After a week of air-conditioning problems at The Lynn Redgrave Theater that caused some performances to be canceled and others to be performed with only work lights, FringeNYC has moved 8 of its shows to SoHo Playhouse.
"We tried our best to remedy the situation. Portable units were rented. Repairmen were dispatched. Parts were ordered, shipped and installed," notes
Producing Artistic Director Elena K. Holy. "But the problems are bigger than anyone could have imagined. Thankfully, producer Darren Cole at SoHo Playhouse has come to our rescue."
Now, all of the following performances will be presented at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street between Varick Street and 6th Avenue -- accessible from the C & E trains at Spring Street):
• The Crack in the Ceiling, a musical about repairing a cracked ceiling.
• Creative License, a musical comedy about staging a new musical.
• Dex! A Killer Musical, the unauthorized parody of Dexter, the TV show.
• Divine/Intervention, a bio drama that revolves around drag icon Divine.
• Laugh Track, a behind-the-scenes look at creating a sitcom.
• Reading Between the Lies, a 1940's noir farce.
• Single Room Occupancy, a musical about a single guy and his tiny apartment.
• Stalker: The Musical, about a boy obsessed with a girl.
With ample time for portable units to cool the room, a few shows will be able to remain at The
Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette). Those shows are:
* Beware the Chupacabra!, a dark musical journey to seek put a mythical beast.
• The Report, a true story about the cover up of deadliest civilian incident of World War II.
• The Submarine Show, an imaginative physical comedy by an Emmy winner and former
Cirque du Soleil performer.
• Summer Blue, a soulful jazz and blues infused performance piece.
All of the shows at both venues will be presented on their originally announced schedules. Additionally, "Make Up" performances for canceled dates are currently being added. Those newly added performances include The Crack in the Ceiling on Mon. 8/24 at 9:45pm; Creative License on Thurs. 8/27 at 4:15pm; Stalker: The Musical on Sat. 8/29 at noon; and Divine/Intervention on Sat. 8/29 at 10:15pm -- all at SoHo Playhouse.
THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL (FringeNYC) runs August 14-30, 2015. This year, the festival will offer nearly 1000 performances by 185 of the world's best emerging theatre troupes and dance companies from 8 countries and 21 U.S. states, performed in 16 venues in downtown Manhattan. Attendance at last year's festival topped 75,000 people, making it New York's fifth largest event (just behind New York International Auto Show, Tribeca Film Festival, New York City Marathon, and New York Comic Con). The festival presents works covering a wide range of disciplines including drama, comedy, dance, performance art, children's theater, spoken word, puppetry, and multimedia. It has served as the launching pad for numerous shows including Tony winner Urinetown, Matt & Ben, Dog Sees God, Debbie Does Dallas, The Irish Curse, and Silence! The Musical It has also been a springboard for talent including
Bradley Cooper,
Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me, CNN's Inside Man),
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project),
Brooke Elliott (Drop Dead Diva),
Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory), Tony Award winner
Diane Paulus (Pippin), W. Kamau Bell (Totally Biased), and
Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), among countless other successful alumni.
FringeNYC shows run 2pm - midnight weekdays and noon - midnight on weekends. Tickets are: $18 at
www.FringeNYC.org. Discount passes for multiple shows ($85 for a Fiver Pass, $150 for a Flex Pass good for 10 shows, and $500 for an all-you-can-see Lunatic Pass) are also available. For more info visit
www.FringeNYC.org.
