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Sheen Center for Thought and Culture History
Named after the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, best known for his popular radio and TV ministry in the 1950s and 60s, The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture is a project of the Archdiocese of New York, presenting more than 75 events in theatre, film, music, and thought per season. The state-of-the-art complex has a 274-seat proscenium theater equipped with five-camera high-definition livestream capability and a multi-track recording studio with thirty-two onstage inputs; an 80-seat black box theater; four rehearsal studios; and an art gallery.
Shows at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture
DATES PRODUCTION 1/28/2025 - 3/23/2025 Still (2025) 11/30/2019 - 12/29/2019 The Gospel of John (2019) 4/6/2019 - 5/12/2019 All Our Children (2019) 11/9/2018 - 12/30/2018 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (2018) 3/16/2018 - 4/22/2018 Pygmalion (2018) 10/25/2017 - 11/26/2017 Uncommon Sense (2017) 5/10/2017 - 6/3/2017 Hamlet (2017) 2/21/2017 - 3/19/2017 9 Circles (2017) 10/16/2016 - 11/13/2016 One Flea Spare (2016) 3/24/2016 - 4/17/2016 Death for Five Voices (2016) - Little Rock (2018)
News
The Entertainment Community Fund Reveals 2025 Alex Dubé Scholarship Program Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025
The Entertainment Community Fund has revealed the five recipients of the 2025 Alex Dubé Scholarship Program. Learn more about the fund and about the recipients here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025
The Entertainment Community Fund has revealed the five recipients of the 2025 Alex Dubé Scholarship Program. Learn more about the fund and about the recipients here.
Austin Pendleton and More to Star in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The Resident Acting Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
This fall, The Resident Acting Company will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in the Frank Shiner Theatre. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
This fall, The Resident Acting Company will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in the Frank Shiner Theatre. Learn more!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 1, 2025
by - Aug 1, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 1, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours
by - Aug 1, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 1, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours
Carolee Carmello and More to Star in PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS by Elizabeth A. Davis and Lauren Daigle
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025
PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS, a new musical with book and concept by Tony Award nominee Elizabeth A. Davis and music and lyrics by Grammy & Dove Award Winner Lauren Daigle, will be performed at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025
PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS, a new musical with book and concept by Tony Award nominee Elizabeth A. Davis and music and lyrics by Grammy & Dove Award Winner Lauren Daigle, will be performed at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. Learn more!
Double Bill of BLACK WATER & SAVIOR Comes to City Lyric Opera
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025
City Lyric Opera will present Black Water by Jeremy Beck and Savior by Amy Beth Kirsten, a double bill of gripping chamber operas that interrogate female agency across time.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025
City Lyric Opera will present Black Water by Jeremy Beck and Savior by Amy Beth Kirsten, a double bill of gripping chamber operas that interrogate female agency across time.
Oren Safdie's BEYOND KEN DRYDEN Premieres at The Young Centre For The Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025
Beyond Ken Dryden, which received critical acclaim during its Montreal run, will make its Toronto premiere at Soulpepper Theatre's Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025
Beyond Ken Dryden, which received critical acclaim during its Montreal run, will make its Toronto premiere at Soulpepper Theatre's Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY Comes to the Sheen Center
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2024
THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY comes to the Sheen Center For Thought And Culture next year. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2024
THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY comes to the Sheen Center For Thought And Culture next year. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!
The Sheen Center Reveals 2024 Season With An Evening with Jim Gaffigan
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2024
The SHEEN CENTER has announced its official 2024 fall season, featuring An Evening with JIM GAFFIGAN on Thursday, December 5. Learn more about the full lineup here!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2024
The SHEEN CENTER has announced its official 2024 fall season, featuring An Evening with JIM GAFFIGAN on Thursday, December 5. Learn more about the full lineup here!
Photos: Hal Linden, Marilu Henner Celebrate Opening Night of THE JOURNALS OF ADAM AND EVE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2024
Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are now starring in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger, which is being presented as a special summer run at The Sheen Center. Check out photos from opening night here!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2024
Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are now starring in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger, which is being presented as a special summer run at The Sheen Center. Check out photos from opening night here!
Photos: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival 2024 Presents MEDEA RE-VERSED, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, and BY THE QUEEN
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024
Check out photos from some of the productions being presented at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival 2024!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024
Check out photos from some of the productions being presented at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival 2024!
Hal Linden and Marilu Henner to Star in THE JOURNALS OF ADAM AND EVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2024
Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are set to star in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger. See where and when you can catch the new show!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2024
Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are set to star in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger. See where and when you can catch the new show!
The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association Announces Their Ninth Annual Meeting
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2024
The TSDCA Annual Meeting 2024 will gather sound designers and composers for a series of workshops, panels, and networking opportunities, fostering collaboration and innovation in the industry.
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2024
The TSDCA Annual Meeting 2024 will gather sound designers and composers for a series of workshops, panels, and networking opportunities, fostering collaboration and innovation in the industry.
The Sheen Center Will Host COME TO THE LIGHT Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024
The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will present “Come To The Light,” an exhibition of paintings by the artist Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider May 16 - June 14.
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024
The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will present “Come To The Light,” an exhibition of paintings by the artist Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider May 16 - June 14.
DUST OF EGYPT Comes to The Sheen Center This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024
Karin Abarbanel's 60-minute play 'Dust of Egypt' which will be presented at The Sheen Center For Thought and Culture on March 14 - 17 in Manhattan dramatizes this remarkable, little-known true story and its poignant aftermath.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024
Karin Abarbanel's 60-minute play 'Dust of Egypt' which will be presented at The Sheen Center For Thought and Culture on March 14 - 17 in Manhattan dramatizes this remarkable, little-known true story and its poignant aftermath.
Casts Set for Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival 2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2024
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has revealed the casts for their 2024 repertory Season. Learn about the plays this season and see who is starring!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2024
The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has revealed the casts for their 2024 repertory Season. Learn about the plays this season and see who is starring!
Review: Kouyoumdjian-Vavrek ADORATION Is a Cautionary Tale at Prototype
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 22, 2024
Another year has come to an end for the Prototype Festival of new opera theatre-music theatre, under the banner of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE. For those of us who couldn’t make it to all the shows on display at various venues around town, it’s always something of a crapshoot: Which ones do you choose? This week, for me, it was the Mary Kouyoumdjian-Royce Vavrek ADORATION, based on the eponymous Atom Egoyan film.
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 22, 2024
Another year has come to an end for the Prototype Festival of new opera theatre-music theatre, under the banner of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE. For those of us who couldn’t make it to all the shows on display at various venues around town, it’s always something of a crapshoot: Which ones do you choose? This week, for me, it was the Mary Kouyoumdjian-Royce Vavrek ADORATION, based on the eponymous Atom Egoyan film.
IPHIGENIA POINT BLANK Comes to The Sheen Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023
In Parentheses and Lailou Productions present IPHIGENIA POINT BLANK, a thought-provoking and timely production that weaves together the age-old myth of Iphigenia with the modern-day refugee crisis through music, film, theater, and dance, December 5-9, 2023, at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023
In Parentheses and Lailou Productions present IPHIGENIA POINT BLANK, a thought-provoking and timely production that weaves together the age-old myth of Iphigenia with the modern-day refugee crisis through music, film, theater, and dance, December 5-9, 2023, at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture.
Joyce DiDonato to Star in Ivo van Hove-Directed DEAD MAN WALKING at The Metropolitan Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2023
Immerse yourself in the stunning production of Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera. Witness the compelling storyline unfold on stage in this exclusive engagement, promising an unforgettable operatic experience from start to finish.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2023
Immerse yourself in the stunning production of Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera. Witness the compelling storyline unfold on stage in this exclusive engagement, promising an unforgettable operatic experience from start to finish.
Photos: Donna Lynne Champlin, Mary Testa & More Star in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Benefit Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022
See photos of Transport Group's one-night-only benefit performance of the Frank Capra holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, starring Donna Lynne Champlin, Mary Testa, and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022
See photos of Transport Group's one-night-only benefit performance of the Frank Capra holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, starring Donna Lynne Champlin, Mary Testa, and more.
Interview: Donna Lynne Champlin Gets Ready to Take on a Holiday Classic
by Team BWW - Nov 30, 2022
Theater fans will have a chance to see Donna Lynne Champlin sink her teeth into a real role onstage once again for one-night-only: On December 12 she will take to the stage at The Sheen Center, starring as George Bailey in a performance of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE to benefit The Transport Group.
by Team BWW - Nov 30, 2022
Theater fans will have a chance to see Donna Lynne Champlin sink her teeth into a real role onstage once again for one-night-only: On December 12 she will take to the stage at The Sheen Center, starring as George Bailey in a performance of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE to benefit The Transport Group.
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