Jolly July NYC Theater Preview
A preview of New York City theater this July, Lindsay, Nicole, and David discuss nine new productions, including new shows from Second Stage, The Amoralists, Third Rail Projects, and Mint Theater Company. For more on summer theater, check out our special episode Summer Preview: Outdoor Theater & Theater Festivals.
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SHOWS DISCUSSSED
Sex With Strangers
Written by Laura Eason
Directed by David Schwimmer
Starring Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen, Sex with Strangers is a play about sex and ambition in modern times.
July 8 – August 24, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Second Stage Theatre
Pageant
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly
Directed by Matt Lenz
A musical about a drag queen beauty contest, Pageant is filled with comedy, fun, and catchy tunes. This is a revival and we’re hoping for an official cast recording.
June 29 – September 1, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Davenport Theatre
The Gyre
The Gyre is two plays, performed in rep, about the vicious cycles of man from the always explosive indie theater company The Amoralists.
The Qualification of Douglas Evans
Written by Derek Ahonen
Directed by James Kautz
A coming of age story that investigates addiction through the eyes of playwright Douglas Evans.
Enter At Forest Lawn
Written by Mark Roberts
Directed by Jay Stull
A dark comedy that peeks behind the scenes of network television as America’s favorite TV uncle destroys himself with drugs.
June 26 – August 9, 2014
Between Riverside and Crazy
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Austin Pendleton
The last play of the Atlantic Theater’s season, 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. It stars Stephen McKinley Henderson.
July 10 – August 16, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Linda Gross Theater
Roadside Attraction
Directed and choreographed by Jennine Willet, Zach Morris, and Tom Pearson
Roadside Attraction by Third Rail Projects (also the creators of Then She Fell) combines dance, theater, ’70s era pop music, and a vintage camper to transport the audience back in time for a family vacation.
Performances:
- July 6, 2014 at Governors Island, free and open to public
- July 24 and 25, 2014 at The Green Building, 452 Union Street, Brooklyn, part of A 70’s Summer Night. Tickets can be purchased here (as of publishing tickets for July 24th are sold out but tickets are available for July 25th)
Play/Date
An immersive theatrical experience, Play/Date, is a performance of 17 short plays performed throughout the three floors of Fat Baby, a nightclub on the Lower East Side.
Performances through July 30, 2014
Donogoo
Written by Jules Romains
Translated and Directed by Guys Kaikkonen
Donogoo was originally a novel published in 1920 as a French satire. Jules Romains turned it into a play in 1929 and it was performed in New York City in 1961. That was the only production of Donogoo in New York City, until now. This July, Mint Theater Company revives this story about two men who unwittingly set in motion a stock market swindle.
Performances through July 27, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Mint Theater Company
The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Adapted and Directed by Hershey Felder with Mona Golabek
Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during The Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane is the true story of a young Jewish pianist and her interrupted dreams of playing at a famed concert hall in Vienna. Mona Golabek, who wrote the book The Children of Willesden Lane – Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir Of Music, Love, and Survival, stars in the play and performs a number of well-known piano pieces in the production.
July 11 – August 24, 2014
The Long Shrift
Written by Robert Boswell
Directed by James Franco
The Long Shrift is a new play at the Rattlestick Theater about a man who is recently out of jail after serving a nine year sentence for rape. He is now free man and his accuser is back in his life.
July 7 – August 23, 2014