The Egg Announces a Big Batch of New Concerts and Events

The Egg in Albany celebrated its 35th anniversary with a fundraising party on Wednesday evening (June 19), and amidst the festivities executive director Peter Lesser announced more than two dozen new performances for theaters’ 2013-2014 season.

The anniversary season concert calendar will include a number of returning favorites, including jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn and Chris Shaw & Bridget Ball’s holiday show, “Mountain Snow & Mistletoe.”

The highlight of the season, however, promises to be a unique collaborative performance by tap dance phenom Savion Glover and the jazz quartet led by master drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Ticket prices, showtimes, on-sale dates and, of course, additional shows will be announced at a later date, but here’s the schedule of newly announced performances:

DANCE NY
Friday, October 25: Camille Brown & Dancers
Thursday, November 14: Mark Morris Dance Group
Friday, January 31: Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Saturdaym February 22: Aszure Barton & Artists
Saturday, May 10: Paul Taylor Dance Company

FAMILY WONDERS
Saturday, November 16: Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites”
Sunday, December 8: The Zucchini Brothers Holiday Show
Saturday, January 18: Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia’s Leo Lionnini’s “Swimmy,” “Frederick” & Inch by Inch”
Sunday, February 2: Mad River Theater’s “Everybody’s Hero: The Jackie Robinson Story”
Sunday, March 9: New York Theatre Ballet’s “Cinderella”
Sunday, March 16: “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”

RHYTHM INTERNATIONAL
Saturday, September 28: Richard Thompson
Sunday, September 29: Steve Hackett
Friday, November 1: Tango Fire
Saturday, November 2: The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
Wednesday, February 5: Guitar Passions featuring Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan & Romero Lumbabo

AMERICAN ROOTS & BRANCHES
Friday, October 18: Over the Rhine
Thursday, November 7: The Joshua Redman Quartet
Saturday, November 9: Roger McGuinn
Saturday, December 7: The Temptations
Saturday & Sunday, December 14&15: “Mountain Snow & Mistletoe” featuring Chris Shaw & Bridget Ball
Sunday, February 9: Ruthie Foster & Eric Bibb
Sunday, February 16: Jane Monheit & Frank Vignola
Thursday, March 6: The Andy Statman Trio
Saturday, March 29: Regina Carter

SPECIAL DANCE NY/AMERICAN ROOTS & BRANCHES COMBO
Saturday, December 28: Savion Glover & Jack DeJohnette Quartet (featuring clarinetist-saxophonist Don Byron, pianist George Colligan and bassist Jerome Harris)

NEW YORK LIVING LEGACY
The Beatles in New York: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
Various performances and outreach events highlighted by a performance by the Fab Faux on Saturday, February 15
Paul Taylor: Celebrating 60 Years as a Dance Maker
Various performances & outreach activities in March, April, May by the Taylor 2 company, culminating in the performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company on Saturday, May 10