67 stories from bricktheater.blogspot.com
Writer/Editor/Critic Aaron Riccio proclaims a new reviewing policy in reaction to his moving experiences at The Antidepressant Festival. Â We knew our theatrical drugs had potency, but dam…
Though sales of our "prescription drugs" have been gangbusters at the Antidepressant Fest, we really need to get some ads like these. Heroin! The Sedative for Coughs!
Just 2 Sundays left!Performances at 3pm and 7pm!Bring the kids! Â "It's rare that I see a show with you that I want to go on longer than it already has, but this time I really wanted it …
In Summer Stages, The New York Times previews The Antidepressant Festival and concludes that "No one tops the Brick Theater when it comes to oddball concepts for theater festivals." …
Young Adventurer,Do you dare to face the sad Centaur without professional counseling? There!  The gauntlet is thrown!  Show your mettle!Time Out New York previews The Antidepressant…
The Shantytown Ball last Saturday night was attended by many individuals who ran the gamut of the socioeconomic costuming spectrum. There were Dapper Dans, Flapper Flos, Homeless Hennies and…
Everyone knows how to dress fancy: put on a tie or a dress or something else you buy at the store. But dressing like a hobo " as opposed to a disgusting, friendless slob " requires energy, d…
In this week's Time Out New York, The Brick is a record-breaking three out of "769 ways to enjoy the city without breaking the bank!" (Here, here and here.)"Small but mighty, this tiny cube …
As reported by Onion News Network this week, the FDA has at last approved the new drug Despondex for the insufferably cheerful among us. Â The disease is highly contagious. Â Please trea…
"If theatre fails to react rapidly to current events, whether it be the Middle East crisis or the global financial meltdown, it will be reduced to the role of an impotent bystander. What the…
Slate's new blog, The Happiness Project: How to Be Happier (mercifully changed from its original title: The Happiness Project: How to Be Depressed) re-affirms the growing trend towards na…
Matt Gray (Co-Creator of Penny Dreadful with Bryan Enk) is interviewed by David Cote for The TONY Blog this week. What do we learn about the "byzantine sci-fi retro-melodramatic soap opera?"…
Thursday night, "conservative" Stephen Colbert confessed his addiction to happy pills."It's been tough keeping my mood up with the innauguration less than two weeks away," he bemoaned. The C…
There are still a few tickets left for the final two performances of The Granduncle Quadrilogy, so look sharp!Meanwhile, some more press:Greg Burgett in the New York Press: The Granduncle Qu…
From today's New York Post...ANXIOUS APPLE IS NOW PILL CITYBy ANDY GELLERNervous New Yorkers are popping more pills.Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs, anti-depressants and sleep aids are …
Congratulations to Gyda Arber, Michael Criscuolo and Ivanna Cullinan on their citations as nytheatre.com's People of the Year 2008!All 3 are also Master Masons of The Brick.What was that you…
The greatly anticipated Granduncle review from nytheatre.com's very own Martin Denton posted today, and we're thrilled to say that he liked it! Here are some highlights: It's a funny sho…
