W.C. Fields delivered those words of wisdom to adult actors, and if the great screen comic were alive today, he might add to that short list of taboos a young actor’s name: Michael Rishawn. He walks ...

MCC Theater will present a one-week extension for the World Premiere of Table 17 by Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and directed by Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball). Table 17 will begin ...

Disclaimer to rom-com haters: “Table 17” is not for you. It is, however, for a lot of us — fans of the genre and anyone to whom theater of late has felt more arduous than entertaining. This is a play ...

*”Table 17,” now onstage at The Geffen Playhouse, is a vibrant, emotionally charged, and beautifully calibrated new work that captures the gloriously messy terrain of love, loss, and unfinished ...

*Gail Bean has built a reputation as one of the most emotionally electric performers of her generation, captivating audiences in projects like “Snowfall,” “P-Valley,” and “The Belko Experiment.” Now ...

Biko Eisen-Martin and Kara Young in Table 17. Daniel J. Vasquez But is it a date? The couple broke up over two years ago and the feelings are still raw. They’re both working on themselves: Jada’s in ...

If your ex called, would you answer? Okay, you need more context. If your ex called would you answer knowing YOU were the one who destroyed the relationship? Playwright Douglas Lyons’ Table 17 ...

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This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:45 p.m. “Table 17” is serving a theater experience worthy of a Michelin star. Earlier this month, the romantic comedy made its West Coast premiere at the Geffen ...

‘Laugh openly with us,’ the performer, writer, and composer writes in a program note. ‘Love with us. Let this play remind you of that ex you wanna strangle and that one love you’ll never forget.’ ...