Emily Koch News

The Award-Winning Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) has announced the world premiere production of Cody Daigle's (resident playwright for The Playhouse Tulsa's 2013-14 season) In The Bones, directed by Dev Bondarin. In other exciting news, Bondarin has just been named APAC's new Artistic Director, assuming the role that Tom Wojtunik stepped down from in June. In The Bones will play a limited engagement at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St (@30th Rd), in Astoria, Queens. Performances begin Thursday, November 6 and continue through Saturday, November 22. Opening Night is Saturday, November 8 (8 p.m.).

ValueVille, the musical about one man's hellish experience working the night-shift at a giant superstore -- where nothing is what it seems, is an official selection of the 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Link Project (NYMF), and starts on July 7th at PTC Performance Space. ValueVille is one of the 10 plays chosen from among the over 250 submissions to this year's festival.

On Saturday, December 7, TheatreWorks opened the Broadway musical 'Little Women' to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd in Palo Alto, CA. After the performance, attendees emerged into the courtyard of the Lucie Stern Theatre to find snow - make with theatre magic! - followed by a champagne reception and meet-and-greet with the cast. Check out photos below by David Allen.

Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" has made its way into American hearts as a classic holiday children's novel, film and musical. Although Christmas plays only a small role in the story's events, a common warmth and familial atmosphere finds its way onto every page, into every line, and, in Theatrework's production of the recent Broadway musical adaptation, included in every song.

New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents MINT'D, which is comprised of two performances: Inheritance (5PM) and EXPLORERS (8PM). MINT'D will play at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).

New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents MINT'D, which is comprised of two performances: Inheritance (5PM) and EXPLORERS (8PM). MINT'D will play at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).