Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Announcement - 7 Stories (The Strain Theatre Company)

THE STRAIN THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
7 STORIES

Written By Morris Panych
Directed By Greg T. Parente

August 7-24, 2008
The Gene Frankel Theater

A man teeters on the ledge of an apartment building, seven floors up, contemplating suicide. Before he can take the final leap he is confronted by the stories of the manically eccentric residents inside. The two lovers who constantly threaten to murder one another, the actor on his wedding day who plans to stay in character for the rest of his life, and the lady who keeps her own faith by answering the prayers of residents on the sixth floor. After hearing these "seven stories" it looks like all the insanity is inside, and that the suicidal man is the least likely to jump . . .

7 STORIES features Connor Paolo* ("Gossip Girl", Snow Angels, World Trade Center, Alexander, Mystic River), Toni-Ann Gardiner, Alice Kremelberg (Baby Mama, "30 Rock", "Guiding Light", "Law & Order"), Thomas James Lombardo ("Law & Order"), Thomas Patel, Erica Terpening-Romeo, and Rachel Troy.

The production, produced by The Strain Theatre Company, will play at The Gene Frankel Theater (24 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery) August 7-24, Thursday through Saturday at 7pm. Sundays at 2pm.

Announcement - Cake and Plays . . . But Without the Cake (At Hand Theatre Company)

AT HAND THEATRE COMPANY

PRESENTS

CAKE AND PLAYS…BUT WITHOUT THE CAKE

A night of plays by Jono Hustis
Directed by Daniel Horrigan
August 6-24, 2008
The Gene Frankel Theater

CAKE AND PLAYS…BUT WITHOUT THE CAKE is an evening of 3 plays by emerging playwright, actor and Striking Viking Story Pirate, Jono Hustis. Shakespeare finding more than a muse in a cow, a blind date gone terribly wrong and a derelict guardian angel are all a part of the off beat universe of this highly theatrical evening. With great humor, the plays point out and poke fun at our own human frailties, longings and insecurities.

The production, produced by At Hand Theatre Company, will play at The Gene Frankel Theater (24 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery) August 6-24, Wednesdays at 8pm, Friday & Saturday at 9:30pm. Saturday at 2pm and Sundays at 6pm.

Announcement - 52 Man Pickup (FringeNYC & Working Man's Clothes)

The New York International Fringe Festival--FRINGENYC & Working Man's Clothes
present

52 MAN PICKUP

at The Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street @ Spring
(1 to Houston; C/E to Spring)

August 14 @ 7:45 PM August 18 @ 9:15 PM August 20 @ 5:30 PMAugust 21 @ 10:00 @ 10 PM August 23 @ 3:00 PM



New York alt-comedy diva Desiree Burch mixes playing cards, audience participation and parting gifts as audiences “go fish” through her deck of hilariously true and unadulterated encounters. Between firemen, construction workers, editors, rockers, schoolteachers, bartenders and male cheerleaders, this salacious evening of storytelling and stand-up explores sex in the city that never sleeps with the same person twice.

Visit the 52 Man Pickup Website for Details!

Photo by Sarah Sloboda

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Announcement - The Boy in the Basement (FringeNYC & Basement Boy Productions)

WORLD PREMIERE OF LIVE ACTION ROMANCE NOVEL
THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT
AT THE 2008 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

Basement Boy Productions is proud to present THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC. The Boy In The Basement is written by Katharine Heller and directed by Nell Balaban (Assistant Director of Golda’s Balcony and The Foreigner on Broadway). Performances will run from August 9th to 23rd, 2008, at the SoHo Playhouse (Venue #7), located at 15 Vandam Street between 6th Avenue & Varick in NYC. The show features original music on piano performed live by Jon Quinn.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at http://www.fringenyc.org/ or by calling 1-866-468-7619. Running time is 75 minutes.

For more information on the show visit http://www.theboyinthebasement.com/.

THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT is a live action romance novel about four co-eds who find a striking stranger trying to rob their house. His punishment? One weekend in the basement - as their sex slave. But see what happens when Lance Speedworth breaks into their home . . . and steals their hearts. Sexy, funny and touching, THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT is a story about friendships with modern commentary on the contemporary romance novel.

Director Nell Balaban has served as associate director to Scott Schwartz on many plays and musicals including The Foreigner (starring Matthew Broderick) and Golda’s Balcony (starring Tovah Feldshuh). She’s worked at venues including The Roundabout, Papermill Playhouse, The Alley Theatre (Houston), Goodspeed Opera House and The Alliance Theatre (Atlanta). As a Broadway actress she appeared in the original Broadway cast of Jane Eyre.

The cast includes Lynne Rosenberg and Katharine Heller (both honored with a 2007 Fringe Festival Award for Outstanding Ensemble for Naked in a Fishbowl), Nick Fondulis (NBC pilot Kings), Michael Solis (Cubicle Improv), Tom Macy, Meghan Powe and Anna Stumpf.

Author Katharine Heller is a New York native who has appeared in numerous improv and theater shows including Chick Flicks, Ka-Baam! and Forbidden Fruit. She recently starred in the short film, The Thorny Rose, for Cherry Films, a new company headed by Ethan Coen’s wife, Tricia Cooke. Written originally as a book six years ago as a gift to her three college housemates (on whom the story is loosely based), Katharine then self published The Boy in the Basement as a novel.

The design/production team consists of Kathryn Moise (Producer), Sean Tribble (Set Design), Grant Yeager (Lighting Design) and Terra Vetter (Stage Manager).

Announcement - Revealed (Horse Trade Theater Group)

Horse Trade Theater Group presents
a GiGi La Femme & Doc Wasabassco Production:
REVEALED
More burlesque than you’ve ever seen before!

Wednesday, August 20, 10:00pm $20
Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, New York, NY

REVEALED . . . Brought to you by the Power Couple of Burlesque (GiGi La Femme and Doc Wasabassco)

Revealed is a cutting-edge burlesque show with a sinfully dirty twist. This unique and extra-sultry night features the sexiest, most notorious burlesque performers in New York City, as you’ve never seen them before! Revealed promises you more bang for your buck than any other show in town. Experience an evening of salacious striptease and skin, where the climax of each number leaves everything…Revealed.

Featuring tantalizing performances by Jo Boobs, Mailah, GiGi La Femme, Kobayashi Maru, Peekaboo Pointe, and Harvest Moon with your charming and inebriated host, Bastard Keith!

"Worth considerably more than the paltry $20 admission fee it demands, the neo-burlesque show Revealed offers up a substantial helping of coquetry, comedy and camp, along with other, pinker, softer words beginning with the letter C." –New York Press

Revealed Burlesque
UNDER St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place
The third Wednesday of every month, at 10:00 PM Admission is $20. Tickets are available online at http://www.horsetrade.info/ or by calling 212-868-4444

www.myspace.com/revealedburlesque

Announcement - The Invitation (Wordmonger)

Obie Winner John Clancy Directs Revenge Comedy
THE INVITATION
September 5 - 27 at The Ohio Theater

Wordmonger presents the World Premiere of THE INVITATION by Brian Parks beginning September 5 at The Ohio Theater in SoHo. This new "revenge comedy" is directed by Obie Award winner John Clancy. Opening night is slated for Wednesday, September 10.

Black humor is the main course in THE INVITATION, a new dark comedy by Brian Parks. In an elite city apartment, a birthday-dinner celebration among a group of highly successful friends takes an abrupt, peculiar turn in a play that veers maniacally and sardonically through the worlds of politics, art...and revenge.

THE INVITATION stars David Calvitto, Leslie Farrell, Katie Honacker, Paul Urcioli, and Eva von Dok with set and costumes by Rose A.C. Howard and lighting by Eric Southern.
John Clancy is an Obie Award-winning director and the co-founder of FringeNYC. He works for Clancy Productions, an international touring and production company specializing in new American theater and serves as the Executive Director of the League of Independent Theater, the advocacy organization for 99-seat theaters in New York City. His directing credits include Parks' Americana Absurdum, Don Nigro's Cincinnati, his own play Fatboy and the UK premiere of Midnight Cowboy. He was awarded The New York Magazine Award in 1997 for "creativity, enterprise and vision".

Brian Parks is also the author of Americana Absurdum, which won the Best Writing Award at the 1997 New York International Fringe Festival, a Fringe First Award at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was performed in 2004 at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre, among other productions. His plays, which include Goner and Suspicious Package, have been performed in New York, Ireland, Scotland, Dallas, San Jose and San Francisco.

Wordmonger is a New York City-based theater company, whose previous productions include Americana Absurdum, Goner and Suspicious Package.

THE INVITATION runs September 5 - 27, Weds. - Sat. with additional performances September 7 & 8. All performances are at 8pm.

The Ohio Theater is located at 66 Wooster Street (between Spring & Broome Streets -- accessible from the C, E trains to Spring Street.)

Tickets are $18, available at 212-868-4444 or http://www.smarttix.com/.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Announcement - Anita's Underground Game Show (Horse Trade Theater Group and Anita Cookie)

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP
AND
ANITA COOKIE
PRESENT

ANITA’S UNDERGROUND GAME SHOW!

August 14, 10:30pm $10
Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, New York, NY

Burlesque star, Anita Cookie loves to drink almost as much as she loves to play games! COME ON DOWN to Anita's Underground Game Show, where anyone can be a winner… even YOU!

Anita's Underground Game Show . . . It's The Price Is Right with boobs and booze, an interactive game show where contestants, each randomly selected from the audience, play pricing games to win baked goods, free booze, and so much more! But it's not just fun and games! Hosted, in pasties, by Anita Cookie, Anita's Underground Game Show is packed with live music, jokes, hidden talents, and BOOBS!

Every month, the dazzlingly drunk is joined by that ever so tightly-wound announcer guy, Scott Rayow, as well as her rockin' live band, "The Kindergarteners". This month Cookie will also be joined by one of her favorite Drinking Buddies, the incomparable Nasty Canasta! She’s sexy! She’s sassy! She’s crafty! And I totally mean that in the Martha Stewart sense.

From the theme song to the cookies and right on down to the cleavage, Anita's Underground Game Show is a guaranteed good time! Chock full of fun, drinking, and games, games, games!

ABOUT THE STAR
Anita Cookie is dedicated to bringing quality burlesque to the masses, and she hopes to do this by always finding new and exciting ways to showcase jokes as well as jiggling bosoms. In addition to Anita's Underground, she co-produces a LIVE late night talk show in Williamsburg called The Night Cap, and she is the drunk in The Drunk 'n' Dirty Duo who can be seen monthly at the Palace of Wonders in Washington, DC. When Anita's not shaking her hips, she's in the kitchen whippin' up her special goodies! She makes cookies, sauces, decorative items and much, much more!

NASTY CANASTA
Burlesque baby Nasty Canasta wasn't born nasty; she's just drawn that way. The product of a brief tryst following a late-night card game between Sid Vicious and Carol Burnett, Nasty is old-school glamour at its most surreal. Her burlesque performances celebrate the vagaries of pop culture and the wicked sense of humor that makes it all bearable. Nasty can be found bumping & grinding, turning (magic) tricks, and fending off the advances of lascivious puppets at various unsavory locations throughout Brooklyn and NYC.

“What’s the one thing that could make The Price is Right sooo much better? Anita Cookie, the singing, dancing, sexed-up game show host who wants nothing more than to give you free stuff!" – New York Press

"Anita Cookie will intoxicate you (literally) with her stage presence. And, uh, donuts" - MetroMix

http://www.horsetrade.info/

Fundraiser - Working Man's Clothes

Working Man's Clothes'
Poker Party Event of the Summer!
"Monte Carlo Poker Night"
Let the Games Begin...
THIS SATURDAY
August, 2nd 2008
Arrive at 7:30!
Cash Prizes!
Everyone's first Monte Carlo drink is on the House!
**(while supplies last)

Play poker, Watch people play poker, Drink, Talk, Enjoy the night in 'Monte Carlo',

and...

CHECK OUT WORKING MAN'S NEW EVENT VENUE IN BROOKLYN!

Monte Carlo Poker Party
Let The Games Begin...


For The Poker Players:
$25 Initial Buy-In
$20 Re-Buy-In for the first hour of play
1500 Chips Given for Both
Blinds will be raised every 15 minutes

Final Prize Amounts are subject to the pool,
The More Players... THE BIGGER THE PRIZES!!!!

Minimum Winnings Available:
First Place: $150
Second Place: $75
Third Place: $25

For The Party People:
Let's get this party going!
Come in your best Monte Carlo Attire to add to the Ambiance! Your first drink is on us!*

7:30 pm at Working Man's New Brooklyn Loft Space!
698 Flushing Ave. Loft#1F (1 block from Flushing stop on JMZ, 2 from Flushing stop on G) Brooklyn (E. Williamsburg)

"See You in SATURDAY in Monte Carlo!"

RSVP to play!
Contact: Darcie Champagne - Darciec@workingmansclothes.com

Announcement - The Rick Younger Show (Younger Child Productions)

Younger Child Productions announces upcoming performance date:

The Rick Younger Show
Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 7pm
at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the Westbank Cafe, 407 W. 42nd St., at 9th Ave., NYCReservations: 212-695-6909

NEW YORK, NY - The Rick Younger Show, a contemporary variety show with an old school style, announces an upcoming performance on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the Westbank Cafe, 407 W. 42nd Street, New York City, at 7pm. Admission just $10.00 at the door plus a $15.00 food or drink minimum.
To make reservations please call 212-695-6909.

The Rick Younger Show merges live music, sketch comedy and stand-up in an evening of parody, soul, and silliness! Never the same show twice, the show involves a revolving cast of well known sketch and stand up performers. Cast members for this show will include Marc Theobald (The Chappelle Show), Kyle Grooms (Comedy Central Presents) and Clayton Fletcher (The Buddy Holly Story). And Love Bucket, the show’s fantastic six piece House Band, will jam with Rick as he sings his favorite songs!

“Rick Younger’s show is entertainment at its best . . . I encourage all to go, if not just to see the vocal stylings of the fabulous Rick Younger, then to see one of the best house bands I have seen in a long time, Love Bucket, or just to check out the new talent Rick Younger brings to his next show.” -The Cabaret Exchange

Rick Younger’s stand-up appearances include BET's Comic View, 30 Seconds to Fame,It's Showtime at the Apollo, and NBC's Last Comic Standing. As a singer and actor, Rick toured nationally with the Broadway Musical, RENT, and appeared in the feature film Fulgazi. He can regularly be seen on television in numerous national commercials and on a recurring “Today Show” segment.

We invite you to The Rick Younger Show, a variety show with an old school style, Wednesday, August 20 at 7pm at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the Westbank Cafe, 407 W. 42nd Street.

www.YoungerChildProductions.com

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Announcement - Pinkalicious, The Musical (Vital Theatre Company)

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES

PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL

RETURNS TO NEW WORLD STAGES
Saturdays at 2pm, Sundays at 12pm August 2nd - September 21st
(No performances on September 13-14)

VITAL CHILDREN’S THEATRE is pleased to announce the return of PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL at NEW WORLD STAGES August 2nd - September 21. The production, with book and lyrics by ELIZABETH KANN and VICTORIA KANN, music, lyrics and orchestrations by JOHN GREGOR is based on the popular children's book PINKALICIOUS by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. The musical adaptation is directed by TERESA K. POND with musical direction by JAD BERNARDO.

Performance run Saturdays at 2:00 pm and Sundays at 12:00 noon August 2nd through September 21st. There are no performances on Saturday and Sunday September 13th and 14th. All tickets are $29.50. The show is appropriate for children ages 4 to 12. For tickets and information visit http://www.vitaltheatre.org/ or call Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200. NEW WORLD STAGES is located at 340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenue.

Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. Lyricist, composer and orchestrator JOHN GREGOR received a 2004 Frederick Loewe Award for his musical WITH GLEE, for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics. Recently, WITH GLEE was presented in a workshop by the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU and premiered this fall at the New York Musical Theater Festival. His musical adaptation of Gogol's tragicomic short story THE OVERCOAT has been presented in London at the Bridewell Theatre, Barrington Stage Company and The New York International Fringe Festival. He has also co-written several children's musicals for Vital Theatre Company, including THE CHANGELING and THE BULLY.

ELIZABETH KANN & VICTORIA KANN (book & lyrics) are co-authors of the New York Times best-selling children's picture books PINKALICIOUS (HarperCollins, 2006) and PURPLICIOUS (HarperCollins 2007) that Victoria also illustrated. Elizabeth and Victoria are sisters who grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Victoria's award-winning artwork has graced the covers and pages of many magazines, newspapers, and books. Elizabeth's writing has appeared in a variety of newspaper and print publications. To learn more about the sister duo and their books, visit them online at their website at http://www.cupcakesforall.com/.

Director TERESA K. POND has produced and directed numerous plays, musicals, and opera during her seven year tenure as Producing Artistic Director of ACT (Alaska). Musicals include WEST SIDE STORY, THE MUSIC MAN, THE WIZARD OF OZ, CAMELOT and HONK! Regional work includes MACBETH, TARTUFFE, LYSISTRATA, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER and OF MICE AND MEN. Her award-winning production of HALF LIFE was hailed as the top show of The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) in 2005 (New York magazine). Recent work includes: EXTRAORDINARY! at Vital Theatre Company, PERFECT WEDDING and RUN FOR YOUR WIFE at Millbrook Playhouse.

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY commissions four to five new musicals for children each season. Since its founding in 1999, Vital Theatre Company has been honored with two AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE by the Off Off Broadway Review and received high acclaim from audiences and critics alike for being “a wonderful place for parents to introduce their kids to the glories of live theatre, done well and at modest prices.” Now in its 9th season, the company is dedicated to producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences. To date, the company has presented 38 original productions for over 35,000 children and their families.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Announcement - Perfect Harmony (The Essentials)

PERFECT HARMONY EXTENDS!!!
A HIT FROM THE 2006 NY FRINGE FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN
IS NOW A SUMMER OF 2008 HIT ON THEATRE ROW
PERFORMANCES WILL EXTEND THRU AUGUST 9th
AT THE CLURMAN THEATRE

New York City (July 25, 2008)-The Essentials' production of PERFECT HARMONY, a hit of the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival and now a hit on Theatre Row, will extend for two additional weeks starting on Monday, July 28 through Saturday, August 9, due to ecstatic reviews and terrific sales. PERFECT HARMONY is conceived and directed by Andrew Grosso, and is written by Grosso and The Essentials. Performances began on July 6 at the Clurman Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), and will continue there.

PERFECT HARMONY is a comedy about the struggle for truth, love and high school a cappella championship glory. Perennial powerhouse, The Acafellas, and their female classmates, The Ladies in Red, bare their dreams, hopes, and struggle to blend, as they battle to win Acapalooza and discover the true meaning of harmony. The ten member cast is: Dana Acheson, Clayton Apgar, Sean Dugan, Benjamin Huber, Scott Janes, Vayu O'Donnell, Amy Rutberg, Kathy Searle, Margie Stokley, and Nisi Sturgis. The set design is by Eliza Brown, the costume design by Becky Lasky, the lighting design by Brian Jones, and the music director is Ray Bailey. The Essentials is a New York City based theater company that collaboratively creates innovative new theater. PERFECT HARMONY is presented in association with La Vie Productions.

The New Yorker says Perfect Harmony has "an abundance of heart. This likable music-filled comedy is written and performed with an acute understanding of the anxieties and quirks of young achievers. The singing and acting are strong, the song choices hilarious." Talkin' Broadway calls the show "Unbearably funny;" Curtain Up says "Perfect Harmony is young, exuberant, over-the-top, and at times, unexpectedly moving;" TheatreScene.net writes "It's so perfectly, gorgeously wicked and has an amazing cast. We'll be seeing Perfect Harmony for a long time to come!" and NYTheatre.com's reviewer called Perfect Harmony: "Perfectly sweet, gleefully funny entertainment. The cast is outstanding. Perfect Harmony is pure joy from its start to its musical climax. It would be easy to envision this production having a Broadway address in the very near future."

The remaining complete schedule for "PERFECT HARMONY" (July 28 through August 9) will be: Mondays through Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $36.25 for the two extension weeks. The box office number for reservations is 212-279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com.

Announcement - Three Sisters (Theatre of the Expendable)

THEATRE OF THE EXPENDABLE
ANNOUNCES THEIR PRODUCTION OF ANTON CHEKHOV’S
THREE SISTERS

3 Sisters, 6 Actors, 12 Dollars
December 4-21, 2008

Theatre of the Expendable will present their production of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters this fall at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex. TotE’s production, directed by Jesse Edward Rosbrow will use only six actors, instead of the typical fourteen or more, and will be presented true to the original script, with very few cuts and staged in a nontraditional method while still telling the story traditionally.

The production will play at The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor) December 4-21 Thursday-Saturday at 8pm & Sunday at 2pm. Tickets will be $12.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Announcement - Johnny Law, Courtroom Crusader (FringeNYC & Johnny Boy Productions)

Johnny Boy Productions
Proudly Presents the World Premiere of

JOHNNY LAW
Courtroom Crusader


Performed by
TIM RYAN MEINELSCHMIDT

Written by
TIM RYAN MEINELSCHMIDT and THOMAS L. FOX ESQ.

Directed by CHRISTOPHER FESSENDEN

THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL-FRINGENYC
A PRODUCTION OF THE PRESENT COMPANY
AT THE SCHAEBERLE STUDIO THEATRE
AUGUST 8TH - AUGUST 24TH
TICKETS: $15. FOR TICKETS VISIT http://www.fringenyc.org/

JOHNNY BOY PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the world premiere production of JOHNNY LAW, Courtroom Crusader, the newest solo show from Tim Ryan Meinelschmidt whose last solo show ALL THE HELP YOU NEED, The Adventures of a Hollywood Handyman was honored with the Overall Excellence Award in the 2004 NY Fringe Festival. JOHNNY LAW, directed by Christopher Fessenden, will play a limited engagement as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC at The Schaeberle Studio Theatre (Venue #2, 41 Park Row at William Street). Performances begin August 9th and continue through August 22nd.

JOHNNY LAW is a streetwise, savvy and somewhat cynical criminal defense attorney. Having seen it all, from corporate clients dripping in smug privilege to the urban gang-bangers thrown under the wheels of the legal system Johnny nonetheless remains, a tireless advocate for social justice and the rights of the individual. In this "election year FringeNYC," with so many issues of personal freedom and social justice hanging in the balance and before the public eye, JOHNNY LAW is the right-show for right-now.

JOHNNY LAW is loosely based on the Johnny Law Stories by attorney Thomas L. Fox, whose colorful career has lead him from the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington DC, to the L.A. County Public Defenders office and everywhere in between. A longtime supporter of the arts as producer and legal advisor, Fox, is the rare criminal defense attorney who effortlessly segues in and out of the entertainment world.

Karina Martins is the stage manager.

JOHNNY LAW plays the following schedule through Friday, August 22nd:

Saturday, August 9th at 1:45 pm
Thursday, August 14th at 9:30 pm
Friday, August 15th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 17th at 6:30 pm
Friday, August 22nd at 5:00 pm

Tickets are $15 and are now available online at http://www.fringenyc.org/ or by calling 866-468-7619. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at The Schaeberle Studio Theatre, 1/2 hour prior to showtime.

Announcement - Zombie (FringeNYC & Razors Edge Productions)

WORLD PREMIERE OF JOYCE CAROL OATES’ ZOMBIE
AT THE 2008 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

MAMMA MIA! RESIDENT DIRECTOR THOMAS CARUSO TO DIRECT

New York, NY – Razors Edge Productions presents the World Premiere of Zombie as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival. Zombie is a novella by Joyce Carol Oates, adapted for the stage and performed by Bill Connington and directed by Thomas Caruso (resident director of MAMMA MIA!).

Performances will run from August 9th to 21st, 2008 at The Players Theatre Loft Space (Venue #13), located at 115 MacDougal Street (3rd floor) between West 3rd Street & Minetta Lane in NYC. Cast members of Joyce Carol Oates’ Zombie and The Corn Maiden will be featured at a FringeU event entitled “Behind the Production: Zombie and Corn Maiden,” on Monday August 18th from 6pm to 7:30pm at FringeCENTRAL (201 MulberryStreet).

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at http://www.fringenyc.org/ or by calling 1-866-468-7619. Runningtime is one hour. For more information on the show visit http://www.zombienyfringe.com/.

“I’m not Jeffrey Dahmer, I’m Quentin P__. They say I murder, torture andrape young boys. That’s not how I see it. I’m trying to create a zombie. Join me. I’ll tell you my side of the story.”

What happens when outwardly “normal” people snap? Joyce Carol Oates’Zombie sheds insight into this question by taking you inside the mind of a sexual psychopath. In Zombie, a Jeffrey Dahmer-esque serial killer by the name of “Quentin P__” describes the murder, torture and rape of his young male victims. A sexual psychopath, he aspires to create zombie slaves to meet his every need. Zombie received the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel and was awarded the Lilla Risk Rand fiction prize by the Boston Book Review. Warning: Zombie contains sexually graphic and violent language - no one under 18 will be admitted.

“When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.” ~ Joyce Carol Oates in The New York Times

Joyce Carol Oates has written some of the most enduring fiction of ourtime. In a prolific and varied career that ranges over several genres of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates has proven herself one of the most influential and important storytellers in the literary world. She is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 70 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, literary criticism and essays. She is a recipient of the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature. She has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize, and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

Director Thomas Caruso is the resident director of MAMMA MIA! on Broadway. His other directing credits include Mimi Le Duck (starring Eartha Kitt) at New World Stages, a national tour of Master Class (with Charlotte Cornwell of the Royal Shakespeare Company), Diagnosis (The Play Company) at 59E59, Two Boys… at Rattlestick and the musical Bingo at St. Luke’s Theatre. Thomas was the associate director for both Bombay Dreams and the musical revival of Follies. He received the Kenneth Frankel Memorial Directing Fellowship from Manhattan Theatre Club.

Bill Connington’s acting credits include Mr. Gallico at HERE, Spectacle of Spectacles at La MaMa and All Mixed Up Inside My Head at La MaMa. As a playwright, his credits include Lord Byron’s Lover, Teach Me All About Love, Johnny Mathis, and his own adaptation of The Picture Of Dorian Gray, all of which have been seen in New York. Bill has twice been a finalist at The O’Neill Theater Conference.

Zombie includes an original score composed by Deirdre Broderick. The design/production team consists of Joel E. Silver (Lighting Design), Josh Zangen (Scenic Design) and Naomi Anhorn (Stage Manager).

Monday, July 21, 2008

News - IT Awards Nominations Announced

2008 Blue Man Group Scheduled To Make a Special Appearance at the 2008 IT Awards: Nominees Announced Monday

New York, NY: On July 21, 2008, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2008 nominees at a standing-room only event at "Our Lady of Pompeii" located at 25 Carmine Street. The 2008 Nominees were selected from an adjudication pool of over 3,000 artists. Nominees include 127 individual artists, 47 different productions and 40 theatre companies.

Among the nominees are a husband and wife team, Jack and Rebecca Cunningham, who share a nomination for Outstanding Set Design for Mill Fire, which was produced by their daughter, Heather Cunningham. Three artists; Dan Bianchi, Michael Kramer and Qui Nguyen are each nominated for more than 1 production. And although most of the nominated productions have already closed, two of them, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and Elizabeth Rex continue to have performances in the new season. "To have done this amazing play to packed houses and then make the move to an Off-Broadway Premiere is a great experience. And now to be honored with two IT Award nominations is just the icing on the cake! The judges and audience votes have just been really terrific and the whole cast is incredibly pleased and excited for our August run at Center Stage" states Stephanie Barton-Farcas, Actor and Artistic Director, Elizabeth Rex produced by Nicu's Spoon.

A major announcement was made: Blue Man Group, the wildly popular Off-Broadway sensation at the Astor Place Theater and international entertainment phenomenon which combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a totally unique form of entertainment, will be performing the opening number at this year's award ceremony on September 22nd, 2008.
"We are excited about participating in this New York tradition of honoring diverse theater in NYC," states Blue Man performer, Wes Day. "Blue Man Group celebrates its New York roots and is proud to be grounded in this vibrant New York theatre culture."

AND THE NOMINEES ARE:

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Tanya Calamoneri, Heather Harpham, Lisa Ramirez, Cassie Terman
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jessica Burr, Zenzele Cooper, Dave Edson, Jason Griffin, Anna Kepe, Eunjee Lee, Celli Pitt, Matthew Sincell, Darrell Stokes, Laura Wickens
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Michael Crane, Andrew Guilarte, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Rock Kohli, Ramiz Monsef, Gita Reddy, David Sajadi
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Tatiana Gomberg, Emily Hartford, Ned Massey
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Joe Basile, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Eevin Hartsough, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Rob Neill, Joey Rizzolo, Justin Tolley, Jenny Williams
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Dana Berger
Washing Machine, Fist In The Pocket Theater in association with The Chocolate Factory

Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Taylor Mac
The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center

Petronia Paley
On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

Jonathan Pereira
American Cake, Prickly Pear Productions in association with the FRIGID Festival

Melle Powers
Whence Came Ye Scarlett O'Hara O'Hanrahan?, 53 Hysterics in association with the FRIGID Festival

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
Tom Bain
The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, The Amoralists Theatre Company

Jason Griffin
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Greg T. Parente
Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

Rob Sheridan
The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company

Matthew Sincell
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Paco Tolson
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Britney Burgess
Professional Skepticism, Zootopia Theatre Company

Megan Byrne
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Kaylin Lee Clinton
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Catherine Correa
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Tatiana Gomberg
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Erica Terpening
Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Michael DiGioia
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

Alex Draper
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Peter Judd
You Can't Take It With You, T. Schreiber Studio

Cameron J. Oro
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination, The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Maximilian Osinski
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Bobby Steggert
Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Abby Baum
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

Laura Heidinger
Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Lauren Kelston
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Kira Sternbach
Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts

Kristen Vaughan
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
Julie Atlas Muz
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Barbara Charlene
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination, The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Kelly Hayes
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Hogan & Robert O'Neill
Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions

Anabella Lenzu & Qui Nguyen
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Edward Elefterion
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

David Gow
Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Emma Griffin
Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Richard Romagnoli
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Robert Ross Parker
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Damen Scranton
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Christopher Brown
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Deborah Constantine
Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Kevin Hardy
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Kerrie Lovercheck
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Philip Sandstrom
Echo Lake, Embodiment Productions

Benjamin C. Tevelow
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Rebecca Cunningham
What I Did Last Summer, Retro Productions

Leon Dobkowski
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Jessica Sofia Mitrani & Ildiko Nemeth
The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Mioko Mochizuki
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Bobby Pearce
The Chaos Theories, Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company and MILJam Productions

Jessica Wegener
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Sean Breault
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jack Cunningham & Rebecca Cunningham
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Michael Kramer
Proof, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Michael Kramer
Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Travis McHale
The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

Tim McMath
Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Matt Ward
Mary Trilogy, Mir Productions

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Amy Altadonna
Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Dan Bianchi
The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Miguel Frasconi
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Damen Scranton
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Shearer
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Dan Bianchi
The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Mark Bruckner
Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Larry Lees
The Magic of Mrs. Crowling, Royal Circus in association with Horse Trade

Pete Mills
The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Mitun Sinha
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Min Xiao-Fen
On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT
Bekah Brunstetter
You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project

Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Matthew Opatrny
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

David Pumo
Auntie Mayhem, Gato Flaco Productions and Wings Theatre Company

James Scruggs
(RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Stanton Wood
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT
Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Bronwen Denton-Davis
Pealing Figs, Mind The Gap Theatre

Daniel Gallant
Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts

Philip Gawthorne
Modern Life is Rubbish, Mind The Gap Theatre

Nancy Harris
Girl in a Bath, Mind The Gap Theatre

Aliza Shane
The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre

C. Denby Swanson
Potato Feast, The Drilling Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Conjur Woman, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club

Honor, Prospect Theater Company

The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre Company

Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

SAVE THE DATE:
4th Annual IT Awards Ceremony
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Fashion Institute of Technology
Sponsors: Back Stage, United Stages, Kampfire Films PR, Yeungling Beer and GuS Soda

About The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation:
The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience.

Website: www.nyitawards.com

Friday, July 18, 2008

Announcement - Original Recipe (The Duplex Cabaret Theatre)

Candy Samples with Jeff Cubeta on Piano

Original Recipe
an evening of song

One Night Only!

Sunday, August 3, 2008
7pm

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre
61 Christopher Street, NYC

$10 & 2 drink minimum

Reservations Recommended
212.255.5438 or online