Join the Dalmatians, Boxers, Huskies, Poodles, Pointers, mutts and more as they get ready for the famous Wurstchester Dog Show. Every dog group has a special talent, except for the mutts. Will the other breeds help the mutts find their special talent?

Please note: If this performance must be cancelled due to weather, your ticket to the cancelled performance will automatically apply to the snow date performance on Sunday, February 12.

How are a group of kids going to prove to their stuffy teacher that they know all about morals? Why, they’ll put on a show featuring some of Aesop’s most famous fables, of course!

Please note: If either performance must be cancelled due to weather, your ticket to the cancelled performance will automatically apply to the snow date performance on Sunday, February 12.

In the tradition of true Gypsy orchestras the RAJKÓ will alter the program every night to suit the specific concert audience and the musicians own creative mood in true RAJKÓ tradition! This is the essence of Roma music in Hungary or anywhere else in the world: spontaneity, improvisation and drawing a smile or a tear from the listeners. Hundreds of years of tradition in Hungary by Gypsy musicians formed and shaped the Hungarian spirit and provided great support to the Nation in times of trouble and triumph. Hungarian Gypsy Music, as we hear it at this concert, provides one of the foundations for Hungarian culture.
Part II of the program includes folk music or popular music selections loved and enjoyed by Hungarians across the globe, in addition, selections from romantic and classical composers – the roster RAJKÓ may choose from include Monti, Hubay, Dinicu, Khachaturian, Offenbach, Suppé, Strauss family from Vienna or Rossini – just to name a few. Sit back and enjoy some of the world’s most seasoned musical entertainers – who regularly play for tourists and local music lovers in Hungary. Now they will play for your audience! Featured in Act 2 will be performances by Crystal Theatre singers Krystina Lyons (Vilja by Franz Lehár), Max Helfand (Hej, Cigány! by Imre Kálmán) and Elizabeth Markow singing traditional Hungarian hallgato’s and csárdás’s.
Oh, and don’t forget to enjoy the wonderful instrumentation and instrument unique to Hungarian music. The cimbalom, for example, which completely mesmerized composers – not only Liszt and other composers of his time, but even 20th Century artists like Richard Strauss. Although this instrument is used in many countries, this form of the instrument was the invention of the Hungarian instrument maker, József Schunda in 1874 in Budapest. It was he, who made it possible to use it as a concert instrument by inventing a pedal for the strings. The precise cimbalom you will hear was made by another famous maker, Sándor Bohák, in Hungary. The instrument is close to one hundred years old, but is completely rebuilt. Sándor Kuti, the cimbalom player on this tour, is one of the best cimbalom players in the world today.

Finally, remember that RAJKÓ (like CRYSTAL THEATRE!) is part of a functioning music school in Budapest, which trains hundreds of pupils to carry on this Hungarian cultural tradition. As with any art school today, the financial situation is challenging. Your support, financial or otherwise, is welcome.

Crystal Theatre welcomes back Robin DeJesus and Ben Simpson for one night only! Broadway star Robin DeJesus (2-time Tony award nominee for In The Heights and La Cage aux Folles) and rising star Ben Simpson (recent Boston Conservatory graduate and Equity actor) will perform a benefit for Crystal Theatre…where it all started for them. The cabaret evening of Broadway music will also feature a medley of original songs from Crystal Theatre shows written by Cheryl Kemeny and arranged by their musical director Dan Micciche. On drums will be Broadway singer/actor (recently seen in West Side Story) and Crystal Theatre composer, Kyle Brenn.