Rarely does a comedy leave you laughing and quietly undone at once. Teatro Grattacielo’s Così fan tutte did exactly that — Mozart made intimate, human, and wickedly alive. Do not let the story end here: explore the company’s upcoming season, from The Tempest to free opera in the park, and let this fearless troupe astonish you again very soon.
In sixty minutes of hand-cut silhouettes, genre-roaming music, and quietly radical tenderness, Dreamcats! accomplishes what family theater rarely dares: it makes grown-ups weep, and children lean forward in the same breath. Charlotte Lily Gaspard and Midnight Radio Show have crafted a world premiere of uncommon imaginative wattage. Catch it before May 3 at the Gene Frankel Theatre; then watch this company’s galactic future — the next enchantment is already shimmering behind the screen.
Mia M.I.A. is a breathtaking fusion of shadow puppetry, live hip-hop, and afro-futurist storytelling that transforms grief into transcendence. Charlotte Lily Gaspard and the Midnight Radio Show collective have crafted an intimate, genre-defying masterwork at La MaMa that every lover of daring, heartfelt theater should seek out—and follow into whatever enchanted dimension they conjure next.
In reclaiming L’Amico Fritz for contemporary audiences, Teatro Grattacielo reminds us that opera’s most significant power lies not in spectacle alone, but in its unmatched ability to make human hearts sing in recognition of their own most profound truths. This isn’t just opera—it’s an invitation to remember what it means to be fully, vulnerably, magnificently alive.
As a gentle, meditative melody plays, ten senior actors stand motionless, facing the audience. The silence is weighty yet peaceful, inviting the audience to enter the world of Above Ground – Not Exactly a Comedy with a contemplative stillness. Above the stage, a large screen mirrors the image of the cast, reflecting them as they are—no embellishments, no illusions. It is a powerful prologue, setting the tone for a production that embraces authenticity, memory, and the undeniable passage of time.
Choose the battle of greed for power, land, and control over those who live under our power.
