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VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY Presents NY Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT, 2/2
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 1, 2017


VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY presents the New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010 (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves). Performances are just under an hour and run Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm from February 2-11, 2017. Tickets are priced $28, $25, $20 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/967659, Box office phone: 212-352-3101 or toll free 866-811-4111, M - F 9am - 9pm, Sa/Su: 10 am - 6pm, Walk up hours: Tue - Sat, Noon - 6pm, open 2 hours prior and ½ hour after curtain on all performance days.

The Assembly to Remount '60s Activist Story HOME/SICK at JACK in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2017


The Assembly will present a remount of their hit play, New York Times Critics' Pick HOME/SICK, about the radical student activist movement of the '60s, devised and written collectively, directed by Jess Chayes, and featuring the original 2011 cast and design team.

Clubbed Thumb Welcomes 2016-17 Early-Career Directing Fellows
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


Five-time Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb has announced their second cohort of early-career directing fellows.

Maxamoo Checks in for a January 2017 Theatre Festival Final Report
by Maxamoo - Jan 18, 2017


We spent two weeks seeing a ton of theater. This is our final report from the 2017 January NYC theater festivals.

Vim Vigor Dance Company Presents New York Premiere Of FUTURE PERFECT, 2/2-11
by Molly Tracy - Jan 6, 2017


VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY presents the New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010 (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves).

JACK Presents Brooklyn Gypsies ONE CATCHES LIGHT FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2017


Brooklyn Gypsies presents the second-annual One Catches Light Festival, celebrating new solo work of five writers associated with the company, with stand-up comic Olander 'Big O' Wilson presiding over the evenings. Icarus in the L.E.S. is a kaleidoscopic performance-poem by Nic Adams, with the wax-winged hero chasing his destiny and scouting out the divide between artistic achievement and personal happiness. I Have No Room for the Broken, written by Angela Abreu, is a play about a cascade towards romantic ruin.

The Exponential Festival 2017 Announces Artists, Venues for Winter Return
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2017


The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, has announced its second year of artists and venues.

11 Superb New Theatrical Experiences from 2016
by Charles Quittner - Dec 31, 2016


New York theatre stuck it to the patriarchy this year with healthy-for-the-soul offerings like A 24 Decade History of Popular Music, O, Earth, The Wolves, and more!

Apollinaire Theatre Company to Stage Darkly Comic Sci-Fi Thriller BRILLIANT ADVENTURES
by BWW News Desk - Dec 28, 2016


Apollinaire Theatre Company presents Brilliant Adventures by Alistair McDowall, a darkly comic sci-fi thriller of brotherhood, addiction and breaking the laws of physics.

Vim Vigor Dance Company to Present New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT
by BWW News Desk - Dec 21, 2016


VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY presents the New York Premiere of FUTURE PERFECT at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC 10010 (25th Street between 3rd & Lexington Aves). Performances are just under an hour and run Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm from February 2-11, 2017.

The Bushwick Starr Presents Kate Benson's [PORTO]
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2016


The Bushwick Starr is thrilled to present the world premiere of [PORTO] by Kate Benson and directed by Lee Sunday Evans, their follow-up to the Obie Award-winning A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.

The Exponential Festival Comes to Brooklyn in January
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2016


The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, is proud to announce its second year of artists and venues.

Apollinaire Theatre Company to Stage Darkly Comic Sci-Fi Thriller BRILLIANT ADVENTURES
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2016


Apollinaire Theatre Company presents Brilliant Adventures by Alistair McDowall, a darkly comic sci-fi thriller of brotherhood, addiction and breaking the laws of physics.

The Bushwick Starr Presents [PORTO] by Kate Benson
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2016


The Bushwick Starr is thrilled to present the world premiere of [PORTO] by Kate Benson and directed by Lee Sunday Evans, their follow-up to the Obie Award-winning A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.

Photo Flash: First Look at 'A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NOVEMBER...' at Theatre of NOTE
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2016


Theatre of NOTE presents the West Coast premiere of A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, written by Kate Benson and directed by Laramie Dennis. A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes. The show opened last night, November 10, and will run through Saturday, December 10 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Cast Announced for Hilary Bettis's ALLIGATOR at A.R.T./New York Theatres
by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2016


New Georges will kick off their 25th anniversary season in collaboration with The Sol Project to present the World Premiere of ALLIGATOR, written by Hilary Bettis (The Americans on FX) and directed by Elena Araoz (Dipika Guha's Mechanics of Love with To-By-For Productions; Hook & Eye's She-She in the Ice Factory Festival).

The Exponential Festival 2017 Announces Artists, Venues for Winter Return
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2016


The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, has announced its second year of artists and venues.

Theatre of Note Presents of A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NOVEMBER ON THE BANKS OF THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT LAKES
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2016


Theatre of NOTE announces its production of the Los Angeles premiere ofA Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, written by Kate Benson and directed by Laramie Dennis. A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes will preview Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5, at 8pm, and will open on Thursday, November 10 at 8pm and run through Saturday, December 10 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood.

The Segal Center's PRELUDE FESTIVAL Sets Preliminary Artists
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2016


The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents its annual PRELUDE FESTIVAL on October 5, 6, and 7 at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). The theme of this year's festival will be FAILURE.

New Georges to Premiere ALLIGATOR at New A.R.T./New York Theatres This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2016


New Georges will kick off their 25th anniversary season in collaboration with The Sol Project to present the World Premiere of ALLIGATOR, written by Hilary Bettis (The Americans on FX) and directed by Elena Araoz (Dipika Guha's Mechanics of Love with To-By-For Productions; Hook & Eye's She-She in the Ice Factory Festival).

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