Inspired by Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, the new musical Columbia: The Life and Death of Rospo D. Oro from Pipe Dream Theatre deals with the complex themes of freedom, destiny, and responsibility all set in the fantastical, steampunk world of The Wild Woods. Rospo D. Oro is a likable,[…]
PROTOTYPE festival presents the New York premiere of Visitations: “Theotokia” And “The War Reporter”, a double bill of one-act chamber operas by composer Jonathan Berger and librettist Dan O’Brien. The two pieces share the common theme of auditory hallucinations. Theotokia looks at the consciousness of a man who is plagued by his inner voice and taunted by the[…]
Following a world premiere in 2011 at the Signature Theatre in Virginia, Ted Shen’s A Second Chance is making its way to New York City’s Public Theater in the spring of 2014. This musical tells the melancholy story of two middle-aged people–Dan and Jenna–who find themselves seated next to one another at[…]
After making its world premiere to positive reviews at the Yale Repertory Theater in 2012, Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses, directed by Sam Gold, is landing in New York City this spring. Set in a small, countryside town, this dark comedy follows two suburban couples who share many things, including a[…]
From Pultizer, Tony and Oscar-wining playwright John Patrick Shanley (theater: Doubt; Film: Moonstruck) comes Outside Mullingar, a lightweight romantic comedy set in rural Ireland. The great Brian F. O’Byrne plays Anthony Reilly, a 42-year old farmer poised to inherit his father’s land – with two slight complications. His stubborn old[…]
Atkina Stathaki Actor, Director
Paul’s Case is an opera adapted from Willa Cather’s short story of the same name. It is about a teenager in Pittsburgh, PA at the turn of the 20th century who struggles to fit in and clashes with teachers and community elders. He escapes on a train to New York[…]
Jordana Williams Director, Lyricist
Meropi Peponides Dramaturge, writer
In January New York City turns into a wonderland of innovative, weird, risky, magical theater. Why? The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP; hashtag #APAPNYC) convenes a conference in New York City every January. It is a massive gathering of artistic directors and other theater managers who schedule artists to perform[…]
A new production of King Lear, starring three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella, is making its New York debut at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) this winter after a world premiere at the Chichester Festival Theatre last fall. British critics were enthusiastic of the show. The Daily Express said “Langella is extraordinary and following[…]
You might know Bryan Cranston best as Breaking Bad’s Walter White or the dad from Malcolm in the Middle, but now he is taking on a presidential role for the stage. In All The Way, a political drama premiering in New York on February 10, 2014, Cranston portrays President Lyndon[…]
The 2014 COIL Festival opens with a serious right hook. Tyson vs. Ali, a groundbreaking new multimedia play devised by innovative visual artist Reid Farrington, imagines what it would be like if the two greatest heavyweight boxers of all time – Muhammed Ali and Mike Tyson – met in the ring.[…]
UPDATE, February 24, 2014 Kung Fu hasn’t officially opened yet but it’s already added more dates to its performance schedule. Tickets during the extension are $75. Original post, January 7, 2014 Celebrated playwright David Henry Hwang brings the tale of one of the greatest international icons of all time, Bruce Lee,[…]
January in New York City is a feast of theatrical adventure provided by cutting edge performers and artists from all around the world. Eight festivals at venues across the city showcase a wide range of theatrical performances, plus many opportunities for mingling with artists at late night parties at the[…]
In an international collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, GableStage in Miami, and Ohio State University, The Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, edited and directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney (The Brother/Sister Plays, Choir Boy). McCraney is The Public Theater’s newest artist-in-residence and was a 2013 MacArthur Fellow. McCraney’s adaptation[…]
Live Artery is an annual event of dance and body-based performance at New York Live Arts (New York Live Arts is the company formed by the merger of Dance Theater Workshop and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in 2011). New York Live Arts commissioned or created all of the works to[…]
Radical Evolution is a Brooklyn-based multicultural and multidisciplinary performance group. Founded by artists Beto O’Byrne and Meropi Peponides in 2011, its mission is to produce live, engaging events created to empower and encourage citizens of the 21st century to be active in their communities. Recently, it premiered The Second Decade Project, an interdisciplinary work[…]
A stage adaptation of Alan Sillitoe’s famous 1959 short story of the same name, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner will have its US premiere by Atlantic Theater Company in January, 2014. Adapted by award-winning playwright Roy Williams, The Long Distance Runner is the story of Colin, a young delinquent with[…]
One of the best things to come out of FringeNYC 2013, Gertrude Stein’s SAINTS! is thankfully coming back to a second run this summer at the Abrons Center. An ode to American music, Gertrude Stein’s SAINTS! is a non-opera-esque rendition of Gertrude Stein’s unconventional librettos (yes, she wrote librettos!). Stein wrote the[…]