Theatre Now to Host Master Class with Mindi Dickstein
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025
Theatre Now will host a Master Class with Jonathon Larson Award-winning writer Mindi Dickstein. The evening will include songs by Theatre Now Musical Writers Lab members Jonathan Keebler & Bob Kelly, plus more.
Theatre Now Announces New Cabaret Series Beginning In 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2024
Starting in 2025, Theatre Now will present a monthly cabaret series at SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam St., NYC. Verse Intro Cabaret will feature performances of songs by 2 writing teams from Theatre Now's prestigious Musical Writers Lab.
BITE-SIZED BROADWAY Announces Open Submissions For New Mini-Musical Works
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2023
After a celebrated first season, IndieWorks Theatre Company has announced that 12-time award-winning mini-musical radio play series Bite-Sized Broadway is accepting second season submissions of new mini-musical works for four weeks beginning Monday, February 6 through Sunday, March 5, 2023.
Theatre Now Launches Musical Theatre Workshop For Young Writers
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2021
Theater Now New York (TNNY), an artist service organization dedicated to the development, production, publication, and circulation of short and long-form musicals, will bring a Musical Theatre Workshop for Young Writers to New York City public high schools this fall.
Gabrielle Ruiz Leads IndieWorks Theatre Company's Audio Premiere Of MTA: THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2021
IndieWorks Theatre Company will present MTA: The Musical, the seventh audio drama featured on Bite-Sized Broadway. Peter Saxe, a New York City-based composer, lyricist, pianist, arranger, and vocal coach, wrote the book, music, and lyrics for this mini-musical with additional book work for this adaptation written by Christopher Michaels
Theatre Now New York Presents Web Series BEHIND THE LAB
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2020
Theatre Now New York presents a?oeBehind the Lab,a?? a biweekly web series spotlighting the songs and the songwriting process of Theatre Now Writers Lab members. The series, which begins Wednesday August 19th, will feature new music, interviews with the artists, and general discussion on how creativity can continue to flourish in uncertain times.
IndieWorks Announces BITE-SIZED BROADWAY- A Mini-Musical Podcast
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2020
IndieWorks Theatre Company has announced the first season of its new podcast, Bite-Sized Broadway, a Mini-Musical Podcast. The first season features ten 50-minute episodes that showcase fully-produced, digitally-orchestrated 'mini-musicals' followed by in-depth conversations with our 18 writers from around the globe. Writers will have the opportunity to share about their process, careers, and current and upcoming works. The first episode will premiere on Monday, October 5, with new episodes on the first and third Monday of each month.
Black Button Eyes Productions to Present MASQUE OF THE RED CORONAVIRUS Free Online
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2020
Black Button Eyes Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of Masque of the Red Coronavirus, a free online-only script and video experience, written and directed by Producing Artistic Director Ed Rutherford and adapted, in part, from Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Masque of Red Death.
Photo Flash: First Look THE GIANT HOAX at Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2019
Marking the 150th anniversary of 'the biggest hoax in history,' IndieWorks Theatre Company, Inc., in association with Visceral Entertainment, presents The Giant Hoax a new musical based upon the true(?) story of New York's famous Cardiff Giant, with book, music and lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant, choreography by Molly Model, music direction by Jonathon Lynch and orchestrations by Mark Brymer. Christopher Michaels directs a cast of 13, including Paul Aguirre*, Mary Albert, Henry Fin Berry, Greg Carter*, Sarah Chiu, Yvette Monique Clark*, Jianzi Colón-Soto, Daniel Moser*, Robyne Parrish*, Kevin Riddagh, Staci Stout, Ben Tostado*, and Forest VanDyke*. Sixteen performances will be staged on a varying scheduling at Theatre Row's Theatre One (formerly The Lion Theatre) 410 West 42nd Street in New York City from November 19-December 7, 2019. The Giant Hoax is recommended for ages six and up.
IN THE WORKS to be Presented at the Duplex
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2019
In The Works is be presented monthly and feature three composers or composer teams, each presenting about 20 minutes of new material. This month features the works of composers: Seth Christenfeld, Sophie Danis Oberfield & Fernanda Douglas, and Kyle Segar & David Kornfeld. Special Guest: Amy Engelhardt. Hosted by: Thomas Honeck.
THE GIANT HOAX Comes to Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2019
Marking the 150th anniversary of a?oethe biggest hoax in history,a?? IndieWorks Theatre Company, Inc., in association with Visceral Entertainment, presents The Giant Hoax a new musical based upon the true(?) story of New York's famous Cardiff Giant, with book, music and lyrics by Kit Goldstein Grant. Christopher Michaels directs a cast of 13, including Paul Aguirre*, Mary Albert, Henry Fin Berry, Greg Carter*, Sarah Chiu, Yvette Monique Clark*, Jianzi Colón-Soto, Daniel Moser*, Robyne Parrish*, Kevin Riddagh, Staci Stout, Ben Tostado*, and Forest VanDyke*. Sixteen performances will be staged on a varying scheduling at Theatre Row's Theatre One (formerly The Lion Theatre) 410 West 42nd Street in New York City from November 19-December 7, 2019. The Giant Hoax is recommended for ages six and up.
THE GAY NO MORE TELETHON Comes to The Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2019
In 2008, Reverend Vernon Jackson's Religious Broadcasting Network in Lynchburg Va. presented 'The Gay No More Telethon'. The goal: raise money to turn as many homosexuals as possible straight by the rapture or the 2014 Winter Olympics. Whichever came first. But now with the trump administration, the Supreme Court and the GOP looking to undo several advances made by the LGBTQ community since then, Reverend Jackson has seen the error of his ways and is touring the country to apologize.
Russell Fischer And Sierra Rein Join Indieworks Theatre Co's SAXE AND THE CITY
by Julie Musbach - Sep 11, 2019
Russell Fischer (the DooWop Project, Broadway's Jersey Boys) and MAC and Bistro Award winner Sierra Rein have joined the cast of IndieWorks Theatre Company's (Christopher Michaels, Producing Artistic Director), Saxe and the City: The Music & Lyrics of Peter Saxe, with direction by Christopher Michaels and music direction by Jonathon Lynch and Peter Saxe.