Kyle Schaefer News

SoHo Playhouse has revealed the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway. Shows include the U.S. premiere of Diana, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, plus more.

Recent Cutbacks will present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at SoHo Playhouse as part of the International Fringe Encore Series from February 7 to March 15, 2026. Directed by Kristin McCarthy Parker.

Following their run of Fly, You Fools! at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Hold On To Your Butts on the West End, Recent Cutbacks will present the return of their holiday show KEVIN!!!!!

From the creators of Hold On To Your Butts, Recent Cutbacks return with a gloriously inventive UK premiere which transforms an epic fantasy film into a joyous, lo fi theatrical romp. This is not simply a parody but a love letter to the genre, brimming with clever theatrical tricks and affection for its source.

Recent Cutbacks will present Hold on to Your Butts, a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Recent Cutbacks will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with the UK premiere of Fly, You Fools!—a lovingly absurd live parody of one of the most beloved fantasy films of all time.

​​​​​​​Due to popular demand, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields, producers of critically acclaimed hit Hold On To Your Butts, have announced a limited Summer West End engagement returning to the Arts Theatre.

The off-West End hit Hold On To Your Butts will have a limited Easter West End engagement at the Arts Theatre from 7-12 April 2025 under The Choir of Man with performances on sale now.

Production photos been released for Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts, a live shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time performed by just two actors and a live Foley artist, at the Arcola Theatre this Christmas for a limited run until Saturday 11 January 2025 prior to a UK Tour.

​​​​​​​Hold On To Your Butts has announced a one week extension at the Arcola Theatre, with performances on sale now. Following the London run, the show tours the UK, starting at Curve Theatre in Leicester.

Following a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer and multiple sold out seasons in New York, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields have announced the London premiere and cast for Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts, a live shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time.

RECENT CUTBACKS will present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at Caveat, featuring Nick Abeel, Kyle Schaefer, and live Foley by Blair Busbee. Learn how to purchase tickets.

PhysFestNYC, New York’s Festival Dedicated to Physical Theaters, announces its line-up for January 5–14, 2024. Over 100 artists and companies will participate in the 10-day festival, featuring performances, workshops, panels, and community events.

Recent Cutbacks will present a very special episode of its newest comedy hit-Next Day Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire-on Friday, May 10 at 8pm at The Peoples Improv Theater.

The PIT is proud to announce the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with its newest comedy project-Next Day Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire-April 15 through May 20.

The Peoples Improv Theater has announced the return of KEVIN!!!!!, the New York Innovative Theatre Award-nominated show from Recent Cutbacks (Hold On To Your Butts and Fly, You Fools!), tonight, December 8, through December 30, 2017.

The PIT (Stephen Stout, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with their hit film parodies Hold On To Your Butts and Fly, You Fools! for three Double Feature Fridays, starting June 23, 2017.

Primary Stages' 2017 Spring Fling celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Einhorn School of Performing Arts this week with an event which honored Broadway composer Jeanine Tesori with the Einhorn Mentorship Award.

New York-based Recent Cutbacks announces the return of its acclaimed theatrical comedy Hold On To Your Butts, a live, shot-for-shot remake of Jurassic Park performed by just two actors and a foley artist, to Chicago for a limited engagement at Donny's Skybox Theater at The Second City Training Center (230 W. North Ave, 4th Floor) April 20 through 23, 2017.

Recent Cutbacks (Hold On To Your Butts; Fly, You Fools!) returns with its latest parody, KEVIN!!!!!, as part of Theatreworks' Collaborate! residency at City College of Technology in Brooklyn March 23 through April 1, 2017.