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Audiences in the West Village were enchanted last weekend with the opening of the Players Theatre 11th LUV 2023 Short Play Festival.

Ushering in 2023, the love-themed festival marks the beginning of the 12th year of the tri-annual festival. Fifteen playwrights from New Zealand to New York will be premiering their original short plays, chosen by the SPF TEAM from a record-breaking number of submissions. Each week, five of the short plays will appear onstage, and a 'Best of the Week' production will be selected by audience vote.

West Village audiences continued to embrace the Halloween spirit last weekend during the third and final weekend of the Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival.

The Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival is now taking place. Each weekend for three weeks this month, a new selection of spooky 15 minute original plays premieres to West Village audiences. Last weekend's audience-selected winner was 'Apartment 666', written by Danielle Boss and directed by Keyla Mata.

The bone-like crunch of crisp fallen leaves alongside an eerie feeling of something supernatural in the air can only mean one thing: it's time for this year's Boo! Short Play and Music Festival at the Players Theatre.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

For one night only, Beautiful Soup Theater celebrates the songs of James Horan with a line-up of wonderful performers. For years, Horan has arranged for and accompanied performers across the tri-state area, working with artists like Natalie Douglas, Annaleigh Ashford, Lisa Brescia and the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. On February 22nd at 3:00pm, Jimmy takes center stage with his own original music.

Actors Equity held a celebration for the 60th Anniversary of the Gypsy Robe on Monday night, October 25th at Sequoia on Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport where past gypsy robe winners came back to reminisce and to celebrate.