Lyam B. Gabel

AMM(I)GONE New York Premiere Extended at The Flea Through Mid April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

PlayCo, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Flea, and Kelly Strayhorn Theater will present a one-week extension of their New York premiere of AMMIGONE, stylized as Amm(i)gone, created, co-directed, and performed by Adil Mansoor. Learn more!

Adil Mansoor's AMM(I)GONE Will Make New York Premiere at The Flea
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2025

PlayCo, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, The Flea, and Kelly Strayhorn Theater will present the New York premiere of Amm(i)gone, created, co-directed and performed by Adil Mansoor and co-directed by Lyam B. Gabel.

Theater Mu Unveils 2024/25 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

Theater Mu’s 2024/25 mainstage season, entitled “the Depths of Us,” focuses largely on queer and South Asian stories. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Drama League Will Celebrate Pride Month With New Plays THE ARCHIVISTS and DADDY
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

The Drama League will celebrate Pride Month in June with first glimpses of two exciting new LGBTQIA+ plays. Partnering with The American LGBTQ+ Museum, they will present a staged reading of The Archivists and an open rehearsal of Daddy.

Photos: Adil Mansoor Stars In And Directs AMMI(GONE) At Long Wharf Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

Long Wharf Theatre has released photos of the spring production of Adil Mansoor’s Amm(i)gone, which will take place at Theater and Performance Studies Black Box at Yale University. 

Review: AMM(I)GONE at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by David Friscic - Apr 28, 2024

The semantics and silence that delineate love and disclosure are operating at full throttle in the probing personal story of playwright and performer Adil Mansoor in the theatrical experience that is entitled Amm(i)gone. As the uber-talented Mansoor invites his very traditional Pakistani mother to translate Sophocles’ Antigone into Urdu, one soon realizes that this is just the starting point of a very interactive theatrical exploration that soon unspools into a multi -layered explication of the issues of culture, faith, family, history and, most especially, the special bond between a mother and a son.

Pipeline Theatre to Present Off-Broadway Premiere of HOUSE OF TELESCOPES This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2024

​​​​​​​Pipeline Theatre Company will present House of Telescopes by Kairos Looney, which marks the playwright's Off-Broadway debut. Learn more about the production!

Photos: First Look At BECOMING A MAN At American Repertory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2024

See first look photos of Becoming A Man at American Repertory Theater, a world premiere play about one man's gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America. From acclaimed memoirist P. Carl and Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus, Becoming a Man is a story about the courage-and the community-we need to become ourselves.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for BECOMING A MAN at A.R.T.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2024

Check out rehearsal photos fro Becoming a Man at A.R.T.

Feature: The VIPs Behind the Curtain! A VIP Reception at the Drama League Awards
by James Blinken - May 23, 2023

On Friday, May 19, 2023, one hour before the Drama League Awards, Board President Bonnie Comley, Kirk Iwanowski, Mary Jain, and the Board Hosted a VIP Reception at the Drama League Awards right next to the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

Photos: Stars From SHUCKED, SWEENEY TODD, PARADE And More Hit The Red Carpet At The 2023 Drama League Awards
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 20, 2023

The 2023 Drama League Awards welcomes stars of the Broadway season and beyond, including Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, Ben Platt, Phillipa Soo, NaTasha Yvette Williams and more! See photos from the event!

Inside The 2023 Drama League Fellows Dinner at Sardi's
by James Blinken - May 19, 2023

On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the day before the Drama League Awards, Drama League President Bonnie Comley and husband/Tony Winner Stewart F. Lane welcomed the 2023 Directing Fellows at Sardis in New York City's Time Square (the center of Broadway)!

Photos: The Drama League Professionals Week Producers Dinner
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 18, 2023

The Drama League’s Gabriel Stellian Shanks (Artistic Director), Bevin Ross (Executive Director), and Bonnie Comley (Board President) welcomed the 2023 Directing Fellows at Sardi’s in Times Square.

The Drama League Names 2023 Directors Project Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2023

The Drama League has announced the fourteen exceptional stage directors receiving the fellowships, assistantships, and residencies of the 2023 Drama League Directors Project.

MY COUSIN NELU IS NOT GAY Comes to The Brick Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2023

My Cousin Nelu Is Not Gay was created by Diana Lobontiu (Brooklyn College MFA Playwright, Jane Hoppen Resident 2023) and premiered in 2022 as part of Ars Nova's ANT Fest. With a generous grant from The Puffin Foundation, My Cousin Nelu Is Not Gay returns to The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn March 9th-12th. 

Ars Nova Announces Lineup for 13th Annual ANT Fest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 25, 2021

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.

The Drama League Announces 2021-2022 Directing Fellowships and Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2021

The Drama League has announced the recipients of the 2021-2022 Drama League Directing Fellowship and Residencies, part of the umbrella of programs known as the Directors Project. Each recipient will receive financial and career development support, skill-honing workshops, and production opportunities at theaters across the country.