Public Theater
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Public Theater

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Time Out says

The civic-minded Oskar Eustis is artistic director of this local institution dedicated to the work of new American playwrights but also known for its Shakespeare productions (Shakespeare in the Park). The building, an Astor Place landmark, has five stages, plays host to the annual Under the Radar festival, nurtures productions in its Lab series and is also home to the Joe’s Pub music venue.

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Address
425 Lafayette St
New York
10003
Cross street:
between Astor Pl and E 4th St
Transport:
Subway: N, R to 8th St–NYU; 6 to Astor Pl
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What’s on

The Other Americans

For 35 years, the comic actor John Leguizamo has played himself—and many colorful side characters to boot—in dynamic solo shows ranging from Mambo Mouth and Spic-O-Rama to Freak, Sexaholix and Latin History for Morons. This time, however, he is surrounding himself with other actors in an old-school ensemble drama about a family waking up from the American Dream. Leguizamo stars as a Latino laundromat owner in 1990s Queens who must own up to old secrets when his mentally unwell son returns to the fold. Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs the NYC premiere at the Public; the mostly three-named cast includes Luna Lauren Velez, Rosa Evangelina Arredondo, Sarah Nina Hayon, Bradley James Tejeda, Rebecca Jimenez and, as the wayward son, the director's own son Trey Santiago-Hudson. 
  • Drama

Oh Happy Day!

Jordan E. Cooper had a hit right out of the gate at the Public Theatre's 2019 production of his debut play, the uproarious Ain't No Mo', in which he played an airport employee overseeing boarding for the last plane out in a mass African-American exodus. His follow-up play reunites him with director Stevie Walker-Webb to tell a different story of survival through transit: a modern riff on the story of Noah's Ark, in which Cooper plays the black sheep of a southern Black family who rises to an unexpected calling. Keith Randolph Smith and Tamika Lawrence costar as his relatives, and three exceptional singers—Tiffany Mann, Sheléa Melody McDonald and Latrice Pace—give voice to original gospel songs by Donald Lawrence. 
  • Comedy
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