Jenny Koons

Playwrights Horizons Announces 2022-23 Season

Playwrights Horizons today announced its 2022–2023 season. Brought together amidst the easing of a reality-altering pandemic —during which desire for a “return to normal” began to feel at once futile and shortsighted—the lineup consists of five works that consider and radically challenge the very idea of normalcy.

THE GREEN ROOM WITH NADIA BROWN to Premiere on Ovation TV

Be An #ArtsHero/Arts Workers United has announced a partnership with Ovation TV, America’s premiere arts network, to debut The Green Room with Nadia Brown, a five-part original comedic journalism series celebrating and exploring the creative economy.

BWW Interview: George Salazar's HEAD OVER HEELS Over The Future of A Revitalized Industry

The Pasadena Playhouse opens its 2021-2022 season on November 13, 2021 with HEAD OVER HEELS, co-directed and co-choreographed by Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton. For these live performances featuring the music of the iconic L.A.-based female rock band The Go-Go’s, the Pasadena Playhouse had been reconfigured to include a dance floor to complement the traditional reserved theatre seats. HEAD OVER HEELS‘s cast is diversely comprised of: Alaska 5000, Lea DeLaria, Yurel Echezarreta, Tiffany Mann, George Salazar, Freddie, Emily Skeggs and Shanice Williams. Got the chance to catch George before their first preview for some behind-the-scenes info.

VIDEO: Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton Talk HEAD OVER HEELS

Pasadena Playhouse is now presenting Head Over Heels! The production is being directed, choreographed, and conceived by Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton and features music direction by Kris Kukul.

Alaska 5000, Lea DeLaria, George Salazar & More to Star in HEAD OVER HEELS at Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse has announced initial casting for its production of HEAD OVER HEELS. Leading the cast will be Alaska 5000 (RuPaul's Drag Race), Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black), Yurel Echezarreta (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story), Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill), George Salazar (Little Shop of Horrors), Emily Skeggs (Fun Home), and Shanice Williams ('Dorothy' in NBC's The Wiz Live!).

Pasadena Playhouse Announces 2021/22 Season Featuring LA Premieres of Re-Imagined HEAD OVER HEELS, ANN & More

Today, Pasadena Playhouse has announced a season of four Los Angeles Premieres - Mike Lew’s Teenage Dick, a modern take on Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel; direct from Broadway, Special Tony Award recipient freestyle love supreme, plus more.

Sundance Institute Releases Independent Theater Study on Needs of Artists

In early 2021, Sundance Institute commissioned Jesse Cameron Alick, the newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director for the Vineyard Theater in New York and past creator advisor to the Institute’s Theater Program, to launch an in-depth field study to hear directly from theater makers about the most urgent needs of artists and the field.

THEATRE FOR ONE: HERE IS FUTURE Returns to In-Person Performances at Brookfield Properties' Manhattan West Plaza Next Month

The limited engagement of HERE IS FUTURE is produced by Octopus Theatricals, will play August 5-22. Learn more about the performances and how to attend here!

Huntington Returns to Live Performances With HURRICANE DIANE

The Huntington announces the cast and creative team of its first production of its 40th anniversary season, Hurricane Diane by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George and directed by Jenny Koons, running from August 27 to September 26, 2021 at The Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.

Ars Nova Announces Lineup for 13th Annual ANT Fest

Ars Nova has announced the lineup for its 13th Annual ANT Fest featuring 12 shows premiering on the streaming platform Ars Nova Supra. Running June 14–26, 2021, this festival of all new talent, all the time, showcases new work from New York’s most adventurous emerging artists.

VIDEO: The Cast of BURN ALL NIGHT Pay Tribute to THE GREAT COMET with 'Goodbye My Gypsy Lover'

In honor of the closing of Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812, the cast of BURN ALL NIGHT paid tribute to the show and fellow cast member Ken Clark by breaking out into a Comet tradition: singing 'Goodbye My Gypsy Lover.' Check out the video below!

Labyrinth Theater Company's A Sucker Emcee is written and performed by Craig muMs Grant and featuresworld-renowned DJ, Rich Medina, with direction by Jenny Koons.The production will begin its run at the Bank Street Theater on September 10, with an official opening night set for September 23, 2014. The company just released a new trailer for the show - check it out below!

Labyrinth Theater Company's A Sucker Emcee is written and performed by Craig muMs Grant and featuresworld-renowned DJ, Rich Medina, with direction by Jenny Koons.The production will begin its run at the Bank Street Theater on September 10, with an official opening night set for September 23, 2014. Tickets are all $25 and are now on sale at http://labtheater.org. The company just released a new video interview featuring Grant - check it out below!

Labyrinth Theater Company's A Sucker Emcee is written and performed by Craig muMs Grant and features world-renowned DJ, Rich Medina, with direction by Jenny Koons.The production will begin its run at the Bank Street Theater on September 10, with an official opening night set for September 23, 2014. Tickets are all $25 and are now on sale at http://labtheater.org.

Randy Weiner's newest genre-crossing, environmental experience, Queen of the Night, which began performances on December 31, 2013, has announced an extension from its original six week limited run at the legendary supper club, Diamond Horseshoe (235 W. 46th Street, NYC) with an official opening night on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Check out a just-released trailer for the show below!