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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (whose play Appropriate, which we loved, just got extended at Signature Theater) has another play opening in New York City this Fall. An Octoroon i…
The politics of America’s past are litigated in two separate and very different plays running in New York City right now. Branden Jenkins-Jacobs' Appropriate at the Signature …
Concrete Temple Theater presents the world premiere of Alone in Triptych, a dark drama composed of three intertwining monologues with the shared themes of abuse, isolation, and violence. …
Labyrinth Theater Company is hosting a new festival of staged readings of Pulitzer Prize winning plays, Pulitzer Fest 2014. Academy Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn and Obie Award winning…
We chat with writer and performer Peter Michael Marino. Peter conceived and wrote the musical adaption of Desperately Seeking Susan using music from Blondie, the rock band headed by Debbie H…
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Playwright Marcus Gardley is having a moment, four plays by Gardley will celebrate world premieres in early 2014 at four different prestigious institutions, including the Berkeley Rep and Vi…
Manhattan Theatre Works and the Theater Series at the 14th Street Y present the world premiere of Dark Water, an a cappella musical written by David Stallings and directed by Heathe…
Clubbed Thumb, a theater group dedicated to “funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers,” announced the lineup for the 19th season of Summerworks —…
Lindsay and Nicole chat about their latest outings to the theater, plus the tale of a mistaken ticket purchase, the future of opera, and Steven Pasquale and Kelli O’Hara — the se…
Following a world premiere at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville last spring, and successful runs at both the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago and the Woolly Mammoth T…
News of official openings, first performances, closings, and other news this week beyond Broadway in New York City theater.The post This Week Beyond Broadway – March 17-23, 2014 appear…
Bum Phillips All American Opera is a new contemporary opera about Bum Phillips, the legendary football coach of the Houston Oilers in the 1970s. Luke Leonard of the Monk Parrots theate…
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Get beyond Broadway this weekend with these three recommendations. Move over Avenue Q, there's a new puppet star in town and his name is Tyrone.In the hilarious Hand to God by Ro…
Rocky the Musical is the hotly anticipated musical adaptation of Sylvester Stallone’s classic 1976 film of the same name. The story of a third-rate South Philly boxer who gets a onc…
This week the Public Theater announced PUBLIC STUDIO, a new program dedicated to staging plays by emerging writers. This Spring the program will stage two new plays, in repertory, for ten…
The New York Neo-Futurists are reprising the innovative concept behind their Drama Desk Award nominated production The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill Volume 1…
After having appeared in over 30 international festivals and venues all over Europe, The House, a puppet comedy thriller created and performed by Danish puppeteer Sofie Krog and …
Classic Stage Company (CSC) is a theater company located in the East Village in New York City dedicated to re-imagining classic plays for modern audiences. It recently announced its 2014-201…
We are very excited for Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra, a new play written by Kirk Lynn of the Austin, Texas-based Rude Mechanicals (Stop Hitting Yourself) and directed by Ann…
After a successful run at the Ensemble Studio Theater in 2011, Hand to God, a comedy by Robert Askins is back. MCC Theater gathered many from the original team to produce a new production…
The Pig or Václav Havel’s Hunt for the Pig is a joint production of 3-Legged Dog (3LD) Art & Technology Center and Untitled Theater Company #61. It is billed as a “theatri…
We discuss cabaret in New York City, the performance genre not Cabaret the musical, with David Levy from It’sDLevy, Adam Feldman from TimeOut New York, and Lindsay Barenz, Maxamoo&#…
New York City Center announced the line-up for the second year of Encores! Off-Center –  a series of staged concerts dedicated to landmark Off-Broadway musicals. The Artistic Dir…
