Ethyl Eichelberger News

For one night only, find New York's best solo performances in one show. Join Justin Vivan Bond, Lea Delaria, Jackie Hoffman and Natalie Joy as they present highlights of their critically-acclaimed solo performances. JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, LEA DELARIA, JACKIE HOFFMAN & NATALIE JOY JOHNSON! will be performed at Joe's Pub on Sunday, January 13th at 7:00PM.

Legendary actor, producer and playwright Peggy Shaw triumphantly returns to the stage in the world premiere of Ruff. Presented by Performance Space 122 (PS122) and Dixon Place as part of PS122's eighth annual COIL festival, Ruff pays tribute to the host of crooners, lounge singers, movie stars, rock and roll bands and eccentric family members who have kept Shaw company, living inside her, for the past 68 years. Guided by longtime collaborator Lois Weaver, Shaw throws off the stigma of age and embraces the joy-and necessity-of creating new work, post-stroke, aided by new technology and even deeper courage. Shaw is the recipient of the 2011 Ethyl Eichelberger award.

Visual artist, dancer, actor and downtown cabaret artist John Kelly will make his solo debut at Joe's Pub at The Public this fall, performing songs by Kurt Weill, Charles Aznavour, The Incredible String Band, Holcombe Waller and Carol Lipnik tonight, October 14, October 28 at 7 PM and November 4 at 9:30 PM.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, presents the return of Tony nominated performer Mx Justin Vivian Bond for a special three night engagement, October 12 through October 14. This engagement is the Bay Area premiere of Bond's new show "Mx America," which celebrate the release of the album 'Silver Wells.'

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, presents the return of Tony nominated performer Mx Justin Vivian Bond for a special three night engagement, October 12 through October 14. This engagement is the Bay Area premiere of Bond's new show "Mx America," which celebrate the release of the album 'Silver Wells.'

Visual artist, dancer, actor and downtown cabaret artist John Kelly will make his solo debut at Joe's Pub at The Public this fall, performing songs by Kurt Weill, Charles Aznavour, The Incredible String Band, Holcombe Waller and Carol Lipnik on October 14, October 28 at 7 PM and November 4 at 9:30 PM.

Performance Space 122 (PS122) and the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, present the New York premiere of Habit, from David Levine, as part of the 2012 Crossing the Line festival. Habit is a durational performance installation that features three actors performing a 90-minute drama on a continuous loop for eight hours a day. Using a commissioned script by playwright Jason Grote, Habit takes place within a four-walled, fully-furnished and functional American ranch house designed by Marsha Ginsberg and built inside a raw, unused space in the Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side.

The Robert Chesley/Jane Chambers Playwrights Project presents a reading of The Parade or Approaching the End of a Summer by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Finley and featuring Paul Caiola, Emily Hartford, Irene Longshore and Jeremy Lawrence. The reading is set for 7:30pm tonight, August 25, 2012.

The Robert Chesley/Jane Chambers Playwrights Project presents a reading of The Parade or Approaching the End of a Summer by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Finley and featuring Paul Caiola, Emily Hartford, Irene Longshore and Jeremy Lawrence. The reading is set for 7:30pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012.

Performance Space 122 (PS122) and the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, present the New York premiere of Habit, from David Levine, as part of the 2012 Crossing the Line festival. Habit is a durational performance installation that features three actors performing a 90-minute drama on a continuous loop for eight hours a day. Using a commissioned script by playwright Jason Grote, Habit takes place within a four-walled, fully-furnished and functional American ranch house designed by Marsha Ginsberg and built inside a raw, unused space in the Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side.

For more than three decades, Performance Space 122 (PS122) has served as a hub for contemporary performance, commissioning and presenting artists who have radicalized theatrical forms, triggered national political and ethical debates, and made waves on Broadway and beyond.

Justin Vivian Bond Will Perform Material from the Album in Six-Week Residency at New Studio 54 Cabaret Venue, 54 Below.

Fact Theatre Company is concluding its third season with their annual PAGE 2 STAGE repertoire. FACT focuses on developing new work and the two shows being presented were developed during their playwright's forums.

On June 5, Bond will release an album joined by pianist and producer Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), and covering songs by Ronee Blakley, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, Mark Eitzel and Brecht & Weill, among others. Bond will perform material from the album in a six-week residency (June 4-July 9) at the new Studio 54 cabaret venue, 54 Below.

Fact Theatre Company is concluding its third season with their annual PAGE 2 STAGE repertoire. FACT focuses on developing new work and the two shows being presented were developed during their playwright's forums.

Performance Space 122 is set to present the New York premiere of Newyorkland, from performance group Temporary Distortion.

Performance Space 122's contemporary performance festival, COIL, returns in an expanded edition for its seventh year.

Performance Space 122 will present the highly anticipated U.S. debut of renegade Lebanese artist Rabih Mroué.

Performance Space 122's contemporary performance festival, COIL, returns in an expanded edition for its seventh year.

Abrons Arts Center announced Upcoming Performances & Exhibits.