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Photos: Tony-Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon, Michael Urie, Uzo Aduba and More Step Out for A TECTONIC CABARET
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

Tectonic Theater Project hosted its annual benefit gala, A Tectonic Cabaret, on October 20, 2025, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. The event honored Tony-winning producer Barbara Whitman and Emmy Award-winning actress and activist Uzo Aduba, featuring performances by Hannah Gadsby, Beth Malone, Natalie Venetia Belcon, and more. Check out photos from the event.

Cast Set for OKLAHOMA SAMOVAR by Alice Eve Cohen at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025

La MaMa has revealed the cast for the world premiere of Oklahoma Samovar by Alice Eve Cohen. Directed by Eric Nightengale, this new play won the 2021 National Jewish Playwriting Contest. Learn more!

Michael Urie, Beth Malone and More to Join Tectonic Theater Project Gala Honoring Barbara Whitman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

Tony Award-winning producer Barbara Whitman will be presented with the James C. Hormel Spirit of Tectonic Award at  Tectonic Theater Project's A Tectonic Cabaret, the organization’s annual benefit gala. Learn more!

La MaMa to Present Alice Eve Cohen's OKLAHOMA SAMOVAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2025

La MaMa will present the world premiere of Oklahoma Samovar by Alice Eve Cohen. Directed by Eric Nightengale, this new play won the 2021 National Jewish Playwriting Contest. Learn more.

La Mama Umbria Will Host 26th Year Of International Symposium For Directors
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025

This Summer, as La MaMa Umbria celebrates the 26th year of its flagship program, directors and playwrights will have an opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned theatre-makers in the world.

AMERICAN PUPPET THEATER TODAY: The Photography of Richard Termine is Coming to The Ballard Institute
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2025

The Jim Henson Foundation and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a new exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Performance Added For SHINNAI MEETS PUPPETRY, Coming Up at Japan Society
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 26, 2024

Japan Society will present a world premiere double bill of contemporary puppet theater with Shinnai Meets Puppetry, created & performed by Sachiyo Takahashi/Nekaa Lab with Rowan Magee and Emma Wiseman.

World Premiere Of HOTEL HAPPY to be Presented at Houses on the Moon Theater Company This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2023

Houses on the Moon Theater Company will present the world premiere of the play HOTEL HAPPY, written by Camilo Almonacid (The Assignment), directed by Estefanía Fadul (Repertorio Español's Eva Luna), and featuring puppet direction by Matt Acheson (Broadway's War Horse).

LA MAMA PUPPET FESTIVAL to Present Four World Premieres & More in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023

Explore the La MaMa Puppet Festival's thrilling lineup of four world-premiere shows. Experience the innovative and captivating puppetry performances as talented artists take the stage. Don't miss your chance to witness the latest creations in this exciting event.

La MaMa Announces 62nd Season And Expansion Of RADICAL ACCESS INITIATIVE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club announces its 62nd Season and its RADICAL ACCESS INITITATIVE (RAI), an expansion of La MaMa's local and global network that increases outreach to new artists and audiences beyond the four walls of La MaMa's three theatres and new Community Arts Space.

Douglas Dunn + Dancers to Present GARDEN PARTY in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2023

After nine sold-out performances this past April, Garden Party, a collaborative work by choreographer Douglas Dunn, visual artist/designer Mimi Gross, and lighting designer Lauren Parrish, will return this fall.

ARMS AROUND AMERICA Comes to UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents the live podcast recording of the Dan Froot & Company podcast, Arms Around America, in the Royce Hall Rehearsal Room on Thursday, June 22 at 8 pm.

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME to be Presented at Yale Repertory Theatre in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2023

Yale Repertory Theatre will conclude its 2022–23 season with the ripple, the wave that carried me home by Christina Anderson, directed by Tamilla Woodard.

Japan Society Presents AKUTAGAWA Puppet Theater, February 23-25
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2023

AKUTAGAWA is a stage portrait of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, father of the modern Japanese short novel and best known for In a Grove, the basis of Akira Kurosawa's landmark 1950 film Rashomon.  

Details Announced for THE 5th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL �¿PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival to Return in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2022

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, is returning in a big way, January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

The Center as West Park Announces New Cohort Of Puppetry Artists
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2022

THE CENTER AT WEST PARK (CWP), the Upper West Side's cultural hub for diverse, engaging, and boundary-pushing performing arts, announces the Cohort of resident artists selected for the 2022/2023 Object Movement Puppetry Residency & Festival, an annual presentation of new short works developed in residence at The Center at West Park.

Jenn Colella, Gavin Creel, Marilyn Maye & More to be Featured in Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 58th Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced its 2022 summer season, which features the return of some beloved in-person public events put on pause during the virtual and hybrid seasons of 2020 and 2021. 

Christopher Williams to Reimagine Legendary Ballets As Queer Works of Art at The Joyce Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2022

The Joyce Theater Foundation will honor the conclusion of Pride 2022 with the Joyce debut of boundary-shattering movement artist Christopher Williams. The New York premiere of selections from his series of queer interpretations of renowned classical ballets will play The Joyce Theater from June 28-July 3.

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB AND ALSO A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER to Premiere at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2022

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and La MaMa Kids will present the world premiere of the new puppet musical Mary Had A Little Lamb And Also A Substitute Teacher as part of its 60th season.