Nicholas Ray’s daughter’s autobiographical fantasia chronicles her dysfunctional upbringing. James Dean also appears in this theatrical presentation.
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One Woman And Her Dog
The odyssey of a busking homeless woman and her dog living in Times Square is depicted in this absurdist play with songs; it is enacted by a vivid cast.
The Moby Dick Blues
Herman Melville’s enduring themes and characters are fused with a contemporary take on substance addiction in this ambitious new musical.
A Shift of Opinion
U.S. banker Jacob Schiff’s battle against Russian antisemitism is depicted in this theatrical fantasia, Mark Twain and other celebrities appear as well.
Twisted
A Lana Turner-style murdered mobster boyfriend, a framed daughter and reptilian religious cultists feature in this high-energy campy musical spoof.
A Life in the Rye
A highly theatrical, well-written and grandly performed biographical fantasia of the life of J.D. Salinger with his younger self as a prominent character.
Women Behind Bars
Amy Stiller is among the ferocious cast of comic actors in this hilarious revival of the 1970’s camp classic in which Divine once played a prison matron.