OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 973

Ann Morrison (Merrily We Roll Along, LoveMusik, Goblin Market) directs her play "Trevor's Fire" (Thurs.

This just in: the Playwrights Horizons production of THE WHALE resumes performances TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 31 at 7:30 PM.

Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, preview performances of A TWIST OF WATER at 59E59 Theaters have been postponed until Saturday, November 3 at 2:15 PM.

Son of a Gun, a new folk rock musical which was planned to begin performances at Theatre Row on Thursday, November 1 will instead begin performances on Friday, November 2.

Off-Broadway's sellout sensation SILENCE! THE MUSICAL is celebrating Halloween with special combo package deals for all performances through this Sunday, November 4th at the new Elektra Theatre at Times Scare, 669 Eighth Avenue (at 42nd St.

Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) has announced that performances begin tonight at 7:30 p.

Original cast member Stephen Bienskie is set to return as serial killer Buffalo Bill in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical Halloween night at the new Elektra Theatre in Times Square.

Rain Pryor, actress, singer, comedian, director and author of Jokes My Father Never Taught Me, Life Love and Loss with Richard Pryor, has signed on as lead producer of BROKE WIDE OPEN.

The Off-Broadway production of MURDER BALLAD will start previews tomorrow, October 31, at 7:30 PM at The Studio at Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street).

PERFECT CRIME, NYC's longest running play, will have a performance tonight at 8 PM and tomorrow at 2 PM.

Due to extensive power outages in downtown Manhattan as a result of the hurricane, Vineyard Theatre (108 E.

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the preview performances (Saturday, November 3 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm and Sunday, November 4 at 3:00pm) of the new musical LOUIS ARMSTRONG: JAZZ AMBASSADOR have been canceled.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, will present "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death.

AVENUE Q has cancelled its 10/30 performance at New World Stages (340 W.

Jared Zirilli of the new off-Broadway show Hot Mess in Manhattan (also FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast Lysistrata Jones, BARE, Wicked, Twilight the Musical) brings you Episode 44 of Jared's Broadway Boo's with songwriting team Carner and Gregor!

Joe Orton's ENTERTAINING MR.

SNL's Cast Member Taran Killam and two-time Tony nominated Jeremy Shamos join David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio and others for one-night-only reprise of SEX (a.

As part of the League of Professional Theatre Women's 30th Anniversary 30 Plays Celebrate 30 Years project, an evening dedicated to poetry written and performed by poets P.

Mark Blum has joined the cast of The New Group's The Good Mother, written by Francine Volpe and directed by Scott Elliott.

Sky-Pony is sad to announce that it is canceling tonight's final performance of RAPTURED due to the coming hurricane.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that is has been forced to cancel tonight's (Sunday, October 28) 7pm performance of the LCT3 production of DISGRACED at the Claire Tow Theater due to the incoming storm and the shutdown of the New York City transit system tonight at 7pm.

Mint Theater's first-ever New York revival of Mary Broome by Allan Monkhouse closes today October 28th at their home (311 West 43rd Street).

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Vineyard Theatre will open its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere production of Douglas McGrath's play CHECKERS.

Haven't you ever wished that you could go back in time and tell yourself something? You could just avoid disaster by saying to yourself "Don't forget your wallet on the store counter" or something less serious, like "Check your teeth for broccoli before the blind date.