The very busy and very brilliant Heidi Schreck took a moment to chat with us about her new play Grand Concourse, about five soup kitchen workers, and how she balances being a theater maverick. A playwright, actor, and TV writer, she tells us all abou …Read more
The performers were silent, but the audience buzzed with the whispers of children at the Skirball Center Thursday night. What’s that? Is he a slinky? It’s a fish! A cat! They were all right. Mummenshanz, the Swiss mask-theater group made famous durin …Read more
Described in the words of its own creator Chazz Palminteri, A Bronx Tale is a show you “have to see to believe”. The show tells the story of Calogero Anello, a working class boy who gets involved in organized crime and must then decide if he wants to …Read more
Playwright David Auburn, known widely for Proof and The Columnist, is a Pulitzer and Tony award winner. His latest play, Lost Lake, explores the tenuous relationship between two strangers, Veronica and Hogan, who are both experiencing personal crises …Read more
We’ve got eating to do at popular coffee shop Serendipity 3, which has just unveiled a dessert in honor of Tony Award-winning musical Pippin. The “Pippin High-flying Sundae” is a big top extravaganza consisting of three scoops of ice cream doused wit …Read more
Keisha Zollar is an improviser and actress who is making waves in the comedy scene. She performs weekly on the Lloyd team ‘Astronomy Club’ at UCB East, and you may also have seen her on Orange is the New Black, featured in October’s issue of Glamour …Read more
William Goulet is the writer/director of Filler, a serio-comedy about Marian and Adler, a married couple whose lives are irrevocably changed by the visit of two repairmen. The world premiere play opened Sunday at 64E4, and Mr. Goulet was kind enough …Read more
What do you get when you blend Shakespeare’s poetry and film? The Sonnet Project! Developed by New York Shakespeare Exchange (NYSX), a theater company that offers innovative theatrical experiences with the purpose of “exploring what happens when cont …Read more
Iliana Inocencio has been rocking the character and improv circuit at People’s Improv Theatre, and has also appeared on MTV Girl Code, Gossip Girl, various PIT TV sketches and the NBC Diversity Showcase. You can catch her solo show Iliana Night Live, …Read more
SOLOCOM, The PIT’s annual solo show festival, begins in just a few days, so I decided to get to know some of the performers a little more. First we have Nancy Lombardo, a comedian who always steps outside the box with her dialogue, jokes and song par …Read more
