PEACE WORROIR, by Doron Ben-Atar - Friday, 11/6, 2009 at 8pm
Academics and actresses at a cocktail party become embroiled in intellectual banter and sexual politics. Secret affairs, pent up jealousies, long hidden resentments and strong political allegiances fight for center stage in this witty and provocative new play.

BALLET HISPANICO - November 7-8, 2009
With theatricality and passion propelling every move, the dancers of Ballet Hispanico bring a dramatic sensibility and contagious delight to each performance. New versatile programs demonstrate the high-energy pulse of Latino rhythms and contemporary choreographic perspectives.

8 ½ - Thursday, 12/12, 2009 at 7:30pm
Directed by Federico Fellini With Marcello Mastroianni
A carnivalesque self-portrait of a movie director, 8 1/2 moves freely between the frenzy of real life on a movie set, and the director's dream and fantasy life. Marcello Mastroianni perfectly captures the bemused wonder of the film director, creating an indelible portrait of the artist as ringleader. A lavish fantasia rooted in personal experience, this is the fullest expression of Fellini's desire to fuse realism and poetry. 8 1/2 has inspired numerous movies about movies including this year's eagerly awaited new film 9.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Thursday, 11/19, 2009 at 7:30pm
Directed by Stanley Kubrick With Keir Dullea
Nothing less than an epic vision of the history of humanity from the clash of cavemen to the space age, 2001: A Space Odyssey is Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, a film about space travel that was made with the same spirit of innovation and technological bravura as the space program itself. The film works on numerous levels, including cold-war satire, darkly comic warning against dehumanization, and mind-expanding journey into a new form of human consciousness, with an abstract and mysterious final sequence that must be interpreted by the viewer.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11am & 1pm
Adapted by James Armstrong from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Caroll, Directed by Nicole Juliett Libby
The White Rabbit may be late but you're right on time for a magical theater experience. Staten Island's own Actor's Harbor Theater presents Alice in Wonderland. Take a journey down the rabbit hole as Alice converses with The Cheshire Cat, attends a mad tea-party, plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts and battles the evil Jabberwock. Suggested for children ages 5-11.

Marc Salem, MINDGAMES, TOO - Saturday, 11/21, 2009 at 8pm & Sunday, 11/22, 2009 at 3pm
Join us as Marc Salem breaks that eternal lock on the mind. Playing "games" with the mind, he allows us to see our perceptions and our selves in a new way, all the while having fun. Marc Salem has brought insights to audiences around the world on the stage and on TV, including 60 Minutes and The O'Reilly Factor. Find out what people are really thinking, truths they might not know themselves with mental mentoring and the magic of Marc Salem. Back by popular demand, will include material never seen before in New York.

A CHRISMAS CAROL - Friday, 11/27, 2009 at 1pm & 4pm
TheatreworksUSA's musical interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic captures both the humorous and touching moments of this story with witty dialogue and fresh new songs, conveying Dickens' original message that the holiday season should be a "kind, forgiving, charitable time," a sentiment which still rings true today. Appropriate for Grades 1-8.

NELIDA TIRADO: FLAMENCO - Saturday, 11/28, 2009 at 8pm
The passion and fury of flamenco is brought to life by Nélida Tirado Flamenco. Known for her intense grace and commanding style, and hailed as "magnificent" by The New York Times, Nélida Tirado has earned a worldwide reputation as a force to be reckoned with in flamenco. Tirado formerly trained with Ballet Hispanico and Spain has worked with Compania Maria Pages, Noche Flamenca, and featured in "Riverdance" on Broadway and Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" 2007. Come experience the music, the rhythm, and the fiery qualities of flamenco from the feet of a genius of the form.Presented in association with Mario A. Torres Productions.

ROSA LOSES HER FACE - December 4-13, 2009
Written by Kitty Chen, Directed by Nancy Robillard
The sometimes antagonistic mother/daughter relationship has never been as funny as when Amy comes home to visit her mother. Rosa Loo's old-world traditions clash with Amy's more modern beliefs as they look for allies in their battle to see who's right and who's wrong. What they discover is an unexpected, hilarious surprise to themselves and the audience.
In association with the Electric Theatre Company of Scranton.

Sweet Karma - December 4-20, 2009
Written by Henry Ong, Directed by Marcy Arlin
The story of Cambodian doctor Haing S. Ngor, who survived the horrors of war in Cambodia and fulfilled the American dream of winning an Oscar for his role in the film The Killing Fields. Based on a true story, Sweet Karma chronicles Ngor's amazing life in Los Angeles, as well as his dark and tragic past in a Cambodia ruled by the Khmer Rouge. Produced by the Obie Award-winning Immigrant's Theatre Project.

Paul Taylor DANCE COMPANY - December 19-20, 2009
The Company brings several pieces from its current critically acclaimed National Tour to Queens Theatre, including, Changes, inspired by music of The Mamas and The Papas. This season the Company begins celebrating Paul Taylor's 80th birthday. Bringing the celebration to Queens Theatre in the Park, PTDC invites you to join members of the Company for post performance discussions to learn about the style, energy and technique behind the master himself.

SANTA MEETS THE WICKE WIZARD - Saturday, 12/26, 2009 at 11am & 1pm
This fun-filled, action-packed, musical comedy from Taubenslag Productions is sure to become your family's favorite holiday treat! Suggested for children ages 4-10.

THE NUTCRACKER - Tuesday, 12/29/09 at 1 & 4pm & Wednesday, 12/30/09 at 1 & 4pm
It's a tradition as big as the holiday season itself. The young, and the young at heart, will delight to the magic and the wonder of this classic holiday treat, specially conceived for children by NYC's own Ballet for Young Audiences. Ring in the New Year with this classic. For all ages.

FERDINAND THE BULL - Saturday, 1/9/2010 at 11am & 1pm
The Hudson Vagabond Puppets Company presents Ferdinand The Bull, based on the classic tale by Munro Leaf and illustrations by Robert Lawson. The story of a peaceful bull that would rather sit and smell the flowers than fight is told with a larger-than life bull, masked dancers, and specialized mechanical figures. Each scene brings to life one of the pages of the book. Suggested for children ages 4-10.

International Guitar Night - Friday, 10/22, 2010 at 8pm
International Guitar Night started as an impromptu concert in a converted laundromat in San Francisco. This year, celebrating ten years of touring, IGN founder Brian Gore will be joined by Lulo Reinhardt, from Germany, a descendant of the great Django Reinhardt along with Itamar Erez from Israel, and Stephen Bennett from Virginia. This promises to be a spirited evening of solo and collaborative guitar music performed in a number of musical styles. 

HOT PEAS 'N BUTTER - Saturday, 2/6/2010 at 1pm & Sunday, 2/7, 2010 at 2pm
Winner of the "Parent's Choice Award," Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children's musical group that incorporates elements of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock. By combining an interactive, invigorating approach to performance with mature, multicultural music, Hot Peas 'N Butter has developed a distinctive way of creativity in kids and adults alike. Suggested for children ages 4-11.

Zalmen Mlotek - Sunday, 2/21/10 at 3pm
100 Years of Yiddish Theater Music - From shtetl to Klezmer Revival featuring special guest Daniella Rabbani, and the New Yiddish Chorale.  One of the world's most acclaimed authorities of Yiddish song in a musical journey that explores the wonderful legacy of Yiddish theater music and its influence on American popular culture. Mlotek, who is the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, and the co-creator of the musical hits The Golden Land, Those Were the Days and On Second Avenue, introduces and performs musical gems, as translations appear on a large screen.

BEST OF MOMIX - March 20-21, 2010
MOMIX presents exciting selections from their international sensations: Opus Cactus, Lunar Sea and others, along with several of the best pieces from their Queens Theatre performances of Baseball, Passion and MOMIX in Orbit. The dancer-illusionists are known for their exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty. An evening of MOMIX will change the way you look at dance.

Avi Hoffman - Still Jewish After All These Years: A Life in the Theater - March 25-28, 2010
In this third part of a trilogy (Too Jewish, Too Jewish Two), Hoffman takes a fond look back at his 40 years as a performer, including a stint in the Yiddish Theater when he was eight. The show is full of anecdotes punctuated with songs, including Hoffman's salute to the Jewish songwriters who influenced him growing up, like Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. Still Jewish After All These Years is 90 minutes of entertainment.

CINDERELLA - Saturday, 3/27/10 at 11am & 1pm

A unique telling of the classic fairy tale that shouldn't be missed. The World Dance Theatre performs this internationally loved, timeless fairy tale in its varied forms, through international dance, music, and storytelling. Each segment of Cinderella allows the audience to view the story from a different culture's perspective, including that culture's dance, music and traditional costumes. For all ages.

AN EVENING WITH Lucie Arnaz - Saturday, 4/3/10 at 8pm
Lucie Arnaz is theater royalty. The daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lucie is a veteran of Broadway having performed in They're Playing Our Song, Cabaret, L'il Abner, and Once Upon a Mattress, among others. She has toured the U.S. and Europe, and now you can enjoy her show's unique blend of standards and nostalgia.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST - Saturday, 4/10/10 at 11am & 1pm
Taubenslag Productions returns to Queens Theatre with one of the most beloved fables of all time. Watch as the beautiful heroine tames the savage beast. Children of all ages will be enchanted by this delightful production. This musical fantasy is sure to warm your hearts. Suggested for children ages 4-10.

Terry Waldo'S THIS IS RAGTIME - Saturday, 4/10/10 at 8pm
Spend an evening with the man The New York Times called a "ragtime pianist nonpareil and eminent scholar of the form." Terry Waldo, world-famous performer of ragtime, stride and classic American popular music, has played in Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Supreme Court (at the request of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor), and many of NYC's historic jazz and cabaret venues like The Cookery, The Village Gate and The Bottom Line. Now Terry Waldo brings his popular solo show This Is Ragtime to Queens.

TSIDII: TO THE RISING SUN - Sunday, 4/11/10 at 3pm
Tony Award-nominee (The Lion King) Tsidii brings her dazzling vocal style to Queens Theatre in the Park in her production: To the Rising Sun, featuring the music of Odetta, the "Queen of American Folk music," Nina Simone, the "High Priestess of Soul," and "Mama Africa" herself, Miriam Makeba. Tsidii presents an entertaining dialogue of music, engaging the audiences on a journey. The second half of the performance features original songs by Tsidii.

CLOSER THAN EVER - April 16-25, 2010
Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.
Queens Theatre presents the 20th anniversary production of Closer Than Ever, a lively musical done in the style of a 1960s revue. It is filled with songs that reflect on marriage, parents, children, and lasting friendships. Richard Maltby directs the production, which stars original cast members Sally Mayes and Lynne Wintersteller. Closer Than Ever received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, and Maltby, Shire, and Wintersteller were each honored with Drama Desk Awards. Presented by Queens Theatre in the Park and Bristol Riverside Theatre in association with Neil Berg and Adam Friedson.

3 MO' DIVAS, Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8pm
Musical barriers are smashed as 3 Mo' Divas delivers 10 styles spanning 200 years of music in one concert. From Puccini to Proud Mary, no one is left out. These classically trained women aren't just singers. They're exhilarating vocalists who all possess class, sass and style. Variety called them "...an unparalleled collection of voices and material." An excellent concert for the entire family, 3 Mo' Divas is guaranteed to have you standing and cheering! Co-Produced with Kupferburg Center Performances.

Oleta Adams - Saturday, 5/1/Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8pm10 at 8pm
Gospel-rooted, three-time Grammy nominee Oleta Adams could have become an operatic lyric soprano. Instead, seasoned by worldwide tours with Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, and Luther Vandross, her fresh, appealing, and unique mix of soul, R&B, urban, and popular music has created vibrant albums such as her breakthrough success Circle of One, with the Brenda Russell composition Get Here, an unofficial anthem of the Gulf War. Enjoy art from the heart of Oleta Adams.

JEANNE RUDY DANCE- Sunday, 5/2/10 at 3pm
Award-winning, awe-inspiring Jeanne Ruddy Dance showcases original works by Artistic Director, Founder and former Martha Graham Principal Dancer, Jeanne Ruddy, as well as guest choreographers. Queens Theatre in the Park brings you this magnificent company from Philadelphia so that you can feast on an evening of elegant and innovative offerings. Sure to satisfy all ages, and all tastes from the novice dance aficionado to the veteran of the most sophisticated dance performances.

LATE NITE CATECHISM 3 - May 7-23, 2010
New York Premiere, Written by Maripat Donovan
The latest of the famous Late Nite Catechism series is sinfully funny. A dissertation on the sacraments of marriage and last rites. Every performance is different and class participation is a must! Be warned: you might want to be in your seat before show time. Sister does not tolerate latecomers!

PHILADANCO - May 15-16, 2010
Philadelphia Dance Company, better known as Philadanco, fuses ballet, modern and ethnic dance better than anyone. Queens Theatre in the Park is committed to presenting performing arts that provide audiences with the highest quality work. QTP also produces new plays, with a concentration on up-and-coming directors and playwrights. QTP has broadened the experience of its core audience to include works by under-recognized artists from around the world and works that tap into the diverse communities of Queens.

Queens Theatre in the Park is located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the New York State Pavilion designed for the 1964 World's Fair by Philip Johnson. The Pavilion was converted to a theatre in 1972 and was operated by various organizations until 1985. QTP was officially established in 1989 with the full support of the community and the Queens Borough President. After a $4 million renovation that brought full ADA compliance, the Theatre officially opened to the public in 1993 in a facility that allows it to stage productions equal to those of any Off-Broadway house in Manhattan in its 464-seat main stage theatre and its 99-seat Studio Theatre. What was then a small cabaret-style theater with an operating budget of under $500,000 has transformed itself into a major performing arts center with exhibition galleries with a projected operating budget of $3.9 million for FY2009.

QTP became an independent nonprofit in 1997. It is a member of the Cultural Institutions Group receiving support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Theatre presents and produces 300 performances annually. QTP serves 100,000 people annually who reflect the rich demographics of its community population. Currently 75% of the Theatre's constituency is from Queens. In addition to its own season, QTP frequently provides its space for use by community arts organizations and local promoters.

QTP has recently completed a $ 23 million physical transformation of the Theatre. This major capital investment has added a 75-seat cabaret performance space with a full service cafe and kitchen facility; created a dramatic new 3,000 square foot lobby/reception area; provided new visitor amenities and improved the facility's accessibility. These improvements have transformed Queens Theatre in the Park into a destination for the residents of the borough and beyond.

Queens Theatre in the Park events are made possible with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.