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Off Broadway Preview: Matthew Broderick Joins the New Group’s “Evening at the Talk House” by Wallace Shawn at the Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre

January 3, 2017 | house that will, midnight, News, Off-Broadway, pershing square, Previews, sea wall, the house, the nap > | Tags: , ,

The New Group has announced that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick joins Wallace Shawn’s Evening at the Talk House, with, as previously announced, Jill Eikenberry, John Epperson, Larry Pine, Wallace Shawn, Claudia Shear, Annapurna Sriram and Michael Tucker, representing full casting for this U.S. premiere directed by Scott Elliott.  Previews for Evening at the Talk House begin January 31 in advance of an Official Opening Night on February 16 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West…

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Off-Broadway Review: “This Day Forward” at the Vineyard Theatre

December 6, 2016 | days of rage broadway, days of rage theatre, hand to god, last stand city center, LGBTQ+, mother night, Off-Broadway, the nap > | Tags:

“In the Name of God, I take you to be my husband/wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.” – From “The Book of Common Prayer” In 1958 Martin…

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Preview: “Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812” Opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on Monday November 14, 2016

September 1, 2016 | black no, Broadway, hadestown, mary page, News, Previews, the nap > | Tags:

Complete casting has been announced for the new musical NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, featuring the Broadway debuts of 24 cast and creative team members including Josh Groban* as ‘Pierre’ and Denée Benton* as ‘Natasha.’ Created by Dave Malloy* (Ghost Quartet, Preludes) and directed by Rachel Chavkin* (Hadestown, Artistic Director of The TEAM) – also making their Broadway debuts – THE GREAT COMET will blaze into Broadway’s Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) beginning October…

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Off-Off-Broadway Review: “A Microwaved Burrito Filled with E. coli” at FringeNYC 2016 at the Huron Club at the SoHo Playhouse

August 20, 2016 | girlfriend, house that will, LGBTQ+, NY International Fringe, Off-Off-Broadway, she loves me, the house, the nap, waitress > | Tags: , , ,

Self-described foul mouthed talking, pill popping, lady loving Molly “Equality” Dykeman (Andrea Alton) is back – again it turns out according to the ratings on Yelp – at Enchilada Shelly’s for a friend’s wedding. Molly is a butch security guard at P.S. 339 in the Bronx who, unapologetically, sports a mullet and an orange vest – she wears the vest…

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Off-Off-Broadway Review: “Jump It” at FringeNYC 2016 at 64E4 Mainstage

August 17, 2016 | NY International Fringe, Off-Off-Broadway, the nap > | Tags: ,

Stu Napolitano (played with a charmed angst by Philip Cruise) owns his own towing business and still lives at home with his abusive father and collusive mother. Stu drops everything and dashes home to administer insulin to his diabetic father whenever his incompetent mother calls. Stu’s dreary – and troubled – life gets interrupted by the return of his brother…

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“Annapurna” Presented by the New Group at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (Closed Sunday June 1, 2014)

April 21, 2014 | days of rage theatre, Off-Broadway, the nap > | Tags:

“Annapurna” is a high-wire act with no safety net. Homer recounts the epic ten-year journey of Ulysses after the fall of Troy and chronicles his adventures and misadventures as he attempts to reunite with his faithful wife Penelope and their son Telemachus. James Joyce recounts the epic day-long journey of Leopold Bloom and unfolds his adventures and misadventure in Dublin…

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