New Theater This Week: Between Riverside and Crazy, Play/Date, & Pump Boys and Dinettes
Lindsay, Nicole, and David discuss Stephen Adly Guirgis’s new play at Atlantic Theater, Between Riverside and Crazy; an immersive play about dating in New York City, Play/Date; the final offering of the ENCORES Off-Center season, Pump Boys and Dinettes; an outdoor production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson from Piper Theatre; and what shows we’re looking forward to seeing this week.
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SHOWS DISCUSSED
Between Riverside and Crazy
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Austin Pendleton
Between Riverside and Crazy tells the story of Walter “Pops” Washington, an ex-cop, as he struggles to keep his rent stabilized apartment on Riverside Drive.
Performances through August 16, 2014
BUY TICKETS At Linda Gross Theater
Play/Date
Conceived by Blake McCarty
Directed and Designed by Michael Counts
Play/Date is an immersive theatrical experience that compiles over a dozen short plays and brings them to life as audience members roam different performance areas at Fat Baby, a night club and bar on the Lower East Side. You must be 21 or over to attend this play.
Performances through August 13, 2014
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Book, Music and Lyrics by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann
Directed by Lear deBessonet
Part of ENCORES Off-Center at City Center, Pump Boys and Dinettes is a revival of a musical from the 1980s. The pump boys are four men who work at a gas station and the dinettes are two waitresses who work at the diner next door. It’s a mashup of rock and country music.
Performances concluded.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Written by Alex Timbers
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Nigel Williams
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson from Piper Theatre is a free, outdoor production performed at Washington Park in Brooklyn. It tells the story of Andrew Jackson, from his early days on the Tennessee frontier to serving as the seventh president of the United States and the tragedy of the Trail of Tears.
Performances concluded.
Whiplash
Whiplash is a weekly standup stand-up showcase hosted by Leo Allen. It is free but reservations are strongly recommended.
At UCB Theatre
UPCOMING SHOWS
Sex with Strangers at Second Stage
Mike Daisey at Joe’s Pub
Cabaret at Roundabout