A year since its inception, Midtown Manhattan’s Midnight Theatre has announced its Grand Opening date of September 22. For the official opening, the Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. investment rolled out a robust lineup of resident acts and concepts for the 2023-24 season.
The announcement includes an official Opening Week, showing off numerous acts from Monday, September 18.
The official Opening Week kicks off on Monday, September 18 with The Moth StorySLAM, an open-mic storytelling competition, which will continue to be featured each month.
On Wednesday, September 20, the talented Freestyle+ will put on an interactive showcase, celebrating hip-hop with some of New York’s top improv performers.
Thursday, September 21 will feature Samantha Bee’s Wits End, a star-studded live trivia game show hosted by Adam Kesner with Kenice Mobley.
Friday night’s opening party at the Midnight Theatre will host Dez Duron, frontman of NBC’s The Voice, showcasing his signature sound with hits from American songbook classics to genre-bending performances.
Special guests throughout the week will include David Cross and Eugene Mirman.
Midnight Theatre will celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary by welcoming in Freestyle+ on Aug. 17. Recognized as New York’s premier Hip-Hop improv group, Freestyle+ is set to pay homage to the genre’s fundamentals. The performance will incorporate elements of “MCing, DJing, Breakdancing, Graffiti, and Knowledge.” Audience members will even have the opportunity to join the cast in a show-closing cypher.
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Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, and Andrew Bancroft, members of the Tony Award-winning production Freestyle Love Supreme, established the FLS Academy in 2018. The academy looks to foster diverse and creative voices through freestyle rap. Freestyle+ was born out of the organization and looks to fuse influences of Broadway and hip-hop culture. This month’s cast features legend Dizzy Senze, Broadway’s Aneesa Folds, and Rich Midway. They will also be joined by two-time world champion beatboxer Kaila Mullady, improv whiz Steph Rae, and DJ Gedun.
We believe everyone should be empowered to build resilience in their minds, confidence in their voice, and communities where they feel seen.
-Freestyle+
Midnight Theatre is a unique and intimate performance theater located in Manhattan. The 150-seat venue acts as both a versatile space for shows and an entertainment industry hub. Previous acts include Shoshana Bean, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Marano, and Raye. Midnight Theatre is also a culinary destination thanks to the venue’s pan-Asian restaurant and bar, Hidden Leaf.
Freestyle+ Celebrates Hip Hop’s 50th Birthday is on Aug. 17 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale here.
Tony Award Nominee Shoshana Bean has announced her debut residency at the newly opened Midnight Theatre in west Manhattan.
Shoshana will take audiences on a musical journey of honesty, exploration and celebration of life, art, and friendship. Performances are on Thursday, May 25, Friday May 26, Saturday, May 27 at 8:00pm and Sunday, May 28 at 7:00pm.
Midnight Theatre is a new, state-of-the-art performance venue in the heart of New York’s Manhattan West. The intimate 150-seat theater was conceptualized by Creative Director Warren Adcock to be a showcase for talent across a wide variety of entertainment, including magic, music, comedy, and Broadway cabarets.
Shoshana Bean was most recently seen starring opposite Billy Crystal in Broadway’s Mr. Saturday Night. Tony and Grammy nominated for her role as Susan Young, she has previously starred on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked and Jenna in Waitress. Her 6 independent studio albums and EP’s have landed her on top of the iTunes and Billboard charts, including the peak position of #1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart. She has sold out concerts around the globe and lent her voice to countless films and television shows, a few of which include: Sing, Enchanted, Glee and Galavant.
Shoshana made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Hairspray, appeared Off-Broadway in the 2000 revival of “Godspell”, and in Songs for a New World at City Center Encores. She won an IRNE Award for her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl and earned a Jeff Award nomination for her portrayal of CeeCee Bloom in the pre-Broadway musical production of “Beaches”. She has appeared in Bloodline, Bill and Ted Face The Music, and recently filmed a solo concert special for PBS.
For more information on the residency, or to purchase tickets, please visit Midnight Theatres website.
On January 28 & 30, the gifted Andrew Barth Feldman will be making a performance at the Midnight Theatre in Manhattan, performing Barth Mitzvah Boy: An Evening Of Original Music.
Special guests will join Feldman for these shows, including including Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things, Parade at New York City Center), Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story, Into the Woods at New York City Center), Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen, Spring Awakening), Gian Perez (Sing Street), Heath Saunders (Great Comet, Company) and more.
Feldman is known for his roles in Dear Evan Hansen, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Barth Mitzvah Boy: An Evening Of Original Music was directed by award winning Marc Tumminelli. Marc was awarded for the direction of Andrew Barth Feldman’s Park Map, as well as the club acts for multiple Broadway stars including: Erika Henningsen, Micaela Diamond and Farah Alvin. Additionally, Tumminelli is the founder and director of Broadway Workshop, NYC’s top training program for young actors.
To raise money for autism research, Feldman founded his own musical theater company, Zneefrock Productions. His performances have been glorified by many including The New York Times. After witnessing his role in, Dear Evan Hansen, on Broadway, the times claimed “Andrew Barth Feldman made me forget where I was, who I was, that I was anything other than part of the world onstage. Feldman’s previous cabaret show, Park Map, also won the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award for Best Show. Next, he’ll be starring alongside Jennifer Lawrence in the movie No Hard Feelings.
During the production, you will find yourself astonished by the magical capabilities of the Midnight Theatre. There will be 270-degree projection-mapped visuals, D&B surround sound and more. Coming up, the dazzling 160-seat theater will also host podcast tapings with Impractical Jokersstars Q, Murr and Sal, Midnight Theatre Football Club, The Moth Storyslam Open-Mic, psychic channeling with Craig Mcmanus, comedy shows and more. Tickets for all events available here.
Midnight Theatre is a new, intimate performance venue in the heart of New York’s West Manhattan at 75 Manhattan West Plaza. As a guest expect to be met with unique experiences of magic, music, comedy, theater, and performance art by the ever-evolving, 160-seat theater. Inside the glamorous Midnight Theatre is an equally elegant and lively restaurant and bar, Hidden Leaf.
Prior to the shows, guests can dine at pan-Asian restaurant and lounge Hidden Leaf, created by chef/restaurateur Josh Cohen (Chez Ma Tante, Lilia, Saint Vitus). In addition to a kitchen helmed by Chef Chai Trivedi (Pranna, Tamarind, Buddakan, Eventi Hotel), guests can expect a romantic and playfully chic dining room that serves polished, table-sharing, pan-Asian cuisine. Aperitivo bar Midnight Cafe is also open. Here you’ll find a high-energy, fun experience, soundtracked to 70’s Italian disco.
You can find tickets for Barth Mitzvah Boy: An Evening Of Original Musichere.
“Barth Mitzvah Boy: An Evening Of Original Music” Guests:
Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen, Spring Awakening) Zack Calderon (The Wilds on Amazon Prime) Amanda Rose Gross Paul Hogan Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things, Parade at New York City Center) Gian Perez (Sing Street) Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story, Into the Woods at New York City Center) Sam Primack (Dear Evan Hansen) Will Roland (Dear Evan Hansen, Be More Chill, Billions) Heath Saunders (Great Comet, Company) Sadie Seelert Samantha Williams (Dear Evan Hansen, Caroline or Change)
