Welcome to the 2023/24 season at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island’s home for world-class live entertainment. Our enduring mission is to inspire, engage and educate our community through arts performance, education, and advocacy. And our promise is to offer fun, inspirational and visionary experiences that expand your world and create memories that will last a lifetime.
This season we are honored to host an exciting and diverse array of exceptional artists and ensembles direct from the most renowned stages across the globe. As a nonprofit organization and part of Long Island University, we are delighted to bring you all this dazzling entertainment thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, donors, and the entire community including you. For that, we thank you.
We look forward to seeing you at Tilles Center soon!
Tom Dunn, Executive and Artistic Director
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 7:30 PM
Tilles Center is honored to host a moderated conversation with Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor, producer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Complementing the conversation and performing works from the Lin-Manuel Miranda songbook are Broadway stars Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights, Wicked, Hamilton) and Javier Muñoz (In the Heights, Hamilton). Music direction by Dan Lipton. Moderator to be announced.
We are proud to partner with the Miranda Family Fund in the creation of opportunities for artists of color. Proceeds from Lin-Manuel Miranda + Friends support these efforts.
Tickets start at $65
Sponsored, in part, by Diana and Randy Plotnitzky and Brenda and Jason Wilensky
Photo by Matthew Murphy Mandy Gonzalez
Honoring Anne D. Shybunko-Moore, CEO and Owner, GSE Dynamics, Inc.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 8:30 PM
This special solo performance will feature songs and stories with the multi-platinum and 12-time Grammy winner. Experience intimate reimaginings of his greatest hits (All of Me, Ordinary People, Tonight), unexpected stories from Legend’s life and career, and selections from his most recent release, LEGEND (Nervous, Wonder Woman).
Tickets start at $80
Make a night of it and support our mission by purchasing a Gala ticket!
$1,250 Benefactor ticket includes cocktail reception, Gala dinner and performance. A portion of the ticket cost is tax-deductible. Gala tickets cannot be exchanged, but can be used toward a Tilles Your Way package, with no discount. Visit tillescenter.org/gala or call 516.299.2600 for more information on Benefactor tickets.
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is a non-profit organization. Proceeds from this special gala performance support Tilles Center’s enduring mission to inspire, engage and educate the Long Island community through arts performance, education, and advocacy.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 AT 8 PM
Daniel Dodds, Conductor
Midori, Violin
Honegger: Pastorale d’été
Dubugnon: Caprice IV
‘Es muss sein!’
Schumann: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Romance No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Tickets start at $40
Made possible by a generous gift from Manuel H. and Claire Barron
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AT 3 PM
Krasnoff Theater
Indian classical music has touched the hearts of people from around the world.
Tradition to Innovation takes you on a journey, beginning with pure classical ragas from India and traveling towards contemporary adaptations in America.
Tickets start at $49
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 AT 8 PM
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Debussy: Danse, L. 69 (orch. Ravel)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Tickets start at $45
Sponsored, in part, by Ruth Stober and The Stober Lafer Family Foundation
Midori Brooklyn Raga Massive Photo by Nigel ParrySUNDAY, MARCH 3 AT 3 PM
A beautiful afternoon of classic and contemporary Arabic music, from the group whose mission is to foster understanding of world cultures through music.
Tickets start at $44
Classical music performances are made possible, in part, by the Classical Music Fund in honor of Dr. Elliott Sroka.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Music Director & Violinist Joshua Bell
FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT 8 PM
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Tickets start at $80
The Joan and David Steinberg Annual Endowed Concert
See pages 14 & 15 for R.E.M. Explored!
THURSDAY, MAY 2 AT 7:30 PM
Krasnoff Theater
David Winkler, Artistic Director
Bela Horvath, Principal Soloist
Great Concertos of Springtime performed by the chamber orchestra, with works by J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn and Saint-Saëns.
Tickets start at $15
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 7:30 PM
A moderated conversation with Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor, producer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Complementing the conversation and performing works from the Lin-Manuel Miranda songbook are Broadway stars Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights, Wicked, Hamilton) and Javier Muñoz (In the Heights, Hamilton). Music direction by Dan Lipton.
Tilles Center is proud to partner with the Miranda Family Fund in the creation of opportunities for artists of color. Proceeds from Lin-Manuel Miranda + Friends support these efforts.
Tickets start at $65
Sponsored, in part, by Diana and Randy Plotnitzky and Brenda and Jason Wilensky
Ali Stroker
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
The 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, and the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in the acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening
Tickets start at $54
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 7 PM
After 25 years, Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmyshake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. You’ve got to come see why the name on everyone’s lips is still...Chicago
Tickets start at $60
Audra McDonald
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 8 PM
The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award returns to grace our Concert Hall stage.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
The celebrated singer and actress, best known for her star turn as Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked, performs songs from her vast songbook.
Tickets start at $56
Jaime Lozano y La Familia
Songs by an Immigrant
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
Heralded by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda as “the next big thing,” Mexican composerdirector Jaime Lozano’s newest work, Songs by an Immigrant, is a show about diversity and integration. Lozano will be joined onstage by his Familia, an all-star Latine lineup of Broadway and Off-Broadway performers.
Tickets start at $50
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 AT 7:30 PM
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. With lyrics and music by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar reflects the rock roots that defined a generation. The legendary score includes I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane and Superstar
Tickets start at $60
Broadway Leading Ladies
SUNDAY, MAY 12 AT 3 PM
Krasnoff Theater
Celebrate Mother’s Day with this very special concert hosted by New York casting director Stephen DeAngelis, and featuring five of New York’s finest female vocalists!
Tickets start at $59
See pages 14 & 15 for Pride Anthems
Tickets start at $60
Audra McDonald photo by Allison Michael Orenstein
Jaime Lozano
Ali Stroker
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 2 PM
Thirteen musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center perform a program of American-inspired music that culminates in Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring
David Finckel and Wu Han
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 8 PM
Chamber Music Society’s Co-Artistic Directors, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, are joined by violinist Richard Lin and violist Timothy Ridout in an evening of works by Debussy, Bruce Adolphe, Shostakovich and Dvorák.
All performances take place in the Krasnoff Theater Tickets start at $73.50 for all performances
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 AT 3 PM
Spanning from 1797 Vienna to 1933 Paris, this all-string program takes audiences on a journey through the astounding breadth of chamber music repertoire in four works of Beethoven, Jean Francaix, Frank Bridge, and Mendelssohn.
See pages 6 & 7 for more classical music!
Chamber music is made possible, in part, by The Honorable Roger B. Tilles.
Samara Joy
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 7 PM
The exciting young jazz vocalist and 2023 Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, whose rich and velvety vocals have been compared to the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
Tickets start at $34
Radio partner
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
Celebrate the holidays with the jazz trumpeter and his ensemble as they perform unique interpretations of seasonal classics from the Caribbean, American and European songbooks.
Tickets start at $37
Alexa Tarantino Quartet
FRIDAY, APRIL 5 AT 7:30 PM
Jazz Lounge at the Goldsmith Atrium
An intimate performance by the award-winning saxophonist and her Quartet of original compositions and modern takes on classic standards and favorites.
Tickets start at $42
FRIDAY, MAY 17 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
An All-Ellington showcase with the best young professional musicians on the scene, many of whom came through Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band program.
Tickets start at $42
Jazz programming is made possible, in part, by Sandy and Eric Krasnoff.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 8 PM
See Alice in Wonderland as you never have before! Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic and whimsy, MOMIX will send you flying down the rabbit hole in artistic director Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, Alice
Tickets start at $54
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 8 PM
Known for its energized, athletic and joyous style, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned for creating and performing contemporary American dance. Program to include The Road, with music by Cat Stevens, and commissioned by Tilles Center with support from the Sandra and Eric Krasnoff Dance Endowment, Vickie Morris, Rory Pottruck, and Chuck Andrews.
Tickets start at $54
Sponsored, in part, by Dori and Peter Tilles
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 5 PM
From the Emmy® Award-winning mind of Derek Hough, the live dance show features all new high-energy choreography, stunning stage production, astounding versatility and, as always, Derek’s magnetic stage presence. Co-presented with Live Nation
Tickets start at $49
Eglevsky Ballet in The Nutcracker
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 1 & 6 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 AT 2 PM
Do not miss this holiday classic featuring exciting and innovative choreography, a live orchestra, and the professional company and students of Eglevsky Ballet.
Tickets start at $54
FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT 8 PM
The multi-ethnic company performs treasured classics, neoclassical works, and innovative contemporary pieces to celebrate founder Arthur Mitchell’s belief that ballet belongs to everyone.
Tickets start at $64
Dance performances are made possible, in part, by the Eric and Sandy Krasnoff Dance Endowment Fund.
Dance Theatre of Harlem photo by Theik SmithFRIDAY, JULY 21 &
SATURDAY, JULY 22 AT 8 PM
Catch the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer and producer, as she performs an intimate solo show.
Co-presented with Bowery Presents
Tickets start at $51.50
Penn & Teller
FRIDAY, JULY 28 AT 8 PM
The edgy and hilarious masters of magic!
Tickets start at $52
Bassem Youssef
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
The comedian, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, comes to Tilles Center!
Bassem was the host of the popular TV show Al Bernameg, the first political satire show in the Middle East, appeared as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and was named among Time Magazine’s most influential list.
Tickets start at $43.50
AEG Presents
Nurse Blake: Shock Advised Tour
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 8 PM
Bring out your friends, family and co-workers for an EPIC night as Nurse Blake shares new stories with a comedic twist of the ins and outs of being a nurse.
Tickets start at $40.50
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT 8 PM
50 years of music including hits Carry On Wayward Son, Dust in the Wind, Point of Know
Return, Play the Game Tonight, Fight Fire with Fire, fan favorites, and deep cuts that have rarely been played live.
Tickets start at $40
Colin Quinn: Small Talk
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 8 PM
Krasnoff Theater
In his latest attempt at humor, Colin breaks down the one area he’s actually gifted in: Personality. Mr. Quinn has been chatting it up with friends, family, municipal employees and counter people for his whole life and now he can teach you how to stop sucking the energy out of the room.
Tickets start at $45
Wheel of Fortune LIVE!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 8 PM
Wheel of Fortune LIVE! brings America’s Game® to your hometown! Contestants are selected from the audience to go on stage with the chance to solve puzzles and win fantastic prizes. Everyone gets in on the fun and a chance to win!
Tickets start at $37
Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 AT 7:30 PM
A musical celebration of one of the greatest pop groups of all time!
Tickets start at $40
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 AT 8 PM
This symphonic event opens with selections from R.E.M.’s legendary playlist, newly reimagined for orchestra, and concludes with R.E.M.’s Mike Mills performing his eponymous Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and Orchestra alongside Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie.
Tickets start at $84
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 7:30 PM
Krasnoff Theater
Celebrate Frank Sinatra’s birthday with America’s premier Sinatra interpreter, Cary Hoffman. The show, which was an Off-Broadway hit for over two years, features powerful vocals and poignant stories.
Tickets start at $44
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 AT 7 PM
Krasnoff Theater
In this multimedia show, Grammy Awardwinning songwriter, composer and singer
Jimmy Webb pays tribute to his friend and collaborator, the late Glen Campbell, in an evening of songs and stories.
Tickets start at $60
Sponsored by Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
FRIDAY, MARCH 1 AT 8 PM
The Tenors’ powerful vocal line-up of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan and Declan Kelly will touch the heart and stir the emotions, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
Tickets start at $70
Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 AT 7:30 PM
Female vocalists and musicians pay homage to Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, who revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists.
Tickets start at $45
Pride Anthems
THURSDAY, JUNE 27 AT 7:30 PM
A vibrant musical experience that celebrates the legacy and power of the Stonewall Riots, and takes you on a musical journey, from Donna Summer and Queen, to George Michael, Erasure, Madonna, Lady Gaga and much more!
Tickets start at $30
Disney Junior Live on Tour: Costume Palooza
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 4 PM
Disney Junior Live on Tour: Costume Palooza is coming to Tilles Center! Join Mickey, Minnie, their pals and Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends! All ages.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE Presents King for a Day*
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 2 PM
Based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series, the grr-ific musical for little tigers and grown-ups alike is back! All ages.
Peppa Pig Sing-Along Party!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 2 PM
Peppa, George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig are throwing a Sing-Along Party and you are invited! Dance, clap and sing with Peppa in this brand-new show! Ages 2-7.
Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 2 PM
Presidents’ Week fun! Observe, meet and interact with a collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs, including the Triceratops, T. Rex, Leaellynasaura, Titanosaur and more!
All ages.
San Jose Taiko
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 3 PM
High-energy fun in this show that combines music with traditional Japanese drumming! All ages.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 2 PM
The acrobats perform daring maneuvers in such arts as cycling, tumbling, juggling, somersaulting and gymnastics! All ages.
*This is a relaxed, “non-shushing” performance open to all audiences. It includes modified sound and light levels and quiet spaces for those who wish to move around. Sensory Friendly Programming sponsored, in part, by The Fay J. Lindner Foundation and The Theresa Foundation.
Family performances are supported, in part, by
This is Tilles Center’s mission. Presenting world-class artists across all genres. Embracing innovation. Welcoming diverse audiences and artists. Educating tens of thousands of children and adult learners each year. Sharing arts experiences with underserved communities. As a nonprofit dedicated to the arts, we reach for these goals every season, every show, every moment.
Season Sponsor
Diana and Randy Plotnitzky
Ruth Stober and The Stober Lafer Family Foundation
Family programming is made possible with support from
Brenda and Jason Wilensky
Jazz programming is made possible, in part, by Sandy and Eric Krasnoff. Chamber music is made possible, in part, by The Honorable Roger B. Tilles.
Classical music performances are made possible, in part, by the Classical Music Fund in honor of Dr. Elliott Sroka. Dance performances are made possible, in part, by the Eric and Sandy Krasnoff Dance Endowment.
Midori and Festival Strings Lucerne is made possible by a generous gift from Manuel H. and Claire Barron. Sensory Friendly Programming sponsored, in part, by The Fay J. Lindner Foundation and The Theresa Foundation. Joshua Bell and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is the Joan and David Steinberg Annual Endowed Concert. We are proud to partner with the Miranda Family Fund in the creation of opportunities for artists of color. Proceeds from Lin-Manuel Miranda + Friends support these efforts.
We believe and know that the performing arts are uniquely capable of fostering communication and understanding among people, support social and emotional health, and demonstrate the highest potential for human achievement. Together with you, and every one of our patrons, attendees, participants, subscribers, members, sponsors and partners, we have the power to change people’s lives through the arts. Thank you for your support. New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Students attend a Curtains Up! student matinee performance. Photo by Jack Roman. Dori and Peter TillesBRANDI CARLILE
PENN + TELLER
DISNEY JUNIOR LIVE
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA + FRIENDS
BASSEM YOUSSEF
NURSE BLAKE
MOMIX I ALICE
KANSAS
DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD
JALC: SAMARA JOY
COLIN QUINN
CMS: AMERICAN PANORAMA
ALI STROKER
MIDORI/FESTIVAL STRINGS LUCERNE
WHEEL OF FORTUNE LIVE!
JOHN LEGEND
THE MUSIC OF ABBA
BROOKLYN RAGA MASSIVE
PARSONS DANCE
R.E.M. EXPLORED
DEREK HOUGH
CHICAGO THE MUSICAL
JALC: ETIENNE CHARLES
PEPPA PIG
MY SINATRA
THE NUTCRACKER
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
CMS: DAVID FINCKEL + WU HAN
JIMMY WEBB
ERTH’S DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE
AUDRA MCDONALD
SAN JOSE TAIKO
IRISH TENORS
JESSICA VOSK
NEW YORK ARABIC ORCHESTRA
JOSHUA BELL/ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN
JALC: ALEXA TARANTINO QUARTET
PEKING ACROBATS
JAIME LOZANO
CMS: STRING MAGIC
WOMEN OF COUNTRY
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
LONG ISLAND CONCERT ORCHESTRA
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
BROADWAY LEADING LADIES
JALC: INTERNATIONALLY ELLINGTON
PRIDE ANTHEMS
FRI, JUL 21 &
SAT, JUL 22 AT 8 PM $51.50
FRI, JUL 28 AT 8 PM $52
SUN, SEPT 17 AT 4 PM $51.50
WED, SEPT 27 AT 7:30 PM $65
THURS, SEPT 28 AT 8 PM $43.50
FRI, SEPT 29 AT 8 PM $40.50
SAT, SEPT 30 AT 8 PM $54
FRI, OCT 13 AT 8 PM $40
SAT, OCT 14 AT 2 PM $30
SUN, OCT 22 AT 7 PM $34
FRI, OCT 27 AT 8 PM $45
SUN, OCT 29 AT 2 PM $73.50
FRI, NOV 3 AT 8 PM $54
SAT, NOV 4 AT 8 PM $40
THURS, NOV 9 AT 8 PM $37
SAT, NOV 11 AT 8:30 PM $80
THURS, NOV 16 AT 7:30 PM $40
SUN, NOV 19 AT 3 PM $49
FRI, DEC 1 AT 8 PM $54
SAT, DEC 2 AT 8 PM $84
SUN, DEC 3 AT 5 PM $49
WED, DEC 6 AT 7 PM $60
FRI, DEC 8 AT 8 PM $37
SAT, DEC 9 AT 2 PM $34
TUES, DEC 12 AT 7:30 PM $44
SAT, DEC 16 AT 1 & 6 PM
SUN, DEC 17 AT 2 PM $54
FRI, JAN 26 AT 8 PM $50
SAT, JAN 27 AT 8 PM $73.50
SUN, FEB 4 AT 7 PM $60
WED, FEB 21 AT 2 PM $30
FRI, FEB 23 AT 8 PM $60
SUN, FEB 25 AT 3 PM $30
FRI, MAR 1 AT 8 PM $70
SAT, MAR 2 AT 8 PM $56
SUN, MAR 3 AT 3 PM $44
FRI, MAR 29 AT 8 PM $80
FRI, APR 5 AT 7:30 PM $42
SAT, APR 6 AT 2 PM $30
SAT, APR 6 AT 8 PM $50
SUN, APR 7 AT 3 PM $73.50
WED, APR 10 AT 7:30 PM $45
WED, MAY 1 AT 7:30 PM $60
THURS, MAY 2 AT 7:30 PM $15
FRI, MAY 10 AT 8 PM $64
SUN, MAY 12 AT 3 PM $59
FRI, MAY 17 AT 8 PM $42
THURS, JUN 27 AT 7:30 PM $30
Alexa Tarantino