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NYU Skirball will present The Wooster Group's acclaimed A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique), directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, running January 23 a?' February 2, 2020 at NYU Skirball.

The Fire This Time Festival, the destination for early career and emerging playwrights from the African diaspora, announces its 2020 dates.

After three extensions, the WP Theater (Lisa McNulty, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Sag, Managing Director) and Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President & Artistic Director) production of Alexis Scheer's OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD, directed by Whitney White, and produced by Benjamin Simp

Six mainstage productions, several of which explore positive and dramatic social change on the Island of Ireland in the past decade, will be part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival, running in venues across the city from January 7 to February 3.

Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director Tim Sanford, Managing Director Leslie Marcus) will present a return engagement of the The Movement Theatre Company (Producing Artistic Leadership Team David Mendizábal, Deadria Harrington, Eric Lockley, Taylor Reynolds) staging of Aleshea Harris' What to Send

Written by Dion Boucicault, London Assurance, takes audiences on a wild ride through the eyes of eccentric characters and missteps along the way! Centered around Sir Harcourt Courtly and his betrothal to Grace Harkaway and the hilarity that ensues when they each end up falling for another person, in

Good Morning New York, written by Emmy® award-winning journalist Jacklyn Thrapp, explores the behind the scenes culture of local news – especially in NYC.

Blackfriars Repertory Theatre and the Storm Theatre presents a new production of Buzz McLaughlin's Sister Calling My Name directed by Peter Dobbins (Ah, Wilderness!; The Rainmaker), it was announced today.

Jeannine Kaspar will take over the starring role of Karen Lukoff in MsTRIAL at New World Stages beginning January 3, 2020.

The Soho Playhouse (Darren Lee Cole, producing artistic director) will kick-off the New Year with a trio of powerful productions from New Zealand, WILD DOGS UNDER MY SKIRT, beginning January 4 – 18, 2020.

Titan Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for its highly anticipated production of Carlyle Brown's play THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS: RICHARD III.

FRANKENSTEIN, the Off-Broadway musical at St.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 54 Celebrates the Music of Empowering, Female Pop Icons.

On Sunday, December 29th, Michael Moricz released a new song for the New Year's holiday that he has dedicated to the memory of the late Fred Rogers, much-loved host of MISTER ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD on PBS.

Ashley Blaker, the UK's internationally acclaimed Jewish stand-up comedian, is returning to the United States with a hilarious and thought-provoking new Off-Broadway show this winter a?' and this time it's not just for the Jews.

This winter, Trinity Church Wall Street co-produces the New York premiere of REV.

Irondale Ensemble, an immersive home for theater and imaginative artist audience connections, will present The Good Soul of Szechuan, January 29-February 22 as part two of their three-part Bertolt Brecht series Brecht in Exile.

Billy Recce is an up and coming composer and lyricist that I had the pleasure of seeing first perform a series of his comedy songs at the Duplex about a year ago.

One-Eighth and IRT Theater's workshop presentation of YOVO runs January 10 - 15 at 7pm at IRT Theater Tickets are $20.

The Drama League presents DirectorFest,  the only festival in the United States dedicated to the art of contemporary stage directing.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Pregones/PRTT), in collaboration with Ben DeJesus presents the return of Flaco Navaja's one-man show, Evolution of A Sonero, January 9-19, 2020.

Take a look at first day of rehearsal photos for ROMEO & BERNADETTE: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn.

Sometimes, during the holiday season a?' as much as you love your friends and fam a?' you just need a break.