(09/24/2022) - Production photos have been released for Burning House's upcoming production of 'Cherry Jam,' a play on Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. This new adaptation features 6 actors and runs a swift 85 minutes - it's kind of like Chekhov, but not.
(09/19/2022) - Before its national tour, TheaterWorksUSA will debut their new family musical Pete the Cat's Big Hollywood Adventure at Five Angels Theater on Friday, September 30 at 6:30 PM. Get a first look at photos and videos from the production here!
(09/15/2022) - Retro Productions revival of Eric Overmyer’s play On the Verge (or the Geography of Yearning) opened at the Gene Frankel Theatre last week. Check out photos here!
(09/08/2022) - Thirdwing, an innovative new hybrid theater company that has been presenting bold new works both live and streaming under a subscription model (like Hulu or Netflix) since January 2020, presents the World Premiere of BURBANK by Cameron Darwin Bossert at the wild project. See photos from the production!
(08/25/2022) - Retro Productions will put their own unique spin on a revival of Eric Overmyer’s play On the Verge (or the Geography of Yearning), that follows Mary, Alex and Fanny as they travel into the future and discover a world that is beyond anything they could imagine. The epic journey takes them through the jungle, over ice cliffs and right up to an Esso station in 1950’s America where their greatest adventures await - including their first encounter with Cool Whip.
(08/11/2022) - Tanya O’Debra’s critically acclaimed play Shut UP, Emily Dickinson will have its final two performances at Abrons Arts Center on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13 at 7:30pm. Check out photos here!
(08/09/2022) - Producers Richard Bell, N’Kenge, Park Row Equity Partners, Tegan Summer, Sam Williams, Michael Loeb and Derow Enterprises, in association with Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts and LBlakes Partners, recently presented “The Songs of Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical,” at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall. Check out photos here!
(07/28/2022) - Moxie Arts NY is presenting FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION by Jasmine Sharma, opening TONIGHT at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square for five performances only! Get a first look at photos here!
(07/20/2022) - Continuing a return to live programming following a pandemic-era pivot to virtual programming which inspiring tens of thousands of students across the globe, BROADWAY DREAMS, a leading 501(c)3 non-profit arts education provider and perennial career springboard for the next generation of Broadway performers. See photos from the tour.
(07/17/2022) - DE-CRUIT has announced a three-show series at Theatre Row July 15 through August 20. Each production is a two-person adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s classics, written and performed by DE-CRUIT founders Dawn Stern and Stephan Wolfert.
(07/14/2022) - Black Box Performing Arts Center's New Production of Eric Bogosian's 1+1 opened at The Chain Theatre on July 8, as a special NYC Premiere! See first look photos!
(07/14/2022) - “The Songs of Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical,” selections from the upcoming production of Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical, with book and lyrics by Trey Ellis and music and lyrics by Shelton L. Becton, directed by Tamara Tunie at Zankel Hall comes to Carnegie Hall this month. Meet the company in the photos here!
(07/14/2022) - Moxie Arts NY is proud to present GUMIHO by Nina Ki, opening TONIGHT at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square for five performances only! CHeck out photos here.
(07/07/2022) - Moxie Arts NY will present NO MERCY by SMJ, opening TONIGHT at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square for five performances only! Check out photos here.
(06/26/2022) - Dancers over 40 presented a sold out one-night-only special event: A Toast to Harvey - Celebrating the Life and Career of Harvey Evans on Wednesday, June 22nd, 6 – 9PM at The Triad Theatre. The evening was hosted by Broadway legend, Lee Roy Reams and featured performances and remembrances by Jim Brochu, Anita Gillette, Kurt Peterson, Marianne Tatum, Penny Worth and Tony Yazbeck.
(06/17/2022) - The one-woman show GARDEN OF ALLA: The Alla Nazimova Story by Romy Nordlinger will open at Theaterlab on Friday, June 17. It celebrates the extraordinary life of the Jewish immigrant turned Hollywood star and an LGBTQ trailblazer of the Roaring Twenties. Check out photos!
(05/23/2022) - A private feedback read was held for the upcoming Off-Broadway play 'The Girl with the Red Hair,' written and directed by Anthony M. Laura, where the audience was asked to to provide their thoughts on new scenes to be incorporated into the show.
(05/22/2022) - South Korean Television Star Oh Ji-eun visited J. Elijah Cho's 'Mr. Yunioshi.' Ms. Oh is best known to South Korean television fans for her roles in the weekend drama 'Three Brothers', the daily drama 'Smile Again', the sitcom 'Living Among the Rich, the entertainment industry satire 'The King of Dramas', and the supernatural police procedural 'Cheo Yong.'
(05/10/2022) - After Happily Ever After, a new musical comedy, recently opened for a three-week limited engagement. The musical will run at The Players Theatre until Sunday, May 29. Tickets are $52-$72 available at www.theplayerstheatre.com.
Presented by Griffin Hammill Productions, the end is just the beginning in this grown-up version of four famous fairy tales in which six actors play 41 characters whose problems have only gotten worse after their original Happily Ever After. Red Riding Hood has become obsessed with men who are wolves, the Three Pigs are forced to part company, and the Frog Prince is in trouble—yet again.
(05/03/2022) - American Indian Artists Inc. present THE TROJAN WOMEN: A NATIVE AMERICAN ADAPTATION, directed and adapted by Sarah B. Denison at Theatre for the New City.
(05/02/2022) - Matthew Gasda’s new play All the Mournful Voices just concluded its sold out run in Brooklyn. The production opened on April 15 and coincided with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln’s assassination, a major subject of the work.
(04/29/2022) - Stag & Lion Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare's HENRY IV, both parts I and II, in repertory at The Trinity Theatre. The shows will run on alternating nights through Sunday, May 8th at 422 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
(04/25/2022) - What Will the Neighbors Say? presented an invitation-only sharing of Co-Artistic Director Ana Cristina Da Silva's play 'The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost' on Saturday April 9th at Alchemical Studios in Manhattan.
(04/24/2022) - Nick Payne’s award-winning play, Constellations is currently in its final weekend of performance. The critically acclaimed play stars Francesca Ravera and Michael Chinworth. Kim T. Sharp directs.
(04/19/2022) - On Glass dramatizes three of these true stories. Girls Who Walked On Glass relays to its audience the actual tale of horrors three young women have endured - such as rape, HIV, and domestic violence. We followed them room to room on their journeys, meeting the people they encounter who offer help and guidance along the way.
(04/19/2022) - Three young women, three actually lived stories, three fights to make their voices heard. Alchemical Studios staged Girls Who Walked On Glass from April 7th through April 10th.
(04/19/2022) - Get a first look at photos from the inaugural Boundless Tuesdays installation series from Boundless Theater (A Stage Without Borders), featuring David James Parr’s play Eleanor Rigby Is Waiting and live music performance from singer-songwriter Hadiza Dockeray and her band.
(04/03/2022) - Everything’s a Six Productions is currently staging their inaugural production of SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson, which is playing at The Paradise Factory for a limited run. The show opened on March 17th and plays until April 10th.
(04/03/2022) - Stag & Lion Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare's HENRY IV, both parts I and II, in repertory at The Trinity Theatre. The shows will run on alternating nights from Wednesday, April 27th through Sunday, May 8th at 422 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
(04/02/2022) - spit&vigor has announced an extremely limited special performance of THE BRUTES, written by Casey Wimpee (2-time Samuel French Short Play Finalist, 2007 NYIT Outstanding Original Short Script nominee) and directed by Sara Fellini (2018 Planet Award Outstanding Direction nominee).
(04/01/2022) - Vital Theatre Company has announced the return of 'Pinkalicious The Musical,' with Book by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, Music by John Gregor and Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann.
(03/15/2022) - After closing during previews two years ago due to the pandemic, this March The Shed will present the world premiere of Help, a new play by acclaimed author and poet Claudia Rankine (Just Us, Citizen: An American Lyric), directed by Obie Award–winner Taibi Magar (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Signature Theater; Is God Is, Soho Rep).
(03/04/2022) - The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), and music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby (York’s Lolita, My Love), with music direction and orchestrations by David Hancock Turner.
(02/24/2022) - Independent theater company Match: Lit will present a queer take on Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Zeynep Akca. TWELFTH NIGHT runs through February 27 at Westbeth Community Room & Gallery (55 Bethune Street, New York, NY).
(02/21/2022) - 'REEL WOOD”, the full-length version of Joe Gulla's acclaimed, nationally-produced one-act by the same name, had an exclusive industry reading at the legendary Stonewall Inn this past Thursday, February 17th.
(12/16/2021) - What do Charles Dickens, Nelly Bly, Scrooge, Oliver Twist and the people of Roosevelt Island all have in common? They will all be appearing live this holiday season on Roosevelt Island! The ghosts of Roosevelt Island will be coming to life to tell a tale in which worlds are interwoven in a gripping and meaningful story of equality, human connection and compassion, just in time for the season of giving!
