The New Group Videos

Playing on Air, a new public radio show that features short stage plays performed by great American actors, is now available online for listening, streaming and downloading. Below, get a preview by listening to a full episode, 'Maybe Not', which includes two plays: Open Arms by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros and Bite the Hand by Ara Watson, and a ten minute play called Skin by Naveen Bahar Choudhury!

Previews began Sunday (February 24) for Tina Benko starring in Jackie, the North American premiere of the play by Nobel Prize winning Austrian Elfriede Jelinek, best known in the United States for her novel The Piano Teacher and the 2001 film based on it. Directed by Tea Alagic from the English translation by Gitta Honegger, Jackie opens Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30pm at Women's Project Theater's new home, New York City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street. Check out highlights of Benko in action below!

Happy Birthday Daphne Rubin-Vega! Rubin Vega is a two-time Tony and Drama Desk nominee and recipient of the Theater World, Obie, Blockbuster awards and was recently nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role in Jack Goes Boating. She is perhaps best known for the roles she originated, including Mimi (RENT) and Conchita (Anna in the Tropics), both Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway shows for which she was nominated for the Tony award. She also originated the role of Rahmi (Gum), Sofia (Nilo Cruz' Two Sisters and a Piano), Canary Mary (Suzan-Lori Parks' f**king A, Lucille Lortel nomination) and Lucy (Jack Goes Boating) at the Public Theater, as well as starred in the Broadway revivals of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Magenta) and Les Mis, ('Fantine') and most recently, The New Group's Blood From a Stone ('Yvette') opposite Ethan Hawke.'

The highly-anticipated LES MISERABLES movie will out in theatres for several more months, and BroadwayWorld can't wait for the big premiere. To hold you over until the holidays, check out a video by Broadway veteran Phoebe Strole, featuring hilarious outtakes from her audition video.

Today in 2003 Avenue Q opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 2534 performances. Avenue Q was conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore. Avenue Q is an 'autobiographical and biographical' coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. It opened Off-Broadway in March 2003, co-produced by The New Group and the Vineyard Theatre, and later won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and spawned Las Vegas and West End productions, two national tours, and a variety of international productions.

59E59 Theaters, with The Directors Company, in association with Chase Mishkin, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, and Invictus Theater Company is presenting MURDER IN THE FIRST, written by Dan Gordon and directed by Michael Parva. MURDER IN THE FIRST began performances on May 25 for a limited engagement through July 1, and celebrated an official opening night on June 6. BroadwayWorld has just recevieved production highlights and brings you an exclusive look below!

The New Group presents the world premiere of An Early History of Fire, a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Directed by Jo Bonney, this production features Gordon Clapp, Erin Darke, Jonny Orsini, Devin Ratray, Dennis Staroselsky, Theo Stockman and Claire van der Boom. Limited Off-Broadway engagement plays through May 26 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Official Opening Night is set for Monday, April 30 at 7:00 PM.

Off-Broadway's The New Group presents Burning, written by Thomas Bradshaw and directed by Scott Elliott, kicking off the company's 2011-12 Season. The production officially opens on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM. Burning plays a limited engagement through December 17 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street).

Actress Cynthia Nixon today, who travelled down from New York with the group spoke to the assembled masses and we're proud to bring you the video.

On Thursday, August 13 - one month before its final performance on Broadway -the cast of AVENUE Q appeared on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed - for the first time in AVENUE Q's 6-year history - 'The Internet is For Porn' on National Television.

This morning, Thursday, August 13th - one month before its final performance on Broadway - AVENUE Q appeared on Fox's Good Day New York .

Jeff Marx, the Tony and Grammy winning co-creator of Avenue Q recently debuted a new Kwanzaa song titled, 'White Kwanzaa' on CNN's D.L. Hughley Breaks The News. Jeff and his team sent us at BWW TV the video so we could share it with you too!

The New Group's U.S. premiere of Kevin Elyot's Mouth to Mouth directed by Mark Brokaw, officially opened November 6th on Theatre Row. This production features New Group artists David Cale, Lisa Emery and Elizabeth Jasicki. BWW TV sat down with the cast and creative team to discuss this powerful new drama.

Christy Carlson Romano, the popular actress and recording artist who starred on Broadway in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and received an Emmy-nomination for her performance as the title character on the Disney Channel's popular animated series 'Kim Possible' -- joined the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q on Monday September 29th. BWW TV was there to celebrate her return to Broadway!

Hard-nosed (ok, soft-nosed) investigative reporter, Kate Monster, takes you backstage at Avenue Q to talk to cast and crew in this On The Spot Video Exclusive only right here on BroadwayWorld.com!