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BITTER GREENS Makes World Premiere At 59E59 Theaters
by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2018
59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of BITTER GREENS, written by Clea DeCrane and directed by Kevin Kittle. Produced by Station 26 Productions, BITTER GREENS begins performances on Friday, December 7 for a limited engagement throug...
Joe McGinty and The Losers Lounge Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Tribute to Paul Williams
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2018
Joe McGinty and The Loser's Lounge are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a very special tribute to Paul Williams on December 6-8 at Joe's Pub. Twenty five years of down-town New York's best live music, with a collection of New York's most eclectic singers and musicians performing guilt...
Chili's Paradise Pie Is Back, Baby!
by Marina Kennedy - October 01, 2018
If you've been tracking our menu updates as any good Chili's-loving Guest should, you know that the Paradise Pie took a break from our menus a few years ago. That news made many of our loyal Guests passionately clap back. So this is for all of you who were upset with us. Today, we're ann...
The Seeing Place To Host A 24 Hour Play Reading Marathon
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2018
On October 2, 2018 from 12am-11:59pm, TSP ensemble members, artistic associates, and guest artists will be reading a minimum of 8 plays over a 24 hour period, voted for in advance by audience members! Reserve your ticket for any of the 8 times slots (bonus points if you choose a late night slot!) Fo...
Johnny Marr North American Tour Underway, Shares New Track JEOPARDY
by Tori Hartshorn - September 21, 2018
Today, Johnny Marr has shared a new song, 'Jeopardy,' previously unavailable other than as a vinyl B-side, and is on DSPs today. He performs with his band for Seattle's esteemed KEXP today at Noon. Listen live at www.kexp.org. The Smiths' guitar legend and NME's 'God-Like Genius' award-winner is cur...
Oxygen Media's Docu-Series UNSPEAKABLE CRIME: THE KILLING OF JESSICA CHAMBERS Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2018
Oxygen Media, the network for high-quality true crime programming, takes a deep dive into the horrific December 2014 murder of Jessica Chambers, the Mississippi teen who was doused with gasoline and set on fire, in the active crime investigation docu-series“Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessic...
Stephen Frost And Suanne Braun Lead The Cast Of The World Premiere Of Sci-fi Convention Musical FANATICAL
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2018
Casting has been announced for Matt Board and Reina Hardy's Fanatical, which will receive its world premiere at The Playground Theatre this November....
PublicART Premieres New Single and Announces EP Release Date
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2018
Los Angeles-based electro-folk duo PublicART will release their new EP Modernika on September 21st. The record was produced and mixed by the band's multi-instrumentalist Jan Ozveren, co-produced by singer Stevvi Alexander, with all songs co-written by both. Mastering was performed by multi-award win...
Sophie Ward Stars In World Premiere Of James Purdy's THE PARADISE CIRCUS
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2018
Star of stage, screen and television, Sophie Ward will lead the cast in the world premiere of Twentieth Century American cult writer James Purdy's The Paradise Circus at The Playground Theatre this October. She will be joined on stage by her son Josh Ward (Enemy of the State, The Chain Reaction) as ...
Nightdrive To Present World Premiere of ALIEN NATION, a Live, Immersive Alien Movie
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2018
Nightdrive will present the world premiere of Alien Nation, a live, immersive alien movie, this fall at the Paradise Factory....
Oxygen Media's Docu-Series UNSPEAKABLE CRIME: THE KILLING OF JESSICA CHAMBERS Premieres 9/15
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2018
Oxygen Media, the network for high-quality true crime programming, takes a deep dive into the horrific December 2014 murder of Jessica Chambers, the Mississippi teen who was doused with gasoline and set on fire, in the active crime investigation docu-series“Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessic...
BWW Review: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO at Stage Door
by Roger Martin - July 25, 2018
And as a farewell to the old farm, they're running that paean to the Catskills, 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'. And of course it's all about love, this revue of Neil Sedaka's 18 finest, set at Esther's Paradise Resort....
Photo Flash: Open For Business! PIE SHOP PLAY By Alice Pencavel Opens At The Paradise Factory
by Stephi Wild - July 21, 2018
PIE SHOP PLAY opened with a splash on at the Paradise Factory on East 4th Street on Friday July 20th. The new play written by Alice Pencavel and directed by Sivan Battat is a maximalist theatrical event to tell the story of two sisters, Agnes and Kitty, who find their big dreams derailed when a disa...
The Playground Theatre Announces First Anniversary Season - ONCE UPON A MATTRESS and More
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2018
Following a triumphant first year, The Playground Theatre today announces its first full Autumn Season. The programme runs from October to January and features the World premiere of The Paradise Circus by cult American novelist James Purdy, the World premiere of Fanatical the Musical by Matt Board a...
Oliver Mayes To Headline IF I WERE A FRONT MAN At Feinstein's/54 Below This July
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2018
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Oliver Mayes in If I Were A Front Man on July 10th at 9:30pm. Join Oliver in recounting past gigs while reflecting on his dream to be the front man of a band and his love for the rock genre in musical theatre. Featuring music from shows like Ren...
Unattended Baggage Presents The West Coast Premiere Of I'M SMILING BECAUSE I'M UNCOMFORTABLE
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2018
I'm Smiling Because I'm Uncomfortable will make its West Coast premiere in kitchens Wednesday, June 20th through Monday, June 25th as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival. The show runs fifty minutes. The kitchen is located at 951 Fifth Ave (a five-minute walk from the Fringe Festival...
Ben Daniels Joins Season Three of Netflix Hit Series THE CROWN
by Macon Prickett - June 20, 2018
According to Deadline, Ben Daniels has joined the cast of Netflix's “The Crown” for its third season, playing the husband of Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong-Jones....
Johnny Marr Announces Fall Tour + Shares New Video for WALK INTO THE SEA
by Macon Prickett - June 01, 2018
The Smiths' guitar legend and NME's “God-Like Genius” award-winner, Johnny Marr, has announced a Fall US tour in support of his forthcoming album Call The Comet. Following a quick and fully sold-out jaunt to Toronto, NYC, LA and San Francisco this summer, Marr and his band will return post-a...
BWW Interview: PARADISE BLUE's Kristolyn Lloyd Yearns for More
by Naomi Serviss - May 29, 2018
Dominique Morisseau's taut play depicting desperation at a 1949 Detroit jazz club in an African-American neighborhood targeted for gentrification recalls August Wilson's Pittsburgh-set series....
BWW Review: Resistance Takes its Toll in The Seeing Place Theater's THE PEOPLE VS ANTIGONE
by Kristen Morale - May 17, 2018
Adapted and directed by Brandon Walker and presented by The Seeing Place Theater, The People vs. Antigone recently concluded its run at the Paradise Factory; it was one of three shows presented as part of the Whistleblower series. Depicting the 'odd man (or woman) out' as the tragic hero of their ow...
Unattended Baggage Presents The World Premiere Of THE BED SHOW
by Julie Musbach - May 16, 2018
THE BED SHOW will make its world premiere on Friday, June 1st; Saturday, June 2nd; Friday, June 15th; and Saturday, June 16th. There will be two showings a night at 7pm and 9pm. The show runs seventy minutes in real Brooklyn and NYC bedrooms. The address for the show will be released upon ticket pur...
Unattended Baggage Presents The World Premiere Of THE BED SHOW
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2018
THE BED SHOW will make its world premiere on Friday, June 1st; Saturday, June 2nd; Friday, June 15th; and Saturday, June 16th. There will be two showings a night at 7pm and 9pm. The show runs seventy minutes in real Brooklyn and NYC bedrooms. The address for the show will be released upon ticket pur...
Unattended Baggage Presents the NYC Return of I'M SMILING BECAUSE I'M UNCOMFORTABLE
by Julie Musbach - May 11, 2018
I'm Smiling Because I'm Uncomfortable will premiere in kitchens in Brooklyn and Manhattan on Friday, May 18th; Saturday, May 19th; Friday, May 25th; and Saturday, May 26th. There will be two showings a night at 7pm and 9pm. The show runs fifty minutes. The address for the show will be re...
THE PEOPLE VS ANTIGONE Comes to The Seeing Place Theater
by Julie Musbach - April 30, 2018
As a part of The Seeing Place Theater's eighth season, THE PEOPLE VS ANTIGONE offers a modern take on the classic Sophocles' myth. This new adaptation by Brandon Walker explores a rebel daughter taking on the patriarchy: will she lose her life when she breaks Theban law by burying her dead brother's...
WHAT HAPPENED WAS... By Tom Noonan Comes to The Assembly Theatre
by Julie Musbach - April 09, 2018
Despite being a regular fixture of New York City's Off-Broadway community for more than three decades, the work of Tom Noonan is rarely presented on Toronto stages. Now, two of our city's most exciting and dynamic indie theatre companies are coming together to produce Noonan's classic one-act play, ...
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