By Marilyn Lester   One beauty of a democracy is the right of free speech and artistic expression. The world premiere of the new musical, America’s Favorite Newscaster, illustrates this fact in its very existence as a stage work and in its content. One of its several themes...

Theater For the New City (TNC) presents the world premiere engagement of AMERICA’S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER, a new musical with book and lyrics by Tom Attea, music by Arthur Abrams, and directed by Mark Marcante (the creative team behind the acclaimed Heather Smiley For President, Living in a...

by Peter Haas                                      There is a collection of talent downtown on the East Side that is well worth a visit. Your destination is the Theater for the New City, on First Avenue at 10th Street. The attraction is a new musical titled “The Folk Singer.” One element...

      Theater for the New City (Executive Director, Crystal Field) presents the world premiere of THE FOLK SINGER, a new musical about contemporary times, which opens on Sunday October 9th at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue at 10th Street).Previews began Thursday,...

    Photos by JK Clarke   Monday night, February 22nd,  Theater for the New City held its 13th annual gala. This year’s event, held at the esteemed National Arts Club on Gramercy Park was called, “Love N’ Courage: A Valentine Benefit for Theater for the New...

      by JK Clarke   Have you had enough of the campaigning and politics of the 2016 Presidential election? It seems like every time you turn around there’s another debate, scandalous news story or “latest poll” for the election that won’t be held for more than a year from...

            By Merrie L. Davis What happens when you’ve dedicated your life to a Company or Industry that was always there for you, your father, his father and generations before that. You knew what you would be, what you would do, how you would live, until one...