OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1443

The third annual GAYFEST NYC, the country's premier festival of new gay-themed plays, will be presented June 3-6, 2009 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th Street, New York City.

Manhattan Theatre Source presents the world premiere of THE ROSES ON THE ROCKS by Ellen Boscov, directed by Richard Caliban, starring Scott Sowers, Rachel Jones, Fulvia Vergel and Elia Monte-Brown June 4 - 27, 2009

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present The Amish Project, a solo work written and performed by Jessica Dickey.

PLUS Entertainment is proud to present: FOUND -- a night with the Story Pirates.

Theater Mitu presents the New York Premiere of DR.

Theater for the New City presents 'Bell of the Ball Bearings,' written and performed by Liz Battersby.

I suppose if Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill ever took a crack at writing theatre for young Weimar audiences, their effort might have had a strong likeness to Stephin Merritt and David Greenspan's creepily enchanting fantasy, Coraline, receiving a production from MCC that's far too interesting for vie

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces Ordinary Days, a new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni.

Hudson Yards (HY), the catering and events business from Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), is pleased to announce it will create and operate a new concession, Public Fare, for The Public Theater at The Delacorte in Central Park.

Obie-Award winning Clubbed Thumb proudly presents Summerworks 2009, their 14th annual festival of new plays, from June 3 to 27, 2009, at the Ohio Theatre, located at 66 Wooster Street (between Spring & Broome) in Soho, NY.

The Heavens of Hell, a firecracker new comedy with a slap-in-your-face sense of humor, will begin a limited engagement June 10, 2009 at the Turtle Shell Theater, 300 West 43rd Floor, 4th Floor.

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce its upcoming revival of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L.

Piece by Piece Productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present the New York premiere of Slipping, written by Daniel Talbott and directed by Kirsten Kelly, beginning Tuesday, July 28 at 8pm at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly P

Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present a workshop of the Richard Rodgers Award-winning musical See Rock City & Other Destinations, music by Brad Alexander, book and lyrics by Adam Mathias, June 6 - 13 at The New 42nd Street Studios.

Inspired by Thornton Wilder's 1938 drama of everyday existence, The Ordinary Theater will present the World Premiere of THE JOYS OF FANTASY.

The theater community recentky kicked off The Fantasticks 50th anniversary year with an early curtain of the show and a post-performance cocktail reception at The Snapple Center on Monday May 4th.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) has announced that it will extend Norman Corwin's THE RIVALRY, which brings to life the great Lincoln/Douglas debates of 1858 and the private drama behind the scenes - until July 19, 2009.

The Joyce Theater is thrilled to open its 2009 summer season with Trey McIntyre Project, a contemporary ballet company founded in 2004 by one of the world's most vibrant choreographers, with a week-long engagement from June 2-7.

Entertainment Event Productions will present the Off-Broadway premiere of the smash UK hit GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL, written by Louise Roche and directed by Jack Randle.

One of the many reasons I've been a fan of the Opening Doors Theatre Company since their debut production of Bring Back Birdie two-and-a-half years ago is the consistent ability of their directors and choreographers to have as many as a dozen actors singing and dancing on the small cabaret stage of

Can't decide what to get your Father, Grandfather or Great-grandfather for FATHER'S DAY on June 21st? Take them (or send them) to see the new musical comedy review 'DON'T LEAVE IT ALL TO YOUR CHILDREN!' welcoming baby boomers into the ranks of Seniors.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) in association with True Love Productions, has announced an extension through July 5th for the world premiere of the new musical, Coraline.

The Summer Play Festival announced today that tickets are now on-sale for the annual theater festival.

World premiere of John Bale's STUCK at Center Stage NY Limited-run June 3-June 14, 2009 Heading this 6-Character Cast is the Remarkable Jacqueline Brookes and Michael Sorvino

wo-time Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey will portray that great woman of American letters -- letters from readers seeking advice, that is -- when she plays the legendary, trailblazing columnist Ann Landers in David Rambo's play THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS Off-Broadway this fall, starting pe