Cherry Lane Theatre

07/29/2025

06/16/2025

Cherry Lane Theatre. Coming Soon 🍒

03/27/2023

Draw me like one of your French girls, Jack. 😉

In this 1948 artwork, Everett Shinn — a painter turned playwright — depicts the essence of theatre by offering an illuminating glimpse into a crowd gathering outside Cherry Lane during intermission. On World Theatre Day, we celebrate this energy of the audience coming together to be moved by a single piece of art and have a shared experience. 🍒🎭

03/20/2023

“And the sun’s coming up. It makes me feel like anything’s possible. Y’know?” — Sam Shepard, True West

Now that Spring is officially upon us, we’re not-so-patiently awaiting for the tulips to bloom once again. Here’s wishing you a season filled with limitless possibilities. 🌷🍒

03/06/2023

2023 is a big year for us! We are celebrating our centennial as the birthplace of Off-Broadway and we are very excited to announce that we are now a proud member of the A24 family. We look forward to this next chapter in our history!🍒

01/31/2023

Fun theatre history find! Fifty-three years ago, “Unfair to Goliath” premiered at Cherry Lane Theatre. Based on the book by holocaust survivor, Ephraim Kishon, this story was adapted for the stage by Olivier & Emmy award winner, Herbert Appleman.

(1st photo - original theatrical poster. 2nd photo - rehearsal photo of cast members Jim Brochu & Laura May Lewis.)

01/24/2023

On we feature another notable woman who graced Cherry Lane with her talent.

In 1952, Lucia— credited as Lucille— Dlugoszewski joined the Living Theatre in bringing “Abu the King” to life at Cherry Lane. Known for her prolific compositions of experimental music, she utilized her talents as the sound designer and composer of this production. Lucia was known for unique percussion styles of her time. She remarked that, “with the everyday sounds, I was just fascinated with the idea that you could get sounds that wouldn’t stimulate your emotions, but would stimulate your sense of wonder.” She would utilize this philosophy to embrace the power of subtlety, silence, and gentle muffled sounds within her time at Cherry Lane Theatre.

01/18/2023

Some from Wendy Wasserstein !

This isn’t the first time Cherry Lane has benefited from the wisdom of Wendy. In both 1999 & 2000, she was a mentor in our beloved Mentor Project for Bridgette Wimberly’s “Saint Lucy’s Eyes” & “Lowell Limpett” by Ward Just. 🍒

01/17/2023

What’s in a name?

In 1984, the playbill of Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” forewent the traditional yellow and instead featured an unusual hue of blue. This shade was known as “Tipton Blue” and was named for the lighting designer on that very production — Jennifer Tipton. Known in the tech community for her innovative uses of blue hues, she created her own shade that is often still used today. On we highlight her philosophy that “Ninety-nine and nine tenths percent of the audience is not aware of the lighting, but 100 percent is affected by it.” (New York Times) We’re thrilled to have Jennifer Tipton’s work on this revival of Endgame be a part of our Cherry Lane history.

01/13/2023

Look familiar?

In 1990, Cherry Lane was artistically converted into the "Beneath the Underdog" club in Spike Lee's MO BETTER BLUES.

We love seeing Cherry Lane Theatre all dressed up. 🍒

01/11/2023

A little from Lorraine Hansberry in a letter to her husband.

Lorraine Hansberry’s play “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” premiered at Cherry Lane Theatre in January of 1969.

12/17/2022

Wishing our wonderful Cherry Lane family the happiest of holidays. May you be surrounded by love, laughter, and the warmth of the holiday season. ❄️🍒