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THE IMITATOR Adds New Performance At Theatre Row On April 21
by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2024


The Imitator's premiere in New York is SOLD OUT. Due to popular demand, a new performance has been scheduled for Sunday, April 21st, offering the New York public another chance to experience the show. 

Dates Set For THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER at Theatre St. Clements
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024


International playwright, filmmaker and fine artist, Catherine Gropper, had a chance meeting with an actual global government interpreter — a first-person witness to a meeting in Trump Tower prior to the 2016 election. What was discussed there became a political maelstrom that could have changed the course of history, and a personal trauma that upended a man’s life

Teatro Círculo Will Present TANGO UNTANGLED As Part Of Teatro Fest NYC 2024.
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2024


Join Lorenza Bernasconi in the world premiere of TANGO UNTANGLED as she portrays a fictionalized version of Argentine activist Julieta Lanteri.

PLAGUE PLAY Set For NYC Premiere At IATI Theater 2
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2024


Get ready for PLAGUE PLAY, an adaptation of the Book of Exodus, premiering at NYC's IATI Theater 2. This intriguing play uses the 10 plagues to explore cycles of violence through the story of Moses.

Concert Readings Of Scott C. Sickles' PANGEA & THE KNOWN UNIVERSE To Run At Alchemical Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 17, 2024


Leviathan Lab & Roly Poly Productions have added concert readings of PANGEA and THE KNOWN UNIVERSE to MARIANAS TRENCH run. Learn more!

THE GUY WHO KILLED BIGFOOT By Courtney Taylor Will Premiere at Fresh Fruit Festival
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2024


On April 26th and April 28th, THE GUY WHO KILLED BIGFOOT -- an offbeat and tender one-act written and produced by Courtney Taylor and directed by Abby Davis -- will premiere at All Out Arts' Fresh Fruit Festival, New York's preeminent LGBTQ Arts Festival.

Theater Masters to Present Take Ten 2024: National MFA Playwrights Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024


Discover the upcoming THEATER MASTERS Take Ten 2024: National MFA Playwrights Festival, featuring works from 5 MFA playwrights. Learn more about the festival.

A Class Act NY Will Perform HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA LOGGINS!
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024


A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio, will present an original musical, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA LOGGINS on Sunday, May 19 at the off-Broadway theatre, 14th Street Y! 

Photos: First Look At THE POISONER At La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2024


La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club presents Uncommon Productions’ production of The Poisoner, written by first-time playwright M. M. Haney and directed and developed by two-time Obie Award-winning director Lee Sunday Evans (Oratorio for Living Things). See photos from the production. 

Barn On Fire Launches 3rd Summer Season With Three New Musicals
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2024


Barn on Fire is set to launch its 3rd summer season at Fire Island, introducing three new musicals: SPECTRUM, GHOST AND THE MACHINE, and ANDY, KEITH AND JEAN-MICHEL.

THE OPERA COWGIRLS AND FRIENDS To Perform At The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2024


Catch THE OPERA COWGIRLS AND FRIENDS as they make their off-Broadway debut at The Green Room 42 in New York. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Jorge Carrión Álvarez Joins The Cast Of LEAVERS By Trong Nguyen And Brian Rhinehart
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2024


Spanish actor Jorge Carrión Álvarez joins the cast of LEAVERS, a play by Trong Nguyen and Brian Rhinehart. Learn more about when and where you can see the show and learn how to purchase tickets.

THE CENCI FAMILY to Play The Tank in May
by Blair Ingenthron - April 14, 2024


After the great success and the triple sold-out of “The Artaud Diptych” project last spring, the Tank NYC will present as part of this May's program of The Tank's Proscenium Theater (312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018) “THE CENCI FAMILY”, directed by Ioli Andreadi.

Photos: Go Inside DAWN TILL DUSK at The Estonian House
by Blair Ingenthron - April 14, 2024


'Dawn till Dusk' by co-producers Diina Tamm & Valev Laube, returned to New York City on March 23rd with an immersive celebration of life through the lens of Estonian folklore. See photos from the performance here!

Lainie Sakakura Will Moderate New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 13, 2024


New York Theatre Barn will launch the 11th season of its Choreography Lab on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at 7PM ET.

Photos: La MaMa ETC's Great Jones Repertory Company Presents MEDEA
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024


La MaMa ETC’s Great Jones Repertory Company joins forces with Director Zishan Ugurlu and experimental media and technology designers CultureHub to tell the story of MEDEA – a refugee whose reality is shattered when she learns of her and her children's looming exile. See photos from tge production here.

Argyle Theater Announces The Cast And Creatives For A BRONX TALE
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024


Get the latest updates on the cast and creatives for A BRONX TALE at Long Island's ARGYLE THEATRE, starting April 25, 2024.

THE DESIRE OF THE ASTRONAUT Comes to Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024


  Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has announced the 2024 run of The Desire of the Astronaut, an original musical theater play inspired by autobiographical accounts and actual training missions of NASA personnel. The production explores the alluring myth and popular iconography of space conquest and science fiction, centering on the character of Esteban Only, the last Boricua in space.

THE FAKE HUSBAND Comes to Soft Brain Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024


Soft Brain Theatre Company will present The Fake Husband: A Musical Comedy adapted from Flaminio Scala's 16th-century Commedia dell’Arte play, Il Finto Marito.

IATI Theater to Present The LAB Production Of ÑACHI
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2024


Experience the LAB Production of ÑACHI at IATI Theater, written by Nicolás Bascuñán and co-directed by Braulio Basilio and Roberto Cayuqueo. Learn how to purchase tickets.

FUNNY GIRL Comes to Doinka McGee Theatricals This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


As the curtains rise on a new season of theatrical brilliance, Doinka McGee Theatricals proudly invites audiences to welcome the start of summer with a timeless classic - 'Funny Girl'. After a hiatus, this beloved production returns for a one-night-only performance that promises to captivate hearts and minds alike.

AWKWARD TEENAGE YEARS Comes to FRIGID New York in May
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


FRIGID New York in collaboration with Pale Girl Productions will present the May installment of their bi-monthly comedy storytelling show, Awkward Teenage Years on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30pm at UNDER St. Marks.

The Cherry Orchard Festival Will Present the New York Premiere of ADDRESS UNKNOWN
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


The Cherry Orchard Festival will present the New York premiere of ADDRESS UNKOWN, a playstarring pianist Evgeny Kissin and baritone Thomas Hampson in acting-only roles, based on the anti-fascist novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor banned in 1930s Germany.

Photos: First Look at Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company's Production of Ivan Faute's LOST SOCK LAUNDRY
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


Northern Manhattan’s UP Theater Company celebrated its 14th Season with the world premiere of Ivan Faute's “Lost Sock Laundry,' directed by Madelyn Chapman. Check out all new photos here!

Neurodiverse Theatre Company Actionplay Will Perform TOTAL BUMMER SUMMER: A PARANORMUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


Actionplay’s new musical Total Bummer Summer: A Paranormusical, will run for three performances, May 18 – 19, at the Nagelberg Theatre in Baruch Performing Arts Center.


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