OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 979

In the video below, check out a behind-the-scenes look at Brian Friel's THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY at The Irish Repertory Theatre.

The Private Theatre (John Gould Rubin, Artistic Director; Lucy DiRosa, Executive Director) and Barbara Ligeti present the world premiere of a new solo show, Turning Page, written and performed by Angelica Page (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) with direction by Tony Award® nominee Wilson Milam (The Lieut

Award-winning storyteller Slash Coleman will present the stage version of his PBS Special, Neon Man and Me, at the 3rd Annual United Solo Theater Festival tonight, October 11, 2012 at 7:30 pm.

Alexis Marnel and Artists Collective for Social Change present the New York Off-Broadway premiere of Rock WILK's BROKE WIDE OPEN, a theatrical love letter to his hometown, New York City, and the story of his adoption, his fostering, and his complex search for his biological mother.

Barbara Ligeti, by special arrangement with The Private Theatre (John Gould Rubin, Artistic Director) and Sacred Monsters, presents the world premiere of a new solo show, Turning Page, written and performed by Angelica Page (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) with direction by Tony Award nominee Wilson Mila

The world's largest solo theatre festival, established in 2010 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan, has grown to more than twice its original size.

Due to overwhelming demand, the producers of SILENCE! The Musical today added two performances to the weekly playing schedule beginning October 23rd at the Elektra Theatre in Times Square: Tuesdays at 7 PM and Saturday matinees at 2 PM.

This Saturday, October 13th, James Moye will assume the role of Dr.

The cast of Off-Broadway's newest comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, will unveil the dessert treat Fudgetaboutit tomorrow, October 11th at 5:30 PM at the Times Square Tasti D-Lite, 1588 Broadway (between 47th & 48th St.

Atlantic Theater Company and Atlantic For Kids present the New York premiere of JACKIE AND ME, a play by Steven Dietz, adapted from the book by Dan Gutman.

The Off-Broadway comedy 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is celebrating National Coming Out Day by encouraging closeted LGBT community-members to come out by baking their own "Coming Out Quiche" - a special recipe featuring favorite fall flavors - as a symbol of his/her pride and sending it to loved ones.

Erik Jensen will join the cast of the LCT3 production of Disgraced, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Kimberly Senior, beginning tonight, Wednesday, October 10.

The Flea Theater welcomes Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Contact, Curtains, Steel Pier) to the cast of the limited Off-Broadway engagement of HERESY by A.

The Public Theater's $40 million revitalization of its downtown home at Astor Place will be unveiled October 4 and celebrated through a series of events designed to engage the entire New York community and marking a rededication to its founding principles- including the discussions noted below with

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long have announced the cast and creative team for the American premiere of A Summer Day, a play written by Jon Fosse (International Ibsen Award in 2010), and directed and translated by Sarah Cameron Sunde

The New York premiere of Owen Dunne's new play POSITIONS will be presented Off-Broadway this fall from tonight, October 10-21 at Roy Arias Studio Theatre (300 W.

Amas Musical Theatre, in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC will present a new musical with book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen entitled The Other Josh Cohen.

Kicking off the sixth season of Roundabout Underground, Bad Jews is a world premiere comedy by Joshua Harmon about the holy and the holier-than-thou.

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 40 of the Jared Zirilli blog.

Off-Broadway's The Play Company launches its 2012-13 Season with the concert-theater hybrid piece SKY-PONY: RAPTURED, created by Obie Award-winning writer and musician Kyle Jarrow (ARMLESS, A VERY MERRY UNAUTHORIZED CHILDREN'S SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT) and singer/actress Lauren Worsham (WHERE'S CHARLEY,

Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director) proudly announces a one-night-only reading of Becky Mode's acclaimed play FULLY COMMITTED - with Mark Setlock returning to his "sparkling tour de force" (NY Post) performance - which will benefit The Vineyard's

This season, Off-Broadway's acclaimed DR2 Kids Theatre (Daryl Roth, Producer) has partnered with Theatreworks USA (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director; Ken Arthur, Producing Director), the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for young audiences, to present 'Rabbit Season' at the D

Julian Sands, best known for his performances in 'Room With a View' and 'The Killing Fields,' and most recently seen on screen in the blockbuster film 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' is set to make his New York City stage debut in A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER, with performances beginning Wednesday,

Rain Pryor, currently starring in her own critically acclaimed autobiographical solo show "Fried Chicken and Latkes," along with "500 Names," a grass-roots social media and fundraising effort have taken over as lead producers of the New York premiere of Rock WILK'sBROKE WIDE OPEN.

Primary Stages continues its celebration of the Foote familly legacy with the world premiere of of HIM by Daisy Foote.