Alice Jankell News

Justine Lambert and Kenneth Nowell's 'The Goddess,' a modern-day fairy tale about an open marriage, receives its world premiere at the Write Act Rep Theatre, 309 East 26th Street, beginning Thursday October 10. Directed by Alice Jankell, this new comedy features a cast of five including Tricia Alexandro, Claudia Mason, Larry Mitchell, Sarah Nedwek and Chris Stack. Produced by the Looking Glass Theatre, now in its 20th season, the four-week engagement plays through Sunday November 3, with an opening set for Sunday October 13 at 3pm.

New musical URBAN MOMFARE is having a staged reading as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's Notes From A Page Festival. URBAN MOMFARE is an irreverent (and sometimes heartbreaking) romp through motherhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where the absurdities of a rarefied lifestyle throw the universality of parenting into stark focus.

New musical URBAN MOMFARE is having a staged reading as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's Notes From A Page Festival. URBAN MOMFARE is an irreverent (and sometimes heartbreaking) romp through motherhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where the absurdities of a rarefied lifestyle throw the universality of parenting into stark focus.

'This Living Hand' by Richard Vetere will be presented in a free reading at Cherry Lane Theatre (Studio) today, May 8 at 2 p.m. as part of Barefoot Theatre Company's Jankell/Vetere reading series. 'This Living Hand' is an unpublished work of Pulitzer-nominated playwright Richard Vetere.

'This Living Hand' by Richard Vetere will be presented in a free reading at Cherry Lane Theatre (Studio) on May 8 at 2 p.m. as part of Barefoot Theatre Company's Jankell/Vetere reading series. 'This Living Hand' is an unpublished work of Pulitzer-nominated playwright Richard Vetere.

The Metropolitan Room announces March performances.

The French actress and singer Floanne Ankah presents the New York premiere of 'Edith Piaf Alive and Living in New York' at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, beginning Monday November 28 and playing once-monthly shows through March 17, 2012.