FRIGID: Almost A Genius " Location, Tickets, Review by Maya Asheri

Almost A Genius starts with Maria Wojciechowski dressed in a banana suit, sobbing, and making puns. From there Wojciechowski, who suffers from bipolar disorder and panic attacks, deliv…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 3:24pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

FUN HOME Cast Recording is Now Available by Maya Asheri

One of our favorite shows from last year, the musical Fun Home, just released an original cast recording. It is now available on Amazon and iTunes. The music is by Tony Award nominee Jean…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 2:18pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

Bonus: The Lost Kitson Episode by Maxamoo

This is the first show Lindsay, Maxamoo’s founder, and Nicole, from Mildly Bitter’s Musings, ever recorded. It was a test and we didn’t think anyone would ever actually hea…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:51pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

Gidion's Knot " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

Johnna Adams’ acclaimed play Gidion’s Knot depicts a single parent-teacher conference unfolding in real time. Austin Pendleton directs the New York City premiere at 59E59 T…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:54pm on February 26, 2014☆⚑

WOMEN: A Staged Reading and Discussion to Benefit Housing Works by Lindsay Barenz

Housing Works, a not for profit that addresses issues related to HIV/AIDS and homelessness, is hosting a one-time staged reading of WOMEN, a play by Chiara Atik. The play just wrapped up a w…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 3:40pm on February 26, 2014☆⚑

FRIGID: Chicken-Fried Ciccone " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Lindsay Barenz

Monday night at 5:30 pm is not a prime theater going hour. So when you’re in a tiny basement theater in the East Village at 5:30 pm on a Monday and the house is packed you begin to sus…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:10pm on February 26, 2014☆⚑

Comedy in New York City, a primer, PART 2 by Maxamoo

Part 2 of our episode exploring comedy in New York City with comedy journalist Elise Czajkowski, Nicole from Mildly Bitter’s Musings, and Lindsay, Maxamoo’s founder. We …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:45pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

Comedy in New York City, a primer, PART 1 by Maxamoo

We explore comedy in New York City with comedy journalist Elise Czajkowski, Nicole from Mildly Bitter’s Musings, and Lindsay, Maxamoo’s founder. We cover a lot of territory, l…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:30pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

Kung Fu " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Jack Moore

Kung Fu, the new play at Signature Theater by Tony-winner David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Chinglish) is the story of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. From his childhood in H…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 1:24pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

FRIGID: Petunia and Chicken " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Lindsay Barenz

Petunia and Chicken at the 2014 FRIGID New York theater festival is a marvel. It’s creators and performers, Carrie Brown and Karim Muasher of Animal Engine theater company, paint sc…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 1:03pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

This Week Beyond Broadway " February 24 " March 2 by Lindsay Barenz

News of official openings, first performances, and closings this week beyond Broadway in New York City theater.The post This Week Beyond Broadway – February 24 – March 2 appeared…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:50pm on February 25, 2014☆⚑

FRIGID: Key of E " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

Presented as part of the 2014 FRIGID New York theater festival, Key of E by the Orlando-based Dark Side of Saturn theater company is described as “an apocalyptic rock musical.…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 1:52pm on February 24, 2014☆⚑

FRIGID: Tina and Amy: Last Night in Paradise " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

It’s 1997, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are not yet the comedy powerhouse we know and love. In fact, they’re two broke nobodies, living as roommates in a dingy apartment in Chica…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:01am on February 24, 2014☆⚑

Drag Queen Stole My Dress " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Lindsay Barenz

In Drag Queen Stole My Dress, part of the FRIGID New York 2014 theater festival, writer and performer Gillian English recounts the story of her broken engagement to be married and subsequ…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 6:35pm on February 23, 2014☆⚑

Week Beyond Broadway 2/24-3/2 by Lindsay Barenz

The post Week Beyond Broadway 2/24-3/2 appeared first on Maxamoo.

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:19am on February 23, 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…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 1:13pm on February 22, 2014☆⚑

The Bridges of Madison County " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Jack Moore

The Bridges of Madison County is a new musical based on the well-known novel by Robert James Waller (it was also adapted into a 1995 movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood). Musical …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:52pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Bonus Mini-Episode, A Rant: Shakespeare in the Park by Maxamoo

A discussion of The Public Theater’s forthcoming Shakespeare in the Park season by Lindsay, Maxamoo’s founder, and Nicole, from Mildly Bitter’s Musings. Subscribe …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 10:20am on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Love and Information " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Jack Moore

A cast of fifteen performs a seemingly endless string of short vignettes in Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information. It’s an evening of playlets that circles the idea of …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 2:22pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

See This, Not That " Off Broadway Week by Maya Asheri

During Off Broadway Week (two weeks actually, February 17 – March 2, 2014) you can buy two tickets for the price of one at 56 different Off Broadway shows.Discounted tickets to many of…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 1:35pm on February 20, 2014☆⚑

Facing Our Truth, I Call My Brothers, and a farewell to Twelfth Night on Broadway by Maxamoo

From swooning over Sam Barnett’s performance in Twelfth Night to speaking frankly about the homogeneity of critics, Lindsay, Maxamoo’s founder, and Nicole, from Mildly B…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:00am on February 19, 2014☆⚑

Off Broadway Week: 2 for 1 tickets by Maya Asheri

Buy 2 tickets for the price of 1 to select Off Broadway theater productions through March 2, 2014. Off-Broadway Week (which conveniently lasts for two weeks) features 56 shows. To take advan…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 9:24pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

Branched " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

Boasting the tagline “A Comedy with Consequences,” InViolet Repertory Theater’s Branched, written by Erin Mallon and playing at HERE Arts Center, is just that: a dark satir…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 6:23pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

Shakespeare in the Park 2014 Announcement: Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear by Lindsay Barenz

The Public Theater announced Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear as the productions for the 52nd annual season of Shakespeare in the Park, the annual summer festival of outdoor theater at t…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 3:18pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

The Secret Theatre by Maya Asheri

Located in the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens, The Secret Theatre is a multipurpose, performance complex. It hosts theater performances, music concerts, film screenings, art exhibit…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 9:59am on February 17, 2014☆⚑