1 Whoopi Goldberg
Friday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.
Oscar-winning actress, comedienne, author, and television host of the ABC daytime talk show, “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg will take the stage in Westbury, sharing her humor, stories and insights on the world today.
Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211• thetheatreatwestbury.com
2 Hofstra University Presents: “Into the Woods”
Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. (ongoing performances through Nov. 4)
“Into the Woods” weaves the classic stories of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Cinderella,” and “Rapunzel” around the tale of a baker and his wife who learn that they are childless because of a witch’s curse.
Where: Sosnoff Theater at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse,
Hofstra University, Hempstead
Info & Tickets: (516) 463-6644 • events.hofstra.edu
3 ”Nine: The Musical”
Saturday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m.
This Tony award-winning musical is based on Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film, “8½,” about a famous Italian film director who has turned 40 and faces double crises: he has to shoot a film for which he can’t write the script, and his wife of 20 years may be about to leave him.
Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info & Tickets: (516) 323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org
4 The Halloween Ball and Hempstead House Haunt: Vampyres’ Lair
Saturday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. (Halloween Ball); Thursday, Oct. 25 through Wednesday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Vampyre’s Lair)
The Halloween Ball includes blood-thirst-quenching cocktails in the Vampyres’ Lair, a gory dinner (for meat eaters and vegetarians alike), and entertainment fit for the most daring night creature. Throughout the week, you can pay a visit to the Vampyres’ Lair, a fun and terrifying experience.
Where: Sands Point Preserve Conservancy, Hempstead House, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point
Info & Tickets: (516) 571-7901 • sandspointpreserveconservancy.org
5 Author Alice McDermott with “The Ninth Hour”
Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.
Join this afternoon event with bestselling and award-winning author Alice McDermott as she speaks and signs copies of her novel, “The Ninth Hour.” In Catholic Brooklyn during the early part of the 20th century, a man’s suicide reverberates through many lives.
Where: Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 271-1442 • bookrevue.com
6 “The Rimers of Eldritch” by Lanford Wilson
Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 4 (check venue website for daily show times)
This play by Lanford Wilson is set in the mid-20th century in Eldritch, Missouri, a decaying Bible Belt town that once was a prosperous coal mining community, and focuses on the murder of a local hermit.
Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City
Info: (516) 877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu
7 Little River Band
Thursday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.
Through the 1970’s and ‘80’s, the Little River Band enjoyed success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits like “Reminiscing,” “Help Is on Its Way,” “Lady,” and “It’s A Long Way There.”
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com
