TWEED TheaterWorks to Present MARAT/SADE to Benefit The Actors Fund
Some of the most important playwrights and performers in avant-garde theater present staged readings of new works in progress at the intimate, ultimate downtown theatrical event: Writers Block 2016 presented by Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project to showcase the vision of contemporary writers, performers and artists, many of whom got their start in the nightclubs, seminal performance spaces, and theaters in the EV/LES.
Metropolitan Playhouse Kicks Off 2013 East Village Theater Festival, Now thru 5/5
Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner, presents the fourth annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village. The festival features four different evenings of new plays and solo-performances, as well as the work of local artists, and a panel discussion on the neighborhood's changing identity.
Metropolitan Playhouse Announces Lineup for 2013 East Village Theater Festival, 4/15-5/5
Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner, presents the fourth annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village. The festival features four different evenings of new plays and solo-performances, as well as the work of local artists, and a panel discussion on the neighborhood's changing identity.
The RRazz Room Celebrates 30 Years of Lypsinka with THE PASSION OF THE CRAWFORD, Now thru 9/16
The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will welcome back acclaimed entertainer Lypsinka for a special two-week engagement from tonight, September 4 to 16 to celebrate Lypsinka's 30th anniversary. She will recreate the widely popular show 'The Passion of the Crawford' - a fab fantasia about the refraction of celebrity and addiction to fame - for the first time in the Bay Area in more than five years.
The RRazz Room Celebrates 30 Years of Lypsinka with THE PASSION OF THE CRAWFORD, 9/4-16
The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will welcome back acclaimed entertainer Lypsinka for a special two-week engagement from September 4 to 16 to celebrate Lypsinka's 30th anniversary. She will recreate the widely popular show 'The Passion of the Crawford' - a fab fantasia about the refraction of celebrity and addiction to fame - for the first time in the Bay Area in more than five years.
Metropolitan Playhouse Presents Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow's DEEP ARE THE ROOTS, Thru 4/1
The 'invaluable' and 'indispensable' Metropolitan Playhouse--2011 Obie Award winner--presents a revival of Deep Are the Roots, by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow. First staged in 1945 and revived in 1960, the play now receives the first professional production in the city in over 50 years, directed by Michael Hardart at Metropolitan's home. Closing is on 4/1/12. Tickets are $22 general; $18 students/seniors; $10 children, and may be purchased at www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/tickets or 212 995 5302.
Metropolitan Playhouse Presents Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow's DEEP ARE THE ROOTS, 3/9-4/1
The 'invaluable' and 'indispensable' Metropolitan Playhouse--2011 Obie Award winner--presents a revival of Deep Are the Roots, by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow. First staged in 1945 and revived in 1960, the play now receives the first professional production in the city in over 50 years, directed by Michael Hardart at Metropolitan's home. Previews begin 3/3/12; Opening Night: 3/9/12; Closing: 4/1/12. Tickets are $22 general; $18 students/seniors; $10 children, and may be purchased at www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/tickets or 212 995 5302.
Photo Flash: Audra McDonald Visits RAISINETS IN THE SUNSHINE at HOWL!
Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald, who starred in the 2004 Broadway revival of A RAISIN IN THE SUN and currently stars in the ABC drama 'Private Practice,' attended Saturday night's benefit performance of the TWEED Fractured Classick RAISINETS IN THE SUNSHINE, presented as part of HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2010 which continues through September 30.
Photo Coverage: Opening Night of Howl! Art Project's RAISINETS IN THE SUNSHINE
Divine stars Charles Busch and Julie Halston take a night off from their own show 'The Divine Sister' to visit the HOWL! ARTS PROJECT at Theater 80 in the East Village for a benefit performance of the TWEED Fractured Classick RAISINETS IN THE SUNSHINE. Also celebrating with the cast on Friday night were restaurateur Florent Morellet and a sold-out crowd of theatergoers.