Gabe Belyeu News

Theatre HAN will present the New York Premiere of THE BUS STOP, the ground-breaking 1983 comedy by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian. Condemned as 'spiritual pollution' by Chinese Communist Party officials and banned from production, the controversial play, which recalls Beckett's Waiting for Godot, earned Gao a reputation as an avant-garde writer to watch. Interpreted as an analogy for ineffective Communist government, the play was described by one eminent member of the party as 'the most pernicious piece of writing since the foundation of the People's Republic.' Translated by Shiao-Ling Yu and directed by Samantha Shechtman, previews begin March 26 at Sanford Meisner Theater. Opening night is slated for April 1.

Due to the high demand for advanced ticket sales resulting in a number of sold-out shows, the Vortex Theater Company is releasing additional tickets for every performance of its upcoming production, Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical. The Vortex has also created a select number of obstructed view seats for a discounted ticket price of $12.

For the second production in its 2007 season of musicals, the Vortex Theater Company will premiere its radical new vision of Kander and Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical, directed by Gisela Cardenas with musical direction by Milica Paranosic

Yet another humorous take on the vampire legend, 'Bloody Lies' is silly and nonsensical if at least entertaining.