Does this mean it’s cleaner? There has to be a better joke than that in there somewhere…

“CLEAN” BY BOB EPSTEIN ADDS PERFORMANCES ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29 AT 4 PM

NEW OFFBEAT COMEDY DIRECTED BY

CHRISTOPHER MARING CONTINUES

AT URBAN STAGES THROUGH JULY 1

“CLEAN”, an offbeat new comedy by Bob Epstein which opened June 19 at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street, has added a special 4 PM performance on Thursday, June 29. The regular performance schedule is Monday, Wed, Thursday, Friday and Sat at 8 PM, Sunday at 7 PM. The limited Equity engagement continues through July 1st.

Directed by Christopher Maring, this fantastical comedy finds Digby, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy industrialist, on an enlightening LIRR journey to the chic Hamptons. When her daddy is busted for shady business dealings, Digby turns to a quirky entertainment lawyer and an undercover FBI agent (who may be just plain crazy) to prove his innocence and preserve her privileged way of life. Sometimes it’s dirty work keeping clean.
Bob Epstein produced and wrote the feature film “The Gauguin Museum” which has been seen at Slamdance and SXSW Film Festivals. Christopher Maring has directed at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Prospect Theater Company and Emerging Artists Theater.
The cast includes Albert Insinnia, Karl Jacob, John Kudan, Nancy Rodriguez, Cherene Snow, Bjorn Thorstad and introducing Sarah Viccellio as the industrialist’s daughter.

Seats at $18 are available through Smarttix at (212) 868-4444 or via www.smarttix.com.

For more information about “CLEAN” go to www.cleantheplay.com.

OFF-OFF BROADWAY THEATRE LISTINGS

“CLEAN” an offbeat new comedy by Bob Epstein, directed by Christopher Maring at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street through July 1st. Performances Mon, Wed, Thurs, Friday & Sat at 8 PM, Sunday at 7 PM WITH SPECIAL ADDED 4 PM PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29. Tickets at $18 available through Smarttix (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com.

Always important to have a good title. As long as nobody unfreezes Walt Disney, this production should be safe.

MICKEY MOUSE IS DEAD stops at 59E59 Theaters before heading to the
Edinburgh Fringe, as part of EAST TO EDINBURGH 2006

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New York, New York June 23, 2006—59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans,
Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to
welcome the exciting new company Spankin’ Yanks and their NYC
premiere of MICKEY MOUSE IS DEAD by Justin Sherin and directed by
Gordon Carver. Part of EAST TO EDINBURGH at 59E59 Theaters, MICKEY
MOUSE IS DEAD begins performances on Tuesday, July 11 for a limited
engagement through Sunday, July 23. Opening Night is Wednesday, July
12 at 7 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday – Sunday at 7 PM.
Tickets are $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 members) and can be purchased by
calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at
www.ticketcentral.com. 59E59 Theaters is located at 59 East 59th
Street, between Park and Madison Avenues.
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Some high-class cartoon fun at BAM.

BAMcinématek Presents Animation Around the World, July 17-31

Highlights from several prestigious animation festivals include the best of Animateka, Ottawa 2005, and the Clermont-Ferrand festival.

Brooklyn, June 23, 2006-BAMcinématek, the repertory film program at BAM Rose Cinemas, presents Animation Around the World, July 17-31. For the first time we are presenting highlights from animation festivals the world over, including hand-drawn, stop-motion, CG works from an international set of filmmakers.

BAM Rose Cinemas “offers one of the most civilized movie-going experiences in the city,” according to The New York Times. General admission tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas are $10. Tickets are $7 for students 25 and under (with valid I.D. Monday-Thursday, except holidays) seniors, children under twelve, and BAM Cinema Club members. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM (order by “name of movie” option), or online at www.bam.org. For more information, call the BAMcinématek hotline at 718.636.4100 or visit www.bam.org.
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OMG! Madame, the puppet from Hollywood Squares, is back on stage. It’s not exactly network television, but come on, this is news, dammit. It’s a workshop production, not open for review, but if anyone sees it, let us know what you think. It was a looong time ago, but that pre-AVENUE Q puppet was pretty funny in her day.

Emmy Award Winner & Hollywood Squares Star Returns
MADAME: A COMEBACK FROM ABROAD
July 17 – 31 at The Cutting Room

After an 18 year hiatus, two time Emmy Award winner and Hollywood Squares star MADAME returns with her first full-length live show. Alongside her new partner JOE KOVACS, the legendary comedienne will present a limited engagement workshop of her new show A COMEBACK FROM ABROAD beginning July 17th at The Cutting Room. Please note: this workshop production is not open for review.

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Ewww… Well, I guess whatever gets you through the night. Still, that sounds like it would hurt.

WHAT:              Sex and Sealing Wax

performed by Romy Nordlinger

written by Romy Nordlinger and Adam Burns

directed by Hilary Adams

video design by Julian Rad

Part of the Seventh Annual Midtown International Theater Festival

SYNOPSIS:    A multi-media solo show performed by Romy Nordlinger about the search for sexual freedom under the ever-watchful eye of the media.  Darker questions about independence and individuality are also raised – such as just who sets the moral compass in society?  An updated and expanded version of the critically acclaimed show Nordlinger brought to the MITF last year.

WHERE:            Where Eagles Dare Theatre

347 West 36th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)

Ground Floor

WHEN:              July 22nd – August 6th

Saturday, July 22nd at 8:15pm

Tuesday, July 25th at 8:30pm

Sunday, August 6th at 1:45pm

TICKETS:       $18.00, $15.00 for students and seniors

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

FESTIVAL INFORMATION: www.midtownfestival.org

SUBWAY INFO:        Take the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 trains to 34th Street
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Well, by now they’ve already begun.

Not that we want to tell them how to do their marketing, but shouldn’t it be “BEER opens tonight” or “open a BEER tonight”? Okay, maybe not.

See this entry for more.

ROBERT SCOTT SULLIVAN’S

“BEER FOR BREAKFAST”

A WORLD PREMIERE OF A COMEDY ABOUT MEN
WRITTEN BY A MAN WHO KNOWS FROM WHENCE HE SPEAKS
DIRECTED BY A WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS HIM

BEGINS PREVIEWS TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST

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We’re tempted to say something like “their upcoming season sounds really nifty-keen!” but we won’t. Oh wait, we just did…

Next season, Keen Company moves uptown and Off Broadway!
First show of their 2006/07 Season is the NYC premiere of Theophilus
North, by Matthew Burnett, based on the novel by Thornton Wilder.

New York, New York June 21, 2006—The Drama Desk Award-winning Keen
Company (Carl Forsman, Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce
that beginning with their 2006/07 Season, they will be moving Off
Broadway (on an Actor’s Equity “A Contract”) and in residence at
Theater Row. Keen Company shows will perform at the Clurman Theater
(410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues).

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There’s a dramatic title for you. Here’s more info:

THE CULTURE PROJECT
PRESENTS

A FARBER FOUNDRY PRODUCTION

“A M A J U B A:

L I K E D O V E S W E R I S E”

PREVIEWS BEGIN JULY 20, 2006

OPENING NIGHT SET FOR JULY 25^th

AT THE CULTURE PROJECT (45 BLEECKER)

New York, NY – Allan Buchman (Artistic Director) announces that the Culture Project will present the New York premiere of the international hit AMAJUBA: Like Doves We Rise, a searing new drama of monologue, mime, song and dance from South Africa. Created and directed by the internationally acclaimed Yael Farber, AMAJUBA: Like Doves We Rise paints a very personal portrait of survival in the South African townships, with narratives based on the real lives of the five performers who make up the cast: Tshallo Chokwe, Roelf Matlala, Bongeka Mpongwana, Phillip ‘Tipo’ Tindisa and Jabulile Tshabalala. The production, a major force in post-apartheid South African theater, was a runaway sensation of the 2004 Edinburgh Festival and in London’s West End, where critics called the show “Powerful” (The Guardian), “Remarkable” (The Independent) and “Irresistible” (London Times). It also played in Ireland and Australia where the Sydney Morning Herald raved, “The most poetic, stirring and memorable theater…a passionate celebration.” AMAJUBA: Like Doves We Rise begins preview performances on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 8:00PM. Opening Night is Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 7:00PM at The Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette). This limited engagement will play through August 27, 2006.

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If it isn’t the moon, then what the hell is it? That’s what we want to know. Someone check it out and let us know. If you send us a review, we’ll post it.

IT ISN’T THE MOON

A NEW AMERICAN PLAY

THIS DEATH-DEFYING ROLLER-COASTER RIDE

THINLY DISGUISED AS A WELL-MADE PLAY

WILL RUN THROUGH JUNE 29^th

WORLD PREMIERE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14^th

LIMITED RUN THROUGH: Thursday, June 29^th

PRODUCED BY: Craig T. Williams
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Come on, who hasn’t had a few brews with their Cheerios? Mmmmm… Beer….

BEER FOR BREAKFAST

A WORLD PREMIERE OF A TWO-ACT PLAY

WRITTEN BY A MAN

WHO KNOWS FROM WHENCE HE SPEAKS

DIRECTED BY A WOMAN

WHO UNDERSTANDS HIM

THIS COMEDY ABOUT MEN

WILL RUN THROUGH JULY 23^rd

WORLD PREMIERE: Sunday, July 2^nd

PREVIEWS: Wednesday, June 21^st – Saturday, July 1^st

LIMITED RUN THROUGH: Sunday, July 23^rd

PRODUCED BY: Talegate Productions, LLC.
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