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The Map Theater to Present IF WE KISS World Premiere at A.R.T./NY Theatres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025

The MAP Theater will present the world premiere of If We Kiss by award-winning author and playwright Rachel Vail, adapted from her best-selling novel.

Review: Theatre Raleigh's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
by Jeffrey Kare - Jun 13, 2025

Loosely based on Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson’s 2004 novel, Peter and the Starcatcher upends the classic story of how a miserable young orphan became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, otherwise known as Peter Pan. It begins when he and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff.

Photos: OUD PLAYER ON THE TEL At HERE Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

The World Premiere of Oud Player on the Tel written by Tom Block opened last week at HERE Arts Center in SoHo. The play is directed by Jesica Garrou with an original score written and performed live on the oud by Rachid Halihal. See photos of the production.

Photos: OUD PLAYER ON THE TEL at HERE Arts Center in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2024

Oud Player on the Tel was written by Tom Block who has been a leading figure in Jewish-Muslim peace-building and forensic history for over 30 years. The World Premiere production runs November 8 – 24. Get a first look at photos from the production.

OUD PLAYER ON THE TEL To Have World Premiere At HERE Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2024

OUD PLAYER ON THE TEL, a new play by Tom Block, explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the friendship of a Palestinian farmer and a Jewish refugee in 1947. Premiering at HERE Arts Center, Nov 8-22.

Full Cast Announced For Oud Player On The Tel At HERE Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2024

The complete cast has been announced for the upcoming World Premiere of Oud Player on the Tel, a new controversial play by absurdist playwright and philosopher Tom Block.

WHERE WE MEET To Play Limited Run At The Cell
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2024

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre announced the limited run of WHERE WE MEET, a solo musical by Kate Eberstadt, exploring quantum physics and human experience through music, from September 27-29, 2024.

Soho Rep's 2023 Gala Will Honor Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2023

For its 2023 Spring Fête, Soho Rep will honor Obie winner, MacArthur Fellow, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Soho Rep board member Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, in a performance-packed evening directed by Raja Feather Kelly.

Review: LET ME COOK FOR YOU: THE TRILOGY at Theaterlab
by Kristen Morale - Sep 19, 2022

Family is truly everything, regardless of who you are or where you happen to come from. Sunday dinner at home with loved ones, sharing an end of the workweek meal with friends, or even among complete strangers - perhaps those who happened to attend the same show one evening, seated beside you in an intimate New York space with the intention of making their weekend count. People from all walks of life who have chosen to embrace a single perspective and similar scope of vision within the confines of a theater, ready to be swept away from reality for ever so brief a time.

Theaterlab Presents the World Premiere of Orietta Crispino's LET ME COOK FOR YOU: THE TRILOGY
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2022

Theaterlab will present the world premiere of Orietta Crispino's LET ME COOK FOR YOU: THE TRILOGY, a conclusion of a five-year exploration of memory, truth and fiction, fashion and food – and the nurturing nature of the stories we tell. Initiated in 2017 with Let Me Cook For You  and developed in 2021 with This Would Look Good On You, the site-specific work returns to Theaterlab with an all-new coda, Let Me Dream With You.

GARDEN OF ALLA: The Alla Nazimova Story Comes to Theatrelab in June
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2022

Theaterlab (Orietta Crispino, Artistic Director) presents a new staging of the acclaimed one-woman show GARDEN OF ALLA – The Alla Nazimova Story. This intimate monodrama tells the story of Alla Nazimova, a Jewish immigrant who became a Broadway sensation, movie star, pioneering filmmaker – and a LGBTQ trailblazer whose notorious Garden of Alla mansion was “the Camelot of Hollywood”, its cultural and intellectual salon, and a place where the stars “came out.”

BWW Review: CHOIR BOY at Yale Repertory Theatre
by Brooks Appelbaum - Apr 12, 2022

Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY, playing at Yale Repertory Theatre through April 23, is directed by the prodigiously talented Christopher D. Betts; Betts has created a terrific production, for the most part, with outstanding acting, singing, and scenic, lighting, and costume design. The play itself has some predictable elements, but for the most part Betts' interpretation makes for a thought-provoking and moving experience.

Photos: First Look at CHOIR BOY at Yale Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2022

Yale Repertory Theatre is presenting a new production of Choir Boy by the theater's Academy Award-winning Playwright in Residence Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), directed by Christopher D. Betts.

Yale Repertory Theatre Announces Complete Cast & Creative Team for CHOIR BOY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2022

Yale Repertory Theatre will present a new production of Choir Boy by the theater’s Academy Award-winning Playwright in Residence Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), directed by Christopher D. Betts. Choir Boy will be performed March 31–April 23 at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, April 7.

The Gateway Announces MEMPHIS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 21, 2018

Broadway's smash hit musicalMemphis, winner of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, will open at The Gateway on July 6th and run through July 21st with preview performances on July 5th.