By Sandi Durell   David Rabe is one of the 20th Century’s great writers of important issues of the day . . . Good for Otto (inspired by Richard O’Connor’s book “Undoing Depression”) a prime example of the frustrations, complications and realities of dealing with mental...

    Review by Grace Treston   Financial struggles; racial tensions; the USA. No, these aren’t buzzwords from the headlines of today – though they very well could be. This is Downtown Race Riot, and it goes for the jugular. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s heart-thumping play from The New...

    by Maya Werner   On Monday, October 23, The New Group’s new show Downtown Race Riot opened its doors to the press. This new show was created by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, and directed by Scott Elliott. The show stars Cristian DeMeo (Tommy-Sick), David Levi (Jimmy “Pnut” Shannon),...

  The New Group celebrated Opening Night May 21 of Hamish Linklater’s The Whirligig, with Noah Bean, Norbert Leo Butz, Jon DeVries, Alex Hurt, Zosia Mamet, Jonny Orsini, Grace Van Patten and Dolly Wells.  This world premiere production directed by Scott Elliott plays a limited...

    By: Sandi Durell     Yes, in fact, the turntable stage revolves continuously as Hamish Linklater’s The Whirligig makes its points of intertwining the happy, sad and tragic lives of families and friends in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, currently ensconced by The New Group...

      Hamish Linklater’s The Whirligig cast, a production by The New Group, met the press for a photo shoot recently at New 42nd Street Studios.  Directed by Scott Elliott, the cast includes Noah Bean, Norbert Leo But, Jon DeVries, Alex Hurt, Zosia Mamet, Jonny Orsini,...

      Monday, March 6, Off-Broadway’s The New Group honored Sutton Foster and Robert J. Rosenberg (recipients of the 2017 Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to Theater) at the company’s Annual Gala at Tribeca Rooftop. Hosted by Mario Cantone, the evening...

    Thursday evening, February 16 The New Group celebrated the opening night of Wallace Shawn’s latest play, Evening at the Talk House, at the Green Fig Urban Eatery in the Yotel Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. Along with the cast, notable first nighters included Cynthia Nixon,...

      Spoiler Alert: This review contains what some may consider spoilers (and others may not) as some aspects of plot twists are discussed out of necessity. Proceed at your own risk.       by JK Clarke   To expect anything less than a contemplative,...

    By Sandi Durell   The New Group is presenting a limited engagement of Cy Coleman (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics), with book by Neil Simon, of the classic musical Sweet Charity to begin previews on November 2 at the Pershing Square Signature Center – Romulus Linney...

        By: Sandi Durell     Warning! Philip Ridley’s “Mercury Fur” is the story of a dystopian society; youth gone amuck when law and order break down and all that’s left are uncivilized gangs of thugs who are ready to kill as they operate under the influence....