La MaMa To Rename Annex Theater After Founder Ellen Stewart, 11/1
La MaMa ETC - one of the standard-bearers of experimental theater in New York and around the globe since it was founded in 1961 by the inimitable Ellen Stewart - will rename its Annex theater the Ellen Stewart Theater at a gala entitled 'Celebrating Ellen' on Sunday, November 1 at 4 p.
Vineyard Extends Domingo's A BOY AND HIS SOUL Thru 11/1
The Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre has announced that it will extend its critically acclaimed play A BOY AND HIS SOUL - written and performed by Colman Domingo - by 2 weeks, now until November 1.
Playwright Shirley Lauro Talks ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT's All-Female Team
Here is something that strikes as an anomaly: Shirley Lauro's 'All Through The Night,' which begins previews tonight off-Broadway at the Marjorie S.
At Hand Theater Presents LILA CANTE, Opens 10/2
At Hand Theatre Company, New York's eco-friendly production company is proud to announce the World Premiere of LILA CANTE.
Metropolitan Playhouse Revives THE CONTRAST 10/2-11/1
THE CONTRAST, which was written in 1787, and was the first play by an American author to be produced in the new United States, will be given a contemporary revival in Metropolitan's home at 220 E 4th Street October 2nd through November 1st, 2009.
Daniels, Jordan, Moran Headline THE GREENWOOD TREE, Plays The 45th Street Theatre 9/30, 10/2
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EYE OF GOD Makes Its Premiere At The Kirk Theatre, Previews 10/2
Theatre East presents 'Eye Of God' by Tim Blake Nelson (Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and Independent Spirit Award Nominee), Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row), 410 West 42nd Street, NYC.
THE PIG, THE FARMER AND THE ARTIST Makes Its World Premiere At The Gene Frankel Theatre 10/2
The Pig, The Farmer, and The Artist: An Operatic Satire About Sex, Music, and Art, with music/book/lyrics by multi-Grammy-nominated composer David Chesky, will receive its world premiere performance at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street, in NYC's East Village - the setting for the opera), Frid
Alix Korey Stars In Abingdon Theatre Company's 'INVENTING AVI' 10/2 Through 11/1, Opens 10/14
Actress, comedienne, and cabaret star Alix Korey, whose Broadway credits include ALL SHOOK UP and CHICAGO, is set to join the cast of Abingdon Theatre Company's 2009-10 season opener -- the world premiere of INVENTING AVI (and other theatrical maneuvers), a new Off-Broadway comedy by Robert Cary and
Foster, Brescia, Gertner And Wetherhead To Star In Roundabout's ORDINARY DAYS, Runs 10/2-12/13
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for Ordinary Days, a new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni.
Review - Vigil: The Long Goodbye
There's very little I can recommend from Vigil, Morris Panych's two-person play which I'll assume was meant to be darkly humorous and quirky, but ends up a rather dreary and frequently ugly ninety-five minute affair.
Photo Coverage: TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY DAVID MAMET - Opening Night Curtain Call
The much anticipated world premiere of Two Unrelated Plays By David Mamet: Keep Your Pantheon and School (a double bill of two one acts by Mamet) happened last night at the Atlantic Theater Company.
Photo Coverage: VIGIL Opening Night Party
Producers Angelo Fraboni and Daryl Roth present the New York premiere of Vigil, written by Morris Panych and directed by Stephen DiMenna, began performances Sunday, September 20, at 3pm at the DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15 Street, east of Union Square.
LARAMIE Update: Annette O'Toole And Stephen Schnetzer Featured in DC Reading; Who Wants Cake? To Host Reading In Michigan
As previously announced, on October 12, nearly 150 theaters nationwide will stage readings of the epilogue piece to 2000's The Laramie Project, entitled The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, in honor of the 11th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.
York Theatre Company Presents OBITUARY 10/2 At The York
The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces that Akin Babatunde will perform in a staged reading of his new one-man show OBITUARY this Friday, October 2nd at 3 p.
CHILDREN AT PLAY Takes Final Bow at The Living Theatre Tonight, 11/21
CollaborationTown will present the World Premiere of Jordan Seavey's CHILDREN AT PLAY.
Roundabout's ORDINARY DAYS Begins Previews Tomorrow, 10/2
Roundabout Theatre Company's Ordinary Days, a new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni will begin previews tomorrow, 10/2.
Brian Blessed Will Narrate PETER AND THE WOLF at the New Victory Theater November 13-29.
Star of stage and screen Brian Blessed lends his voice to the role of narrator in the production of 'Peter and the Wolf' at the New Victory Theatre, November 13-29.
OPA! THE MUSICAL Opens 10/8 At The Queens Theatre
US and International Director/Choreographer Sam Viverito is directing the Queens Theatre in the Park production of OPA! the musical.
A QUARRELING PAIR Comes To La MaMa E.T.C. 10/29-11/8
Following revelatory sell-out seasons at La Mama Melbourne and Malthouse Theatre Melbourne, 'A Quarreling Pair' by Australia's Aphids returns to its inspirational and intellectual source, New York City, to be presented by La MaMa E.
PS 122 Presents AMERICANA KAMIKAZE 10/24-11/14
Following sold-out runs at Performance Space 122 in 2008 and 2009 Temporary Distortion return and climb back inside one of their signature box structures to unspool a theatre-cinema hybrid so new it can only be called bleeding-edge as they delve into the world of Japanese ghost stories.
KILLERS AND OTHER FAMILY Gets Extended At Rattlestick, Plays Thru 10/17
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater announced today that they have extended the first production of its 15th anniversary season.
CEDAR CITY FALLS Featuring Rubin-Vega, Martin, Jennings Grant And More Gears Up For Opening, 10/6
As previously reported, former 'Sex and the City' writers are teaming up to write a weekly downtown theatrical soap titled Cedar City Falls - a Mid-West Conflict with Labyrinth Theater Company members.
MAHIDA'S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN Extends Through 10/18 At Signature Theatre's Peter Norton Space
New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) today announced that their world premiere production of Mahida's Extra Key To Heaven has been extended by one week at Signature Theatre's Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd S
From Down Under to NYC and the West End: Andrew Bovell Readies For Major Productions
Australian playwright Andrew Bovell recognizes that there may be a competitive factor lurking beneath Australia's theatre industry's struggle to transcend boundaries on the international stage.
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