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Not Ready for Prime Time

First Preview: Oct 05, 2025

Opening Date: Oct 20, 2025

Closing Date: Dec 07, 2025

Not Ready for Prime Time
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Playing @

Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space

511 West 52nd Street New York City, NY 10019

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Arriving during a milestone anniversary season for the legendary show that inspired it, Not Ready for Prime Time is set in 1975 and follows nine soon-to-be legends—Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Lorne Michaels, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner—as they navigate the chaos, creativity and comedy that changed television forever. This new play pulses with live music, quick wit and backstage mayhem, capturing the electric atmosphere of a cultural revolution in the making.

From the writers’ room battles to the live-on-air adrenaline, this fast-paced and irreverent play dives into the personalities, clashes and lightning-in-a-bottle moments that built an American institution.

Not Ready for Prime Time is not a production of MCC Theater.

Performance Schedule:

Visit mcctheater.org for full schedule.

Cast

Ian Bouillon
Ryan Crout
Jared Grimes
Caitlin Houlahan
Nate Janis
Kristian Lugo
Woodrow Proctor

Director

Conor Bagley

Written by

Erik J. Rodriguez & Charles A. Sothers

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF member tickets:

Available

Listed atTKTS

Never

Full-price tickets:

$79 - $125

Accessibility:

Directions Bus

M11 via 9th Avenue (downtown) via 10th avenue (uptown)

Directions Subway

C/E train to 50th and 8th Avenue, A/C train to Columbus Circle, 1 train to 50th St & Broadway.

Parking

Icon Parking Garage - 515 W 52nd St

Telephone

None on premises

Assisted Listening System

Assistive Listening Devices available (with headphones provided)

Box Office

In person box office will open 2 hours prior to each performance. All purchases must be made by debit/credit card or exact change.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator access to each floor

Entrance

Self-opening lobby doors with the push of a button

Restroom

3 Wheelchair-accessible restrooms available in the main lobby restrooms and 2 accessible single stalls on the Mezzanine Floor.

Visual Assistance

Large Print programs available. Color-Blind accessible seating grids for online seating charts available.

Wheelchair Info

Spaces are fully ADA-accessible, with ramps leading to the bar and the Newman Mills Theater.

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

C/E train to 50th and 8th Avenue, A/C train to Columbus Circle, 1 train to 50th St & Broadway.

Bus Icon

By Bus:

M11 via 9th Avenue (downtown) via 10th avenue (uptown)