THE HO-HO-HO-LIDAY SHOW and ORDINARY GIRLS to Get Developmental Readings at York Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026
The York Theatre will present developmental readings of two new works: THE HO-HO-HO-LIDAY SHOW, a comedy revue by Alice Scovell, and ORDINARY GIRLS, a play with music set in Dutch wartime. Both are by invitation only.
Theater J Will Host FESTIVAL OF FAVORITES AND FIRSTS Play Reading Series
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2026
Theater J will present a staged reading festival marking the Edlavitch DCJCC's 100th anniversary, featuring works by Alfred Uhry, Wendy Wasserstein, and new plays from emerging Jewish playwrights in Washington, DC.
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh Join Cast for UK Reading of RIGHT BEFORE I GO
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.
Photo Flash: Ziegfeld Club Hosts Annual Grant Presentations
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2018
On Monday, November 5, 2018, The Ziegfeld Club Inc, one of New York City's first performing arts charities to benefit women presented it's annual grants during a private ceremony held at the historic New Amsterdam Theater.
Photo Flash: Theater for the New City Presents CITIZENS OF THE GRAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2018
Playwright/director Elia Schneider--born in Israel, raised in Venezuela and now an American citizen--is known for hauntingly visual productions that transcend language with strong imagery and a dreamlike fresco of movement and design. Her newest work, 'Citizens of the Gray or the Dark Thing that Sleeps Inside Me,' deals with the war of the sexes in the age of the #MeToo Movement. Hitherto, her theatrical productions have mostly emerged from ideas derived from Kafka. Now she is channeling Strindberg for a new work of ensemble creation with her Teatro Dramma. Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of the piece November 9 to 25. It will be Schneider's Theater for the New City debut.
Review: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Celebrates the Queen of Rock and Roll's Glory Days and Early Blues Influences
by Shari Barrett - Sep 16, 2018
Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. Davies carries on and mimics the unmistakable raspy voice filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort to a tee, her stage presence making it easy to see what made Joplin a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock and beyond even to this day, so many years after her too-soon passing at the age of 27. After listening to Davies' sharing of Janis' life, it is easy to think the rock legend died from not only from drugs and alcohol but from her lonely co-dependent longing for a man to share her life, equaling her love of the spotlight and adoration received from a live audience, which she could never find. Davies' renditions of Joplin favorites, including “Summertime,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby,” and “Me and Bobby McGee” among others, ignite the stage and audiences alike with a passion no man in her life could ever match.
Photo Flash: First Look at The New York Premiere of David Ives' THE METROMANIACS
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2018
Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Founder and Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) presents the New York Premiere of David Ives's The Metromaniacs, adapted from Alexis Piron's La Metromanie and directed by Michael Kahn opening Sundayevening (7pm). Previews now!
Photo Flash: Victory Gardens Theater Presents the World Premiere of LETTIE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2018
Victory Gardens Theater continues its 43rd season with the World Premiere of Lettie, written by Boo Killebrew and directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew. Lettie runs April 6 - May 6, 2018, with the press performance on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 7:30pm at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.
BWW REVIEW: Purpose And Peer Pressure Play Out As One Man's Goals Are Stripped Bare In VIRGINS AND COWBOYS
by Jade Kops - Dec 3, 2017
Morgan Rose's intriguing look at contemporary dating culture in an age of the internet and oversharing plays out in the humorous and perplexing VIRGINS AND COWBOYS.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC presents RABBIT HOLE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2017
The Theatre Group at SBCC will present RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire's touching play, as the final play in the 16/17 season. Directed by Katie Laris, performances will be April 12-29 in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre.
Photo Flash: Female Driven Dark Comedy THE MOORS Celebrates Opening Night
by Julie Musbach - Mar 10, 2017
?Led by Founding Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing Director Roberta Pereira, and following the success of Sarah DeLappe's critically acclaimed The Wolves, The Playwrights Realm continues their female-centric 10th Anniversary season with the New York Premiere of Jen Silverman'sThe Moors (February 27 - March 25) at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street project. Directed by Mike Donahue and riffing on the lives and works of certain 19th-century novel-writing sisters, The Moors is a dark comic examination of the ways in which women fight for visibility.
Photo Flash: First Look at Know Theatre's DARKEST NIGHT AT GNARLY STUMP
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 26, 2016
On the darkest night of the year, residents of a secluded Kentucky town gather at local pub, The Gnarly Stump, to share ghost stories and songs.
Photo Flash: Fan & Friends to Present THE KINDNESS PROJECT at Flamboyan Theater
by Tyler Peterson - May 31, 2016
Fan & Friends presents THE KINDNESS PROJECT, a work-in-progress presentation by Mabou Mines' 2015-2016 Resident Artist Chongren Fan, at the Flamboyan Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002), on Thursday, June 2nd at 5:30pm and Friday, June 3rd at 8:30pm. Check out photos from rehearsal below.
Top MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS for Food and Wine Lovers
by Marina Kennedy - May 1, 2016
Check out our ideas for fantastic ideas for Mother's Day. Whether you're planning a special outing or purchasing the perfect present, our gift list has something for everyone.
BWW Review: GREY GARDENS Is A Musical Look At The Curious Life Of The East Hampton's Ultimate Crazy Cat Ladies.
by Jade Kops - Nov 21, 2015
GREY GARDENS brings the story of the reclusive Bouvier Beale's, made famous in the 1975 documentary/movie of the same name, to the stage for an entertaining look into a very bizarre world.
BWW Review: Meticulously Written, Directed and Performed THE CALL at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Oct 26, 2015
Tanya Barfield, author of THE CALL, which is now on stage at Dobama Theatre, didn't want to write the play. She stated in a December, 2012 interview, 'Without realizing what I was doing, I pointedly and stubbornly refused. . . What I knew-what I was known for-were plays about the African-American experience through history. I did not want to write a contemporary play, a play close to me, a play about adoption.'
BWW Review: Merging the 14th Century Reign Of EDWARD II With The 21st Century Shows That Politics, Power, Passion And Personal Agendas Have Shaped Nations For Years.
by Jade Kops - Oct 4, 2015
Sport For Jove's latest production of Christopher Marlowe's EDWARD II is a gripping re-imagining that highlights that some things have not changed in 6 Centuries.
BWW Review: IMAGINING BRAD Examines A Tough Subject Few Are Willing to Discuss
by Shari Barrett - Jul 19, 2015
In this absurd, poignant, uncomfortably funny play written by Academy Award nominated Peter Hedges ('What's Eating Gilbert Grape,' 'Pieces of April,' and 'About A Boy') and directed by Clare Carey (NBC Hit 'AQUARIUS'), stars Sirena Irwin and Sarah Randall Hunt portray two women who despite their initial differences grow a unique friendship of compassion, support, and survival. What becomes apparent as we get to know these two women is that IMAGINING BRAD takes a realistic look at the often-disquieting dynamics of domestic violence in the relationships of men and women in contemporary society.
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