Anton Chekhov's SHORT STORIES Arrives On Stage In New York City!

After a sold-out run of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, Or, The Devil Comes to Moscow, acclaimed director Aleksey Burago and The Russian Arts Theater and Studio returns with Lady With a Lapdog, With Jokes and a Happy Ending, a heart-warming, larger-than-life comedy celebrating the short stories of Anton Chekhov.

While vacationing alone in the Crimean sea resort of Yalta, a Moscow playboy quickly finds himself having another affair-this time with a married woman who wanders along the shore with her pet dog. However, their lives are soon uprooted as they realize they have found true love. Interwoven around their romance are ten of Chekhov's most colorful anecdotes, including Fish, Death of a Government Clerk, Confessions, A Chorus Girl, Overspiced, A Little Joke, Daughter of Albion, Surgery, Elements Most Found in Short Stories, A Happy Ending and Life is Beautiful. Join the carnival of eight colorful characters as they fumble through love, loss and the beautiful absurdity of life.

Russian stage director Aleksey Burago is a former protege of the late Pyotr Fomenko and famous for his work in Russian stages and TV, including The Hermitage Theater and Aleksandrinka Theater (Beyond Recognition), Moscow TV (Queen of Spades), Youth Theater (The Emperor's New Clothes, Stoned), Interatelier Theater (Fandor and Liz), and The Baltic House Theater (Camille). Among his productions in New York are Ah, My Dear Andersen! (New York Time Out Critic's Pick), Wonder Bread (Winner of Best Show at the United Solo Festival) Uncle Vanya, My Uncle Chekhov, Avenue of Wonder, Crime and Punishment, Swan Song and Three Sisters.

The international cast includes actors Michael Dona, Roman Freud, Conor Andrew Hall, Luisa Menzen, Ariel Polanco, Tom Schubert, Lana Stimmler, and Di Zhu.

This limited engagement will take place at The Joyce and Seward Johnson Theater at Theater For The New City, located on 155 First Avenue, between 9th and 10th Street in Manhattan. Performances run from February 21st to March 10th, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, with additional matinees at 2PM Saturdays and 3PM Sundays. Tickets can be reserved at www.russiantheater.org.