Chuk Obasi News

As phase one takes hold of the city and slowly changes towards a new normal, some feel motionless. A battle cry and a love letter, professional dancers from Broadway to the Graduating Class of 2020, find an outlet as they dance, soar, and exhale to the new single by Vintage Trouble.

Royal Family Productions (Chris Henry, Artistic Director), a Times Square-based non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, is proud to kick off their season with Royal Family's Resident Choreographer/Creative Associate Lorna Ventura curating the FEMALE FORWARD FESTIVAL. This festival features Blackbirding by Queen Esther (The Moxie Show), Journeys by Rosa Arredondo (TV: a?oeRoswell, New Mexico.a?? Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire), and This Open Earth by Iman Schuk. Tickets are $30; $100; $250 and can be purchased by clicking royalfamilyproductions.org 

S.T.A.R. Theater is celebrating 30 years of using theater to educate young people about sex, sexuality, gender, and all things adolescence with a benefit performance featuring special performances by Hernando Umana and Cory Wade on  Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 6:00 at The Beacon School522 W. 44th Street New York, NY

The Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA), the not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the artistic vision and technique of Michael Chekhov, celebrating its 20th year in 2019, today announced that the next recipients of the Zelda Fichandler Scholarship will be multi-faceted performers, stage and screen actress Tia James and writer/director/choreographer, Chuk Obasi.

The Private Theatre, in association with TEA Creative, is pleased to present the world premiere theatre event Rocco, Chelsea, Adriana, Sean, Claudia, Gianna, Alex, created by Vieve Radha Price and John Gould Rubin.

RED SKY, a full length musical currently in previews with excerpts being performed for community-based audiences, will debut 'Story One' at The Stonewall Inn on January 29that 7:00 and 9:00 pm. The evening of unity and support for the LGBTQ Community is hosted by Activists Tym Moss and Simply Rob.

This month NY Madness is proud to co-present a Midterm Mayhem! A Doomsday Cabaret, featuring excerpts from the new musical, 'Red Sky'. Red Sky is a parable for our times, and features, Danielle Alonzo, Jonas Barranca, Eden Eernissee, Steven Halliwell, Timothy Mullins, Chuk Obasi, and Ansi Rodriguez. The show will take place on Sunday, October 28th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). November 9th Forever is co-producing this special event. Also featuring Voting Rights activist Victor Pate from the National Action Network.

Silk Stockings and a Bible is a spicy Swing Era drama about the trials and tribulations of a Harlem chorus girl. The play was play #2 in the trilogy Women You Thought You Knew which had a run at IATI Theatre in 2017 returns to the stage this time as an immersive theatrical event in Harlem at Ginny's Supper Club on July 16th.

This February, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

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.

New York Innovative Theater Award Nominee Christian De Gr (Fatty Fatty No Friends) returns to FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, with the second chapter of his dark and twisted, macabre and hilarious song cycle about the trials and wonders of death.

The award-winning solo-show The Actual Dance will launch its 5th year of performances in 2018 with an evening of celebration and performance. Written and originally performed by Samuel A Simon, The Actual Dance is an autobiographical presentation of the experience of confronting the anticipated loss of a spouse. A true love story with a surprise and happy ending, the show has been seen over 200 times in venues across America.

The award-winning solo-show The Actual Dance will launch its 5th year of performances in 2018 with an evening of celebration and performance. Written and originally performed by Samuel A Simon, The Actual Dance is an autobiographical presentation of the experience of confronting the anticipated loss of a spouse. A true love story with a surprise and happy ending, the show has been seen over 200 times in venues across America.

Starting with our Autumn Arts, MITF will also serve as a place for artists emerging from colleges and special programs to enter into the professional world with abundant support from an experienced artistic and academic advisory. Now, established professionals and the next generation can join in.

Samuel A. Simon's award-winning love story, The Actual Dance returns to the Midtown International  Fall Theatre Festival for a limited run. The Actual Dance follows the journey and perspective of a man dealing with his wives breast cancer diagnoses.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 2016 New York Innovative Theater Award Nominee Christian De Gre (Fatty Fatty No Friends) and award winning company Mind The Art Entertainment (Beware the Chupacabra & Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg) in a dark and twisted new song cycle about the horrors and wonders of death.

Several of South Africa's finest actors join a multi-national cast in a staged reading of "BONGANI," a new play about post-apartheid South Africa, set forMonday, Oct 17, at the Bernie Wohl Center at 7pm.

Starting with our Autumn Arts, MITF will also serve as a place for artists emerging from colleges and special programs to enter into the professional world with abundant support from an experienced artistic and academic advisory. Now, established professionals and the next generation can join in.