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Now there’s a title for you. Rinne Groff has been on the rise for awhile now, so this should at least be interesting. Here’s the press release:

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 PRESENTS
OBie Award winning Playwright
RINNE GROFF’s
orange lemon egg canary
Obie Award-winning playwright Rinne Groff and director Michael Sexton– the respective writer and director of Jimmy Carter Was a Democrat – return to P.S. 122 armed with a hatful of cheap tricks, hurt feelings, and beguiling questions about sex, theatre, ghosts and the Two of Clubs in Groff’s new play Orange Lemon Egg Canary, which will run from July 12 through July 30.
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This isn’t theatrical in nature, but it’s too weird to not post.

STEVEN SEAGAL HAS A BLUES BAND.

Not since Bruce Willis’ exciting forays into musical performance has there been such anticipation.

Via Thrillist.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

Mojo Priest (Steven’s CD)

StevenSeagal.com

 Solstice in Times Square

WHAT:

A celebration of sun, summer and creativity.

WHEN:

Dancing at the Crossroads on Sunday, June 18th

followed by…

Mind Over Madness Yoga on Wednesday, June 21

Creativity at the Crossroads on Wednesday, June 21

WHERE:

Military Island, at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Ave

ADMISSION:

Free.

DETAILS:

In honor of the many cultures throughout history that have celebrated the Summer Solstice as a flowering of mind, body and spirit and an outpouring of creative expression, Times Square Alliance decided to partner with the most creative organizations in New York City – Dancers Responding to AIDS and the many astonishing dance groups and artists who work with them – to bring creativity to the Crossroads of the World.

Dancing at the Crossroads is hosted by Paige Davis from TLC’s Trading Spaces and Broadway’s Chicago and Felicity Finley, star of Broadway’s The Wedding Singer. The thirty local, international and student companies scheduled to perform will present a program of dance as diverse as New York City itself. With styles ranging from classic and contemporary ballet to hip hop, jazz, modern and tap, set to music ranging from Stravinsky to Stevie Wonder, Dancing at the Crossroads in guaranteed to offer something for every lover of music and dance.

Scheduled to Perform*:

• Ballet Hispanico School Ensemble
• Battleworks
• Cedar Lake
• The Cast of Broadway’s THE COLOR PURPLE
• Complexions Contempory Ballet
• CorbinDances
• David Dorfman Dance
• David Parker and the Bang Group
• Decadancetheater
• Elisa Monte Dance
• The Company of Broadway’s HOT FEET
• In The Spotlight
• Keigwin + Company
• Miss Dance of the United States
• Moving Still
• Nicholas Andre Dance Theater
• nicholasleichterdance
• Parsons Dance Company
• Peridance Ensemble
• Randy James Dance Works
• Sensedance
• Stephen Petronio Company
• Suzanne Goldman
• Tapaholics
• The United States Dance Team
• Todd Williams and Glen Rumsey
• Trisha Brown Company

*subject to change

For more information, call DRA at 212-840-0770 or visit www.dradance.org.

Cheap tickets, new plays, nice theaters (air conditioned – VERY important feature right now). Read on:

15 plays. 25 days.
All tickets $10!

3rd Annual SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL NYC
July 5-30, 2005

The SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL is back, and we’re about to kick off our hottest summer yet! Whether you’re a theater junkie or just up for something fresh, SPF is serving up 25 days of sizzling theater that you won’t want to miss. This year’s lineup features 15 brand-new shows from 15 top emerging playwrights, under the expert guidance of cutting-edge Broadway producer Arielle Tepper (Spamalot, The Pillowman, A Raisin in the Sun, De La Guarda, Freak). It all takes place at the Theatre Row Complex on 42nd St, and it’s all just $10 a ticket!

The Theatre Row Complex, 410 West 42nd St. at 9th Ave.

For more information visit www.SPFNYC.com.

(L to R): DAN ILLIAN and ELIZABETH NORMENT   Photo by: Jim Baldassare

We like New Georges-the company always seems to do interesting work, and they appear to have a hit on their hands with this latest production. Read about it in The New York Times, and also the press release below:

6/16/06
NEW GEORGES
ANNOUNCES ONE WEEK EXTENSION of
SHEILA CALLAGHAN’S “DEAD CITY”
at 3LD Art & Technology Center
Production will now play through June 30
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Who says theater’s not cool? (Okay, lots of people, but they’re not always right.) The Hip Hop Theater Festival is back with more theater that doesn’t look like the stuff your Gramma likes (unless she’s a rappin’ Granny). Read on:

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The guy won a Tony, but apparently he is a veteran of downtown theater. Anyone who’s appeared in a show at Expanded Arts deserves props for (a) surviving the experience and (b) getting out and making some money. Nothing personal, EA, it’s just… well, things could get a little scary down there sometimes. Good for John, though. This isn’t quite as cool as Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis winning the Tony for Urinetown, but it’s still good. Nice work, John.

offoffonline interview with John Lloyd Young

JohnLloydYoung.com (featuring his blog)

SECURITY
Nine new short plays examining “security”; specifically, who’s in charge of it, who needs it the most, and what will they do to get it.  With themes ranging from dramatic to wildly satirical.
Presented by TheDrillingCompaNY.
78th Street Theatre Lab
236 West 78th Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenues)
(please note: the theatre is not wheelchair accessible)
June 6th-June 25th
Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 3pm

TICKETS: $18.00

RESERVATIONS: 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com

INFORMATION: www.drillingcompany.org

More info about the show:

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Even if you don’t usually like this kind of show, how can you not love Tina Turner? Full disclosure: we haven’t seen it, but it sounds fun. Read on:

Announcement of Limited Off-Broadway Return Engagement:

“A delightful abundance of shimmying, strutting hips; one would be hard pressed to find a more compelling argument for the pleasures of freedom, especially freedom as hard-won as Ms. Turner’s.”
– The New York Times

“A fresh look on a well-known subject where the ultimate message is about the resiliency of the human spirit.”
– The New York Sun

RIVER DEEP, A TRIBUTE TO TINA TURNER

Photo: © Stephanie Berger

Directed and Choreographed By Gabrielle Lansner

Original Score By Philip Hamilton

Book Adapted By Gabrielle Lansner

From Tina Turner’s Best-Selling Autobiography I, Tina

The Acclaimed Musical Returns to

The Peter Jay Sharp Theater

For a Strictly-Limited Off-Broadway Engagement

Wednesday, July 5 (Opening) Through Saturday, July 29, 2006
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