AliveWire Theatrics Presents World Premiere of BESHARET, Closes 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2011 AliveWire Theatrics presents the World Premiere of Besharet, written by Chana Porter and directed by Scott Rodrigue. Besharet is the company's inaugural theatrical production, and runs from March 5 - 27, 2011 in a limited engagement at the 9th Space theater, located at 150 1st Avenue (home of Perfor...
The Gift launches 2010 Season With ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2010 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest runs March 11th - May 9th at The Gift Theatre. The play is written by Dale Wasserman and based on the novel by Ken Kesey. The show is directed by Ensemble Member John Kelly Connolly, and assistant directed by Bridget Esterhuizen....
Extant Arts Company Presents New Version of Ibsen's GHOSTS 11/5-11/21
by Samantha Toy - October 14, 2010 Extant Arts presents GHOSTS, a retelling of Henrik Ibsen's groundbreaking drama through Nemonie Craven's bold and muscular new adaptation (commissioned especially for this production). Director Sophie Hunter leads a dynamic cast and an international award-winning creative team from the worlds of ope...
NJT Creates Holocaust-related Theater Archive
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 26, 2010 The National Jewish Theater Foundation/National Jewish Theater (NJT) under the leadership of its President and Producing Artistic Director, Arnold Mittelman, has embarked on the creation of the first production and research-oriented, Holocaust-related Theater Archive (HTA)....
Gift Theatre Extends THE LONESOME WEST Through 1/30
by Nicole Rosky - December 17, 2010 THE LONESOME WEST has been extended: Thursday December 30th- Sunday, January 30th. Showtimes: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 P.M., Sundays at 2:30 PM...
Photo Flash: AliveWire Theatrics Presents BESHARET At 9th Space 3/5-27
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011 AliveWire Theatrics proudly presents the World Premiere of Besharet, written by Chana Porter and directed by Scott Rodrigue....
March 2012 Public Programs Announced At N-Y Historical Society
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2012 The New-York Historical Society's museum is the oldest in New York City and predates the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art by nearly seventy years....
Llorca's THE EMPTY HOURS Gets Lincoln Center Premiere, 11/19
by Erica Anker - October 12, 2010 In a world increasingly dominated by texts and tweets, a timely new opera will offer a digital-age take on the time-honored tragic heroine. 'The Empty Hours' (Las Horas Vacias) by acclaimed Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca will have its staged world premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on No...
André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments Reopen at The Met, 3/2
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2010 After an eight-month hiatus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens its André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments on March 2, featuring a refreshed and reinstalled presentation of its renowned collection of Western musical instruments....
Extant Arts Company Presents New Version of Ibsen's GHOSTS 11/5-11/21
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010 Extant Arts presents GHOSTS, a retelling of Henrik Ibsen's groundbreaking drama through Nemonie Craven's bold and muscular new adaptation (commissioned especially for this production). Director Sophie Hunter leads a dynamic cast and an international award-winning creative team from the worlds of ope...
The New School Presents The New Visions Drama Directing Festival 11/19-12/12
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2009 The New School for Drama presents The New Visions Drama Directing Festival, a new series featuring seven contemporary plays performed in repertory November 30 through December 12 at the New School for Drama Theater. This festival highlights the work of the graduating MFA directing and acting student...
Kean University Presents THE ODYSSEY, 2/24
by Max Schwager - February 08, 2012 The Department of Theatre at Kean University will present The Odyssey in Kean University's Wilkins Theatre on February 24 through March 1. Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the translation of The Odyssey by Robert Fitzgerald, the play is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer. With both irreverent hu...
Extant Arts Company Presents Corner Pocket 10/7-23
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 07, 2011 Extant Arts will present the World Premiere of emerging playwright Andy James Hoover's (NYC Debut) CORNER POCKET, October 7-23 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street between Bowery and Lafayette). ...
Gift Theater Presents GET BEHIND ME, SANTA! 12/3-19
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2010 What happens when the monkey on your back is in fact a jolly old fat man who keeps making promises your paycheck can't keep? Join GiftLateNight as we celebrate our habitual (mis/ab)use of the holidays through improvised and written comedy in our third annual revue: 'Get Behind Me, Santa!' with pre-s...
The Gift Theatre Presents SUICIDE, INCORPERATED 6/10-7/25
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2010 A World Premiere by Andrew Hinderaker SUICIDE, INCORPORATED, directed by Jonathan Berry. The show is featuring Gift Artistic Director and ABC's Private Practice's Michael Patrick Thornton Runs June 10th-July 25th. Special 'Come Closer' Performance on Sunday, July 18th....
BWW Reviews: TWO GENTLEMEN OF LEBOWSKI - Ye Dude Abideth
by Duncan Pflaster - March 24, 2010 DMTheatrics' American Shakespeare Factory presents the theatrical premiere of 'Two Gentlemen of Lebowski', Adam Bertocci's viral internet parody of 'The Big Lebowski', as writ in the style of William Shakespeare....
'The Art of Matrimony' Exhibit to Open at The Jewish Museum, 3/11
by Caryn Robbins - March 11, 2011 One of the world's foremost collections of decorated Jewish marriage contracts (ketubbot) is held by The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Thirty of the finest will be on display at The Jewish Museum in The Art of Matrimony: Thirty Splendid Marriage Contracts from The Jewi...
The Gift Ends 2009 Season With The World Premiere of SUMMER PEOPLE 10/22-12/13
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2009 SUMMER PEOPLE October 22nd - December 13th, A World Premiere by Ensemble Member Jenny Connell, Directed by Ensemble Member Paul D'Addario...
Jean-Claude van Itallie to Hold Post Show Talkback, 4/7
by Samantha Jacobsen - April 07, 2010 Extant Arts Company will host a talkback with Jean-Claude van Itallie after the performance of Uncle Vanya April 7, 2010 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street, between Bowery and Lafayette)....
The New School Presents The New Visions Drama Directing Festival 11/19-12/12
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2009 The New School for Drama presents The New Visions Drama Directing Festival, a new series featuring seven contemporary plays performed in repertory November 30 through December 12 at the New School for Drama Theater. This festival highlights the work of the graduating MFA directing and acting student...
Gift Theater Presents GET BEHIND ME, SANTA! 12/3-19
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2010 What happens when the monkey on your back is in fact a jolly old fat man who keeps making promises your paycheck can't keep? Join GiftLateNight as we celebrate our habitual (mis/ab)use of the holidays through improvised and written comedy in our third annual revue: 'Get Behind Me, Santa!' with pre-s...
Kean University Presents THE ODYSSEY, 2/24
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2012 The Department of Theatre at Kean University will present The Odyssey in Kean University's Wilkins Theatre on February 24 through March 1. Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the translation of The Odyssey by Robert Fitzgerald, the play is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer. With both irreverent hu...
Extant Arts Company Presents Rebecca Gilman's BLUE SURGE 1/21-2/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 08, 2010 Extant Arts Company (Greg Taubman, Artistic Director) opens its season with a revival of Rebecca Gilman's melancholy romance Blue Surge January 21 through February 7, 2010 at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street)....
The Gift Theatre Presents Martin McDonagh’s Lonesome West 11/4-12/19
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010 The Gift Theatre presents Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West directed by Gift ensemble member Sheldon Patinkin and featuring Gift ensemble members John Connolly, Paul D'Addario and John Gawlik, with guest artist Brittany Burch. 'The Lonesome West' opens November 1st to the press and November 4th to...
Proposed Building Threatens Merchant's House Museum
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012 Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and representatives from the Merchant's House Museum will be asking Community Board #2 to deny a developer's application for a 9-story hotel adjacent to the museum at the Hearing tonight at 6:30 p.m., Father Demo Hall, Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine Street.... |