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Sunday, August 28, 2016

ITN Sunday Scoop by Martin Denton

Here’s important ITN stuff you need to know to get ready for the upcoming week! We published three new plays on ITN this past week, including Planet Connections award winner The Social…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 06:16PM
Thursday, August 25, 2016

More Getting to Know the FringeNYC 2016 Playwrights by Martin Denton

As promised, today I introduce you to several more of the new playwrights whose work is part of the FringeNYC 2016 collection on Indie Theater Now. Today’s playwrights are: Cassie M. S…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 11:21AM
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Get to Know the FringeNYC 2016 Playwrights by Martin Denton

Meet David Leeper, Sean Chandler, Kevin P. Joyce, Elena Zucker, Jonathon Ward, Robert Gelberg, Alexander Janosek Doyle, Dahn Hiuni and Andrew Kramer We’re starting to get bios and othe…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:32PM
Thursday, August 11, 2016

6 Reasons to Pre-Order Indie Theater Now’s FringeNYC 2016 Play Collection by Martin Denton

The FringeNYC 2016 collection on Indie Theater Now is available for pre-order starting today! Why order the collection today? Read on… You save $$$ when you pre-order! We’re offe…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 12:54PM
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

FringeNYC Playwrights Carrying the Torch by Martin Denton

We asked ITN’s FringeNYC playwrights to name four playwrights who inspire them. I always think it tells you something about an artist if you find out who her/his heroes are. So on a fu…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 04:28PM
Monday, August 1, 2016

FringeNYC 2016 on Indie Theater Now by Martin Denton

Today I am proud and honored to share with all of you the names of the 30 plays that will be part of our 2016 collection of new plays from the New York International Fringe Festival! ITNR…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 04:34PM
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

What Should I See at FringeNYC? by Martin Denton

That’s the question I get asked every summer. Here’s a link to one set of answers – my “famous” How to FringeNYC 101 guidelines, which I first created 15(!) yea…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 08:33PM
Monday, July 25, 2016

ITN Gets Ready to FringeNYC by Martin Denton

The 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival gets underway on August 12. Did you think Indie Theater Now wasn’t going to be there? As you probably know, ITN and FringeNYC hav…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 02:22PM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Celebrating the Plays and Playwrights Books by Martin Denton

Indie Theater Now, NYTE’s digital theater library, has been around for more than 3 years now; we’ve published more than 1000 plays there. But Indie Theater Now would never have h…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:50PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Susan Bernfield Wins Lilly Award by Martin Denton

Congratulations to Indie Theater Now playwright Susan Bernfield, who is one of this year’s winners of the Lilly Awards! Susan received this recognition for her contribution to the wor…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 02:46PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Cino Nights II Early Bird Offer by Martin Denton

NYTE Small Press is excited to announce publication of Cino Nights II, a brand-new anthology of short plays from Rising Phoenix Repertory‘s esteemed Cino Nights series. The book is edi…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 04:10PM
Thursday, January 2, 2014

Plays and Playwrights 2014 Now on Indie Theater Now by Martin Denton

I’m excited to present Plays and Playwrights 2014, a collection of some of the outstanding new American theater works that were presented during the most recent theatrical season and p…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:50PM
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Reviewing FringeNYC by Martin Denton

Eleven years and a few months ago, I said–in public, without thinking much about it–”nytheatre.com will review every show in the New York International Fringe Festival this…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 02:20PM
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Indie Theater Now Mobile Version is Now Live by Martin Denton

Today we are very excited to announce the release of a new version of the Indie Theater Now website that is optimized for use on mobile devices. If you access Indie Theater Now from an iPho…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 01:00PM
Monday, April 22, 2013

Trav S.D.’s CHAIN OF FOOLS – Two Thumbs Up! by Martin Denton

Trav S.D., who is known to nytheatre.com fans for his delightful vaudeville shows and other comedic performances/presentations, to nytheatrecast fans as the long-time host of our podcast ser…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 11:59PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Trav S.D.’s New Book on Film Comedy by Martin Denton

Trav S.D. has just released his second nonfiction book, Chain of Fools, which “traces the art of slapstick comedy from its pre-cinema origins in the ancient pantomime through its silen…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 08:24PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Kirk Wood Bromley Project on Indie Theater Now by Martin Denton

Today, I finished a project of long-standing — we now have virtually all of Kirk Wood Bromley’s plays published on Indie Theater Now. Why did we do this? For two important reaso…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:58PM
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Indie Theater Now’s Merlo and Mogolov Perform Benefit Shows by Martin Denton

Armando Merlo and David Mogolov — both featured in Indie Theater Now’s 2012 FringeNYC Collection — are performing their FringeNYC shows as benefits for very worthy causes t…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 09:40AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

DREAM ACTS: On Stage and In Discussion by Martin Denton

Dream Acts — the collaboratively created play by Chiori Miyagawa, Saviana Stanescu, Andrea Thome, Jessica Litwak, and Mia Chung — is getting a lot of well-deserved attention in t…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 09:32AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012

nytheatre.com People of the Year 2012 by Martin Denton

It’s that time of year again, when nytheatre.com celebrates a group of individuals and companies who have made a significant contribution to the indie theatre landscape in NYC. This is the…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 09:56AM
Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Parallel Exit Physical Comedy Intensive by Martin Denton

Here’s information about a unique, upcoming course being offered by our friends at Parallel Exit. If were younger and more limber I’d sign up myself: Don’t let your summer …

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 04:42PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Theatre World Volume 67: 2010-2011 by Martin Denton

I first became aware of Theatre World when I was a teenager living in Maryland in the 1970s; back then, these glorious volumes, rich with beautiful production photos of shows, were one of …

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 04:08PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Falsettos Original Cast Reunites for Benefit by Martin Denton

This is written by Chris Leidenfrost-Wilson: Broadway stars Chip Zien and Jonathan C. Kaplan will be joining the group of original “Marvin Trilogy” cast members appearing at a be…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 10:04AM
Thursday, April 26, 2012

League of Independent Theater — Annual Meeting on April 28 by Martin Denton

The League of Independent Theater, Inc. will have its Annual Meeting this Saturday, April 28, at 5:00pm, at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street. If you’re a member of the League, ple…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 09:30AM
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Paul Hufker’s New Plays: Reading on April 24 by Martin Denton

From nytheatre.com reviewer Paul Hufker: I’m having a reading on April 24th of two plays of mine. The reading starts at 7:00pm and ends at 9:30. Its location is The Drilling Company, 2…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 06:45PM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

League of Independent Theater Wants to Hear from You by Martin Denton

As many of you know, I sit on the Board of Directors of the League of Independent Theater. This group is getting ready to launch (in August) an ambitious and commendable new undertaking R…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 09:41AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

nytheatre.com is different by Martin Denton

On Monday, we implemented a new version of nytheatre.com. Today I want to write about the changes we’ve made to the site, and why we made them. We had two goals in developing nytheatre…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 04:03PM
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ten Reasons to Love the FRIGID New York Festival by Martin Denton

Just when the winter doldrums threaten to kick in, along comes FRIGID New York to bring a jolt of energy and excitement to the NYC theater landscape. A production of Horse Trade Theater Grou…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 06:44PM
Saturday, February 4, 2012

Announcing The LIT Independent Theater Fund by Martin Denton

This is from John Clancy, executive director of the League of Independent Theater. (Note: I serve on the Board of LIT.) For over sixty years, Off-Off Broadway (now known as Independent Theat…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 11:18AM
Thursday, December 8, 2011

nytheatre.com’s 2011 People of the Year by Martin Denton

Today I’m very pleased to announce the names of nytheatre.com’s 2011 People of the Year. Here they are, in this photo collage: Top row: Crystal Skillman, Chris Harcum, Stephanie …

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 02:00PM
Thursday, November 3, 2011

TeatroStageFest Partners with La Strada for Talkback by Martin Denton

TeatroStageFest, one of my favorite of NYC’s annual theater festivals, is working with the folks at the new Spanish-language adaptation of Fellini’s La Strada to present a post-s…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 02:06PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards