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Nov/14

BROADWAY INTERSECTIONS: THE MATH BEHIND “THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME”

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Nov/14
CURIOUS INCIDENT star Alex Sharp will be at the National Museum of Mathematics on December 8 to talk about math’s role in play (photo by Joan Marcus)

CURIOUS INCIDENT star Alex Sharp will be at the National Museum of Mathematics on December 8 to talk about math’s role in multimedia play (photo by Joan Marcus)

National Museum of Mathematics
11 East 26th St. between Madison & Fifth Aves.
Monday, December 8, $14, 6:30
212-542-0566
www.momath.org

One of the most exciting shows on Broadway right now is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the London import based on the award-winning 2003 novel by Mark Haddon, about a fifteen-year-old boy who is obsessed with prime numbers. On December 8, Alex Sharp, who gives an extraordinary performance as Christopher John Francis Boone, the teen with a kind of Asperger’s syndrome who is on the hunt for a canine murderer, will be at the National Museum of Mathematics next to Madison Square Park for the intriguing special program “Broadway Intersections: The Math Behind The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.” Sharp will be joined by MoMath founder Glen Whitney for a discussion on the role of math in the play, followed by an audience Q&A. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time brings math to life in an extraordinary fashion, and MoMath is thrilled to offer the opportunity for people to gain a deeper understanding of Christopher’s journey to self-discovery,” Whitney said in a statement. The show, running at the Ethel Barrymore, concludes with a wild postcurtain display of mathematics by Sharp that is certain to be a focus of this supercool event.