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Andy Karl, Orfeh, Javier Muñoz & More to Join Primary Stages 39th Anniversary Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023

Get all the details about the upcoming Primary Stages 39th Anniversary Gala, where Kate Hamill and Beth Blickers will be honored. Find out when and where this star-studded event will take place. Plus, catch performances by Judy Gold, Andy Karl, and Orfeh.

Erin Daley Appointed Interim Artistic Director of Primary Stages
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2023

PRIMARY STAGES has appointed Erin Daley as Interim Artistic Director of Primary Stages, following the passing of longtime Artistic Director Andrew Leynse.

Primary Stages to Celebrate the Life of Artistic Director Andrew Leynse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2023

PRIMARY STAGES has announced that a celebration of life will be held on Monday April 24, 2023, for Artistic Director Andrew Leynse.

YES, I CAN SAY THAT! Starring Judy Gold & More Added to 59E59 Theaters Winter 2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2022

59E59 Theaters has announced additional productions for their Winter 2023 Season. The 59E59 Winter 2023 Season will begin with the previously announced productions of The Immortal Jellyfish Girl, presented by Wakka Wakka; followed by two productions as part of Origin’s 1st Irish.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of Primary Stages' PEERLESS at 59E59 Theaters
by Stephen Sorokoff - Oct 12, 2022

PRIMARY STAGES and 59E59 Theaters, in association with Jamie deRoy, opened peerless last night at 59E59’s Theater A  by 2019/20 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jiehae Park (Hannah and the Dread Gazebo) and directed by Margot Bordelon (…what the end will be)

Photos: Inside Opening Night of NEW GOLDEN AGE at Primary Stages at 59E59
by Stephen Sorokoff - May 13, 2022

59E59 Theaters is presenting New Golden Age by Karen Hartman, part of the inaugural VOLT Festival at 59E59. Presented by Primary Stages and directed by Jade King Carroll (Proof of Love), New Golden Age opened May 11 for a run through June 9, 2022.

59E59 Theaters Announces Winter 2022 Season and Return to In-Person Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2021

59E59 Theaters has announced their return to in-person programming in January 2022, including their Winter 2022 Season and the launch of the VOLT Festival in Spring 2022.

Photo Flash: Primary Stages Celebrates Opening Night of A WALK WITH MR. HEIFETZ
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 21, 2018

PRIMARY STAGES presents the World Premiere of A WALK WITH MR. HEIFETZ, which opened last night at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St, New York, NY, 10014) on January 31, 2018. A WALK WITH MR. HEIFETZ will play a limited run through March 4, 2018.

Photo Coverage: Primary Stages Celebrates Opening Night of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 20, 2017

Last night Pride and Prejudice opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre and BroadwayWorld attended the after-party in the West Village. Primary Stages under the leadership of Artistic Director, Andrew Leynse and Executive Director Shane D. Hudson, together with Founder Casey Childs and in association with Jamie deRoy in a co-production with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presented Pride And Prejudice, which is the second play of Primary Stages 2017/18 season.

Photo Coverage: Red Carpet Arrivals at Primary Stages SPRING FLING Ceremony
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 13, 2017

Primary Stages' 2017 Spring Fling celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Einhorn School of Performing Arts this week with an event which honored Broadway composer Jeanine Tesori with the Einhorn Mentorship Award.