News

McC Theater has announced the extension by popular demand of the World Premiere of School Girls Or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman. Previously scheduled for a limited run through December 10, School Girls Or, the African Mean Girls Play will now play through Saturday, December 23 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street.

"If you were in New York -- in gay New York, in queer New York -- during her lifetime, you knew Marsha," documentarian David France says of his latest film's subject, Marsha P. Johnson. "She would call out your name or she would call out, "Hi, doll" and she was dispensing this kind of joy. Her joy was her form of resistance…When '69 happened and the mindset changed within the community and there was an agreement across the board to advocate for liberty, for freedom, nobody really knew what that looked like and Marsha modeled it. She just put it on. She said, 'This is what it's going to be like.' She threw off all convention and she said, 'Freedom is going to be truly free.'"

Marsha "Pay 'Em No Mind" Johnson has been called "the Rosa Parks of the Lgbtq movement," because of the pivotal role she played in the Stonewall riots of 1969. (Some...

Despite the years of adversity faced by self-described drag queen and activist Marsha P. Johnson — a participant in the Stonewall riots and an icon of New York City’s Lgbtq community — she is mostly remembered for her joy.

“She threw off all convention and re-invented life, really, around unhindered self-expression,” says filmmaker David France, who met Johnson soon after he moved from the Midwest to N.Y.C., where she was a “fixture” of the gay scene.

A familiar face along Manhattan’s Christopher Street, where she was often wreathed with flowers, Johnson is regarded as a key figure in...

Twenty-five years ago — and some 23 years after the start of the modern Lgbt rights movement she championed — Marsha P. Johnson was found floating, dead, in the Hudson River in New York City.

Authorities ruled her death a suicide, despite the objections and incredulity of those who knew her. But Johnson’s case was not forgotten, and the story of her life and death and the search for answers that came after are the subjects of an upcoming Netflix documentary about the transgender activist remembered as the “mayor of Christopher Street.”

Co-written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker David France, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson...

McC Theater today announced the complete cast and creative team for Amanda Peet's Our Very Own Carlin McCullough, the first of the 2017 PlayLabs readings, which will be held tonight, September 11th, at 7pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street.

I had other ideas of things I’d write about this week. I’ve been reading a lot of Jon Sable lately, so I was thinking of writing about that. That might be next week’s column. It was also Pride this past weekend, so I decided on a light piece on Pride with some comic and graphic novel recommendations. I’m still gonna recommend some stuff to you, but this piece isn’t going to be as light as I originally attended.

This year was the first year that the New York City Pride Parade here would be televised nationally since the first march nearly forty-eight years ago, a direct reaction to the Stonewall Riots. That is an incredibly big deal.

I attended as a spectator down Christopher Street across the street from the Stonewall Inn. The streets were packed and everyone seemed to be in the right mindset.

In its most profound moments, “Saturday Church” follows its searching young protagonist, Ulysses (Luka Kain) at the slightest remove, mirroring the distance he puts between himself and the world. It’s a place that’s been unkind to this soft-hearted teen who sneaks away from his father’s wake to try on a pair of strappy red heels, cracking the faintest smile as he holds them up to his grey Sunday best. Stepping into the shoes ever so gingerly, Ulysses wobbles briefly before admiring his reflection in the mirror. It’s a quiet moment, almost sacred, and one anyone who has ever furtively raided a parent’s closet will recognize.

Read More: ‘Whitney: Can I Be Me’ Review: Bisexual Subtext is the Documentary’s Most Powerful Reveal — Tribeca Review

Director Damon Cardasis delivers a gorgeous rendering of an oft-heard but rarely seen story of a Bronx-born teen who finds his...

Based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Rick Riordan, featuring live music, The Lightning Thief The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed theatrical adventure that will rock your world. And now it's set torock your earbuds The Off-Broadway show, currently playing through May 6, 2017 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, just announced it will be heading to the studio with Broadway Records for an Original Cast Recording.

New York is a mecca for queer culture of all stripes. Set in the heart of downtown Manhattan, just a short walk from the cruising piers of Christopher street and the cocktail lounges of Chelsea, the Tribeca Film Festival is a natural home for Lgbtq creators and projects. From lesser known indie films to highly anticipated studio television shows, experimental Vr and new online work from queer up and comers pushing the conversation into new territory, the festival’s 16th edition offers plenty for the queer-minded.

Read More: Why ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is the Most Anticipated Screening of the Tribeca Film Festival

Here is a guide to the five best Lgbtq projects playing the festival this year.

“Tom of Finland”

Now, here is a biopic we can get behind (or underneath, whatever your preference).

The cult icon Tom of Finland is renowned for his homoerotic drawings of beefcakes in...

After another successful return engagement earlier this year, Ben Rimalower will return with his acclaimed long-running solo plays, Patti Issues about his obsession with Broadway diva Patti LuPone and his relationship with his troubled gay father and Bad With Money about how an addiction to spending beyond his means has driven him to extreme lengths all his life at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue for three Monday nights this season April 24, May 15 and June 12.

If the words Paris Is Burning don’t automatically send your wrists flicking, legs swishing, or face twisting then please politely exit stage right to your nearest local library, pick up a copy of the seminal drag ball documentary, and then keep reading. For those of you already wrapped up in Labeija, you’ll want to peep this trailer for the documentary Kiki – a compassionate check-in on the contemporary state of voguing that centers on a diverse community of queer performers in the Harlem ball scene. This trailer provides a glimpse of the hugely talented group practicing – nay slaying – on the Christopher Street Pier, creating a makeshift home to express their talents and personal experiences to audiences and to one another, as well as their commentary on society's discriminatory attitude towards the different identities that the citizens of the scene inhabit. Check it out below.

Having already seen this exceptional,...

So yesterday afternoon I turned on the TV to watch the live Global Citizen concert and caught one of my favorite artists, Yusuf Islam – formerly known as Cat Stevens – performing songs “Wild World” and, joined by Eddie Vedder, “Father and Son,” both from one of his best albums, 1970’s Tea for the Tillerman. I was singing along and getting back into my ‘60s groove when, all of a sudden, right as he started to sing another song, fucking MSNBC went to commercials!!!!

C’mon, are you kidding me? And to make it even more frustrating, the network did one of those “little boxes” so that you could see Mr. Islam singing, but you couldn’t hear him. Aaagh! Global Citizen’s mission is to end extreme poverty around the world, so I found it extremely disturbing and in incredibly bad taste to have a concert meant to raise awareness and...

McC THEATERRobert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler,Artistic Directors Blake West,Executive Directorwhich recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its first-ever home, a two-theater complex on West 52ndStreet and 10thAvenue has just announced its30thAnniversary Season, which will bring together frequent McC collaborators alongside artists new to the family for a three-play-and-a-musical season, running September 2016 through June 2017.Anchored by four mainstage premieres, the Theater will also continue its new works in development PlayLabs series and robust education initiatives throughout the season. This year's PlayLabs programming will be announced at a later date.All productions will be performed at theLucille Lortel Theatre121 Christopher Street. For more info, visitwww.mcctheater.org.

McC Theater welcomes film and television star Robin Tunney, making her stage debut opposite Zachary Quinto in the New York premiere of Smokefall by Noah Haidle, directed by Anne Kauffman, who directed The Nether for McC last season to great acclaim.SMOKEFALLplaysthe Lucille LortelTheatre 121 Christopher Street, opening tonight, February 22, for an extended run through March 20, 2016. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Red Bull Theater today announced that their Twelfth Season will continue withPhilip Massinger'sThe Roman Actor,directed byLouisa Proske, onMonday February 15th at 730 Pm, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson.Featured in the cast will beOberon Adjepong, Mamoudou Athie, Tina Benko, Clifton Duncan, Ben Horner, Jennifer Ikeda, Patrick Page, Paul Lazar, Carolyn Smith, Sam Underwood, Adina Verson, and more, with live music performed by percussionist Satoshi Takeishi. Tickets may be purchased online atwww.redbulltheater.com or by phone at 212 352-3101.

McC Theater welcomes film and television star Robin Tunney, making her stage debut opposite Zachary Quinto in the New York premiere of Smokefallby Noah Haidle, directed by Anne Kauffman, who directed The Nether for McC last season to great acclaim. Smokefall will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street with previews beginning tonight, February 4, 2016,and an opening night set for February 22. It is scheduled through March 13.

McC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director has announced that Emmy Award nominee Zachary Quinto will lead the cast of the New York premiere of Smokefall, by Noah Haidle and directed by Anne Kauffman, who directed The Nether for McC last season to great acclaim. Smokefall continues McC Theater's season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street with previews beginning February 4, 2016 and an opening night set for February 22. It is scheduled through March 13. Single tickets will go on sale January 5, 2016, but advanced tickets are currently available via subscription packages at www.mcctheater.org.

Well, we’re past the Summer blockbusters and heading right into the serious, somber cinema season, that time when the studios dream of top ten lists and Oscar gold. What better way to make those award fantasies come true than to hop in the movie “way-back” time machine and witness a most historic birth. But we’re not looking back on the birth of a person, rather the birth of a movement, a concentrated effort to effect change for a minority. Almost a year ago, we saw the civil rights movement take root in the acclaimed Selma. And in a few weeks, we’ll see the story of how the women’s equality movement began in Suffragette. So, now the movies offer up a look at a true flash point in the struggle of the Lgbt community for justice, specifically the 1969 riot at the NYC nightspot called Stonewall. So, what...

The historical drama Stonewall has been plagued with bad press since the release of its first trailer in August, with accusations of whitewashing and misrepresenting minorities running rampant. A sliver of hope remained, though, as director Roland Emmerich declared the film his "passion project" despite the plot distorting historical events — most notably, that Indiana farm-boy protagonist Danny Winters throws the first brick that instigates the violent Stonewall Riots of 1969. What else, then, makes the film so terrible? Where do we begin. Here's what the critics are saying so far, and we'll be updating as more reviews keep coming in:“Aside from its offensiveness, Stonewall is, plain and simple, a terribly made movie, with an alarmingly clunky script by acclaimed playwright Jon Robin Baitz ('I’m too angry to love anyone right now' is one howler—of course delivered by Danny to poor, still pining Ray) and a production design that...

I'm sure they meant well. And by "they," I mean director Roland Emmerich, screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz, and the sprawling ensemble cast who all worked to make a movie that commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York, one of the flashpoints of the gay rights movement in America. The idea of making a film that captures not only the community that found its activist voice that day but that also articulates the tensions and the atmosphere that made the riots feel so urgent and necessary in the first place is a good idea, and perhaps one day, someone will make that movie. Unfortunately, "Stonewall" is the anti-"Selma," a movie that not only fails to fully capture the energy and importance of a true event but that fails so completely as a film that it is almost impressive. Danny (Jeremy Irvine) is a small-town kid who had to leave home...

The director of Independence Day and 2012 delivers a well-meaning take on the Stonewall riots that swaps the real-life story for a coming-of-age romance

Director Roland Emmerich once blew up the White House with a giant alien spaceship. In retrospect this was one of his subtler moments. Stonewall, an outrageously misjudged drama that flirts with the story of the birth of the gay rights movement, is much more grandiose.

Jeremy Irvine stars as Danny, a clean cut farm kid living in 1960s Indiana. He’s young and guileless, desperately in love with his football team-mate. When their relationship is discovered Danny is exiled by his schoolmates and evicted by his parents. He strikes out for New York and a theme park vision of the gay hangouts on Greenwich Village’s Christopher Street, where a kid called Ray (Jonny Beauchamp) co-opts him into his gang of hustlers. Each has a little quirk that passes for character development.

Read More: Feature Doc 'Pay It No Mind: The Life & Times of Marsha P. Johnson' Released Online. Watch It Roland Emmerich's "Stonewall" is set to tackle the momentous 1969 Stonewall riots, a drama that unfolds through the perspective of a fictional young man who gets caught up with the Stonewall community just as tensions with the police come to a boiling point. Today, we were introduced to one of the film's main players, Lgbt activist and pioneer of the trans movement Marsha P. Johnson (played by Otoja Abit), an African American drag queen and among the first to fight back in the police clashes during the Stonewall riots. "Marsha is someone very close to me now that I've done all my research," said Abit. "She's somebody that's very energetic, very boisterous. When she walks into a room you know she's there. She's very generous. She was called the saint of...

McC Theater has announced the 2015 PlayLabs reading series, which will feature new works in development by playwrights McC Playwright in Residence Neil Labute, McC Theater Youth Company alum Ren Dara Santiago, and rising playwright Stephen Brown. Readings will be held on September 21st, September 28th, and October 5th, as shown below, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street. All readings are at 7pm. Full casting will be announced at a later date. Tickets on-sale now are 15, which include the post-reading reception. For tickets and more info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

Roadside Attractions

Early on the morning of June 28, 1969, police raided Stonewall Inn, a well-known gay club in Manhattan, New York. In and of itself, this was nothing new; the police had been conducting raids there every few weeks for months on end. But on this hot summer night, the gay community there had finally reached their limit of police harassment. A riot broke out in the streets that morning, primarily concentrated on Christopher Street. The rioting continued for five days, immediately resulting in numerous injuries to protesters and police and millions of dollars in property damage within the community.

However, the long-term message was clear: homosexuals and transgender people have the same rights as any other minority group in America and should be free of harassment and suppression. Every year since, the gay community commemorates this seminal moment of social upheaval with a Gay Pride parade as a way to...

Courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Roadside Attractions will release Stonewall, a drama about the 1969 Stonewall riots that started America’s Lgbt rights movement, on September 25, 2015.

Written by Jon Robin Baitz and directed by Roland Emmerich, both out gay men, the film stars Jeremy Irvine and newcomer Jonny Beauchamp, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman.

Emmerich, who also produced the film, says, “I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now.” Less than 50 years ago, in 1969, being gay was considered a mental illness; gay people could not be employed by the government; it was illegal for gay people to congregate, and police brutality against gays went unchecked. Today, thanks to the events set in motion by the Stonewall riots, the gay rights movement continues to make incredible strides towards equality. In the past several weeks alone, the...

Director Roland Emmerich took a break from otherwise high-octane action tentpoles to shoot "Stonewall," his labor-of-love set in the gay civil rights milieu of 1969. Adapted from Jon Robin Baitz's script, the film will be released on September 25, 2015 from Roadside Attractions. It stars Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Caleb Landry Jones, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman, alongside a cast of newcomers. Shot in and around Montreal and Quebec, "Stonewall" depicts the 1969 Stonewall riots, an Lgbt turning point that launched a fight for equality still waging today. Emmerich and his crew recreated the village in Manhattan circa 1969, including the Christopher Street neighborhood where the riots went down. Read More: Cast Shakes Out for Roland Emmerich's "Stonewall" The film finds Irvine, breakout star of "War Horse," playing Danny Winters, who's kicked out of his parents' home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, and...

It looks like Chris Soules found a little piece of himself in New York City.

While exploring the Big Apple on Monday, the former Bachelor shared an Instagram in which he can be seen posing beside the sign for Christopher Street in the West Village neighborhood.

In a no-shirt-no-problem shot, the Iowa native looks as if he stopped mid-run to snap the street sign.

"This has to be one of the best streets in New York City, well it least it has a great name," captioned Soules, 33.

The Dancing with the Stars vet has been keeping busy since his split from fiancée Whitney Bischoff,...

A year after the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender liberation movement was launched by the mob-led rebellion at the Stonewall Inn on New York’s Christopher Street in June 1969, activists in Los Angeles’ community came together to honor the rebellion with the world’s first Pride Parade in Hollywood, CA.La Pride will also see the return of Free Friday’s ‘Lavender Menace’ and ‘Trans Party’ celebrations which kick-off the weekend of events in the West Hollywood Park.Kesha, 5th Harmony, Becky G, Wilson Phillips, Ty Herndon, The Fosters, Tinashe, Eden xo, Fancy, Wrabel, Lisa Vanderpump, Pauley Perrette, Shaun Ross, Peter Paige, Lily […]...

McC Theater's Permission, the new comedy from Hand to God playwright Robert Askins recently extended by a week through June 14th. Permission celebrates its Opening Night tonight, May 20th, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street. Permission stars Justin Bartha, of Broadway's Lend Me A Tenor, Off-Broadway's All New People and the blockbuster film The Hangover Twilight Saga and 'Grey's Anatomy' Emmy-nominated star Elizabeth Reaser, returning to McC following her critically acclaimed performance in this fall's The Money Shot and theater regulars Nicole Lowrance, Talene Monahon, and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe.The company celebrated opening night early, and below, you can check out photos from the curtain call and after party...

McC Theater's Permission, the new comedy from Hand to God playwright Robert Askins recently extended by a week through June 14th. Permission celebrates its Opening Night tonight, May 20th, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street. Permission stars Justin Bartha, of Broadway's Lend Me A Tenor, Off-Broadway's All New People and the blockbuster film The Hangover Twilight Saga and 'Grey's Anatomy' Emmy-nominated star Elizabeth Reaser, returning to McC following her critically acclaimed performance in this fall's The Money Shot and theater regulars Nicole Lowrance, Talene Monahon, and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe.The company celebrated opening night early, and below, you can check out photos from the red carpet theatre arrivals...

EdgeLight Films, (Elf), is a new and innovative Southern California based film production company, formed by a group of women filmmakers from both the Indie and Studio worlds. The mission is to make movies in all genres, that inspire the imagination, reveal truths, move the heart and to excellence in story telling.

One of the primary goals is to extend the reach to women filmmakers around the globe, making feature films, documentaries and short films, written, directed and produced by women, in association with the supportive male colleagues.

EdgeLight Films is dedicated to closing the pay gap between male and female talent. No leading actress will be paid less than her leading male counterpart of equal talent and billing position.

EdgeLight Films has gained the support of actor/director Rose McGowan who stated “This is a company whose ethos I wholeheartedly believe in.”

According to founder J.R. Niles, ''We want to make films that leave people inspired to reach higher, and at the same time creating more opportunities for women in film.” Niles currently has two short narrative films going out to festivals and joining her on her newest feature films, Bonds of Redemption and 51 Christopher Street, are the renowned Production Designer Jon Hutman and Cinematographer Amy Vincent.

In addition, EdgeLight has gained the support of producers, talent agents, managers, international film consultants like Sydney Levine and myself, and Director/Producer Salome Breziner.

The newest members of the EdgeLight Films producing team include, from "House of Cards" casting, Kimberly Skyrme, from the Chaplin Showcase of the Topanga Film Festival, Miranda Robin and Getty Photographer Nomi Ellenson.

J.R. Niles, a musician and recording artist in her own right, is joined in the music department by film and TV composer Bret Levick, who heads up the department. He will be a part of a broad make-up of music industry greats, including hit singer/songwriter Wendy Waldman, Jazz Singer Stacy Sullivan, film and TV Actress and Broadway Star Anastasia Barzee. EdgeLight has four features and two documentaries in development for 2015, 16 and 17.

You can learn more about this empowering company Here...

McC Theater has announced that the New York premiere of Jennifer Haley's The Nether directed by Anne Kaufman has now extended through Sunday, March 22, 2015 due to popular and critical acclaim. The production opened on Tuesday, February 24th and was previously scheduled through March 15, 2015 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street. A production of The Nether also just opened to great critical acclaim in London's West End at the famed Royal Court Theatre. The play had its world premiere in Los Angeles in 2013 at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre. For info and tickets, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

Red Bull Theater's next Revelation Reading, John Marston's The Dutch Courtesan, directed by Michael Sexton, featuring Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe, along with Matthew Amendt, Michael Braun, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Autumn Dornfeld, Cameron Folmar, Don Guillory, Daniel K. Isaac, David Manis, Kathryn Meisle, Rachel Mewbron, Steven Rattazzi, Kate Skinner, and more, will take place March 2nd at 730 pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street.

McC Theater presents the New York premiere of Jennifer Haley's The Nether directed byAnne Kaufman. Ben Rosenfield, memorably of the final two seasons of 'Boardwalk Empire,' and rising talent Sophia Anne Caruso will take on the roles of Woodnut and Iris, respectively. As previously announced, The Nether will also star 'Nurse Jackie' Emmy Award winner Merritt Wever, New York theater veteran Peter Friedman and Tony Award winner Frank Wood.The Nether continues through March 15, 2015 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, with opening night set for February 24th. Check out photos of the cast in action below...

Ben Rimalower's new play about spending beyond his means -- will be performed in rep with his first piece Patti Issues at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue through April 29. Patti Issues, which ran for a year at the same venue and subsequently toured the country and abroad, explores his obsession with Broadway diva Patti LuPone and his relationship with his troubled gay father. The pieces will be performed on alternating Wednesday nights at 700 Pm. Both shows are written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark.

Bad With Money - Ben Rimalower's new play about spending beyond his means - has announced a two month extension through February 27, 2015. In a recent four star review from Time Out New York, the show was hailed as 'light, funny' and 'vividly personal,' as well as 'courageously honest, keenly specific and emotionally naked' by The Advocate. The show continues this month on Monday nights at 700 Pm through December 29, and Thursday nights at 930 Pm through December 18. In 2015, it will be performed Wednesdays at 700 Pm, January 7 to 28 and Thursdays at 930 Pm, February 5 to 26. Ben's addiction has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to overcome his problem - or get rich trying. Written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, Bad With Money is being performed at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue.

Bad With Money - Ben Rimalower's new play about spending beyond his means - has announced another extension with five extra shows through the end of the year. The show was named a Critic's Pick from Time Out New York and called courageously honest, keenly specific and emotionally naked by The Advocate. There will extra performances on Monday nights at 700 Pm from December 1 to 29,and continuing on Thursday nights at 930 Pm through December 18. Ben's addiction has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to overcome his problem - or get rich trying. Written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, Bad With Money is being performed at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue.

McC Theater presents Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. The show just opened last night at theLucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC. Tickets are now on sale. For information, visit www.mcctheater.org.BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the special night below...

McC Theater welcomes film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins, to star in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Punk Rock opens tonight, November 17, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC and will run through December 7, 2014. Let's see what the critics had to say...

McC Theater welcomes film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins, to star in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock began at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for tonight, November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014.

McC Theater welcomes film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins, to star in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street . BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below...

Bad With Money - Ben Rimalower's new play about spending beyond his means - will be performed through December 18. Ben's addiction has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to overcome his problem - or get rich trying. Written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, Bad With Money is being performed at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue on Thursday nights at 930 Pm.

McC Theater will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard ridge was on hand to chat with the full gang. Go inside rehearsal in the video below...

Bad With Money - Ben Rimalower's new play about spending beyond his means - has extended through December 2014 due to strong ticket sales. Previously scheduled to close on November 6, the show will be performed through December 18. Ben's addiction has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to overcome his problem - or get rich trying. Written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, Bad With Money is being performed at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue on Thursday nights at 930 Pm.

McC Theater will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winnerAnnie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.The company just met the press and you can check out full photo coverage from the event below...

McC Theater will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.The company just met the press and you can check out a photo preview of the festivities below. Check back later for full coverage...

Exclusive: Roland Emmerich’s independently-produced drama Stonewall has made its first big international sale. Warner Bros Germany has acquired the just-wrapped film in Emmerich’s native country. The Jon Robin Baitz-scripted drama tells the story of a young man’s political awakening set against the backdrop of the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a mafia-owned bar that became the flashpoint for the gay rights movement. Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Caleb Landry Jones, Joey King, Matt Craven, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman and up-and-comers Karl Glusman, Vlademir Alexis, and Alexandre Nachi star. Of the sale, Emmerich says, “Telling the story of the Stonewall riots has long been a great passion of mine. I couldn’t be more thrilled that Warner Bros will be releasing the film in Germany. I first worked with Warner Bros 25 years ago on Moon 44, and I’m looking forward to working very closely with them again.

Ben Rimalower's addiction to spending beyond his means has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to overcome his problem-or get rich trying. Written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, Bad With Money premieres at The Duplex 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue through November 6.

McC Theater has announced that the world premiere of McC Playwright-in-Residence Neil Labute's new play, The Money Shot, directed by Terry Kinney, has been extended due to popular demand now through October 19, 2014. The production was originally scheduled to close on October 12, 2014. The Money Shot stars Emmy Award nominee Elizabeth Reaser, Golden Globe nominee Callie Thorne, Frederick Weller and Gia Crovatin. Performances began at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC on September 4, 2014. An official opening is set for September 22, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

Elizabeth Reaser, Gia Crovatin, Golden Globe nominee Callie Thorne, and Frederick Weller star in the world premiere of McC Playwright-in-Residence Neil Labute's new play, The Money Shot, directed by Terry Kinney. Performances for The Money Shot are currently underway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street, NYC . An official opening is set for September 22, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through October 12, 2014. Check out a first look at the cast in action below...