David Greenspan News

Transport Group has announced that the revival of its acclaimed 2011 production of The Patsy, written by Barry Conners, performed by David Greenspan, and directed by Jack Cummings III, will begin performances Wednesday, March 30 at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street. 

The first-ever New York revival of Neil Simon's classic comedy about marriage, Plaza Suite, under the direction of Tony Award® winner John Benjamin Hickey, officially begins previews tonight, February 25. Learn more about the cast bringing the show back to the stage!

Today, for the first time in two years as a result of the pandemic, SPACE on Ryder Farm, the artist residency program and organic farm, opened applications for its 2022 Residency Season.

Playwrights Kate Cortesi, Brenda Withers, Emily Zemba, and producer victor cervantes jr. are pleased to announce details for the 2021 edition of The Pool, a temporary consortium of playwrights producing their own plays in rep at the New Ohio Theatre from November 1–20, 2021.

The play, which takes place in the legal red light district that existed in New Orleans prior to World War I, follows Creole madam 'Duchess' Kitty Dewitt and the residents of her elite bordello. The Duchess has lofty ambitions for her teenage daughter Lili this Mardi Gras season... but Lili has plans of her own.

Play-PerView has announced its latest streaming programming for the coming months. For two weeks, beginning July 22nd (through August 4th), Play PerView is taking one of its biggest streaming events out of the vault in celebration of Comic-Con “@Home 2021.”

With the upcoming first anniversary of the Beirut explosion on August 4th, 2020, Abingdon Theatre Company is shedding light on the art that has been created as a result of this tragedy. It Cries Too Loudly explores the overlap between joy and tragedy in her tumultuous home country and the experience of being an emigre.

Playwrights Horizons today announced its 2021-22 season. The influential Off-Broadway institution returns to in-person performance after 18 months in which, under new artistic leadership, it has marked its 50th anniversary and reflected deeply on the role the theater should play in the life of its city, its country, and the world.

Two River Theater is inviting audiences to sit back, relax, and listen to three exciting new dramas by some of the country’s most renowned writers, including Obie-award-winning playwright and actor David Greenspan, who adapted Thornton Wilder’s novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which Two River premiered in 2018. 

In a new video from Two River Theater, playwright and actor David Greenspan invites everyone to enjoy his world premiere radio play commissioned by Two River Theater: THE MEMORY MOTEL, directed by Morgan Claire Green.

Today's episode features actress, activist, and New York Times bestselling author of five books, Annabelle Gurwitch.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, May 15-16, 2021.

Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a new lineup of Master Classes featuring writers and artists behind celebrated productions at Playwrights and beyond.

The Alliance for Downtown New York, in association with En Garde Arts and The Tank  announced today additional details for Downtown Live, a new free performing arts festival. Over two weekends in May, Downtown Live's over 30 in-person shows will bring live art performances to unexpected places across Lower Manhattan.

Abingdon Theatre Company will present a short film of 'Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom' written and directed by Christine Toy Johnson followed by a talk back with the writer and cast, moderated by Reggie Lee on May 25th at 7pm ET. This event is free. This piece is being screened in May to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Abingdon Theatre Company (Chad Austin, Artistic Director) will present a virtual reading of The Inferno, a new play by Chris Sherman on April 5th at 7pm ET via their YouTube channel.

The Alliance for Downtown New York, in association with En Garde Arts and The Tank have announced Downtown Live, a new free performing arts festival. Over two weekends in May, Downtown Live's nearly 30 in-person shows will bring live art performances to unexpected places across Lower Manhattan.

Playwrights Horizons is presenting The MS Phoenix Rising, a serial dark comedy fiction podcast created by writer Trish Harnetiaux (Tin Cat Shoes, How to Get into Buildings) and director Katie Brook (Dr. Ride’s American Beach House, How to Get Into Buildings), launching today (March 16).

James Calleri, Erica Jensen, and Paul Davis announced today that Calleri Casting is being renamed Calleri Jensen Davis, to better reflect the equal partnership that has been central to their 14-time Artios Award-winning company’s success over these past 15 years.

Playwrights Horizons today announced an Artists’ Relief Fund offering $1,000 grants to 135 theater artists, and continuing the organization’s work centering artists’ needs and well-being amidst the turmoil brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.