Star Wars, Cabaret, Doo-Wop
“One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,” a solo performance by Charles Ross, a Canadian performer and writer, will transport the galaxy from far, far away to Guild Hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. Since its premiere in 2001, the play has been performed more than 1,200 times on four continents.
During the 75-minute performance, Mr. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings music from the John Williams score, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles. Lest he be typecast, Mr. Ross has also created and performed “One-Man Lord of the Rings.” Tickets to “One-Man Star Wars” range from $22, $20 for members, to $45 and $43.
Sutton Foster, an actor, singer, and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows, will bring her vocal talents to Guild Hall on Sunday evening at 8. Her solo shows feature songs from her CDs “Wish” and “An Evening With Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle,” among them “Up On the Roof,” “Oklahoma,” “Here, There, and Everywhere,” and “I’m Beginning to See the Light.”
A two-time Tony Award winner for “Anything Goes” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Ms. Foster has been seen on television in “Royal Pains,” “Law and Order SVU,” and “Sesame Street,” to name a few, and has performed live at Carnegie Hall, Joe’s Pub, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series, and many others. Tickets start at $55, $53 for members, and rise to $150 and $145.
The Doo-Wop Project returns to Guild Hall Monday at 8 with its mixture of 1950s pop classics and stories told by the cast about their backgrounds and experiences in the music business.
The show will include songs originally performed by the Four Seasons and Smokey Robinson, as well as contemporary numbers by Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Amy Winehouse, and Bruno Mars, all with a doo-wop spin. Tickets range from $40, $38 for members, to $95 and $90.