11/14/09 The Complete Performer
11/12/09 Mr Fry
10/23/09 Penny Penniworth
10/09/09 Jack and the Soy Beanstalk
05/21/09 Amish Project + Piccola Cosi
05/07/09 Mare Cognitum Returns
04/23/09 Two Very Different FringeNYC '08 Solo Shows
03/26/09 AMERICANBLACKOUT, ZOMBIE and KRAPP 39!
02/11/09 Zombie
01/30/09 Sailor Man (08) Returns
01/16/09 Amish, Blanche, Krapp, XYT
11/21/08 Too Much Memory
11/07/08 A FULL WEEKEND OF FringeNYC ALUMNI!
07/05/08 Perfect Harmony and CharlieVictor Romeo (CVR)
05/16/08 Bash'd - A Gay Rap Opera
03/26/08 Dirt / Plays & Playwrights
02/19/08 Jamaica Farewell
02/07/08 Notes From Underground / Mortal Decisions
01/30/08 Semi-Permanent
01/14/08 Rum & Coke / Piaf Alumni
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starring Letterman Emmy-winner & taxi driver Ted Greenberg in the one-man comedy show with the free cab ride home "Greenberg's mostly one-man show is drawing crowds...A definite off center Letterman skit quality...goes by both fast and enjoyably"
-The New York Times
"This multifaceted funnyman (Emmy-winning Letterman writer) will deliver laughs"
-New York Post
"Outrageously funny"
-Backstage
"Rollicking roller coaster ride.... rapid-fire hilarity... kept a full house roaring"
-nytheatre.com
"Run don't walk. This is magic."
-Air America
"One of our most polite drivers"
-Master Cabbie Taxi Academy
The off-Broadway comedic triumph where one lucky audience group wins a free cab ride home FROM THE PERFORMER! While the rest of the audience watches from the theater.
Saturday nights at 10:00PM from November 14th to January 2nd.
Run time: 50 minutes - PLUS AFTER PARTY with a live feed of the taxi ride home.
The Huron Club at the Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street
Use Discount code FRINGE for $12.50 tickets
Check out our website at www.TheCompletePerformer.com
Use code: FRINGE and Buy your The Complete Performer tickets today! |
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FREE TICKETS THIS WEEK!
(with a 2 drink minimum, $20 maximum - that's over 50% savings)
Comic Strip Live Theater proudly presents
THEY CALL ME MISTER FRY
The funny, yet poignant true story of a first-year teacher teaching 5th grade in South Central Los Angeles.
The 2009 Washington Capital Fringe hit (one of the Best of the Fest - dctheaterscene.com and Best Male Monologue - allartsreview4u.com) about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of a first-year teacher teaching 5th grade in the inner city of Los Angeles.
This fall Mister Fry performed a "Command Performance" at the Department of Education in Washington DC before 2 at-capacity crowds.
"They Call Me Mister Fry was directed by my
first director Jeff Michalski, so you know it's
got to be good."
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report - November 3rd.
"Jack Fry is the Patch Adams of Education...
highest quality of off-broadway theater”
LA Examiner
"This production has enough heart, audacity
and originality to stand out from the crowd
mainly because of the artistry of Jack Fry.”
dctheatrescene.com
Selected as one of the Best of the Fest
"What Freiberger dramatizes most intimately
is the triumphant tragedy of the self recognition."
Washington City Paper
"The ending of the show is a total tear breaker."
Best Male Monologue 2009 Capital Fringe
allartsreview4u.com
Dates: Nov 6th-Dec 31st
The Comic Strip Live Theater
1568 Second Ave (81st & 82nd)
New York, NY
Show times:
Wednesdays Thursdays 6pm
Fridays,Saturdays, Sundays 5pm
Tickets: comicstriplive.com
212-861-9386
misterfry.com |
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SEE PENNY PENNIWORTH (FringeNYC '03) OFF-BWAY! |
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PENNY PENNIWORTH
Extended by popular demand through November 8th*, order tickets now to this FringeNYC alumn for JUST $25 (Reg. $35)!
See the show The New York Times calls "Fun for audiences and actors alike; it deserves to become a staple! Anyone ever tortured by a Charles Dickens novel will find lots and lots to laugh at in this parody!"
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT! UNLIMITED LAUGHTER…FOR JUST $25!
TADA Theatre
15 W. 28th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Performance Schedule
NOW THROUGH NOV. 1st
Mon at 7pm, Wed - Sat at 8pm; Sun at 3pm
*Nov. 2nd through Nov 8th (FINAL WEEK – NOTE TIME CHANGE)
Mon, Wed - Sat *7pm; Sun at 3pm
“Four actors of astonishing versatility create multiple cross-dressing characters in Chris Weikel's
knowing and laugh-out-loud play, directed briskly (the only way to do it) by Mark Finley.”
- Backstage
3 Ways to buy your $25 tickets:
· Click on the link below and enter promo code FRINGE when choosing performance dates or visit www.brownpapertickets.com
· Call 800-838-3006 and mention code FRINGE
· Visit the TADA Theatre box office 45 minutes prior to performance with a print out of this offer
Limitations/Terms: Offer is valid for all performances, subject to availability, seating is general admission, additional service fees may apply to online/phone orders, box office opens 30 mins prior to each performance! No performances on Tuedays. |
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Book and Lyrics by Jerrod Bogard, Music by Sky Seals.
Follow young Jack up the beanstalk in this 50-minute musical romp. Jack meets the Giant of big business and learns about self-reliance, conservation, and good ol' American ingenuity.
A live band with song styles of rock-n-roll, hip-hop, and even opera! It's a zany adventure filled with comedy, puppetry and loads of heart for the whole family.
“does not disappoint on any level” - NYTheatre.com
" a rip-roaring good time musical with a light-hearted green message. This is a must see masterpiece for all ages. " - TheaterOnline.com
Saturdays and Sundays through October 24th @ 11AM
10am on October 25th.
Algonquin Theater, 123 East 24th Street. NY, NY |
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Written and Performed by Jessica Dickey
Directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde
The hit show that caused a sensation at FringeNYC 2008.
Don't miss this work of "fierce intensity" (Variety)!
October 3, 2006 - "HORROR IN SCHOOLHOUSE 5 Amish girls killed, 5 critically wounded in shocking massacre" - Lancaster New Era
October 13, 2006 - "Gunman's family thanks Amish for 'forgiveness, grace, mercy'." - Lancaster New Era
It was a crime that shook the nation but more surprising was the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake. THE AMISH PROJECT is a fictional exploration of the Nickel Mine shootings. Seven characters including the gunman's widow, the gunman and two Amish schoolgirls unravel an extraordinary chain of events. Imbued with poetry and humor, THE AMISH PROJECT examines a community grappling with loss and faith.The design team includes: Lauren Helpern (set and costumes), Nicole Pearce (lighting) and Jill BC DuBoff (sound).
The Amish Project
To order your tickets now, click below or call 212-868-4444
Running June 4th-28th.
Wed- Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 3pm, Mon @ 8pm
Tickets: $35
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Free with a Rattlestick 2009/10 Season Membership at
http://www.smarttix.com/package.aspx?showcode=RATT
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Piccola Cosi
a solo show
Written and Performed by Aja Nisenson
5 Performances May 26th through May 30th at the DR2 Theatre as part of the 6th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival
YOU'LL LAUGH. YOU'LL CRY. YOU'LL CRAVE PROSCIUTTO AND RED WINE.
New York, NY-- After a sold-out run in the 2008 International Fringe Festival, Piccola Cosi, a solo show, written and performed by Aja Nisenson is back for 5 performances May 26th through May 30th at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street) as part of the 6th annual soloNOVA Arts Festival. The DR2 Theatre heats up this spring as actor singer/playwright Aja Nisenson takes her audience on a hysterical and provocative ride through the underbelly of Bologna's jazz scene. Playing herself and the eight Italian men she encounters, twenty-one year old Aja comes of age as she pursues her dream of becoming a jazz singer with the help of more than a few eager Italian men.
Conceived as a playwriting thesis during Aja's senior year at Brown University, Piccola Cosi, which in Italian means "small like this," is a sprawling cacophony of Italian culture and a young woman's own fractured understanding of it, where pizzas walk across tables and men appear as smoke in doorways.
PRESS:
“As full of talent as she is of spaghetti, she recalls in vivid, sidesplitting detail her trip through Italy as a 21-year-old virgin who becomes a sought-after jazz singer… Nisenson is a natural storyteller, with an ear for impersonations and an eye for glamorous and gritty detail.”
--BACKSTAGE
“I saw this show twice… After that first time, I cried—not immediately, but in the street. I cried over risk, over sexuality, over danger as success and safety as failure, over being a woman and an artist. Isn't that what theatre does at its best—cut you to the core?”
--NYTHEATRE.COM
“ Like Sarah Silverman, Nisenson dresses her hot self simply—all in black, with comfy sneakers…an engaging portrait of that special time of life when nascent adults go overseas to find themselves, and end up getting into cars with strangers.”
--TIME OUT NEW YORK **** (Four Stars)
AJA NISENSON is an actor, singer, playwright originating from New Jersey. Aja earned a B.A. in Theater Arts with a Capstone in Playwriting at Brown University where she studied with Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel and award winning Producer/ Director/ Playwright/ Dramaturg Bonnie Metzgar. Aja's one-woman show, Piccola Cosi, about her experience as a jazz singer in Bologna, Italy, received critical acclaim and had a sold out run in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. A trained pop, jazz, musical theatre and opera singer, Aja has sung jazz with renown musicians in venues in and around Italy. She has also worked behind the scenes with the Metropolitan Opera House, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Director's Company, Voice and Vision and Joe's Pub. Aja was seen on the Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory stage in the original musical Torah! Torah! Torah! Other credits include: Merrily We Roll Along, Hot 'N' Throbbing, The Greeks, Syringa Tree, Bobrauschenbergamerica, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Aja was the recipient of the 2007 Weston Award for Acting.
FOR TICKETS VISIT:
http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7397
WEBSITE: www.ajanisenson.com
NYTHEATRE PODCAST: http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/solonova_2009.php
BACK STAGE INTERVIEW: http://backstage.blogs.com/blogstage/2009/05/solonova-2009-preview-piccola-cosi.html
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MARE COGNITUM ('08) RETURNS! |
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A country on the brink of war. A city wracked by ineffectual protests. An extraordinarily odd job interview. Faced with such perils, three young idealists do the only thing they can: fly to the Moon in a homemade rocketship.
Theatre of the Expendable presents
Mare Cognitum
By David McGee
Directed by Jesse Edward Rosbrow
Starring: Devon Caraway, Justin Howard, and Kyle Walters
WHERE:
The Workshop Theater
312 West 36th Street
(between 8th & 9th Avenues, 4th Floor)
WHEN:
Saturday, May 9th—6pm
Tuesday, May 12th—7pm
Friday, May 15th—7pm
Saturday, May 16th—4:15pm
Sunday, May 17th—7pm
Thursday, May 21st—8pm
Saturday, May 23rd—1pm & 9:15pm
Sunday, May 24th—4:15pm
Wednesday, May 27th—8pm
Friday May 29th—9:45pm
Saturday, May 30th—7pm
Mare Cognitum is playing as part of Get S.O.M.!, a month long repertory merger between Theatre of the Expendable, Small Pond Entertainment, and Cross-Eyed Bear Productions.
GET YOUR TICKETS:
For more info and to purchase tickets visit www.totseb.com.
***Use discount code fringenyc for $2 off!***
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Piccola Cosi
a solo show
Written and Performed by Aja Nisenson
One Night Only! Thursday April 30th @ 7pm at The Triad Theatre. 158 West 72nd St.
AN HYSTERICAL PROVOCATIVE RIDE THROUGH THE UNDERBELLY OF BOLOGNA'S JAZZ SCENE. YOU'LL LAUGH. YOU'LL CRY. YOU'LL CRAVE PROSCIUTTO AND RED WINE.
New York, NY-- After a sold-out run in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival, Piccola Cosi is back on April 30th at the Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street, New York City. The Triad heats up this spring as actor/ singer/playwright Aja Nisenson takes her audience on a funny and provocative ride through the underbelly of Bologna's jazz scene. Playing herself and the eight Italian men she encounters, twenty-one year old Aja comes of age as she pursues her dream of becoming a jazz singer, with the help of more than a few eager Italian men. This smoky, sexy, comedic solo show is fiery as a shot of grappa.
Conceived as a playwriting thesis during Aja's senior year at Brown University, Piccola Cosi, which in Italian means "small like this," is a "sprawling cacophony of Italian culture and a young woman's own fractured understanding of it, where pizzas walk across tables and men appear as smoke in doorways."
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS:
“As full of talent as she is of spaghetti, she recalls in vivid, sidesplitting detail her trip through Italy as a 21-year-old virgin who becomes a sought-after jazz singer… Nisenson is a natural storyteller, with an ear for impersonations and an eye for glamorous and gritty detail.”
--BACKSTAGE
“I saw this show twice… After that first time, I cried—not immediately, but in the street. I cried over risk, over sexuality, over danger as success and safety as failure, over being a woman and an artist. Isn't that what theatre does at its best—cut you to the core?”
--NYTHEATRE.COM
**** (Four Stars)
“ Like Sarah Silverman, Nisenson dresses her hot self simply—all in black, with comfy sneakers…an engaging portrait of that special time of life when nascent adults go overseas to find themselves, and end up getting into cars with strangers.”
--TIME OUT NEW YORK
“The gorgeous Aja Nisenson demonstrates she can do it all in an autobiographical show about discovering herself in Italy, during which she sings jazz (and a bit of opera), impersonates the colorful people she met with wit and charm, and tells hilarious stories."
--HYREVIEWS.COM
For more upcoming performances in May visit: www.ajanisenson.com
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ZOMBIE, an award-winning new play
by Bill Connington
adapted from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates
directed by Thomas Caruso
"The scariest show in town."
Stand back, Jeffrey Dahmer. Meet the serial killer next door.
"Shocking . . . a chilling one-man study of perversity . . . Mr. Connington commits totally to this haunting characterization and leaves us wondering exactly what kind of people are walking the streets alongside us."
—Anita Gates, New York Times
He looks mild-mannered. But inside he's a cold-hearted murderer.
He preys on young men—hoping to create his "very own zombie".
ZOMBIE asks what is a "monster"—and what monsters may lurk inside ourselves.
NOW EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 16th!
Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Aves.
***Special discounted tickets for FringeNYC Fans: $17.25 with discount ZOFF.***
**Special audience discussions after each performance, with the actor, director, and forensic psychiatrists. See www.zombietheplay.com for details.
For tickets:
Online - www.ticketcentral.com
By phone — 212-279-4200
In person — Theatre Row Box Office
12 pm - 8 pm, M-Sat; 12 pm - 3pm Sun
Visit www.zombietheplay.com
"Harrowing" —Frank Scheck, New York Post
"Haunting" —Andy Propst, Village Voice
"Ripped-from-the-headlines." —Robert Windeler, Back Stage
"Murderously good" —Claudia La Rocco, WNYC
"Connington’s performance is simply extraordinary." —Joe Meyers,
Connecticut Post
"Connington is a riveting performer." —Jason Jacobs, nytheatre.com
"Definitely not to be missed." —Judd Hollander, broadwayafterdark.com
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AMERICANBLACKOUT (FringeNYC '06) RETURNS! |
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ZOMBIE - EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! |
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A gay Black man walks into a casting call and, with each question thrown his way, suddenly realizes that he has forgotten how to breathe. Has lost all concept of the process of inhale and exhale.
Is this real or a fantasy? Is his identity truly being called into question, or are his perceptions a figment of his imagination?
AMERICANBLACKOUT is a modern-day journey through the labyrinth of sexuality, ethnicity and individual identity in the land of the free. A view of America as it struggles through the present, remains unsure of the future, and, in a willfully ignorant fashion, turns a blind eye to the past.
Written & Directed by: Robb Leigh Davis
Producers: BLAKKAPRIKORN Productions, Robb Leigh Davis & Nicholas Petraccaro
The Players: Robb Leigh Davis, Neil Dawson, David Rudd, Nysheva-Starr and Jenn Wehrung
Venue:
The Tank
354 West 45th Street
New York, NY 1003
www.thetanknyc.org
Showtimes:
Thursday, April 23, 8pm
Friday, April 24, 8pm
Saturday, April 25, 8pm
Sunday, April 26, 7pm
Tickets: $15
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A prefiguring of Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape,” and a deeply personal exploration of the mysteries of aging and the end of youth.
Reeling on his 39th birthday, an actor’s obsessive identification with Beckett’s famous character, compels him to examine his own quixotic life and failures. Replacing Krapp’s reel-to reel with the latest in video technology and, he sets out on a hilarious and heartbreaking journey of self-deprecation and self-discovery.
The critics pick of the Off-Broadway season, "Krapp, 39" now extended through April 5th, here's what they say:
“Mr. Laurence gives a superb performance in a beautifully shaped, beautifully revealed work... Tremendously poignant...” - NY Times
“Krapp, 39 is no mere Beckett riff, it’s a thoughtful response, a valuable contribution, a thing of startling, wounding beauty.” Village Voice
“Well-written and expertly performed…Laurence creates a funny and lacerating self-portrait that earns its affiliation with the classic that inspired it…” - The New Yorker
WWW.SOHOPLAYHOUSE.COM
OR CALL 212 691-1555
***USE CODE FRINGE AND GET $15 TICKETS***
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ZOMBIE, an award-winning new play
by Bill Connington
adapted from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates
directed by Thomas Caruso
"The scariest show in town."
Stand back, Jeffrey Dahmer. Meet the serial killer next door.
"Shocking . . . a chilling one-man study of perversity . . . Mr. Connington commits totally to this haunting characterization and leaves us wondering exactly what kind of people are walking the streets alongside us."
—Anita Gates, New York Times
He looks mild-mannered. But inside he's a cold-hearted murderer.
He preys on young men—hoping to create his "very own zombie".
ZOMBIE asks what is a "monster"—and what monsters may lurk inside ourselves.
Extended through April 26th!
Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Aves.
***Special discounted tickets for FringeNYC Fans: $17.25 with discount ZOFF.***
**Special audience discussions after each performance, with the actor, director, and forensic psychiatrists. See www.zombietheplay.com for details.
For tickets:
Online - www.ticketcentral.com
By phone — 212-279-4200
In person — Theatre Row Box Office
12 pm - 8 pm, M-Sat; 12 pm - 3pm Sun
Visit www.zombietheplay.com
"Harrowing" —Frank Scheck, New York Post
"Haunting" —Andy Propst, Village Voice
"Ripped-from-the-headlines." —Robert Windeler, Back Stage
"Murderously good" —Claudia La Rocco, WNYC
"Connington’s performance is simply extraordinary." —Joe Meyers,
Connecticut Post
"Connington is a riveting performer." —Jason Jacobs, nytheatre.com
"Definitely not to be missed." —Judd Hollander, broadwayafterdark.com
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by Bill Connington
Adapted from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates
Directed by Thomas Caruso
Stand back, Jeffrey Dahmer. Meet the serial killer next door.
He's mild-mannered. He looks like somebody you'd see at the hardware store. But inside he is a cold-hearted murderer.
Of course, he doesn't think he's a murderer. He follows his romantic delusions to horrific extremes, preying on young men--hoping to create a zombie who will be his forever.
ZOMBIE asks what is the nature of a "monster"--and what potential monsters may be lurking within ourselves.
"Shocking . . . a chilling one-man study of perversity . . . Mr. Connington commits totally to this haunting characterization and leaves us wondering exactly what kind of people are walking the streets alongside us."
--Anita Gates, New York Times
February 18 - March 29
Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Aves.
***FringeNYC Fans - Special discounted tickets: $12.25 with code ZOFF***
Tickets regularly $21.25
For tickets:
Online - www.ticketcentral.com
By phone -- 212-279-4200
In person -- Theatre Row Box Office
12 pm - 8 pm, 7 days a week
Visit www.zombietheplay.com
"Harrowing" --Frank Scheck, New York Post
"Haunting" --Andy Propst, Village Voice
"Ripped-from-the-headlines." --Robert Windeler, Back Stage
"Murderously good" --Claudia La Rocco, WNYC
"Connington's performance is simply extraordinary." --Joe Meyers, Connecticut Post
"Connington is a riveting performer." --Jason Jacobs, nytheatre.com
"Definitely not to be missed." --Judd Hollander, broadwayafterdark.com |
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Tickets are on sale now for the Off-Broadway production of SAILOR MAN, winner of the Award for Overall Excellence - Outstanding Play at FringeNYC 2008!
SAILOR MAN is a darkly comic tribute to the exploits of a beloved animated sailor. A fast, furious and bloody hour of spinach-fueled mayhem, it's Saturday morning cartoons, Tarantino-style. Mining vintage pop-culture for hidden anger and tragedy, SAILOR MAN offers a hilarious critique on violence in entertainment and society.
About the FringeNYC production, Time Out New York raves, "Violence soars to levels that would make Tarantino cringe. 4 stars." And nytheater.com advises, "If you want to have 45 minutes of fun unlike anything else you've probably ever seen, then buy your ticket now."
SAILOR MAN will be presented at the 45 Bleeker Street Theater as half of a "Recession Special," which also includes the new dark comedy Rumpsringa.
***For a limited time, FringeNYC Fans can get an even bigger discount by visiting www.sailormanshow.com/halfoff ***
Get more info at www.sailormanshow.com or by texting SPINACH to 41411. |
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***FringeNYC fans get FringeNYC prices! $15 tickets for all scheduled shows!***
(Must buy before Feb. 1) Go to www.krapp39.com and use code: FRINGE
FringeNYC's Outstanding Solo Show Winner now Off Broadway at The Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam St. near 6th Ave.).
In Samuel Beckett’s “vaudeville pantomime” Krapp’s Last Tape, a 69-year-old man dictates his thoughts into a tape recorder, as he does every year on his birthday. Reeling on his own 39th birthday, Michael Laurence conducts a multi-media reflection on his identification with Beckett’s character: his fears, his failures, and his search for (and forfeiture of) love, all in preparation to record a version of the 39-year-old Krapp’s soliloquy to be used in an imagined production of Krapp’s Last Tape in the year 2038. The journey spans Michael’s readings and research, recorded telephone conversations, letters, and personal journal entries. Krapp, 39 is a deeply personal window on one man’s last moment of youth.
www.krapp39.com
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Tender Thread Prods & PoMo Freakshow Productions present:
XY(T)
Written and Performed by Kestryl Cael Lowrey
On a shared bill with Theresa Diamond's WAITING FOR THE SHOW
Two shows in one evening at the WOW Cafe Theater
Do you have the balls to become a man? Delve into questions, contradictions, and characters exploring: TESTOSTERONE. Transgender butch Kestryl Cael was a woman, once upon a time. Now, he is stripping layers of gender, self, sex, and sanity in pursuit of his own masculinity. Combining ethnography, autobiography, a syringe, and a massive pink strap-on, XY(T) playfully punctures everything you thought you knew about gender!
On a shared bill with Theresa Diamond's 2008 Philly Fringe Hit, WAITING FOR THE SHOW: "What if Beckett staged Marat-Sade and all the parts were played by amorous lesbians?"
Visit pomofreakshow.com or wowcafe.org for more details.
LOCATION:
The WOW Cafe Theater
59 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave.)
4th Floor (ADA compliant elevator available)
DATES AND TIMES:
Thursday, January 15th at 8pm
Friday, January 16th at 8pm
Saturday, January 17th at 8pm
Thursday January 22nd at 8pm
Friday, January 23rd at 8pm
Saturday, January 24th at 8pm
Thursday, January 29th at 8pm
Friday, January 30th at 8pm
Saturday, January 31st at 8pm
TICKETS:
ONLINE: $18 / $9 stu/sen at https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=WAI11
***Use special FringeNYC Fan discount code FRINGE for an extra $2 off!!!***
BY PHONE: Call (212) 868-4444 to purchase via phone.
IN PERSON: $20 / $10 stu/sen. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to performance time.
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Conditions: Offer valid for performances 12/2-22, excluding 12/9. Other blackout dates may apply. Schedule subject to change. Offer subject to availability. Normal service charges apply to online and phone orders. No exchanges or refunds. All sales are final. Cannot be combined with other offers. Not valid for prior purchases. Limit 6 tickets per order. Offer may be revoked at any time.
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FringeNYC Fans Newsletter! |
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A FULL WEEKEND OF FringeNYC ALUMNI! |
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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED johnpaulgeorgeringo ('08) OPENS TONIGHT! |
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and don't forget Friend of FringeNYC JOAN RIVERS! |
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VICE GIRL CONFIDENTIAL ('06) BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! |
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THE COMPLETE PERFORMER ('08) OPENS SATURDAY! |
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Fresh off a critically acclaimed run in the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival, (selected "Outstanding Solo Show"), a successful run at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, England and continued success as part of The FringeNYC Encore Series, Dave Jay is proud to announce that johnpaulgeorgeringo has been extended once again at the renowned SOHO Playhouse:
johnpaulgeorgeringo
a solo show
starring dave jay
directed by brad calcaterra
Improvised, impromptu and interactive, dave jay seamlessly morphs between distinct impersonations of the fab four. A British Invasion of truth, tunes and trivia
created on the spot by dave jay AND YOU!
Friday, November 7th, 10:30pm
Friday, November 14th, 10:30pm
Friday, November 21st, 10:30pm
Friday, December 5th, 10:30pm
Friday, December 12th, 10:30pm
Friday, December 19th, 10:30pm
Friday, December 26th, 10:30pm
Tickets: $25 available at www.sohoplayhouse.com or by calling (212) 691-1555
SOHO Playhouse
15 Vandam Street
(Between 6th Avenue/Varick Street)
New York City
Subway: C, E to Spring St
2008 New York International Fringe Festival "Outstanding Solo Show"
“johnpaulgeorgeringo is thoroughly entertaining and a must-see for Beatles fans.” [EDITOR's PICK] - TimeOut New York
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An expose not for the faint of heart, VICE GIRL CONFIDENTIAL uncovers the grime and grit plaguing the streets of 1950s Gotham. Only one man, D.A. Walter Slade, can stand up to vice-racket kingpin Duke Craigie—that is, if he can shake off his yen for Stella Fontaine, the madam of New York's most infamous brothel. Come see VICE GIRL CONFIDENTIAL to find out who from your neighborhood is part of the racket.
The original production of VICE GIRL CONFIDENTIAL not only earned the FringeNYC Award for Outstanding Acting Ensemble, but sold-out its run and received enthusiastic reviews. NYTheatre.com called the production “smart, laugh-inducing, and perfect,” while Talkin' Broadway called Michael's “crackling way with words… a true pleasure.”
Tickets are $18, and can be purchased through Smart Tix (www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444) or at the door BUT HURRY - This is a limited run which must close November 16th!
Come early to indulge in your favorite vice -- CHEAP DRINKS -- at the Under St. Marks bar!
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place
New York, NY 10003
(1st Ave & Ave A)
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MOSTLY ONE-MAN COMEDY WITH BALLS featuring Letterman Show's Emmy Award-winning writer, Ted Greenberg and his crowd-rousing mascot.
Combines stand-up, mindreading, magic, a half-time show, full-frontal nudity and a cab ride home. A quintessential New York theater experience like no other!
“Goes by fast and enjoyably” – New York Times.
“Outrageously funny” –Backstage.
“Kept a full house roaring” –NYTheater.com. 2008
FringeNYC Producers Award Winner and FringeNYC Encore Series Selection!
Saturday, November 8th, 10:30pm
Saturday, November 15th, 10:30pm
Saturday, November 22nd, 10:30pm
Saturday, November 29th, 10:30pm
Saturday, December 6th, 10:30pm
Saturday, December 13th, 10:30pm
Saturday, December 20th, 10:30pm
Saturday, December 27th, 10:30pm
SOHO Playhouse
15 Vandam Street
(Between 6th Avenue/Varick Street)
Subway: C, E to Spring St
Special Offer for FringeNYC FANS! DISCOUNT TICKETS!
Use discount code “Fringe” for $12.50 tickets.
Tickets are normally $15.
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LIVE AT THE CUTTING ROOM! TWO MORE SHOWS ONLY!
November 7th & 19th
Legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS returns to New York for a week of outrageous stand-up shows at the intimate venue The Cutting Room starting Tuesday, November 4th (Election Night).
The comedian will have some politically incorrect fun with her takes on politics, show business, plastic surgery, awards show fashions and life in general. A full bar and dinner menu are available. See complete performance schedule below.
Discount $22.50 Tickets -- Benefit FringeNYC!
For these shows only, JOAN RIVERS will donate $7.50 from each ticket purchased via the code below directly to FringeNYC!
To order your discount $22.50 tickets, call 212-352-3101, or visit www.SpinCycleNYC.com. Use discount code "FF2" to get the discount and make sure FringeNYC benefits. Additional ticket proceeds also benefit God's Love We Deliver, and Guide Dogs for the Blind. Tickets are normally $30.
The Cutting Room
19 West 24 Street, between 5th &6th Aves. NYC
Showtimes:
Friday, Nov. 7 at 10:30 PM
Wednesday Nov. 19 at 8pm
Closest Subway: F, V, N, R, 6 to 23rd Street
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SPECIAL OFFERS for FringeNYC Fans! |
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PERFECT HARMONY is "Pitch Perfect"!
DIRECT FROM FringeNYC AND The FringeNYC ENCORE SERIES...PERFECT HARMONY premiered at FringeNYC 2006, and was hailed by critics as “Magnificently Hilarious!”, “Well-nigh perfection!", and “Spectacular”. |
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And it's back...for a LIMITED TIME!
PERFECT HARMONY is a new comedy about the struggle for truth, love and highschool a cappella championship glory. Perennial high school a cappella powerhouse, The Acafellas, and their female classmates, The Ladies in Red, bare their dreams, hopes, and struggles to blend, as they battle to win Nationals and discover the true meaning of harmony.
Written by
ANDREW GROSSO & THE ESSENTIALS
Starring
DANA ACHESON*, CLAYTON APGAR, SEAN DUGAN*, BEN HUBER*, SCOTT JANES*, VAYU O’DONNELL*, AMY RUTBERG*, KATHY SEARLE*, MARGIE STOKLEY*, NISI STURGIS*
Set Design ELIZA BROWN
Costume Design BECKY LASKY
Lighting Design BRIAN JONES
Casting GEOFF JOSSELSON
Press Rep JIM BALDASSARE
Prod Stage Mgr CARLOS MAISONET*
Line Producer LA VIE PRODUCTIONS
Music Dir RAY BAILEY
Directed by
ANDREW GROSSO
*ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGER APPEAR COURTESY OF ACTORS EQUITY. AEA APPROVED SHOWCASE. |
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CLICK HERE AND USE CODE FF01 for $15 TICKETS!
HURRY! PERFECT HARMONY RUNS JULY 6th - 24th ONLY!
Sunday July 6th @ 3 PM
Monday & Tuesday** at 7 PM
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 PM
**No Performance July 8th
THE CLURMAN THEATER, AT THEATRE ROW
410 WEST 42ND STREET
SPECIAL OFFER FOR FringeNYC FANS: Use the code FF01 to receive $15 tickets. (Regular Price Tickets: $18)
To Purchase Tickets: WWW.TICKETCENTRAL.COM Or Call 212.279.4200
For More Information: TheEssentials.org
Conditions: Offer subject to availability and may be revoked at any time. Additional black out dates may apply. Not valid for previously purchased tickets or in combination with any other offer. All sales final; no refunds or exchanges. All ticket may be subject to a $2.00 TicketCentral service fee. When purchasing tickets at the box, patron MUST present this printout to the box office. Limit 8 tickets per order. Offer expires July 24th, 2008. |
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CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO returns to NYC
IF YOU MISSED IT AT FringeNYC, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT THIS TIME. IF YOU CAUGHT IT AT FringeNYC, HERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT AGAIN THAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.....
A unique, riveting live performance derived entirely from the "Black Box" transcripts of real-life airline emergencies. A fascinating, dramatic insight into the tension-filled cockpits of actual flights in distress. Who are these people we trust our lives to and what do they really do when things go horribly wrong?
July 8, 9, 10 & 11 @ 7:30pm ONLY
$25
Tickets: 212 352 3101
Collective:Unconscious 279 Church Street
"Intensely engrossing...a brilliant, powerful experience." New York Times
"One of the 10 best plays of the year." Time magazine
Part of the Underground Zero Festival |
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A special "Early Bird Offer" for FringeNYC Fans! |
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| Bash’d - A Gay Rap Opera ONLY $39.50! (Reg. ticket prices are $49 - $55) |
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“Brilliant! A show you don’t dare miss!”
- Toronto Star
“BASH’d has already proven itself a hit!”
– Variety
Named Outstanding Musical of FringeNYC 2007 and winner of the 2008 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding NY Theatre, Bash’d hits off-Broadway with PERFORMANCES STARTING JUNE 12th.
This special advance offer is good for performances through July 5th; TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JUNE 2ND - DON'T WAIT! Not valid for performances on June 27th – 28th.
Written and Performed by
Chris Craddock as “T-BAG” &
Nathan Cuckow as “FEMINEM”
Music by Aaron Macri
Directed by Ron Jenkins
WHERE:
The Zipper Factory Theater
336 W. 37th St. (between 8th & 9th Aves.)
Mon, Thurs & Sat at 8:00pm, Fri at 7:30pm & 10:00pm
To Order $39.50 Tickets:
go to www.TheZipperFactory.com and enter promotion code BD39FRG
or call 212-352-3101 and mention code BD39FRG or click on the link below. Additional fees may apply ordering online or by phone.
Theatre box office opens 1 hour prior to show. For more information, visit their website at www.bashdthemusical.com or click on their logo above. |
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FringeNYC 2007 Alumni Updates! |
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DIRT (FringeNYC '07) RETURNS
***Outstanding Actor Award - FringeNYC 07'***
"See this show!!!" - NYTheatre
"Riveting" - Time Out (4 stars)
"Stunning" - Back Stage (Critic's Pick)
DIRT returns after a critically acclaimed run at FringeNYC 07. Christopher Domig received the FringeNYC 2007 Outstanding Actor Award, while critics raved, calling DIRT "Riveting", "Stunning", and "Powerful".
With the help of the Austrian Cultural Forum DIRT is
returning to the stage for a limited engagement April
2-26 at Under St. Marks.
Dirt is a 75 minute solo play. Sad is its narrator. A
desperately alienated illegal immigrant from Iraq, Sad
lives on the fringes of Western society. He confronts
xenophobia, latent racism, and ethnocentrism as he
peddles roses to eke out an existence. Issues of
identity, anti-foreign sentiment, and self-worth are
brought hauntingly to life through the character's
disturbing psychological self-portrait.
See DIRT before it leaves for the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival 2008!
DIRT by Robert Schneider
Starring Christopher Domig
Directed by David Robinson
Publicist David Gibbs DARR Publicity
WHEN: April 2-April 26
WHERE: Under St. Marks
(94 St. Marks Place, btw 1st Avenue & Avenue A)
Official site: www.dirt-nyc.com
Tickets: www.smarttix.com (212-868-4444)
FringeNYC Fans receive a special discount with
the following code: Dreck1 |
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A CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THREE FringeNYC '07 SHOWS!
Here at FringeNYC we're BEAMING that three of the shows featured in FringeNYC 2007 have recently been published by the New York Theatre Experience as a part of their anthology, PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS 2008.
We hope you'll come celebrate with us at a special FREE event on Thursday, April 3rd.
EVENT DETAILS
WHERE: T. Schreiber Studio, Gloria Maddox Theatre
151 West 26th Street
WHEN: Thursday, April 3, 2008
WHAT TIME: Doors open at 6:45pm; performances begin at 7:30pm
HOW MUCH: Free!!!!
WILL BOOKS BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE? Definitely, $18 each.
Our three alumni playwrights will be present:
ANTARCTICA by Carolyn Raship
In this sometimes surreal fantasia on growing up, Magda and Winnie set out to become the first American Girls to make an expedition to the South Pole. Performed by Maggie Cino and Melle Powers.
IN OUR NAME by Elena Hartwell
A triptych of short, breathtaking one-acts about the ways that the War in Iraq has hit home, especially among American women. Performed by Elena Hartwell.
MARVELOUS SHRINE by Leslie Bramm
17-year-old Marvelous isn’t sure if he’s gay, but he knows he wants to play music. His parents battle over his destiny, and nobody wins in this moving drama. Performed by Paul Hufker and Sara Thigpen.
If you're unable to attend, but you know you need to add PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS 2008 to your library of wonderful new work, just click on the book cover to the left to go to the New York Theatre Experience's online store. |
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| OFF-BROADWAY Premiere of: JAMAICA, FAREWELL (FringeNYC '07) |
The SoHo Playhouse Presents the OFF-BROADWAY Premiere of JAMAICA, FAREWELL!
JAMAICAN BEAUTY SMUGGLES A MILLION DOLLARS; HAS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXPIRED?
Written & Performed by Debra Ehrhardt
Directed by Wallace Norman
Produced by Darren Lee Cole
Not black enough, not white enough, "experts" said she'd never get an acting job until she lost her Jamaican accent. Playwright-performer and captivating storyteller Debra Ehrhardt is a Kingston native and a Lost Angeles resident who is bringing her acclaimed FringeNYC show back to the SoHo Playhouse!
"A TERRIFIC STORY WITH WIT AND PANACHE...SUSPENSFUL ENOUGH FOR A THRILLER AND DELICIOUSLY FUNNY." - LA WEEKLY
"HUMOROUS...INTRIGUING...LIVELEY AND COLORFUL...A TRULY PLEASUREABLE EXPERIENCE." - BROADWAYWORLD.COM
The SoHo Playhouse
15 Vandam Street, between 6th Avenue & Varick
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TWO Special Offers for FringeNYC Fans!
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NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND (FringeNYC '99) at The Brick!
The Brick Theater, Inc. presents
Notes from Underground
a disgusting play
Descend into the squalid, candlelit dwelling of Dostoevsky's Underground Man. Sit on his broken furniture and battered books. Experience his wretched loneliness. Feel his penetrating anguish. Fear his outbursts of manic rage.
Voices from the auditorium ring out, belittling and degrading the man. Are the voices his? Are they yours? Hear the Underground Man address you, a command audience of his imagination, assembled to ridicule and debase him in an intricate call-and-response ritual he practices nightly. And witness him delight in his own pain.
Notes from Underground is a five-part dramatic oratorio exploring the Underground Man's desperate masochism. This dark, environmental production returns for a limited time after a critically acclaimed run in the 1999 New York International Fringe Festival. |
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"At the 1999 Fringe Festival I saw [Robert Honeywell] perform a rather startling solo version of Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground in almost complete darkness. There was only a small candle that drew all the attention to his face. Even then, the man wanted his spotlight."
Jason Zinoman – The New York Times Review of "Every Play Ever Written", June 27, 2007
Adapted and Directed by Michael Gardner
Featuring Robert Honeywell, Heath Kelts*, Mick O'Brien,* Alyssa Simon* and Moira Stone*
Assistant Directed by Gyda Arber, *Appearing courtesy of AEA
90 minutes
February 15 to March 22 ONLY!!!
Thu-Sat at 8pm
Tickets: $15
Call 212-352-3101 or click the link above!
For more information, visit www.bricktheater.com |
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MORTAL DECISIONS: A DIARY OF THE DONNER PARTY
(FringeNYC '98) at the Metropolitan Playhouse
METROPOLITAN TELLS THE HIDDEN STORY OF AN AMERICAN SAGA
STU RICHEL REVEALS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE TALES
COURAGE AND COMPASSION IN THE FACE OF FEAR
(February 8 -16)
Metropolitan Playhouse presents Stu Richel in his solo performance: Mortal Decisions: A Diary of the Donner Party, at the theater's home (220 E. 4th Street) February 8th through 16th, 2008.
Stu Richel brings to life one of the most terrifying and infamous tales of the American Frontier. In 1846, thirty-three souls set out from Springfield, MA, in search of a new life out West. Instead, they discovered the limits of human compassion and endurance in the snowbound Sierra Nevadas.
Commonly known as a sensational tale of cannibalism and depravity, the trials of the party are seen in vivid detail through the eyes of a lucky survivor in Mortal Decisions. Mr. Richel's stirring vision casts new light on this harrowing story: a saga of impossible choices and defiant courage.
Called "A true work of sublime genius" by the New York Observer, Mortal Decisions was derived from revisionist histories of the oft-told history. The play debuted in San Jose in 1994, and has since played at the Depot Theatre and the New York International Fringe Festival. |
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Director and Actor Stu Richel has written and toured three solo stage shows…. Mortal Decisions: a Diary of the Donner Party; Everyone's War; and Theodore Judah and the Transcontinental Railroad.
At Metropolitan, he has appeared in East Village Chronicles, Vols. 3 and 4. The film Death in Love, in which he plays opposite Josh Lucas, Lukas Haas, and Jacqueline Bisset, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Mortal Decisions begins on Friday, February 8th, and runs through Saturday, February 16th. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8pm.
Tickets are $15 for General Admission, $12 for Seniors and $10 for Students and Children under 12. Call 212-995-5302 to purchase tickets, or visit www.metropolitanplayhouse.org for more information. |
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| FringeNYC SMASH HIT SEMI-PERMANENT RETURNS! |
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FEBRUARY 3 - MARCH 23 ONLY!
On the heels of its sold-out run at FringeNYC 2007 (where it was selected as Outstanding Solo Show), SEMI-PERMANENT returns to NYC.
This behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of fashion and entertainment is guided by high-energy Hollywood hairstylist Rick Gradone, who has coifed the likes of Naomi Campbell, Kelly Ripa, Jamie Lynn Spears, Heidi Klum, Katherine Heigl, Mariah Carey, Nicollette Sheridan, Tyra Banks and even FringeNYC's own Elena K. Holy, among others.
In the course of the evening, Gradone wittily attempts to elevate hairdressing to the level of high art as he explores the social implications of popular hairstyles, from the classic to the ridiculous.
One lucky audience member WINS A FREE POST-SHOW HAIRCUT by Gradone as the evening turns into an impromptu salon with cocktails and a celebrity DJ. Sundays at 8pm.
SPECIAL OFFER: Use code "FringeNYC" to get $15 tickets at 212-352-3101 or www.SpinCycleNYC.com.
SEMI-PERMANENT opens February 3rd at Ace of Clubs, 9 Great Jones at Lafayette (inside ACME) |
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JANUARY 2008 |
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RUM & COKE ('06) OPENS AT ABINGDON! |
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PIAF: LOVE CONQUERS ALL ('07) EXTENDED AT SOHO PLAYHOUSE! |
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