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This simple but hardly straightforward world premiere finds one woman speaking her truth with honesty and self-reflection.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:33AMThursday, April 12, 2018
Remounted little more than a year later, Ike Holter's play has lost none of its bite with this production at 16th Street Theater.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMSaturday, January 27, 2018
Ann Filmer and 16th Street Theater take on one of America's most time honored professions: soldiering.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 06:00PMThursday, November 9, 2017
This production of José Rivera's Obie Award-winning magical realist play falls short on the magic.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:30PMFriday, September 29, 2017
The inaugural theater festival celebrates the work of Latinx artists from around the world with a special emphasis on local theater companies.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMTuesday, September 12, 2017
The jukebox musical features dozens of eighties rock classics, complete with acid washed jeans and fishnet tights.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMThroughout “Muthaland” Minita Gandhi channels over a dozen figures in her life
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMThursday, June 15, 2017
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Disney’s princesses are breaking out of their stereotypes and telling the world what they really think of Walt—sort of. “Disenchanted!,” with book, music and lyrics by De…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, April 26, 2016
RECOMMENDED The musical version of Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath’s 1994 film of the same name has lots of good things going for it. This first national tour has an incredibly talented c…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, March 29, 2016
RECOMMENDED Before seeing this production, I didn’t know much about “Matilda: The Musical.” By the time I left the theater, it had become one of my favorite shows. The cast is filled w…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, February 23, 2016
If you’re coming to the show expecting a reenactment of Whoopi Goldberg and company’s feel-good film where a wayward woman finds God and changes her life as well as the lives of others i…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMTuesday, February 16, 2016
RECOMMENDED The tenth season of UrbanTheater Company (UTC) kicks off with the Midwest premiere of José Rivera’s “Adoration of the Old Woman.” Directed by UTC artistic director Juan Ca…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMFriday, February 5, 2016
Goodman Theatre’s Latino Festival began in 2003 as a way to highlight the often-silenced voices of Latinos in theater. This year, the now-biennial event is a “Celebration of Latina/o Art…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, January 19, 2016
RECOMMENDED In its fifteenth and final festival, Collaboraction ensures that “Sketchbook” makes a lasting impression. The performances are separated into two programs: “Life” and “…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 07:00PMRECOMMENDED There are reasons why “Spring Awakening” is an eight-time Tony Award winner. The book and score are captivating and turn Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play about youth, rebellion a…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMThursday, December 24, 2015
By Mary Kroeck “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” was first performed by the Neo-Futurists in Chicago on December 2, 1988. The premise of the show was (and still is) to perform thi…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:43AMTuesday, December 8, 2015
RECOMMENDED “The Lion King” is undeniably magical. As the show begins, Rafiki–the baboon shaman–sings the first lines of “The Circle of Life” while a host of actors in brilliantl…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMSunday, December 6, 2015
RECOMMENDED What do the songs “The Loco-Motion,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” and “It’s Too Late” all have in common? Aside from being number one hits, they were all penned by …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PM 
