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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Oscar Barney Finn and Paulo Brunetti Interview by Jack Wernick

I had the opportunity to interview frequent collaborators, writer-director Oscar Barney Finn and actor Paulo Brunetti in a bustling café in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Both a…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:13AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Fresh “Ham” at the Public by Jack Wernick

Fat Ham arrives at the Public Theater for its first live production following the Zoom staging by Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater that earned it the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play’…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:04AM
Sunday, February 14, 2021

“A Strange Loop” by Michael R. Jackson by Jack Wernick

Jackson’s brave and ingenious dismantling of race and sexuality norms provides a portal from which those who have experienced discrimination based on their identity can readily embrace his…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:34AM
Thursday, January 28, 2021

“A Black and White Cookie” at TNC by Jack Wernick

Gary Morgenstein’s nostalgic yet au courant play A Black and White Cookie is an invigorating feature of Theater for the New City‘s new On the Air series of Zoom presentations. Cookie was…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:02AM
Sunday, October 25, 2020

Fake Friends’ “Jerk” in Brooklyn by Jack Wernick

Camp is very much in season in Circle Jerk, a pitched-to-the-rafters romp from new media and theater collective Fake Friends. The show bills itself as an investigation of digital life and wh…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:31PM
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1 by Jack Wernick

The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired performance Star Odyssey: The Pilot. The show is the creation of Emily Allan and Leah Hennessey, …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:37PM
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Sven Ratzke In “Where Are We Now?” At La MaMa by Jack Wernick

The ghost of David Bowie is alive and well and residing in the basement of La MaMa’s Downstairs Theatre on East 4th Street in New York’s East Village. Sven Ratzke is a Dutch-German perfo…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:40PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre