Thursday, March 30, 2017
By Michael BlockThe world is filled with talented people. But sometimes those talented people don't get "discovered." All it takes is one tweet that can pave the way to future stardom. The g…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:31PMTuesday, March 28, 2017
By Michael BlockWhen I was a kid, I distinctly remember a store called Motophoto. It was a photo development shop. There were a few of these stores in our area. I remember the excitement of …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:48PMName: Gabriel VasquezHometown: New York CityEducation: SUNY PurchaseFavorite Credits: Sweeping the floor at the Performing Garage.Why theater?: Because it’s the weirdest art form! I always…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:42PMToday's Block Talk features Rafa Reyes, the creator and performer of A Mexican Affair, a cabaret at The Metropolitan Room on April 8th and 20th!For more on A Mexican Affair, visit http://www…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:48PMBy Ed MalinIn a world of crooks and unscrupulous press, imagine you are a broke theater producer itching to put on a production of The Threepenny Opera (that classic show about thieves). &nb…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:48PMName: Chris O'ConnorHometown: Cedar Falls, IowaEducation: BFA in acting from Carnegie-Mellon University; MFA in directing from Rutgers UniversityFavorite Credits: Recent favorites for acting…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:31AMMonday, March 27, 2017
By Michael BlockA year since her appearance on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Cynthia Lee Fontaine returns to the Laurie Beechman Theater with Cynthia Lee Fontaine’s More intimat…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:36PMBy Michael BlockOnce upon a time on RuPaul's Drag Race season 7, Kennedy Davenport roared her way to victory by eliminating fan goddess Katya in an epic lip sync. Based on the ridiculous cha…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:32AMSunday, March 26, 2017
Name: Edward HeinemannHometown: Philadelphia, PAEducation: Coker College B.S. Psychology Minor in Theatre Arts; Two Year Conservatory Program The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (NY…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:32PMFriday, March 24, 2017
By Kaila M. StokesFeeling like you’re living in a world where your voice is not heard? Ever think that our government was never going to take us seriously unless we do something drastic? S…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:24PMBy Michael BlockJohn Cage was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher, and artist. He seemed like the perfect subject for a work of theatrical art. Presented by Abingdon Th…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:24PMThursday, March 23, 2017
By Michael BlockFirst it was Shakespeare. Ibsen and Chekhov followed after. Even Miller has been reinvented. Now's the time for Tennessee Williams to be redefined on stage. In the latest rev…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:07PMName: Alexander Sage Oyen Hometown: Orlando, FloridaEducation: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training ProgramFavorite Credits: I played Willy Loman as a 17 year old in hi…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:03PMWednesday, March 22, 2017
By Michael BlockWhat brings two humans together? Is it fate? Or maybe circumstance? Perhaps it's a superpower. A play about human connection, Omega Kids by Noah Mease is a subtly stunning dr…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:06PMName: Sarah Beth PfeiferHometown: Elliott City, MDEducation: BM in Musical Theatre from The Catholic University of AmericaSelect Credits: Enid Hoopes in the national tour of Lega…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:42PMBy Michael Block What do millennials in New York City love most? Brunch! Tell an audience you're giving them brunch food, you might get them to the theater. Brunch Theatre is brining ei…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:12AMTuesday, March 21, 2017
In a very special Block Talk, I sat down with the Diva himself, Sean Patrick Monahan to chat about being a diva and Diva: Live from Hell!Diva: Live from Hell plays Theater for the New C…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMName: Darcy DunnHometown: Warren Township, NJEducation: BASelect Credits: Carmen, Rosina, Cherubino, Hansel, DidoWhy theater?: I’m a classical singer who in recent years has enjoyed doing …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:20AMFriday, March 17, 2017
By Michael Block Blood is thick. Family is forever. Cliches are real. And they're the center of Arthur Miller's The Price. Receiving a starry revival at Roundabout Theatre Company, this…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:48PMphoto by Kurt SneddonName: Taylor FreyHometown: Las Vegas, NevadaEducation: Brigham Young University, Provo, UTSelect Credits: Venice Film Festival: Summertime (Matt- Dir. Gabriele Muc…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:24PMThursday, March 16, 2017
By Michael BlockWhen catastrophic life events happen, it can feel like the world is ending. Finding light in the darkness is the hope. In Rachel Bonds’ Sundown, Yellow Moon, a time of unce…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:54PMBy Michael BlockAddiction. She's a bitch. In Hollis James' grungy Kyle, a man falls down the rabbit hole of addiction as he's seduced by the devil on his shoulder, convincing him to continue…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:42PMBy Ed MalinBarbara Kahn’s new play Ghost Light Now & Then is playing at Theater for the New City. This is a time-fluid story which takes place in the Greenwich Village Theater, o…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:54PMTuesday, March 14, 2017
photo by Ben StrothmannName: Virginia Baeta Hometown: Fremont, CaliforniaEducation: Officially, I trained in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at UCLA. Unofficially, I learned prett…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:54PMName: William BroderickHometown: Woodside, QueensEducation: BA Hunter College, English; Acting: E. Katherine Kerr; Voice: Richard GordonSelect Credits: Robert in Company; Emile in South Paci…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:54PMBy Ed MalinJonathan Leaf’s new play Deconstruction is a refreshing and contemporary take on love and philosophy circa 1949. The three brainiac characters in this story are Belgian–…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:54PMBy Ed MalinThis March at The Brick, Theater of the Apes is presenting Zamboni Godot (written and directed by Ayun Halliday) in repertory with Lunchtime (written and directed by Greg Kotis). …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:42PMSunday, March 12, 2017
By Michael BlockThere's always time for a show at the Laurie Beechman Theater for the incomparable Mrs. Kasha Davis! Returning once again to New York, the iconic Drag Race star brings her la…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:32PMSaturday, March 11, 2017
By Michael Block We long for human connection. How we find it is the catch. Sometimes all it takes is proximity. In Jean Ann Douglass' delightfully beautiful The Providence of Neighbori…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:12PMThursday, March 9, 2017
Name: Nat CassidyHometown: I was born in Raleigh, NC, and raised in Phoenix, AZEducation: BFA from the University of Arizona, post-graduate work in the School of Hard KnockzSelect Credits: L…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:24PMWednesday, March 8, 2017
I had the great pleasure of sitting down and talking with the incredible Matt Mitchell to talk about Your Name on My Lips at Theater for the New City!Your Name on My Lips runs unti…
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