The New Group Extends Cynthia Nixon-Helmed STEVE

The New Group announces a one-week extension for its world premiere of Steve, a new play by Mark Gerrard, directed by Cynthia Nixon. Due to demand, Steve will now play through Sunday, January 3 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). The production, which was originally set to play a limited Off-Broadway engagement through December 27, began previews November 3 and celebrated its Official Opening Night on November 18.

As Steven, a failed Broadway chorus boy turned stay-at-home dad, celebrates yet another birthday, he finds himself filled with fear and uncertainty. Is Stephen, his partner of 16 years, cheating on him? Why is one of his best friends dying of cancer? And what, exactly, has he done with his life? A portrait of a group of longtime, theater-loving friends as they navigate the many facets of midlife and mortality, Mark Gerrard's Steve is a biting and bittersweet comedy about relationships and the unavoidable consequences of aging and the passage of time.

Steve features Matt McGrath as Steven, Malcolm Gets as his partner Stephen, Mario Cantone as Steven's best friend Matt, Jerry Dixon as Matt's partner Brian, Ashlie Atkinson as Steven's other best friend Carrie, and Francisco Pryor Garat as Esteban.

The New York Times calls this production "deliciously well-acted" and observes, "Steve earns both its laughs and its tears with uncommon honesty." Newsday proclaims, "Buoyant and sad, stylized and real, Steve is a real find." Theatermania states "Steve is everything a play should be: entertaining, thematically daring, and fearlessly innovative in the presentation of a good story."

This production features Scenic Design by Allen Moyer, Costume Design by Tom Broecker, Lighting Design by Eric Southern, Sound Design by David Van Tieghem, and Projection Design by Olivia Sebesky. Music Coordinator is Seth Rudetsky. Valerie A. Peterson is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Judy Henderson, CSA.

Steve, Mark Gerrard's New York debut as a playwright, was developed through The New Group's New Group/New Works reading series. With this production, director Cynthia Nixon returns to The New Group, where she made her directorial debut last season with the hit production of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, which received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. In 2006, she starred in The New Group production The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

The New Group's 2015-2016 Season launched with the Off-Broadway premiere of Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur, directed by Scott Elliott, a Critics' Pick in The New York Times. Following Steve, the season continues with Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child, with Taissa Farmiga, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan, directed by Scott Elliott (Performances begin February 2016).

Productions in The New Group's 2015-2016 Season take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street.

Two-Show Subscriptions & memberships for The New Group's 2015-2016 Season available now. For more, please visit www.thenewgroup.org. Subscriptions can be purchased by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, or in person at 416 West 42nd Street (12-8pm daily).

Tickets to Steve may be arranged at www.thenewgroup.org, or through Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, or in person at 416 West 42nd Street (12-8pm daily). Tickets $25 - $95.

Steve plays November 3 - December 27 as follows: Tuesday - Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm and Sunday at 2:00pm. Additional performances on Wednesday, November 25 at 2:00pm; Wednesday, December 16 at 2:00pm; and Wednesday, December 23 at 2:00pm. No performance on Thursday, November 26; Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25.

From December 29 - January 3, Steve plays as follows: Tuesday at 7:30pm, Wednesday at 2:00pm & 7:30pm, Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm & 7:30pm. No performance on Thursday, December 31 or Friday, January 1.

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