Karen Finley News

Times Square will be ringing with show tunes and shouts of BINGO! as Broadway stars and other celebrities take part in BROADWAY BINGO. This new monthly event benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS kicks off Sunday, May 11 (Mother's Day) at Spotlight Live on Broadway.

Performance Space 122 will honor, celebrate and salute stellar individuals who work at every level critical to live performance, who epitomize the vital roles played onstage: performer Tom Murrin; backstage: producer Lori E. Seid; and offstage: our members at the Spring Gala 2008 to be held on Thursday, May 15th at the Angel Orensanz Center (172 Norfolk Street, Manhattan).

Due to unprecedented popular demand, The Flea Theater has announced a 3-week extension of their World Premiere production of THE BREAK-UP AND THE HAPPY SAD. Directed by Sherri Kronfeld, this evening-length work features two thematically related one act plays by Tommy Smith and Ken Urban.

Last year, BroadwayWorld premiered the stunning Broadway digital art of Norn Cutson. Now, Norn is proud to share his portrait of Karen Finley, performing Wake Up! at The Green Room at 45 Bleeker.

Pold Worm Jensen - three experimental theater artists from Copenhagen, Denmark - in association with The Bats (The Flea's resident acting company) will premiere Seating Arrangements as part of the Danish arts initiative DaNY Arts. Inspired by 'Babette's Feast', the short story by Danish writer Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) and the Academy Award winning film of the same name, this unique new work begins a limited engagement run beginning October 10 at The Flea Theater.

After directing the critically acclaimed production of Julian Sheppard's Los Angeles at The Flea last season, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp will return to the famed TriBeCa institution with the World Premiere of Bingo with the Indians. Written and directed by Rapp, previews for Bingo with the Indians begin October 25 with opening night set for November 9.

Franklin Furnace, described as 'the internationally acclaimed incubator of the avant-garde,' will present a one-night only benefit event on Friday, April 27th at 8:00 PM: 'The History of the Future: A Franklin Furnace View of Performance Art,' to take place at the Harry de Jur Playhouse of Henry Street Settlement

Downtown star Neal Medlyn will perform in Superstar Duets with other performers in Brooklyn throughout the month of March

The 50th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented on Monday night at Webster Hall.

Previews for this limited engagement at The East 13th Street Theatre (located at 136 East 13th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, just southeast of Union Square) begin on Friday, July 1st.

PRESENTED BY: Karen Finley, Holly Hunter, Sarah Jones, Craig Lucas, Rue McClanahan, John C. Reilly, Elaine Stritch, James Urbaniak, Others To Be Announced

On May 2, 2005 Performance Space 122 celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala benefit at Webster Hall where they will present the first annual Ethyl Eichelberger Award.

Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy is a new comedy that lovingly, liberally and loosely satirizes the well-known thriller film from 1987. A big-time corporate lawyer has a one-night stand with a no-nonsense business woman while his wife is away. When the corporate hag forgets her place, all heck breaks loose! The park, the opera, the bunny, and the tub ensue.

Tony Kushner, Karen Finley, 'Urinetown' creator Greg Kotis and others speak with BWW as George W. Bush is re-inaugurated.

It's funny! It's sentimental! It's a smashing Broadway debut as both author and actor! But what is it?

A musical spoof of all things Fringe is a little nasty, but a lot of fun

NYC's theater community rolls out the welcome wagon for the GOP convention...not!