Why the recent boom in theatre about theatre?

Patrick Stewart has portrayed a spaceship captain, a mutant, Scrooge, and Macbeth, but the character he’s performing this season on Broadway is a combination of all those roles and the many more he’s tackled during his fifty-year career: He’s playing an actor.

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The spring is the most exciting time in the theatre as scores of new shows are opening on and Off Broadway and many are available at discounts at Theatre Development Fund’s TKTS Discount Booths. As an added incentive for theatre lovers in Brooklyn to check out these new shows, as well as long running shows they may have never seen, specially designed red TKTS Downtown Brooklyn tote bags will be distributed to ticket buyers throughout the month of April* exclusively at Theatre Development Fund’s TKTS Booth in Downtown Brooklyn in 1 MetroTech Center. These fun, reusable tote bags are courtesy of MetroTech BID.

HOURS & LOCATION INFO: TKTS Downtown Brooklyn is located on the ground floor of 1 MetroTech Center at the corner of Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue Promenade. Hours of operation are: Tuesday – Saturday from 11am to 6pm. TKTS sells tickets to same-day evening performances and next-day matinee performances (that is, matinee performances are sold the day before the performance) at discounts of up to 50% off full price. TKTS Downtown Brooklyn accepts credit cards, cash and travelers checks. It is located right outside of the Jay Street-Borough Hall station of the A, C and F trains and near the Court Street – Borough Hall station of the M, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 trains and the Lawrence Street station of the M, and R trains.

People who live and work in Brooklyn are invited to sign up for TKTS TODAY a daily e-blast which tells them what shows are for sale at TKTS Downtown Brooklyn at the time when the booth opens. They may sign up, at no cost, at: www.tdf.org/tkts.

Stuart Thompson, third from left, with cast members from God of Carnage and A View from the Bridge

Stars and colleagues honor Broadway producer Stuart Thompson

Last Tuesday at Sardi’s, Charlotte St. Martin made an excellent point: “Nothing happens on Broadway until somebody produces something.”

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Welcome to TDF Stages, Theatre Development Fund’s online magazine dedicated to the unsung heroes and backstage secrets of the performing arts.

Every week, our original content will give you a surprising and insightful glimpse into how theatre and dance are created. How do actors craft their performances? Why do lighting designers make certain choices? What draws directors to their projects? By answering questions like these, we’ll give you the stories behind your favorite productions.

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