Arts Notes


Saturday, December 24, 2005

Tyrone power Westfield native Andrew McCarthy, best known as one of the Brat Packers in such 1980s films as "Pretty in Pink" and "St. Elmo's Fire," is coming to the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton.

The actor, who did a "Weekend at Bernie's" twice, will appear for more than a month as James Tyrone Jr., the drunken actor-landlord in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten."

In a way, McCarthy will be repeating himself. He has already played James Tyrone Jr.: The character also appears in O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night," a drama McCarthy performed at Hartford Stage Company in 1999.

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In Gary Griffin's production, tenants Josie and Phil are played by Kathleen McNenny and Jack Willis.

"A Moon for the Misbegotten" runs Jan. 13-Feb. 19 at the Berlind Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place. Performances are Tuesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $28-$48. Call (609) 258-2787 or visit www.mccarter.org.

-- Peter Filichia Art realities "A Separate Reality" is what artist-curator Samantha Mae Dorfman calls her show at the Arts Guild of Rahway, opening Jan. 11 and featuring work by Aileen Bassis, Thomas Anderson, Allen Maertz, Jennifer Mazza, Douglas Newton, Leah Oates, Roger Sayre, Charlotte Schulz, Rebecca Sittler, Brian St. Cyr and Randall Stoltzfus.

Each artist uses some variant of realism in his or her work. The art in the show is meant to distinguish between media consensus and individual conclusions about reality. The exhibit runs through Feb. 10. A reception will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 15.

The Arts Guild of Rahway is at 1670 Irving St., Rahway. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Call (732) 381-7511, e-mail artsguild1670@earthlink.net, or visit www.rahwayartsguild.org.

-- Dan Bischoff Music and talk From Jan. 2 to 5, the Asbury Park rock club, the Saint, will present a Winter Music Festival, featuring panel discussions and live performances each night.

There will be an artists' panel on Jan. 2, followed by a producers/ sound engineers' panel on Jan. 3, a look at the state of the local music scene on Jan. 4, and a discussion about the future of rock'n' roll on Jan. 5. Performers will include ReadyMade Breakup (Jan. 2), Amanda Cashman (Jan. 3) and Jim Boggia (Jan. 5). Each event begins at 7:30 p.m., and admission will be $7 Jan. 2-4 and $10 Jan. 5. The club is at 601 Main St. Call (732) 775-9144 or visit www.thesaintnj.com.

-- Jay Lustig David Gilmour, solo Pink Floyd singer-songwriter- guitarist David Gilmour brings an extremely rare solo tour to Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 4 and 5. Gilmour releases a new album, "On an Island," on March 7.

"I'm rather hoping that with this tour announcement, people will believe me when I say, honestly, this is the only band I plan to tour with," said Gilmour in a press release, in response to rumors of a Pink Floyd tour.

Tickets, $64.50-$154.60, go on sale Jan. 14 at noon through Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone (201-507-8900) and Ticketmaster Online (www.ticketmaster.com). There is also an Internet-only pre-sale of a limited number of tickets; for information go to the Ticketmaster Web site or www.davidgilmour.com.

-- Jay Lustig

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