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59E59 Theaters Announces Casting for BAROCOCO and FIRST DOWN
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
59E59 Theaters has announced the casts of BAROCOCO and First Down. BAROCOCO will begin previews February 9 and open February 13 for a run through March 6, 2022. First Down is scheduled to start performances on February 18 and open February 24, ending its limited run on March 5, 2022.
THE EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE to Begin Return Engagement This Saturday
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
The limited return engagement that includes public and student matinee performances begins this Saturday afternoon, January 15, 2022 and concludes Sunday afternoon, January 30, 2022 at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).
World Premiere PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Begins Performances Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, begins performances tonight. The production opens Tuesday, February 1 at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
New York Theatre Workshop Announces Three New Companies-In-Residence
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
New York Theatre Workshop has announced that Safe Harbors NYC, Dominican Artists Collective and JAG Productions will join Noor Theatre as Companies-In-Residence at NYTW.
Mike Lemme's BATHROOM OF A BAR ON BLEECKER To Play 2022 FRIGID Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
Witness the end of an era as Jack records the final episode of America’s #1 comedy podcast live from the bathroom of a bar on Bleecker Street in New York City. Ferzola and Lemme first worked together on the play 50th & 4th at the 2017 FRIGID Festival for which they both received rave reviews. 
LITTLE GIRL BLUE Reschedules New York Opening
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2022
Little Girl Blue, the musical inspired by the life of Nina Simone has announced it will push its opening night from February 28 to March 14th due to the recent Omicron Covid-19 spike in New York City. 
Keen Company Awards Its First Commission of a New Musical to Adam Gwon
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2022
Keen Company has announced its first musical commission: a new musical by Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days, Scotland, PA). Keen presented Gwon’s Ordinary Days in Fall of 2018 to great acclaim, including a nomination for the 2019 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway).
SCAR TISSUE Begins Performances This Thursday At The Players Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2022
The world premiere of Scar Tissue, a bold new play by Victoria Fragnito, begins performances this Thursday, January 13th on the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street).
A VERY GREAT MISCHIEF Comes to Theater for the New City
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2022
Produced by the Wolfsmouth Players Company, A Very Great Mischief is a queer spin on Cyrano Bergerac set in London during the late summer months of 1921. Written by emerging playwright Laura Anthony (they/them), this play tells the story of two British families turned upside down by the discovery that homoerotic tendencies are not exclusively male, no matter what the laws of Great Britain might declare.
Pimcomedy The Musical Presents BASQUIAT, A UNIQUE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Pimcomedy The Musical Presents: Basquiat , A Unique Musical and art show featuring artists and works inspired by Basquiat. Helping end child trafficking. Avant garde and high fashion music, unique violin sounds , singing, performed by PimComedy. Monday Jan 17, by PimComedy the Musical , 7pm at the Actors Temple Theater , 339 West 47th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenue.
Vangeline Theater Receives $10,000 Award From National Endowment For The Arts For The Slowest Wave
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Vangeline Theater/ New York Butoh Institute has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support The Slowest Wave. This project combines butoh and neuroscience, culminating in a full-length choreographed piece for four dancers. Vangeline Theater's project is among 1,248 projects across America totaling $28,840,000 that were selected to receive this first round of fiscal year 2022 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects category.
Complete Cast & Creative Team Announced for ARDEN: A RITUAL FOR LOVE AND LIBERATION
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
The Flea announced today additional company members that complete the cast and creative team of ARDEN: A Ritual for Love and Liberation, a genre-bending, boundary-breaking, and interactive new work commissioned by The Flea and led by Black and queer artists.
A PLAY FOR VOICES to Premiere at 2022 FRIGID Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Award-winning playwright-performer and indie theatre darling Melody Bates joins a powerhouse international company of artists to present A PLAY FOR VOICES as part of the 2022 FRIGID Festival.
Tickets on Sale Now for Art Lab's THE MUSE SESSIONS
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Tickets are on sale now for Art Lab’s The Muse Sessions, the premiere of a unique concert series about inspiration and the creative process and the role of the muse in some of the world’s most beloved works of art.
Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 Announces New Dates for AT THE WEDDING
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 announced new dates for its world premiere production of AT THE WEDDING, a new play by Bryna Turner, directed by Jenna Worsham. The play will now begin performances Saturday, March 5 and run for six weeks only through Sunday, April 17 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).  Opening night is Monday, February 28.
DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH: THE NEW MUSICAL STAGE ADAPTATION to Celebrate its 100th Performance
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
The acclaimed, record-breaking run of Jonathan Rockefeller's Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation will celebrate its 100th Performance on Saturday, January 15, at 10 am; three days before National Winnie the Pooh Day on January 18, 2022. 
Page 73 Announces Marvin González De León as 2022 Playwriting Fellow
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Page 73 has announced Marvin González De León as 2022 Playwriting Fellow, selected from a group of 10 semifinalists and three finalists for the 2022 Fellowship—narrowed from a pool of over 300 applicants.
Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
 Ars Nova has announced 17 new artists and groups selected in 2022 for residencies and commissions at Ars Nova. The Company’s dynamic slate of artist residencies and commissions supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work.
Complete Casting Announced for NAATCO's OUT OF TIME at The Public Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
 NAATCO (The National Asian American Theatre Company) and The Public Theater announced complete casting today for the upcoming world premiere of OUT OF TIME, a collection of five brand-new monologues by five award-winning Asian American playwrights.
Cast Announced for Mint Theater's THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Mint Theater Company will return to live performances with a new production of The Daughter-in-Law by D.H. Lawrence, first produced by the Mint in 2003. Martin Platt will direct a company that includes Amy Blackman, Ciarán Bowling, Seth Andrew Bridges, Tom Coiner, Katie Fanning and more.
Coby Getzug, Barrett Riggins & Liam Cronin Star In New Western Musical Short Film, STEAM!
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
LGBTQ streaming network Revry will premiere the short musical film STEAM! on January 28, 2022—the debut release from new movie musical company, The Barn. STEAM! is a contemporary Western about the conductor of a tourist steam train who deserts his boyfriend for a wild night with a real life outlaw.
A HANKY AND A TOP HAT! to Premiere at FRIGID Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Torkova Entertainment will present A Hanky and a Top Hat! written by Bobby Torkova and directed by Gene Santarelli. The production will be presented as part of the 2022 FRIGID Festival at UNDER St. Marks.
Celebrating Chick Corea Rescheduled To April in Rose Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
Originally scheduled for January 13 and 14, 2022, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Celebrating Chick Corea performances have been rescheduled to April 15 and 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Rose Theater.
Happenstance Theater's BAROCOCO Comes to 59E59 Theaters Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
 In this collaboratively devised ensemble work, the award-winning, DC-based company, Happenstance Theater portrays oblivious entitlement on the brink of extinction. BAROCOCO, loosely inspired by the book Last Letters: Prisons and Prisoners of the French Revolution (1987) by Olivier Blanc, takes a physical comedy dive into the late Baroque and flaunts 18th century finery, wigs, panniers, gestural styling, elaborate ornamentation and the excesses of Rococo.
CRUEL INTENTIONS Announces Virtual Cast Watch Party with Janel Parrish & More
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2022
On-demand streaming access to CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ‘90S MUSICAL, LIVE IN CONCERT has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand. There will be a virtual cast watch party on Sunday, January 16, at 8PM ET, offering fans the opportunity to interact with the cast and creatives, including star Janel Parrish.

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