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New York Rep Announces Exclusive Industry Presentation Of TRUTH IS… A New Play by Hank Rion
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

New York Rep has announced an exclusive industry presentation of Truth is… a new play by Hank Rion. The reading will take place on January 10 & 11 at 1pm at Chain Theatre.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble to Present World Premiere of DRINKS WITH DEAD POTETS at A.R.T./New York Theatres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2023

Having previewed the play in October as part of its Phoenix Live Arts Festival in Nyack, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, led by Craig Smith and Elise Stone, will present the world premiere of 'Drinks With Dead Poets'.

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, January 19- 28
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2023

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble presents 'Crime and Punishment' at A.R.T./New York Theatres from January 19-28. This production was a standout at the 2023 Phoenix Live Arts Festival in Nyack.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Set To Kickoff Of Second Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts In Hudson Valley, September 28
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2023

Award-winning 90-minute Adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment kicks off Second Annual Phoenix Festival in Nyack NY on September 28. 

Firebird's Outdoor SEAGULL To Fly In Brooklyn
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 30, 2023

This August, Firebird Players will invites audiences to join them in Park Slope for their outdoor production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. Set in the Hamptons in the late 1960s, this world premiere adaptation by Firebird literary director Zoe Senese-Grossberg interrogates the play's conception of power and gender by having the actors for Konstantin and Nina switch roles between Acts 2 and 3.

Hoi Polloi's WHITE ON WHITE extends through July 16
by Grace Cutler - Jul 2, 2022

Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK announced an extension of Hoi Polloi's White on White

Flux Theatre Ensemble Presents The World Premiere of OUR OPTIONS HAVE CHANGED, An Interactive Audio Experience On Your Phone
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2022

On June 14, 2022, Flux Theatre Ensemble will launch Our Options Have Changed, an interactive audio experience, created by lead artists Corey Allen, Emily Hartford, and Will Lowry, based on an idea they developed with Jason Tseng. Our Options Have Changed is accessed by cell phone and available 24/7. 

OBIE-Winning Theater Company Hoi Polloi Returns to JACK with WHITE ON WHITE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 21, 2022

OBIE-winning theater company Hoi Polloi (Three Pianos; All Hands) returns to JACK with a peek inside the meeting of a white anti-racist group. As the members reckon with sacrifices they must make to live up to their principles, other forces begin to disrupt and unsettle their efforts. An uncanny ode to honesty, forgiveness, and accountability, this ensemble tour de force pulls the audience on a descent from the too-real to the sub-real.  

The Acting Company Announces Reading of SAM'S COMING By Kia Corthron
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2022

The Acting Company has announced the return of The Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series with Kia Corthron’s Sam’s Coming, which will receive a public reading on Monday, April 18 at 7:30 PM at The Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Seth Garben's Intricate THE POTEMKIN PLAY Comes to HERE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2019

When a modern-day theatre troupe in an unnamed totalitarian country mounts a searing satire of the Russian court under Catherine the Great, it becomes the target of intensifying government censorship, harassment, and violence. Bringing the curtain up could mean curtains for them all, and the company is left wondering: is freedom of speech really worth dying for?

Mary Bacon Joins the Cast of Primary Stages' LITTLE WOMEN
by Julie Musbach - Jun 11, 2019

Primary Stages announced today that Mary Bacon (The Roads to Home ) will join the cast of Little Women, written by Kate Hamill (Pride and Prejudice), based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, and directed by Sarna Lapine

Photo Coverage: Primary Stages' LITTLE WOMEN Celebrates Opening Night
by Monroe George - Jun 5, 2019

Primary Stages' Little Women officially opened last night, June 4 at the Cherry Lane Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos!

Ellen Harvey and John Lenartz Join Cast of LITTLE WOMEN
by Julie Musbach - May 2, 2019

Primary Stages announces additional casting for Little Women written by Kate Hamill (Pride and Prejudice), based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, and directed by Sarna Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George).

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation Announces Off-Off-Broadway Nominees
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2018

On Monday, July 23, 2018, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 14 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2018 nominees at its annual event, The IT Party. Celebrating fourteen years and thousands of nominees at le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleeker Street.

THE CULT PLAY Makes World Premiere in February
by Julie Musbach - Jan 8, 2018

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announces the world premiere of Topher Cusumano's THE CULT PLAY which will begin previews on January 27 and will play through February 17, 2018 at The Paradise Factory Theatre at 64 East 4th Street (next door to La Mama) in NYC.

THE CULT PLAY Opens At NYC's Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2017

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announces the world premiere of Topher Cusumano's (pictured) The Cult Play will begin previews on January 27 and will play through February 17 at The Paradise Factory Theatre at 64 East 4th Street (next door to La Mama) in NYC.

Freeze Frame: Ariel Estrada, Josh Tyson, Morgan Rosse, and More in Phoenix Theatre Ensemble's TARTUFFE At The Wild Project
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2017

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble is presenting Moliere's comedy Tartuffe in the New York premiere of a sizzling adaptation by David Ball for a limited run through November 12th at The Wild Project ( 195 E. 3rd St).Tartuffe began previews on October 21st and opened on October 27th.

TARTUFFE, THEATRE THROWDOWN and More Coming Up This Fall at the wild project
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2017

the wild project has announced its current and upcoming events this fall - scroll down for details!

TARTUFFE Makes New York Premiere at Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, 10/27
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announces the opening of Moliere's great comedy Tartuffe in the New York premiere of a sizzling adaptation by David Ball.