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An Exuberant New LGBTQ+MusicalKicks Off Pride at 54 Below."The rodeo has come to town!" sings Gurney (the powerhouse-voiced Erich W. Schleck), to open Queer Cowfolk: The Gay Rodeo Musical. "…
John Galsworthy's Compelling The First and The Last is Brought into the 21st Century at the ATA Cleaning up after a killing is never going to be an easy task (unless you're Harvey Keitel's c…
The Story of the Legendary Stormé, Hero of the Stonewall Uprising and So Much More, Is Beautifully Brought to Life at the ATA  "It was a rebellion," Stormé declared. "It was an u…
Bernard J. Taylor's Tennessee Williams: Portrait of a Gay Icon Brings a Legend to Life at the ATA Tennessee Williams is alone on stage, and at this point, apparently alone in life. Seen on a…
CAST ANNOUNCED for "the other Shakespeare in the Park" Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company opens its SHAKESPEARE SUMMER TOUR with a new production of the Comedy of Errors directed…
Douglas Carter Beane's 90s Classic As Bees In Honey Drown Gets a Masterful Revival  "Once, I saw a bee drown in honey, and I understood," is a famous quote attributed to the 20th Century …
The American Theatre of Actors (ATA), a cornerstone of New York City's off-off Broadway scene, today announced the appointment of Jessica Jennings as its new Executive Director. Thi…
An Up-and-Coming Cabaret Star Looks at Life, Love, Lust, and Everything Else That Happens Under the Covers "As tempting as it is, please refrain from opening your dating apps during this sho…
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Midtown International Theatre Festival, July 2026. The Largest NY Independent Theatre Festival Contact [email protected] for further info The New MIT…
Anya Kai, reporting For Julie Lorson, a dedicated board member of Modern Classics Theatre of Long Island, theatre isn't just a hobby " it's a way of life. Her involvement spans far beyond th…
Joseph P. Krawczyk's Living the Play: A Dangerous Time for Women Is Timely, Clever, and Compelling It is November 5, 2024. Crystal (Chelsea Clark), a New York Theatre actor, and her partner …
Shakespeare's Henry V is revived with a Sparkling New Production at the American Theatre of Actors "We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers," Henry V famously proclaims"and Sam Hardy, the actor wh…
Director/Writer/Performer and Coach, SHELLEN LUBIN to direct Carol Lee Campbell's new play with music, "Chicks In Heaven" CAROL LEE CAMPBELL's musical play about family and fa…
The Nine Finalists of the 2025 Fresh Fruit Festival Celebrate Compassion and Connection On its website, NYC's Fresh Fruit Festival encourages creators to "Let Your Dream Be Bigger Than Your …
The Creative View from Over the Shoulder Mark Solomon Shares His Expertise on Telling Stories and the Art of Skillful Editing "The way I see the world is through stories," says Mark Solomon.…
MONARCH, an impactful new musical exploring the lives of undocumented immigrants in the United States, first premiered at the Los Angeles Theater Center in 2022, receiving great acclaim incl…
A House Divided Visits a Family in the Aftermath of the Events of 2016 and 2020 Thanksgiving Day, 2021. COVID lingers. The Trump Era is (temporarily) interrupted. The working-class Gebauer f…
Anne L. Thompson-Scretching's A Lesson in Blood Returns to the ATA at a PivotalMoment in Time The saying "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," asattributed to …
Mark Solomon Shares His Expertise on Telling Stories and the Art of Skillful Editing "The way I see the world is through stories," says Mark Solomon. "It's the water I swim in." Renowned Fil…
A Rousing New Musical at AMT Imagines Life and Love in a Very Different Timeline It's another day in our matriarchal society. The legendary New York Jets are working towards their seventh Su…
The MCT's Imagining of Clue delights at the BACCA Arts Center It is the early 1950s, a time when everyone is suspicious of everyone else. By invitation, several of society's supposed finest …
Michael Hagins' Powerful New Play The Senator Speaks Examines the Human Consequences of Playing Politics "We are all mired in dark times," proclaims Conservative Republican Senator Calvin Sh…
The Stronger and Playing with Fire Perfectly Complement Each Other at the ATA August Strindberg was a true renaissance man of late 19th Century Sweden"a prolific playwright, painter, novelis…
AMT Theater announces the new opening of UPSIDE DOWN, a new musical " Opening March 8 @ 7:00 p.m. at AMT Theater, 354 West 45th Street, New York City TICKETS here. According to a recent Gall…
  TICKETS According to a recent Gallup poll, 92.4 percent of the U.S population identifies as straight while the rest considers themselves as part of the LGBTIQA+ community. Turn t…
