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Imani Russell, Kuhoo Verma, Wren Rivera & More Will Lead Inaugural Prism Festival Of New Queer Musicals


by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2024

The inaugural PRISM Festival of New Queer Musicals will feature Broadway performers and popstars such as Imani Russell, Kuhoo Verma, and Wren Rivera. The festival runs June 22-29, 2024, at Judson Memorial Church....

Inaugural PRISM FESTIVAL OF NEW QUEER MUSICALS to Take Place This Summer


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024

Celebrate Pride Month with THE MAKERS' ENSEMBLE and JUDSON ARTS as they present the inaugural PRISM FESTIVAL OF NEW QUEER MUSICALS. Discover four new musicals and nurture emerging Queer theater talent....

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble To Present METAMORPHOSIS, An Immersive Experience


by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2024

Join Phoenix Theatre Ensemble for their limited run of METAMORPHOSIS, an immersive experience inspired by Franz Kafka's classic novella. Created by PTE Company Members Clara Francesca & Leo Lion, catch the performances at KafkaTech at Studio Exhibit Photography Studios....

NO POLICY NO JUSTICE Comes to La Mama Community Arts Space This Month


by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2024

From March 20 to 28, Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. will present 'No Policy No Justice,' an evening of three one-acts, at La MaMa Community Arts Space, 74 E.4th Street.  ...

Pregones/PRTT Reveals 2023-2024 Season in The Bronx and Manhattan


by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2023

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater's 2023-2024 season has been revealed! Learn more about the full upcoming lineup here!...

The Chocolate Factory Theater Launches Fall 2023 Season With A DISGUISED WELCOME...


by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2023

The Chocolate Factory Theater launches its Fall 2023 Season with the New York premiere of A disguised welcome…, a new dance work by Wanjiru Kamuyu....

Nile Harris' THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME to be Presented at Abrons Arts Center This Weekend


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2023

Abrons Arts Center and Ping Chong and Company will present Nile Harris: this house is not a home July 14-16, 8pm....

Harlem Stage to Present 2023 Edition of E-MOVES in April


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2023

Harlem Stage will present the 2023 edition of E-Moves, the institution’s signature dance series, which for more than 20 years has convened choreographers, dancers, artists, and musicians of color in an exploration of movement and message....

Annie Dorsen's PROMETHEUS FIREBRINGER to Have New York Premiere at The Chocolate Factory Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 28, 2023

The Chocolate Factory Theater, Media Art Xploration, and New York Live Arts will present the New York premiere of Prometheus Firebringer, the first lecture-performance by director and writer Annie Dorsen....

Live Arts Presents Shamel Pitts I TRIBE's TOUCH OF RED


by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2023

New York Live Arts (Live Arts) presents the New York premiere of Touch of RED, a new work by the award-winning movement artist Shamel Pitts, co-created and performed by his Brooklyn-based arts collective TRIBE. Drawing inspiration from two distinct arts requiring rapid-fire footwork – boxing and the...

Past Shows

WATERWORKS New Works Festival


Launched in 2023, WATERWORKS celebrates new theatrical voices in Charlottesville and beyond! This festival of new works puts the playwright at center stage and diversifies ...

FIREFLIES
FIREFLIES
3/29 - 4/20/2024


Part Two of Donja R. Love’s "The Love* Plays" trilogy, which explores Queer love through Black history, FIREFLIES centers on the Civil Rights Movement. A ...

MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY


Take a romantic journey to Pemberley for the holidays in this sequel to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY continues Jane ...

LIFE SUCKS.
LIFE SUCKS.
9/29 - 10/29/2023


Aaron Posner's delightfully comic contemporary riff, "sort of" adapted from UNCLE VANYA. Runs in repertory with UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov. Seven disgruntled old friends, ex-lovers, ...

UNCLE VANYA
UNCLE VANYA
9/29 - 10/29/2023


Chekhov's 1897 masterpiece filled with dark humor, hidden passions, and tumultuous family dynamics. Runs in repertory with LIFE SUCKS. by Aaron Posner. When a pretentious ...

KINKY BOOTS
KINKY BOOTS
2/16 - 3/12/2023


Inspired by a true story, the huge-hearted musical KINKY BOOTS struts down the Live Arts stage featuring a Tony® and Grammy®-winning score by Cyndi Lauper ...

Hand to God
Hand to God
4/13 - 5/5/2018


“Darkly delightful.” – New York Times The Exorcist meets Avenue Q in this irreverent and hysterical journey to the basement of a church in Cypress ...

Videos


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Brooklyn Art Haus (6/6 - 6/16)

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Sing Out: AWT Throwbacks in Off-Off-Broadway Sing Out: AWT Throwbacks
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Cherry's On Top! in Off-Off-Broadway Cherry's On Top!
The Green Room 42 (6/26 - 6/26)

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Generations in Off-Off-Broadway Generations
Vino Theatre (6/14 - 6/30)

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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella in Off-Off-Broadway Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
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Party Killer- An Immersive Whodunit Comedy in Off-Off-Broadway Party Killer- An Immersive Whodunit Comedy
Asylum NYC (6/13 - 6/15) Tracker
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I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls in Off-Off-Broadway I Hate the South, But I Love You: The Songs of Lain Walls
54 Below (6/12 - 6/12) Tracker
The Last Neighbors Presents... in Off-Off-Broadway The Last Neighbors Presents...
Caveat (6/22 - 6/22) Tracker
Dungeons and Drag Queens! in Off-Off-Broadway Dungeons and Drag Queens!
SoHo Playhouse (6/28 - 6/28)
Friends! A Musical Parody in Off-Off-Broadway Friends! A Musical Parody
The Theater Center (8/2 - 11/17)
Our American Queen in Off-Off-Broadway Our American Queen
The Flea Theater (6/11 - 6/29)
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DOO WOP GOLD WITH THE DUPREES in Off-Off-Broadway DOO WOP GOLD WITH THE DUPREES
Jeanne Rimsky Theater (6/23 - 6/23)
Romeo and Juliet in Off-Off-Broadway Romeo and Juliet
Boomerang Theatre Company (6/22 - 7/14)
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