City Theatre Company News

Maria Aitken is committing all sorts of sinister crimes eight times a week on the stage of the Cort Theatre, and people can't stop laughing about it! The witty and engaging Aitken is making her U.S. directorial debut with her work on The 39 Steps, she's also well known back home in Great Britain as an accomplished actress, having graced the stages of the National Theatre and West End. But it's her directing that's gotten accolades here, when the 2008 Tony nominations were read the other morning her name was among those honored for Best Direction of a Play.

The highly-anticipated Pittsburgh premiere of Plaid Tidings at the CLO Cabaret previews next Thursday, November 8 and opens Wednesday, November 14 for its limited run. The original cast from Forever Plaid, the show that opened the CLO Cabaret, is back to perform their harmonious melodies in a show that is sure to lift your Holiday spirit.

'Purple Hearts' a new play by Burgess Clark about the real-life events of sailors who survived aboard a sunken battleship post-Pearl Harbor, opens September 8

Invisible City Theatre Company presents the New York premiere of Purple Hearts, an award-winning new play by Burgess Clark based on real events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor. Previews begin September 5; opening September 8 at the Gene Frankel Theatre.

Invisible City Theatre Company - under Artistic Director David Epstein - presents the New York premiere of Purple Hearts - a new play by Burgess Clark

The sounds of doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel ring out as Off-Broadway's Dreamlight Theatre Company presents the first NYC revival of Avenue X, an a capella musical by John Jiler and Ray Leslee

The sounds of doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel will ring out as Off-Broadway's Dreamlight Theatre Company presents the first NYC revival of Avenue X, an a capella musical by John Jiler and Ray Leslee

The first NYC 'Avenue X'revival begins March 1st at the 45th st Theater.

On September 18th, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2006 award recipients at a exceptional evening hosted by Tony-nominee Charles Busch

On July 17, 2006, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2006 nominees at the Ukrainian National Home

NORA, legendary film director Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, A Doll's House, is coming to Manhattan for the first time in its 25-year history.

Dennis Lehane's play Coronado opened on December 3rd at Manhattan Theatre Source

Invisible City Theatre Company presents the world-premiere of CORONADO - a new thriller by Dennis Lehane (author of the best-selling novel MYSTIC RIVER - which was made into the Academy Award-winning film directed by Clint Eastwood) with previews beginning November 30 prior to an official press opening of December 3 at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street - btw. 8th Street & Waverly Place).

Dennis Lehane's play Coronado begins off-Broadway previews on November 1st and opens on December 3rd

Dennis Lehane's play Coronado will run off-Broadway from December 3rd through 17th