John David West News

Frog & Peach Theatre Company is presenting William Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth at The Cullum Theatre. You now get a first look at production photos.

A robust talk back series will follow select performances of The Whole of Time by celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula in a translation by Jean Graham-Jones.

Rita Costanzi will return to the New York stage in WOMAN ON A LEDGE, a dramatic play based on her memoir, exploring the challenges faced by a female musician balancing artistry with family roles. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The 24th Havana Film Festival NY announced the winners of the Havana Star Award during its Closing Ceremony at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan. The jury in the Fiction category was composed of Maria Linares, the Colombian composer of film music; John David West, the American actor; and Breixo Viejo, a professor at the Herbert School of Communications at Hofstra University, specializing in film history.

On Thursday, April 18th at 6:00 p.m., the 24th Havana Film Festival New York will culminate with the highly anticipated Havana Star Prize Award Ceremony. Hosted by Cuban actress Catherine Nuñez, this event will mark the festival's closing and celebrate the outstanding achievements in Latin American cinema. 

honor, a psychological drama written by William R. Duell, will make its world premiere this Fall in a limited engagement at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd St. (at 10th Ave), NYC, October 1-29, 2023. 

Discover the casting and creatives for the highly anticipated world premiere of 'honor' by William R. Duell. Get your tickets now!

Discover the highly anticipated world premiere of 'honor' by William R. Duell. This psychological drama delves into themes of loyalty, forgiveness, and healing as two damaged men confront their demons. Don't miss this limited engagement production featuring an impressive cast and creative team. Get your tickets now!

This spring there will be more than one adaptation of Hamlet to chose  from, but Theater for the New City will have the funniest one. 

Theater for the New City's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which had to be presented virtually last year, returns May 28-30, 2021 as an indoor and outdoor live audience event with an emphasis on safety.

Theater for the New City presents a?' TNC a?oeOn The Air,a?? a live reading of Lockdown 2020 (Love & Corona) by Frank J. Avella (Vatican Falls, Lured, Consent, Orville Station) on Thursday, October 8th at 7PM. Frank's play, Orville Station inaugurated the Theater for the New City Facebook page's Live reading series back on April 15th.

Theater for the New City will present a live reading of 'Visitors in the Dark' by Charles Busch (The Confession Of Lily Dare, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Die Mommie Die!) on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7PM. This is part of the weekly series of Live readings on Theater for the New City's website and Facebook page.

LURED, a new play by Frank J. Avella that explores the persecution of gays in Russia, will be presented in the 2016 Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director).