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Award Winning Actor Richard Thomas To Host YANY 70th Anniversary Gala
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2022
Young Audiences New York has announced that Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Richard Thomas, will once again take the stage to emcee this year's 70th Anniversary Gala at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street, NYC) , on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 6:00 pm.
LISTEN: Lynn Nottage Talks MJ & More on THE THEATRE PODCAST WITH ALAN SEALES
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2022
Lynn Nottage is a two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and the first and only woman to win the category twice, for 'Ruined' and 'Sweat'. Listen to her on the latest episode of The Theatre Podcast With Alan Seales.
¡AMERICANO! is Coming to New World Stages This Spring
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2022
Following an acclaimed and record-setting run at Arizona’s Phoenix Theater Company, ¡Americano!, a new American musical comes to New York this spring in a 12-week limited engagement, March 31 – June 19, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street.) Opening night is April 21 at 7PM.
SISTAS THE MUSICAL to be Presented at The Actors Temple Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
SISTAS THE MUSICAL has announced its return on April 2 at Off-Broadway's The Actors Temple Theatre for an open-ended run. This live musical production is written by Fulbright Scholar and Columbia University professor Dr. Dorothy Marcic, based on interviews with Black women over several years
Ma-Yi's THE CHINESE LADY to Begin Previews Next Week at The Public
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater will begin performances for the upcoming presentation of THE CHINESE LADY, written by Lloyd Suh and directed by Obie Award-winning Ralph B. Peña. 
Playwrights Horizons to Present Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
Playwrights Horizons will present Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, April 13–May 22 in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Wish You Were Here chronicles 13 years of everyday life through the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.
Lance Ringel's FLASH/FROZEN to Premiere at Theatre Row
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
Lance Ringel’s new play, Flash/Frozen, zeroes in on one of the most painful ironies of that terrible event: the decision of one veteran skater to relinquish his place on the team, and his seat on the plane, to the sport’s brightest young talent.
WINNIE THE POOH Musical Will Return Off-Broadway This Summer
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
The acclaimed, record-breaking run of Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, will be returning for six weeks of summer fun beginning June 18th.
SLEEP NO MORE Has Gala Reopening Night At The McKittrick Hotel
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
Last night, on Valentine's Day, the highly anticipated return of Emursive presents Punchdrunk's Sleep No More celebrated its Grand Reopening Night in high style at The McKittrick Hotel.
Cast Announced for THE BAKER'S WIFE at J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company announced the company, along with photos from the first day of rehearsal, for the organization’s third production of its 2022 season, Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Joseph Stein’s (book) celebrated musical The Baker’s Wife, based on the film La Femme de Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. 
Photos: First Look at Atlantic Theater Company's ENGLISH
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of English, written by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams, and co-produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Roundabout Underground).
Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for HEARTLAND
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
59E59 Theaters announced today the full cast and creative team for Heartland, a new play written by Gabriel Jason Dean, in collaboration with Geva Theatre Center. Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Heartland begins previews on March 18, 2022, in Theater B with opening night set for March 26 for a run through April 10, 2022.
Japan Society Presents WAVES ACROSS TIME in March
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
Marking the 50th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan following the U.S.'s post-WWII occupation, a group of the islands' most exquisite dancers will perform a diverse program of Okinawan traditional performing arts accompanied by live music.
Casting Announced For BARD's Final Production of Season Two, PASSING
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
BARD AT THE GATE, the digital theater series of new and overlooked plays, will wrap its second season with its 8th production in less than two years when BARD debuts Dipika Guha's play PASSING March 9 at 7:30 pm. 
CINDY OF ARC to Have World Premiere at Off-Broadway's Dixon Place
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
ORDEAL MUSIC has announced the world premiere production of Cynthia Kaplan’s CINDY OF ARC, directed by Dani Davis. Cindy of Arc will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s Dixon Place, (161A Chrystie Street, NY NY 10002).
Cast Confirmed For Controversial Play TIANANMEN REQUIEM at The Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
An all Asian cast brings to life a deeply moving tale of a young gay couple trying to survive the Tiananmen Square crackdown and how their daughter - more than a decade later - is attempting to uncover one of her parents' secret ties to the Chinese military during the massacre.
Alex Edelman's JUST FOR US To Play Encore Engagement at the SoHo Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Alex Edelman’s critically acclaimed new show Just For Us will play an encore engagement this spring at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, NYC), producer Mike Birbiglia announced today. Due to popular demand, the one-man comedy moves to the SoHo Playhouse for six weeks only, playing March 14 - April 23, 2022.
1st Irish 2022 Gives Out SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL Awards
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Originally scheduled to run from Sun Jan 9 to Mon Jan 31, the hybrid virtual and in-person Festival was extended by several days to accommodate the world premiere of John Kearns’ “Boann and the Well of Wisdom,” which was forced to reschedule its run at Ryan’s Daughter due to COVID-related developments.
Joe Iconis, Sara Neimietz & More to Star in BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: THE NEW WAVE
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
The Town Hall will present Broadway By The Year: The New Wave on Monday, March 21 at 8pm. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, the evening will launch Broadway By The Year’s 21st landmark season at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street).
New York Theatre Workshop Announces New Opening and Closing Dates for ON SUGARLAND
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
New York Theatre Workshop  announced today that due to positive COVID tests in the company, all performances of On Sugarland by Obie Award winner Aleshea Harris (Is God Is, What to Send Up When It Goes Down) have been cancelled through Sunday February 20, 2022. Performances will resume Tuesday February 22.
ROMEO & BERNADETTE Tickets On Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
TICKETS ON SALE TODAY! Love is in the air for the critically-acclaimed hit Off-Broadway production of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn, with book and lyrics by Mark Saltzman, music adapted from classic Italian melodies, directed and choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen. 
The Lark Announces Re-Homing of Fellowships & Programs
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
 The Lark, founded as an international play development laboratory dedicated to amplifying the voices of playwrights, which earlier this year announced its closing, has announced the re-homing of its current Fellowships and key Core Artistic Programs.
Urban Stages To Present Premiere Reading Of Gary Apple's New Musical Comedy ON THE FLIP SIDE
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Urban Stages Theater is presenting the premier reading of On The Flip Side, a new jukebox musical by Gary Apple as part of their 'Winter Readings Series.' Jukebox musicals about legendary superstars have packed Broadway houses over recent years, so Apple decided to create one for artists who will never have a jukebox musical of their own -- namely, One-Hit Wonders.
THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW-A PUPPET PARODY Will Return Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
Rockefeller Productions announced today that their acclaimed production of The Golden Girls Show! - A Puppet Parody, will play a special final engagement in New York starting on April 29th, 2022, through May 29th, 2022. 
Staged Readings Announced For New Musicals FOUNTAIN OF YOU and THE PELICAN at Theatre Now
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
This month, Theatre Now is producing staged readings of new musicals Fountain of You and The Pelican, presented in repertory with their full developmental production of The Jury now running at the Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T./New York Theatres.

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