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The New York Musical Improv Festival Goes Virtual
by A.A. Cristi - July 13, 2020
Magnet Theater presents The (Virtual) New York Musical Improv Festival from July 14-18, 2020 on their virtual stage at twitch.tv/themagnettheater/. Tickets are available for purchase to help keep the festival and the Magnet Theater operating, however, all are welcome to watch every show at no charge...
Out-of-Town Broadway Tryouts May Help Chicago Theaters Re-Open
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2020
The Chicago Tribune has reported that out of town Broadway tryouts may help bring the Chicago theater scene back to life after the pandemic in a big way, if Chicago is used for the entire Broadway industry....
Conejo Players Will Stream A Live Improv Show
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2020
The resident improv company of the Conejo Players will stream a live show based on audience comment suggestions, and perform funny, made-up-on-the-spot games from their own homes....
ZOOM STORY Interactive Children's Play Comes to Zoom With Music and Shadow Puppets
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2020
Three artists create a way to bring live theater into people's homes. Zoom Story is an interactive live puppet show through Zoom....
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Improvises a Quarantine-Inspired Song For Conan O'Brien
by Stephi Wild - April 22, 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on the at-home edition of Conan, where he improvised a song on the spot about Conan's life in quarantine....
Lin-Manuel Miranda Wrote a New Song on the Spot for CONAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 21, 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to share that he has written a song for tonight's episode of Conan. ...
Friday The 13th Improv Comedy Announced At Open Book Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2020
Open Book Theatre Company is excited to present the latest in their series of improvisational comedy: Off Book at Open Book....
VIDEO: Douglas Recounts His Harrowing Night at Poppy's on SINGLE PARENTS
by Sarah Leiber - February 27, 2020
Miggy (Jake Choi) put Douglas (Brad Garrett) on the spot, cornering him into spending the night at Poppy's apartment. Poppy loved it, but Douglas privately recounts the 'horrors' he faced during the experience to Miggy....
The Courtyard Playhouse Presents SPEECHLESS Improvised Powerpoint Show
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2020
Speechless shows off Cape Town's silly side by letting presenters live out their worst nightmare: giving a presentation with absolutely no preparation. We put entertainers, entrepreneurs, and audience members on the spot with nothing more than a stage, a microphone and a PowerPoint deck full of surp...
Sell-Out Improvised MURDER VILLAGE Returns For Melbourne Comedy Fest
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2020
Following a critically acclaimed sell-out run at last year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne's favourite comedic improvisers are bringing the off-the-cuff whodunnit Murder Village to festival hub venue Trades Hall in 2020....
MOONSTRUCK Comes to Bad Dog Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 29, 2020
The Toronto Fringe hit Moonstruck, by Paloma Nuñez and Sarah Hillier, returns for monthly shows at Bad Dog Theatre starting Sunday, March 1, 2020. Moonstruck is an improvised comedy show that is inspired by an audience members dream....
IMPROGUISE - THE STYLE HIGH CLUB Comes to The Drama Factory
by Stephi Wild - January 20, 2020
On Friday 7 February, lovers of fast, competitive, hilarious and totally out the box improv will get a chance to witness SuperScene a?" where improv directors will present scenes from their made up on the spot movies and the audience will vote out their least favourite after every round, until there...
Magnet Theater Announces Lineup For 11th Annual New York Musical Improv Festival
by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2020
Magnet Theater presents The Eleventh Annual New York Musical Improv Festival from March 12 - 15, 2020 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. Most tickets are $5-$15 and feature performances by two to four different musical improv acts per show. Festival Workshops are...
Howard Community College's Arts Collective's “What Improv Group?!” Presents IT'S A WONDERFUL W.I.G
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2019
Take a break from the holiday hustle-bustle and join Howard Community College's (HCC) Arts Collective's 'What Improv Group?!' (W.I.G.) for its fun-filled 'It's a Wonderful W.I.G.' - A Holiday Improv Show on Thursday, December 12, 2019....
CRT Downtown Hosts PHOTOS WITH SANTA
by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2019
Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown will host their 5th Annual PHOTOS WITH SANTA on December 7-8 as the downtown theatre at 24 Port Watson Street transforms into Santa's Winter Wonderland! Santa will be a?oein towna?? from 10:00 a?" 12:00 and 2:00 a?" 4:00 on Saturday, December 7 and 1:00 a?" 3:00 ...
Mad Horse Theatre And PortFringe Team Up With A Break From The Holiday Hubbub
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2019
Need escape from The Season? Ugh, for real. Take a break from the holiday hubbub with Mad Horse Theatre and PortFringe Maine's Fringe Festival, bringing back to stage highlights from the last two years of PortFringe insanity. Come check out local fringe theatre and performance this December with a r...
VIDEO: Chadwick Boseman Freestyles With The Roots on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON
by Sarah Leiber - November 20, 2019
Jimmy chats with a superhero in the audience and asks The Roots to improv songs about him on the spot....
The Improvised Shakespeare Company Comes to Anchorage
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2019
No script. No plot. No rehearsal. And no limits on laughter. The Improvised Shakespeare Company takes a suggested play title from the audience, and then improvises a two-act Shakespearean masterpiece before the audience's eyes. It's an on-the-spot, spot-on reinvention of old school a?? as in the 17t...
Photo Flash: Greenhouse Theater Center & On The Spot Theatre Company Present SONS AND LOVERS
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2019
The Greenhouse Theater Center and On The Spot Theatre Company present the U.S. premiere of the full-length drama SONS AND LOVERS, based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence and adapted and directed by On The Spot Artistic Director Mike Brayndick. SONS AND LOVERS will play August 29 – Septembe...
THE BEST OF THE SECOND CITY Comes to The Majestic Theater
by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2019
Chicago's legendary sketch and improv comedy troupe The Second City makes its Majestic Theater debut on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m. with a?oeThe Best of The Second City.a??...
Kalsy Kulyk Announces Debut Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019
Anthem Entertainment (formerly ole) artist Kalsy Kulyk announced today that her debut, self-titled album will release August 30. The newcomer's most recent single, “Bad Liar,” is one of seven tracks featured on the project, along with nostalgia-laced previous track release “More Time.” ...
THIS AGAIN? Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by Stephi Wild - August 05, 2019
On the spot. In the spot. What a mess. It's a mess. Letterlik. Shit show. Thank you for having us. If I fall, I'm gonna moer you. Fringe. Fake news. Cut off. Shut down. White monopoly capital. We live here. Bottom of the barrel. That's offensive. That's a whole bunch. Problematic. You can't say that...
Greenhouse Theater And On The Spot Present SONS AND LOVER
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019
The Greenhouse Theater Center and On The Spot Theatre present the U.S. premiere of the full-length drama SONS AND LOVERS, based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence and adapted and directed by On The Spot Artistic Director Mike Brayndick....
See YOUR Story Live Onstage At The Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble Show
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2019
Have you ever experienced something that would make a great story? Tell your story and the Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble will perform it on the spot at Tell Us Your Story: The Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble Show at The Salon Theater at Collaboraction Studios in The Flat Iron Arts Building at ...
THE GREATEST MUSICAL NEVER WRITTEN Receives New York Industry Workshops
by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2019
Two industry workshops for The Greatest Musical Never Written will be held on Monday, June 17 at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM at the new Birdland Theater (315 West 44th Street New York, NY). The workshops will be presented by Aged In Wood Productions (Tony Award-winners Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler, whose...
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