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By Bob Shuman Queensbridge, by Marlin Thomas (now playing at Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival, until 9/13–schedule below), is a history of disenfranchisement, an embrace of…
(Annie Levin’s article appeared in the Compact, 8/27; Photo: Joan Marcus/ The Public Theater.) For decades, the free outdoor summer performances put on by Manhattan’s Public Theater have…
(Elizabeth Grenier’s report appeared on DW, 8/28. Agents of intercultural dialogue: documentary theater director Prodromos Tsinikoris) The prestigious German cultural award recognizes the …
(Michael Coveney’s obituary appeared in the Guardian, 8/27/26) Actor and singer best known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Show and the 1990 Stephen King TV miniseries It In June 1973, I…
(Yulia Zhukova’s report appeared on Radio Liberty/ Radio Free Europe 8/25/26.) For four years in Russian captivity, Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Ivanov retold the entire Harry Potter series …
(Caroline Sullivan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/25/2026; Photo: Thomas Funeral Home.) Glamorous and astute singer-songwriter whose bountiful talent had an appeal reaching far beyo…
(via Jonathan Slaff and Briana Bartenieff) Theater for the New City (TNC), the historic Off-Broadway Venue that has produced new and avant-garde theater since 1971, is hosting a special exhi…
From the creators of Garfeld: The Musical (A Garfield Parody) comes McMusical, a brand-new, unhinged satirical romp making its first developmental production at Theater for the New City, Sep…
HERE Arts Center and THE MILLION UNDERSCORES present The Kick Inside (via Emily Owens) With text by Penny Arcade, Jess Barbagallo, Ethan Fishbane, Richard Foreman, Hillary Gao, Nazare…
(Parisa Sohbati and Will Tizard’s article appeared on Radio Liberty/ Radio Free Europe, 8/22.) An unauthorized Iranian film released for free on YouTube is stirring debate by openly challe…
When an advance-obituary writer arrives to interview a college president about his life and legacy, a routine professional encounter becomes an armed interrogation. She is carrying a gun, a …
(Frank McNally’s article appeared in the Irish Times, 8/20/26; Samuel Beckett’s short poem, which appeared in The Irish Times 80 years ago, was inspired by his visits to Saint-Lô after …
Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack (Daytrippers: 24 Miles from NYC) Drilling Company & Phoenix Theatre Ensemble present MURROW by Joseph Vitale Sunday October 18, 2026 @ 2pm Nyack Li…
(Ralph Riegel’s article appeared in the Irish Independent, 8/20/26; Clown Maycon Fernandes heads for his show at Tom Duffy’s Circus in Antrim © Mark Condren.) Collection was li…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: When you begin to study each role you should first gather all the materials that have any bearing on it, and supplement them with more and mo…
(via Ron Lasko, Spin Cycle) The Dream Up Festival in association Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director) presents the World Premiere of THE EDGE MOTEL by Tom Rowan (GLA…
(Brian Logan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/17/26; Photo: We are all involved by the end … Australian clown Conk in Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour. Photog…
by Jonathan G Galvez, Directed by Kristen Keim Produced by Graeme Cohen World Premiere, 75 min. Community Space Theater, $18 8/23 @ 2:00 PM, 8/25 @ 6:30 PM, 8/26 @ 9:00 PM, 8/28 @ 6:30 PM,…
(Mark Fisher’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/16/26; Visitations … Angels in America. Photograph: Golin/Edinburgh international festival.) King’s theatre, Edinburgh People, ideas…
(via Katie Rosin, Kampfire PR) ALLEGRA & THE CELLO, IN MOVEMENTS A New Opera by Catherine Filloux A HIGH HARD HEAT/ Dominick Balletta ProductionStory & Libretto by Catherine Fillou…
(Zamira Eshanova’s article appeared on Radio Free Europe, 8/14/26. Photo: Zhengis Reskhan (left) with members of his family in an undated handout photo.) After months of uncertainty, the f…
(via Joe Trentacosta, JT Public Relations.) MINT THEATER COMPANY’S NEW YORK PREMIERE OF PHYL BY CECILY HAMILTON; Directed by BRITT BERKE Launching its LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX season …
(Jesse Hassenger’s article appeared in the Guardian, 8/13/2026; A still from Hadestown: The Musical. Photograph: LD Entertainment.) Filmed versions of hit shows such as Hadestown, Hamilton…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh The painter and his lover are played with real intensity by Alistair Hall and Peter Clements, in a visceral psychodrama of contained violence and sadness The f…
(JD Knapp’s article appeared on The Wrap. 8/8. Andrew Lloyd Webber attends the West End Opening Night of “Evita” at the London Palladium on July 1, 2025. (Simon Ackerman/Getty Images.)…
(via Emily Owens.) FRIGID New York announces the lineup of programming for their 29th season including the 5th annual Days of the Dead Festival, the 14th annual Gotham Storytelling Festival…
(via Ron Lasko, Spin Cycle.) SPIDERWOMAN THEATER’S BLOCK PARTY POW WOW: AN INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION Saturday, August 15 in Brooklyn * Honoring the 100th Birthday of company co-founder Gloria…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: We know that’s Shakespeare re-created stories by others. That is what we do to the work of the dramatist, we bring to life what is hidden u…
(via Jonathan Slaff.) WHERE AND WHEN: August 23 to September 13, 2026 Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street) Presented by Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Exec…
By Bob Shuman Even in a gentrified East Village (now old news), there is an abandoned mattress on Second Avenue, police barricades at the crossing, the trash of paper shopping bags, and plas…
(From Radio Free Europe, 7/29/2026.) Iranian writers, filmmakers, and other cultural figures have joined the local and international outcry against a surge of executions in the country, usin…
(Niamh Ni Hoireabhaird’s article appeared in the Guardian 6/25.) From ballroom to hip-hop, I tried many different dance classes growing up, but nothing ever stuck for too lon…
(Fiona Macdonald’s article appeared on the BBC, 7/20/26; Photo: Credit: Getty Images.) Argentina’s iconic first lady died in July 1952. Sixty years on, the BBC looked back at her cadaver…
(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian 7/24. Photo: Enthralling, titillating … The World Is Full of Married Men at Yard theatre, London.) The Yard theatre, London Barbies, gi…
(Announcement and photo via The Public Theater.) Dear Friends, Today we want to share some important news about the future of The Public Theater. After 23 extraordinary years as Artistic Dir…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: (To the actor) Direct all of your attention to the “given circumstances.” They are always within reach. (AP)
(Janelle Zara’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/14/2026. Photo: Cut Piece, 1964, performed at MoMA, New York. Photograph: © Yoko Ono.) Sixty years after its first staging, perfor…
(Melissa Hellmann’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/9/2026; A photo of the Afro-Puerto Rican archivist Arturo Schomburg, a bibliophile whose personal collection formed the Schombu…
(Jack Seale’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/7/2026. Photo: Fast food to fast moves … Gustav Lindh and Frida Gustavsson in Faithless. Photograph: Johan Paulin) This reboot of a …
(Holly O’Mahony’s article appeared in the Guardian 7/8/20226’ Photo: Well-worn familiarity … Photo: The Edit Wales.) Swansea Grand theatre School locker room banter has a sinister ed…
Theater for the New City’s 2026 Street Theater tour will be “The Root of it all: A Dentist’s Tale.” Rip-roaring musical tours City’s streets, parks and playgrounds August 1 to Se…
(Emma Brockes’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/21.) Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent review – a superb biography of the musical master Among the many great pleasures of Daniel Okre…
(via Emily Owens; Photo: SCOWL: QUEERAPALOOZA Photo credit: Allison Stock.) June 11-July 3 at UNDER St. Marks FRIGID New York will present the 12th annual Queerly Festival, their annual …
(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in 5/3.) Brighton Dome Corn Exchange The timeless parable of a 16th-century horse dealer turned violent protester questions the personal cost of resistance …
(Donna Ferguson’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/7/2026; Photo: Miller and Monroe in 1957. The couple began an extramarital affair in 1955 and got married in 1956. Photograph: NY Dail…
(via Jonathan Slaff) Artistic output of this fabled neighborhood will be showcased in three days of free showings for live audiences. WHERE AND WHEN May 22 to 24, 2026 In and around T…
(via Don Summa, Richard Kornberg & Associates; Photograph: (l to r) Gregory, Shawn, The New York Times. ) NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE NAMES LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD BEST PLAY 2025-…
(Arifa Akbar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 4/22. Photo: Almost unrecognisable … Gatiss in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Photograph: Marc Brenner.) Swan theatre, Stratford-Upon-…
(via Don Summa, Kornberg PR.) TRANSPORT GROUP ANNOUNCES TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE ONE NIGHT ONLY THURSDAY, JUNE 25 8PM AT CARNEGIE HALL KATE BALD…
DREAMING OF THE DREAM UP FESTIVAL 2026! Submissions are now open! It's that time of the year again. Our Dream Up Festival is coming back, starting August 23 and ending September 13,…
