New World Stages, originally Dodger Stages, is an Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 venue. The architects were Beyer, Blinder, and Belle. The theatre designers were Sachs Morgan, and the interior designer was Klara Zieglerova.

It is currently home to 6 shows:

• Rent
  Rent (musical)
  Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
  
  
• Gazillion Bubble Show
• Avenue Q
  Avenue Q
  Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...
  
  
• Million Dollar Quartet
  Million Dollar Quartet (musical)
  Million Dollar Quartet is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott. It dramatizes the Million Dollar Quartet recording session of December 4, 1956, among early Rock and roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis...
  
  
• Naked Boys Singing
• Freud's Last Session

New World Stages is becoming the main location for the new piggybacking model Off-Broadway, whereby multiple shows adjust their playing times and share the same theater, set, and tech personnel to lower the costs of keeping an open-ended Off-Broadway show running. With the assistance of this model, two of New World Stages' tenants have recently recouped their initial investment (My First Time and Altar Boyz). It is also now home to two shows that were previously on Broadway, Avenue Q and Rent, a producing tactic utilized to encourage the extension of a show's commercial run.

History

From 1994 to 2001, New World Stages was the Loews Cineplex Entertainment

Loews Cineplex Entertainment

Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated , founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew and Brantford Schwartz, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with AMC Theatres on January 26, 2006. From 1924 until 1959, it was also the parent company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The...

 Worldwide Plaza

One Worldwide Plaza

One Worldwide Plaza is part of a three-building, mixed-use commercial and residential complex completed in 1989, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known collectively as Worldwide Plaza. One Worldwide Plaza is a commercial office tower on Eighth Avenue...

, a movie theater complex known for its inexpensive tickets. The complex was closed from 2001 until 2004, when, following substantial renovations, it re-opened as Dodger Stages. At the time of re-opening, the main bar was referred to as Bar 39, at first a non-alcoholic bar, which started selling alcohol in October 2004, changed to the Downstage Lounge, and then later, joined media partner Time Out to become the Time Out New York Lounge. Dodger Stages became New World Stages on March 16, 2006, after Dodger Stage Holding separated into Dodger Theatricals and Stage Entertainment

Stage Entertainment

The musical production company Stage Entertainment is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has a very successful subsidiary in Germany based in Hamburg which almost has a monopoly in Germany.- History :...

. Stage Entertainment took over ownership of New World Stages. The theater complex has housed 34 different shows, as well as numerous events, readings and auditions.

Statistics

It holds 5 theaters, which, at full capacity, hold 1,917 patrons. Stages 1 and 3 have a maximum of 499 seats each, Stages 2 and 4 have a maximum of 360 seats each, and Stage 5 has a maximum of 199 seats. The complete square footage of the complex is 61300 square feet (5,695 m²), and it reaches underground the length of a full city block, from 49th street to 50th street.

With 7 shows running concurrently, spread out amongst the 5 available theaters, New World Stages currently has a maximum weekly attendance, for shows alone, of 16,073 people (this estimate taken by multiplying stage capacities by performances per week).

New World Stages is an Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 complex because none of its theaters have more than 499 seats, and none of its theaters has fewer than 100 seats. Theaters with fewer than 100 seats are Off-Off-Broadway

Off-Off-Broadway

Off-Off-Broadway theatrical productions in New York City are those in theatres that are smaller than Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres. Off-Off-Broadway theaters are often defined as theaters that have fewer than 100 seats, though the term can be used for any show in the New York City area that...

. Theaters with 500 or more seats and are in the theater district fall into the Broadway level.

Stage Entertainment

New World Stages is owned by a Dutch company, Stage Entertainment

Stage Entertainment

The musical production company Stage Entertainment is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has a very successful subsidiary in Germany based in Hamburg which almost has a monopoly in Germany.- History :...

, founded by Joop van den Ende

Joop van den Ende

Johannes "Joop" Adrianus van den Ende is a Dutch media tycoon, theatrical producer, co-founder of Endemol and founder/owner of Stage Entertainment....

. The company owns 26 theaters in 8 different countries (USA, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia) and produces numerous shows in all of those countries, as well as Belgium.

Stage Entertainment

Stage Entertainment

The musical production company Stage Entertainment is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has a very successful subsidiary in Germany based in Hamburg which almost has a monopoly in Germany.- History :...

 does more ice shows in Europe than any other similar production company.

Shows and Show History

The following information is taken from the Internet Off-Broadway Database.
New World Stages has been home to 41 Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 shows in its brief history, ranging in theme from a water based puppet show to a zombie musical.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical

The Great American Trailer Park Musical

The Great American Trailer Park Musical is a two-act musical, written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso. It was performed in the first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004...

Opened September 27, 2005. Closed December 4, 2005

Cast: Marya Grandy, Linda Hart, Shuler Hensley, Kaitlin Hopkins, Leslie Kritzer, Orfeh, Wayne Wilcox, Tracy Jai Edwards, Anthony Holds, Cathy Trien.

Evil Dead the Musical

Evil Dead the Musical

Evil Dead: The Musical is a Canadian rock musical stage play based on the cult classic film series. First peformed on stage in 2003 at the Tranzac club in Toronto, Ontario, the show instantly became a hit and eventually moved on to an off-Broadway run in 2006. Many regional productions of the show...

Opened November 1, 2006. Closed February 17, 2007.

Cast: Jennifer Byrne, Jenna Coker, Renee Klapmeyer, Tom Walker, Ryan Ward, Brandon Wardell, Ryan Williams, Darryl Winslow, Amy Shute.

Elvis People

Opened June 21, 2007. Closed June 23, 2007.

Cast: Jordan Gelber, Jenny Maguire, David McCann, Nick Newell, Nell Page, Ed Sala, Kristen Bedard, Ned Noyes.

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die! is a 1999 drag queen film written by Charles Busch, who also plays the lead role. Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of American "Grande Dame Guignol" movies from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads,...

Opened October 21, 2007. Closed January 13, 2008.

Cast: Bob Ari, Charles Busch, Van Hansis, Chris Hoch, Ashley Morris, Kristine Nielsen, Melinda Helfrich.

Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew

Opened March 18, 2008.
Closed July 20, 2008.

Cast: Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason is an American stand-up comedian and movie actor.-Early life:Born Yacov Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City....

Rock of Ages (musical)

Rock of Ages (musical)

Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Asia, among...

Opened October 1, 2008. Closed January 4, 2009.

Cast: Constantine Maroulis

Constantine Maroulis

Constantine James Maroulis is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol, and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty...

, Kelli Barrett, Nova Bergeron, Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis, Michele Mais, Lauren Molina, Brian Munn, Angel Reed, Paul Schoeffler, Wesley Taylor, Savannah Wise, Will Swenson

Will Swenson

William Swenson is an American actor, writer and film director best known for his work in musical theatre. He also has developed a film career, primarily in Mormon cinema...

, Jackie Burns, Lara Janine, Tad Wilson, Jeremy Woodard.
The show transferred to Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

 and plays now at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Brooks Atkinson Theatre

The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan.Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was constructed as the Mansfield Theatre by the Chanin brothers in 1926. After 1933, the theatre fell into relative disuse until 1945, when Michael Myerberg...

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Rock of Ages Official Website

The Toxic Avenger (musical)

The Toxic Avenger (musical)

The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical that is based on Lloyd Kaufman's 1985 film of the same name. The book of the musical was written by Joe DiPietro, its music by David Bryan, and both wrote the lyrics.-Productions:...

Previews started March 18, 2009. Opened April 6, 2009.

Cast: Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green, Nancy Opel

Nancy Opel

Nancy Carol Opel is an American singer, actress, and teacher. She grew up in the communities of Prairie Village and Leawood, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and later trained at Juilliard....

, Matthew Saldivar, Erin Leigh Peck, Nicholas Rodriguez, Celina Carvajal, Jonathan Root.

Current Cast: Celina Carvajal, Diana DeGarmo, Nicholas Rodriguez, Jonathan Root.
Director: John Rando

John Rando

John Rando is an American stage director, winning the Tony Award for his direction of the musical Urinetown in 2002.-Stage productions:* 1994 Broken Glass * 2000 The Dinner Party* 2001 A Thousand Clowns...

(Urinetown

Urinetown

Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics...

)

Music and lyrics: David Bryan

David Bryan

David Bryan is the keyboard player of the band rock classic, Bon Jovi. Bryan also sings backing vocals and often at live shows sings part of or the whole of the song "In These Arms", one of a handful of Bon Jovi songs credited to him as songwriter...

(Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

)

Book and lyrics: Joe DiPietro

Joe DiPietro

Joe DiPietro is an American playwright and author.Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, DiPietro grew up in nearby Oradell. Son of the banker Lou, and Jean DiPietro. He attended Oradell Public School and River Dell Regional High School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University in 1984 with a...

(I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. It is the second-longest running Off Broadway musical...

).

The Toxic Avenger Musical Official Website

Pieces (of Ass)

Opened December 10, 2004. Closed March 27, 2005.

Cast: Diahnna Nicole Baxter, Christie D'Amore, Sara Rae Gore, Rachel Hollon, Danielle James, Tami Mansfield, Cassie Pappas, Rachael Robbins, Lindsay Zir.

Drumstruck

Drumstruck

Drumstruck, billed as the world's first interactive drum theater experience, is an interactive play created by South African entrepreneur Warren Lieberman...

Opened May 12, 2005. Closed November 12, 2006.

Cast: Ayanda, Richard Carter, Nicholas Africa Djanie, Nomcula Gerashe, Themba Kubheka, Enock Bafana Mahlangu, Ronald Thabo, Medupe, Molutsi Mogami, Molebedi Sponch Mogapi, Sebone Dzwanyudzwanyu Rangata, Tiny.

Bill W. and Dr. Bob

Opened March 5, 2007. Closed June 10, 2007.

Cast: Marc Carver, Kathleen Doyle, Deanna Dunmyer, Rachel Harker, Patrick Husted, Robert Krakovski, Katherine Leask, Paul Niebanck, Ted Pejovich, Kay Walbye.

Celia

Opened September 26, 2007. Closed May 25, 2008.

Cast: Pedro Capo, Sunilda Caraballo, Grizel Del Valle, Anissa Gathers, Modesto Lacen, Xiomara Laugart, Selenis Leyva, Sekou McMiller, Wilson Mendieta, Elvis Nolasco.

Flamingo Court

Opened July 31, 2008. Closed September 28, 2008.

Cast: Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr is an American television, film, and theater actor. He is best known for having played the role of cross-dressing Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger in the television sitcom M*A*S*H.-Early life:...

, Anita Gillette

Anita Gillette

Anita Gillette is an American actress, most notable for her work on Broadway and as a celebrity guest on various game shows....

.

Rooms - A Rock Romance

Previews started February 27, 2009. Opened March 16, 2009. Closed May 10, 2009.

Cast: Leslie Kritzer

Leslie Kritzer

Leslie Kritzer is an award-winning Broadway actress. She is from Livingston, New Jersey.-Biography:Kritzer, a 1999 graduate of the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, has also appeared on Broadway in Hairspray and was the character Serena in Legally Blonde The Musical...

, Doug Kreeger.

Rooms - A Rock Romance Official Website

Gazillion Bubble Show

Opened February 15, 2007. Moved to Stage 2 in September 2009.

Cast: Fan Yang

Fan Yang

Fan Yang is a Canadian bubble artist. He was born in Vietnam in 1962, his mother is a Haiphong native. He has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater. In addition to performing he has developed his own bubble solution formulas and equipment to create...

, Ana Yang or Jano Yang depending on performance.

The Gazillion Bubble Show Official Website

Mandy Patinkin in Concert

Opened September 20, 2004. Closed October 28, 2004.

Cast: Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin is an award-winning American actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist. He is a noted interpreter of the musical works of Stephen Sondheim, and is best-known for his work in musical theatre, originating iconic roles such as Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park...

Modern Orthodox

Opened December 6, 2004. Closed May 8, 2005.

Cast: Craig Bierko, Jason Biggs

Jason Biggs

Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...

, Jenn Harris, Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time...

, Sarah Chalke, Sandy Rustin, Peter Smith.

A Mother a Daughter and a Gun

Opened November 1, 2005. Closed November 25, 2007.

Cast: David Bishins, Mario Campanaro, Veanne Cox, Olympia Dukakis, Matthew Greer, Laura Heisler, George S. Irving, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Daniel Pearce, Katrina Ferguson, Neal Lerner, Marilyn Pasekoff.

Burleigh Grime$

Opened June 13, 2006. Closed June 16, 2006.

Cast: Nancy Anderson, Jason Antoon, James Badge Dale, John Lavelle, Wendie Malick, Mark Moses, Ashley Williams, Kelly Sullivan, Doug Wert.

Mimi LeDuck

Opened November 6, 2006. Closed December 3, 2006.

Cast: Tom Aldredge, Candy Buckley, Robert DuSold, Allen Fitzpatrick, Annie Golden, Ken Jennings, Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...

, Marcus Neville, Ron Bagden, Wayne Schroder, Kay Walbye.

Gazillion Bubble Show

Opened February 15, 2007.

Cast: Fan Yang

Fan Yang

Fan Yang is a Canadian bubble artist. He was born in Vietnam in 1962, his mother is a Haiphong native. He has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater. In addition to performing he has developed his own bubble solution formulas and equipment to create...

, Ana Yang or Jano Yang depending on performance.

The Gazillion Bubble Show Official Website

Avenue Q

Avenue Q

Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...

Opened October 9, 2009.

Cast: Anika Larsen, Seth Rettberg, Cullen Titmus, Danielle K. Thomas, Sala Iwamatsu, Nicholas Kohn, Maggie Lakis.

The Immigrant

Opened November 4, 2004. Closed November 28, 2004.

Cast: Jacqueline Antaramian, Walter Charles, Adam Heller, Cass Morgan.

Altar Boyz

Altar Boyz

Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...

Opened March 1, 2005.

Original Cast (Actors): Ryan Duncan, David Josefsberg, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Scott Porter, Shadoe Stevens, Kevin Kern, Daniel Torres.
Cast (Replacements): Clyde Alves, Landon Beard, Corey Boardman, Matthew Buckner, Andrew C. Call, Danny Calvert, Jason Celaya, Chad Doreck, James Royce Edwards, Jay Garcia, Zach Hanna, Kyle Dean Massey, Dennis Moench, Ryan J. Ratliff, Nick Sanchez, Eric Schneider, Ryan Strand, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Jim Daly, Carlos L. Encinias, Joey Khoury, Jesse JP Johnson, Austin Lesch, Mitch Dean, Tim Dolan, Neil Haskell.
Current Cast: Lee Marham, Michael Kadin Craig, Mauricio Perez, Ravi Roth, Travis Nesbitt.

Altar Boyz Official Website

Naked Boys Singing

Opened at NWS October 16, 2005.

Cast (Actors): Current Cast Records unavailable.

Naked Boys Singing Official Website

Symphonie Fantastique

Symphonie Fantastique

Symphonie Fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties , Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is one of the most important and representative pieces of the early Romantic period, and is still very popular with concert audiences...

Opened September 16, 2004. Closed January 2, 2005.

Cast: Matthew Acheson, Oliver Dalzell, Sophia Michahelles, Lake Simons, Kevin Taylor, Basil Twist

Basil Twist

Basil Twist is a New York City-based puppeteer who is best known for his underwater puppet show, "Symphonie Fantastique".-Life and work:Originally from San Francisco, Basil Twist is a third generation puppeteer. He graduated from the École Supérieure Nationale des Arts de la Marionnette in...

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Musical of Musicals, the Musical

Opened February 10, 2005. Closed November 13, 2005.

Cast: Joanne Bogart, Craig Fols, Lovette George, Eric Rockwell, Matt Castle, Anna Winthrop.

Christine Jorgensen Reveals

Christine Jorgensen Reveals

Christine Jorgensen Reveals is a theatrical show that depicts the 1957 one-hour interview of Christine Jorgensen by Nipsey Russell. This was her only recorded interview. The show begins with a brief documentary. Then, Jorgensen's entire interview is lip synched by the two actors...

Opened December 29, 2005. Closed January 18, 2006.

Cast: Christine Jorgensen.

Sidd: A New Musical

Opened March 15, 2006. Closed March 26, 2006.

Cast: Marie-France Arcilla, Dann Fink, Pamela Jordan, Nicole Lewis, Neil Maffin, Arthur Marks, Gerry McIntyre, Caryl Hughes, John-Andrew Morrison.

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes

Opened November 12, 2006. Closed December 31, 2006.

Cast: Stephen Bienskie, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Anika Larsen, Michael McEachran, Nicole Ruth Snelson, Courtney Balan, Chuck Ragsdale.

Sealed for Freshness

Opened February 25, 2007. Closed April 29, 2007.

Cast: Patricia Dalen, Jennifer Dorr White, Brian Dykstra, Nancy Hornback, J.J. Van Name, Kate VanDevender, Cynthia Babak, Shawn Cullan, Elizabeth Meadows Rouse.

My First Time

Opened July 28, 2007.

Cast: Bill Dawes, Josh Heine, Kathy Searle, Cydnee Welburn, Jennifer Miller.

My First Time Official Website

The All-American Sport of Bi-Partisan Bashing

Opened August 15, 2007. Closed October 14, 2007.

Cast: Will Durst

Will Durst

Will Durst is an American political satirist; he considers himself a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers....

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Make Me a Song

Opened November 12, 2007. Closed December 30, 2007.

Cast: Sandy Binion, D.B. Bonds, Adam Heller, Sally Wilfert, Jason Dula, Alysha Umphress.

Pinkalicious, the Musical

Opened January 13, 2008. Closed September 21, 2008.

Cast: Greg Barresi, Erin Wegner Brooks, Molly Gilman, Mathew Pelliccia, Meg Phillips.

Tim Minchin

Opened March 5, 2008. Closed April 12, 2008.

Cast: Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin

Timothy David "Tim" Minchin is a British-Australian comedian, actor, and musician.Tim Minchin is best known for his musical comedy, which has featured in six CDs, three DVDs and a number of live comedy shows which he has performed internationally. He has also appeared on television in Australia,...

.

The Castle

Opened March 30, 2008 Closed May 23, 2009.

Cast: Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos, Casimiro Torres.

The Castle Website

East 14th

Opened July 20, 2008. Closed September 6, 2008.

Cast: Don Reed

Don Reed

-References:...

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What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling

Opened November 1, 2008. Closed December 28, 2008.

Cast: Peter Bartlett

Peter Bartlett

Peter Bartlett is an American-born actor.With appearances on shows such as Law & Order and films such as Meet the Parents, Bartlett currently portrays Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He has portrayed this role since 1991. In 2009, he began portraying Nigel's...

, David Pittu

David Pittu

David Pittu is a versatile American actor known primarily for his work in the theater.-Career:Pittu who is of Romanian descent grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and graduated from New York University in 1989. He is also a writer and director, and member of the Atlantic Theater Company...

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Flamingo Court

Previews started April 18, 2009.
Closed July 19, 2009.

Cast: Lucy Martin, Herbert Rubens, Alex Bond, Tibor Feldman

Tibor Feldman

Tibor Feldman is an American actor, having played roles in movies, television shows, television commercials, and stage plays...

.

Flamingo Court Official Website

For Lovers Only

Opened May 11, 2009.
Closed August 3, 2009.

Cast: Glenn Seven Allen, Monica L. Patton, Dominique Plaisant, Trisha Rapier, Kevin Vortmann.

Love Child

Opened October 31, 2009.
Closed January 3, 2010.

Cast: Daniel Jenkins, Robert Stanton.

Devil Boys from Beyond

Opened November 13, 2010.
Closed December 4, 2010.

Cast: Robert Berliner, Peter Cormican, Chris Dell'Armo, Andy Halliday, Jacques Mitchell, Paul Pecorino, Everett Quinton, Jeff Riberdy.

Events

New World Stages hosted the many events, following are some examples:

Karaoke Idol, 2009

Born for Broadway, June 2009

The-Dream

The-Dream

Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

's Love Vs. Money listening party, 2009.

The World Premiere of Sordid Lives: The Series

Sordid Lives: The Series

Sordid Lives: The Series is an American television series created, written, and directed by Del Shores and acts as a prequel to 2000 film Sordid Lives, also by Shores, self-described as a "Black comedy about white trash"...

, 2008.

The Democracy Now Fundraising Dinner in 2008.

Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

's American Gangster listening party, 2008.

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

's Discipline listening party, 2008.

Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century Election Day party , 2008.

Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

's Graduation listening party, 2007.

The Webby Awards for Film and Video, 2007.

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family...

's art gallery opening, 2007.

The New York Television Festival

New York Television Festival

The New York Television Festival is a yearly gathering of artists, fans, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2005, and is held in venues in New York City....

in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

10th anniversary celebration of Broadway's Chicago (musical)

Chicago (musical)

Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...

, 2006.

Screenings and premieres for NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

, Sci-Fi, HGTV

HGTV

HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...

, Lifetime TV, and TV Azteca

TV Azteca

Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...

.

Showcases and Readings for numerous theatrical productions and schools.

The Time Out New York (TONY) Lounge

The Time Out New York Lounge was created out of a media sponsorship deal between New World Stages and Time Out New York in July 2006. The current programming the lounge features includes:

• Open Mic Night on Mondays at 9:30PM.
• The Set NYC monthly on the last Wednesdays of each month at 8:00PM.
• Jam Session every Wednesday at 9:30PM.
• [Julian Yeo]http://www.julianyeo.com bi-monthly on Thursdays at 7:00PM.
• Karaoke on Thursdays at 9:30PM.
• Lush and Lively with DJ Dan Fortune every final Friday of the month at 9:00PM.

Celebrities

Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

hosted a listening party for his album Graduation at New World Stages on August 28, 2007.


For a listening party for her album Discipline Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

came to New World Stages on February 6, 2008..


The-Dream

The-Dream

Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...

hosted a listening party at New World Stages for his album Love Vs. Money on January 28, 2009. Christina Milian

Christina Milian

Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....

, Angie Martinez

Angie Martinez

Angela "Angie" Martinez is an American radio personality and occasional rapper.-Radio career:Angie Martinez got her first break in radio at the age of 16 answering hot lines at the urban radio station WQHT . There she met popular DJ Funkmaster Flex, and began working as his protégé...

and Island Def Jam Music Group CEO Antonio LA Reid celebrated with him..

The art of Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family...

hung in the New World Stages art Gallery from October 9 to December 2, 2007.

Jason Biggs

Jason Biggs

Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...

and Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time...

starred in Modern Orthodox at New World Stages in Stage 3

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman is an American progressive broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now!, an independent global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the internet.-Early life:Goodman was born in Bay Shore, New York...

, Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...

, Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....

, Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her...

, Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Michael Shawn , sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, author, voice artist, and intellectual. His best-known film roles include Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre , Vizzini in The Princess Bride , and debate teacher Mr...

, Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

, Juan Gonzalez

Juan González

Juan Alberto González Vázquez , nicknamed "Juan Gone", "Juando", and "Igor", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. Juan González developed into one of the most prolific RBI men to anchor a lineup since World War Two...

, Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones is a Tony- and Obie Award-winning American playwright, actress, and poet.Called "a master of the genre" by The New York Times, Jones has written and performed four multi-character solo shows, including Bridge & Tunnel, which was produced Off-Broadway in 2004 by Oscar-winner Meryl...

, and Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory

Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory is an American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur....

attended a Democracy Now gala at New World Stages on February 20, 2008.

Patrick McMullen created art for the first art gallery presentation at New World Stages.

Francesco Scavullo

Francesco Scavullo

Francesco Scavullo was an American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan and his celebrity portraits.-Biography:...

's art was exhibited at the New World Stages gallery.

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin is an award-winning American actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist. He is a noted interpreter of the musical works of Stephen Sondheim, and is best-known for his work in musical theatre, originating iconic roles such as Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park...

, Will Durst

Will Durst

Will Durst is an American political satirist; he considers himself a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers....

, Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin

Timothy David "Tim" Minchin is a British-Australian comedian, actor, and musician.Tim Minchin is best known for his musical comedy, which has featured in six CDs, three DVDs and a number of live comedy shows which he has performed internationally. He has also appeared on television in Australia,...

, Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason is an American stand-up comedian and movie actor.-Early life:Born Yacov Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City....

, Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr is an American television, film, and theater actor. He is best known for having played the role of cross-dressing Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger in the television sitcom M*A*S*H.-Early life:...

, Anita Gillette

Anita Gillette

Anita Gillette is an American actress, most notable for her work on Broadway and as a celebrity guest on various game shows....

, Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...

and Constantine Maroulis

Constantine Maroulis

Constantine James Maroulis is an American rock singer, actor, and writer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol, and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Pray for the Soul of Betty...

are or have been in shows at New World Stages (see above).

The TONY Lounge has hosted many stand-up comics who have also been featured on Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...

, Del Shores

Del Shores

Del Shores is an American film director and producer, television writer and producer, playwright and actor.-Biography:...

, Bonnie Bendelia, Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Beth Grant is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules....

, Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

Leslie Allen Jordan is an American actor and playwright.- Early life and career :Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and at a height of 4 ft 11 in , Jordan has made numerous appearances in both film and television...

, Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan was an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama's Family, and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1987.-Early life:McClanahan was born Eddie Rue...

, Caroline Rhea

Caroline Rhea

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress who was the original host of the reality television show The Biggest Loser on NBC until she was replaced by Alison Sweeney after the end of the third season...

, Rosemary Alexander, David Cowgill, Jason Dottley, Sarah Hunley, David Steen, and Ann Walker attended the World Premiere of Sordid Lives: The Series, A Once Upon A Time Films Production created by writer/director Del Shores

Del Shores

Del Shores is an American film director and producer, television writer and producer, playwright and actor.-Biography:...

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