CurtainUp
The Internet Theater Magazine of Reviews, Features,
Annotated Listings
www.curtainup.com
|
HOME PAGE SITE GUIDE SEARCH ADVERTISING AT CURTAINUP REVIEWS FEATURES NEWS Etcetera and Short Term Listings LISTINGS Broadway Off-Broadway NYC Restaurants BOOKS and CDs OTHER PLACES Berkshires London California New Jersey Philadelphia Elsewhere QUOTES TKTS PLAYWRIGHTS' ALBUMS LETTERS TO EDITOR FILM LINKS MISCELLANEOUS Free Updates Masthead Writing for Us THEATERS Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th St Acorn, 410 W. 42nd St Altered Stages, 212 W. 29 St. (7th/8th Avs) Arclight 152 W. 71 St. (Broadway/Columbus Av) Atlantic 336 W. 20th St. (8/9th Aves) Bank Street, 155 Bank St. (Washington/West Sts) Cherry Lane, 38 Commerce Street (7th/Hudson) Classical Theater of Harlem (HSA), 645 St. Nicholas Ave (141 St) Classic Stage, 136 E. 13th St., (3/4th Avs) Century Center, 111 E.15th St., (Park Av S./Irving Place) Connelly, 220 East 4 Street (Avenues bA & B) Culture Project, 55 Mercer street in SoHo Daryl Roth, 20 Union Square East (at 15th) Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th St 59E59 Theaters Flea, 41 White Street (Broadway/Church Sts) Harold Clurman, 410 W. 42nd St Kirk, 410 W. 42nd St Lion, 410 W. 42nd St Roundabout/ Laura Pels, 111 W. 46th St. (6th/7th Avs) City Center 55th St., (6th/7th Avs) 47th Street, 304 W. 47th St. Duke on 42nd St. (7th/8th Ave) Ensemble Studio Theatre 549 W. 52nd S. (10th/11 Avs) Greenwich House, 27 Barrow Here , 145 Ave of the Americas, (1block south of Spring) Irish Arts Center, 583 W. 51 St. Irish Repertory, 132 W. 22d St. (6th/7th Avs) Joseph Papp/Anspacher/ 425 Lafayette St. Joseph Papp Public/Martinson/ 425 Lafayette St Joseph Papp Public/Newman/ 425 Lafayette St La Mama, 74A E. 4th St.((2nd Av/Bowery) Lucille Lortel, 121 Christopher St. (Hudson/7thAv) Manhattan Theatre Club, 131 W. 55th St (6/7 Avs) McGinn/Cazalle, (Broadway/76th) Michael Weller, 311 W. 43rd St, 6th Floor Minetta Lane, 18 Minetta lane, (6th /Macdougal Sts) Mint Theatre, 311 W. 43rd St. (8th/9th Avs) Newhouse/Lincoln Center, 150 W. 65th St. New York Theatre Workshop, 79 E. 4th St. (2nd Av/Bowery) New Victory, 209 W. 42nd St. (7th/8th Avs) Ohio, 66 Wooster St. (Spring/Broome Sts) Orpheum, 126 Second Ave (7th/8th Sts) Pearl, 80 St. Mark's Pl. (1st/2nd Avs) Playwrights Horizon, 416 W. 42nd St. (9th/10th Avs) P. S. 122, 150 1st Ave, (near 9th St.) Samuel Beckett, 410 W. 42nd St Second Stage, 307 W. 43rd St. (8th/9th Avs) St. Clements, 423 W. 46th St (9th/10th Avs) St.Luke's Church Annex, 308 W. 46th St. (8th/9th Avs) Signature, 555 W. 42 St. (11th/12th Avs) SoHo Playhouse,15 Vandam St.. (6th/7th Avs) Storm, 145 West 46th Street Studio Dante, 257 W. 29th St Theatre for the New City, 155 First Av (at 10th St) Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street Theatre 3, 311 W. 43rd St., (8th/9th Avs) 29th Street Rep, 212 W. 29th St. (7/8th Avs) Union Squarer,100 E. 17th St. (Park Av S./Irving Place Vineyard, 108 East 15th St (Park Av S./Irving Place) Westbeth, 151 Bank Street (Washington/West Sts.) Westside Arts/Upstairs, 407 W. 43rd St. ( (9th/10th Avs) Westside Arts, 407 W. 43rd St. (9th/10th Avs) Women's Project & Productions, 424 W 55th St (9th/10th Avs) Rattlestick, 224 Waverly Place York/St Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Av |
CurtainUp's Off-Broadway Listings
Opening Soon:
REVIEW ARCHIVE FEATURE ARCHIVE SHORT TERM EVENTS Interested in writing for us? Read our writing guidelines and send email with resume and clips to esommer@curtainup.com-- put CurtainUp Contributor in the subject line.
La MaMa E.T.C. Annex 66 East 4th Street Conceived, written, and directed by Ellen Stewart. Never before told on stage story of how the son of sun god Apollo and mortal maiden Coronis transcend to his rightful place in the heavens because of his great work in medicine. Music composed by Ellen Stewart, with additional music by Michael Sirotta, Yukio Tsuji, and Heather Paauwe; and Greek music written by Elizabeth Swados, performed by live musicians. Choreography by Federico Restrepo, puppets by Theodora Skipitares, light design by Federico Restrepo, scenic consultants Mark Tambella and Jun Maeda, and sound design by Tim Schellenbaum. Cast: George Drance, Cary Gant, Denise Greber, Allison Hiroto, Onni Johnson, Michael Lynch, Benjamin Marcantoni, Matt Nasser, Prisca Ouya, Eugene the Poogene, Frederico Restrepo, Valois, Meredith Wright, Perry Yung, and Kat Yew. Altar Boyz Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street 212/239-6200 The most likely to succeed show of the first New York Musical Theatre Festival has succeeded in finalizing its plans for an Off-Broadway Production. The comedy was conceived by Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport, with a score by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and a book by Kevin Del Aguila. The production, originally directed by Aguila, will be directed by Stafford Arima. Choreography will be by Christopher Gattelli. What it's about: A Christian boy band riding the wave of America's latest fascination with religion and armed with catchy melodies, freaky moves and product in their hair bring their soul-saving tour to New York City. Their " heavenly" hits include numbers like "Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone." Original cast members to appear: Ryan Duncan as Juan; David Josefsberg ( as Abraham; Andy Karl as Luke and Tyler Maynard as Mark, the youngest of the Altar Boyz. Scott Porter will play Matthew originally played by Cheyenne Jackson. Anna Louizos (scenic design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Peter Hylenski (sound design) and Lynne Shankel (music director). From 2/15/05; opening 3/01/05. Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 and 8 PM and Sundays at 3 and 7 PM. Running Time: 90 Minutes, no intermission.Our Review. The Amish Project Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is located at 224 Waverly Place (off Seventh Avenue South – between West 11th & Perry Streets) (212-868-4444) A solo work written and performed by Jessica Dickey. Directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde. From 6/04/09; opening 6/10/09; closing 7/12/09.Performances begin on Thursday, June 4th. What it's about: The story of a schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake. Lauren Helpern (sets & costumes), Nicole Pearce (lights) and Jill BC DuBoff (sound). Monday at 8pm, Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $35. Our Review.
The Classical Theater of Harlem (CTH) at Theatre Row’s Clurman Theatre 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). Off-Broadway premiere of by Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner, directed by CTH Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Preisser. From 6/12/09; opening 6/25/09; closing 7/19/09. What it's about: An original play with music, inspired by Moliere's comic classic and informed by the unorthodox ministries of Reverend Ike, Daddy Grace, and Rasputin. It's set within a fabulously theatrical Harlem Renaissance-era "church" and explores the outrageously creative criminal mind of the title character through a series of songs, dances, sermons and feats of divine inspiration. Cast: André DeShields, Ted Lange, Kim Brockington, Jennifer Akabue, Gerron Atkinson, Jabari Brisport, Tyrone Davis, Soneelea Nankani, Gina Marie Rivera, Charletta Rozzell, Lawrence Street, Kisa Willis, and Rejinald Woods. Our Review. The Bacchae Delacorte Theater Central Park The second of the Public Theater's Central Park productions. Euripides' classic. Directed by Janne Akalaitis, with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nnicholas Rudall. Cast: George Bartenieff, Sullivan Corey, André De Shields, Marisa Echeverría, Jonathan Groff, Tara Hugo, Jennifer Ikeda, Karen Kandel, Jennifer Nikki Kidwell, Alexa Kryzaniwsky, Vella Lovell, Anthony Mackie, Joan MacIntosh, Nana Mensah, Steven Rishard, Ereni Sevasti, Elena Shaddow, Rocco Sisto, Han Tang. From 8/11/09; closing 8/30/09. A Bicycle Country Lion Theatre 410 West 42nd Street 212) 279-4200 NY premiere of Nilo Cruz (Anna and the Tropics), directed by Gil Ron. From 7/03/09; opening 7/08/09; closing 7/25/09. Cast: Luca Pierucci, Lorraine Rodriguez and Francisco Solorzano. What it's about: 3 Cubans, disillusioned with a crumbling revolution, are driven to risk all on a raft rocked by waves of hope and desperation. Set designer Michael Mallard, lighting designer Scott Hali, sound designer James Garver and stage manager Joanna L. Jacobsen. Wednesday-Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 2 and 8 PM. Tickets, $18 Blue Man Group Astor Place, 423 Lafayette St. ((Astor Place/W. 4th St) 254-4370. An extraordinary downtown hit. For details see Review. Celebrity Augobiography: In Their Own Words Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street 212-868-4444 Audiences apparently enjoyed this enough for the producers to bring it back for another round of Monday night performances, beginning 9/08/08; opening 9/17/08. The celebrity guests rotate each week and will keep rotating as long as audiences keep coming. The guests interpret the actual words and stories written by the famous and the infamous, in both solo and ensemble pieces. Some of the "authors" featured include Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Mr. T, Star Jones, Kenny Loggins, Tommy Lee, Sylvester Stallone, 'N Sync, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Cassidy, Neil Sedaka, Britney Spears, Madonna, Burt Reynolds, and Loni Anderson, as well as the infamous memoirs of Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, and Debbie Reynolds, which are edited together to create a Rashomon-esque playlet in the participants' own words. All performances at 7:30 pm. Running time: 1 hr and 15 minutes.
MCC at Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street A new musical adapted from the terrifying children’s book by Neil Gaiman is set to music and lyrics by smart-rock iconoclast Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields with a book by actor/playwright, David Greenspan, who serves double-duty as the villainous ‘Other Mother.’ Bringing it all together is director Leigh Silverman. Cast: Julian Fleisher, David Greenspan, Jayne Houdyshell, Francis Jue, January LaVoy, Elliot Villar and William Youmans. Musical Direction is by Kimberly Grigsby, Choreography is by Denis Jones, Scenic Design is by Christine Jones, Lighting Design is by Ben Stanton and Costume Design is by Anita Yavich. From 5/07/09; opening 6/01/09; closing 6/20/09—extended pre-opening, now closing 7/05/09. What it's about: Poor bored Coraline. She’s left to rattle 'round her perpetually distracted, workaholic parents’ house all by her lonesome. But late one night, her dreams of a better reality come true as she opens a big, carved, wooden door at the far end of the drawing room and passes into a perfect replica of her own world. When she’s greeted there by a vastly loving Other Mother and a kindly Other Father, she’s thrilled! But as the rats start to creep from the floorboards, and the way home becomes increasingly unclear, Coraline begins to suspect that, perhaps, all is not as perfect as it seems. Our Review. Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse Beckett at Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) New play by Carole Gaunt, directed by Christopher McElroen, Co-Founder & Executive Director of The Classical Theater Of Harlem. Cast: Joseph Adams, Laura Bonarrigo, Molly Ephraim and Lauren Currie Lewis. From 6/17/09; opening 6/23/09; closing 7/25/09. What it's about: The fault lines are exposed when a seemingly picture-perfect Fifth Avenue family faces the harshest of realities— the death of their daughter. A father turns to work to drown his sorrow, while his wife drifts into a haze of pills and booze. When their surviving child Avril inexplicably drops out of her prestigious New England boarding school, her roommate Juliana arrives for a visit, determined to lure her back.
St Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (212) 239-6200 Cast: Brian Childers as Danny Kaye and Kimberly Faye Greenberg as Sylvia Fine, directed by Pamela Hall and choreographed by Gene Castle. Book and lyrics by Robert McElwaine and additional music by Bob Bain. The musical follows the duo from the time the young undisciplined comic Danny Kaminsky meets aspiring songwriter Sylvia Fine at an audition in the 1930s. Under Sylvia’s guidance as mentor, manager and eventually, wife, Kaye rises from improvisational comic to international film star. The musical explores their inspired collaboration and the romance and conflict that made them such a volatile and successful couple. Hit songs include Tchaikovsky, Anatole of Paris, Minnie the Moocher and Deena. From 5/06/09; opens 5/13/09; open run. Wed, Sat & Sunday at 2 PM and Saturdays at 8 PM. Tickets $56.50 & $31.50. Our Review.
The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street Musical comedy revue. Cast: Barbara Minkus, Marcia Rodd,Steve Rossi, Ronnie Shell. Written and directed by Saul Ilson with musical staging by Rudy Tronto. From 5/06/09; opening 5/20/09; open run. Running time: 90 minutes. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3 PM and Saturday evenings at 8 PM. Our Review.
Playwrights Realm at Cherry Lane Studio Theater Cherry Lane Studio Theatre 38 Commerce Street (Off 7th Avenue, 1 block south of Bleecker) 212/239-6200 American premiere of play by Anna Ziegler, directed by Katherine Kovner. Cast: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Heidi Armbruster, Anitha Gandhi, Adam Green. Tickets $21; $31 after June 13. Tuesday - Friday @ 7pm, Saturday @ 2pm & 7pm From 6/05/09; opening 6/12/09; closing 6/27/09. Running Time 90 minutes Our Review. Everyday Rapture Second Stage Theatre 307 West 43rd Street Written by Sherie Rene Scott and Dick Scanlan. Directed by Michael Mayer. Choreographed by Michele Lynch Musical Director: Carmel Dean. Musical supervision, orchestrations/ arrangements by Tom Kitt Cast: Sherie Rene Scott; also Eamon Foley, Lindsay Mendez and Betsy Wolfe. Running Time: 90 minutes without Intermission From 4/07/09; opening 5/03/09; closing 5/17/09--extended and now closing 6/14/09. Tuesdays at 7pm, Wed to Sat at 8pm, Wed and Sat at 2pm and Sun at 3pm Tickets $70; $63 seniors; your advance, $30; student rush, $15. Our Review Exit Cuckoo Working Theater at Theater Row's Clurman Theatre 410 West 42nd Street 212-279-4200. Written and performed by Lisa Ramirez, directed by Colman Domingo. From 4/17/09; opening 4/23/09; closing 6/14/09. What it's about: The intricate and colorful culture of nannies in New York and the people who employ them--combines comedy and commentary and based on Ms. Ramirez's own experiences as a nanny. Set design by Rachel Hauck; lighting design by Russel Phillip Drapkin; sound design by Matt O'Hare; and costume design by Raul Aktanov. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $25. Fantasticks Snapple Theater Center 210 West 50th Street at Broadway, 212 - 307 - 4100 Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones. Music by Harvey Schmidt. The show has been on a hiatus but returns 6/16/08. Our Review Flamingo Court New World Stages at 340 West 50th Street 212/239 -6200. This is a reprise of its previous run at the same stage, with half the old cast back in place. From 4/18/09; closing 9/06/09. Show times are Wednesdays at 2 PM, Saturdays at 2 and 7 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. Running time: Two hours with an intermission. review
New Group@ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre 410 West 42nd Street www.thenewgroup.org (212) 279-4200 US premiere of Ian Bruce's psychological thriller drama, directed by Scott Elliott. Cast: Larry Bryggman, David Lansbury and Souleymane Sy Savane. Set Design, Derek McLane. Costume Design, Eric Becker. Lighting Design,Jason Lyons. Sound Design, Shane Rettig. What it's about: On the barren diamond-diving coast of† outh Africa, Johan and Thami, an ex-cop and a gardener from starkly contrasting backgrounds, maintain a beachfront guest lodge during the off-season while looking for a way to escape their dead-end lives. When Smith, a retired businessman, shows up one foggy night, the two men think they’ve found an ideal investor for their scheme to buy into a government-run diamond mining concession. Soon, these rootless men find themselves in a power struggle fueled by greed, desperation and entitlement.From 5/04/09; opening 5/18/09; closing 6/27/09. Monday @ 8:00 PM, Tuesday @ 7:00 PM, Wednesday – Friday @ 8:00 PM, Saturday @ 2:00 PM (matinee) & 8:00 PM. Tickets are $49. Running Time: Approx. 90 minutes. Our Review. Ice Factory Summer Festival of New Work Ohio Theatre- 66 Wooster Street (between Spring & Broome) 212-868-4444 /www.SohoThinkTank This is the 16th annual edition of this summer festival of new work. From 7/08/09 to 8/15/09. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. The 6 plays featured this summer are: July 8 - 11 A Wonderland by Anonymous Ensemble about Alice, a talented urban dreamer approaching middle age and caught in a quagmire of diminishing potential, corporate insignificance and the mirage of celebrity. . .July 15 - 18 Lavaman by Aztec Economy, by Casey Wimpee about a shy comic illustrator in Queens who quietly expresses his repressed aggression in an unpublished graphic novel, featuring the daily life of a retired volcano and an alcoholic tombstone. . .July 22 - 25 Babes In Toyland by The Little Lord Fauntleroys inn their own version of Victor Herbert's Musical Extravaganza. It features David Greenspan as the Master Toymaker. . .July 29 - August 1 Reconstruction, conceived and created by Josh Fox & the WOW ensemble about a town destroyed by foreclosures, evictions and other calamities that rebuilds itself from the ground up. Features a five-piece bluegrass band, a 30-person ensemble and live onstage house building. . .August 5 - 8 Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant offering a chance to experience this pioneering, ensemble-generated work, while enjoying a home-cooked five-course meal, carefully prepared and presented by the legendary Miss Conni Convergence and her devoted ensemble (With chilled gazpacho soup, summer salad and sandwiches, and a refreshing dessert of fresh berries and cream-- specially priced at $15 plus $25 suggested donation for mea beginning with 6:30pm cocktails. . .August 12 - 15 Space//Space in which two brothers travel through the expansive galactic abyss, navigating their awkward fraternal bond and their love affairs with passing voices in the ether. It's part Sci-Fi, part domestic drama, this claustrophobic container tale exploring the loneliness of our inner thoughts and the magnitude of our personal orbits. With original text, music and an actual spaceship on stage! k Nominated Michael Laurence’s Krapp 39 SoHo Playhouse. 15 Vandam Street 212-691-1555 Written and performed byMichael Laurence, inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, and directed by George Demas. Running Time: 80 Minutes without intermission. Tickets are $29-$39. All 39-year-olds FREE (with proof I.D.)News: 4th extension, now closing 8/09/09. SummerSchedule: Friday at 8PM; Saturday 3 & 8PM; Sunday at 3PM Levittown Theatre at Saint Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street www.cliplighttheater.com or 212 352-3101. www.cliplighttheater.com. Written by Marc Palmieri and directed by George Demas. From 7/08/09; opening 7/13/09; closing 8/01/09. What it's about: Kevin Briggs, the grandson of a decorated World Cast: Susan Bennett, Tristan Colton, Curzon Dobell, Dane Knell, Todd Lawson, Tyler Pierce, and Deborah Tranelli. What it's about: The setting, Levittown, is the post WWII planned housing communities built by the Levitt familyOf which Levittown in Long Island was the first. The houses were made out of scrap materials from the war and sold to battle-weary GI's for $7,990. Levittown the play is set in 1999, and follows the lives of the third generation Maddigans to live in Levittown. Set designer Michele Spadaro will be creating an entire Levitt house on the stage. The costume design for Levittown is by Jennifer Bayly; lighting design by Sonia Baidya; sound design by Steve Fontaine. Performances: Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 5pm, at Theatre at Saint Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street. Tickets are $25. A Lifetime Burning rPrimary Stages 59E59 www.primarystages.org, (212) 279-4200 First in Primary Stages' 25th anniversary season of new works celebrating the female playwright, this world premiere is by Cusi Cram, with direction by Pam MacKinnon,. Cast: Jennifer Westfeldt as Emma, Raul Castillo as Alejandro, Isabel Keating as Lydia, and Christina Kirk as Tess. From 7/28/09; opening 8/11/09; closing 9/05/09. What it's about: A dark comedy in which trust fund darling Emma imagines what her life would have been like had she come from a less privileged background. Trouble is, she chronicles her alternate life in a new tell-all "memoir" that was sold for a hefty advance. When Emma is exposed, will her sister, Tess, stand by her? Or will Emma’s deceit destroy their already fractured relationship? Kris Stone (Set), Theresa Squire (Costumes), David Weiner (Lights), and Daniel Baker (Sound). Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays through Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m. on August 2, 9 & 16, and Wednesday matinees at 2:00 p.m. on August 19, 26 & September 2. Love, Loss and What I Wore Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street 212/239-6200 Adaptation by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron play from Ilene Beckerman charming book. From 9/21/09; opening 10/01/09; closing after limited 12-week run (I predict that this will, like the long-running Vagina Monologues go past the anticipated closing date. What it's about: Beckerman's book of beautifully short stories which added up to a poignant memoir. The play will be directed by Karen Carpenter, and will feature three different (5-member) all-star casts who will perform the piece in four-week cycles. Confirmed cast members include Samanth Bee, Kristin Chenoweth, Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran, Rosie O'Donnell, Mary Louise Wilson and Rita Wilson. Additional cast and full creative team wil be announced shortly.
HERE Arts Center 145 Avenue of the Americas http://www.here.org/machines/machines.making.html From 6/02/09; closing 6/27/09 From the creators of the critically acclaimed hit all wear bowlers comes an absurdist play about three xenophobes who attempt to mask their paranoia with an obsession for make-your-life-easy technology. The piece showcases a number of Rube Goldberg-style machines (a la "Mousetrap") that have been assembled to accomplish super menial tasks. Written and performed by Quinn Bauriedel, Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle. Our Review. Marathon 2009 E.S.T. 549 West 52nd Street The 31st annual marathon of one-act plays presents two separate evenings from 5/22/09; closing 6/27/09. 10 plays out of the over 350 submitted. Series A: Americana by Garrett M. Brown, directed by Linsay Firman ; Face Cream”by Maggie Bofill , directed by Pamela Berlin; For the Love of God, St. Teresa; PTSD by Tommy Smith, directed by William Carden; Trickle by Kia Corthron, directed by Will Pomerantz. Performance Schedule: May 22 at 7pm, May 23 at 2pm, May 23 at 7pm, May 24 at 3pm, May 27 at 7pm, May 28 at 7pm, May 30 at 2pm, May 30 at 7pm, May 31 at 3pm, June 1 at 7pm, June 11 at 7pm, June 13 at 7pm, June 14 at 3pm, June 15 at 7pm, Friday June 19 at 7pm. SERIES B: Blood from a Stoner by Jeanne Dorsey, directed by Maria Mileaf; Carol and Jill by Leslie Ayvazian; Daughter by Cassandra Medley, d irected by Petronia Paley; Little Duck by Billy Aronson, directed by Jamie Richards; Sundance by M. Z. Ribalow, directed by Matthew Penn. Schedule: June 5 at 7pm, June 6 at 2pm, June 7 at 3pm, June 8 at 7pm, June 12 at 7pm, June 13 at 2pm, June 18 at 7pm, June 20 at 2pm, June 20 at 7pm, June 21 at 3pm, June 22 at 7pm, June 25 at 7pm, June 26 at 7pm, June 27 at 2pm, Saturday June 27 at 7pm. Series B Review. <
Westside Theatre Upstairs 407 West 43rd Street (Between 9th and 10th Avenues) 212/239-6200 Musical review featuring favorite songs from the '50s and '60s as it takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes – Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match! Author and director: Roger Bean. Running Time: 2 hours, including one 20 minute intermission. Tickets $75.Monday & Tuesday @ 8pm, Wednesday @ 3pm, Friday @ 8pm, Saturday @ 3pm & 8pm, Sunday @ 3pm & 7pm. From 8/29/08; opening 9/14/08. Open ended run. Cast: Farah Alvin, Beth Malone, Bets Malone, Victgoria Matlock. Sets: Michael Carnahan. Costumes and wigs: Bobby Pearce. Lighting, Jerey Pivnick, Sound, Cricket S. Myers. Musical director, Brian William Baker. Choreography, Janet Miller. Our Review. Mother at The Wild Project 195 East 3rd Street www.mothertheplay.com 212-352-0255 World premiere of Lisa Ebersole play directed by Andrew Grosso. Cast: Buck Henry and Holland Taylor; also playwrightEbersole, Haskell King, Keith Randolph Smith. From 7/08/09; opening; closing 8/01/09. Mondays, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm. (No performances Tuesdays & Sundays). Tickets are $25. What it's About: Set in an upscale resort in West Virginia where an eccentric family gathers for their annual New Year's holiday. The get-together turns out to be far from traditional when matters of infidelity, sibling rivalry, copious bottles of bubbly, and even attempted kidnapping come to call -- all in the hotel dining room. Scenic design by Sandra Goldmark, and costume design by Becky Laskey. $30; $25 for premium on-stage will allow audience members to be seated on stage at café tables as part of the hotel dining room scenic décor and includes a complimentary glass of Prosecco. My First Time New World Stages/Stage 5 , 340 West 50th Street www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com Ken Davenport, producer of Altar Boyz and The Awesome 80s Prom presents a new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues featuring stories about first sexual experiences written by real people. Cast: Bill Dawes, Josh Heine, Kathy Searle, and Cydnee Welburn. What it's about: In 1998, a decade before blogging began, a website was created that allowed people to anonymously share their own true stories about their 'First Time.' The website became an instant phenomenon as over 40,000 stories poured in from around the globe that were silly, sweet, absurd, funny, heterosexual, homosexual, awkward, shy, sexy and everything in between. Thursday to Saturday @ 8pm. From 7/12/07 to 1/05/08; opening 7/28/07. Tickets $25 to $59. Our Review. Naked Boys Singing! 47th Street Theatre, 304 West 47th Street ( 8th & 9th Avenues)-- after 5/06: Theatre 4 424 West 55th Street 212/239-6200--As of 10/08/05 Dodger Stages/Stage 5, West 50th Street Who would have thought that a musical revue with a lot of naked guys singing numbers such as The Naked Maid,The Bliss of a Bris, Fight the Urge, Nothin' But the Radio On, Members Only, and Muscle Addition would have such lasting power. But here it is, well past it's first birthday and in yet another new home. Running time: 90 minutes. Fri @ 10:30PM, Sat @ 6:00PM & 10:30PM. Tickets $65 to $35. Update: After exceeding all expectations with a continuing run, the Naked boys will hit the big screen, directed by its original director and new arrangements of the songs. It will be released as a separate DVD which will include a behind-the-scenes documentary. Next Fall (formerly titled The Gospel According To Adam) Naked Angels at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons 416 West 42nd Street 212-279-4200 World premiere by Geoffrey Nauffts, directed by Sheryl Kaller. Cast: Patrick Breen, , Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray, and Cotter Smith. From 5/26/09; opening 6/03/09; closing 6/21/09--extended and now closing 7/11/09. What it's about: a Christian gives an Atheist the Heimlich, and dislodges more than they bargained for. Wilson Chin (Scenic Design), Jessica Wegener (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), and Bart Fasbender (Sound Design). Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm, and Sundays at 7:00pm. Some exceptions apply. Tickets $40. Our Review.
Baruch Performing Arts Center 55 Lexington Avenue Susan Yankowitz's play, directed by Daniella Topol. Cast: Jordan Baker, Jim Stanek, Lauren Ashley Carter, Dan Domingues and Maria-Christina Oliveras. What it's about: explores what happens to a bright, articulate astronomer, her family and her career when she is struck by a car and loses her ability to speak conventionally, a condition known as aphasia. As she is left to expresses herself in an alternately funny, poetic, confusing and profound hodge-podge of words, astronomer Anna, her daughter, fiancé and colleagues face uncommon challenges of the mind and spirit as they discover new ways to communicate, and what it really means to listen. Cameron Anderson (Set Design), Katherine Roth (Costume Design), Nicole Pearce (Lighting Design), and Daniel Baker and Aaron Meicht/Broken Chord Collective (Sound Design).review. Premiere of devised by and directed by Tom Ridgely, with music composed by Lauren Cregor and Waterwell and choreography by Monica Bill Barnes. What it's about: Explores these web 2.0 technologies and how they transform identities and relationships. Music, movement and text combine to convey the experiences of four friends in a strange, bewildering world Ãof cyber-immersion. Cast: Hanna Cheek (Marco Millions), Matt Dellapina (The Civilians), David Ryan Smith (Passing Strange) and Kevin Townley. From 6/09/09; opening 6/11/09; closing 6/28/09. Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM. $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). Our Review. Ordinary Days Roundabout Theatre Company Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center 111 West 46th Street) A new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni. Cast and design team members TBA. First musical for the Underground, theater, an initiative launched in 2007 to introduce and cultivate artists in the 62-seat Black Box Theatre. What it's about: Four young New Yorkers whose lives are unexpectedly interconnected by circumstance proving that ordinary days can be simply extraordinary. From 10/02/09; opening 10/25/09; Limited Engagement. The Orphans' Home Cycle Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space 555 West 42nd Street Horton Foote's a nine-play, three part theatrical event to be co-produced by Hartford Stage and Signature Theatre Company. To be directed by Michael Wilson and featuring Hallie Foote. Horton Foote adapted each of the full-length plays, some previously produced and others never before seen, into one epic cycle. What it's about: The cycle begins with a father’s death in a small-Texas town at the turn of the century, a loss that sends his son, Horace Robedaux, on an odyssey through the darkest corners of the heart as he learns to become a husband, father, and patriarch. From 11/05/09; opening TBA; closing 3/06/10 Our Town Jean Doumanian Productions and Barrow Street Theatre at Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue South barrowstreettheatre.com. David Cromer's production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize play. From 2/17/09; opening 2/26/09. Cromer, who directed last season's Adding Machine, and who next season will make his Broadway directing debut with Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, will himself perform the central role of the Stage Manager. The action will take place in, among and around the audience, creating an intimacy between actors and audience and a powerful encounter with the play's searching questions about family, community and mortality. Complete cast besides Cromer (in alphabetical order): Jeremy Beiler as Sam Craig, Rob Beitzel as Howie Newsome, Kati Brazda as Mrs. Webb, George Demas as Constable Warren, Donna Jay Fulks as Mrs. Soames, Jennifer Grace as Emily, Wilbur Edwin Henry as Professor Willard, Adam Hinkle as Joe Crowell, James McMenamin as George, Jeff Still as Doc Gibbs, Ken Marks as Editor Webb, Jonathan Mastro as Simon Stimson, Seamus Mulcahy as Wally Webb, Lori Myers as Mrs. Gibbs, Jay Russell as Joe Stoddard, Jason Yachanin as Si Crowell Tuesday — Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. Our ReviewApril 26, 2009 update: Scott Parkinson will temporarily assume the central role of ‘Stage Manager’ beginning Friday, May 1st. Mr. Comer plans to return in mid-June. . Play On Words 59E59 Theaters www.59E59.org 212-279-4200 A two-hander starring Brian Dykstra and Mark Boyett What it's about: Rusty and Max have been friends since grade school and now spar in a relentlessly fanatical pursuit of what is said, what is intended, and what is. From 5/13/09; opening 5/17/09; closing 5/30/09.Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Tickets: $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). A 5-StarCard (one ticket to each show in the festival) is available for $100 ($85 for 59E59 Members). Our Review. Pre-Disposal EBE Esemble at Access Theater i380 Broadway, #4 (Broadway and White Street)212 868 4444. Written by John Prescod. Directed by Joshua Luria From 7/08/09; opening 7/13/09; closing 7/25/09. What it's About: 3 young men meet on a hot Bed-Stuy morning all lookin something different. One is looking for someone to confide in, another is looking for a story to tell and the third is looking for an opportunity. Pre-Disposal is a savage comedy about race, terror and the role of art in an unforgiving part of the world. Wednesday-Friday at 8PM; Saturday at 2PM and 8PM (added performance: Monday, July 13th at 8PM). Ticketsickets are $18 ($15 during previews.). Student rush tickets are $11 For more information, please visit www.ebeensemble.com. Running-time is 1hr 50 minutes with an intermission
59E59 Theaters 212-279-4200 New York Premiere of Carlyle Brown play, directed by Marion McClinton. From 5/22/09; opening 5/27/09; closing 7/03/09. Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday – Friday at 8:00 PM; Saturday at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM; Sunday at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Tickets: $45 ($31.50 for 59E59 Members). A 5-StarCard (one ticket to each show in the festival) is available for $100 ($85 for 59E59 Members). What it's about: Set against a racetrack backdrop, this is the story of the Civil War, champion jockey Simon Cato, a slave hired out regularly by his owner to Colonel Wiley Johnson, owner of the prize thoroughbred Pure Confidence. Cast: Christiana Clark, Casey Greig, Karen Landry, Gavin Lawrence, Chris Mulkey, Mark Rosenwinkel and Mark Sieve. Joseph Stanley (set design), Michael Wangen (lighting design), Christine A. Richardson (costume design) and C. Andrew Mayer (sound design). Running time: approx 2 hours with intermission. Our Review. The Rivalry incent Dowling Theatre Company in association with the Irish Repertory Company, Irish Rep 132 West 22nd Street (212) 727 – 2737 By Norman Corwin, directed by Vincent DowlingCast: Peter Cormican, Christian Kauffmann, Mary Linda Rapelye, Doug Stender Tickets ($65 and $55 side section) Wednesday – Saturday at 8 PM; Wed, Sat, Sun at 3 PM Opened 05/21/09; closing 07/19/09 review.
MTC and Goodman Theatre. City Center Stage 1 131 West 55th Street), (212-581-1212) World Premiere by Lynn Nottage. Cast: Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Cherise Boothe, Chris Chalk, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, William Jackson Harper, Chiké Johnson, Russell Gebert Jones, Tom Mardirosian and Condola Rashad). Director, Kate Whoriskey. From 1/21/09; opening 2/10/09; closing 4/12/09 extended for a 9th and final extention and now closing 9/06/09 closing. What it's about: Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, the play follows Mama Nadi (Ekulona), a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life? Tickets are $75. Our Review. Update: Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Ekulona will play her final performance as ‘Mama Nadi’ on Sunday, May 17t o fulfill an earlier professional commitment. As of May 26th Portia will step into her shoes. Runt of the Litter 37 ARTS Theatre Complex, 450 West 37th Street 212 307 4100 -This is a return engagement of semi-autobiographical play written by and starring Bo Eason. Larry Moss directs. What it's About: The play opens in the final hour of Jack Henry's lifelong dream, only one thing stands in his way -- his brother. Eason looks at what happens to two brothers in a family of over-achievers: when their parents assure their oldest son he is destined for football superstardom, and tell their youngest son he is too small to compete, a line in the family sand is drawn that colors the rest of their lives. Bo Eason was a defensive back for the Houston Oilers in the 1980s. His brother, Tony Eason was the quarterback who led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl in 1986. Scenic design by James Dardenne and lighting design by David Gipson. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. (no shows Wednesdays). Tickets are $56.25. Currently an open run. For our review of the show during its initial production go here. Shafrika, the White Girl Jaradoa, the new theatre company at the Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th Street (between Union Square East & Irving Place A new musical by Anika Larsen, ico-conceived and directed by April Nickell. Book and lyrics by Anika Larsen, with original music composed by Tim Acito, Joshua Henry and Janice Lowe. Choreographer, Luis Salgado. Musical director, Karl Mansfield. Cast: Larsen and Chloe Campbell, Anthony Comis, Stephen Gelpi, Chris Harbur, John Harrison, Ricardo Hinoa, Amanda Hunt, Stephanie Martinez, Zonya Love, Liz Picolli, Elizabeth Racanelli, Eileen Rivera, Oscar Salazar, Lawrence Stallings, Shelley Thomas, and Gregory Treco. What it's about: Anika Larsen's own story of growing up in Cambridge, MA with nine brothers and sisters who are Black, White, Asian, Latino, and Native American. The 17-member cast portrays the many people in her world who help to shape Anika's identity while being raised in such a unique rainbow family. Along the way, she’s forced to grapple with the truth in this unique and quirky exploration of race, identity and family. Scenic design is by Josh Zangen, with lighting by Herrick Goldman, costumes by Andrea Varga, and sound by Mike Farfalla. From 6/12/09; opening 6/18/09; closing 6/28/09. Our Review. Slipping Piece by Piece Productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place. 212 868-4444 www.risingphoenixrep.org. Daniel Talbott play, directed by Kirsten Kelly. From 7/28/09; opening 8/04/09; closing. 8/15/09. What it's about: Alone, numb, and friendless after the violent death of his father, high school senior Eli moves with his mom from San Francisco to a fresh start in Iowa. There he develops an interest in a star high school athlete named Jake. A friendship becomes an obsession that slowly leads to Eli’s disintegration and finally to a possible future together. Cast: MacLeod Andrews, Adam Driver), Meg Gibson and Seth Numrich. Set design by Lauren Helpern; costume design by Chloe Chapin; lighting design by Joel Moritz; sound design by Brandon Epperson. Tickets are $20. Monday through Friday at 8pm, and Saturday at 5pm and 9pm, with a special added performance on Sunday, August 2 at 7pm Stomp Orpheum, 126 Second Ave (7th-8th St.), 477-3477. An eight-member music troupe that uses low-cost, everyday object instruments to create high-energy rhythms. An off-Broadway, all-audience,long-running hit (opened 2/27/94). Our Review  OK for ages 8 and up. The age category is
probably conservative.The Success of Failure (Or, The Failure of Success) St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water Street, (718) 254-8779, stannswarehouse.org Written and performed by Cynthia Hopkins. Directed by DJ Mendel, with Jim Fin5/26/09, closing 6/7/09. Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 4pm.Tickets start at $22.50dlay and Jeff Sugg. Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes, no intermission. From 5/22/09; opening Our Review. Summer Play Festival (SPF) Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street www.spfnyc.com The 6th Annual festival runs from 7/09/09 and closes 8/02/09. At $10 a ticket this is likely to be the most affordable live theater this summer The seven new plays and one new musical to be featured are: The Chimes by Kevin Christopher Snipes, directed by Adam Immerwahr: Nick returns to his New England boarding school still haunted by choices he made 40 years ago. The past overwhelms the present as the drama flashes back to four young pranksters drawn together by their knack for Shakespeare and ripped apart by the onset of World War II. Cast: Elan Moss Bachrach, Richard Bekins, Brian C. Johnson, Graeme Malcolm, John O’Creagh, Andy Phelan, Peter Van Wagne, and Jeff Ward. Departure Lounge by Dougal Irvine, directed by Christopher Gattelli: It’s the end of vacation as four guys wait for their flight home in this testosterone-driven new musical. With time to kill they recount the hilarious antics of the week, and as secrets tumble out we learn more about The Happy Sad by Ken Urban, directed by Trip Cullman: Finding love is easy. Defining love is not. New York City provides the backdrop to a contemporary comedy of sex, love and dating in a city where there are too many options and not enough time. Cast: : Christopher Abbott, Ari Graynor, Sue Jean Kim, Maulik Pancholy, Peter Scanavino, Heidi Schreck,and Eddie Kay Thomas. Reborning by Zayd Dohrn, directed by Kip Fagan: Art and life become disturbingly interchangeable when a sculptor of baby dolls meets a woman desperate to recreate the past. Cast: Greg Keller, Ally Sheedy, and Katherine Waterston. The Sacrifices by Alena Smith, directed by Sam Gold: At first glance the family has everything. But once they leave on a Caribbean cruise, the winds change, privilege becomes a prison, and their vacation will be anything but smooth sailing. Cast: Gabe Ebert, Mimi Lieber, Mackenzie Meehan and John Gould Rubin. Tender by Nicki Bloom, directed by Daniella Topol: A random act of violence leaves a family shattered and searching for a way to be whole again. Amid the ramifications, mystery, memory and potential murder. Cast: Betsy Aidem, Kerry Bishé, Michael Cullen, and Matt Dellapina. We Declare You A Terrorist by Tim J. Lord, directed by Niegel Smith: Eight hundred civilians are taken hostage during the performance of a hit Moscow musical. In the aftermath, the playwright is plagued by the story of his captor—a young woman willing to die for her cause—in an intense drama where one person’s patriotism is another’s act of terrorism. Cast: David Bishins, Keira Keeley, and Katie Sigismund. Whore by Rick Viede, directed by Stephen Brackett: Sara just wants to be interesting, and an unexpected one-night stand propels her into a high stakes relationship with worldly Tim. As they are drawn into the fringes this thriller exposes a world of greed, lies and fear which threatens to break the rules that hold them together. Cast: Aya Cash, Andrew Garman, Matthew Montelongo, Sean T. Parker and Mark Setlock.
The Alchemy Theatre, in association with LAByrinth Theater Company Kirk Theatre 410 West 42nd Street 212 279-4200 Padraic Lillis directs LABrynth member Scott Hudson, play. Cast: Jamie Dunn and Eric T. Miller. From 6/11/09; opening 6/17/09; closing 7/05/09--extended 2x and now closing 7/26/09. Scenic & Costume Designer, Lea Umberger; Lighting Designer, Sarah Sidman and the Sound Designer is Elizabeth Rhodes. What it's about: In 1960 Florida during a ferociously approaching storm, Ruthie and Bo, two newlyweds, enter their honeymoon suite in the sky, a treehouse which is a romantic gesture from the young groom to his bride. Yet Bo’s expectations of living happily ever after in the sky are soon grounded by Ruthie's realization that marriage comes with many unforeseen challenges. The two lovers struggle to fortify themselves against forces both inside and outside. Tuesday, at 7pm; Wed–Saturday 8pm; Sunday 2pm through July 12. Previews, $20; from opening $25 with students / seniors & rush $15 Our Review. Stunning Lincoln Center Theater at the Duke on 42nd Street. s Part of LC's new initiative devoted to producing work of emerging playwrights. A new play by David Adjmi, to be directed by Anne Kauffman. Cast: Sas Goldberg, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Cristin Milioti, Steven Rattazzi, Jeanine Serralles and Charlayne Woodard . From 6/01/09; opening 6/18/09; closing 6/27/09--extended and now closing 7/11/09. What it's about: Set in the insular Syrian-Jewish community in Midwood, Brooklyn tells the story of Lily (Cristin Milioti), a teenager newly married to a much older man (Danny Mastrogiorgio), whose sheltered life is disrupted when Blanche (Charlayne Woodard) enters her life. Sets by David Korins, costumes by Miranda Hoffman, lighting by Japhy Weideman and sound by Rob Kaplowitz. Running Time: 2:20 with intermission Our Review. The Temperamentals TBG Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor (212) 868-4444. Written by Jon Marans (Old Wicked Songs) and directed by Jonathan Silverstein. From 4/30/09; opening 5/04/09; closing 5/18/09--Temperamental was a code word for homosexual in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. Each of the actors plays one of the original five founding members of the Mattachine Society. The original founding fathers were Harry Hay, Rudi Gernreich, Chuck Rowland, Bob Hull, and Dale Jennings. Cast: Thomas Jay Ryan plays Harry Hay; Michael Urie plays Rudi Gernreich; Tom Beckett plays Chuck Rowl, Vincente Minnelli and other roles; Matthew Schneck plays Bob Hull and others; and Sam Breslin Wright plays Dale Jennings and other roles.Set & Costume design is by Clint Ramos, lighting by Josh Bradford and Daniel Kluger is the sound designer. Classical composer and vocal coach Aaron Dai is the Musical Consultant. What it's about: The story of two men - the communist Harry Hay and the young Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich, weaving together the personal and political to tell a relatively unknown chapter in gay history. It explores the love between two complex men, while they build the first gay rights organization in the United States pre Stonewall. This is the perilous, unpredictable world these men inhabit as their impossible dream of forming such an unheard of organization becomes a reality. They must navigate their relationship in new and surprising ways. News: Due to popular acclaim the show reopened for an added six week run at the larger theater in the TBG complex and will now run through the summer, closing 8/23/09. The summer schedule will be Friday – Tuesday at 8:00 pm and Saturday & Sunday a 3:00 pm matinee. Our Review. Thank You for Being a Friend: The Musical The Kraine Theater 85 East 4th Street 212-352-3101 Now thru August 2 at The Kraine Theater. An unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved TV sitcom The Golden Girls, features book by Nick Brennan, lyrics by Luke Jones and music by Jeff Thomson. Directed by Nick Brennan. Cast: Susan Moreno, Chad Ryan, Nick Brennan, Brad Loekle, Jody Wood and Luke Jones with choreography by Justin Wingenroth and design by Luke Jones. Tickets are $20 opening 5/24/09; closing-7/12/09--extended and now closing 8/02/09. Performances are Sundays at 8pm. Time Stands Still Manhattan Theater Club at New York City Center Stage I, 131 West 55th Street Donald Margulies's new play. What it's about: James and Sarah, a journalist and a photographer, have been together for nine years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when injuries force them to return home to New York, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. Director Daniel Sullivan. From 10/15/09; opening 11/03/09. Limited engagement. For an iea of what to expect see our LA critic's review of the premiere production.
The Roundabout Theatre Company at Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre 111 West 46th Street (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org >New York premiere. First musical in this venue. Written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima. Cast: Randy Aaron, Michael Boatman, Derrick Cobey, Jenny Fellner, Rosena M. Hill, James Judy, Mark Ledbetter, Michael McCormick, Erick Pinnick, Tia Speros, Michael Therriault, Idara Victor. Choreography by Liza Gennaro and musical direction by Michael Patrick Walker. Beowulf Boritt (Sets), Jess Goldstein (Costumes), Howell Binkley (Lights), Walter Trarbach (Sound). What it's about: Story of an imagined meeting of two of America’s greatest musicians, composer Scott Joplin (Boatman) and songwriter Irving Berlin (Therriault). Joplin was a musical prodigy, born the son of a slave, who received a conservatory education and slowly rose to acclaim. Berlin was a Russian Jewish immigrant who couldn't read music, yet catapulted to stardom at the age of 23. Both men changed the landscape of music forever with their contributions to the first American musical genre, ragtime. Tickets from $75.00-$85.00. From 6/12/09; opening 7/14/09; Closing 9/06/09. Tuesday through Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street www.TheToxicAvengerMusical.com The rock musical that opened at New Jersey's New Georges, is transferring to Off-Broadway. Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) & music by David Bryan (Bon Jovi), with direction by John Rando. From 3/18/09, opening 4/06/09. Joining the previously announced return of Nancy Opel to the cast are Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green and Matt Saldivar. Opel, Cordero and Green all starred in the George Street Playhouse production while Ms. Chase appeared in the initial workshop production. our review. Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park) The Delacorte Theater in Central Park www.publictheater.org From 6/10/09; opening 6/25/09; closing 7/12/09. Tickets: Free Ticket Price: Free; Ticket Required. The Public launches its Central Park season with one of the Bard's best loved comedies about the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. Daniel Sullivan directs a stellar cast: Charles Borland, Andrew Crowe, Michael Cumpsty, Steve Curtis, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Anne Hathaway, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Christopher Layer, Robin LeMon, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, Julie White. Scenic Design, John Lee Beatty; Costume Design, Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design, Peter Kaczorowski; Sound Design, Acme Sound Partners; Composer, Hem; Wig Design, Tom Watson; Fight Director, Rick Sordelet; Choreographer, Mimi Lieber. Our Review. The Understudy Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre 111 West 46th Street 212) 719-1300, owww.roundabouttheatre.org Vanities Second Stage Theatre 307 West 43rd Street, off 8th Avenue) are available by calling (212) 246-4422 Cast: Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles, and Anneliese van der Pol . Judith Ivey directs musical penned by Jack Heifner (book) and David Kirshenbaum (music and lyrics), based on Heifner's popular play about a trio of Texas cheerleaders and how they change (or don't) over the years. Dan Knechtges (Xanadu, ...Spelling Bee) handles musical staging. From 6/30/09; opening 7/16/09; closing 8/09/09. What it's about: Spans the '60s through the late '80s via friends facing life's defining moments. Anna Louizos (set), Joe Aulisi (costumes), Paul Miller (lighting) and Tony Meola (sound). Bryan Perri serves as music director. Carmel Dean provides vocal arrangements and Lynne Shankel handles orchestrations.
Encores! Summer Stars production at New York City Center, W. 55th The 1974 rock and soul musical based on the beloved L. Frank Baum story about Dorothy and her adventures in Oz, will be directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, the duo who brought the Tony-Award winning In the Heights. Unlike other Encores! shows this has a 3-week limited run. From ; opening 6/18/09; closing . The show has a book by William F. Brown, music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The original production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. Our Review.
|
gotickets.com premium tickets for Billy Elliot Wicked Mary Poppins on Broadway and more Broadway tickets
Put a click-through image about your show here for a week or a year.
Write for details.   South Pacific  In the Heights 
|
Information from this site may not be reproduced in print or online without specific permission from esommer@curtainup.com