Carey Van Driest News

Urbanite Theatre, a new Florida-based non-profit, inaugurates an innovative producing model this summer in New York by bringing back Origin Theatre Company's critically acclaimed production of Tim Ruddy's 'The International' returns with its original cast for a three-week encore engagement Off-Broadway from Wednesday July 15 to Sunday August 2 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street. Christopher Randolph directs.

City Theatre continues its 40th anniversary season with Midsummer (a play with songs), on the Mainstage today, May 9 - 31, 2015. The play is written by David Greig and singer-songwriter Gordon McIntyre, and is directed by City Theatre Artistic Director Tracy Brigden.

City Theatre continues its 40th anniversary season with Midsummer (a play with songs), on the Mainstage May 9 - 31, 2015. The play is written by David Greig and singer-songwriter Gordon McIntyre, and is directed by City Theatre Artistic Director Tracy Brigden.

New York Shakespeare Exchange, creator of the viral smash The Sonnet Project, is excited to announce participating bars for their Holiday ShakesBEER, NYC's Original Shakespearean Pub Crawl. The final ShakesBEER of 2014 takes place on the Upper East Side today, December 6.

New York Shakespeare Exchange, creator of the viral smash The Sonnet Project, is excited to announce participating bars for their Holiday ShakesBEER, NYC's Original Shakespearean Pub Crawl. The final ShakesBEER of 2014 takes place on the Upper East Side on Saturday, December 6.

Tim Ruddy's boldly original new drama, 'The International,' receives its world premiere in a five-week Off-Broadway run at the cell in New York playing from Today April 3 to Sunday May 4. Presented by the cell, 338 West 23rd Street, Origin Theatre Company's production is directed by Christopher Randolph.

Tim Ruddy's boldly original new drama, 'The International,' receives its world premiere in a five-week Off-Broadway run at the cell in New York playing from tonight, April 3 to Sunday May 4. Presented by the cell, 338 West 23rd Street, Origin Theatre Company's production is directed by Christopher Randolph.

New York Shakespeare Exchange, creator of the viral smash The Sonnet Project, has announced participating bars for April's ShakesBEER, NYC's Original Shakespearean Pub Crawl.

Tim Ruddy's boldly original new drama, 'The International,' receives its world premiere in a five-week Off-Broadway run at the cell in New York playing from Thursday April 3 to Sunday May 4. Presented by the cell, 338 West 23rd Street, Origin Theatre Company's production is directed by Christopher Randolph.

New York Shakespeare Exchange, creator of the viral smash The Sonnet Project, is excited to announce the dates and artists for their 2014 ShakesBEER, NYC's Original Shakespearean Pub Crawl. Over the course of 2014, their new repertory ensemble of 18 actors will rotate through a total of 10 raucous Saturday afternoons spent enjoying Shakespeare and cocktails.

Isaiah Johnson (Broadway: Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino; Peter and the Starcatcher; Off-Bway: Far from Heaven with Kelli O'Hara) steps into the title role of OTHELLO, produced by the New York Shakespeare Exchange and directed by Cristina Lundy. OTHELLO began performances on today, October 15 for a limited engagement through Saturday, November 2. Performances are at Hudson Guild Theater (441 West 26th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues; C to 23rd Street). The performance schedule istoday at 7 PM; Wednesday - Saturday at 8 PM. There is an added performance today, October 27 at 2 PM. The regular ticket price is $18 ($10 for students, 30 minutes prior to performance). For tickets, call Brown Paper Tickets on 1-800-838-3006 or visitwww.brownpapertickets.com. For more information, visit www.ShakespeareExchange.org.

The musical "McGoldricks' Thread" sowed up three major awards at the closing ceremonies last night of the sixth Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival, held at Papillon Bistro & Bar, 22 East 54th Street. The crowd-pleasing show, brimming with Irish step dancing performed by a youth-dominated cast, won for Best Production, and Best Direction for Kira Simring. The production also was honored with the Festival's Special Jury Prize.

Nominations for the top awards of Origin's 1st Irish 2013 are being announced today for an Awards Ceremony hosted by Papillon Bistro & Bar, 22 East 54th Street on Monday September 30 at 7pm. In all eight plays were seen in competition during the month-long festival which began on September 2. The sixth annual edition of 1st Irish, the first and only festival in the world dedicated to Irish playwrights, welcomed two productions from Ireland, and six from the U.S. by contemporary Irish playwrights from Belfast, Dublin, Boston and New York. A total of six were world premieres.

Shakespeare's spirited romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing has opened on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage and is running through August 5. BroadwayWorld has a video teaser of the production below.

Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, is now playing through August 5 on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing. BroadwayWorld has a first look at scenes the production below.

Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, is now playing through August 5 on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below.

Shakespeare's spirited romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing has opened on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage and is running through August 5. BroadwayWorld has a complete look at the production photos below.

Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens tonight, July 21st on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing.

Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens Saturday, July 21st on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing.