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See it first. See it at The Public. Home to @JoesPub, #ShakespeareinthePark, @HamiltonMusical
New York, NY
Joined May 2009
Literally Anyone: "What's your name, man?". My Brain:.don't say it.don't say it.don't say it.don't say it.don't say it. Me:
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There is no better way to start the final weekend of Public Works' HERCULES than with @JelaniAlladin singing "Go The Distance." ⚡
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"This goes out to all those black & brown boys & girls, and non-gender conforming who don't see themselves. We're trying to show you & us."
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To the 46,000 enthusiastic audience members and global supporters during our run of JULIUS CAESAR: we celebrate you. #WeAreOnePublic
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NYC, we hear you. If you are heading out to protest today, our restrooms are open from 2pm to 6pm today, June 3. We will have staff volunteers on hand to help facilitate social distancing.
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We are devastated about the loss of our family member, Michael Friedman. His loss leaves a hole in the theater world that cannot be filled.
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For everyone on #NationalComingOutDay, and all days: "Now fill the world with music, love and pride." - @Lin_Manuel
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A brief clip of remarks from Oskar Eustis before the show begins. Happy opening, JULIUS CAESAR.
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Tomorrow! @HeforShe #ArtsWeek / #InternationalWomensDay launches @JoesPub w @EmWatson, @NYCMayorsOffice & @UN_Women!
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Time to brush up on your Latin history. @JohnLeguizamo is coming back, and this time to Broadway!
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Seeing Double: Hades edition. Thanks for visiting @rogerbartoffic’s version of the Underworld, @pagepatrick!.(cc: @hadestown).#PublicWorksHercules
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Last night, our production of THE CHINESE LADY began performances. To celebrate the moment, a performance from Yip’s Dragon Style Kung Fu and Lion Dance was organized in The Public’s lobby.
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What time is it? #showtime! . Happy opening to our @HamiltonMusical family in Chicago! Blow us all away 🌟
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Happy last performance, @JasCephasJones. We've cheered you on from @HamiltonMusical to @JoesPub, and we can't wait to see all you do next!.
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An Oscar Isaac serenade. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Starting off the weekend right with our Hercules, @jelanialladin. Start next week off right with a new song from Public Works’ HERCULES on Tuesday, 10/20 at FORWARD. TOGETHER. RSVP here:
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Blown away by the love today, especially from our uptown family who just practiced and shot this in ONE take! 💛 to @HamiltonMusical! #Hair50
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Happy birthday to our wonderful friend @Lin_Manuel! Here’s to another year of turning the world upside down 🎉🎈🌟
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This just in! @aliciakeys, #MerylStreep, @janefonda, @kelliohara, @johnlithgow, @lievschreiber, @lin_manuel & more will be making cameo appearances during #WeAreOnePublic. See more casting news & then join us for this free livestream on June 1:
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Break legs! Sending you love from all of us back home on Astor Place. 🌟
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@GPerfPBS 1) @thedanieb's Beatrice is getting us through this Thursday with this 🔥 speech.You can watch it on repeat in this tweet, but you can also watch the fabulously edited version on @GPerfPBS this Friday at 9PM EST.
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Earlier this evening, a pair of paid protestors briefly disrupted our performance of JULIUS CAESAR, as anticipated. (1/4).
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We miss live theater and can't wait for it to be safe to resume in-person performances. 👇 👇 👇.Yes Yes Yes.
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. so we could continue with our evening of Free Shakespeare in the Park. (4/4).
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Loved seeing @HamiltonMusical faces last night (+ @StevePasquale)! #RonChernow @oaksmash @DaveedDiggs @Phillipasoo
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Thank you to our staff and security who worked to peacefully remove them from the theater. (3/4).
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Tomorrow, Tony Kushner will be joining Suzan-Lori Parks as a guest playwright for Watch Me Work! Sign up to join their work session here:
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There are no words for this unthinkable tragedy. We love you, Ruthie. We all are thinking of you and sending endless love to you and your family.
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Stop the hate. It has no place here. Wishing you health and safety,. Ralph Pena, Producing Artistic Director of Ma-Yi Theater Company & Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater.
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Look at where you are. Look at where you started. Tonight, we raise a glass to the creative team of @HamiltonMusical as they receive their Kennedy Center Honor. Tune In to the @CBS broadcast at 8pm tonight: Photo by Joan Marcus
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We start Free Shakespeare in the Park performances tomorrow. It feels so good to be able to tweet that.
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We are sharing this because the attack on this Asian American artist, which happened near Seward Park not far from where Christina Yuna Lee was tragically murdered, is another incident in a long history of violence against Asian Americans.
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While we are champions of the first amendment, this interruption unfortunately was part of a paid strategy driven by social media. (2/4).
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Because light will always outshine darkness.
Participants sing "This Land Is Your Land," other songs during vigil and peaceful march in Charlottesville, Virginia
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The Delacorte isn’t empty, it’s full of hope that we will be together again this summer. We’re thrilled to be preparing for a safe return to The Delacorte for Free Shakespeare in the Park with a new adaptation of MERRY WIVES from Saheem Ali & @Jjbioh. ➡️:
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The deadly shootings that took place in Atlanta were a hate crime.
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Ready for #BraveNewShakespeare Week 2? Watch Chukwudi Iwuji, @PedroPascal1, and @TheJohnMcGinty interpret Romeo’s balcony scene speech from ROMEO AND JULIET. Get inspired ⬇️ and share your take with #BraveNewShakespeare.
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The Public proudly stands for free speech and equal access to art. Let's talk. #WeAreOnePublic
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They shared a beautiful performance with us, but what many people might not have realized was that one of the incredible artists had just been attacked on his way to The Public.
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We’re sending our love and support to the artist and to the Yip’s Dragon Style Kung Fu and Lion Dance team and their families, and to THE CHINESE LADY company,.
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Overjoyed to announce the addition of new musical MISS YOU LIKE HELL to our season, with book and lyrics by @quiarahudes, music and lyrics by @erinmckeown, direction by Lear deBessonet, featuring two-time Tony Award nominee @daphnerubinvega as “Beatriz.”
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and we remind ourselves that what we say to each other, what we say about each other, how we show up for our Asian American neighbors, how we respond when they are scared or in danger, and how we show up as allies makes a difference.
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His glasses were broken, his eye was bruised, and he was kicked multiple times. Because he couldn't see well, he couldn’t perform his role but insisted instead on playing one of the instruments, and the group insisted the performance go on as planned.
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Exciting news! We're filming Free Shakespeare in the Park's RICHARD III to air on @GPerfPBS at a later date! Stay tuned for more information 👀 🤩. 📸 by Joan Marcus
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LIVE on #Periscope: Speaking about the art of spoken word with Oskar Eustis and @RafaelCasal for the @barsworkshopN…
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And we're live with @OakSmash at the @barsworkshopNYC! Watch now on Instagram! (publictheaterNY)
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Just about two hours until our @barsworkshopNYC Instagram live with @RafaelCasal, @DaveedDiggs and special guest @OakSmash. See you at 4:30!
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Unfortunately, we have made the decision to cancel the first two performances of the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of HAMLET on 6/8 & 6/9 due to the ongoing issues of air quality & the added effect it is having on finalizing the production at The Delacorte. (con't, 1/4)
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Lin:.We can no other answer make but thanks; and thanks; and ever thanks.
Hi! I made you a mixtape!.It's about a half-century's worth of music from The @PublicTheaterNY.!.Enjoy!.
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FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK RESUMES TODAY!!!!.
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Free Shakespeare in the Park Starts Today. That's it. That's the tweet.
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It’s been a year since we lost Michael Freidman, and we still feel the space he left behind. Today, we remember his spirit, his inexhaustible creativity, and his enormous heart. Michael was a member of our family, and today we’re thinking of him with love. (📷 Heather Weston)
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HYPOTHETICALLY: If we were to create Free Shakespeare in the Park merch featuring The Delacorte Raccoons, what kind of merch would you like to see?.Stuffed raccoons? Raccoon Bandanas? Raccoon pins?.No idea is too big or too small!.
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It is our collective responsibility to work toward a society and a culture that moves forward; never backward.
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Thanks for letting us be the home to your monumental song-to-America. Each of you has the power to #riseup for freedom, democracy, and art.
Hamilton premiered off-Broadway at @PublicTheaterNY 2 years ago today.
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For today's #ShakespeareSunday theme of "Love, Lust & Desire", we're going back to when @PedroPascal1 offered Pablo Neruda's Spanish translation of one of Romeo's monologues as part of last year's Brave New Shakespeare Challenge. ❣️ #RomeoAndJuliet #RomeoYJulieta
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This violence and the hatred that fuels it remain disgusting and heartbreaking and have created an environment full of fear where safety seems scarce for our Asian American neighbors.
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"Raise a glass to #freedom, something they can never take away. No matter what they tell you." - @HamiltonMusical
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8 performances later, we are at the end of #PublicWorksHercules!.Congratulations to our over 200 person cast, crew, staff, and everyone involved who made this run a success. Photo: Joan Marcus
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What a stunning way to wake up on a Monday morning. Bravo @Lin_Manuel, @BenSPLATT, @LacketyLac and everyone who worked on “Found/Tonight.” Your art continues to change lives. #MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain
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Rush tix for #libraryplay are $20, cash only, subject to avail. Join us tonight! @darylsabara @ChloeGMoretz.
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Ever wanted to work at The Public (or know someone who does)? We're building out production staff for our Spring shows, and have internships, part-time and full-time opportunities available across the board! Apply now!
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It was so great to have @Lin_Manuel at SUFFS! Thank you for joining us 🤩.Photos by Bruce Glikas / @bruglikas / @broadwaybruce_ for @publictheaterny
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THE LIBRARY begins performances tonight! http://t.co/uRYUxlCmvn
@chloegmoretz @darylsabara @therealttunie @lilitaylor #libraryplay.
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UPDATE: WE HAVE 280!.STEP KICK KICK LEAP KICK TOUCH!.Again!.TURN TURN OUT IN JUMP STEP!.STEP KICK KICK LEAP KICK TOUCH!.Got it?.PIVOT STEP WALK WALK WALK!.Right! .Let's do the whole combination. Facing away from the mirror. From the top. A-FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
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Friendly reminder: everyone is welcome here. We stand with the trans community always. No questions or exceptions.
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We’re excited to keep up the conversation about artistic expression. Share if you too believe culture belongs to everyone. #WeAreOnePublic
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If you already voted, you can still get out the vote:.-volunteer to phone or text bank.-take snacks and water to voters in line in your neighborhood.-make a donation to get @PizzaToThePolls .-text 3 friends and make sure they have a plan to vote.
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We stand for the free exchange of thoughts, ideas and communications. The end to #NetNeutrality is a restriction on our first amendment rights. We must support equal access to information, and the fundamental ideals of our democracy.
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Free Shakespeare in the Park ‘22:. Richard III.Directed by Robert O’Hara.Featuring @DanaiGurira . Public Works’ AS YOU LIKE IT.Adapted by @shainataub & @laurie_woolery .Music & Lyrics by @shainataub .Original Choreography by @sonyatayeh.Directed by @laurie_woolery .📷:Steve Brown
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Our Delacorte Raccoon friends want you to know that there are still free tickets for tonight’s performance of AS YOU LIKE IT. Go to The Delacorte to pick them up!.📷: Alexa Echevarria
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We have made the decision today to postpone our virtual event: WE ARE ONE PUBLIC which was scheduled for tomorrow night, June 1. (1/4).
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Don't let self-doubt deter you from trying something new––especially if you have a story to tell. Today's the last day to apply to #BARS!
We get so many tweets and notes about how folks feel not ready/qualified to apply to BARS - don't get in your own way, you are! It's time.
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Congratulations @Lin_Manuel on the tremendous @PulitzerPrize award. We are honored to be a part of this narrative!
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An additional performance of Public Works’ HERCULES tomorrow? Yes, indeed! Learn how to access free tickets to this newly added performance: 📷: Joan Marcus
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Yes. You. Will.
You'll soon be able to watch @KingandIWestEnd, @PublicTheaterNY's Much Ado About Nothing, and more as a part of @GPerfPBS' lineup:
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#libraryplay rehearsals have begun & we couldn't be more excited. RSVP on @flavorpill_nyc for a chance to win tix. http://t.co/7vgFHXBs9h.
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Good morning. Just wanted to say thank you. You’ve waited patiently. You’ve put up with our teasing. 1.22.18. It’s happening. Xoxo,.Us
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Sound on! We're excited, delighted to announce Free Shakespeare in the Park, 2018! Play on!
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Today's the day. "There is no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter." @BarackObama.Do not throw away your shot. Vote.
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New York: it's a gorgeous day. to register to #vote. It's also your last chance. We're registering through these doors until 5pm. Join us.
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"Stars, hide your fires; .Let not light see my black and deep desires.".#ShakespeareSunday #Macbeth. 📷 @LievSchreiber, Macbeth 2006
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"'Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners." #ShakespeareSunday #Othello. 📸 @jes_chastain and Liza Colón-Zayas, Othello 2009. Photo by Armin Bardel.
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Alright. Shakespeare in the Park chatter aside, we have to wish a very happy premiere to @RafaelCasal, @DaveedDiggs and Carlos López Estrada who are debuting their film #BLINDSPOTTING this evening at @sundancefest! Thinking of you and sending applause! 👏👏👏👏 #Sundance
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@RelicLord @MaxKalinin2 @ChloeGMoretz Public Theater Members pay $45- info on joining here: http://t.co/LDVqxXTWPu.
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New Video Alert! This #WomensEqualityDay, watch “How Long” from @shainataub’s SUFFRAGIST featuring @kimsum, @allybonino, @jenncolella, @hollidaygould, @nikkimjames, @thatgracemclean, @phillipasoo, @kuhoo_verma & more:
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