Director Joe John Battista (left) and playwright Michael Gorman (right) are the powers behind the new operat, “The Moby Dick Blues,” which started a limited run at La Mama theater in the East Village. ( Photo: Sabine Stock) The Moby Dick Blues: Classic Melville Novel Transforms into Modern Opera The first time I picked up Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, I only managed the first hundred pages before feeling hopelessly... City Arts 06 Jun 2025 | 03:32
The cast that won best production for the comedy Granny Jackson’s Dead were welcomed by the Irish Consul General Helena Nolan (fourth from right) while Origin Theatre Company artistic director Michael “Mick” Mellamphy (far right) presented the award to playwright Zoe Seaton (second from right). ( Photo: Rory Duffy) Sinéad O’Brien Lands Best Play Honors at Irish Theatre Festival The 17th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival dished out a host of awards, including Best Male Actor to Alan Smyth, Best... City Arts 31 May 2025 | 03:27
Norm Lewis plays Russell Parker, a former vaudevillian who is down on his luck as the proprietor of a failing barbershop in Harlem. The seldom-produced play from 1969 is now enjoying a short-run Off Brosdway revival. ( Photo: Maria Baranova) Norm Lewis Is Back in a Revival of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men People often joke about already knowing the last line of their obituary. Norm Lewis has performed for decades and still one... City Arts 02 May 2025 | 09:58
It may be easy to miss its nondescript marquee, but it has helped many a woman playwright or actor get their start over the years. ( Photo: Michele Willens) WP: A Little Theater That Could You have likely strolled past its quiet marquee many times on Broadway at 76th. You may have even wondered what exactly is... News 24 Mar 2025 | 03:01
Georgia O’Keefe was married to Alfred Stieglitz in 1924 until his death in 1949 but from 1941 to 1949 she had an unusually close and at times explosive relationship with a woman in the Southwest, which was also the scene of some of her most vivid paintings over the years. ( Photo: Rufus W. Holsinger/Wikimedia Commons) “Georgie & The Butch” Explored Relationship Between Woman and Famed Painter Georgia O’Keefe I confess I have always loved plays about letters. I even wrote one for kids, called “Dear Maudie.” That began as a book... City Arts 08 Mar 2025 | 07:05
“Birds of a Feather” features two one-act plays: ”Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and ”The Greenhouse” by Robert Karmon. ( Photo via OutOfTheBoxTheatre.com) Out of the Box Theatre Starts New Season with 2 1-Act Plays Out of the Box Theatre Company is kicking off its next season in early November with six performances of “Birds of a Feather,”... News 21 Oct 2024 | 04:27
Dr. Adams (Frank Licato) and Richard (Ezra Barnes) are in therapy. Richard asks about hypnosis to recover his lost password to his bitcoin fortune. ( Photo: Theater for the New City) “Dickhead” a New Play That Satirizes How Tech Roils One Modern Family Here comes an off Broadway show sure to mess up our minds—hopefully in an instructive way. Think Norman Rockwell meets The... News 27 Sep 2024 | 03:03
Cyclists Protest NYPD Criminalization Push Against Bikers for Traffic Infractions