The Players Theatre News

West Village audiences continued to embrace the Halloween spirit last weekend during the third and final weekend of the Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young and family audiences presents “Holiday Tales - A Season of Miracles” at The Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove, on Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm.

August Wilson's FENCES will run at Playhouse on Park November 2 - 20, 2022. This production will be directed by Kenney M. Green. FENCES is a part of Playhouse on Park's 14th Main Stage Season, the theme of which is Perseverance. This season highlights stories of fighters and survivors, to coincide with the Playhouse's journey of persevering through the pandemic. 

The Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival is now taking place. Each weekend for three weeks this month, a new selection of spooky 15 minute original plays premieres to West Village audiences. Last weekend's audience-selected winner was 'Apartment 666', written by Danielle Boss and directed by Keyla Mata.

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical that brings everyone’s favorite streaming series to hilariously-twisted life on stage, will celebrate 'Eleven Days of Halloween!” at performances October 21 – 31.

Five stray dogs share their “tails” while waiting to be adopted at a NYC animal shelter. Meet Bravo, the young pup new to the shelter and full of joy and hope. Daphne Louise, German Shepheard -veteran at the shelter – still full of hope for her furever home. Tex, a small pit-bull mix who thinks he is a cowboy although he has never left Queens.

THE CENTER AT WEST PARK (CWP), the Upper West Side's cultural hub for diverse, engaging, and boundary-pushing performing arts, announces the Cohort of resident artists selected for the 2022/2023 Object Movement Puppetry Residency & Festival, an annual presentation of new short works developed in residence at The Center at West Park.

The critically overlooked (and clinically underdiagnosed) star of 'The Keepin' Cozy Show' Kitten Solloway will appear on Monday's episode of 'The Super Important Show,' a trivia and interview show on YouTube. The episode will stream live on Monday, October 17th at 8pm ET.

New York City theatre goers received a spooky treat last weekend with the opening of the Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival. Each weekend for three weeks, a new selection of 15 minute original plays premieres to the haunting delight of audiences.

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is now into its second year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings this Friday, having offered to date over 100 conversations and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020. TRU hosts their Community Gatherings every Friday at 5pm ET via Zoom, to explore the creation of art and theater in the time of COVID-19, and to ensure that these crucial conversations continue going forward as theater reopens.

Be Bold! Productions continues its series of original musical adaptations of classic, time-tested literature favorites with Frankenstein the Musical at the historic Players Theatre. In the heart of the West Village, this production brings this faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic horror novel. See photos from the production.

'The Keepin' Cozy Show with Kitten Solloway' has confirmed the cast for October's show at the historic Players Theatre in the West Village, performing October 19th at 7pm.

The award-winning, hit Off-Broadway show Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical announced that the show will launch a $20 digital lottery and a $30 in-person student rush ticket policy.

The bone-like crunch of crisp fallen leaves alongside an eerie feeling of something supernatural in the air can only mean one thing: it's time for this year's Boo! Short Play and Music Festival at the Players Theatre.

The portal to the Upside Down has reopened again - the award-winning, hit Off-Broadway show Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical celebrated its Opening Night, transporting Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's into immersive and in-the-round satirized versions of Hawkins, Indiana, and the Upside Down. See opening night photos here!

The portal to the Upside Down has reopened again – the award-winning, hit Off-Broadway show Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical will celebrate its Opening Night tonight, transporting Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s into immersive and in-the-round satirized versions of Hawkins, Indiana, and the Upside Down. See all new production photos here!

International theatrical licensor Broadway DNA has announced acquired the rights to 'Here There Be Dragons - A New Musical Quest,' the new Off-Broadway musical inspired by the classic tabletop fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, featuring a book and lyrics by Chase O'Neill and music by Theo Teris.

The Broadway Exchange and Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical announce the drop of the limited-edition collectible 'Final Dress or Die', with only 100 available at a cost of $50.00 each.

Just in time for autumn and the Halloween season, Frankenstein the Musical from Be Bold! Productions will run from September 30 to November 6 Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre.

Set sail with Victory Theatrical's new main stage season at The Players Theatre in the West Village. Just a few minutes from Washington Square Park, on storied MacDougal Street, the company invites audiences to go along on adventures with original musical versions of Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol and The Little Mermaid.