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THE WHOLE OF TIME, Argentinian Play Inspired by THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Extends Run at Torn Page


Joben Productions has extended the U.S. premiere of The Whole of Time by celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula in a translation by Jean Graham-Jones to February 11. 

THE WHOLE OF TIME, Inspired By The Glass Menagerie, to be Staged In Townhouse in December


Discover the U.S. premiere of 'THE WHOLE OF TIME' by Romina Paula, inspired by 'The Glass Menagerie' and staged in a private townhouse for 22 people. Dec 28 - Jan 27.

Celebrated Argentinian Playwright Romina Paula Play FAUNA Begins Tonight at Torn Page


Necessary Digression in collaboration with Torn Page and The Martin E. Segal Center for Theatre Research as well as Colgate University will present two English Language premieres of celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula, FAUNA (September 16 - October 1, 2022), translated by April Sweeney & Brenda Werth, directed by April Sweeney, and THE WHOLE OF TIME (October 21 - November 13, 2022), translated by Jean Graham-Jones and directed by Tony Torn. 

Romina Paula Gets Two English Language Premieres This Season, FAUNA & THE WHOLE OF TIME


Necessary Digression in collaboration with Torn Page and The Martin E. Segal Center for Theatre Research as well as Colgate University will present two English Language premieres of celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula.

Javier Daulte's ARE YOU THERE? A COMEDY ABOUT LOVE, DEATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL Announces Industry Reading


JBR Productions, LLC will present three industry readings (by invitation only) of Are You There?, a comedy about love, death, and the supernatural, written and directed by Javier Daulte and starring Josefina Scaro and Ben Becher.

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center to Hold In-Person Book Celebration of Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays


The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center invites audiences to join them TODAY, Friday April 8 at 6 pm, for a NY LIVE evening at Villa Albertine | Cultural Services of the French Embassy + HowlRound zoom celebrating the Segal Center’s latest publication Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays; edited and with an introduction by scholar and translator Amin Erfani (Lehman College, CUNY)​. Free and open to the public; first come, first served.

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center to Present Book Celebration for Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays


The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center invites audiences on Friday, April 8 at 6pm, for a NY LIVE evening at Villa Albertine | Cultural Services of the French Embassy + HowlRound zoom celebrating the Segal Center’s latest publication Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays; edited and with an introduction by scholar and translator Amin Erfani (Lehman College, CUNY)​. Free and open to the public; first come, first served.

VIDEO: Hackers And Conspiracies Abound In The Thriller AMERICAN THIEF


Filmed and scripted around true events between 2015-2019, AMERICAN THIEF is a wildly original, fast-paced action/thriller that integrates fictional characters with real events creating an intense tale of dystopian conspiracy that will keep you transfixed as its protagonists become pawns in a plot to derail the 2016 presidential election. 

The Tank to Present LA PUCELLE (JOAN OF ARC)


The Tank will present  La Pucelle (Joan of Arc). La Pucelle is a multimedia Shakespearean mashup and extended soliloquy of Joan of Arc on the eve of battle, written by John Reed

New Musical LAUGH WHILE YOU CAN Comes to Torn Page This Weekend


A studio presentation of a?oeLaugh While You Can,a?? a new musical by Celine Carroll and Fiona Looney directed by the internationally celebrated director Ray Yeates, will be seen as part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival in three performances this weekend.  Music direction is by veteran Broadway music director Jeffrey Saver.  

Yasmine Lever's THE BIG P Continues The Bridge Residency Series Today


The Bridge Production Group has announced their final reading in the 'Today Sessions' - the developmental core of The Bridge Residency at the Robert Moss Theater.

Yasmine Lever's THE BIG P to Continue The Bridge Residency Series


The Bridge Production Group has announced their final reading in the 'Saturday Sessions' - the developmental core of The Bridge Residency at the Robert Moss Theater.

THE ORACLE Begins Tonight at The Brick


The Operating Theater presents The Oracle, an immersive living wax works, which transforms The Brick into an exhibition hall where artifacts and a series of live dioramas tell the story of Iris Atalanta Lee.

Calliope Theatre to Present A HERO OF OUR TIME, 7/17-28


Calliope Theatre Company is proud to announce its world premiere production of Six Windows Presents A Hero Of Our Time, which explores the New York theatre scene through the lens of a 19th century Russian novel.

Six Windows Presents A HERO OF OUR TIME JULY 17-28


Calliope Theatre Company has announced its world premiere production of Six Windows Presents A Hero Of Our Time, which explores the New York theatre scene through the lens of a 19th century Russian novel.

BWW Reviews: CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS at Long Wharf


Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, we are our parents, after all.

BWW Reviews: Riveting Performances Propel Long Wharf's CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS


The darker side of the production is offset by riveting performances by Ivey and Tighe - and that really adorable scene-stealing lamb handled by William Berloni.

Photo Flash: First Look at Judith Ivey and More in Long Wharf Theatre's CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS


Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey, known for her critically acclaimed work in Long Wharf Theatre's productions of The Glass Menagerie and Shirley Valentine, stars in Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam Shepard, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. The show takes place now through March 10, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Judith Ivey Stars in Long Wharf Theatre's CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, Now thru 3/10


Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey, known for her critically acclaimed work in Long Wharf Theatre's productions of The Glass Menagerie and Shirley Valentine, will star in Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam Shepard, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein.

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