting teams like Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, as well as Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who churned out hit after hit. Featuring songs like “A Teenager in Love,” “One Fine Day,” “Walk on By,” “River Deep Mountain High,” and many more.
A hapless flower shop assistant, Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant, which he names ‘Audrey II’ after his coworker crush. The saucy, R&B-singing carnivore promises Seymour unending fame and fortune with one condition: he must keep feeding it BLOOD. Seymour soon discovers Audrey II’s out-of-this-world origins and its man-eating appetite for global domination.
Jan 08 Monday
Wolfgang, a famous actor, is interrupted during his one-man rendition of Little Red Riding Hood by a delivery person with a mysterious package. But the show must go on and the big bad wolf’s got to eat. Two actors take on all the roles in this furiously fast, funny, and surprising adaptation of the classic fairy tale, and asks what it means to bravely write your own story.
Judith is Urbanite's second show of the season and an adventurous start to the new year! Synopsis:"Let me imagine, since facts are so hard to come by, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderfully gifted sister, called Judith, let us say." -Virginia Woolf.
Dressed in drag, Judith heads to London to save her brother’s reputation. In a patriarchal, politically-charged, and deeply divided nation, she pursues work as a poet and discovers the pleasures and pitfalls of passing as the bard himself.Gallivanting in and out of character, JUDITH is a solo show that questions identity, ambition, and self-worthJudith opens on January 5 and runs through February 18. Wednesdays: 7:30 PMThursdays: 7:30 PMFridays: 8:00 PMSaturdays: 2:00 & 8:00 PM Sundays: 2:00 PM
Get your tickets now! https://www.urbanitetheatre.com/judithor call the Box Office at 941.321.1397.
Jan 09 Tuesday
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play, The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family and a company that changed the world. In 1844, a Bavarian youth stands upon a New York dock, envisioning a fresh start in the unfamiliar land of opportunity. Accompanied by his two brothers, an American saga unfolds. 163 years down the line, the company they founded - Lehman Brothers - dramatically crumbles into bankruptcy, sparking the largest financial crisis in human history.