Have you never been melo…dramatic? Cheer and boo to your heart's content as Magis Theatre Company gets into the spirit of old-timey theatricals with George Drance's adaptation of Jacopo Ferretti's libretto for the 1817 Rossini opera La Cenerentola—which was itself inspired by Charles Perrault's Cendrillon, better known in English as Cinderella. The story follows a noble prince who, while disguised as a commoner, falls for a beauteous girl who has been reduced to the role of servant in her own home. Drance directs a cast of 11 actors, who accompany themselves with kazoos.
Broadway and Off Broadway productions get most of the attention, but to get a true sense of the range and diversity of New York theater, you need to look to the smaller productions collectively known as Off-Off Broadway. There are more than dozens of Off-Off Broadway spaces in New York, mostly with fewer than 99 seats. Experimental plays thrive in New York's best Off-Off Broadway venues; that's where you'll find many of the city's most challenging and original works. But Off-Off is more than just the weird stuff: It also includes everything from original dramas to revivals of rarely seen classics, and it's a good place to get early looks at rising talents. What's more, it tends to be affordable; while cheap Broadway tickets can be hard to find, most Off-Off Broadway shows are in the $15–$35 range. Here are some of the current shows that hold the most promise.
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