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'Blue Before Morning' Begins Previews Oct.17th at DR2 Theatre

by Jordan Westfall — September 20, 2008
At dawn, a New York cabbie picks up a teenage girl headed for the bus station. Before long, they're driving to South Carolina, accompanied by a very pregnant, foul-mouthed hitchhiker. The three strangers hit I-95 and find themselves on a journey of unusual coincidences and second chances that stradd...

Zombie Joe's 'Masque of the Red Death': Joe on Poe

by Duncan Pflaster — September 12, 2008
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre comes to New York (from their native Los Angeles) to present their Poefest: theatrical adaptations of three Edgar Allen Poe pieces - 'The Masque of the Red Death', 'The Bells', and 'The Tell-Tale Heart', employing their 'tastefully macabre' story theatre style....

Elizabeth Rex Returns

by Jena Tesse Fox — August 29, 2008
Nicu's Spoon has remounted their ambitious production of Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex....

The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks

by Jena Tesse Fox — July 31, 2008
This bright new family-friendly musical is TheatreworksUSA's latest offering. ...

A Dangerous Personality: Blah, Blah, Blavatsky

by Jena Tesse Fox — June 25, 2008
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'Damascus' Postpones First and Second Previews

by BWW News Desk — May 5, 2008
The US premiere of David Greig's 'Damascus', part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, postpones first and second previews....

Honor: A New Musical, As You'd Like It

by Jena Tesse Fox — May 5, 2008
Peter Mills and Cara Reichel have transplanted Shakespeare's As You Like It to feudal Japan. ...

Childhood on Stage: Junie B. Jones

by Jena Tesse Fox — March 27, 2008
The beloved children's book series comes to the stage at TheatreWorks USA....

'Almost An Evening' Begins Previews: Cast Photos

by BWW News Desk — March 20, 2008
Tonight, March 20th, 2008 Almost An Evening will begin previews at the Bleecker Street Theatre. Direct from its sold-out run at the Atlantic Theater Company, Ethan Coen's series of three one act plays unsuccessfully tackle important questions Almost An Evening, directed by Atlantic artistic dire...

Jamaica, Farewell: She Got a Serious Plan

by Duncan Pflaster — March 16, 2008
Debra Ehrhardt's one-woman show 'Jamaica, Farewell', tells the true story of her attempts to flee revolution-torn Jamaica for America in the 1970s....

'Little Flower of East Orange' Begins Previews 3/18 at Public

by BWW News Desk — March 10, 2008
The LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater team up again to bring Stephen Adly Guirgis's new play, 'The Little Flower Of East Oragne', starting previews on March 18th. ...

Claymont: Fortunate Son

by Duncan Pflaster — February 20, 2008
Emerging Artists Theatre (as part of their EAT Triple Threat series) presents Kevin Brofsky's 'Claymont', a poignant tale of a Gay teenager coming of age in the turbulent late 60s....

The Play About the Naked Guy: Ars Gratia Penis

by Duncan Pflaster — February 18, 2008
Emerging Artists Theatre presents 'The Play About the Naked Guy'- an hilarious theatrical farce by David Bell, as part of their Triple Threat Series....

'Macbeth' at BAM: What Bloody Man is That?

by Duncan Pflaster — February 16, 2008
Rupert Goold's production of 'MacBeth', starring Patrick Stewart, is a frighteningly genius work of art....

The Crucible: A Crying-Out

by Jena Tesse Fox — February 15, 2008
The Schoolhouse Theatre presents a solid, if somewhat bland, revival of Arthur Miller's modern classic....

Sisters' Dance: Ants in the Pants

by Duncan Pflaster — February 14, 2008
Emerging Artists Theater (EAT) presents the mawkish 'Sisters' Dance' by Sarah Hollister as part of their Triple Threat series....

'Conversations in Tusculum' Begins Previews 2/19 at The Public

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2008
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) will begin previews for Richard Nelson's new history play Conversations in Tusculum on Tuesday, February 19. Directed by Nelson, Conversations in Tusculum will run through Sunday, March 23 with an official press openi...

Glimpses of the Moon: Wharton Elegant Affair!

by Duncan Pflaster — January 29, 2008
It is always a pleasure to see a well-crafted, witty musical comedy. 'Glimpses of the Moon,' an original musical based on an Edith Wharton novel and created specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, delivers in spades. Produced by Lemon Tree Productions and written...

The Honor and Glory of Whaling: The Road to Melville

by Duncan Pflaster — December 31, 2007
A new play at La MaMa about drug addiction in the New England commercial fishing industry, inspired by the playwright's brother, has some powerful moments but is overblown and occasionally confusing. ...

Edward II: Boys Not on the Side

by Duncan Pflaster — December 3, 2007
(Re:)Directions Theatre Company's adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's 'Edward II' is a smooth adaptation and a luxurious treat for the eyes....

The Joy Luck Club

by Jena Tesse Fox — November 21, 2007
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'Dai (enough)' Begins Previews Tonight

by BWW News Desk — November 12, 2007
While conflict may continue just blocks away, there is one show, Dai (enough), that shows the human side of another important conflict issue (the Middle East), with previews starting tonight....

Margaret Cho's The Sensuous Woman: Good Clean Sex

by Michael Dale — October 11, 2007
In her sex-centric variety show, Margaret Cho and company give us a happy and healthy dose of body positive antics that are so sweet, silly and approachable you can have a great time while completely forgetting to be aroused. ...

'Fuerzabruta' Begins Previews Tonight, Opens Oct.24

by BWW News Desk — October 11, 2007
Fuerzabruta ('Brute Force') begins previews in New York on October 11 to play a strictly limited engagement at the Daryl Roth Theatre through February 17, 2008. Official Opening Night is set for Wednesday, October 24....

The Rockae: I Am A Golden God

by Jena Tesse Fox — October 9, 2007
Peter Mills' new musical makes Ancient Greece seem post-modern....
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