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[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

Zi Alikhan, On That Day in Amsterdam

The Lortels - 2023 - Outstanding Director

Zi Alikhan, On That Day in Amsterdam

News


Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, André De Shields To Lead TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Benefit

A benefit concert of TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA featuring Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, and André De Shields will take place on December 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space.
Julia Murney, Philippe Arroyo, Liam Pearce, & Alisa Melendez to Star in New Ryan Scott Oliver Reading

On November 7, 2024, Ryan Scott Oliver's new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies will be presented in a reading presentation for an invited audience. The musical tells the story of “Widow Clack, 18 and pregnant, who lives an exiled life running a lighthouse with her brother on a storm-crushed island set to be uninhabited in two days.
Ryan Scott Oliver's TOMORROW, THE ISLAND DIES Cast Album Now Streaming

Ryan Scott Oliver’s new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies has just been released as a complete studio cast recording album on all streaming services.
NOISES OFF Completes The Old Globe's 2025 Season

THE OLD GLOBE announced the upcoming production of NOISES OFF, a classic farce by Michael Frayn. The play will run from November 15 to December 20, 2024, featuring a talented cast and creative team.
Old Globe 2025 Season Includes World Premiere Musical from LEGALLY BLONDE Writers & More

The Old Globe has announced its 2025 Season, which is packed with new musicals and plays, West Coast and San Diego premieres, and two of Shakespeare’s popular comedies.
South Coast Repertory To Present the World Premiere of YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!

South Coast Repertory has announced the world premiere of YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! by Keiko Green, running from April 5 to May 4, 2025, on the Segerstrom Stage.
Julie Benko, Ethan Slater & More Join Cast for MARCEL ON THE TRAIN Workshop

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced initial casting for its Fridays@3 reading series and summer workshops, including a new reading for 'White Bitches in Delhi'.
Lianah Sta. Ana and Borna Barzin Receive 2024 Van Lier Fellowship For Theater

Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Lianah Sta. Ana and Borna Barzin as the organization's 2024 Van Lier Fellows in Theater.
10th Annual TITLE WAVES: 2024 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL Preliminary Cast Announced

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced some of the All-Star cast members who will participate in the upcoming 10th Annual TITLE WAVES: 2024 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL.
South Coast Repertory Announces Lineup For 26th PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

Discover the lineup for the 26th Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory, showcasing new works from emerging playwrights. Featuring world-premiere productions of PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE MUSICAL and GALILEE, 34.
Writers Theatre Adds Performances For THE BAND'S VISIT

Writers Theatre has announced an additional week of performances to the run of The Band’s Visit, featuring music and lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Itamar Moses, and based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin.
Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Writers Theatre

Director Zi Alikhan has gifted Chicago audiences with a production of THE BAND'S VISIT whose talent and creative execution equal---and may even exceed---those of the Broadway and touring productions. It runs through March 17 at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.
Full Cast Set for YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, Directed by Ryan Dobrin and Premiering at HERE

The full cast has been revealed for the world premiere of Ryan Drake’s you don’t have to do anything, directed by Ryan Dobrin and produced by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning and Corsicana playwright Will Arbery.
Photos: First Look At THE BAND'S VISIT At Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Braden Abraham, continues its 2023/24 Season with The Band’s Visit, featuring music and lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Itamar Moses, and based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin. See photos from the production. 
Ryan Drake's YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING to Have World Premiere at HERE

Ryan Drake’s you don’t have to do anything will make its world premiere at HERE, February 8–23.
The Drama League Gala: Embrace the Directors

​​​​​​​The Drama League 2023 Gala titled “Embrace The Season” is an event amplifying the Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway shows gracing the stages in New York City each season.
Photos: Inside the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors, Hosted by Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young

All new photos have been released from the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors, which took place on Monday, November 6, 2023, at City Winery NYC. Check out the photos here!
Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's THE NIGHTINGALE Comes to Joe's Pub This Weekend

Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's musical The Nightingale will have two performances at Joe's Pub this month.
Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at TheatreSquared

What did our critic think of THE BAND'S VISIT at TheatreSquared?
Lucille Lortel Theatre Reveals New Artistic Initiatives and Programming

The Lucille Lortel Theatre has announced several artistic initiatives that further expand the historic theater’s impact on the Off-Broadway community and the field nationally. Learn more about the upcoming programming here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Zi Alikhan been nominated for?

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for On That Day in Amsterdam and Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for On That Day in Amsterdam.

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