HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER Extends Through 8/24

Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's new hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker today put a new block of seats on sale through August 24th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, How To Be a New Yorker opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.

The show's writers and stars, Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, recently added an exciting new feature to the show's website called "Margaret & Kevin's NY Picks." This resource provides insider tips to their favorite interesting, unusual and offbeat hotspots in New York City. Even the most hardened, veteran New Yorkers are certain to discover fascinating local destinations by checking this out at www.how2banewyorker.tumblr.com. These two actors/comedians are also licensed NYC tour guides and now, at last, they're sharing their combined wealth of experience with the masses.

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER delivers a laugh-filled tour around the greatest city in the world with Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle as they play over 60 characters. Under the direction of OBIE Award winner Robert Ross Parker, this "Saturday Night Live" style comedy features a hilarious look at NYC's 400-year history. Immigrants, construction workers, muggers, Wall Street bankers, panhandlers, MTA workers, and Mayor Bloomberg all get a solid lampooning! It doesn't matter if you were born on the Upper West Side or just took your first terrifying cab ride, you will love learning How To Be a New Yorker.

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is produced Off-Broadway by CRC Productions and Marie B Productions. The playing schedule is Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays at 2 & 7:30 PM, with a running time of 65 minutes (with no intermission). Pre-show lunch or dinner is served beginning 30 minutes before each performance at Sofia's Downstairs Theater, 221 West 46 Street (between Broadway & Eighth Ave.) Matinee tickets are $45 (which includes lunch) and evening performances are $55 (including dinner), and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or through www.How2BaNewYorker.com.