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We are a new Manhattan-based production company focused on bringing edgy, new and relevant works to the stage. Our roster of projects include record breaking Off-Broadway Plays and exciting new Musicals from some of NYC's brightest new composers.

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The Greatest City in The World

Interweaving between between choreographic fantasy and harsh reality, this short dance film follows two dreamers who share a passion for dance; a passion neither of them is able to pursue due to the choices each has had to make to be able to survive in New York City.

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safeword.

Off-Broadway April 11, 2019 - July 7, 2019

An exploration of power dynamics through BDSM and food, reveals how the people closest to us often have the most to hide. An unlikely meeting between New York City neighbors fosters a new friendship among two couples, laden with secrets. After an incident in which everything is revealed, they must all come to grips with the pieces of themselves they keep most hidden.

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We Are The Tigers

Off-Broadway February 8 - April 1, 2019

With a new school year comes a new beginning for the Tigers, the worst-ranked high school cheerleading team in the state. Riley, the new captain, rallies the girls for a fresh start at the annual team sleepover, however, the night takes a bloody turn.

Original Off-Broadway Cast Album Now Available!

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“We Are The Tigers will have you cheering and dancing in your seats!"
Examiner.com

“A fresh, often hilarious and sometimes moving tale of trying to survive high school.”
The Advocate

Afterglow

Off-Broadway June 11, 2017 - August 12, 2018

Afterglow is a raw, one-act play exploring the emotional, intellectual, and physical connections between three men and the broader implications within their relationships.

Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed one night.  When a new intimate connection begins to form, all three men must come to terms with their individual definitions of love, loyalty, and trust as futures are questioned, relationships are shaken, and commitments are challenged.

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“Necessary in the modern era.”
Pride

“Hit of the Off-Broadway Season”
Theatre Mania

“A Steamy, Stripped Down Look At Gay Intimacy”
Advocate

News

safeword. By S. Asher Gelman Begins Performances On April 11

April 8, 2019

Midnight Theatricals will present the World Premiere of safeword. written and directed by S. Asher Gelman. Performances will begin at The American Theatre of Actors (314 W 54 Street, NYC) on Thursday, April 11, 2019 and open on Thursday, April 25, 2019, running through July 7, 2019

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New Musical We Are the Tigers to Play Off-Broadway

November 5, 2018

Preston Max Allen's musical We Are the Tigers will receive an off-Broadway run in February 2019. Directed by Michael Bello, with Patrick Sulken serving as music supervisor, the production will reveal its cast, creative team, and theater in the coming weeks.

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WE ARE THE TIGERS Names Full Cast & Creative Team

December 20, 2018

Midnight Theatricals has announced full casting and the creative team for We Are the Tigers, an original pop/rock musical and teen horror comedy written & composed by Preston Max Allen and produced by S. Asher Gelman, that will make its New York Premiere Off-Broadway at Theater 80 (80 St. Mark's Place) this winter.

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New Musical We Are the Tigers to Play Off-Broadway

November 5, 2018

Preston Max Allen's musical We Are the Tigers will receive an off-Broadway run in February 2019. Directed by Michael Bello, with Patrick Sulken serving as music supervisor, the production will reveal its cast, creative team, and theater in the coming weeks.

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Afterglow Sells Over One Million Dollars in Tickets

July 17, 2018

Midnight Theatrical's debut production of the "compelling and raw*," play AFTERGLOW, written and directed by S. Asher Gelman, has surpassed one million dollars in ticket sales since it began its incredible record-breaking run last June.

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Afterglow: The Allure, the Hope, and the Risk of the Heart.

February 8, 2018

In the heat of last summer, I had the pleasure of seeing Midnight Theatricals’ Afterglow, a two hour two act exploration of a gay couple flirting with the very topical idea of openness, communication, and art of the modern marriage...

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Afterglow Becomes Sleeper Hit of the Off-Broadway Season

December 27, 2017

Who would have thought that a little gay drama that opened at the height of Pride season would still be around come New Year? But three extensions later, that is undeniably the case for S. Asher Gelman's Afterglow, off-Broadway's sleeper hit about sleeping around.

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