Get theatre news and discounts for Brooklyn

Brooklyn Theatre Newsroom Page 94

Back to Main...
On Stage At Kingsborough Announces 2019 HOT SUMMER NIGHTS! Free Outdoor Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2019
On Stage At Kingsborough, a leading performing arts presenter located on the campus of Brooklyn's Kingsborough Community College presents its 2019HOT SUMMER NIGHTS! FREE Outdoor Concert series, featuring concerts under the stars every Saturday at 8:00 p.m.beginning July 6thand ending July 27th.
TFANA's 40th Anniversary Season Features Will Eno, Samuel Beckett, and More
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2019
Theatre for a New Audience founding artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz, having just received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 OBIEs, today announces TFANA's 40th anniversary season. The 2019-2020 programming exemplifies what makes TFANA, in the words of the OBIE committee, one of the city's most vital institutions championing adventurous and urgent productions of Shakespeare alongside other writers.
Fiskars Announces For Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2019
This weekend, join Fiskars, famous for the iconic orange-handled scissors, at the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn on Saturday, 6/22 and Sunday, 6/23, This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and is located at: Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble St., Brooklyn, NY 11222.
651 ARTS Presents EXCUSE ME, HELLO
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2019
As part of this year's NYC Pride, Brooklyn's leading organization for the Diasporic Arts, 651 ARTS, is proud to present dynamic entertainer and performance artist Andre J. with their first major presentation, Excuse Me, Hello, a site-specific theatrical installation that celebrates the reinvention of the human spirit through fashion, fun and music. The presentation will have its debut at The Plaza at 300 Ashland on Friday, June 28th as part of a free, outdoor celebration in collaboration with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership before being presented during BAM's Everybooty, one of Brooklyn's most iconic Pride Week parties, at the BAM's Fisher the next day on Saturday, June 29th.
Title:Point Presents ?!:New Works 2019
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2019
!?:New Works -- The spiritual successor to The Exponential Festival, ?!:New Works features a veritable slew of experiment(al)(ing) artists from a variety of disciplines presenting brand new work. Working it out. With each other. And you. All within two hot July weeks.
Alicia Foxworth's GHOST WRITER To Close 2019 Season Of Frank Silvera Writer's Workshop
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2019
Alicia Foxworth's period drama Ghost Writer will bring the curtain down on the 2018 -19 season of the Frank Silvera Writer's Workshop monthly play reading series in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre.
MAGIC AT CONEY!!! Announces Performers For The Sunday Matinee, June 16
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
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.
Tessa Skara ROCK GODDESS Announced At Union Hall 6/23
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
Fresh off headlining at the historic Carolines on Broadway, the new queen of comedy rock returns to Union Hall for the Golden Hours Live Comedy Series. Featuring stand up, original songs, and a live rock band, Tessa Skara: Rock Goddess is one part comedy special, one part rock concert.
Waterhouse Collective Presents A MINUTE FLOWERING: QUEER MYTHOS PLAYS
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
A Minute Flowering is an original series of experimental short plays. The stories we're telling in A Minute Flowering are old myths made queer and new, as well as new queer narratives presented in a mythic style. These short queer fantasy plays are comprised of: Jeremy Geragotelis' Poems and Sketches, and Singer Joy's Tree Plays.
The New York Times Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Historic Moon Landing With Multimedia Live Event
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
"One Giant Leap: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, 50 Years On" brings together renowned astronauts, journalists and acclaimed actors from stage and screen to commemorate a pivotal accomplishment for America and humankind, July 21 at The Town Hall. The event, the brainchild of New York Times science writer and editor Alan Burdick, will begin with remarks by executive editor Dean Baquet, and will feature a star-studded reading of a new short play, commissioned for the occasion from Tony Award-winner J. T. Rogers; and a discussion, hosted by Michael Barbaro ("The Daily"), with NASA veterans of the Apollo missions. The evening is augmented by an interactive VR experience that brings the audience one step closer to the most iconic step in history.
Fashion/Cultural Icon Dapper Dan Launches New Book at Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Sarah Hookey - June 11, 2019
Unbound, a book launch series with BAM and Greenlight Bookstore presents Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem, a candid chronicle of the Harlem designer's life, spanning more than 70 years and set against the backdrop of an ever-evolving America.
Gi60 - The International One Minute Theatre Festival Returns to Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
The 15th annual Gi60: International One-Minute Theatre Festival: Live US Edition, hosted by Brooklyn College's Department of Theater, Screaming Media, and Leeds University in the United Kingdom is back in Brooklyn from June 19-22, 2019.
ABCirque And Brendan Speltz Return By Popular Demand With DIFFERENT TRAINS
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2019
On June 22nd and 23rd, ABCirque returns by popular demand to perform 'Different Trains', a unique adaptation of Steve Reich's masterwork of the same name. Using electronics and a live string quartet led by Brendan Speltz, 'Different Trains' is a cirque-inspired immersive performance that transports its audience to a time of instability, proving darkly nostalgic, profoundly devastating, but ultimately hopeful.
The Love Show Announces The Cast For BROOKLYN BEERLESQUE: PRIDE EDITION At Brooklyn Brewery
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2019
The Love Show and David F. Slone, Esq. are delighted to announce that showgirl and celebrity impersonator, Maria Kent, and song parodist and LGBTQ activist, Evan Laurence, will be joining them for 'Brooklyn Beerlesque: Pride Edition'! 
Colby Smith Brings Solo Comedy Show SLEEPING GIANT To Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
Join comedian Colby Smith as he brings his first solo hour of comedy SLEEPING GIANT to the New York City stage.
3DaysPrior Kicks Off with ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
Following an official launch party at The Silverlight Tavern, the newly-founded production company 3DaysPrior has announced its first endeavor- a production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Performances will take place at The Upstairs Theater at Saint Paul's Church (334 South 5th Street) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The production will be directed by Rachel B. Karp, and star co-artistic directors Sydney Tennant (the upcoming film 'The Secret,' opposite Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas) and Ziggy Schulting as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
F The Pietriarchy Hosts Second Benefit Show In Response To New Anti-Abortion Laws
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2019
Following Alabama's near-total ban on abortions, feminist non-profit F the Pietriarchy will host its second benefit show, 'A Night To Laugh Or Else You'd Cry: A Benefit For ARC-Southeast' at one of Brooklyn's premier performance and art venues, Littlefield.
Photo Flash: OSCAR AT THE CROWN Celebrates Opening Night
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2019
OSCAR at The Crown, a new immersive nightclub musical celebrated its official opening night last night.
OSCAR AT THE CROWN Opens Tonight At 3 Dollar Bill
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
OSCAR at The Crown, a new immersive nightclub musical, will celebrate its official opening night tonight, Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 3 Dollar Bill (260 Meserole Street, Brooklyn, NY). From the minds of performance collective, The Neon Coven, OSCAR at The Crown was created by Mark Mauriello, features music and choreography by Andrew Barret Cox, and direction by Shira Milikowsky. The immersive musical returns for an open-ended run after a sold out and critically acclaimed run January February.
Restless Productions and Pioneer Works Present DECODER: TICKET THAT EXPLODED
by Sarah Hookey - May 30, 2019
Restless Productions, an OBIE and Bessie Award-winning theater company led by the director Mallory Catlett, presents DECODER: Ticket That Exploded, the second installment of their multimedia-infused trilogy based on William Burroughs' NOVA series which predicts our current online life. 
Featured Artists Announced For 7th Resonant Bodies Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
'In equal measures intelligent, playful, ambitious and moving, the program illuminated the shape-shifting power of the human voice.' That intoxicating New York Times review of the inaugural Resonant Bodies Festival in 2013 marked its arrival as an immediately valuable contributor to the city's music scene. The festival has since evolved into something akin to New York Fashion Week for the new music set, offering a chance for buck-the-trendsetters to experience the high-energy epicenter of experimental vocal music. The flagship festival returns to Roulette this September 3-5, kicking off the concert season with three fast-paced nights of vocal luminaries and artistic renegades converging in the best 'see and be seen' creative energy New York has to offer.
Activist And #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke To Receive Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters At Brooklyn College Commencement
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
Brooklyn College will celebrate its 94th Commencement on Thursday, May 30. More than 4,300 graduating students-3,097 undergraduate students, 1,183 master's candidates, and 61 students receiving advanced certificates-makes the class of 2019 one of the largest among Brooklyn higher education institutions. The ceremony will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Students in the graduating class come from more than 125 countries and speak over 80 languages. Fifty-three members of the class are veterans or currently enlisted in the U.S. military and approximately 98 members identify as having a disability. 
Kings Brooklyn Welcomes LADIES NIGHT OUT COMEDY TOUR
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2019
Calling all ladies! Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour featuring ADELE GIVENS, SHERRI SHEPHERD, LONI LOVE, KIM WHITLEY, and hosted by Bravo's leading lady NENE LEAKES makes a stop at Kings Theatre on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 8PM.   
The Feath3r Theory Announces New Production, Its First Since Merger With New Brooklyn Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2019
New Brooklyn Theatre and the feath3r theory have announced the world premiere of We May Never Dance Again, their first new production since the two companies merged at the end of 2018. The production will run at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn on June 6 and 7, 2019. It is directed and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, the company's artistic director and founder of the feath3r theory. Overlapping with We May Never Dance Again, the company will host its annual Tele- Gala-Dance-A-Thon, an innovative, interactive, multimedia fundraiser which will be livestreamed over the internet and include an all-night dance and dessert party. Special guests from the worlds of arts and music are slated to appear.

Videos


 Westchester 2026 Chinese New Year Celebration in Brooklyn Westchester 2026 Chinese New Year Celebration
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College (2/7 - 2/7)
Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Brooklyn Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden (11/21 - 1/4)
Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Kingston, NY! On February 07, 2026 in Brooklyn Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Kingston, NY! On February 07, 2026
Ulster Performing Arts Center (2/7 - 2/7)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW