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Theater for the New City salutes the Performing Arts in 1908 in

The Ghosts of 14^th Street, an homage to silent movies and vaudeville by award-winning playwright Barbara Kahn


The Ghosts of 14^th Street, written and directed by Barbara Kahn, is set in New York City in 1908, when 14^th St. was the entertainment capital of the city. In the Biograph Film Studio, the actors film scenes of a primitive one-reeler, while between takes they reveal their dreams, fall in love and practice routines they hope will take them to the Vaudeville stage. A husband and wife acting team are forced by scandal to work in the “flickers,” an immigrant housekeeper leaves her gangster husband from an arranged marriage, a dancer finds love at the gay hangout, his sister laments her unrequited love for the housekeeper, an African-American dancer refuses to perform in blackface, and two stagehands are determined to win the New York Times Limerick Contest. In the Olympic Theatre, the play replicates a] typical evening of Vaudeville, including dance, comedy skits, female mimickry (cross dressing), and the song “Yiddishe Yankee Doodle Boy” (lyrics by Barbara Kahn, music by Allison Tartalia), as well as the finished film. Featuring Jocelyn Adams, Dan Burkarth, Robert Gonzales, Jr., Larray Grimes, Matt Lara, Victoria Levin, Dan McVey, Jake Nicholson, Mallory Portnoy and Kyle Wood. 

Through March 30 at Theater for the New City. Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 P.M., Sundays at 3 P.M. Tickets are $12.

Information/Reservations: 212-254-1109. http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net

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Chelsea Journal: “A magnificent celebration of show business”