FringeNYC - "New York's Best Staycation"
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That's right, it's theatre about. . . theatre. Go behind the scenes (and into the van) with these troupers, Vaudevillians, Harlem hoofers, hopped-up hobos, Hollywood hunks, and Home Shopping hosts. |
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Bargains & Blood (How To Succeed In Home Shopping!) Burning Boy Theater Company Writer: Blair Fell with music by Stuart McMeans Director: Blair Fell A trailer park Cinderella becomes a messianic home shopping hostess during a recession. Featuring Bavarian-Crystal-selling dope fiends, philandering TV pitchmen, and the vengeful ex-mistress of the inventor of Hair-in-a-can! With blood on the floor and bargains galore! 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Comedy Drama bargainsandblood.com |
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Dancing With Ghosts Harley Newman Writer: Harley Newman Harley Newman was named after his uncle, an adopted brother to the shaman in a tribe of headhunters. Drawing from the feathered edges of shamanic lore, this is a modern exploration of ancient performance, and manipulated perception. 1h 0m National New Tripoli, PA Performance Art Multi-Media www.bladewalker.com |
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His Greatness Lyric Productions Writer: Daniel MacIvor Based on a potentially true story about two days in the last years of the life of the Great American Playwright Tennessee Williams 1h 55m Local Manhattan, NY Drama Comedy www.hisgreatnessplay.com |
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Live Broadcast Erica Ruff Writer: John William Schiffbauer Director: Melissa Attebery "Live Broadcast" examines the relationship between Hollywood, politics, and the media. When a young conservative movie star appears on a prime time political talk show he plunges his carefully orchestrated career into jeopardy. 2h 0m Local Manhattan, NY Drama www.livebroadcastplay.com |
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Poppy! An Enchanted Evening with Poppy Bulova Snake In The Boot Writer: Lillie Jayne Director: Lillie Jayne "Intriguing...otherworldly...sensual...improbable...stunning...disturbed...intoxicated." These words and more have been used to describe the legendary, beloved Poppy Bulova. Decide for yourself what makes the star so indescribable as she returns to the stage with her triumphant and oblique new cabaret. 1h 15m Local Brooklyn, NY Musical Vaudeville/Sideshow/Magic/Burlesque |
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Professor Ralph's Loss of Breath Playlab NYC Writer: Professor Ralph Director: Kevin P. Hale Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Mr. Lackobreath is the luckiest man alive, but soon after his wedding his life becomes a high-spirited comic nightmare. Punch and Judy meets the Book of Job in Professor Ralph's neglected masterpiece. 1h 30m Local Astoria, NY Clown/Mask Vaudeville/Sideshow/Magic/Burlesque www.playlabnyc.org |
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Refractions Dalliance Theater Writer: Eliot Stockton Director: Andy Ottoson A playwright and a producer wrestle over their latest project about four entwined lovers struggling to forge their own identities. As the project unfolds, a shared past is unearthed pushing the project deeper into the unknown. Don't flinch. 1h 30m Local Queens, NY Drama Comedy www.DallianceTheater.com |
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Scandalous People A Sizzling Jazzical MyChurch Productions Writer: Music by Benny Russell, Book and Lyrics by Myla Churchill Director: Fredi Walker-Browne Choreographer: Obediah Wright With the backing of notorious mobster Dutch Schultz and infamous siren Mae West, a Harlem showman’s dream of mounting a daring interracial revue on the Great White Way seems within reach...but at what cost? 2h 0m Local Brooklyn, NY Musical Dance www.scandalouspeople.com |
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The Event Clancy Productions NYC Writer: John Clancy Director: John Clancy A man appears in a pool of light in front of a room of suddenly silent strangers and THE EVENT begins. Matt Oberg delivers this comic & probing look at the act of theater and the way we live today. 1h 5m Local Manhattan, NY Solo Show Comedy www.clancyproductions.com |
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The Jungle Fun Room Brian Hampton Writer: Brian Hampton Director: Sam Zalutsky It's just another nutty day at the zoo for the struggling actors of Jungle Fun Birthday Parties, until they meet the birthday girl's Oscar-winning mom. Where success is a state of mind... welcome to The Jungle Fun Room. 1h 30m Local NYC, NY Comedy Drama www.brianhampton.net |
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Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van Tiger Theatricals Writer: Mary Lynn Dobson Director: Mary Lynn Dobson A hilarious look at theater from the inside out! A look at the stagedoor behavior of the passionate denizens of a very serious theater troup. 2h 15m Local Middletown, NJ Comedy www.2ontheaisle3inavan.com |
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Zipperface!!?!: The Hobo Musical RBW Comedy Writer: Jon Bershad, David Rothstadt, and Andy Wolf Director: Gregory Bing and Jon Bershad A parody of the recent rash of movie-based Broadway musicals, this wicked murder mystery is a reinterpretation of a little-seen 1989 bomb, as performed by an all-singing cast of drunken hobos and prostitutes. Oh, and there are robots. 1h 50m Local New Brunswick, NJ Comedy Musical www.whoiszipperface.com |
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