Off-Broadway's sellout comedy sensation HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER turns one today. Performances began August 22, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theatre where the show played to packed houses until Sofia's recently lost their lease after 40 years. At the curtain call this past Saturday evening, the show's writers and stars, Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, brought their OBIE Award-winning director Robert Ross Parker onstage to help them lead the audience in a celebratory toast to their first triumphant year. And also to announce that HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is going Hollywood! The show is set to reopen at The Screening Room Theater at Planet Hollywood Times Square on September 20th.
Off-Broadway's sellout comedy sensation HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will play its final two performances today at Sofia's Downstairs Theatre before reopening at The Screening Room Theater at Planet Hollywood Times Square on September 20th.
Off-Broadway's sellout comedy sensation HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is set to move to The Screening Room Theater at Planet Hollywood Times Square, with performances beginning September 20th. HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will continue at its current home, Sofia's Downstairs Theater, through this Saturday evening, August 17th.
The producers of Off-Broadway's sellout sensation HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today announced that the hit comedy is set to move to The Screening Room Theater at Planet Hollywood Times Square, with performances beginning September 20th. HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will continue at its current home, Sofia's Downstairs Theater, through next Saturday, August 17th, as Sofia's is losing its lease after 40 years.
The stars of the Off-Broadway hit HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER are this week's special guests on the popular WBAI (99.5 FM) Radio program 'The Artsy Fartsy Show,' hosted by Barika Edwards, today (Tuesday) at 2 PM. The interview can also be heard live at www.wbai.org.
The stars of the Off-Broadway hit HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will be this week's guests on the popular WBAI (99.5 FM) Radio program 'The Artsy Fartsy Show,' hosted by Barika Edwards, tomorrow (Tuesday) between 2 & 3 PM. The interview can also be heard live at www.wbai.org.
A hilarious new video debuted this weekend from the cast and writers of NYC's comedy smash HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER. Check it out below! The video reveals the (somewhat desperate) Tony hopes that the hit Off-Broadway show has been harboring since it opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
The writers & stars of the Off-Broadway hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER confronted last Thursday's heat wave head on by bringing free lemonade to thirsty New Yorkers in Central Park. Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle wound their way through the hot, humid park Thursday morning 5/30, distributing refreshing liquid reinforcements to locals and tourists (without discrimination!), making loads of new friends along the way. Check out a look at Copeland and Doyle braving the heat below!
Due to overwhelming demand, the producers of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER have put a new block of seats on sale through August 24th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through May 25th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
New Yorker's daily commute is regularly interrupted by unsolicited entertainment from break dancers, fruit snacks being sold for kids basketball teams or help for the homeless. What New Yorker's are not used to is being offered a no strings attached gift! And is there anything New Yorker's crave more in the morning than coffee. Straphangers couldn't help but shed the hard New York exterior and smile on their way to work thanks to How 2 B A New Yorker...ENJOY!
The stars of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER performed live for THE RIDE on May 8th in Times Square. As the giant tour bus approached the Lyceum Theatre on 45th Street, it stopped in front of HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER's Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle clad in elderly garb on the sidewalk. To the delight of the passengers, they performed the opening sketch of the show in which two altkakas bitterly (and hilariously) complain about a bygone New York City before gentrification wiped out all the fun. Check out photos below!
Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will celebrate its 100th performance tonight, May 10th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will celebrate its 100th performance next Friday May 10th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's new hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is introducing a 'Saturday Late Night Comedy' series immediately after the performance tomorrow evening, April 20th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Earlier this month, the producers of the hit Off-Broadway comedy How To Be a New Yorker added an extra performance to the weekly playing schedule. Due to continuing increased demand for tickets, they are adding yet another performance to the schedule on Saturday evenings beginning tonight, April 6th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's new hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through August 24th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Earlier this month, the producers of the hit Off-Broadway comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER added an extra performance to the weekly playing schedule. Due to continuing increased demand for tickets, they are adding yet another performance to the schedule on Saturday evenings beginning April 6th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in Times Square.
The writers and stars of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, today added an exciting new feature to the show's website called "Margaret & Kevin's NY Picks." This resource provides insider tips to their personal favorite interesting, unusual and offbeat hotspots in this gigantic metropolis known as the Big Apple. Even the most hardened, veteran New Yorkers are certain to discover fascinating and fun local destinations by checking this out on a weekly basis. These two actors/comedians are also licensed NYC tour guides and now, at last, they're now sharing their combined wealth of experience with the masses.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is adding an additional performance to its weekly playing schedule on Thursdays at 7:30 PM beginning tonight, March 14th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
