John Vaccaro News
Broadway AM Report, 8/15/2016 - PETER PAN in Concert and More!
Today's big news: FOX hosts a special GREASE: LIVE panel with director Thomas Kail and HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Transport Group presents PETER PAN in a star-studded concert benefit!
Ridiculous Theatre Pioneer John Vaccaro Dies at 86
Vaccaro's Play-House Of The Ridiculous, founded in 1965, was created as an antidote to the predominantly naturalistic American theatre of the time.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Harvey Fierstein, Sam Shepard and More Featured in La MaMa's New Digital Collections
The Archives of La MaMa just launched La MaMa's Digital Collections Website (catalog.
Tony Winner John Guare to Lead Discussion on Tennessee Williams at Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company will host a post-show discussion centered on the later work of Tennessee Williams following the March 5, 3pm performance of Tennessee Williams 1982.
TNC to Tribute Norman Glick, Celebrate Ronald Tavel's New Andy Warhol Book, 11/30
On November 30 at 8:00, Theater for the New City will present a tribute to director/actor Norman Glick (1946-2015) and the book launch of Ronald Tavel's last book, 'Andy Warhol's Ridiculous Screenplays' (which has a forward by Marc Siegel).
TWO BY TAVEL to Play Theater for the New City, 11/28-12/14
As a tribute to the memory of director Harvey Tavel, who originated the Theater of the Ridiculous with his brother, the playwright Ronald Tavel, Theater for the New City will present 'Two by Tavel,' a double-header of 'Kitchenette' and 'Life of Juanita Castro,' directed by Norman Glick, November 28
TWO BY TAVEL to Play Theater for the New City, 11/28-12/14
As a tribute to the memory of director Harvey Tavel, who originated the Theater of the Ridiculous with his brother, the playwright Ronald Tavel, Theater for the New City will present 'Two by Tavel,' a double-header of 'Kitchenette' and 'Life of Juanita Castro,' directed by Norman Glick, November 28
Chris Tanner's FOOTBALL HEAD Opens Tonight at LaMaMa
Chris Tanner returns to The Club at La MaMa this June for the world premiere of Football Head: tales of shame and humiliation.
Chris Tanner's FOOTBALL HEAD to Open 6/20 at LaMaMa
Chris Tanner returns to The Club at La MaMa this June for the world premiere of Football Head: tales of shame and humiliation.
Chris Tanner's FOOTBALL HEAD Comes to La Mama, 6/20-29
La MaMa will present Chris Tanner's 'Football Head: tales of shame and humiliation', running June 20-29, 2014.
Mink Stole and Penny Arcade Star in THE MUTILATED by Tennessee Williams, Now thru 11/24
Like nearly all of Williams's later, more experimental plays, The Mutilated was met with stinging reviews, disappointment and even anger when it premiered on Broadway in 1966 (with The Gnadiges Fraulein, under the collective title Slapstick Tragedy).
THE MAD LOVER IN ME IS THE CRAZY ARTIST IN YOU Set for Dixon Place Tonight
The Mad Lover In Me Is The Crazy Artist In You, based on the real-life adventures of two eccentric expatriates who find love in New York City and transform their private lives into a public exhibit of mischief and art, will play Dixon Place tonight, July 10.
THE MAD LOVER IN ME IS THE CRAZY ARTIST IN YOU Set for Dixon Place, 7/10
The Mad Lover In Me Is The Crazy Artist In You, based on the real-life adventures of two eccentric expatriates who find love in New York City and transform their private lives into a public exhibit of mischief and art, will play Dixon Place on July 10.
Photo Blast From The Past: Everett Quinton and Charles Ludlam
Today, we're featuring Everett Quinton and Charles Ludlam circa 1985.
Photo Flash: La MaMa's THE ETIQUETTE OF DEATH World Premiere
La MaMa presents the World Premiere of The Etiquette of Death, a Chris Tanner Production co-directed by Everett Quinton and Julie Atlas Muz, and choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz, with contributions by a slew of New York's finest downtown artists.
THE ETIQUETTE OF DEATH Previews at La MaMa Tonight, 6/14
La MaMa presents the World Premiere of The Etiquette of Death, a Chris Tanner Production co-directed by Everett Quinton and Julie Atlas Muz, and choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz, with contributions by a slew of New York's finest downtown artists.
THE ETIQUETTE OF DEATH Previews 6/14 at La MaMa
La MaMa will present the World Premiere of The Etiquette of Death, a Chris Tanner Production co-directed by Everett Quinton and Julie Atlas Muz, and choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz, with contributions by a slew of New York's finest downtown artists.
MMI Hosts Screening of Warhol’s Screen Test #2 and Rodrigues-Soltero’s Lupe
The legendary Mario Montez, one of the most well-known and beloved figures of New York's underground film and theater scene of the 1960s and 1970s, will make a very rare personal appearance at Museum of the Moving Image, on Sunday, November 13, at 6:30 p.
Penny Arcade Present 'Greatest Hits' Concert at Laurie Beechman Theatre, 5/1-5/22
Legendary performance artist Penny Arcade will present her first 'Greatest Hits' show ever, THE VERY BEST OF PENNY ARCADE for a 4-week limited engagement beginning May 1st at The Laurie Beechman Theatre -- a rare 'uptown' appearance for a performer who has become synonymous with 'downtown art'.