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Opened: January 25, 2018
Closing: February 04, 2018

The Pill - 2018 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

La Mama E.T.C.
85 East 4th St.(between Bowery & 2nd Aves) New York, NY

La MaMa (Mia Yoo, Artistic Director), the multiple Obie, Drama Desk and Bessie Award-winning Off-Broadway theater, is thrilled to announce that its 2018 season will kick-off with the world premiere of The Pill, conceived by Marla Mase and written by The Family. A new play on memory, performances of The Pill will begin Thursday, January 25, with an opening performance set for Sunday, January 28, 2017. This strictly limited engagement will play through Sunday, February 4.

When Sylvia accidentally takes her daughter’s anti-depressant panic and pandemonium ensues. The Pill is a new memory play that centers on the themes of collective memory, family narrative, generational continuity and love. A story about the cataclysm of depression, anxiety & fear, and their dynamic intersection with an eating disorder and suicide ideation, The Pill is a true story written by five members of “The Family.”

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Photo Coverage: Kate Baldwin, Alan Cumming & More Honor Sheldon Harnick at the DGF Gala
by Walter McBride - Nov 13, 2018


Last night, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) held its annual Dramatists GuildFoundation Gala at the Manhattan Center in NYC. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the 2018 DGF Gala, Featuring Kate Baldwin, Elizabeth Stanley, and More
by Walter McBride - Nov 13, 2018


Last night, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) held its annual Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala at the Manhattan Center in NYC. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!

Heath Saunders Joins Cast of WILDWOOD By Michael Kimmel & Elliah Heifetz At 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - Nov 5, 2018


FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Wildwood, a new musical created and written by Michael Kimmel (Songbird, The Last Goodbye) with music and lyrics by Elliah Heifetz (Dust Can't Kill Me) on November 7, 2018, 9:30pm. In the 1950's, Wildwood NJ was known as "The Las Vegas of the East." For three months a year, this small south Jersey town turned into the biggest party of the summer. Everything converged in Wildwood- The Rat Pack, doo wop, soul, and the beginnings of rock and roll.

Poetry Book Society, The Stationers' Company and Time Productions Present No-One Is An Island: Poetry And Music For These Fractious Times
by Julie Musbach - Nov 5, 2018


Sensual, god-fearing, terrifying, uplifting, joyous - poems and music that speak to our essential human connection in these fractious and turbulent times. A collage of 17th-century and contemporary poems and music at St Martin within Ludgate, a beautiful and resonant Wren church.

WILDWOOD At Feinstein's/54 Below Adds New Cast Members
by Julie Musbach - Oct 29, 2018


FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW , Broadway's Supper Club, presents Wildwood, a new musical created and written by Michael Kimmel ( Songbird , The Last Goodbye ) with music and lyrics by Elliah Heifetz ( Dust Can't Kill Me ) on November 7, 2018, 9:30pm.

Kate Baldwin to Host DGF Gala, Alan Cumming, Elizabeth Stanley, and More to Appear
by Julie Musbach - Oct 29, 2018


Today, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) announced critically acclaimed performers for its annual Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala on Monday, November 12 at the Manhattan Center in NYC.

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Oct. 28
by Audition Roundup - Oct 28, 2018


Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, October 28, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition!

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Oct. 21
by Audition Roundup - Oct 21, 2018


Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, October 21, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition!

Photo Flash: Inside The Return Of THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW LIVE! WITH JOSHUA TURCHIN
by Julie Musbach - Oct 18, 2018


The Green Room 42, along with Executive Director Yael Silver played host on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 to the second edition cabaret of The Early Night Show LIVE! created, written, directed and performed by 12 year old Joshua Turchin.

Wake Up With BWW 10/18: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT Opens, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway, and more!

The Green Room 42 Presents Joshua Turchin's Early Night Show LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2018


Joshua Turchin returns to The Green Room 42 with his cabaret series, The Early Night Show LIVE! with Joshua Turchin, after recently appearing as emcee, accompanist and performer at (YOUNG).

Wake Up With BWW 10/12: JAGGED LITTLE PILL Lab, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Jagged Little Pill will stage a developmental lab this winter, and more!

JAGGED LITTLE PILL Will Stage a Developmental Lab This Winter
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2018


JAGGED LITTLE PILL Will Stage a Developmental Lab This Winter, following its world premiere earlier this year at the American Repertory Theater.

THE SANTALAND DIARIES Returns to TheatreWorks This Holiday Season
by Julie Musbach - Oct 10, 2018


Back by popular demand, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the holiday hit The Santaland Diaries, returning to the intimate 180-seat Lohman Theatre. Written by David Sedaris, this rollicking one-man cure for an overdose of holiday hype will have a limited three-week run in Los Altos Hills.

Town Hall Theatre Launches IN THE WINGS, A Staged Reading Series
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2018


Town Hall Theatre is excited to announce our new staged reading series IN THE WINGS. IN THE WINGS launches with a one-night only reading of PLACEBO, a smart, new offbeat serio-comedy by Melissa James Gibson. PLACEBO will have one performance only on November 12, 2018, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $10 general admission and free to subscribers, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! International Tour Successfully Connects the Dots
by Vince Vicentuan - Oct 9, 2018


Jukebox musicals have been quite a trend lately. Owing its origin to Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, which successfully ran on West End from 1989 to 2003, the genre's popularity has been boosted by many others that followed suit, such as Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, featuring the music and life of Carole King. Just recently, Manila had seen the staging of a tribute to one of the country's more enduring musical groups, The Apo Hiking Society, with the successful Eto na! Musikal nAPO! This mid-October, yet another jukebox musical, built around the iconic songs of major karaoke staples provider, Air Supply, beckons.

A.R.T. Announces Cast And Creatives For EXTRAORDINARY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2018


American Repertory Theater at Harvard University (A.R.T.), under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, announces the casting and creative team for ExtraOrdinary, a cabaret retrospective celebrating ten years of musical theater at the A.R.T. The limited run begins on Friday, November 16 at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and ends on Friday, November 30, 2018.

Ethan Slater, Drew Gehling & More Perform The Music & Lyrics Of Drew Gasparini At 54 Below Tomorrow
by Julie Musbach - Oct 3, 2018


FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present RAISE A GLASS: THE MUSIC & LYRICS OF DREW GASPARINI on Thursday, October 4th at 9:30pm to a SOLD OUT audience.  The cast features 2018 Tony nominee Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Kathryn Gallagher (Jagged Little Pill), Drew Gehling (Waitress, Dave), Gizel Jimenez (Avenue Q, Miss You Like Hell), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), and Andrew Kober (Twelfth Night), among others. 

Upstart Theatre Announce Full Programme For Dare Festival 2018
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2018


Upstart Theatre today announce full programme for the third annual DARE Festival at Shoreditch Town Hall.

Caitlin Houlahan, Michael Lee Brown, and More Join 54 SINGS THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TRILOGY
by Julie Musbach - Sep 28, 2018


Mallory Bechtel (Dear Evan Hansen), Catlin Houlahan (The Girl From The North Country, Waitress), Michael Lee Brown (Dear Evan Hansen), Jelani Remy (Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Lion King), Phoenix Best (Dear Evan Hansen), Amber Ardolino (Head Over Heels, Hamilton Chicago Company), Chris Rice (Book of Mormon), Robby Clater (Pretty Woman), Dan Macke (Dear Evan Hansen), Diamond Essence White (Dear Evan Hansen), and Gabriel Sidney Brown (Les Miserables National Tour) join the previously announced 54 Sings The High School Musical Trilogy at Feinstein's/54 Below.

The Green Room 42 Presents Joshua Turchin's Early Night Show LIVE!
by Julie Musbach - Sep 27, 2018


Joshua Turchin returns to The Green Room 42 with his cabaret series, The Early Night Show LIVE! with Joshua Turchin, after recently appearing as emcee, accompanist and performer at (YOUNG).

Flightless & ATO Records Form Exclusive Label and Distribution Partnership
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 27, 2018


Flightless and ATO Records are thrilled to announce an exclusive label and distribution partnership for North America which includes catalogue releases from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and new releases from Australian bands Amyl and the Sniffers and ORB.

DGF Writers Alliance Grant Applications Open 10/1
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2018


Applications for the 2018-2019 Writers Alliance Grants will open on October 1, 2018, and close on November 2, 2018. Interested theaters will be able to find the application at https://dgf.org/programs/grants/.

BWW Recap: Solving Old Mysteries Creates New Ones on the Season 3 Premiere of THIS IS US
by Sarah Leiber - Sep 25, 2018


After a long summer without our Pearson family fix, NBC's “This Is Us” returned tonight to solve some mysteries, present some new ones, and be the perfect, escapist, tear-jerking family drama we've come to expect it to be.

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