The debt holder of iconic Theatre 80 on St. Marks Place evicted the longtime owners, Lorcan Otway and his wife Genie Gilmore and on May 9 agreed to sell the premises to a new owner. Now a petition on Change.org is urging Mayor Eric Adams to use eminent domain to seize the property. It has gnarred over 8,000 signatures. Photo: Change.org 8,000 Signature Petition Urges Mayor Adams to Use Eminent Domain to Save Theatre 80 LIK Holdings emerged as the wining bidder for the building that houses Theatre 80 at a bankruptcy court auction on May 9th,... News 18 May 2023 | 11:04
King James stars Glenn Davis and Chris Perfetti who play two long suffering fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The show is finally landing in NYC after critically acclaimed runs in Chicago and LA. Photo: Manhattan Theater Co. King James Finally Landing in NY, But Off Broadway, Not MSG I first saw this show in Los Angeles, after its initial run at Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theater. And now, “King James”... News 12 May 2023 | 06:40
Marie Grace LaFerrara says that the theater world is “back” as she takes over the York Theater Company as its new executive director as the industy at large in the city shakes off the effects of the pandemic. Photo: York Theater Company New Executive Director of York Theater is excited for people to be “back in the room” Theater has had a tough go of it the past few years, namely because of a global pandemic that shuttered Broadway and Off-Broadway... News 08 May 2023 | 12:28
Paola Minaccioni will be performing “I Am So Much Better Live” (“Dal Vivo Sono Molto Meglio”), directed by Paola Rota--just one of the many plays and readings to take place as part of In Scena!, an Italian theater festival. Photo: Emily Owens PR. Italian Theater Festival Now in Tenth Year, Will Showcase Eight New Productions A festival is bringing the theatrical performances of Italy to New York City audiences free of charge, starting May 1st and... News 17 Apr 2023 | 04:13
Although a somber topic, Shanit Schwartz said she also found a way to interject light, humorous elements into “Daughter of the Wicked” a one woman play about the search for her abducted sister, now in previews at City Center. Searing One Woman Play By Israeli Actress Who Searched for Abducted Sister She was raised on the floor in a hut on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. There was no electricity and not even streets nearby.... News 08 Apr 2023 | 04:48
Michael Presser of Inside Broadway feels very at home in a theater as he’s been bringing live theater to schools for several decades. Photo: Elena Olivo, Inside Broadway Theater Oriented H.S. Kids Say They’re Often Treated with “Meanness” by Kids on Sports Recently, I joined in a panel discussion on the role that the arts play in education. During the question-and-answer session... Features 07 Apr 2023 | 12:58
The Samuel Beckett play “Endgame” starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson and directed by Ciarin O’Reilly at the Irish Repertory Theater on West 22nd St. has just extended its run another four weeks through April 9. Photo: Irish Rep Theater Off Broadway Plays, Theater Off Broadway, Always Avant-Garde, is Alive and Kicking There’s an unusually interesting array of worthwhile shows Off-Broadway this spring, which is home to the avant-garde and... News 10 Mar 2023 | 07:34
Playwright Alice Eve Cohen’s ancestors in a cornfield on their farm in Oklahoma. Photo courtesy of Alice Eve Cohen ‘Oklahoma Samovar’ Is a Rumination On Jewish Identity, Through A Personal Lens Alice Eve Cohen’s play, “Oklahoma Samovar,” tracks a family’s footsteps over five generations, from Latvia to Brooklyn, Kansas... City Arts 02 Dec 2022 | 10:41
Tjaša Ferme, the artistic director of Transforma Theater. Photo: SHOOTT Off Broadway: Science and Theater “American theater is too realistic,” according to Tjaša Ferme. “I want to create something I would like to see. Something... News 30 Nov 2022 | 11:51
Ken Leung (right) Jeb Kreager in “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing.” Photo: Monique Carboni Ken Leung Can Do It All “Ken Leung?” Actor-filmmaker Edward Norton gushed when I mentioned who I had just interviewed. “He’s genius! I’ve cast him... News 15 Nov 2022 | 11:14
The Museum of Broadway on West 45th Street. Photo: Monique Carboni A New Museum of Broadway Debuts in Times Square “It’s about time!” That’s what entrepreneur and two-time Tony Award-winning producer Julie Boardman, co-founder of the newly... Home 15 Nov 2022 | 10:53
Suzan-Lori Parks playing guitar as part of her new production, “Plays for the Plague Year.” Photo courtesy of The Public Theater Suzan-Lori Parks Wants a Safe Space to Heal from COVID As it becomes increasingly impossible to find a seat on the subway, the memories and the trauma of quarantine slip to the... City Arts 11 Nov 2022 | 06:32
Rob McClure and Audrey II in “Little Shop of Horrors.” Photo: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade Take a Trip to Skid Row with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ October is upon us, and what better time to experience the gruesomely hilarious, musical cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors”... News 25 Oct 2022 | 12:20
Peter Mark Kendall and Rosaline Elbay in “Dodi & Diana,” a play by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, produced by Colt Coeur at HERE Arts Center in NYC. Photo: Robert Altman Making a Middle Eastern ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ While series like Hulu’s “Ramy” and Netflix’s “Mo” bring authentic Middle Eastern-American stories to the screen, Middle... City Arts 07 Oct 2022 | 09:50
In “Ohio State Murders,” Audra McDonald stars in a horror story about the destructiveness of racism. Photo: Allison Michael Orenstein Broadway and More: Light the Lights! Do you have your tickets for “Leopoldstadt”? Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning latest features a huge cast, and follows... City Arts 21 Sep 2022 | 01:55
