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VERN: Off Broadway Extended Until December 2022
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
The hottest musical improv show in NYC has been extended! Vern: Off Broadway will run at the Players Theatre until the end of December 2022.
H.P.Lovecraft's THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS Opens October 20
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
Newly adapted by Radiotheatre in an entirely new multimedia format for its 11th Annual H.P.Lovecraft Festival and 18th Annual Halloween Fest, 'THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS' includes a great cast, original orchestral score and award-winning sound design. Just bring your imagination!
Krista Knight's CRUSH Wins Broadway On Demand Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
CRUSH, a VR puppet play by Krista Knight, is one of the winners of the inaugural Broadway on Demand Film Festival, a short film festival created to honor the groundbreaking ways creators approach theatre in a digital age and socially-distant world. The award-winning short film will be streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy OTT platform this fall. 
Benefit Concert Performance of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Postponed Until December
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict and cast change, the ONE-NIGHT ONLY live virtual special benefit concert originally announced to take place this evening, September 28, 2021, has been RESCHEDULED for Friday evening, December 17, 2021 at 8:00PM (EST).
Cast and Creative Team Announced for New York Premiere of GNIT
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
TFANA will reopen its doors for the 2021-2022 season with the New York premiere of Will Eno’s Gnit, his modern version of Henrik Ibsen’s sprawling, satirical, 19th century five-act play in verse, Peer Gynt, as a quick-paced contemporary tragicomedy. 
Faith Salie's APPROVAL JUNKIE to Make New York Premiere in November at the Minetta Lane Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
The New York premiere of Faith Salie’s Approval Junkie, developed in collaboration with and directed by Amanda Watkins, will finally make its New York premiere at Audible Theater’s Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal & 6th Avenue – one block south of W. 3rd Street), after original rehearsals were postponed in March 2020.
Theater Breaking Through Barriers to Return to the Stage With BRECHT ON BRECHT
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
Theater Breaking Through Barriers will return Off-Broadway with Brecht on Brecht. Directed by Nicholas Viselli, with musical direction by Dionne McClaine-Freeney, BRECHT ON BRECHT will begin performance on October 19 and will celebrate its opening night on Thursday, October 28, 2021, running through November 20, 2021, at A.R.T./ NY Theatre.
Melissa Yandell Smith Passes Away At 64
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2021
Melissa Yandell Smith, who recently starred as Frances McDormand’s character’s sister in the Oscar-winning film Nomadland, has passed away at 64.
Barrett Wilbert Weed Stars in and Executive Produces New Digital Series SWIPE MONSTER
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
BARRETT WILBERT WEED - who most recently appeared on television in Season 1 of Edward Burn’s EPIX series “Bridge and Tunnel, “and on Broadway in Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls,” stars in the upcoming short form series SWIPE MONSTER, written by Oren Brimer and Phoebe Bottoms, and Directed by Brimer.
Photos: World Premiere of Bedlam's PERSUASION Opens Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
BEDLAM’s PERSUASION, a new play by Sarah Rose Kearns adapted from the novel by Jane Austen and directed by Eric Tucker, opens Tuesday, September 28, 2021. The cast features Rajesh Bose, Annabel Capper, Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy, Yonatan Gebeyehu, Carolin Grogan, Claire Hsu, Sarah Rose Kearns, Randolph Curtis Rand, Nandita Shenoy, and more.
Photos: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Now Playing at the Brooklyn Diner
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
New York, New York is where the party never stops!  Join Broadway’s brightest talent as they belt out your favorite tunes, get you up on your feet, and make you feel like the star that you are! 
Working Theater Announces Fall 2021 Programming
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
Working Theater has announced programming details for its fall 2021 season, marking a return to in-person events, new partnerships, and a strengthening of relationships in all five boroughs.
Full Cast Announced for LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH Livestream Presented by Red Bull Theater
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the New York premiere of a brand new English-language translation of Sor Juana’s play Amor es más laberinto – Love is the Greater Labyrinth: Oge Agulué, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Cecil Baldwin, Anita Castillo-Halvorssen, Carson Elrod, Ryan Garbayo, Sam Lilja, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Ismenia Mendes & more.
Columbia School Of The Arts Presents WILDER SHORTS!
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
Columbia University School of the Arts presents Logan Reed's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2022) production of Wilder Shorts! Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden & Pullman Car Hiawatha by Thornton Wilder.
Photos: World Premiere of TRUMP L'OEIL Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
The world premiere concert presentation of Trump L'oeil, a musical experience blending the elements of the Trompe-l'œil art form with the dizzying narratives to have come out of the previous administration, begins performances tonight, Friday, September 24 at 8pm, at Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute-Alliance Française.
Photos: Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell Debut SLEEPY HOLLOW THE MUSICAL at the Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
Michael Sgouros (music) and Brenda Bell (book & lyrics), an Off-Broadway writing team who have written 12 musicals together, are among the theatermakers returning to the stage and tonight they will celebrate the opening of their 50th production – Sleepy Hollow the Musical at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village.
New York Theatre Workshop Announces One-Week Extension for SANCTUARY CITY
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
New York Theatre Workshop announced today a one-week extension for Sanctuary City by Pulitzer Prize winner, NYTW Usual Suspect and former 2050 Fellow Martyna Majok (Cost of Living, queens) and directed by Rebecca Frecknall (Summer and Smoke). 
AMT to Present KING LEAR Staged Reading Directed by Austin Pendleton
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
One of the first shows being presented at AMT's new Off Broadway house on 354 West 45th Street will be a staged reading of Shakespeare's 'KING LEAR', starring Charles E. Gerber and directed by Austin Pendleton.
Disney's WINNIE THE POOH to Hold Open Call for Young Actors for the Role of Christopher Robin
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
Rockefeller Productions and casting director Cindi Rush will host an open call on Monday, October 4 from 3-6 PM at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) with the hopes of finding a young actor to play Christopher Robin in the upcoming new musical, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation. 
The Acorn Theatre 'Renamed' The Hundred Acre Wood Theatre at Theatre Row to Celebrate Disney's WINNIE THE POOH
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
Theatre Row’s Theatre Three (formerly the Acorn Theatre) was “renamed” The Hundred Acre Wood Theatre at Theatre Row, , for the run of the show, to celebrate the debut of Rockefeller Productions’ highly anticipated new musical, Disney’s Winnie The Pooh.
Mary Beth Peil and Peter Von Berg Will Lead I TAKE YOUR HAND IN MINE... Online From The Episcopal Actors' Guild
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
Tony Award-nominated (The King and I; Anastasia) and Obie Award-winning actor/soprano Mary Beth Peil and actor Peter Von Berg (American Globe Theatre: Romeo and Juliet; Othello; American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Kennedy Center: Richard III) will be gracing the Guild Hall Zoom with Carol Rocamora's short play based on the 412 love letters of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and his famous actress wife, Olga Knipper.
Emerging Artists Theatres New Work Series Returns To TADA Theater, October 4
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
Emerging Artists Theatre has announced the return of their biannual New Work Series which runs October 4 - 24, 2021 at TADA Theater in the Flatiron District.
Comedian Colin Quinn Announces NYC Lucille Lortel Theatre Residency and National Tour
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
Comedian Colin Quinn announces the NYC residency and national tour of his new show Colin Quinn: The Last Best Hope, which will stop at venues across the US through February 2022 following a November 2-20, 2021 run at The Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Vineyard Theatre Announces Reggie D. White as Recipient of 2021 Colman Domingo Award
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern, and actor-playwright-director-producer Colman Domingo have announced that Reggie D. White will be the second recipient of the Colman Domingo Award.
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by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
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