Below is an alphabetical listing of theatres whose productions have contracted to accept vouchers.
These listings are updated quarterly by the voucher department, printed and mailed to voucher holders as well as put online here at that time.
The dates are not updated between publications so you will encounter some dates that have passed. Often shows decide to accept vouchers after the newsletter is published. We do attempt to add them to this list as soon as we have received their contract.
Due to the volatile nature of Off-Off-Broadway, performances are often cancelled, postponed, added or moved to different venues at the last minute. A successful run may cause the companies to rethink their need to take vouchers.
Theatre | Music | Dance
THEATRE
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
(718-951-4500) presents Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck´s literary masterpiece about a unique friendship between two migrant workers in pursuit of the American Dream is brought to life by the Tony Award-winning Barter Theatre. One Performance Only, Sun, Nov. 22 @ 3:00pm At the Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College, 2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn.
Castillo Theatre
(212-941-9400) All Stars Hip-Hop Cabaret. Combining the political tradition of European cabaret with the energy, creativity and street smarts of contemporary hip-hop culture, the cabaret draws its performers from the All Stars Project. The all-male cast of this, the seventh All Stars Hip-Hop Cabaret, breaks new ground tackling the challenges of being a young man of color in our society. It´s a tough, sometimes provocative, always entertaining, look at the world through the eyes of five young men from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Fri & Sat, Sept. 11-19 @ 7:00pm. At Castillo Theatre, 543 W. 42nd St., between 10th & 11th Ave.
Chicago City Limits
(212-888-5233) New York´s longest running comedy revue takes aim at the faces, places and events that surround us with audience-inspired improv, sketch comedy and music. Fri & Sat, Sept. 4-Nov. 28. Fri @ 8:00pm. Sat @ 8:00pm & 10:00pm. (Open Run) At the Broadway Comedy Club, 318 W. 53rd St.
Curan Repertory Company
(212-479-0821) presents Anton Chekhov´s The Seagull. Constantine Treplev lives trapped in his mother´s shadow and his home has become a web of love entanglements. The woman he loves wants his mother´s career and her lover. Wed-Sun, Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Wed-Fri @ 8:00pm. Sat @ 2:00m & 8:00pm. Sun @ 7:00pm. At American Theatre of Actors, 314 W. 54th St.
Dixon Place
(212-219-0736) After 23 years in a downtown living room, Dixon Place is up and running in its brand spankin´ new state-of-the-art-theatre laboratory on Chrystie Street. Our fall season is proudly marked with new works from celebrated artists. For a complete schedule of events, please visit www.dixonplace.org. Here is a brief, tempting look. Sissyboy Washes Up. The notorious Drag Terrorist Troupe. Sept. 4, 5 @ 10:00pm. The Puppet Blok! Innovative storytelling. Sept. 11, 12; Oct. 2, 3; Nov. 13, 14 @ 8:00pm. Little Theatre. An extraordinary lineup of new work. Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Nov. 16 @ 8:00pm. Title: Point Productions presents Field 309. Sept. 18, 19 @ 8:00pm. Canned Ham. A cross-country journey in a 50´s camper. Sept. 23, 24 @ 8:00pm. When She Was King: The Remix. Haitian-American performance artist Dred Gerestant. Sept. 26 @ 10:00pm. Peg-Ass-Us: A Wholesome Show About Butt-Sex . A hilariously penetrating look at queer sex for straight folks. Fri & Sat, Oct. 2-24 @ 10:00pm. The Generals. Peter Neofotis performs Stories from Concord, Virginia. Oct. 6 @ 8:00pm. Radio Purgatory. In a deconstructed radio-drama, a cast plays out their attempts at redemption. Oct. 9, 23; Nov. 13 @ 10:00pm. Superhero Clubhouse presents The Planet Plays: Works in Orbit. Oct. 15 @ 8:00pm. Kong. Pamela Sneed´s satirical one-woman show. Oct. 29 @ 9:30pm, Oct. 30 @ 7:30pm. BigRed Drum Set . A solo show by Veronique Jeanmarie. Oct. 30 @ 8:30pm. Jonny Cigar. An evening of intimate distractions by the “Poet of the Gutter.’ Oct. 30 @ 9:00pm. Story Pirates /After Dark. Based on a story written by an elementary schooler. Oct. 31 @ 8:00pm. Crones, Ducks & Babes. A Howling Vic revue with burlesque beauties, magical musicians and giveaways. Nov. 19 @ 8:00pm. Buttercream ‘N Scotch. Ab Fab meets the Odd Couple. Nov. 20, 21 @ 10:00pm. All performances at The New Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St., between Rivington & Delancey.
Ensemble Studio Theatre
(212-247-4982) The River Crosses Rivers. EST´s “Going to the River’ presents fourteen new short plays by women playwrights of color, including recent Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage and renowned actress, playwright and activist Ruby Dee. Other playwrights are: France-Luce Benson; Melody Cooper; Kara Lee Corthron; Kia Corthron; Naveen Bahar Choudhury; N.N. Ewing; J.E. Franklin; P.J. Gibson; Mrinalini Kamath; Natalia Naman; Desi Moreno-Penson; and Bridgette Wimberly. Wed-Sun, Sept. 10-27. Wed-Fri @ 7:00pm. Sat @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At The Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 W. 52nd St., 2nd Floor.
George Fischoff Productions
(718-271-7260) presents Gauguin/Savage Light. The 4th year for hit songwriter (98.6, Lazy Day) George Fischoff´s one-man musical performance piece. It tells the story of the great French painter, Paul Gauguin, his days in Paris and Tahiti, and deals with his volatile friendship with Van Gogh and the women in his life. 14 full color reproductions of Gauguin´s paintings are presented during the play. (Open Run) Sat & Sun @ 3:00pm. At Nola Studios, 250 W. 54h St.
Firebone Theatre
(212-279-4200) presents Emily, An Amethyst Remembrance by Chris Cragin. By the time she was thirty, Emily Dickinson had so isolated herself from the world that she never left the house and rarely accepted visitors. Many have hypothesized why, suggesting madness, scorned love, or secret homosexuality. Emily looks at the events and relationships in Dickinson´s life, and presents these as possible pieces to the puzzle. It offers Emily´s poetic voice as a glimpse of her true self: her passionate spirituality, vigorous intellect, courageous sense of humor, and wounded heart. Tues-Sun, Sept. 11-27. Tues-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 2:00pm. Wed, Sept. 23 @ 2:00pm At the Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd St.
Horizon Theatre Rep
(212-352-3101) The Misunderstanding by Albert Camus. Following a 20-year absence, a man returns home to Europe to be reunited with his mother and sister. As he anxiously awaits to reveal his identity to them, notions of love and family take on chilling new meanings in the hideous circumstances of his last few hours. Thurs-Sun, Oct. 29-Nov. 22. Thurs-Sat @ 9:00pm. Mon @ 7:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At The Flea Theatre, 41 White St.
The Jewish Theater of New York
(212-352-3101) presents Mountain Jews, a tragicomedy about American Jewish settlers in Israel by Tuvia Tenenbom. Isaac, a Brooklyn Orthodox Jew, schelps his “beautiful kosher’ bride to a sacred Israeli Mountain to consummate their marriage, only to be foiled when she insists on eating rugelach all night. Then, a prophet named Muhammad shows up to declare that unless he gets the bride for himself, “my followers will blow themselves up in Gaza, Detroit, Denmark, Pakistan, Chicago, and al Quds to protect my lost honor." Sun & Tues, Sept. 1-Nov. 29 (Open Run). Sun @ 3:00pm. Tues @ 7:00pm. At the Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St.
Medicine Show Theatre
(212-262-4216) presents A Cable From Gilbraltar by Dan Meltzer. A moving romantic comedy of wit and insight, about love, sex, flirting, world travel, endless war, find dining, good intentions, bad decisions and their consequences. Beckett meets Coward meets Ionesco. Fri-Mon, Nov. 6-30. Fri, Sat & Mon @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. Mr. Shakespeare & Mr. Porter. A madcap musical take on the bard´s greatest plays infused with Cole Porter´s best songs. It´s a hilarious evening of Shakespeare as vaudeville and Porter with the best of script writers. Tues-Thurs, Nov. 10-19 @ 8:00pm. At Medicine Show Theatre, 549 W. 52nd St., 3rd Floor.
Monday Night Magic
(212-260-8250) New York´s longest running Off Broadway magic show. Magical Nights presents a different array of the finest stage magicians performing world-class magic in an intimate theatrical setting each week. The on-stage magic continues during intermission as sleight-of-hand magicians mingle with guests in the Close-Up Gallery as well as in the theatre. Show your Monday Night Magic ticket at any of the local restaurants participating in the “Dinner Discounts’ program and receive up to 20% off. Mon, Sept. 7-Nov. 30 @ 8:00 pm. (Open Run) At The Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker St.
Musicals Tonight!
(212-868-4444) Paint Your Wagon (1951). This Lerner & Loewe classic was choreographed by Agnes de Mille and marked the Broadway debut of Olga San Juan. Songs include: I Talk to the Trees; They Call the Wind Maria; I Still See Elisa; and I See a Coach Comin´ In. Tues-Sun, Oct. 20-Nov. 1. Silk Stockings (1955). Based on the Garbo film Ninotchka, it was Cole Porter´s final show. Collaborating on the libretto were George S. Kaufman and Abe Burrows. Songs include: Paris Loves Lovers; Stereophonic Sound; It´s a Chemical Reaction; and All Of You. Tues-Sun, Nov. 3-15. The schedule for all musicals: Tues, Thurs, Sat @ 7:30pm. Wed & Fri @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. The 7th season of At This Performance! Broadway standbys/ understudies sing today´s Broadway hits. Concerts on Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 8, 9 @ 8:00pm. At McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, 3rd Floor, between 76th & 77th St.
National Comedy Theatre
(212-629-5202) Live Improv Comedy. The nationally acclaimed improv comedy show, The National Comedy Theatre hits the stage with a unique and hilarious comedy show. Based enitrely on audience suggestions, NCT creates a high energy comedy performance entirely without a script. Each show is different, with different games, players and different audiences. (Open Run) Fri & Sat, Sept. 4-Nov. 28 @ 7:30pm & 9:45pm. At the National Comedy Theatre, 347 W. 36th St.
New Georges/Page 73 Productions
(866-811-4111) presents the world premiere of Creature by Heidi Schreck. The OBIE Award winning actor Heidi Schreck´s New York City playwriting debut marks a collision of contemporary and medieval imaginations: a very funny, a little bit scary new play about faith and its messengers. Mon-Sat, Oct. 27-Nov. 21 @ 8:00pm. Opening night, Nov. 2 @ 7:00pm. At Ohio Theatre, 66 Wooster St.
New Perspectives Theatre Company
(212-630-9945) presents The Ritual or, Friday Morning First Period by Zeno Constance. It´s Friday morning, first period at Senior Secondary School in Trinidad and Omega is pregnant. Through “ritual’ portrayals of the world around them her friends, “Girls 1-5,’ come to understand that the real key to empowerment lies within themselves. The play is highly stylized with each actor playing one of the girls as well as members from their community: lecherous taxi drivers; sanctimonious bourgois; attractive Rasta boys; and frightened parents. Stay tuned for an on-line writing contest and your monolougue could be incuded in the show. Wed-Sat, Oct. 7-17 @ 7:00pm. At New Perspectives Theatre Company,
456 W. 37th St., Ground Floor.
Nicu´s Spoon
(866-811-4111) presents 23 Coins, a new jazz/blues/gospel musical by Mark Abramson. A revivalist preacher, losing his charm, trains a child to preach the Word of God. Imprisoning her mother, he controls them “in the name of God.’ This musical explores Godly power and family love. Wed-Sun, Oct. 7-25. Wed-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 2:00pm. At Spoon Theatre, 38 W. 38th St., 5th Floor.
The Operating Theater
(917-834-3180) presents The Garden of Forked Tongues by Jason Schuler. The award-winning Operating Theater presents a mixed-media sci-fi, comedy adventure following ordinary people who become involved with a tour group from another dimension. It is a journey that takes you to all corners of the universe, and to vast, unknown horizons in your mind. You are guided by a certified hypnotherapist, who assists the entire audience in entering a heightened state of reality to make your minds expand to the colossal ideas within the show and to assist you in traveling through space-time along with the characters. Tues-Sun, Sept. 24, 25, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 9, 10, 13, 17 @ 8:00pm. Sun, Oct. 11 & 18 @ 7:00pm. At Teatro Iati, 64 E 4th St.
Partial Comfort Productions
(212-228-1195) presents The Bereaved by Thomas Bradshaw. Carol is a lawyer who has a fatal heart condition. With unpaid college loans and no insurance, she fears for the welfare of her family. In a world of drug dealing, teen pregnancy, racism and mindless violence, how can a woman ensure her family´s well-being? Wed-Sat, Sept. 2-26 @ 8:00pm. At The Wild Project, 195 E. 3rd St., between Ave. A & B.
Performance Space 122
(212-352-3101) Some Fall events at PS 122, See the Dance Section for dance events. For a full schedule please visit www.ps122.org. Avant-Garde-Arama! PS 122´s longest-running series, this multidisciplinary mini-festival features an exuberant and eclectic line-up of the wildest experimental performance shorts to be found in NYC. Anything can--and will--happen. Fri & Sat, Sept. 18, 19 @ 8:00pm. The New York premiere of Way Out West, the Sea Whispered Me created by Cupola Bobber. A vast internal adventure of miniscule proportions that explores The Sea, both as mythology and as awesome presence. Stephen Fiehn and Tyler B. Myers visit The Sea and watch a town slide in. Thurs-Sun, Sept. 24-27. Thurs-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 6:00pm. Sat, Sept. 26 @ 10:30pm. The world premiere of John Jahnke´s The Archery Contest. Downtown´s enfant terrible delivers a frisky and hyper-styled sex comedy that shoots straight into the heart of marriage in America. Behind this Technicolor Romantic Pastoral lies a glittering and scathing indictment of rules and regulations, rituals and rites of spring. Fri-Sun, Oct. 2-18. Wed-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 6:00pm. The world premiere of Americana Kamikaze. Temporary Distortion delves into the worlds of Japanese ghost stories and “J-Horror.’ Americana Kamikaze is haunted by vengeful spirits and doppelgangers, impossible physical manipulations, elliptical storylines, creepy sound designs, and bizarrely happy endings. Wed-Sun, Oct. 24-Nov. 14. Wed-Sat @ 7:30pm. Sun @ 5:30pm. All performances at Performance Space 122, 150 1st Ave.
Queens Theatre in the Park
(718-760-0064) Stages of Learning presents William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Enjoy a spooky Halloween treat with witches and murders set in the outdoors! The Chekhov Theatre Ensemble, an award-winning performance group, performs Macbeth in all its spooky glory, while incorporating the methodology of Michael Chekhov. Fri-Sun, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Fri & Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Flushing.
Red Fern Theatre Company
(212-352-3101) presents All Through The Night by Shirley Lauro. Following its world premiere in Chicago, where it received a Jefferson Award Nomination for “Best New Play in Chicago,’ it begins a New York engagement in October. Inspired by interviews with German Gentile women, and set during and after the Third Reich, All Through The Night speaks directly with a warning for today. Both stylistic and surrealistic, the play sweeps through the lives of four women--their teen years, young adulthood during the Holocaust and then beyond. Making overwhelmingly hard choices, they survive or succumb to Hitler´s Reign and are changed forever. Wed-Sun, Oct. 1-25. Wed-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 5 W. 64th St., at Central Park West.
Repertorio Espanol
(212-225-9920) presents a rotating repertory of theatrical productions in Spanish with live, simultaneous translations to English via wireless headsets. Please visit www.repertorio.org for schedule of times. LaGringa by Carmen Rivera. The story of a young woman who travels from NYC to Puerto Rico to meet her family and discovers her roots. She learns that being Puerto Rican is a matter of the heart and spirit. Sept. 18, 19, Oct. 27, 28, 29, Nov. 2, 3, 4, 13, 17. El Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes. A series of adventures from the novel in twelve scenes. The production´s carnivalesque character brings forth the festive and ironic spirit of the classic text. Oct, 2, Nov. 24. Jorge Amado´s Dona Flor Y Sus Dos Maridos(Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands) Dona Flor misses her late husband´s passionate intimacy. She re-marries and magical realism allows her to live (and sleep) with her two husbands. This play has nudity and mature content. Sept. 5, 6, 26, 27. La Casa de los Espiritus (The House of the Spirits) by Isabel Allende. The magnificent epic of the Trueba family, their loves, ambitions, spiritual quests, and their participation in the history of their times. A history that becomes destiny and overtakes them all. For all their good fortune, their natural (and supernatural) talents, and their powerful attchments to one another, the inhabitants of “the big house on the corner’ are not immune to the larger forces of the world. Sept. 12, Oct. 4, 30, Nov. 9, 20. Insomnio Americano (American Insomnia) by Saulo Garcia. A tragicomedy about the arrival of thousands of immigrants from all Latin America to the United States only to discover the harsh reality of the American Dream. Oct. 9, 10, 11. Vagon (Boxcar) by Silvia Gonzalez. A Hispanic border patrol officer is forever changed as a witness recounts the story of how several men attempting to cross the border in a boxcar die of suffocation. Sept. 11. La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) adapted by Jorge Ali Triana and Veroncia Triana. The story of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who subdued the Donminican Republic in a cruel dictatorship from 1930-1961. Sept. 13, Oct. 3, 18, Nov. 7, 10. Cronica de una Muerte Annunciada (Chronical of a Death Foretold) by Nobel prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A spectacular wedding, a savage scandal, and a murder to which an entire Latin American town appears to be an accessory to the fact. Sept. 20, Nov. 14, 16. Ana en el Tropico (Anna in the Tropics) by Nilo Cruz. A poignant and poetic play set in 1929 Tampa at a Cuban-American cigar factory where “lectors’ are employed to educate and entertain the workers. When the new lector begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics, and the American Dream prove a volatile combination. Sept. 25. La Casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) by Federico Garcia Lorca. “Silence! Silence!’ these are the first and last words spoken by Bernarda Alba, thetyrannical mother who attempts to dominate and control her five unmarried daughers. In this repressed environment, Lorca creates an explosion of hatred, jealousy, despair and passion. Oct. 20, 21, 22, Nov. 5, 6, 12, 19. La Vidaes Sueno (Life is a Dream) by Pedro Calderon de la Barca. After almost a lifetime of imprisonment, a prince is released, turns rebellious and is drugged, re-imprisoned and told that the previous events were a dream. Calderon´s most famous work is considered an allegory about fate and free will. Oct. 23, Nov. 21. A NEW PRODUCTION Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras (Captain Pantoja and the Special Service) by Mario Vargas Llosa. Army Captain Pantaleon Pantoja is a man of integrity, a good husband and a consummate professional. Due to his serious, responsible nature, his discretion, his skills as a statistician and organizer, he is chosen by his supervisors to lead an outlandish and secret mission: to put together a travelling service of “visitors’ that will fulfill the necessities of the troops stationed in the most remote part of the Amazon. Oct. 13-29. All performances at Repertorio Espanol, 138 E. 27th St., between Lexington & 3rd Ave.
Retro Productions
(212-352-3101) presents Holy Days by Sally Nemeth. Set in Kansas in 1936 on Easter weekend, Holy Days is a simple dust bowl tale of brothers Grant & Will and their wives, Rosie & Molly, trying to save the family farm, on the verge of bringing a child into the world while mourning the loss of another from a dust storm. Wed-Mon, Nov. 6-21. Wed-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At The Spoon Theatre, 38 W. 38th St., 5th Floor.
The Rock Garden
(212-868-4444) presents Below the Belt by Richard Dresser. A dark comedy about two men, co-workers on an isolated industrial compound in the middle of a foreign desert. The cranky veteran and the optimistic new recruit struggle to keep their jobs and advance in the company without killing themselves or each other. Is this a competitive arena where the paranoid boss has pitted these two against each other? Or is it rather one of the levels of hell, a mad corporate funhouse from which, indeed, there may be no exit. Richard Dresser´s hysterical dark comedy is at once timeless and of the moment, revealing the quiet desperation that grows within American industry. Thurs-Sun, Oct. 1-25. Thurs-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 2:00pm. At The Access Theater, 380 Broadway. (In Tribeca at White St., 3 blocks below Canal St.)
Roundabout Theater Company
(212-719-1300) presents the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck´s new comedy, The Understudy. The star he´s working with doesn´t get the play. The disgruntled stage manager happens to be his bitter ex-fiance. The set technician is high. Just another day in the life of an understudy. The most thankless job in theatre takes center stage in Theresa Rebeck´s bitingly funny new look at the underbelly of the acting world. Through the course of a dress rehearsal, we glimpse all the genius, bitterness and ridiculousness that underscore a life in showbiz. Tues-Sun, Oct. 9-Jan. 3. Tues, Thurs & Fri @ 7:30pm. Wed & Sat @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Sun @ 2:00pm. At The Laura Pels Theatre, 111 W. 46th St., between 6th & 7th Ave.
Ryan Repertory Company
(718-996-4800) presents Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men written and performed by Rick Pulos. An entertaining and adventurous multi-media performance examining the attitudes and mores of three gay men living in different places and times in the United States. Note: Adult content and themes. Wed-Sun, Sept. 17-Oct. 10. Wed-Fri @ 8:00pm. Oct. 9 @ 7:00pm & 10:00pm. Sat & Sun @ 3:00pm & 8:00pm. At The Harry Warren Theatre, 2445 Bath Ave. Brooklyn.
Second Generation Productions
(212-868-4444) presents Thunder Above, Deeps Below - Friendship, Magic and Resurrection by A. Rey Pamatmat. Three homeless young friends - a Filipina-American with a hidden past, a Filipina transexual, and a Puerto Rican hustler - struggle on the streets of Chicago to scrounge up enough cash to bus it to San Francisco before the winter cold hits. All is going according to plan until Theresa dreams of a bearded man searching for her on Lake Michigan, a mystery man in sunglasses stalks Gil after he becomes the star performer at a drag club, a wealthy john appears to be falling in love with Hector, and Marisol - the assistant manager of a doughnut shop - begins practicing magic on them with her cups of far-too-strong coffee. With their hopes and friendships put to the test, will the trio be able to spare some change? Tues-Sun, Sept. 8-27. Tues-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At TBG Theatre, 312 W. 36th St. 3rd Floor. between 8th & 9th Ave.
Soho Playhouse
(212-691-1555) presents
Simon Lovell´s Strange & Unusual Hobbies. Simon Lovell is a world-renowned close up entertainer incredibly gifted in the art of sleight-of-hand. His level of skill is second only to his ability to entertain and create laughter. Saturdays @ 6:00pm, Sept.5-Nov. 28. (
Open Run) At the Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam St.
Shortened Attention Span
(212-475-1449) A Science Fiction Triple Feature. Vampires, Methane Men and Reptilians rise from beneath the earth, showing us what´s really at stake. Shortened Attention Span, along with Scott Voloshin and Joel Hanson, present an evening of science fiction on stage. Dracula´s Chicken and Man or Methane Man are two one-acts by Joel Hanson and Fertility is a short rock opera by Scott Voloshin & Stacey Uria. Together these plays make for a sci-fi triple feature that rocks you through this Oct. and Nov. Thurs-Sun, Oct. 29-Nov. 15. Thurs-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At The Players Theatre Loft, 115 MacDougal St., 3rd Floor.
Sunday Night Improv
(212-353-7716) A “unique’ (Time Out New York), “wonderful’ (Backstage), “hilarious’ (Newark Star-Ledger) comedy jam session. The show mixes and matches experienced improvisers from a wide variety of successful New York City improv groups in improvised skits, playlets and a number of breathtaking musical segments, including its most audience-pleasing form, “Can You Sing This?’... a series of composed-on-the-spot songs with audience-concocted titles and audience-determined styles ranging from operetta to rap. Sundays, Sept. 6-Nov. 29 @ 7:00pm. (Open Run) At 78th Street Theatre Lab, 236 W. 78th St.
Take Wing And Soar Productions
(212-696-6572) The classical Lab Reading Series presents Le Triomphe de L´Amour (Triumph of Love) by Marivaux. The Classical Actors of Color take you to an unidentified country in 18th century Europe, where an usurper´s daughter has inherited the throne and feels guilty about her family's crimes. The rightful heir, Agis, exists but has been taught to hate her. She falls in love with him at first sight, but he is kept in seclusion by a brother and sister to protect him from her. To get close to Agis, she must embark on a series of bribes, deceptions, and seductions. Mon, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. At the National Black Theatre, 2031 5th Ave., at 125th St.
Theatre Ten Ten
(212-288-3246 x300) Continuing it´s love affair with G.B. Shaw, Theatre Ten Ten presents Arms and the Man, one of his best known plays. This delightful comedy is filled with Shaw´s usual razor sharp wit, and is an exuberant take on love and war. TDF Vouchers are accepted for all performances, but a reservation must be made in advance as seating is limited for this run. Thurs-Mon, Oct. 8-Nov. 1. Thurs @ 7:00pm. Fri, Sat & Mon @ 8:00pm. Wed., Oct. 28 @ 7:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. At Theatre Ten Ten, 1010 Park Ave., between 84th & 85th St.
Triangle Theatre
(212-289-8369) presents Anton Chekhov´s The Cherry Orchard in a new version by Dudley Stone. A staged reading of Chekhov´s masterpiece about a Russian family near Moscow whose world, individually and together is falling apart. A comedy-drama. Fri & Sat, Nov. 20 & 21 @ 7:00pm. At Triangle Theatre, 316 E. 88th St., between 1st & 2nd Ave.
Vital Theatre Company
(212-579-0528) presents The Bully, music and lyrics by John Gregor, book by David L. Williams. When a bus mix-up strands Lenny, the nerd, and Steve, the bully, at the wrong school, they both get picked on for being “the new kids.’ The boys have to work together to get back to their school and begin to learn that they might not be so different after all. Sat & Sun, Sept. 12-Oct. 12 @ 11am & 1:00pm. School Holiday Performance, Oct. 12 @ 1:00pm. Matthew Takes Mannahatta book by Aurin Squire, lyrics by Sammy Buck, music by Daniel S. Acquisto. Based on the book Matthew´s Secret Door by Christopher Paul Moore. Matthew and his sister Piper take a magical journey back in time, where they discover the Manhattan of the past held a very different Thanksgiving than the one we all know today. Sat & Sun, Oct. 17-Nov. 29 @ 11:00am & 1:00pm. School Holiday Performances, Nov. 3, Nov. 25 & 27 @ 1:00pm; Nov. 11 @ 11:00am. At McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway at 76th St. 4th Floor.
Wings Theatre Company
(212-627-2961)Topsy Turvy Loves the new Gilbert & Sullivan musical adapted by Robert Sickinger, based on the play Engaged by W.S. Gilbert. Songs by Gilbert & Sullivan, additional lyrics by Robert Sickinger. The intricacies of English and Scottish marriage laws can´t stop young lovers in this hilarious musical of Gilbert´s topsy turvy masterpiece that influenced Ayckbourn´s Norman Conquests and Wilde´s Importance of Being Earnest. David Mamet called director Robert Sickinger “one of the greatest directors I´ve ever known,’ he directed Hull House Theater, which gave birth to Chicago´s theatrical renaissance. Choreographer Ron Schwinn´s danced on Broadway from 1960-1994, working with many of the greats including Gower Champion and Bob Fosse. John Chatterton produces the Midtown International Theatre Festival, now beginning its 11th season. Wed-Sun, Oct. 1-17. Wed-Fri @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 3:00pm. TDF Vouchers accepted on Wednesday and Thursday performances only. Vernier Productions present I´m God and You´re Not, The Rock ‘n Roll Musical. In Leif Erich´s provocative new multimedia Rock ‘n Roll musical comedy, Jesus and Satan argue about the end of the world with original songs, classical art, cartoons and philosophical commentary. Tues, Oct. 6-Dec. 29 @ 8:00pm. Sponge Theatricals presents Dracula by Steven Dietz. This new adaptation restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker´s classic novel to the stage. Featuring the music of Midnight Syndicate, this special FX spectacular with Steampunk fashion is not to be missed. Sun, Nov. 1@ 7:00pm. All performances at Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St.
DANCE
Above and Beyond Dance
(212-352-3101) fuses modern dance with aerial, stilt and acrobatic work, creating an exciting world onstage challenging traditional spatial boundaries. Ascendance is a journey into group dynamics by a multi-talented cast. Thurs-Sun, Sept. 10-13. Thurs-Sat @ 7:00pm Sun @ 3:00pm. At Flea Theatre, 41 White St.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Artsy
(718-951-4500) presents Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines brilliant ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine. One Performance Only. Sun, Nov. 8 @ 2:00pm. At Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College, 2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn.
Danspace Project
(868-811-4111) Fall 2009 Performances. French-based Algerian Choreographer makes her U.S. debut. Compagnie Nacera Belaza presents Le Cri. Thurs-Sat, Sept. 17-19 @ 8:00pm. The premiere of Raimund Hoghe´s L´Apres-midi, in a one-time-only afternoon performance. Sat, Sept. 26 @ 4:00pm. Douglas Dunn resurrects Sky Eye 20 years after its original presentation and the premiere of a new work, Cleave. Thurs-Sat, Oct 1-3 & 8-10 @ 8:00pm. Cynthia Oliver/COCo Dance Theatre presents the New York premiere of Rigidigidim De Bamba De: Ruptured Calypso. Thurs-Sat, Oct. 15-17 @ 8:00pm. David Rousseve/REALITY presents Saudade. Thurs-Sun, Oct. 22-25 @ 8:00pm. Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh presents Ici/Per.For. Thurs-Sat, Oct. 29-31 @ 8:00pm. Performa 09 and Danspace Project present the premiere of Tacita Dean´s Craneway Event. Thurs-Sat, Nov. 5-7 @ 8:00pm. Luis Lara Malvacias presents JA!! Thurs-Sat, Nov. 19-21 @ 8:00pm. All performances at St. Mark´s Church, 131 E. 10th St. at 2nd Ave.
Dixon Place
(212-219-0736) We are up and running in our brand spankin new state-of-the-theatre lab on Chrystie Street, and we are proud to announce the October Mainstage commission of the world premiere of Tellus. Conceived, directed and choreographed by Yung-li Chen, this new evening-length dance-theatre work is an exploration of the clash-and harmonization-of different cultures. It delves into the illusory, ironic and idealistic aspects of race. Fri & Sat, Oct. 9-24 @ 7:30pm. For information and the schedule of other dance events please visit www.dixonplace.org. Here is a brief listing. Under Exposed. Sept. 4 & 5 @ 7:30pm. Moving Men. Sept. 16, Oct. 14 @ 8:00pm. Body Blend. Sept. 22, Nov. 12 @ 8:00pm. Oct. 29 @ 7:30pm. Crossing Boundaries. Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 24 @ 8:00pm. Brink. Oct. 21, 22 @ 8:00pm. Special Dance Events: Delete/Her. A new multi-media dance piece. Sept. 9, 10 @ 8:00pm.
3 Femmes. Dangerous sexual fantasies, surreal Kabuki intensity, and dreams. Sept. 25 @ 8:00pm. Garnica LEIMAY´S Furnace. A centerpiece of the 4th NY Butoh Festival-the butoh-kan phase. Nov. 5-7 @ 7:30pm. Nov. 8 @ 3:00pm. Kaye/Hong/Weeks. Nov. 11 @ 8:00pm. Limbo. A multi-media dance show. Nov. 20, 21 @ 7:30pm. All performances at the New Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie St., between Rivington & Delancey.
Flushing Town Hall
(718-463-7700 x222) presents The Limon Dance Company. Limon´s award-winning repertory company brings to life his legacy of dance innovation and the tireless passion found in what many consider a masterpiece and his signature work, The Moor´s Pavane. The foundational elements of his distinctive choreography and specific means of storytelling in Pavane, takes its inspiration from William Shakespeare´s Othello. Sat, Oct. 24 @ 2:00pm. Spherus - Greg Kennedy, Innovative Juggler. Originally trained as an engineer, two-time Gold Medal, International Juggling Champion, Greg Kennedy has always been fascinated with geometry and physics. Renowned for his mastery of traditional juggling techniques, and for creating new forms of manipulation, Greg has performed on 5 continents, and is the focus of a new Cirque de Soleil 2010 touring show. Spherus includes Kennedy´s biggest structural creations and features acrobatics of two dazzling aerialists who use trapezes, silks and spinning hoops. Sun, Nov. 15 @ 2:00pm. At Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing.
Performing Space 122
(212-352-3101) Dance events at PS 122. For a full schedule, please visit www.ps122.org.
The world premiere of SOLO SHOW choreographed by Maria Hassabi. A diptych of two autonomous evening-long solos that play between opposing orientations. The performer moves from a solitary contemplation in Solo, to a devotion to ‘show-culture´ in SoloShow. Performed alternately by Hassabi and Hristoula Harakas. Tues-Sun, Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Tues-Sat @ 7:30pm. Sun @ 5:30pm.
The New York premiere of Heaven. Morgan Thorson teams with the sublime slowcore band LOW in pursuit of ecstatic perfection in a real-time performance ritual. This reverential spectacle transfers the myth of perfection from the religious to the theatre world as a roving chorus of performers undertakes angelic choral singing and Thorson´s uniquely dynamic choreography. Sun-Fri, Oct. 25-30. Wed-Fri @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 6:00pm. The world premiere of LeeSaar´s Prima. Four women and one man explore a world of pure sensation and energy. Teasing out the feminine and the virile from one another, they are alternately playful and bashful, as they navigate sexuality and temptation. Wed-Sun, Nov. 18-22. Wed-Sat @ 8:00pm. Sun @ 6:00pm. All performances at Performing Space 122, 150 1st Ave.
Repertorio Espanol
(212-225-9920) presents Pilar Rioja (Flamenco and Spanish Dance). Known worldwide as the Queen of Spanish Dance, Pilar Rioja was born in Torreon, Mexico. She has performed at The Gramercy Arts Theatre, Repertorio Espanol for over 3 decades. Rioja performs to live music with flamenco guitarists and Spanish cantaores. For performance times, call theatre or visit www.repertorio.org. Nov. 12-16, 18-25, 27-30. At Repertorio Espanol, 138 E. 27th St., between Lexington & 3rd Ave.
MUSIC
Con Brio Ensemble
(718-459-1277) Twilight Concert. Trios for violin, cello and piano performed by Anton Miller, violin; Andre Emelianoff, cello; and Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, piano. Works include Shostakovich Trio No. 1, opus 8; Arensky Trio in D minor opus 32, Beethoven Archduke Trio opus 97. Sun, Oct. 18 @ 4:30pm. At The Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills.
Flushing Town Hall
(718-463-7700 x222) Pablo Mayor - Folklore Urbano. A proud leader in the realm of “contemporary folkoric’ music, Pablo Mayor´s Folklore Urbano performs Mayor´s compositions that are deeply rooted in centuries of Columbian culture. The high-energy, wildly fun 12-piece ensemble offers lively traditional rhythms, paired with jazz harmonies and orchestrations, reminiscent of the innovative jazz arranging styles of Frank Zappa and Gil Evans. A danceable, festive and intriguing concert sure to captivate listeners of all ages. Sun, Oct. 18 @ 2:00pm. At Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing.
Mena Music
(800-220-6270) Andalusian Music of Morocco. There was music in Sultans court before flamenco was born in Andalusia. The seven-piece orchestra of Tetouan performs centuries-old musical and poetic traditions with seven master musicians who are descendants of Muslim refugees from Granada. Thurs, Sept. 24 @ 8:00pm. At Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South at Thompson St.
Music Before 1800
(212-666-9266) Abbo Abbas. Dialogos, the woman´s vocal quartet from France offers a concert of French and English eleventh-century medieval music. Sun, Oct. 4 @ 4:00pm. Song of Songs. Stile Antico, the newly famous vocal ensemble from England presents renaissance music inspired by the biblical Song of Solomon. Sun, Oct. 25 @ 4:00pm. Renaissance Encounters: Greek East and Latin West . Cappella Romana, the American vocal ensemble, sings Byzantine and Renaissance polyphony. Sun, Nov. 15 @ 4:00pm. At Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St.
New York Virtuoso Singers
(212-279-4200) Dual Passions. David Lang´s The Little Match Girl Passion was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Setting Hans Christian Andersen´s fable in the format of Bach´s St. Matthew Passion, Lang elevates the suffering of the little match girl with poignant, evocative music. The New York Virtuoso Singers present the choral version of Mr. Lang's composition. Also on the program is a work by Heinrich Schutz, generally regarded as the most important German composer before J.S. Bach. His St. Matthew Passion, a stunning and deeply moving work, inspired the Passions of Bach which, in turn, inspired David Lang. Guest Artists: Baritones Thomas Meglioranza (Evangelist) and David Arnold (Jesus). Sun, Nov. 22 @ 3:00pm. At St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Ave at 87th St.
Peoples´ Voice Cafe
(212-787-3903) Fall programs include: Sept. 26: 30th Anniversary (of PVC) Extravaganza. Oct. 3: Emma´s Revolution/TBA. Oct. 10: TBA. Oct. 17: Human Condition Reunion Concert. Oct. 24: A Celebration of Augusto Boal´s Life. Oct. 31: Triboro/TBA. Nov. 7: Peter Siegal/Joe Jencks. Nov. 21: Terry Kitchen/TBA. All performances are on Saturday @ 8:00pm. (doors open at 7:30pm) At the Community Church of New York, 40 E. 35th St., between Madison & Park Ave.
Queens Symphony Orchestra
(718-326-4455, x 20) presents The New Salon Music, part of QSO´s 2009 Masterworks Concert Series Strings Attached. This event offers a world premiere performance by composer Michael Starobin, Divertimento in D Major by W.A. Mozart, and Symphony No. 1 in G Major by C.P.E. Bach. To close, our 2009 Young Soloist Competition winner, Andrew Lowy, performs the Concerto for Clarinet by Aaron Copland. There is a pre-concert lecture at 6:30pm during which Music Director/Maestro Constantine Kitsopoulos and guest musicians/composers discuss the chosen repertoire. Sat, Oct. 24 @ 7:30pm. At Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC), 222-05 Springfield Blvd. & 56th Ave., Bayside, Queens.
Regina Opera Company
(718-259-2772) Opera Pops Concert. A 1-hour concert of your favorite opera arias and ensembles sung by six Regina Opera soloists and debut artists. Sun, Oct. 4 @ 3:00pm. “Gotta Sing’ Opera +Broadway Concert . Regina Opera soloists “gotta sing’ for you. Enjoy a 2-hour concert of opera and popular selections. Sun, Nov. 1 @ 3:00pm. Don Giovanni by Mozart. Enjoy a fully-staged production of the tuneful opera, performed with orchestra, sung in Italian with English supertitles. Sat & Sun, Nov. 7-15 @ 3:00pm. At Regina Hall, 65th St. & 12th Ave., Brooklyn.
Riverside Symphony
(212-875-5050) Concert. Vivacious, virtuosic and in-demand, Riverside Symphony harpist Stacey Shames shines front and center in Debussy´s mesmerizing Danses Sacret et Profane, while the orchestra´s principal strings and percussion are later put to the test in Bartok´s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta." Hartke´s haunting Alvorada and Sibelius´ Rakastava complete the program. Sat, Nov. 21 @ 7:30pm. At Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, 65th St. & Broadway.