The Connelly Theater at 220 East 4th Street. ( Connelly Theater Instagram) Catholic Church Suspends Operations at Connelly Theater in Flap Over Controversial Plays New York City’s Connelly Theater has suspended its operations after its owner, the New York Archdiocese which was trying... News 28 Oct 2024 | 05:37
Annika Beck competing in the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament at the Bank of England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, England. ( David Iliff / Wikimedia Commons) Tennis Is Having a Media Moment Yes, the NBA finals are in progress, the Yankees are soaring, and Jets fans await Aaron Rodgers’ arrival from... somewhere.... Voices 17 Jun 2024 | 02:16
Melissa Etheridge uses her voice to belt out hits during her one woman play, “My Window” now in a limited run on Broadway’s Circle in the Square theater. Photo: Jenny Anderson Melissa Etheridge Moves Her One Woman Play to the Great White Way Who is Melissa Etheridge in her own words? Etheridge: She’s a Midwestern girl, who had some big dreams who followed her dreams,... City Arts 28 Sep 2023 | 06:01
Playwright Al Tapper (left) Steve Ditmyer, the director, of “Bettinger’s Luggage.” Photo: Joan Pelzer Spreading Neighborly Love & Diversity on a Stage Playwright Helped Create Playwright, composer and lyricist Albert M. Tapper penned his first non-musical “Bettinger’s Luggage,” with a specific message... News 28 Aug 2023 | 03:31
Show poster for Caitlin’ Cook’s one woman play, “The Writing on the Stall” at the Soho Playhouse Sept. 6 to 23. ( MIndy Tucker) Musical Comedian Turns Quotes She Found in Bathroom Stalls Into Songs and Then a Play After college, Caitlin Cook happened upon a piece of bathroom graffiti at a dive bar that said, “Writing on toilet walls... News 14 Aug 2023 | 11:55
Actors in the play Anna May Wong: Persona practice for the upcoming Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater located at 85 E Fourth Street as part of Pride Month festivities. Photo courtesy of The Kraine Theater. Queerly Festival Kicks Off Pride Month with a New Director at the Helm June is here, which means that the pride parade is soon approaching. One weekend a year the LGBTQ+ community comes together... News 09 Jun 2023 | 06:55
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,... Home 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”... City Arts 12 May 2023 | 06:40
Lorcan Otway and his wife Genie Gilmore in one of their last days behind the counter at the William Barnacle Tavern inside Theatre 80. After running the establishments for decades and living in an apartment upstairs, they were evicted last month by a developer intent on auctioning off the #78 and #80 St. Mark’s Place to satisfy the loan it picked up when the theater filed for bankruptcy. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Curtain Ringing Down on Beloved Theatre 80 as Bankruptcy Auction Begins The final curtain rang down on Theatre 80 last month and the second generation owner Lorcan Otway and his wife were evicted... News 10 May 2023 | 09:03
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 industry 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
