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Photos: First Look at PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2022
Production photos for The York Theatre Company world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby (York’s Lolita, My Love), with music direction and orchestrations by David Hancock Turner (York’s Cheek to Cheek, Desperate Measures) and vocal arrangements by David Hancock Turner, Steve Delehanty, and Stephen Weiner. 
Photos: THEATRE FORWARD's 2022 GALA Honors Kenny Leon & Prudential Financial
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - April 05, 2022
On Monday, April 4, 2022, Theatre Forward, a non-profit arts organization based in New York City, held its annual gala at the Edison Ballroom, 240 West 47th Street, New York City to honor Tony and Obie Award winning director, Kenny Leon, and global financial services provider, Prudential Financial.
Stars of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish to Release Music Video on Passover
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
On April 15th, the first night of Passover, Maya Jacobson, Jodi Snyder, and Raquel Nobile will be releasing their concept video for Abi Gezunt, a beloved Yiddish song from the 1940s. They met doing the award-winning Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof, Fidler Afn Dakh, directed by Joel Grey at the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene.
HERE Announces Full Programming for PUPPETOPIA
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
The Obie Award-winning HERE has announced programming for Puppetopia, a presentation of HERE’s Dream Music Puppetry program. Puppetopia will run May 11–22, 2022 in the HERE Mainstage & Dorothy B. Williams Theatres (145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013).
Photos: First Look at ¡AMERICANO! at New World Stages
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
Following an acclaimed and record-setting run at Arizona’s Phoenix Theater Company, ¡Americano!, a new American musical is now playing a 12-week limited engagement through June 19 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street.)
The Playwrights Realm Announces 2022 INK'D Festival of New Plays
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
The Playwrights Realm will present the 2022 INK’D Festival of New Plays, bringing the festival of readings culminating the organization’s Writing Fellowship program back live in person after holding it online last year.
Christiane Noll & Edward Parks to Headline Concert of New Music by Nathan R. Matthews & Drew Fornarola
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Grammy winner Edward Parks (The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs) will headline the concert of new music by Dreamworks composer Drew Fornarola and Matthews himself.
CreateTheater New Works Festival to Stage THE GOLDEN CAGE
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2022
CreateTheater will present The Golden Cage, a new musical, as part of their New Works Festival. The Golden Cage runs April 20-24 at Theatre Four in Theatre Row at 42nd Street, NYC. With just two characters and a score described as Guettel-and-Sondheim-esque, The Golden Cage is a whimsical, sophisticated story for multi-generational audiences about our self-imposed cages of isolation and illusion, and the human connection that sets us free.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Plays Final Performances at The Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2022
Before the rose wilts, before the magic disappears, don't miss your chance to experience Off-Broadway's own spin on Beauty and the Beast: the Musical at The Players Theatre. Only two weekends left! The production, which opened on February 26th, runs now through April 10th on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday performances are at 3pm at 7pm, and on Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Tickets are available to purchase here: https://www.literallyalive.com/beauty-and-the-beast-the-musical/. The show runs 75 minutes with no intermission. 
AUNT SUSAN AND HER TENNESSEE WALTZ to be Presented by Theater for the New City
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
'Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz' by Toby Armour will be presented by Theater for the New City (TNC) April 28 to May 15.  The play dramatizes the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Juno Frankie Pearce in the struggle to win the women's right to vote.
Marc delaCruz, Nasia Thomas, & More Featured in New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
The 15th season of New York Theatre Barn’s award-winning New Works Series continues on Monday, April 11th, 2022 at 7PM ET at Theaterlab (357 W 36th St, NYC). The live and in-person presentation will feature excerpts from the new musicals With(out) Her and Black-Eyed Susan as well as a conversation with the writers.
The York Theatre Company's World Premiere of PENELOPE Resumes Performances Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
Performances for Penelope resume TOMORROW, Saturday afternoon, April 2 at 2:30PM. The limited engagement will continue through Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2022 at 2:30PM at The York’s temporary home, The Theatre at St. Jeans (150 East 76th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). Opening Night is Thursday evening, April 7, 2022 at 7:00PM.
Tisch New Theatre to go Off-Broadway with AMELIE
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2022
Tisch New Theatre will return to the stage with 'Amélie' at Theatre Row from April 7-10. Directed by Zoë Elizabeth Lillis, Produced by Marifé Quesada & Jadyn Buchanan, and Co-produced by Sasha R. Cohen, this stage adaptation tackles one question: What do you imagine?
Ars Nova Extends Heather Christian's ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Ars Nova is extending the world premiere commission of Oratorio for Living Things to May 15. Composed by Obie Award-winner and 2015 & 2016 Ars Nova resident artist Heather Christian and directed by Obie Award-winner Lee Sunday Evans, the event fuses music and theater, surrounding the audience with 18 virtuosic singers and instrumentalists.
THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Christina Sajous, Wesley Taylor & More to Star in CO-FOUNDERS at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
TheatreC & Rhyme Combinator announced today the complete cast for CO-FOUNDERS, a new hip hop musical about the two most unlikely partners in Silicon Valley, that will have a one-night-only concert on Saturday, April 9th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street).
Vineyard Theatre's Roth-Vogel New Play Commission Selects Eisa Davis as First Recipient
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announced Eisa Davis as the first recipient of the Roth-Vogel New Play Commission launched in partnership with 12-time Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, whose extraordinary collaborations with The Vineyard have spanned over two decades.
TFANA to Present Alice Childress's WEDDING BAND
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
TFANA will present Alice Childress’s Wedding Band. Director Awoye Timpo’s new staging, running April 23–May 15, brings Childress’s masterpiece to New York audiences for the first time since 1972, when it made its New York premiere in a production directed by Childress and Joseph Papp.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK to Open at AMT in November
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
AMT Theater Productions, the new Off Broadway company located in the heart of the theater district, has announced that its first show will be 'On The Right Track', a new musical by Al Tapper and Tony Sportiello, scheduled to open in November of 2022. 
One-Week Extension Announced for Dominique Morisseau's CONFEDERATES
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Signature Theatre has extended the New York premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Confederates, directed by Stori Ayers to April 24. The production, running in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd Street, New York), opened March 27.
Keen Company Announces 2nd Season of Audio Theater Hear/Now: LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein today announced Hear/Now: LIVE!, the second season of audio drama, a cross between the old and new - commissioned world premieres presented using the traditional tools of radio broadcasts featuring live foley sound effects and live original music.  
Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for CSC's SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Classic Stage Company announced today complete casting for their upcoming production of Snow in Midsummer, written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and directed by Zi Alikhan. Snow in Midsummer begins performances on Thursday, May 19 and officially opens on Wednesday, June 8 for a run through Saturday, July 9, 2022.
JERSEY BOYS Launches IPA With New Jersey Beer Company
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Jersey Boys IPA will be available for purchase beginning April 2 exclusively at New Jersey Beer Company in North Bergen, NJ on April 2, and beginning April 7 in New Jersey and New York, including at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), where Jersey Boys is playing.
WATCH: LOVE IN HATE NATION Releases Music Video to Celebrate Trans Visibility Day
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and TWO RIVER THEATER have released the new music video “Masochist” from Love in Hate Nation – Original Cast Recording – with book, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis – to celebrate Trans Visibility Day. 
Lincoln Center Theater to Present EPIPHANY by Brian Watkins
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater has announced its upcoming production of Epiphany, a new play by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli.  Epiphany will begin previews Thursday, May 19 and open on Thursday, June 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street). 

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