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BROADWAY AT THE SEAPORT FREE CONCERTS ON PIER 17
FREE lunchtime concerts on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays
Beginning in July
Exact shows and schedule will be announced at a later date.


 


ALTAR BOYZ
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm
Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm
Sunday at 3pm and 7 pm
Dodger Stages

See Frank J. Avella's Review

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that ALTAR BOYZ, the acclaimed musical comedy at Dodger Stages, winner of the coveted Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Off-Broadway, will welcome ack its original MARK on Monday, January 9th (8 PM) when TYLER MAYNARD returns to the role that garnered him Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical!

Tickets will be $69.99 for all performances. ($1 Restoration charge included). Tickets may be ordered online at www.telecharge.com or by phone at 212/239-6200 or 1-877-ABOYZ-411. For more information, please visit www.altarboyz.com.

Dodger Stages| Stage 4 |340 West 50th Street
(Just west of Eighth Avenue)



theAtrainplays, vol. XXIII
WEDNESDAY JUNE 25th
New World Stages

theAtrainplays are a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train, from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back. On Tuesday evening, June 24th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train. Before each of the teams begins their journey, they pick a number between 3 and 5 to set the number of characters, then they choose headshots from a blind draw to determine who is in each piece. When the librettists reach the Far Rockaway stop, they randomly select, through another blind draw, their collaborative lyricists, composers, directors and choreographers, who have been awaiting their arrival at a nearby McDonald’s with two playwrights joining them and just beginning their journey. Two directors will meet the creators of the now finished plays at 207th Street and they all proceed to Columbus Circle where they meet the pre-selected pool of actors, decipher their scribbles, copy the scripts and begin rehearsals. They have until show time THE NEXT DAY, Wednesday night, June 25th at 8:00PM to develop these works into six exciting new musical experiences to be shared with the audience at New World Stages on the set of the hit musical Altar Boyz.

Tickets for this ONE NIGHT ONLY event benefiting the Off-Broadway community are $50 for the performance, $100 for premium seats with a post-show party with the cast and creative team. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200, or in person at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.

New World Stages |1 340 West 50th Street
Between 8th and 9th Avenues.


 

THE AWESOME 80S PROM
Friday and Saturday Nights @ 8PM
Open Run
Webster Hall



All of your favorite characters from your favorite '80s movies are at THE PROM, from the Captain of the Football Team to the Asian Exchange Student, from the Geek to the hottie Head Cheerleader, and they're all competing for Prom King and Queen.

Tickets : $49.99 www.theatermania.com or phone: 212-352-0255

Webster Hall |125 East 11th Street

 


BASH’d!
Monday at 8 PM
Thursday at 8 PM
Friday at 7:30 and 10 PM
Saturday at 8 PM
Previews Begin June 12th
Opening Night Monday, June 23rd
The Zipper Factory Theater

Stephen Kocis, Carl D. White, Paul Boskind, and Michael Filerman are proud to present the Off-Broadway Premiere of BASH’d!, the acclaimed Gay Rap Opera. Performances will begin June 12th at The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues) with Opening Night set for Monday, June 23rd.

BASH’d! was created by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow who star as T-BAG and FEMINEM, respectively, and has music by Aaron Macri and is directed by Ron Jenkins.

Tickets will be $25 - $55 and may be purchased at www.thezipperfactory.com or by calling 212/352-3101.

The Zipper Factory Theater |336 West 37th Street
Between 8th & 9th Avenues

 


 

Martin Platt’s
A DANGEROUS PERSONALITY
Previews Start Wednesday, June 4th with
Opening Night Wednesday, June 11th
Open Run
Julia Miles Theatre

Perry Street Theatre Company (David Elliott/Martin Platt, Co-Directors) is proud to present the World Premiere of A Dangerous Personality, a new play by Sallie Bingham. Performances begin Wednesday, June 4th Off-Broadway at the Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) with Opening Night set for Wednesday, June 11th.

Martin Platt directs a cast that features Nancy Anderson, Lisa Bostnar, Steve Brady, Sheffield Chastain, Graeme Malcolm and Jodie Lynne McClintock as Helena Blavatsky. A Dangerous Personality will have set design by Bill Clarke, costume design by Martha Hally, lighting design by Tom Sturge, and sound design by Lindsay Jones.
Tickets from $37.50 may be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212/239-6200.

The Julia Miles Theater | 424 West 55th Street
(between 9th & 10th Avenues).


 

The Fantasticks
Tuesday at 7:00pm
Wednesday at 2:00pm
Thursday and Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
Sunday at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Snapple Theater Center

A new production of The Fantasticks, the world's longest running musical, comes to New York! This beloved musical love story features music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. Jones also directs.

Tickets are $75, with a special $35 ticket price for selected seating on Sunday evening performances, and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com at (212) 307-4100. www.ticketmaster.com

Snapple Theater Center |210 West 50th Street


 

Suzanne Willett's
Feminazi
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm Thru July 12
The Players Theatre

For every woman who thinks "ma'am" is a four letter word - it's time to
meet the girls! Sarah- the 40 something house-wife who spends her
Tuesday evenings singing about the working woman's woes, Fran the 50
something "wrapper" - who raps about being like plastic wrap - invisible
and easy to throw away, The Feminazi herself - seeking out sexist pigs
with her own special brand of discipline and last but not least the
Virgin Mary tells us it's no easy job being the mother of the savior.
All four woman are portrayed brilliantly by Suzanne Willett with warmth
and humor, leaving us to realize that woman have much more to look
forward to than menopause

Ticket Info: Tickets $45 www.telecharge.com

The Players Theatre | 115 MacDougal Street
Between West 3rd & Bleeker
NYC 10012
www.theplayerstheatre.com


 

Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening
Monday 8:15pm
Tuesday 8:15pm
Wednesday 2:30pm
Friday 8:15pm
Saturday 4:00pm & 8:15pm
Sunday 3:00pm & 7:30pm
47th Street Theater

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway marks its 25th Anniversary with a brand-new edition, Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, featuring spoofs of the season including Spring Awakening, Curtains, A Chorus Line, Grease: You're The One That We Want, Legally Blonde, Frost/Nixon, Mary Poppins, and The Disney Musicals in addition to Company and Grey Garden, among others.

Tickets $60-$65 www.telecharge.com

47th Street Theater |304 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036


 

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Monday - Tuesday @ 7:00PM
Wednesday 2:30PM
Friday 8:00PM
Saturday 4:00PM & 8:00PM
Sunday 3:00PM & 7:00PM
Closes July 27, 2008
Westside Theater

Sex, Dating, Marriage, Infidelity ... these are just some of the issues that are hilariously skewered in Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts' hugely successful musical revue. Four actors take on the lives of over 60 characters as they face the trials and tribulations of dealing with the opposite sex. Now in its 10th year, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a wonderful date show that will have you laughing and singing even after you leave the theater.

Tickets $65.000 www.telecharge.com

Westside Theater |407 West 43rd Street



JACKIE MASON – THE ULTIMATE JEW
Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM
Matinees Saturday at 2 and Sunday at 3 PM
Special Wednesday matinees at 2 PM on March 26th, April 9th, and April 23rd.
Previews Begin March 18th
Closes July 20
New World Stages

No election year would be complete without the irascible, irreplaceable and incomparable Jackie Mason – who brings his 8th and final one-man comedy tour de force, JACKIE MASON - THE ULTIMATE JEW, to New World Stages, beginning March 18th for a limited ten-week run, through May 25th only. Long passionate about politics, Jackie Mason is well known for his tough and outspoken position on a variety of issues.

Elder statesman of the stand-up comedy world, Jackie Mason combines pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life, and impeccable timing to create material that leaves audiences laughing until they cry show after show. The Chicago Tribune said Mason is "splendidly funny, a side-splitter." Once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that he or she become the standard to whom all others are compared. Jackie Mason is such a performer, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, now more popular than ever!

For tickets from as low as $46 (including $1 facility fee), call Telecharge.com at 212/239-6200. For more information visit www.jackiemason.com

New World Stages/Stage 3 |340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues


Tuvia Tenenbom
LAST JEW IN EUROPE
Opening Sun. 10/14 @3PM
Sundays @ 3PM
Mon. & Wed @7PM
Open Run
TRIAD Theater

LAST JEW IN EUROPE is an absurdist "dramedy" about the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The setting is Lodz, Poland, the time is today. Written, and now also directed, by Tuvia Tenenbom, the Jewish Theater's Artistic Director, LAST JEW IN EUROPE explores the under currents of racism and the overtones of assimilation. LAST JEW IN EUROPE previously played to sold-out audiences in New York during last season's successful run. The former production, having been staged in a traditional theatrical format is re-opening at the Triad with a new postmodernist direction. Drawing from its previous success, LAST JEW IN EUROPE will forgo the stage altogether. All the action takes place among the audience. This will allow New York theatergoers the ability to transform into the Lodz residents and experience LAST JEW IN EUROPE from inside the skin of the characters.

Tickets: $55.00 ($20.00 students with valid ID) tickets available at TheaterMania.com. www.JewishTheater.org 212.494.0050

TRIAD Theater |158W. 72 St.


 

KEN DAVENPORT'S
MY FIRST TIME,
Starts July 12th - Open Run
NEW WORLD STAGES

Ken Davenport, producer of the Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz and The Awesome 80s Prom, will present MY FIRST TIME (www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com,) a new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues featuring four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people . . . just like you.

For tickets from as low as $25, call Telecharge.com at 212/239-6200. For more information and group tickets call 1-888-MY1-TIME or visit www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com.

New World Stages|Stage 5 |340 West 50th Street
Between 8th and 9th Avenues).


 

NAKED BOYS SINGING!
Friday evenings at 10:30 pm
Saturday evenings at 6 pm and 10:30 pm.
New World Stages

NAKED BOYS SINGING!, the fifteen-song celebration of the male form, now in its seventh year, is hanging its clothes up backstage at New World Stages. They are appearing on Stage 4, graciously shared by the other (clothed) Boyz of New World Stages: ALTAR BOYZ!

Ticket prices will be $69.00 VIP Seating in the first three rows, $59.00 for the remaining Orchestra rows, which includes $1.00 facility fee. Tickets for Naked Boys Singing! are available through www.telecharge.com at 212-239-6200 or at the New Wold Stages Box Office. For Group Sales, call 212-302-4848, ext. 20. The show runs at a lean 70 minutes, without an intermission.

New World Stages (Formerly Dodger Stages) |340 West 50th Street
Between 8th & 9th Avenues

 


Brooke Berman's Latest Off-Broadway Hit Announces Extension
A PERFECT COUPLE
Monday - Saturday at 8pm.
Final performance on July 19 is at 6pm
DR2

WET (Women's Expressive Theater, Inc.) has announced the extension of its World Premiere production of Brooke Berman's A PERFECT COUPLE. Produced on an Off-Broadway contract, this limited engagement production is directed by Maria Mileaf (The Argument at The Vineyard, Lee Blessing's A Body of Water at Primary Stages in September). Originally slated to close July 12, performances have been added through July 19 at the DR2 (103 East 15th Street) where WET became the first theater company in residence last year.

A PERFECT COUPLE is a story about three best friends -- Amy, Issac and Emma -- and their young next door neighbor, Josh. After fifteen years of dating/living together/taking breaks and now, moving upstate, Amy and Isaac are finally tying the knot. Emma, their single best friend, has decided to get out of the city and join them for a summer weekend in the country. Over the long weekend, secrets are revealed and bonds are tested, forcing these friends to discover who they are now, versus who they thought they would become. Brooke Berman's newest play raises pressing questions about loyalty, partnerships, and modern love.

Tickets range from $25 - $45, available at 212-239-6200 or www.wetweb.org.

DR2 |103 East 15th Street
Between Union Square East and Irving Place
Accessible from the L,N,Q,R,W,4,5,6 trains at 14th Street-Union Square).



 



Perfect Crime
Monday at 8:00pm
Wednesday at 2:00pm
Thursday and Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
Sunday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Snapple Theater Center

Perfect Crime goes well beyond traditional mystery play. It is a sexy, compelling thriller, with well-timed surprises and laughs that relieve a growing dramatic tension. The main character is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist accused of bumping off her wealthy British husband.

Tickets are $41-- $51, and can be purchased through Ticketmaster (212) 307-4100, www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Snapple Theater Center box office (212) 921-7862. For more information, visit www.perfect-crime.com on the web.

Snapple Theater Center| 4th Floor | 210 West 50th Street (betw Bway & 8th Ave)


THE QUANTUM EYE - Magic Deceptions
Saturdays at 5 pm
Snapple Theater Center

Sam Eaton’s The Quantum Eye -- Magic Deceptions is a A tour de force
of intimate magic and mind-reading exploits brought into the 21st
century. THE QUANTUM EYE continues its two year run every Saturday at
5PM in The Snapple Theater Center, the only Off-Broadway theater right
on Broadway.

Join Sam in a unique, sophisticated and family friendly tour through
the limits of our mind's potential where nothing is quite what it
seems and none of your secrets are safe. This one-of-a-kind New York
event will be an experience that you will never forget.

Tickets are $35- $45, and can be purchased at www.thequantumeye.com,
or at the Snapple Theater Center box office (212) 921-7862. For more
information, visit www.thequantumeye.com on the web.

Snapple Theater Center| 4th Floor | 210 West 50th Street (betw Bway &
8th Ave)




ANTHONY NEILSON’s
STITCHING
Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:00pm
Wednesdays – Fridays at 8:00pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm & 8:00pm.
NOW THROUGH JULY 19
Special July 4th Weekend Schedule
Monday, June 30 @ 7:00pm
Tuesday, July 1 @ 7:00pm
Wednesday, July 2 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, July 3 NO PERFORMANCE
Friday, July 4 NO PERFORMANCE
Saturday, July 5 @ 8:00pm (no 2:00pm performance)
THE WILD PROJECT

Adamanto Productions and Electric Pear, in association with Liebman Entertainment are proud to present a limited Off-Broadway run of the U.S. premiere of Stitching – a deeply twisted, intricate drama by Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson – at The Wild Project (195 East Third Street) now through July 19. Directed by Timothy Haskell and starring acclaimed Israeli actress Meital Dohan and Gian-Murray Gianino, Stitching will play the following schedule during the July 4th holiday week and weekend:

Stu and Abby love each other so madly, they’re driving each other crazy. Stitching follows the increasingly disturbing and inventive games the couple plays in order to connect. As they circle and test each other, they role-play with reality and fantasy to the point where even they don’t seem sure what is real anymore. When Abby discovers she’s pregnant, the choices they make will haunt them forever. The visceral poetry and physicality between the lovers creates a surprisingly tender, often humorous, brutal romance. Stitching challenges the notions of modern romance in an increasingly complex world.

Stiching is directed Timothy Haskell and stars: Meital Dohan and Gian-Murray Gianino.

Tickets are $45 and can be arranged through www.OvationTix.com or by calling 212.352.3101. A limited number of Student Rush tickets will be available for purchase at the box office (cash only) 2-hours prior to each performance. For more information, please visit www.StitchingThePlay.com.


THE WILD PROJECT |195 EAST THIRD STREET



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