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Photos: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Celebrates Opening Night at Irish Rep
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 9, 2025

Now onstage at Irish Repertory Theatre is the 2025 holiday production, It’s A Wonderful Life!, adapted for radio from Frank Capra's 1946 film by Anthony E. Palermo and directed by Charlotte Moore (A Child’s Christmas in Wales). Featuring music direction by David Hancock Turner (The Butcher Boy), It’s A Wonderful Life! will run through December 31, 2025. Check out photos from opening night!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE HONEY TRAP at Irish Rep
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 29, 2025

Now running at Irish Repertory Theatre is the New York Premiere of The Honey Trap by Leo McGann. Directed by Matt Torney, it continues through November 9, 2025 in Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage. Check out photos from opening night here!  

TikTok's Paloma Diamond and More Set for 54 Below September Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paloma Diamond, Chester Gregory, and many more! See the full lineup here.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE WEIR at Irish Rep
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 22, 2025

This summer Irish Rep brings back The Weir by Conor McPherson, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. A longtime Irish Rep favorite, this marks the company’s fourth staging of The Weir, following acclaimed runs in 2013 and 2015, and a 2020 digital adaptation. The company just celebrated opening night and you can catch photos here.

Photos: Opening Night of Irish Rep's BECKETT BRIEFS Starring F. Murray Abraham
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre is presentin Beckett Briefs, three short plays by Samuel Beckett and directed by Ciarán O'Reilly. Beckett Briefs began previews on January 15, 2025, and officially opened January 26. See photos from opening night here.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE BEACON at Irish Rep
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 23, 2024

Irish Repertory Theatre is now presenting the North American Premiere of The Beacon, a new play by Nancy Harris, directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull. Check out photos from opening night here!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of Irish Rep's PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

Philadelphia, Here I Come! celebrated its opening night at Irish Rep this past weekend, as part of The Friel Project. Check out all new photos from opening night here!

Nadina Hassan, Steven Telsey, & More To Star In THANKSGIVING Industry Presentation
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2024

Join Nadina Hassan, Steven Telsey, and more in the premiere staged reading of THANKSGIVING, a new musical play by Julian Henry Lowenfeld. Presented by Yonder Window Productions, this industry presentation showcases promising talent in New York's theatre scene.

Photos: Irish Repertory Theatre Celebrates Opening Night of ARISTOCRATS
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 22, 2024

Irish Repertory Theatre just celebrated opening night of Aristocrats, the second production in The Friel Project. Check out photos from inside the big night!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of TRANSLATIONS at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2023

See photos from opening night of Translations at Irish Repertory Theatre.

Photos: See Amber Gray, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada & More at Irish Rep's 2023 Gala Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2023

Check out photos from Irish Repertory Theatre's 2023 Gala concert!

Original Off Broadway Cast Recording Of OTHER LIVES: The Story Songs Of Michael Colby Will Be Released This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023

The original Off Broadway cast recording of “Other Lives: The Story Songs of Michael Colby” (Jay Records), a cycle of story songs by lyricist Michael Colby (Charlotte Sweet, Ludlow Ladd), with music by a variety of composers, including Alex Rybeck, Larry Hochman, Joseph Thalken, Steven Silverstein, will be officially released on CD and all digital music platforms on Friday, June 16th.

Staff Of The Drama Book Shop To Present DRAMA @ MAMA: Play On! Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 23, 2023

Get ready to be swept away by the Drama At Mama: Play On!, presented by Aaron Clark Burstein! The Drama Book Shop crew is back on Sunday, April 30th at 7:00pm and they're bringing their theatrical talents to Don't Tell Mama.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of CHESTER BAILEY at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 20, 2022

Irish Repertory Theatre just celebrated opening night of the New York Premiere of Chester Bailey by Emmy Award winner Joseph Dougherty ('thirtysomething,' My Favorite Year) and directed by Emmy Award nominee Ron Lagomarsino (Digby, 'Homefront'). Starring real-life father and son, Tony Award winner Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney, Chester Bailey will run through November 13, 2022. Check out photos from opening night!

Emilio Sosa Has Been Elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2021

Tony Award-nominated Costume and Fashion Designer Emilio Sosa has been elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Mr. Sosa, in his role as Chair of the Wing’s Board of Directors, will be joined by newly named Vice-Chairs Dale Cendali, Patricia Crown, James Higgins, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Lee Perlman, and Nadine Wong.

LA Philharmonic's Ford Digital Festival Presents MOVEMENT/MATTERS Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2020

The LA Phil’s Ford Digital Festivals are curator-led virtual programs offering an in-depth exploration of a single theme through multi-disciplinary performances, workshops and conversations captured for video.

ONE VOTE Documentary Featuring Warren Buffett Shares Stories Of Diverse American Voters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2020

One Vote, the critically-acclaimed non-partisan documentary, highlights the humanity and diversity of American voters via compelling personal stories. Filmed in five locations entirely on Election Day 2016, the film is a call to action to voters and volunteers in advance of the 2020 Election.

Photo Flash: Irish Rep Honors President Bill Clinton At 30th Anniversary Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2019

Irish Repertory Theatre held its 30th Anniversary Celebration Gala on Monday June 17th at 7:00PM at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. 

Nadine Wong Named to The American Theatre Wing Board Of Trustees
by Julie Musbach - Oct 1, 2018

The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) announced today that Nadine Wong has been appointed to the Board of Trustees after having served on the Advisory Committee.

Dorothy Lyman To Premiere New Play, In THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2018

Television icon, Dorothy Lyman, who is well known for playing Opal Gardner on All My Children and Naomi Oates Harper on Mama's Family, will premiere her new play, In the Bleak Midwinter, at Shetler Studios' Theatre 54, in Manhattan. The production stars Blue Bloods series regular, Abigail Hawk. The limited engagement runs September 8 - 23.