LAST CHANCE: What's Closing This Week

By Michael Gioia
22 Feb 2012

Jeffrey Carlson
Jeffrey Carlson
Photo by Carol Rosegg

Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway, Off-Broadway and world-premiere productions before they take a final bow.

Concluding Feb. 25

Psycho Therapy (Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre). The world-premiere comedy by Frank Stausser stars Jeffrey Carlson and Angelica Page. "Lily's fiancée Phillip blows off couples therapy and Dorian, her hot young ex-boyfriend, jumps in to fill the void," according to press notes. "When the trio ends up on the couch together, only therapist Nancy Winston can untangle the kinks." Visit PsychoTherapy.

Concluding Feb. 26

Stick Fly (Broadway at the Cort Theatre). Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys with Reuben Cannon and Nelle Nugent produce the Broadway premiere of Stick Fly, the acclaimed play by Lydia R. Diamond, directed by Kenny Leon. "An affluent African-American family confronts issues of race, class, sibling rivalry and parental expectations when their youngest son's fiancée visits them on Martha's Vineyard." The cast includes Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer, Tracie Thoms, Condola Rashad and Rosie Benton. Visit Telecharge.

Ionescopade (Off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Peter's). The York Theatre Company's production of Ionescopade is a rarely performed "musical vaudeville" inspired by works of absurdist master playwright Eugene Ionesco. Ionescopade, taken from the works of Ionesco, features music and lyrics by Mildred Kayden and was originally conceived by Robert Allan Ackerman. Visit YorkTheatre.