Ensemble Studio Theatre has been holding their marathon of one-act plays since 1977. Now in the second series of their 36th year (with one more still to come!), they’re offering a myriad of exciting and innovative work by playwrights Lloyd Suh, Chris …Read more
It’s that age-old adage everyone knows: “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Such is the idea explored in The Lucky One, Mint Theatre Company’s revitalization of the classic play by A. A. Milne — now playing at the Beckett The …Read more
Mfoniso Udofia’s Sojourners and Her Portmanteau, two plays that make up a nine-part saga and that are currently playing at New York Theatre Workshop under the direction of Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, are, above all, a master class in acting. The two parts, …Read more
“Dream big,” could be the tagline for Sweetee: a new musical by Gail Kriegel set for a limited premiere engagement at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Directed by Tony nominee and two-time Emmy Award winner Patricia Birch, Sweetee tells the stor …Read more
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is unarguably one of the most produced plays in the world, but as with most classics there comes a time when each production seems to be very much like the previous, which is why it’s refreshing to see playwrights give it …Read more
In Seven Spots on the Sun, playwright Martín Zimmerman shows he has no time for subtlety; he names his prophet-like hero after the biblical figure who led the Exodus, has the sun communicate a damning message to the humans below, uses plague to captu …Read more
In Sweetee, Jeremiah James plays Reverend Dan the pastor who wants the kids in his orphanage to find hope through music, as long as they stick to the hymns and songs of praise he approves of. When he meets the talented Sweetee (Jordan Tyson) who has …Read more
The Ramen Burger, the exquisite marriage of meat and ramen noodles, debuted at Smorgasburg, the food-based flea market in Williamsburg. Check out our StageBuddy video coverage, where we talk to the creator of the Ramen Burger about his culinary maste …Read more
NYC theater production company InProximity recently announced the line up for Project W, a theatre festival featuring five days of play readings written, directed, and produced by women. This celebration of women in theater extends even to the manage …Read more
The most striking thing about Marlene Dietrich is precisely how striking she is. Her teaseful smirk, bookmarked by those cheekbones sleek as diamonds, and the perfectly coiffed blonde hair (even when she’s been hiding under an ape mask) never fail to …Read more
