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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

In The Park- Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Playwright and performer Edgar Oliver (Helen & Edgar at this year’s Under the Radar Festival) and director Randy Sharp join forces for In The Park, a new solo show performed at A…

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Friday, May 9, 2014

The Lovesong of Alfred J. Hitchcock – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

59E59 Theaters present the U.S. premiere of David Rudkin’s The Lovesong of Alfred J. Hitchcock, a stage version of Rudkin’s award-winning radio play for the BBC. This producti…

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Annapurna – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The New Group presents the New York premiere of Annapurna after a popular run at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles in 2013. Annapurna features real life husband and wife, Nick …

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Hedwig And The Angry Inch – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The cult rock musical Hedwig And The Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask returns to New York with a new production directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring …

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Monday, April 21, 2014

Nicholas Nickleby – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Theater for the New City presents Nicholas Nickleby, a new musical based on the classic Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Robert Sickinger wrote the book and Alaric Jans wrote the musi…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 02:42PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Stage17, A New Digital Platform, Offers Original Content for Theater Lovers by Trista Lu

Stage17 is a new online video channel targeting theater fans. It is now live at Stage17.tv. Using Broadway as its starting point, Stage17 features original web series and theater-related vi…

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Monday, March 31, 2014

A Second Chance – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The Public Theater presents the New York premiere of A Second Chance, a musical written by Ted Shen (book, lyrics, and music). It is Shen’s musical debut after a 30-year business car…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Hounds of War – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Hounds of War by Bill Holland is the inaugural production by Wee Man Productions, a New York City based theater company. In the play, Jim, a military veteran and recovering alcoholic, re…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:45AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Dark Water – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Manhattan Theatre Works and the Theater Series at the 14th Street Y present the world premiere of Dark Water, an a cappella musical written by David Stallings and directed by Heather Cohn…

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

The House – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

After having appeared in over 30 international festivals and venues all over Europe, The House, a puppet comedy thriller created and performed by Danish puppeteer Sofie Krog and Spanish …

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Antony and Cleopatra – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Tarell Alvin McCraney takes on Shakespeare’s notoriously difficult Antony and Cleopatra with a contextual re-imagining. He transports the tragedy from the last days of the Roman Emp…

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

The Shape Of Something Squashed – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The Paradise Factory re-opens this month after a 2-year renovation with the world premiere of Tom Noonan’s new play The Shape Of Something Squashed. Noonan, performer, playwright, an…

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

If You Can Get To Buffalo – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Trish Harnetiaux’s new play If You Can Get To Buffalo, presented by the Incubator Arts Project, looks at the dark side of the early days of the Internet. Inspired by Julian Dibbell…

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

I Call My Brothers – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Written by Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri, author of the critically acclaimed Invasion! (2011), I Call My Brothers makes its U.S. debut with The Play Company at New Ohio Thea…

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Early Buzz: Annapurna by Trista Lu

Real-life wife and husband, Megan Mullally (TV: Will and Grace) and Nick Offerman (TV: Parks and Recreation) are set to take the stage together in The New Group’s Annapurna, written…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 02:07PM
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Early Buzz: The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens by Trista Lu

The Secret Theatre presents Kari Bentley-Quinn’s The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens, directed by Christopher Diercksen. Sybil, a flight attendant, is the sole survivor of a devasta…

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Beertown – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Beertown, created by the theater ensemble dog and pony dc, is an interactive theatrical event. It arrives in New York at 59E59 Theaters after a popular run in Washington, DC. The premise is…

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The Wong Kids In The Secret Of The Space Chupacabra Go! – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

A co-production of Ma-Yi Theater Company in New York and Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, The Wong Kids In The Secret Of The Space Chupacabra Go! is a space adventure story su…

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Nat Cassidy by Trista Lu

Nat Cassidy Actor, Director, Writer Hometown: Phoenix, ArizonaCurrent residence: New York City, New York Facebook:/friendster.myspace.govTwitter: @natcassidyWebsite: www.natcassidy.com Pro…

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

A Brief History of the Soviet Union – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The Hive Theater presents the world premiere of A Brief History of the Soviet Union at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre. Don’t let that title deter you. It’s not as boring as it so…

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Hanafuda Denki – The Dance of Death – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Japan’s underground theater troupe Ryuzanji Company presents Hanafuda Denki – The Dance of Death, a musical written by Japanese avant-garde master Shuji Terayama, inspired by Th…

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner- Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Atlantic Theater Company presents the U.S. premiere of The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, adapted by British playwright and Olivier Award nominee Roy Williams from Alan Sillitoe�…

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Friday, January 17, 2014

I Am The Wind – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

59E59 Theaters presents the U.S. premiere of Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s I Am The Wind, a meditative drama helmed by Paul Takacs and translated by Olivier Award-winning Britis…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:24PM

King Lear – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Veteran actor Frank Langella stars in the title role in Shakespeare’s King Lear in a limited run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), through February 9, 2014. For those of you les…

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Beto O’Byrne by Trista Lu

Beto O’Byrne Playwright, director Hometown: White Oak, TexasCurrent residence: New York City, New York Facebook: /beto.obyrneTwitter: @BetoOByrne PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS Playwright To…

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Muazzez – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

Performance Space 122 presents the New York premiere of Muazzez as part of this year’s COIL festival. Written by Mac Wellman, theater rebel, playwright, poet, and winner of a Lifet…

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Visitations: “Theotokia” And “The War Reporter” – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

PROTOTYPE festival presents the New York premiere of Visitations: “Theotokia” And “The War Reporter”, a double bill of one-act chamber operas by composer Jonathan…

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Meropi Peponides by Trista Lu

Meropi Peponides Dramaturge, writer Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaCurrent residence: New York City, New York Facebook: /meropi84Twitter: @meropi_p PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS The Loving Project…

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Live Artery by Trista Lu

Live Artery is an annual event of dance and body-based performance at New York Live Arts (New York Live Arts is the company formed by the merger of Dance Theater Workshop and the Bill T. J…

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Friday, January 3, 2014

Special Effects by Trista Lu

New this year to New York City’s January festival scene is Special Effects, created by the Contemporary Performance Network and curated by network editors Caden Manson and Jemma Nels…

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Other Forces 2014 by Trista Lu

The Incubator Arts Project presents Other Forces, an annual festival of independent theater. In its fifth edition, it presents five productions: a performance for three in a taxi; a modern…

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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