Ars Nova News

Aurora Theatre continues its 17th season with a new play that will have you laughing in the New Year. Bob, by American playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, opens January 17 and continues through Feb 10, 2013.

Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting will join playwright Laura Jacqmin for a discussion about her new play January Joiner: A Weight Loss Horror Comedy at RJ Julia Booksellers on Monday, January 7.

BOOTLEGGER'S BALL: An Ars Nova New Year's Eve Spectacular is coming to Ars Nova tonight, December 31, 9 - 2am. Tickets are $125 - $250.

Ars Nova has announced its upcoming events for January 2013, including the new year's Bootlegger's Ball and special events Squirm and Germ: Doppio and In Others' Words.

The adapter/director and a featured performer talk about adapting a classic musical for a new generation, and connecting with a new kind of audience.

After sold out shows at Fresh Ground Pepper's PlayGround Festival and Ars Nova's ANT Fest, the youthful powerhouse ensemble of Folk Wandering returns to the New York stage for a special concert performance at Joe's Pub. Tales from tenement Manhattan, Depression-era Utah, and rural 1950s Indiana are woven together in this wistful new folk musical.

The Boston premiere of Lo-Fi Lowdown, a double bill of epic old-timey proportions, comes to Oberon (2 Arrow Street Cambridge, MA) for one night only. This 1940's themed cabaret/radio show plays on Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Tickets ($18) are available at the door and online.

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) will kick off its 2013 season with The Netflix Plays, the newest installment from Ars Nova's Play Group. Set to play 10 performances only from January 30 - February 9, this year's incarnation of Ars Nova's annual Play Group production features original short plays and live music inspired by the recommendation categories on the Netflix website.

For one night only, find New York's best solo performances in one show. Join Justin Vivan Bond, Lea Delaria, Jackie Hoffman and Natalie Joy as they present highlights of their critically-acclaimed solo performances. JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, LEA DELARIA, JACKIE HOFFMAN & NATALIE JOY JOHNSON! will be performed at Joe's Pub on Sunday, January 13th at 7:00PM.

San Jose Rep welcomes a cast of undeniable talent to the stage for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal, directed by David Ira Goldstein and co-produced with the Arizona Theatre Company.

Manhattan Theatre Club & Ars Nova Announce Adam Bock & Justin Levine, Thomas Bradshaw, Samuel D. Hunter, and Sharyn Rothstein as the inaugural group of artists for THE WRITER'S ROOM, a commissioning and developmental program for playwrights.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director, Manhattan Theatre Club), Barry Grove (Executive Producer, MTC), Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer, MTC), Jason Eagan (Artistic Director, Ars Nova), and Jeremy Blocker (Managing Director, Ars Nova) are pleased to announce the inaugural participants for The Writer's Room a new program to commission, develop and support playwrights in the process of creating new work for the stage.

Manhattan Theatre Club's Murder Ballad, the new musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, directed by Trip Cullman, that opened to glowing reviews, closes today, Sunday, December 16 at MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its Broadway and cabaret events for today, December 14-February 3, featuring performances by Sasha Allen & Rob Lewis: Christmas Time Is Here, Lady Rizo, Taylor Mac, Our Hit Parade, Starsky + Cox, Joey Arias, Wau Wau Sisters, A Scream Along with Billy Christmas, Drew Gasparini, Bridget Everett, Justin VivIan Bond, Amy Lynn & Tituss Burgess, Motherlodge, Rated RSO: MT-17, Zack Zadek, Living For Today: Back to the Drawing Board, Ute Lemper and Once Upon a Time in NYC: Second Edition.

Ars Nova presents, as part of the UNCHARTED series, a concert performance of Shaina Taub's music, directed by Jordan Fein. The cast includes Alyse Alan Louis, Etai BenShlomo, Eli Bolin, Mike Brun, Heather Christian, Drew Citron, Jacob Colin Cohen, Clinton Curtis, Damon Daunno, Kate Ferber, Armand Hirsch, Leigh Jones, Andrew Lippa, Carrie Manolakos, Molly McAdoo, Grace McLean, Dave Melton, Benj Pasek, Lauren Pritchard, Meagan Reyes, Jean Rohe, Liana Stampur, Jay Stolar, Ali Stroker and Mary Testa