Oliver! The Musical is currently playing at the new home of The Secret Theatre to delighted crowds. This is perhaps the most ambitious Secret Theatre Academy production to date with a large cast of 24, smoking chimneys and a multi level set. See photos from the production.
Queens’ longest-running show sets sail again with original cast members Richard Mazda [Pirate Pete] and Rick Benson [Baron Bigbutt]. Rick and Richard have been with the show since its premiere all the way back in 2005!
Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel, And Then There Were None, published in 1939 and adapted for the stage by Ms. Christie in 1943 is being staged at the Players Theatre in The West Village. The production is part of Be Bold! Productions’ Murder on MacDougal series which produced Murder on the Links in 2021 and Murder on the Nile in 2019.
Actor/Director & founder of the Secret Theatre, Richard Mazda, returns to the stage as Judge Wargrave after a three year hiatus in Be Bold Production's And Then There Were None at The Players Theatre
Agatha Christie's renowned murder mystery novel, And Then There Were None, published in 1939 and adapted for the stage by Ms. Christie in 1943 is being staged at the Players Theatre in The West Village.
The company have already opened The STA Space at 50-12 Skillman Ave and its successful summer camp is running, immediately next-door. Richard is opening his new artist studios, Vital Art Studios at 50-14 Skillman Avenue, 11377, and in September they will open a brand new 60 seat Secret Theatre in a location in Woodside.
Secret Theatre in Long Island City is beginning its recovery and announces a new location in Sunnyside will be the stepping stone to enable them to continue and to evolve.
Since the beginning of the PAUSE in New York, small arts venues have been at a standstill, unable to generate any revenue while public events remain on hold for the greater good. Meanwhile, rents are due each month with no relief.
The Secret Theatre's owner and Artistic Director, Richard Mazda, has released a statement on the immediate permanent closure of The Secret Theatre. Read his statement and see a separate video message from Richard below.
Producer Richard Mazda is delighted to present Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus in a limited 10 show run. Dr. Faustus is one of Marlowe's better-known plays is based on the German Faust legend and it tells the story of how Faustus makes a pact with the Devil leading to his eternal damnation.
'No Exit', a maze built around a photo installation of exit signs, seeks to raise awareness of the difficulties and resilience that can merge in the aftermath of trauma. The centerline of the maze is made up of window-like frames of images of exit signs, allowing the participant to see a clear path out, but walls built from black voile prevent a direct escape.
Datuna Art Space held its grand opening Thursday, June 20th from 6pm to 10pm. Founded by acclaimed artist David Datuna and housed in a repurposed taxi cab garage, it is one of the largest privately-owned art centers in Long Island City.
LIC Arts Open is proud to announce its ninth annual festival, which will take place in and around Long Island City, Queens between May 18th - 19, 2019.
Assassins tells a story of nine individuals who succeeded or attempted to assassinate the President of the United States of their time. This musical mixes humor and drama to tell a story about people who are trying to understand themselves in all different parts of life. Director Lauren Shields puts a contemporary view on this 2004 Tony award winning musical. Assassins is a mix of history and fiction that will get the audience to talking & start questioning their own views. Come see Stephen Sondheim's Assassins at The Secret Theatre!
Before CLUE! Before Murder, She Wrote! One writer penned the mother of all murder mystery whodunits, with an ending that still shocks readers today! Watch Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None unravel LIVE at The Secret Theatre! David Engel* (Original cast of Forever Plaid/La Cage Aux Folles/Seussical) plays Dr. Armstrong and joins a delicious mix of characters,
Tickets have officially gone on sale for Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical masterpiece ASSASSINS, opening May 2nd at Long Island City's Secret Theatre. The production will be directed by Lauren Shields.
Before CLUE! Before Murder, She Wrote! One writer penned the mother of all murder mystery whodunits, with an ending that still shocks readers today! Watch Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None unravel LIVE at The Secret Theatre! David Engel* (Original cast of Forever Plaid/La Cage Aux Folles/Seussical) plays Dr. Armstrong and joins a delicious mix of characters,