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TIANANMEN REQUIEM To Open At The Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Players Theatre and spit&vigor is presenting TIANANMEN REQUIEM, running March 10 - 27, at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St, NYC, co-produced by spit&vigor is already the subject of controversy.
Dates and Programming Announced for DirectorFest 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Drama League has announced the dates and programming for DirectorFest 2022, a festival focusing on the art of contemporary stage directing by an exciting new generation of talent, featuring brand new productions led by its 2021 Directing Fellows.
Freedom Riders National Monument to Release FREEDOM RIDERS Concert
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
On December 10th, Freedom Riders National Monument will release the special concert performance of Allen and Gray’s FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical in honor of the Freedom Rides 60th anniversary.
Controversial TIANANMEN REQUIEM To Open At The Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
TIANANMEN REQUIEM, running March 10 - 27, at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St, NYC, co-produced by spit&vigor is already the subject of controversy.
DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL MAKES LOVE: A ONE-MAN SHOW to Return to NYC
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show, written by David Dean Bottrell and directed by Guy Stroman, will make its post-Covid return to NYC, featuring additional never-heard-before stories!
Review Roundup: SELLING KABUL at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The cast includes Dario Ladani Sanchez as Taroon, Francis Benhamou as Leyla, Mattico David as Jawid, and Marjan Neshat as Afiya.
EDIN Opens In The New York Theater Festival!
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
Two years in the making, Edin, a two-act 90-minute drama makes its debut as part of the New York Theater Festival. Fresh off his award-winning play, 20th Anniversary, playwright, Marcus Harmon is back with his first full-length play.
Kent Gash Appointed as new Artistic Director at The Acting Company
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Acting Company has announced the appointment of Kent Gash as its new Artistic Director. Gash joins The Acting Company following a distinguished 20-plus-year career as an award winning director, actor, educator and author. 
Merce Cunningham Trust Announces Morgan Amirah Burns And Alex Larson As Recipients Of Inaugural Barbara Ensley Award
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Merce Cunningham Trust today announces Morgan Amirah Burns and Alex Larson as the recipients of the Barbara Ensley Award, inaugurated this year with the aim of expanding opportunities for BIPOC dance artists to engage with and benefit from the legacy of Merce Cunningham, and to provide the resources and stability to explore and participate in the broader New York City dance community.
VIDEO: Candace Bushnell Talks IS THERE STILL SEX & THE CITY? on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Michael Major - December 06, 2021
Candace Bushnell appeared on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday to discuss her new Off-Broadway play, Is There Still Sex and the City? Audiences will experience Bushnell's saucy humor and spot-on insights into life, love, relationships, and hear stories about how a young woman reinvented her life and in the process created a cultural phenomenon.
Silver Glass Productions to Present World Premiere of QUANTUM DEBT
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Silver Glass Productions will present the World Premiere of QUANTUM DEBT, a new movement-based drama conceived, written and directed by Suzanne Willett at Off-Broadway's Players Theatre. Opening is set for December 9 with a post-show talkback to follow.
Thomas Sadoski, Adam Chanler-Berat & More to Join NYSAF 2021 Winter Gala
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
The festive (and safe) evening that will begin with doors at 6:00 PM followed by dinner and show at 7:00 PM. An after-party at 9:00 PM with performer and DJ Ari Groover (Ari Grooves) will close out the evening.
New York Theatre Barn Will Bring Audiences Inside the Incubation of Sueños: Our American Musical
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
New York Theatre Barn will present the premiere of Inside the Incubation: Sueños: Our American Musical on December 15th, 2021 at 7PM.
PADDINGTON SAVES CHRISTMAS Streaming Now Available
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
The largest streaming event of this kind, Paddington Saves Christmas will stream simultaneously in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, is available now through until January 4, 2022. This is the first production created by Rockefeller Studios, marking Rockefeller’s expansion into filmed content.
THE LIGHTS OF BROADWAY SHOWCARDS Releases 2021 Edition
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Producer Dori Berinstein and creator Justin “Squigs” Robertston announced today the 2021 edition of the fan-favorite The Lights of Broadway Showcards. The highly anticipated new edition contains 129 new cards featuring illustrations of Broadway’s brightest stars, shows on and Off-Broadway, historic theaters, iconic opening numbers, and more.
Photo: First Look at JIM HENSON'S EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Today, Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas released a first look at the upcoming production with a photo  showcasing a few of the characters audiences will see onstage, including both humans and puppets from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
Keen Company to Return to Live, In Person Performances With HERE/NOW: LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Last season, Keen Company created Hear/Now: A Season of Audio Theater which reimagined the classic radio drama by commissioning new audio plays. Now, Keen reinvents the old-fashioned radio broadcast for the stage, featuring two newly commissioned world premiere plays by ​Keen ​Playwrights Lab alumni Mashuq Mushtaq Deen and Deb Margolin.
Full Casting Announced for World Premiere of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the full cast for the world premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The production begins rehearsals today.
I JUST WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY Will Be Performed at Theater For the New City in 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens has adapted his autobiographical novel, 'I Just Want to Tell Somebody: The Autobiography of Ronald Smokey Stevens,' into a one-man, two character theater production.
Pro-Wrestling Promoter Teams Up With Producer for Pro-Wrestling Rock Musical THE LAST MATCH
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
NJ Independent Pro-Wrestling Promoter TOMMY FIERRO (Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling, 80s Wrestling Con., The Wrestling Collector Store) and West End/Off Broadway Producer and Performer JEREMIAH JAMES (It Happened in Key West The Musical) have joined forces to bring a first of its kind musical to the masses!
Photos: BROADWAY MAKERS MARKETPLACE Celebrates Hanukah
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - December 05, 2021
 Thanks to a group of dedicated Broadway fans and members of the Broadway Community, fans have a new place to hang out and shop but you have to go underground for it.
B-BOY BLUES: THE PLAY Opens With Sold-Out Performances
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2021
B-Boy Blues: The Play opened with sold-out performances for its off-Broadway debut at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre/47th Street Theatre in Manhattan. Starring Damone Williams and Jaidus Mondesir, this limited engagement, produced by Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) in association with It's All Jood, Inc., runs through December 11.
VIDEO: Joshua Turchin's THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW Virtual Edition Releases Its 100th Episode
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition Podcast releases a new episode today. Season seven, episode eight (which is also available on the Broadway Podcast Network: http://bpn.fm/TENS) stars Camille de la Cruz (Broadway National Tour School of Rock, Karma's World, The Bedwetter, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Rally Caps).
Photos: QUANTUM DEBT Begins Performances Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
Silver Glass Productions is presenting the World Premiere of QUANTUM DEBT, a new movement-based drama conceived, written and directed by Suzanne Willett at Off-Broadway's Players Theatre. 
Ensemble Studio Theatre to Present the World Premiere of WHAT YOU ARE NOW
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the World Premiere of what you are now by Sam Chanse (Fruiting Bodies), directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House), co-presented by The Civilians. 

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