The complete cast and creative team have been announced for The Old Globe's presentation of Kiss Me, Kate, the classic musical comedy featuring a book by Sam and Bella Spewack and an iconic score by Cole Porter.
Rise of the Usher has elements of All About Eve as well as parallels to Shakespeare's Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. The ambitious protagonist rises to the top of the usher anthill to achieve chief usher status. When she later transitions from her focus from career to romantic life, she learns about boldness from the heart versus ambition and realizes that different rules apply.
Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 22nd annual OBIE Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Ice Factory 2015 takes place at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City. Ice Factory 2015 will present seven new works over seven weeks, running from today, June 24 - August 8, 2015.
Lifedream Productions is pleased to present Melissa Skirboll's new one-act play, Blizzard: A Love Story in its world premiere at the Paradise Factory in New York, as part of the 7th annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Helmed by the award winning director LORI KEE, this production stars GARY LEE MAHMOUD and MELISSA SKIRBOLL.
Opera on Tap presents an immersive evening of sex education, opera-style, as part of The Brick's first ever F*ckfest (a 'sextival' featuring new works with unique, playful, and subversive approaches to sexuality). Coursework includes scenes from The Inner Circle (www.theinnercircleopera.com), a sexually blunt new opera about the charismatic visionary Dr. Alfred Kinsey, by the “fascinating and engaging” (Washington Post) composer Daniel Felsenfeld paired with provocative performances and readings by burlesque star Nasty Canasta (and friends). Eye candy and condoms provided free of charge with class enrollment.
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, will conclude its limited run as scheduled tonight, June 20, at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.)
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, will conclude its limited run as scheduled this Saturday evening, June 20th at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.)
Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 22nd annual OBIE Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Ice Factory 2015 takes place at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City. Ice Factory 2015 will present seven new works over seven weeks, running from June 24 - August 8, 2015. Scroll down for a sneak peek at this year's lineup!
Back by popular demand after a sold-out, critically acclaimed performance on May 23rd, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents a special encore performance of "Brady vs. Partridge: The Bardy Bunch." It's 1975 and the Brady Bunch and the Partridge Family are brought together on one cabaret stage by an accidental double booking. In a competition fiercer than when the Jackson 5 took on the Osmonds, the two television families will compete for your vote to win one precious prize. Enjoy Brady and Partridge hits, including "I Think I Love You," "It's A Sunshine Day," and "I Woke Up in Love This Morning," plus several classics from the 70s. This showcase of star-crossed love pairings and twisted sitcom charm stars the cast of Stephen Garvey's hit play "The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady," directed by Jay Stern, with choreography by Lorna Ventura and music direction by Logan Medland. Featuring Sean McDermott (Miss Saigon, Falsettos), Kristy Cates (Wicked), and Lori Hammel (Mamma Mia).
Love is Like Mud will have its World Premiere at The New York International Fringe Festival in August. The rock operetta is written by Ben Folstein who also serves as the director and band leader. Brooklyn based band Level II will provide the music. The production is being produced by Level II Theatre.
In her book, 'Dress Codes: of three girlhoods-my mother's, my father's and mine,' Noelle Howey writes, 'I have a dad who is a woman much like me, but with better legs. And when he was still male, I had a dad possibly like yours: sullen, sporadically hostile, frequently vacant. I had a dad who became a woman in order to be nice.' Noelle goes on to say, 'I have a family that survived a life in the closet . . . a traditional family . . . that would probably be the right wing's worst nightmare.'
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, is set to officially open tonight, June 11th at 7:30 PM at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.)
Creative License Productions is proud to present the New York Premiere of Creative License as part of the 19th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. A new Boston-based rock musical with book and lyrics by Kevin Cirone and music by Cirone, Spencer Elliott and Dan Rodriguez, Creative License is a testament to the power of art, family, friendship, and double-malt scotch.
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, is set to officially open this Thursday, June 11th at 7:30 PM at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.)
With an experienced hand guiding a production, you can rest assured that any show - no matter its theatrical lineage or how often it has been revived - will be filled with flashes of creativity and imagination. Case in point: director Jim Manning's mounting of Bert V. Royal's Dog Sees God, now onstage at Nashville's Darkhorse Theater as the season-ending production from ACT 1, the company predicated on presenting theater classics for contemporary audiences.
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, is set to begin performances tonight, June 5th at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.) The official Opening Night will be Thursday, June 11th at 7:30 PM.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Papal Productions/ Michael Chase Gosselin are pleased to announce the return to New York City of POPE! An Epic Musical as an Official Selection of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Link Project.
WBAI Radio's "Arts Express" will feature a special interview with the playwright of the upcoming Off-Broadway play OFFICE POLITICS tomorrow (Thursday) between 2 & 3 PM. The broadcast can be heard on 99.5 FM or online at www.wbai.org.
Forward Flux Productions will present the North West Regional premiere reading of Clarence Coo's award winning play 'Beautiful Province' at the IX Flux Salon gathering in Seattle.