Concluding July 18
The Wild Party (Off-Broadway at New York City Center). The Encores! Off-Center staging of 's The Wild Party stars as Queenie. She's joined by as Burrs, as Black, Miriam Shor as Madelaine True, as Kate, Talene Monahon as Mae and as Eddie. Lippa's Wild Party, adapted from the Jazz Age narrative poem by , "is the story of one tragic, decadent night in a Manhattan apartment shared by Queenie (Foster) and her menacing lover Burrs (Pasquale). The couple decides to throw the party to end all parties, where Queenie meets a handsome stranger (Dixon) who wants to lure her away." Visit .
Heisenberg (Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage II). 's world premiere of Heisenberg is the new play by Olivier Award winner of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time fame. The comedic drama stars Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt. Directed by Mark Brokaw, Heisenberg sees Parker playing Georgie, a woman who unexpectedly kisses a much older and unknown man amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, and the electric and peculiar relationship that develops thereafter. Visit .
Gloria (Off-Broadway at the ). The Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Gloria is by acclaimed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Directed by , the cast features Jennifer Kim, Jeanine Serralles, Catherine Combs, , Mike Crane and Ryan Spahn. Gloria is about a group of editorial assistants working at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each highly ambitious and hoping for the next big book deal before they hit 30. In this already competitive environment, an ordinary day turns out to be anything but, and the stakes for the entire group become even higher. Visit .
Concluding July 19 (Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre). embodies Lily Garland, a role created by her idol , in 's Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century. She is joined by as Oscar Jaffe, as Bruce Granit, Mark Linn鈥怋aker as Oliver Webb, as Owen O'Malley and as Letitia Primrose. Here's how Roundabout bills the classic: "It's nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury coach travelling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffe (Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway?" Visit .
