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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Puppet Theatres in NYC
By JONATHAN MANDELL
Thursday, June 20, 2019  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    0 comments Share This
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Where to see marionettes and other puppets on stage, including cutting-edge shows for grown-ups --- The heyday of the year-round, brick-and-mortar puppet theatre may have passed with the closing of Greenwich Village's Bil Baird Marionette Theater, where I got my first job, at age 11, as an usher. But you can still find plenty of puppets on NYC stages....
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Immersive Companies in NYC
By JONATHAN MANDELL
Friday, May 17, 2019  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    0 comments Share This
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Where to see shows that plunge you into the action --- So many companies call their shows "immersive" these days that the designation has become almost meaningless, seemingly just a shorthand for cool. But some theatres, like the five we're highlighting today, epitomize the label, creating adventurous and groundbreaking work that incorporates all...
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Women's Theatre Companies in NYC
By CAREY PURCELL
Tuesday, April 09, 2019  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    0 comments Share This
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Where to see female artists and women's stories on stage --- According to the Broadway League, women make up 66% of Broadway audiences, and we tend to be the overwhelming majority of theatregoers wherever shows are being performed. However, when you look beyond the house, our representation plummets. Although the number of professionally produced...
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Black Theatres in NYC
By REGINA ROBBINS
Friday, February 15, 2019  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    3 comments Share This
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Where to see African-American artists and the black experience on stage --- Over the past few years, many high-profile NYC theatres have been making a noticeable effort to spotlight African-American artists, both on stage and behind the scenes -- see the rise of playwrights such as Jeremy O. Harris, Donja R. Love, Ngozi Anyanwu and Jackie Sibblies...
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: NYC Companies Showcasing Artists with Disabilities
By ALEJANDRA OSPINA
Monday, January 21, 2019  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    2 comments Share This
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Where to see shows that value accessibility on both sides of the footlights --- According to the most recent statistics, more than 40 million Americans have a disability, and 948,208 are residents of NYC. That's about 11.2% of our city's population. As a disabled New Yorker interested in theatre, I'm not just concerned about accessibility as an audience...
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Latinx Companies in NYC
By JOSE SOLÍS
Tuesday, December 04, 2018  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    1 comment Share This
Tue Dec 4, 2018  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    1 comment Share This
Where to see shows exploring Hispanic culture in English and Spanish --- According to the 2010 census, there are approximately 2.3 million people of Hispanic descent living in NYC, many of whom speak Spanish. That's more than 28% of our city's population, and yet the number of marquees in Times Square en español usually equals zero. While Broadway...
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Companies in Northwestern Queens
By JOSE SOLÍS
Tuesday, October 02, 2018  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    0 comments Share This
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Our series continues with a roundup of theatres in Long Island City, Astoria and Corona --- Last month, we spotlighted Asian-American theatres in NYC. For our second installment of 5 Theatres You Need to Know, we're looking at companies based in northwestern Queens. If you usually think of the borough for baseball and dim sum, let us expand your perspective....
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Asian-American Companies in NYC
By DIEP TRAN
Monday, September 17, 2018  •   5 Theatres to Know  •    0 comments Share This
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Discover new-to-you theatre companies through our new series of themed roundups --- In life, it's easy to stick with what you know. But you should never do that -- especially when it comes to theatre. In New York, we're lucky to have access to hundreds of troupes that are producing new shows all the time. You can't possibly be familiar with all of...
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