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Saturday and Sunday at Brooklyn Art Haus: performances of SNOW BIRD by Cycle 35's Melina Nakos.

Snow Bird: A New Play Snow Bird is a new play set in 2009 that follows the lives of five men living in an outpost in the Arctic Circle. Inspired by real-life scientists working at Station Nord in Greenland, Snow Bird’s characters study the effects of global warming on the Arctic sea ice by flying planes—affectionatel...

Tonight at 54 Below: the annual Write Out Loud concert, featuring work by Cycle 30's Brooke Trumm, Cycle 31's Yejune Kim, Danielle Koenig, and Raiah Rofsky, and Cycle 32's José Alba Rodriguez and Wren Mied (Cycle 32).

WRITE OUT LOUD: From Contest to Concert VOLUME 6 | 54 Below Write Out Loud is back for its SIXTH year at 54 Below! This annual celebration of new musical theatre writers ...

Tomorrow: the Museum of Chinese in America presents a reading of TOMORROW, BY THE SEA, cowritten by Cycle 33's Yunhye Park (based on her play) and Alexander Ronneburg.

Staged Reading Of TOMORROW, BY THE SEA To Be Presented at Museum of Chinese in America A developmental reading of the new musical TOMORROW, BY THE SEA will be held on September 7 at the Museum of Chinese in America. Learn how to attend.

Tomorrow: New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab features work including A REBEL PRAYER by Cycle 24's Eloise Govedare and Aleksandra Weil.

Choreography Lab / September 5, 2024 Get tickets online for Choreography Lab / September 5, 2024 here.

Tonight at The Tank: a reading of BRACE YOURSELF! by Cycle 33's Hannah Z. Morley and Gian Gibboney. Fellow Cycle 33 alums also involved: director M.L. Redstone, technical director Ryan O'Dea, and cast members Timothy Leech and Alex Manaa.

Brace Yourself — The Tank Brace Yourself is an original pop-rock musical following Holly and her friends on a quest to find her orthodontist and get her braces off during the apocalypse.

Saturday: The South Carolina New Play Festival presents a reading of THE DARK LADY by Cycle 32's Sophie Boyce and Veronica Mansour.

Services 2 — South Carolina New Play Festival 2024 Festival ShowsThree new Musicals. Two new Plays. One outdoor Variety Stage.The future of American Theater starts in Greenville.FREE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE SPONSORED BY SC HUMANITIES FOUNDATION by Donnetta Lavinia GraysDirected by Tamilla Woodardat Centre Stage on Thursday, August 08, at 7pmThe J...

Saturday: Step1 Theatre presents a reading of VINYL VANGUARD, a new play by Cycle 22's Marcus Scott.

Step1 Theatre R&D: Vinyl Vanguard by Marcus Scott Join us for our first R&D of 2024!

Sunday: the Verse Intro Cabaret, created and hosted by Cycle 28's Andi Lee Carter and Briana Harris, makes its return to SoHo Playhouse, Inc., this month featuring work by Cycle 27's AriDy Nox and Kyle Segar.

Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35583/production/1152995

Beginning Friday as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS, by Cycle 27's Chase O'Neill and Theo Teris.

Here There Be Dragons: A Musical Quest Here There Be Dragons is a musical that premiered at the Players' Theatre off-Broadway in 2022. Newcomers O'Neill and Teris have created a lovable, high-energy musical that explores the liminal space between our own identities and the identities we create for ourselves. The contemporary score and en...

Beginning today in Norwich, England, then traveling to the Edinburgh Fringe and then back to London: COME DINE WITH ME, with book and lyrics by Cycle 30's Sam Norman.

Come Dine With Me | Norwich Theatre Take a bunch of tuneful strangers. Mix in a dollop of behind-the-scenes skulduggery, a Sound Man playing detective, a sprinkling of star-crossed love, and plenty of juicy arpeggios. Marinade, cook for 60 minutes... and serve hot.

Tonight through Saturday: Williamstown Theatre Festival presents a workshop of ALONE AND ALIVE, written and performed by Cycle 19's Joel Waggoner.

2024 Workshops - Williamstown Theatre Festival Play development is a year-round activity at WTF. Every summer, the Festival supports new work in development by inviting artists to participate in workshops and... Read More

Tonight at London's The Other Palace: a concert version of BECOMING NIGELLA by Cycle 25's Emily Rose Simons.

Becoming Nigella - In Concert - The Other Palace Theatre Join us for Becoming Nigella - in Concert, a one-night celebration of all the songs currently featuring in the new musical, Becoming Nigella.

Monday: The York Theatre Company's 2024 NEO Concert features work by Cycle 25's TJ Rubin and Cycle 31's Justin D. Cook and Danielle Koenig. The concert is curated by Cycle 23's Seth Christenfeld, who is The York's Literary Manager.

NEO 2024 - The York Theatre Company NEO (an acronym for “New, Emerging, Outstanding”) celebrates songwriters primed to pen the next generation of musicals!

Tomorrow at Joe's Pub: a concert version of MY PET DRAGON by Cycle 30's Maggie Moe and Joshua Vranas.

My Pet Dragon In Concert Featuring songs from the original musical and written by two addicts in recovery, MY PET DRAGON challenges the ongoing stigma against addiction.

Sunday: The Verse Intro Cabaret Series, produced and hosted by Cycle 28's Andi Lee Carter and Briana Harris, makes its return to SoHo Playhouse, Inc., this month featuring work by fellow Cycle 28 alums Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels. https://ci.ovationtix.com/35583/production/1152995

Saturday at The Tank: a presentation of SISTERHOOD by Cycle 33's Hannah Z. Morley. A host of other Cycle 33 alums are involved as well--M.L. Redstone as director, Ryan O'Dea as sound designer and cast member, Sravya Saraswatula as lighting designer, Kate Rankine as stage manager, and Sarah Rossman and Trevor K. Band as cast members.

Sisterhood — The Tank "Sisterhood" follows three fifteen-year old girls who, after being total jerks to each other, are haunted by the all-knowing Spirit of Sisterhood. This play is their quest for redemption.

Congratulations to Cycle 1's George C. Wolfe, who received a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement last night!

Video: George C. Wolfe Celebrates Tony Win for Lifetime Achievement Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, George C. Wolfe took home a Tony Award for 'Lifetime Achievmant in the Theatre'. After leaving the stage at the David H. Koch Theater, George checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

Tuesday at Ars Nova: Cycle 30's Mikey Rose presents his concert musical SUNFACE (OR-MUSIC-FOR-ROBOTS) as part of ANT Fest.

SUNFACE - Ars Nova A cyber-folk concert and celebration of humanity that follows Sunface, a misfit, malfunctioning robot curious about "how to human" in a fully robot world.

Beginning Saturday at London's Charing Cross Theatre: MARIE CURIE, with music by Cycle 13's Jong Yoon Choi.

Marie Curie at Charing Cross Theatre Marie Sklodowska Curie. Physicist. Pioneer. Parent.As she arrives from her native home in Poland to study at Sorbonne University in Paris, young Marie Sklodowska is certain she can make a name for herself and change the course of science. She discovers radium, a new chemical element, with her husban...

Tomorrow at Joe's Pub: an evening with Cycle 13's Hyeyoung Kim, featuring songs from SUNFISH with lyrics by Cycle 13's Michael Cooper and DAYS OF RAGE with lyrics by Cycle 16's Shoshana Greenberg.

Hyeyoung Kim Award-winning musical theatre writer/composer, Hyeyoung Kim, will present songs from her shows, Sunfish (with lyrics by Michael Cooper), and Days of Rage (with lyrics by Shoshana Greenberg).

Tomorrow: Art House Productions presents a reading of BIZARRO WORLD by Cycle 22's Marcus Scott.

INKubator New Play Program THE INKUBATOR NEW PLAY FESTIVAL RETURNS!May 13-15, May 20-22, 2024WEEK 1May 13th"Gore is for Girls" by Leo Layla DíazMay 14th"couple goals" by Upasna BarathMay 15th"We’d Rather Know If You Weren’t Coming Back" by Dave OsmundsenWEEK 2May 20th"The Rip" by Neil LeviMay 21st"Talk to Me, Ocey Snead"...

This week and next week: The American Opera Project and the NYU/Tisch Opera Lab present THE HUDSON GUILD OPERAS, two evenings of new one-act operas by GMTWP alumni.

PROGRAM A (5/23 at NYU, 5/20 at Hudson Guild):
THE WHOLE STORY by Kat Cartusciello (Cycle 30) and Casey Llewelyn (Cycle 32)
MUCKRAKERS by Ernie Bird (Cycle 29) and Sam Norman (Cycle 30)
THE HANDS THAT PLANTED by Benjamin Walton (Cycle 33) and Zoe Ray Prawda (Cycle 31)
UNTITLED by Phyto Stratis (Cycle 13) and Yunhye Park (Cycle 33)
THIRD LOUISE OF THE GALLERY by Michael Meketa Sanchez (Cycle 28) and by Sravya Saraswatula (Cycle 33)
LIFT by Stephen Anthony Elkins (Cycle 32) and Adrien Radke (Cycle 33)

PROGRAM B (5/24 at NYU, 5/30 at Hudson Guild):
CHIPS! by Ziyan Yang (Cycle 32) and Alecia Baxter (Cycle 33)
WINDY by Michael Light Oosterhout (Cycle 32) and Alex Manaa (Cycle 33)
TO REND A DREAM by John Carroll (Cycle 31) and Ben Ginsberg (Cycle 31)
IT'S NOON--DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR PLANTS ARE? by Sequoia Sellinger (Cycle 33) and Grey (Cycle 26)
TESSERAE by Andy Li (Cycle 33) and Patrick Thompson (Cycle 27)
AGING GRACEFULLY (OR NOT) by Amos Wong (Cycle 33) and José Gabino Alba Rodríguez (Cycle 32)

AOP-NYU/TISCH OPERA LAB: THE HUDSON GUILD OPERAS — AOP AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab 2024 is proud to announce that 12 new short operas will be produced at NYU’s Shubert Theatre and Hudson Guild Theatre, these new operas are dedicated to the historical Hudson Guild Settlement community in Chelsea, Manhattan

Monday: New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series features DURRA LEUNG'S LULLABIES FOR MOTHERF*CKERS, VOL. 1 by (who else?) Cycle 29's Durra Leung.

New Works Series | May 20, 2024 Get tickets online for New Works Series | May 20, 2024 here.

Now in performances at San Diego's Diversionary Theatre: TL;DR: THELMA LOUISE D**E REMIX by Cycle 19's EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn.

TL;DR: Thelma Louise; D**e Remix - Diversionary Theatre Diversionary Theatre produces live theatre in University Heights, San Diego! Join us for "TL;DR: THELMA LOUISE; D**E REMIX," May 9 - June 2, 2024. T and L drive their 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible off the edge of the Grand Canyon. Suspended in mid air, the two discover their authentic selves and...

Sunday at Symphony Space: Prospect Theater Company presents a concert of THE HELLO GIRLS, with music, lyrics, and co-book by Cycle 8's Peter Mills.

THE HELLO GIRLS - May 2024 | prospect-theater Tickets and information on Prospect's staged concert of THE HELLO GIRLS, on May 7, 2024 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and May 12, 2024 at Symphony Space in NYC.

Sunday at The Green Room 42: a concert of FABLES, with music by Cycle 19's Dimitri Landrain.

https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/iiDuqht1thHAMAWyu4lr

Beginning tonight at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Center: CHOICE, a new play by Cycle 1's Winnie Holzman.

Choice | McCarter Theatre Center Choice

Now in performances at St. Paul's History Theatre in a coproduction with Theater Mu: BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS, with music by Cycle 27's Jacinth Greywoode.

https://www.historytheatre.com/2023-2024/blended-harmony

Monday at Merkin Concert Hall: Theatre Now New York presents SOUND BITES 11, an evening of ten-minute musicals including A DOOR by Cycle 23's James Ballard and Seth Christenfeld, THE PEARL OF THE EAST by Cycle 25's Zonia Tsang, THE LATCHKEY KID by Cycle 30's Katherine Cartusciello, and A PIECE OF THE PAST cowritten by Cycle 30's Brooke Trumm.

https://www.tnny.org/

Projects selected for this year's Rhinebeck Writers Retreat include OFF SEASON cowritten by Cycle 12's Derek Gregor, BLACK GIRL IN PARIS by Cycle 27's Jacinth Greywoode and AriDy Nox, YOKO'S HUSBAND'S KILLER'S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA by Cycle 29's Brandy Hoang Collier and Cycle 30's Clare Fuyuko Bierman and Erika Ji, and LIGHTHOUSE by Cycle 32's Veronica Mansour and abs wilson.

2024 Writers | Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Rhinebeck Writers Retreat announces the musical theatre writers selected for 2024 to develop 9 new musicals for in-person retreats. Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is based in New York state, in the Hudson Valley.