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Tribeca to Feature 'DeNiro Con' With Guests Martin Scorsese, Whoopi Goldberg, & More

De Niro Con​, a celebration of 80 years of Robert De Niro, has unveiled its programming lineup. Coinciding with the 2024 Tribeca Festival, this three-day tribute takes place at Spring Studios in New York City from June 14-16. De Niro Con is powered by Webex Events, allowing fans to download an exclusive app to make the most of their Con experience. See the full lineup here!
5th Edition of 54/54/54 Comes to 54 Below This Weekend

The milestone 5th edition of one of 54 Below’s most legendary shows is set for this weekend!
The Story Pirates Release an Album of 12 Original Songs Entitled CATS SIT ON YOU

The Story Pirates, renowned for taking kids' wildest story ideas and turning them into award-winning musical sketch comedy, release a digital album of 12 original songs today: Cats Sit On You.
Todd Barry, Meg Stalter, Gutterplum: Courtney Pauroso, Guy Montgomery Announced At Union Hall

Union Hall has announced its current lineup of shows and events! See full details below!
Comedy Central Announces Annual UP NEXT Showcase at Clusterfest

Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders of Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, today announced the annual Up Next showcase at Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest. The weekend will highlight 18 comedians with two separate and distinct stand-up showcases taking place on Friday, June 21 and 22 and a variety showcase on Saturday, June 22. All shows will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium  in the Larkin room.
WATERWORKS: A Comedy Show About Crying Comes to Brooklyn Art Library

Waterworks is hosted by Nathan Galovan and directed/produced by D. Arthur. Waterworks is a show for funny people to share moments in their lives when tears were involved. The sharing can be by any means of their choice- storytelling/stand-up, sketch, song, powerpoint presentation, interactive experience, interpretive dance, anything they like. This big-hearted show promises lots of laughs, and maybe, just maybe, a few tears. 
THE SECOND COUSINS SHOW, Featuring Rick Crom, Brings Musical Comedy To The East Village

THE 2ND SECOND COUSINS SHOW: JIMMY BERNSTEIN V.S. DONALD TRUMP: THE TRUE STORY THE CENTRAL PARK ICE SKATING RINK: THE MUSICAL! skates into Sidewalk Cafe on December 15th at 7pm.
Transplants Comedy Show Brings New York Comedy From Non-New Yorkers

Transplants Comedy Show is by comedians who are not New Yorkers telling jokes and stories about NYC and their hometowns. The show plays the first Friday of every month.
THE MESSY SHOW Returns to Brooklyn This Month

Sketch group SOAP hosts another backyard 'Messy Show' on July 15th in Greenpoint, Brooklyn featuring a slew of great acts from the stand up and improv scene including Tim Platt, Steven Markow, Catherine Cohen, James Dwyer, Thomas Fricilone, Fly Gurlz and more, all with credits ranging from UCB house teams to the New Yorker, McSweeney's, Ground Floor Comedy, Huffington Post, and the New York Comedy Festival.
RUDE at South 4th Bar Announces June Line-Up

RUDE, the weekly night of comedy held every Tuesday at Williamsburg's South 4th Bar, has announced their line-up of shows and performances for June 2017, kicking off on June 6th. The June roster includes Rude's new monthly queer showcase, a comedy showcase hosted by Crissy Milazzo and Brandon Wardell, and a 'video party' by comedy collective Ground Floor Comedy.
Ground Floor Comedy presents GROUND FLOOR LIVE

The ever-stranger comedy channel Ground Floor Comedy is presenting a free night of sketch, stand-up, and improv from their favorite cast members on Wednesday, June 7th from 9:00 to 10:00 pm at Brooklyn Bazaar, aptly named GROUND FLOOR LIVE.
Graphic Novel-Inspired Experience and More Set for Ars Nova's 10th Annual ANT Fest; Lineup Announced!

Ars Nova has announced the line-up for its 10th Annual ANT Fest (June 5-29), four non-stop, throw-down weeks of live entertainment mayhem, featuring fresh material from the next wave of dynamic, indie-theater makers. All New Talent, all the time.
JACK Presents Brooklyn Gypsies ONE CATCHES LIGHT FESTIVAL

Brooklyn Gypsies presents the second-annual One Catches Light Festival, celebrating new solo work of five writers associated with the company, with stand-up comic Olander 'Big O' Wilson presiding over the evenings. Icarus in the L.E.S. is a kaleidoscopic performance-poem by Nic Adams, with the wax-winged hero chasing his destiny and scouting out the divide between artistic achievement and personal happiness. I Have No Room for the Broken, written by Angela Abreu, is a play about a cascade towards romantic ruin.
The Exponential Festival 2017 Announces Artists, Venues for Winter Return

The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, has announced its second year of artists and venues.
The Exponential Festival Comes to Brooklyn in January

The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, is proud to announce its second year of artists and venues.
Michael Zegen and Louisa Krause Tapped for BRO LYFE

The Misfits (Raphael Picciarelli, Producing Artistic Director; Molly Alexa Horan, Executive Director; and Rebecca Crigler, Producer) are proud to announce the cast of Justin Kuritzkes' (THE SENSUALITY PARTY) sexy, provocative, and all-too-timely satire, BRO LYFE. Knud Adams (EVERY ANGEL IS BEAUTIFUL) will helm the reading.
The Exponential Festival 2017 Announces Artists, Venues for Winter Return

The Exponential Festival, a multi-week festival that seeks to promote theatrical performances created in New York and presented across Brooklyn, has announced its second year of artists and venues.
The Wild Project Announces Current and Upcoming Projects

October 20 - November 13 THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI by Bertolt Brecht in a new translation by Stephen Sharkey, directed by Kevin Confoy With Desmond Confoy, Sergio Fuenzalida,  John Lenartz,  Zach Lusk,  Ellen Mandel,  Craig V. Smith, Jim  Sterling, Elise Stone, Antonio Suarez,  and Josh Tyson Lighting Design by Harold Mulinex; Sound Design by Ellen Mandel; Costume Design by Deborah Hobson; Multimedia design by Andrew Lazarow; Stage Management by Irene Lazaridis Produced by Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Performance schedule: Oct. 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 @ 8PM; Oct. 22 @ 2PM; Oct. 23 @ 3PM Nov.  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 11, 12 @ 8PM; Nov. 2 & 5 @ 2PM; Nov. 6 & 13 @ 3PM  Tickets: $25
Photo Flash: James Monroe Iglehart, Rick Lyon, The Skivvies and More Perform at 54 CELEBRATES THE MUPPETS

For over 60 years, the Muppets have been entertaining the world through laughter, learning, love - and lots of music. For one night only, some of Broadway and comedy's brightest stars came together in a celebration of the songs they've brought us and the stories they've told us - those most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational Muppets. Scroll down for photos from the sold-out 54 CELEBRATES THE MUPPETS, hosted by Griffin Newman (HBO's Vinyl, Amazon's The Tick)!
Title:Point to Present !?:New Works

!?:New Works -- the spiritual successor to The Exponential Festival -- is a month long festival of New York's best experimental artists and theatre companies presenting brand new work.

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