Joe Novak

Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present the MFA Acting Class of 2020 in their thesis production of Where Do We Live that will open this fall at The Lenfest Center for the Arts at 615 W. 129th St.

Columbia University School of the Arts presents the MFA Acting Class of 2020 in their thesis production of In the Blood that will premiere this fall at The Lenfest Center for the Arts at 615 W. 129th St.

It takes a village to create a masterpiece. OBIE Winner, José Rivera ('Marisol' and 'References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot'), premieres another powerful stage-work at the East Village's arts haven, The theater at the 14th Street Y.

Columbia University School of the Arts presents MFA Acting Class of 2019 Thesis Productions:

After a banner year for their summer festivity and Playwrights for a Cause, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity will be hosting its annual awards ceremony honoring the finest of an outstanding season.

d4rkly your retrorockets fl4re, a multi-media sci-fi theatrical adventure, makes its world premiere this summer at the Flamboyan Theater (107 Suffolk Street, in the Clemente Center) as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

Classic Stage Company welcomes two-time Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (Kinky Boots, Journey's End) and Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's NATHAN THE WISE. The production began performances on March 23 at CSC (136 East 13th Street). Directed by Brian Kulick and adapted by Edward Kemp, NATHAN THE WISE will have its official press opening tonight, April 13, and play a limited engagement through Sunday, May 1.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, announced today that two-time Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (Kinky Boots, Journey's End) will join the cast of Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's NATHAN THE WISE, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, beginning performances Wednesday, March 23 at CSC (136 East 13th Street). Directed by Brian Kulick and adapted by Edward Kemp, NATHAN THE WISE will have its official press opening Wednesday, April 13 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, May 1.

Teich Lumen, spaceship pilot, is called upon to return a "back-up copy" of Earth to the Cygnus Star System in Steven Mark Tenney's play CYGNUS ISA SUMMER CON5T3LL4TION. En route he encounters a telepathic prodigy, the darkly shrouded Inner System Authority, a band of Cygnian artists covertly shooting an art film on Earth, two college students, and his muse.

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, has been nominated for seven 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Awards. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, August 4th with red carpet arrivals starting at 6pm and curtain at 7pm at The Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 West 55th Street) in Manhattan.

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, began performances at the Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street, NYC) on June 5th as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious arts festival. The benefitting organization for this production is Rainforest Alliance. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, will begin performances at the Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street, NYC) on June 5th as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious arts festival. The benefiting organization for this production is Rainforest Alliance.

STAGES Performing Arts Academy expanded their teen performance workshop this Summer by moving to the state-of-the-art Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The three-week program features professional teachers, directors, and guest artists from around the country, resulting in a final full-scale production of Urinetown: The Musical. As STAGES Performing Arts Academy teens neared the end of the rehearsal process, they were greeted by a surprise audience member. On August 2nd, Hunter Foster, who originated the lead role of Bobby Strong in the first Broadway production of Urinetown, stopped in to catch the final dress rehearsal of the show, offering a very special "break a leg" to the young cast. Check out photos from his visit below!

This Summer the STAGES Performing Arts Academy expands by moving their teen performance workshop to the state-of-the-art Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The three-week workshop began July 16 resulting in a final full-scale performance on August 3rd, which will feature professional teachers, directors, and guest artists from around the country, along with talented teens, making this hit musical comedy come to life.

Fresh off the overwhelming success of last summer's presentation of four female choreographers, Gotham Arts Exchange presents the Gotham Dance Festival, returning to The Joyce Theater with expanded programming and a newly branded festival.

Because just 17% of America's main stage productions are written by women Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre.

Because just 17% of America's main stage productions are written by women Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre.

Because just 17% of America's main stage productions are written by women Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre.

Because just 17% of America's main stage productions are written by women Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre.