Axial Theater is presenting a play reading of Pulitizer-Prize winning playwright Robert Schennkkan's play "Building the Wall" on April 12, 2026 at 5pm at Michael Howard Studios, 152 West 25th Street, 10th floor in New York City. The play reading is free but donations to the non-profit Axial Theater will go a long way in ensuring future productions. The reading will be by Dan Walworth and Lauren B, Martin directed by Michael Hickok. See below to RSVP. More info can be found at www.AxialTheater.org. Emmy-winner Cady McClain is Artistic Director of Axial.
The amazing and very, very busy Valerie Bertinelli is coming to NJ, at the Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center on April 9, 2026 at 7:30pm. Billed as a "Conversation with Valerie", this talented actress and bestselling author will talk about her most vulnerable book yet, Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect. Tickets are $58 and can be purchased here. Whether you grew up watching Valerie on One Day at a Time, or you know her from her vast array of TV shows and movies, you will hear her talk about her larger than life life as written in her book; and what she as learned through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, and a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.
