It's true what they say; the classics never do go out of style. That's particularly true with 1927's The Jazz Singer. The first feature-length 'sound film,' Alan Crosland's The Jazz Singer made history with its use of synchronized sound, however it's also remembered for its controversial use of blackface. Now, almost a century later, audience members get the opportunity to re-discover such a significant production in an entirely new medium.
Following two acclaimed seasons, Corkscrew Theater Festival begins performances today, July 10, at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan).
Corkscrew Theater Festival, which runs July 10-August 3, inaugurates its Corkscrew Downstairs series of workshop productions this summer in the lower level theater at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). The four projects all take classic texts as a starting point, including A Doll's House, Twelfth Night, the poetry of Walt Whitman, and Leslie Feinberg's 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues. The Downstairs series shares one team of designers -Dan Daly (sets), Christina Tang (lights), and Cinthia Chen (props)-and one flexible repertory set, deepening the festival's focus on exploring collaboration in different forms.
Corkscrew Theater Festival is pleased to announce the mainstage casts for its third annual festival, which runs July 10-August 3 at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). The festival features four world premieres, four workshop productions, and four readings performed in repertory over four weeks, with 80 performances in all. As in past years, special attention has been given to theater makers who are developing work through tight-knit collaborations. Tickets are now on sale.
"Packed with young talent…in the risk-taking venture that is summer festival-going, encountering talent you want to see more of is a worthy payoff." - Laura Collins-Hughes,The New York Times
Following a well-attended and critically-acclaimed inaugural year, Corkscrew Theater Festival returns for a second annual season, running July 9 - August 5 at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). This summer theater festival provides early-career artists with a high level of production support and features five world premieres and four readings performed in repertory over four weeks. Special attention has been given to theater makers who are developing work through robust and innovative collaborative models.
Artists from the Broadway and NYC music communities will join with formerly incarcerated writers and affected family members for two emotionally-charged concerts about youth incarceration on March 12th and 13th.
An innovative reimagining of film techniques for live performance, You Can't Kiss a Movie features performer Shelley Farmer, whose passionate (obsessive?) love of French movies from the 1960s New Wave is the seed for an original story about an ill-fated love affair, told through the songs and dialogue of those movies. With a spirit of youthful immediacy inspired by the films themselves, this bilingual cabaret playfully tweaks the films' themes and gender roles while continuing their investigation into the costs and virtues of emotional engagement in art and life. You Can't Kiss a Movie is an exuberant, affecting show for both film buffs and newcomers.
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
The Brewing Dept. is proud to present HamletGhosts at the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival tonight, September 25th at 10:30pm and tomorrow, September 26th at 2pm and 9pm. Tickets for both runs are $15. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in action!
After a sold-out performance at The Duplex, SWIPE RIGHT/SWIPE LEFT: LOVE IN THE AGE OF TINDER, has been chosen as a featured cabaret for the 54 Below Concert Lab series!
After a sold-out performance at The Duplex, SWIPE RIGHT/SWIPE LEFT: LOVE IN THE AGE OF TINDER, has been chosen as a featured cabaret for the 54 Below Concert Lab series!
The Brewing Dept. presents HamletGhosts at New York City's HERE from tonight, August 3, through August 5 at 7pm, and at the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival on September 25th at 10:30pm and September 26th at 2pm and 9pm. Tickets for both runs are $15. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in action!
The Brewing Dept. is proud to present HamletGhosts at New York City's HERE from August 3-5 at 7pm, and at the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival on September 25th at 10:30pm and September 26th at 2pm and 9pm. Tickets for both runs are $15. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in action!
