LTV Studios in Wainscott and Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater are joining forces to present two performances by Tovah Feldshuh of “Aging Is Optional (‘Cause G*d I Hope It Is!),” a one-woman show. The first performance will be tonight at 8 in Riverhead; the second on Saturday at 7 at LTV.
When Josh Gladstone, LTV’s creative director, asked Ms. Feldshuh to bring her show there, she is said to have inquired, “Can you get some more dates? Can I tour?” Gary Hygom, the Suffolk’s executive director, and Mr. Gladstone have collaborated before, so it was a no-brainer to team up for the star.
“Now that I’m in my ‘years of wisdom,’ I decided to age backwards and sing about it,” said Ms. Feldshuh. “ ‘Aging Is Optional’ is a piece that fully embraces this vision. I deem myself perpetually 39. May this age-defying romp with characters 8 to 80 be Restylane for your soul. May its laughter and music be probiotic for your spirits, and may its joy help you hit your target heart rate today and for years to come.”
Ms. Feldshuh is a six-time Emmy and Tony nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. In addition, for her theater work, she has won four Drama Desks, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Dramalogues, the Obie, the Theatre World, and the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress. She has recently been twice nominated as Best Actress in a Drama in Los Angeles for her work in the play “Sisters-in-Law,” in which she originated the role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Tickets for the Riverhead show range from $49 to $89. For the LTV show, tickets start at $65 and rise to $100 for cafe table seating.
LTV’s East End Underground live concert series will continue with three performances this weekend, starting tonight at 7:30 with a mix of rock, country, blues, and a bit of gospel from Sarah Conway and the Playful Souls. Ms. Conway is a regular on the East End music scene, having performed with Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks, the HooDoo Loungers, the Complete Unknowns, the Nancy Atlas Project, and more. The Playful Souls are Dan Koontz on keyboards, Klyph Black on bass, Bosco Michne on guitar, and James Benard on drums.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and $45 for table seating.
“Inda Eaton in Concert: Free to Roam,” a blend of Ms. Eaton’s original music and observational comedy, will be at LTV tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The show, she says, explores the universal themes of connection, love, wisdom, vulnerability, and the yearning for freedom.
During a career that spans eight albums in 20 years, Ms. Eaton has taken her roots-rock sensibility to Latin America, Australia, and Germany, and opened for John Hiatt, Blues Traveler, Earl Scruggs, and Hootie and the Blowfish, among others.
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door, $65 for table seating.
LTV’s jam-packed weekend will wrap on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with a concert by Axel Quincke, a pianist who mixes genres in “wild and fascinating improvisations,” says a release.
While Mr. Quincke’s foundation is classical music, disparate styles exist in his performances, among them experimental music, blues, jazz, and his own improvisations. He has played in theaters, concert halls, embassies, and galleries around the world, especially in South America and Europe.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
