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January Theatre Festivals in New York City

At one time, the few weeks following the end of the holiday season, were a slow time for the world of the performing arts, and their audiences, as the citizens of the city of New York recuperated from the long haul that had begun in November.  However, over the last few years, many theatre and music festivals have been popping up during those first few weeks of January, surrounding the schedule of the Association of Performing Arts annual conference.

What was once a dead time for not only the world of the arts, but for businesses such as the restaurants, the retail shops and most of New York City’s best hotels, has now become an incredibly busy and prosperous time.  Now, if you throw a dart on a map of Manhattan, chances are there will be a show playing where your dart lands, and if not right there, then very close by.  This is a great time for the public to see some of the more famous productions and performers, and a great time for those who are up and coming in the business to get seen, in front of the worldwide audience provided by the more than two thousand members of the Association of Performing Arts.  These performances are well written about through reviews, and the life of those shows going up at this time becomes much longer and more visible.

Of the many festivals around town, one of the most attended is the “Under the Radar” Theatre festival. The shows in this festival are innovative and cutting edge, and many of them end up with solid runs on Broadway following these first few weeks of January.  Anytime you visit this city, you will find a great show, however this is one time for true theatre lovers to find their way to the smaller stages, and find their way to some of the most brilliant and talented new playwrights, companies, and players in the world of theatre and the performing arts.

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