TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, opened last night, June 27th for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through August 5th. Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, TRIASSIC PARQ is directed by Mr. Pailet, with choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ features Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Brandon Espinoza, Wade McCollum, Claire Neumann, Lee Seymour, Shelley Thomas, and Alex Wyse.
Actors SAM MUÑOZ and AARON MUÑOZ have been invited to perform their two man show, 2 HOUSEHOLDS, 2 ASSHOLES: SHAKEPEARE'S R & J at the 2012 SIDESHOW FRINGE FESTIVAL (August 2-4) and the 2012 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL (August 10-26).
New York Theatre Barn (Joe Barros, Artistic Director; Jason Najjoum, Producing Director; Barry Levine, Managing Director) will launch the 6th consecutive year of its acclaimed monthly platform for emerging musical theater writers, NYTB in the D-Lounge, on July 9, 2012 at the D-Lounge of the Daryl Roth Theatre. Featured writing teams will be Charlie Sohne and Tim Rosser, and Adam Spiegel and Dan Wolpow, all alumni of the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Featured writers for later months in the 6th season will be announced at a later date.
The Guthrie Theater today announced the presentation of Trick Boxing by Sossy Mechanics, a fast-paced physical comedy full of rapid-fire dialogue, "Fred-and-Ginger style dancing" and puppetry that The New York Times called "the best show I have seen" when it played at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2010. Trick Boxing premiered to great success at the 2002 Minnesota Fringe Festival, has since played to audiences around the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and will appear in the Guthrie's Dowling Studio from August 17-September 2, 2012.
SALAMANDER STARTS OVER will premiere at NY International Fringe Festival. The words every teenage punk dreads: ALL-BOYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL. But this isn't your average preparatory education. Eccentric teachers. Militant coaches. Dance-fighting students. Add these with the love of a Cuban mother and see how Salamander Starts Over.
Following a sold-out premiere at the Peoples Improv Theater in 2011, Gay Camp is now set to play FringeNYC this coming August, directed by Phillip Fazio.
The Award winning and totally fun mother of all rock musicals Mother Eve's Secret Garden Of Sensual Sisterhood (Book by Uma Incocci. Erica Jensen, Kirk McGee; Music by: Christian Pedersen) being offered as a highlight of the 2012 NY International Fringe Festival, is looking to raise some cash by raising the roof. Tonight, June 21 Mother Eve will host the NOBODY PUTS MOTHER EVE IN THE CORNER SUPER JAM 80's DANCE PARTY! At Elmo (156 7th Ave) from 7-11PM. The evening will include some Dirty Dancing, our Totally Jammin' Raffle, our "Shut Up!" Silent Auction and our "99 Luftballoons" Balloon Lottery. The awesome prizes are boss, ranging from high-end cosmetics to beautiful jewelry to photography art.
Andrea Alton stars as Molly 'Equality' Dykeman in I CAN'T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT: MOLLY 'EQUALITY' DYKEMAN'S BIG GAY PRIDE SHOW, premiering tonight, June 21, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Molly "Equality" Dykeman is a barely lucid poet/security guard at PS 339 and a lovable train wreck who launched her career to critical acclaim in the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival.
No Name kicks off their monthly Uptown Cabaret Spotlight series at popular Inwood restaurant The Indian Road Café tonight, June 21st @ 8pm with composer, lyricist, playwright (& Inwood resident) Joshua H. Cohen.
Outside Inside presents Arch Oboler's Night of the Auk at the Sixteenth Annual New York International Fringe Festival. Hugely influential in the world of science fiction, Arch Oboler's underrated and undervalued works have all but fallen into obscurity. Now, Outside Inside resurrects a lost classic of the sci-fi genre.
Mad Cat Productions in collaboration with The Hollywood Fringe Festival presents THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE, making its west coast debut on the Fringe Central Mainstage with just three performances at the Open Fist Theatre Company, located at 6209 Santa Monica Boulevard, on Tuesday (preview) June 12th @8pm, Thursday June 14th @5:30pm and Saturday June 16th @3:30pm.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival presents Multiple Plotchanalities, described as one woman's comedic and poignant journey into adulthood. Leslie Collins directs comedienne Dina Plotch in her own unique biographical comedy. Multiple Plotchanalities will run at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, in New York City for six performances, July 18-August 3, 2012.
Tony Award nominated actors Gregg Edelman and Maria Tucci are among the cast members in the comedy, "The Bread Winner" by W. Somerset Maugham, presented as a Script in Hand playreading at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, June 25, 7 p.m.
id Theater returns to McCall, Idaho for the 12th Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, today, June 11 through June 23, sponsored by the Alpine Playhouse. Playwrights, actors and directors from around the country will travel to McCall and, working with local artists and students, develop ten new plays that will be presented to the public free of charge. Since 2001, the Conference has developed more than 100 new plays by some of the most exciting voices in American Theater.
At midtown's Stage Left Studio, it's all about the writing. Producer Cheryl King has selected five critically acclaimed plays on a variety of subjects: Cuban refugees, 1930's biracial lesbian love, surviving cancer, rent stabilization, and a solo Macbeth.
Revolve Productions will present PIECES by Chris Phillips at the 16th New York International Fringe Festival August 10-26, 2012. The new play is directed by Brian Zimmer. The venue as well as dates for the five performances along with the multi-talent cast will be announced soon. The drama is from Los Angeles.
RECALL, written by Eliza Clark, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, and produced by Stephen Stout. Performances begin tonight, June 8th at 8pm, at the Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009. Opening night is set for Tuesday, June 12th at 7pm. The show must close Saturday, July 7th. Tickets are $25 general admission and may be purchased at Ovationtix or by calling 212.352.3101.
The Award winning and totally fun mother of all rock musicals Mother Eve's Secret Garden Of Sensual Sisterhood (Book by Uma Incocci. Erica Jensen, Kirk McGee; Music by: Christian Pedersen) being offered as a highlight of the 2012 NY International Fringe Festival, is looking to raise some cash by raising the roof. On Thursday, June 21 Mother Eve will host the NOBODY PUTS MOTHER EVE IN THE CORNER SUPER JAM 80's DANCE PARTY! At Elmo (156 7th Ave) from 7-11PM. The evening will include some Dirty Dancing, our Totally Jammin' Raffle, our "Shut Up!" Silent Auction and our "99 Luftballoons" Balloon Lottery. The awesome prizes are boss, ranging from high-end cosmetics to beautiful jewelry to photography art.
Vital Theatre Company today announced that PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL will return to 45 Bleecker on July 7th, 2012 with performances Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm following it's current run at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center (MMAC), which ends July 1st.