BWW Review: AFTERWORDS at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by Jay Irwin
- May 12, 2022
Dear Readers, by now you know that one of my major pet peeves for any show is what I call “someone else’s therapy on stage”. Other people’s problems just aren’t interesting, and I don’t need to see you work through them. Such is the first issue of many I have with the new musical “Afterwords”, currently playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre. The second main issue being that the show appears to have been written with a cliché search engine.
WP THEATER Announces The 2022 Pipeline Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 23, 2022
WP Theater has announced the 2022 lineup for The Pipeline Festival, the fourth biennial showcase of the artists in its celebrated WP Lab residency for playwrights, directors, and producers.
The 5th Avenue Theatre Announces Lineup for 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 4, 2021
The 5th Avenue Theatre lineup for the upcoming 2021/22 Season, featuring a brand new production of the spellbinding classic Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the world premiere of Afterwords, which was produced as a musical radio play in last season’s Essential 5th Digital Collection, and more. Find out shows, dates and how to get tickets.
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announce First Round of 2021 Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 21, 2021
Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of the first round of the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards. The awards, totaling $1,072,000, allow 28 productions extra time for the development and rehearsal of new plays with the entire creative team, hoping to extend the life of the world premiere play after its first run.
WP Theater Announces 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 20, 2020
WP Theater has announced their 2020-21 Season, which will continue to lift up the work of Women+ theater artists in creative new ways that reflect these unprecedented times. The full programming details and timing of events in 2021 will be announced at a later date.
Colt Coeur Announces 2020-2021 Resident Playwrights and Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 12, 2020
Colt Coeur is welcoming 3 additional artists (playwrights Bleu Beckford Burrell, Adrienne Dawes, and Noelle Viñas) to its Residency Program, with 4 of last year's Residents (directors Tara Elliott, J. Mehr Kaur, and Portia Krieger, and playwright Emma Goidel) opting to extend their Residency through 2021 (due to the unique impact of the Covid-19 pandemic).
Sara Mearns Performs in the World Premiere of STORM by Zoe Sarnak
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 4, 2020
On June 7 at 7:30pm EDT, Works & Process at the Guggenheim will co-presented with Barrington Stage Company, Broadway Dance Center, Kaatsbaan, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and Spoleto Festival USAthe premiere of Storm.
WP THEATER Launches Virtual Pipeline Festival with #PIPELINEONLINE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 9, 2020
WP Theater has announced that their third biennial Pipeline Festival will continue virtually, with #pipelineonline. Originally slated to begin performances on March 26, each of the Festival plays will now be featured weekly by WP Lab Artists in weekly emails and on WP Theater's Instagram @wptheater, through April 24.
WP Theater Has Announced 2020 Lineup for PIPELINE FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 26, 2020
WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, has announced the 2020 lineup for The Pipeline Festival, the third biennial showcase of its celebrated WP Lab residency for playwrights, directors and producers. Running from March 26 - April 25, 2020 at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street), the festival is the culmination of the renowned two-year WP Lab residency, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to see five new plays - in various stages of development, ranging from staged readings to full-length workshop productions - presented over a span of five weeks.
Cast Of 65 To Premiere HALL PASS, An Immersive Musical Inspired By High Schoolers
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 19, 2019
23 composers and playwrights have contributed new works to Blindspot Collective's upcoming production of Hall Pass, an immersive musical being presented by La Jolla Playhouse for the 2019 Without Walls Festival. During the performance, audiences will choose where to go and what to watch as 18 distinct plays and musicals unfold across the High Tech High campus in Liberty Station. Inspired in part by research and interviews conducted with high school students in New York, West Virginia, Illinois, Texas, and California, Hall Pass will feature a cast of 37 professional performers joined by students from the theatre department at Canyon Crest Academy.
Colt Coeur's EUREKA DAY Comes to Walkerspace
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 11, 2019
Brooklyn-based theatre company Colt Coeur will present the east coast premiere of Jonathan Spector's screamingly funny yet profound EUREKA DAY. Spector's lauded play uses a heated vaccination debate at a progressive elementary school as a metaphorical lens for the escalating hostility of America's culture wars and our inability to listen to those with whom we disagree. This timely comedy is directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Primary Stages' Downstairs, Colt Coeur's Joan). Previews begin Saturday, August 24th with official opening set for Thursday, August 29th. General admission tickets are priced at $25 and are available at coltcoeur.org.
Photo Coverage: Inside WP Theater's 40th Anniversary Gala Honoring Amanda Seyfried, Emily Warren, and Bonnie Comley
by Walter McBride
- Apr 16, 2019
Last night, WP Theater held its 40th Anniversary Gala honoring game-changing women with the Women of Achievement Awards. The gala honored three-time Tony Award-Winning Producer & Founder of BroadwayHD Bonnie Comley (A Gentleman's Guide, War Horse), Award-Winning actress, activist, and singer-songwriter Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Dear John, Mean Girls), and Grammy Award-winning songwriter and recording artist Emily Warren (The Chainsmokers' 'Don't Let Me Down', Dua Lipa's 'New Rules').
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