For its premiere at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, Jiggs Burgess’ new play WOUNDED took home the prestigious 2023 International Fringe Encore Series Award, awarding it an Off-Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse in New York City with performances beginning Jan. 24 and running through Feb. 11, 2024. Wounded is directed by award-winning director/playwright/filmmaker Del Shores (Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies), produced by Jon Peterson of P3 Theatre Company, and starring *Craig Taggart (“Sordid Lives: The Series”) and *Shaw Jones (“Blue”): *both appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. Tickets are now on sale here.
A one night only performance of Broadway, film, and television Actress Chryssie Whitehead’s (Chicago, A Chorus Line, Radio City Rockettes) In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder a striking and deeply personal, but widely relatable new autobiographical play (with music) that chronicles the actress and her late mother’s shared stories of mental health – specifically, Bipolar ll Disorder. Directed by Bryan Knowlton, with musical direction by Nick Wilders, the production will perform at The Abrons Arts Center (466 Grand St.) on Monday, January 22 at 7:00pm, prior to a longer run Off-Broadway in the fall of 2024. Tickets are $15-$35 and can be purchased online at: https://ci.ovationtix.com/209/performance/11398792. For more info: www.imolctheshow.com
JOB, the critically acclaimed psychological thriller about the toll life on the internet takes on all of us, which played a sold-out, twice-extended Off Broadway run this fall, will return for an encore engagement Jan 19 thru Mar 3. The provocative dark comedy by Max Wolf Friedlich (SleepOver) starring Peter Friedman (Ragtime, “Succession,” Single White Female) and Sydney Lemmon (TÁR, “Succession,” “Helstrom”) and directed by Michael Herwitz (Where We’re Born) will play from January 19, 2024 through March 3, 2o24 at the Connelly Theater (220 East 4th Street). Opening night is Thursday, January 25. Tickets are on sale today at Ovation Tix.
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) continues its expanded 49th season with its critically acclaimed new production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado. The repertory company is presenting 6 performances at New York’s Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) on Saturday, January 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 13 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 14 at 3:00 p.m. www.nygasp.org
