OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1019

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - with previews set to begin February 15, prior to its official opening on February 26 on the Irish Repe

Producers Andrew Asnes and Timothy Schmidt have announced the New York Premiere of the new musical comedy Rated P for Parenthood.

Due to overwhelming demand, Mark St.

Ionescopade, a musical vaudeville, presented by the award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), will end its limited engagement this Sunday, February 26, 2012 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's on 54th St, just east of Lexington Avenue.

The Flea Theater has announced an extension of the New York Premiere of THESE SEVEN SICKNESSES, a 5-hour marathon of all seven of Sophocles' plays re-envisioned by playwright Sean Graney, directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, and starring The Bats.

Quick Changes Productions will present the world premiere of IMPROVed, a new comedy by Genevieve Adams in which the rules of improvisation are challenged and exploited, with performances set for February 26 at Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) in Manhattan.

MORE, THEN A DREAM' inspired by Eartha Kitt* Diana Sands* Josephine Premice* will hold opening night Gala and VIP reception February 26, 2012.

Shortly into Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, the 17th Century Italian scientist shows his young companion a model of the Ptolemaic system of the universe, a gyroscope-looking creation depicting the sun and planets and other celestial bodies revolving on golden bands of orbits around the earth.

The Off-Broadway production of Frank Strausser's PSYCHO THERAPY will conclude its run, on schedule, following the 8:00pm performance on Saturday, February 25.

Channeling Kevin Spacey, currently playing off-Broadway, announced today that Justin R.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - set to open February 26 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J.

Following its acclaimed, sold-out run earlier this season as part of Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival, playwright Brandt Johnson's JUST SEX will return to Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) for a limited Off-Broadway engagement.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of Marina Carr's BY THE BOG OF CATS on Friday, February 24 at 3 p.

This week's "Theater Talk" welcomes award-winning librettist Hunter Bell and his SILENCE! The Musicalstars, David Garrison and Jenn Harris.

Martin Rayner, currently starring as Sigmund Freud in FREUD'S LAST SESSION, will be this week's special guest on the new radio talk show "State of the ARTS", hosted by Richard Pheneger on Bridgeport CT's WPKN (89.

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Brent Barrett, Jenn Harris and cast members from SILENCE! THE MUSICAL are set for a CD signing and performance at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side on February 23rd.

Quick Changes Productions will present the world premiere of IMPROVed, a new comedy by Genevieve Adams in which the rules of improvisation are challenged and exploited, with performances set for February 23-26 at Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) in Manhattan.

The controversy remains fresh as a Daisey down at The Public Theater, where extemporaneous monologist Mike Daisy returns for a new engagement of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.

Labyrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vazquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman) announced today the creative team and initial casting for the World Premiere production of Ninth and Joanie, written by Brett C.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, February 22, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the New York premiere of THE BIG MEAL, a new play by Dan LeFranc (Sixty Miles to Silver Lake a

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of Marina Carr's BY THE BOG OF CATS on Friday, February 24 at 3 p.

Performances for the Mint Theater's production of Rutherford & Son by Githa Sowerby, which opens Monday February 27th at the Mint's home in the heart of the theater district, will extend through Sunday April 8th, due to popular demand.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the return of GATZ, the critically lauded theatrical adaptation of F.

Ionescopade, a musical vaudeville, presented by the award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), will end its limited engagement this Sunday, February 26, 2012 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's on 54th St, just east of Lexington Avenue.