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Friday, May 24, 2019

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Team Up for 5th BARS Workshop at The Public by Olivia Clement

Calling all artists, poets, playwrights, songbirds, rappers, and everything in-between.

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StateraArts Launching New York City Mentorship Program for Women in the Arts by Olivia Clement

The deadline to be part of the first class, beginning July 1, is next month.

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Diana Oh, Jesse Eisenberg, Halley Feiffer, Samuel D. Hunter, and More to Return to Rattlestick for Alumni Jam by Olivia Clement

The Off-Broadway theatre's summer programming also includes another season of New Songs Now, TheaterJam, Pride Plays, and more.

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Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop Begins at Playwrights Horizons by Olivia Clement

The new musical, a look at the innermost thoughts of a queer, Black musical theatre writer, kicks off its world premiere May 24.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

2 Theatre Festivals to Showcase Work by Women This June by Olivia Clement

The Women in Theatre Festival, featuring two fully staged world premieres, will be followed by She NYC Arts Summer Theater Festival.

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Sabina Zúñiga Varela to Star as Medea in The Public's Mojada by Olivia Clement

Luis Alfaro's Queens-set tale of an immigrant mother, inspired by the Medea myth, finds its cast.

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Lydia R. Diamond's Toni Stone Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Stick Fly playwright returns with a new play about the first woman ever to play professionally in a men's baseball league.

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NEWSical The Musical to End Off-Broadway Run by Olivia Clement

The long-running revue will play its final performance in June with original cast members Christine Pedi and Michael West.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Phylicia Rashad and André Holland to Perform Toni Morrison's New Book by Olivia Clement

The actors will read selections from The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations at 92Y.

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See Today's Playwrights Adapt the Shakespeare Canon at Play On! at Classic Stage Company by Olivia Clement

The festival will feature 39 readings of the Bard's work, as interpreted Mfoniso Udofia, Christopher Chen, Octavio Solis, and more.

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Michael Urie, Beth Malone, Taylor Trensch, Jason Tam, and More to Perform in Pride Plays by Olivia Clement

The festival of readings will celebrate LGBTQIA voices in commemoration of the Stonewall anniversary this June.

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Amber Gray to Join Dave Malloy at JACK Benefit Concert by Olivia Clement

The evening, hosted by Octet composer Malloy, will be held at (Le) Poisson Rouge in June.

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Sean Donovan's Cabin Begins at the Bushwick Starr by Olivia Clement

Performances begin May 22 for the new play exploring the complexities of queer desire.

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Ashley Park, Christian Dante White, and More to Take Flight at 2019 Broadway Bares by Olivia Clement

The annual BC/EFA event will be held June 16 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom.

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Carla Ching's Nomad Motel Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ed Sylvanus Iskandar directs the New York premiere at Atlantic Theatre Company's Stage 2.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

New Group Taps New Works by Duncan Sheik, Donja R. Love, Erica Schmidt, and Thomas Bradshaw for 2019"2020 Season by Olivia Clement

Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will star as Cyrano in Schmidt's new adaptation, featuring music from the Grammy-winning band The National.

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Ian Barford to Reprise Starring Role in Tracy Letts' Linda Vista on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Barford, who originated the role in Chicago, will star as Wheeler in Tony winner Letts' next Broadway offering.

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Dave Malloy's New A Cappella Musical Octet Extends a Third Time by Olivia Clement

The world-premiere production, directed by Annie Tippe, plays Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre.

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BAM's 2019 Next Wave Includes Barber Shop Chronicles, Selina Thompson's Race Cards, and More by Olivia Clement

The upcoming season features 16 productions across theatre, dance, music, and film, from around the world.

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Check Out the Lineup for Next Door in NYTW's 2019"2020 Season by Olivia Clement

Miranda Haymon's Franz Kafka adaptation, Migdalia Cruz's Fur, and productions from PlayCo, New Georges, Parity Productions, and more will be featured.

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World Premiere of Bess Wohl's Continuity Opens May 21 by Olivia Clement

The new play, helmed by Rachel Chavkin, opens at MTC's Off-Broadway stage.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Heidi Schreck's Constitution, New York Theatre Workshop Among 2019 Obie Award Winners by Olivia Clement

The 64th annual ceremony, honoring the best of Off- and Off-Off-Broadway, took place May 20.

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Kaitlyn Black to Star in #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Robyn Lynne Norris' musical comedy improv show will arrive in New York next month following a hit 3-year run in Chicago.

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Marisa Tomei to Return to Broadway in Tennessee Williams' Rose Tattoo by Olivia Clement

Trip Cullman will direct the Oscar winner in Williams' Tony Award-winning play, seen at Williamstown in 2016.

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Bobby Cannavale, Stockard Channing, and More Join Frank Langella in Lapham Rising Film by Olivia Clement

Roger Rosenblatt's best-selling novel is being adapted into a film, with production starting this summer.

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59E59 Unveils 2019 Summer Lineup by Olivia Clement

The slate features a new musical comedy from Rita Rudner, a play about The Beatles, and Jill Eikenberry.

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Sunday, May 19, 2019

All-Female Mac Beth Opens at the Lucille Lortel Theatre by Olivia Clement

Erica Schmidt's adaptation, set in an American urban wasteland, opens Off-Broadway May 19.

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Dave Malloy's A Cappella Musical Octet Opens at the Signature by Olivia Clement

The new show from the Great Comet composer is inspired by Internet comment boards, scientific debates, religious texts, and Sufi poetry.

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Friday, May 17, 2019

Kate Hamill and Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm Adapting Dracula and Frankenstein at CSC by Olivia Clement

The two Gothic dramas will run in repertory at the Off-Broadway theatre in 2020.

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