Herb Gardner, the author of A Thousand Clowns brings us another set of the particular creatures that are New Yorkers. I'm Not Rappaport! takes place in the shadow of a bridge in Central Park, where two octogenarians, one white and one black, meet regularly, determined to fight off all attempts to put them out to pasture. Lifetime radical and world-class kibitzer Nat Moyer, a cantankerous Communist whose daughter is urging him into an old folk's home, spends his afternoons spinning outrageous yarns that both intrigue and infuriate fellow octogenarian Midge Carter, a half-blind building superintendent who spends his days in the park hiding both from his past and from his disgruntled tenants. They share a Central Park bench, and with sly verbal sparring and indomitable spirits, these cantankerous heroes square off against drug dealers, enlightened children, posh tenants and, ultimately, time itself. It is a refreshing comedy that is sometimes hilarious and sometimes poignant, but always enjoyable.

Neil Simon, the standard-setter for stage comedies, gives us one unlike any other as he presents us with all of the ridiculous comedy and harried mayhem found within the comedy writers room of a 1950’s variety program. Simon's story, which is based upon his own experience writing for Sid Caesar's Show of Shows with other famous writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Norman Lear and Woody Allen, is brash, fast paced and uproariously funny. The basic plot is simple: while his writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with jokes and gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince, Prince has a problem – NBC needs to cut costs and one person will be let go in each department. The comedic melodrama unfolds in the writers’ room even as, in the news, Sen. Joe McCarthy is questioning the loyalty of Americans while the Congressional response is as baffling and frightening as billion dollar bailouts. Sound familiar? But Laughter on the 23rd Floor is less political commentary and more a love letter to the world of 1950’s television. 

Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, based on the Dickens novel, tells the exciting and engaging story of the orphan who first becomes a thief, then is united with his rich grandfather, only to fall under the clutches of those who wish to use him for their own fortunes. Dickens' larger than life characters are brought to life in this always successful musical production. Will Oliver escape the torments of the workhouse? Will he succumb to the enticing life under the watchful and exploitive Fagin, a wily and self-serving leader of thieves? Will Nancy, the street woman with a heart of gold, keep Oliver from the clutches of the evil and dangerous Bill Sykes? With one of the liveliest scores in music theatre history, including such classics as Food, Glorious Food, I'd Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy and Reviewing the Situation, a large assortment adult actors, and a troupe of street urchin kids who always steal the show, Oliver! is always a success!

In the plot of this screwy comedy Claire has a rare form of amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, her chipper husband comes in with a cup of coffee, explains her condition, hands her a book filled with all sorts of essential information, and disappears into the shower. A limping, lisping, half-blind/half-deaf man in a ski mask pops out from under her bed claiming to be her brother, there to save her. Claire's info book is discarded and she's hustled off to the country house of her mother, a recent stroke victim whose speech has been reduced to gibberish. Her journey gets more complicated when a dimwitted thug with a foul-mouthed hand puppet pops up at a window, and her driven husband and perpetually stoned son show up with a claustrophobic female cop that they've kidnapped. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot brings Claire closer to her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten. It is one harrowing and hilarious turn after another for this amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. Intended for mature audiences.

Ready to Time Warp? Well, fasten your garter belt, come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is taking a jump to the left into CHT!  A stage musical before it was a movie and found pop culture infamy, in the story, perpetually perky, doe-eyed Brad and Janet blow out a tire on a dark road under the shadow of a gothic castle, which is under the crazy, decadent control of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a sweet transvestite from Transexual on the planet Transylvania. About to unveil his greatest creation, he'll have a bit of fun with his reluctant guests along the way. With such Rock-N-Roll songs as Hot Patootie, Eddie’s Teddy, Touch-a-Touch-Me, Dammit, Janet, I’m Going Home and the irresistible Time Warp, Rocky Horror is a smash cult sellout hit with younger audiences. With active audience participation - props tossed at each other and responses shouted at the stage - this is the most electric and bizarre environment ever to hit a theatre arena. NOTE: The closing show is at midnight on Saturday night/Sunday morning, October 30th/31st.

"Marley was dead, to begin with…" — and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge's mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He's even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite named Boggle who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley is offered one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains and find his own spirit’s redemption, he must first redeem the soul of his past business associate: Ebeneezer Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge's heart is opened; but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own. Performed in Story Theatre style with up to 4 versatile actors playing all the parts while also narrating the story, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, by Tom Mula, is darkly hysterical while also embracing both the traditions of A Christmas Carol’s search for the Christmas spirit and the redemption of the soul.

Want to know the truth about Santa and the elves? About Rudolph's little secret? About Vixen's story that was leaked to the press? The reindeer finally speak, and they are not holding back! Jeff Goode’s play is a dark, dark, mature, alternative Christmas comedy where Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself. With each deer's confession, the truth behind the shocking allegations becomes clearer and clearer in all of its outrageous, comedic glory. The Eight: Reindeer Monologues is outrageous fun!