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New York Fashion Week, BEAT Festival Set for September at Brooklyn Museum
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016
The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in September.
KETAMINE: THE MUSICAL Extends at House of Yes
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016
Following the initial announcement of 'Ketamine: The Musical,' an overwhelming demand has led to Brooklyn's House of Yes extending their run for two additional performances, both of which have now sold out well in advance.
Rising Sun to Present Immersive Event SHHH... IT'S A SPEAKEASY This September
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
Rising Sun Performance Company announced today that they will be presenting a one night immersive theatrical event & experience, 'Shhh...It's a speakeasy' on Saturday September 10th at 7:30 PM (doors at 7).
Stephen Powers: CONEY ISLAND IS STILL DREAMLAND to Close Monday in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) closes Sunday, August 21 at the Brooklyn Museum.
The Brooklyn Museum Announces A YEAR OF YES: REIMAGINING FEMINISM
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
The Brooklyn Museum is excited to announce A Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum, ten distinct exhibitions and an extensive calendar of related public programs celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. The Museum-wide series starts in October 2016 and continues through early 2018.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Multimedia Project SILENT VOICES
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2016
2016-17 Programming Expands the Chorus' Pioneering Role as a Powerful Lead Performer, a Bold Commissioner of New Music and a Producer of Innovative Stage Works.
2016 BEAT Festival Tickets on Sale; Runs This September
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2016
On September 15-23, 2016, the fifth annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater (BEAT) Festival will take place, showcasing Brooklyn's most exciting crop of local theater, dance, and voice talent, performing in unique locations borough-wide.
Award-Winning Loading Dock Theatre Presents THE DUDLEYS
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2016
Brooklyn based award-winning Loading Dock Theatre presents THE DUDLEYS! A FAMILY GAME by Leegrid Stevens. Directed by Jacob Titus, the NYC premiere this fall at HERE features original chiptune music, projection design by Reid Farrington, and life size 8-bit video animation.
THE 69 HOUR BURLESQUE CHALLENGE Comes to Brooklyn This August
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2016
In the grand tradition of 24 hour playwriting festivals (but naughtier!), this explosive event challenges an audacious cast of striptease stars to conceive, create, develop, and perform an entire scripted burlesque show in just 69 hours.
BAM and Theatre de la Ville to Host Brooklyn/Paris Exchange Initiative
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2016
The 2016 Next Wave Festival includes four engagements representing the Brooklyn/Paris Exchange, a new collaboration between BAM and Paris' Theatre de la Ville.
Dumbo Burlesque to Kick Off Late Summer with WILDCAT CABARET
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2016
Dumbo Burlesque is pleased to announce the newest incarnation of our long-running weekly variety shows, Wildcat Cabaret, kicking the late summer season off with a bang!
Photo Flash: First Look at YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at the Historic Eldridge House Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2016
Once Upon A Time, one of the leaders in educational theater for more than 40 years revives its wildly popular musical presentation designed for children but enjoyed by everyone, CHARLIE BROWN. This musical adaptation of a day in the life of Charles Schultz' beloved characters will have a special morning show as a 'try-out' for an extended run. Scroll down for photos!
Isabelle Huppert to Return to BAM in PHAEDRA(S) This September
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2016
Isabelle Huppert stars as the mythic queen in Phaedra(s), a postmodern reimagining of the Greek legend, featuring text from Sarah Kane, Wajdi Mouawad, and J.M. Coetzee, Sep 13-18 at BAM.
'Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective' to Wrap Up at Brooklyn Museum This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2016
Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective 1999-2016 closes at the Brooklyn Museum on Sunday, August 14.
VIDEO: Brooklyn Comedy Festival Unveils 2016 Line Up, With Reggie Watts, Vanessa Bayer and More
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2016
Brooklyn Comedy Festival just officially set its 2016 line-up and schedule, featuring names such as Reggie Watts, SNL's Vanessa Bayer and Sasheer Zamata, and more. Click below to watch the full announcement!
Chicago Comedian to Bring Interactive Solo Show SPELL to Annoyance NYC
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2016
Take your seat for SPELL, an interactive solo show, where the audience is engaged, volunteered, and messed with in every scene. Zach Zimmerman (The Second City Theatricals, Baby Wants Candy) brings his critically-acclaimed third solo show to the Annoyance NYC for this one-night theatrical experiment.
Ayesha Jordan's SHASTA GEUX POP Set for The Bushwick Starr This September
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2016
The Bushwick Starr is thrilled to open our 2016-17 Season with SHASTA GEAUX POP.
AN EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION OF A LIFE-CHANGING NEW APP at The Annoyance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2016
 '...App' is a completely improvised show based in the technological world and presented in the style of a Pitch Deck.  The '...App' team seeks to sell you, our potential investors, on the hottest new mobile app, the title of which is provided via audience suggestion!  The show is always new, always thrilling, and always an absolute blast.  Our final two performances will be this Sunday, July 31st, and the following Sunday, August 7th, at 8:30pm.  We would like to offer you free press tickets, should you be able to review or list our show. 
The People Movers Present: < /CL!CK >
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2016
 The People Movers, known for creating and producing socially, politically, and culturally relevant works, announce the world premiere of . On September 8, 9, and 10, 2016, the seventh chapter of the series will take place at Gowanus Loft in Brooklyn. The production will feature three evening performances as well as a free, open daytime installation. The production includes choreography by Kate Ladenheim, visual design and programming by Pierre Depaz, and electronic music by Myles Avery.
THE 69 HOUR BURLESQUE CHALLENGE Comes to Brooklyn This August
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2016
In the grand tradition of 24 hour playwriting festivals (but naughtier!), this explosive event challenges an audacious cast of striptease stars to conceive, create, develop, and perform an entire scripted burlesque show in just 69 hours.
Magic at Coney Island Museum this Sunday July 31
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2016
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family. "Magic at Coney!!!" is a magical variety show highlighting a vast array of magicians; featuring illusionists, escape artists, mentalists and close-up magicians from around the world.
FREE Performance of Award-Winning Chamber Musical, GHOST QUARTET in Bushwick
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2016
CELEBRATE SUMMER IN BROOKLYN WITH 'OFF-BROADWAY IN THE BOROS' ON FRIDAY, JULY 29th  The NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) presents its inaugural 'Off-Broadway in the Boros' event, featuring aFREE outdoor performance of award-winning chamber musical Ghost Quartet in Bushwick's Maria Hernandez Park.
The Bushwick Starr's 2016-17 Season Announcement
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016
The Bushwick Starr is proud to announce our 2016-17 Season of Programming. The Season begins with our developing work program, the Propeller Project, which this year introduces a new piece by eclectic performance artist, Shasta Geaux Pop, aka Ayesha Jordan (Enter & Exit, Living Room Dance Breaks). Our Main Stage shows feature an ambitious and exciting line-up of world premiers from: award-winning theater ensemble The Mad Ones (The Essential Straight & Narrow, The Tremendous Tremendous), celebrated downtown duo Kate Benson and Lee Sunday Evans (A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes), rising star playwright Phillip Howze(abominable, Tiny Boyfriend), and multi-media cult favorites Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble(Everything One in the Disc of the Sun). Our ongoing community events and festivals, Puppet Kitchen, Brooklyn Gypsies, and Big Green Theater, will continue to present new collaborative work geared towards our Bushwick neighborhood audience, including a multi-lingual partnership between playwright William Burke (Comfort Dogs, the food was terrible) and Modesto Flako Jimenez(Brooklyn Gypsies). And finally, our free Starr Reading Series will cultivate new plays in development from some of NYC's most exciting young playwrights.
Blue Flamingo Makes Brooklyn Debut with THISAMERICANPLAY
by Rebecca Russo - July 25, 2016
Blue Flamingo makes their Brooklyn debut with thisamericanplay in a vacant building in Park Slope. Created and performed by Genee Coreno, Cassandra Cushman, Chelsea Marie and Jonathan Schenk, directed by Eliza Laytner and Co-Produced by Laytner and Cameron Kalajian at 794 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, August 6 - August 7, 2016.
Chicago Comedian to Bring Interactive Solo Show SPELL to Annoyance NYC
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016
Take your seat for SPELL, an interactive solo show, where the audience is engaged, volunteered, and messed with in every scene. Zach Zimmerman (The Second City Theatricals, Baby Wants Candy) brings his critically-acclaimed third solo show to the Annoyance NYC for this one-night theatrical experiment.

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