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Theater For The New City To Honor Estelle Parsons
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2026

Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons is returning to Theater for the New City as the honoree at its annual Love and Courage gala to raise money to present the work of emerging playwrights.

Theater For The New City To Host LOVE ’N COURAGE GALA Benefiting Emerging Playwrights Program
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2026

Theater for the New City will host its annual Love ’n Courage gala to benefit the Emerging Playwrights Program. The event will honor Estelle Parsons and feature performances by artists associated with TNC.

Theater for the New City's VILLAGE HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL set for October 31
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2024

To delight its community and celebrate the creativity that comes with the season, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present its annual Village Halloween Costume Ball October 31. 

Theater For The New City's Village Halloween Costume Ball Will Haunt You Outdoors And Indoors, October 31
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2023

To delight its community and celebrate the creativity that comes with the season, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present its 47th annual Village Halloween Costume Ball October 31. 

Rome Neal and His Banana Puddin' Jazz Band to Play NUYORICAN POETS CAFE This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe's Jazz Heritage Series will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month featuring Rome Neal and his Banana Puddin' Jazz Band on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 @ 3 PM EST at Nuyorican Poets Cafe.

Theater for the New City Presents THE CONDUCTOR By Ishmael Reed, March 9-26
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2023

In 'The Conductor,' satirist playwright Ishmael Reed attacks the race-baiting and divisiveness that were widely seen in the recent, widely-reported San Francisco School Board Recall. 

Melba Moore, Jessica Reedy & More To Take Part in 1st Annual George Floyd Memorial Concert at The Town Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

A Soulful Heart will be donating a portion of the proceeds from its 1st Annual George Floyd Memorial Concert, to be held on May 24, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).

THE SLAVE WHO LOVED CAVIAR to Premiere at the Theater For the New City
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 12, 2021

Playwright Ishmael Reed uses satire to explore aspects of American culture and history overlooked by others. His newest play, The Slave Who Loved Caviar, is a theatrical investigation into the relationship between Jean-Michel Basquiat and the art world. It challenges the notion that Basquiat was merely Andy Warhol's 'mascot.'

THE SLAVE WHO LOVED CAVIAR By Ishmael Reed Satirizes Relationship Of Warhol & Basquiat
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 24, 2021

Playwright Ishmael Reed uses satire to explore aspects of American culture and history overlooked by others. His newest play, 'The Slave Who Loved Caviar: A Theatrical Investigation Into the Relationship Between Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol,' challenges the notion that Basquiat was merely Warhol's 'mascot.' Theater for the New City will present its world premiere December 23, 2021 to January 9, 2022, directed by Reed's frequent collaborator, Carla Blank.

THE SLAVE WHO LOVED CAVIAR Will Have World Premiere at Theater for the New City Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2021

Taken by the one-sided commentary about the relationship between Andy Warhol, a god of the New York Art World, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, made by Warhol groupies and critics, Reed offers a different view. His new play, 'The Slave Who Loved Caviar, A Theatrical Investigation Into the Relationship Between Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol,' challenges the notion that Jean-Michel Basquiat was merely Warhol’s “mascot.”

TNC Sets April 3 Lineup For OPEN 'THO SHUT
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2021

On Saturday, April 3 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present a mixed music and performance lineup for the twenty-first installment of 'Open 'Tho Shut,' its afternoon of 'walk-by theater' that is staged in its set shop and visible from East Tenth Street between First and Second Avenues.

SummerStage Celebrates National Poetry Month, International Dance Day, and More in April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 31, 2021

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage has announced digital programming for the month of April, featuring celebrations for National Poetry Month, World Portuguese Language Day, and International Dance Day.

22nd Annual FESTIVALJAZZ: A MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT Announced in Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2021

April 16 through April 30 plan to experience NYC's longest continuously running music series dedicated to Jazz, created by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC).

Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Stream Ishmael Reed's New Play About Basquiat
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2021

Renowned playwright, poet and satirist Ishmael Reed takes aim at the New York City art world with The Slave Who Loved Caviar, his new play about the life and career of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Theater for the New City's Village Hallowen Costume Ball Goes Virtual
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2020

Theater for the New City's Village Halloween Costume Ball, a revered Village tradition that frequently welcomes over 1,200 revelers, will be presented virtually this year with most of its key traditions preserved. Notable artists including Everett Quinton, F. Murray Abraham, Austin Pendleton, Phoebe Legere and Penny Arcade.

Photo Flash: Over 100 Black Cultural Leaders And Artists Celebrate Iconic Photo with "A Great Day in New York"
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 13, 2020

On August 12, 1958, in the midst of this nation’s burgeoning civil rights movement, a legendary group of jazz artists gathered in Harlem to be forever captured in the iconic photo, “A Great Day in Harlem.”

Over 150 Performances Set For TNC's 25th Lower East Side Festival Of The Arts
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2020

Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 150 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 25th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.

Austin Pendleton, Charles Busch and More Set For Theater for the New City's LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2020

With the roster still building, Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 150 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 25th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which will be mounted virtually for the first time May 22 to 24, 2020.

Comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome Will Be Featured At Banana Pudding Jazz Jam at Nuyorican Poets Café
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2019

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM 'John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everythinga??) will join actor/producer/vocalist Rome Neal for a night of jazz and jokes at his next a?oeBanana Pudding Jazz Jama?? scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan.

Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome Was Honored at the 2019 ABC Fulton Foundation Awards In Brooklyn
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2019

Veteran actor / director a?oeRhonda a?oePassiona?? Hansome roudly displays the Longevity in Multi Disciplinary Artistic Achievement award presented to her by Andrea J. Fulton (right) of The Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation at their Second Annual Awards Benefit on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club in Brooklyn. The Bedford-Stuyvesant-born entertainer - who also performed at the afternoon event - was later congratulated by fellow ABC Fulton Foundation Benefit performer actor/producer/vocalist Rome Neal.