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Alana Raquel Bowers, Will Cobbs and More to Star in COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE at MCC Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2025

MCC Theater, Clubbed Thumb, and Page 73 have revealed the cast and creative team for Cold War Choir Practice, a play with music by Ro Reddick and directed by Tony Award nominee Knud Adams.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of Ari'el Stachel's OTHER
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 20, 2025

OTHER, a new solo dramedy written and performed by Tony Award and GRAMMY Award winner Ari’el Stachel, officially opened on Sunday, October 19 at the Greenwich House Theatre. Check out photos from the opening night celebration here!

Photos: Tony-Winner Ari’el Stachel Stars in New Solo Play OTHER at Greenwich House Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025

Tony and GRAMMY Award winner Ari’el Stachel (The Band’s Visit) returns Off-Broadway with OTHER, a new solo dramedy exploring identity, anxiety, and self-acceptance. Check out photos of the show.

Photos: Ari’el Stachel in Rehearsal For OTHER Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2025

All new rehearsal photos have been released from OTHER, a new dramedy about the anxious art of belonging, written and performed by Tony Award and GRAMMY Award winner Ari’el Stachel. Check out the photos here!

LaChanze Will Produce OTHER, Written By and Starring Ari'el Statchel
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

LaChanze Productions will produce OTHER, a new dramedy about the anxious art of belonging, written and performed by Tony Award and GRAMMY Award winner Ari’el Stachel.

THE RESERVOIR Opens Berkeley Rep 25/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2025

Berkeley Repertory Theatre will kick off its 2025/26 season with Jake Brasch's The Reservoir, performing at Berkeley Rep's Peet's Theatre. Learn more here!

Review: OUT OF CHARACTER at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Marc Savitt - Jul 6, 2025

Over the course of the immensely entertaining and enjoyable, frenetically paced, roughly hour and a half presentation (without intermission), I smiled, nodded, laughed a great deal, cried to a much lesser degree, and felt seen, heard, and understood. At first, I attributed this to my being, Jewish, creative, neurodivergent, living an “alternative lifestyle”, and wearing an invisible pageant sash that reads “Miss Understood”. In processing the flood of overwhelming emotion post curtain with both my plus one and Mr. Stachel himself, I came to realize that this, gentle readers, is precisely why OUT OF CHARACTER rises to the level of overwhelmingly powerful near brilliance in a theatrical production.

Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS Opens At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Go inside opening night in new photos.

Video: First Look At FIVE MODELS IN RUINS At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Get a first look at the production in new video highlights!

Review Roundup: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3's Five Models in Ruins, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephen. Read the reviews for the production here!

Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Get a first look at photos here!

Brittany Bradford, Grace McLean and More to Star in Clubbed Thumb's SUMMERWORKS Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2025

Clubbed Thumb has revealed initial casting for the 28th SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays. See who is starring, and learn more about the featured productions!

Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations
by Joshua Wright - Apr 9, 2025

The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.

Mary Kouyoumdjian's PAPER PIANOS To Be Performed By Alarm Will Sound At The Clarice
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 8:00pm, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland will present Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian and South African-American director and writer/director Nigel Maister's Paper Pianos, commissioned and performed by Alarm Will Sound.

Photos: Inside Rehearsals for FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

Earlier this week Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 began rehearsals for the world premiere of FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981. See photos here and learn more about the production.

Review: THE SCENARIOS at Studio Theatre
by David Friscic - Mar 5, 2025

The play The Scenarios successfully proves the fact that it is impossible to fit the messiness and vagaries of life into the role-playing scenarios (that are well-intentioned) that society often employs to help with remediation and beneficial effects. This World Premiere that is being presented by Studio Theatre is an intriguing concept of a play that is very solidly produced by a tight acting ensemble, but I wish it could have been a bit longer to develop the backstories of the characters.

FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 To Have Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 has announced the world premiere of FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens, directed by Morgan Green, will begin performances Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, June 1 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).  Opening night is Monday, May 5.

Emily Carey, Kaci Walfall, Ella Stiller And More To Star In BEFORE THIS NEW YEAR World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025

Emily Carey and Kaci Walfallwill star in the World Premiere of Before This New Year, a new play by emerging playwright Liana Sonenclarand directed by Obie Award winner Knud Adams. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents WISH YOU WERE HERE
by Michael Quintos - Jan 21, 2025

Directed by Mina Morita, the play—an emotionally-absorbing drama with sprinkled bits of comedy—is, at its core, a poignant exploration of deep friendships, colored by a devotion to cultural and religious identity and the fears of displacement and upheaval set against the backdrop of Iran's political turmoil in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Featuring an outstanding ensemble of five very gifted actors that give their respective roles distinct personalities and quirks, the play transcends some of its staging obstacles to ultimately become one of the most emotionally resonant and relatable plays of SCR's 61st season.

WISH YOU WERE HERE Makes West Coast Premiere At South Coast Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

South Coast Repertory will bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Orange County native Sanaz Toossi home with the West Coast premiere of her comedy Wish You Were Here.