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LIZARD BOY To Offer Rush & Student Tickets; Previews Begin Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2023


Prospect Theater Company is launching rush tickets and student pricing for the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy, which begins performances tomorrow, Thursday, June 1st at Theatre Row, ahead of an opening night set for Wednesday, June 14.

LIZARD BOY to Host Pride Night, AANHPI Night & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 25, 2023


Prospect Theater Company has announced a calendar of special events for the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy.

Photos: First Look at Prospect Theatre Company's LIZARD BOY in Rehearsal
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023


A recent hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Lizard Boy preview performances are set to begin on Thursday, June 1st at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), with an opening night set for Wednesday, June 14th. The limited engagement is set to run through Saturday, July 1st, 2023. Check out rehersal photos here!

Jillian Walker's THE WHITNEY ALBUM Comes to Soho Rep This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2023


Soho Rep presents the world premiere of multidisciplinary theater-maker, musician, and composer Jillian Walker's The Whitney Album. Walker's ritual performance flows between incantation, love lecture, scene, and song as it considers the labor of performance itself and honors the legacy of Whitney Houston and so many other Black women beloved, and consumed, for their art.

MEDEA: RE-VERSED: a Rap Adaptation of Euripedes' MEDEA to be Presented at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2023


RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: Medea: Re-Versed by Luis Quintero, a rap adaptation of Euripedes' Medea, conceived and directed by Red Bull’s Associate Artistic Director Nathan Winkelstein.

Musicals Selected For BROADWAY SHARK TANK Presented by Open Jar Studios and GIGNITION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2023


Open Jar Studios and GIGNITION - The Creative Artist Database have announced the new musicals selected to pitch their shows in its first ever 'Broadway Shark Tank.'

Jillian Walker's THE WHITNEY ALBUM Premieres at Soho Rep in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2023


Soho Rep presents the world premiere of multidisciplinary theater-maker and “imaginary historian” Jillian Walker's The Whitney Album, a meditation on the artist's relationship to Whitney Houston's work and personal life, and perceptions of both in the American imagination. The production concludes a 2022-23 Soho Rep season consisting entirely of works commissioned by the organization

Complete Company Set for LIZARD BOY New York Premiere at Theatre Row
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2023


Prospect Theater Company has announced the complete company for the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Gingold Theatrical Group Presents SHAKESPEARE SONNET SOIREE This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2023


Gingold Theatrical Group  announced that the company will present Shakespeare Sonnet Soirée, a virtual event that will stream live on Sunday April 23, 2023, at 6pm ET, in honor of Shakespeare's 459th birthday. Shakespeare Sonnet Soirée is open to the public and will be available to watch live on GTG's Facebook page.

ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM Off-Broadway Enters Final Week of Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023


RED BULL THEATER is presenting the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. Now is the last chance to see this production! Learn how to purchase tickets.

48 HOURS to Follow 'The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford'
by Michael Major - Mar 23, 2023


Jason Crawford dialed 911 to report that his wife had been shot. When sheriff’s deputies arrived that night, May 2, 2017, they found Crawford’s 32-year-old wife, Tiffiney, dead in the driver’s seat of her van. Two bullet wounds were in her head. A gun was in her left hand. She was right-handed. Then investigators dug deeper. Watch a video preview!

Photos: First Look at ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2023


Get a first look at Red Bull Theater's Arden of Faversham!

ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM Begins Performances Tonight at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023


RED BULL THEATER begins performances tonight for the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Blair Brown, Mary Beth Peil, John-Andrew Morrison & More to Take Part in Gingold's IRISH POETRY SLAM 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2023


Gingold Theatrical Group will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Poetry Slam, held on Friday March 17, 2023, from 6:00-7:30pm ET.

Dolly Parton Focused Record of the Month Subscription Coming to Vinyl Me, Please
by Michael Major - Feb 8, 2023


Vinyl Me, Please and Dolly Parton will launch a monthly record club devoted to the legendary career and peerless catalog of Dolly Parton. Starting in April 2023, Vinyl Me, Parton will give Dolly Parton fans a monthly connection with Dolly’s catalog on vinyl, with twelve Records of the Month spanning the entirety of Dolly’s recording career.

Thomas Jay Ryan, Cara Ricketts, Thom Sesma & More to Star in ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2023


RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, opening this Spring at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

NEXT TO NORMAL Returns to Atlanta in Jennie T. Anderson Theatre and Atlanta Lyric Remount
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2023


Cobb PARKS and the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre are teaming with the Atlanta Lyric Theatre to bring their 2022 hit, NEXT TO NORMAL, back to the stage.

World Premiere Play 'BOV WATER at Northern Stage Receives NEA Grant
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023


 Northern Stage has announced a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the development of the world premiere production of ‘Bov Water, playing January 25 – February 12 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont, as part of Northern Stage’s 25th Anniversary Season.

THE PALE BLUE EYE Is Now Streaming on Netflix
by Michael Major - Jan 6, 2023


The cast includes Christian Bale Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall, Joey Brooks, Brennan Cook, Gideon Glick, Fred Hechinger, Matt Helm, Jack Irving, Steven Maier, Charlie Tahan and Robert Duvall.

VIDEO: Netflix Debuts THE PALE BLUE EYE Trailer Starring Christian Bale
by Michael Major - Dec 7, 2022


Netflix has shared the video trailer for The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale. The cast also includes Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall, Joey Brooks, Gideon Glick, Fred Hechinger, Matt Helm, Jack Irving, Steven Maier, Charlie Tahan and Robert Duvall.

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