We’re all for something that was off or off-off moving to another theater for an extended engagement. The artists are happy, the people working on the show are happy, and (in theory) audiences are happy. Plus for every show like this that works (that is, nobody loses their entire investment), that makes it that much more likely that another show will move as well (sort of – it’s the old “hey, that worked! Why not this one?” theory). Usually the direction is downtown-to-midtown and this is the opposite, but we’re not going to quibble. From some of the people who brought you BUG.
NILAJA SUN’S “NO CHILD…â€
HEADS DOWNTOWN FOLLOWING SOLD-OUT RUN
ON THEATRE ROW
PERFORMANCES RESUME OFF BROADWAY AT
BARROW STREET THEATRE
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2006
OPENING SET FOR SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006
Barrow Street Theatre, Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter, and Epic Theatre Center are proud to announce that No Child…, a solo play written and performed by Nilaja Sun, and directed by Hal Brooks (Thom Pain), will be transferring Off Broadway to the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue) this summer. Immediately following a sold-out and critically acclaimed run at the Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row, plans were in motion to bring No Child… to a larger audience. The open-ended engagement will begin performances on Saturday, July 8 with an opening night set for Sunday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. Set Design is by Narelle Sissons, Lighting Design is by Mark Barton, Costume Design is by Jessica Gaffney and Sound Design is by Ron Russell.
No Child… is an unflinching look into the New York City Public Education system by the acclaimed teaching-artist and solo-performer, Nilaja Sun, who transforms into the teachers, students, parents, administrators, janitors, and security guards who inhabit our public schools every day and are shaping the future of America.
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The New Group offers this “new play with music”. With a title like that, it better have music! Ethel Merman, are you listening? (Note: we have no idea if this play has anything to do with Ethel Merman. In fact, it most likely does not.)
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld had a play produced back in 1997 called The Flatted Fifth which starred Danny Hoch; we remember folks liking that one. Seth’s done other stuff since then, this is just his latest work. The New Group is usually good for a solid production. So this one is worth a look, just based on the talent involved. Here’s the deal for those who want to know more:
THE NEW GROUP
PRESENTS THE FINAL PRODUCTION
OF ITS 2005-2006 MAINSTAGE SEASON
“EVERYTHINGS TURNING INTO BEAUTIFULâ€
A NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC
WRITTEN BY SETH ZVI ROSENFELD
SONGS BY JIMMIE JAMES
DIRECTED BY CARL FORSMAN
LIMITED OFF-BROADWAY RUN
JULY 17 – AUGUST 26
OFFICIAL OPENING: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 @ 7:00 PM
THE NEW GROUP @ THEATRE ROW
(THE ACORN THEATER / 410 WEST 42ND STREET)
The New Group proudly presents the final production of its 2005-2006 mainstage season, Everythings Turning Into Beautiful, a new play with music written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld with songs by Jimmie James. Directed Carl Forsman, this production stars Daphne Rubin-Vega and Malik Yoba. This limited Off-Broadway engagement will play Monday, July 17 – Saturday, August 26 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Official Opening Night is set for Thursday, August 3 @ 7:00 PM.
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Second Stage Theatre has moved up in the world over the past several years, moving shows to Broadway (like this one, and this one) and doing most of their work at a mid-sized off-Broadway space in midtown. They did, however, wisely hold onto their jewel of a space on the Upper West Side, and here’s the latest offering there:
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
Concludes its 2006 Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series
with the World Premiere of
ALL THIS INTIMACY
Written by RAJIV JOSEPH
Directed by GIOVANNA SARDELLI
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PERFORMANCES BEGIN JULY 17 — OPENING NIGHT IS JULY 27
Following the world premiere of Anton Dudley’s Getting Home, Second Stage Theatre Uptown will conclude its 2006 season with the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s All This Intimacy, directed by Giovanna Sardelli. The play will begin previews on July 17 and officially open on July 27 at Second Stage’s uptown home, the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Broadway @ 76th street. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Second Stage Box Office at 212-246-4422.
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An article by George Hunka about a theater company with a great name: Theater of a Two-Headed Calf.
Shaw, Kabuki, Eva Peron: The Usual Mix – New York Times
