Two celebrated figures in the theatre, actress Lisa Kron and playwright Deb Margolin, will be reunited for the first time in twenty years when Six Figures Theatre Company and Purple Man Theater present Ms. Kron in the world premiere of Ms. Margolin's newest work, TIME IS THE MERCY OF ETERNITY -- four short plays about the effects of love, violence, and obsession on the body and soul -- with previews set to begin April 21 prior to its official press opening April 22 at West End Theatre (263 West 86th Street) in Manhattan.
The Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan, Inc presents Umbrella by L. Pontius, Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street). It is directed by LAByrinth Theatre Company's Padraic Lillis and stars Christa Kimlicko Jones and Judson Jones. Previews begin April 11 and opens Tuesday, April 15 at 8PM.
Playwrights Lucy Alibar, Jesse Cameron Alick, Robert Askins and Steven Levenson are the newest members of Youngblood, Ensemble Studio Theatre's collective of emerging professional playwrights.
After directing the critically acclaimed production of Julian Shepard's Los Angeles at The Flea last season, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp will return to the famed Tribeca institution with the World Premiere of Bingo with the Indians
Broken Watch Theatre will present the World Premiere of Padraic Lillis's Two Thirds Home, directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Performances begin July 21, opening July 26 through August 12, 2007 at the Michael Weller Theatre
Edge Theater Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theater Workshop and Playwrights Horizons are some of the organizations that will take part in the 4th Annual Off-Broadway Blood Drive on June 11th.
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).
This week we interview Alan Tudyk who is currently staring in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Craig Lucas' 'Prelude To A Kiss.' Alan also discusses his crazy film persona, 'Spamalot', The 24 Hour plays, 'I Robot', and the fan base of 'Firefly'.
The Flea Theater has announced a second extension of the New York premiere of Los Angeles by Drama Desk Award-nominee Julian Sheppard (Buicks). Directed by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp, performances have now been extended through April 14th. The production was originally slated to end its run on March 17th.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present the NY Premiere of Split Ends, a multi-media, multidisciplinary solo performance piece written and performed by Dr. Venus Opal Reese, and directed by Liesl Tommy
La Jolla Playhouse will once again take theatre to the schools of San Diego with its latest incarnation of the Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour: Honey Bo and the Gold Mine
The Public Theater, in association with Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' and Producer Bonnie Metzgar's 365 National Festival, has announced the January / February schedule of the New York presentations of Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays
