Because of Beth & Live! Nude! Girl! Hit the Street

There is always a lot of buzz about the theatre scene in New York City; there are a pair of shows popping up in the next couple of days which you may regret not finding out a little more about when you had the chance.

The New York Premiere of “Because of Beth” is currently up at the Workshop Theatre (312 W 36th St 4th floor) and will continue its run until the 20th of January.

“Because of Beth” deals with familiar and very difficult themes that all of us will need to deal with at one point in our lives. Beth is a recently deceased mother, ex-wife, and fiancé. The problems here are a common one in any family who has gone through a divorce; her children are quarreling, their father, her ex-husband has been long estranged and is only reintroduced with the passing of Beth. Introduce the players who have been there the whole time with an outsider, in a sense, and you’ve got a powder keg which is just waiting to burst.

“Because of Beth” was written by Elana Gartner and directed by Clara Barton Green. If you’d like more info on this powerful show you can visit the SmartTix page for all ticket and scheduling information (https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BEC6)

Another new show which is generating a lot of buzz is the Equity reading of “Live! Nude! Girl!” at the Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker St – Lafayette & Mott) According to the shows press information: "What if a 1950s Midwestern housewife got so sick of making meatloaf every Tuesday night that she snapped — and ran away to Las Vegas? What if her mother could drink like Dean and her daughter entertain like Sammy? And what if this housewife went from the silent and submissive bottom to the tough, impulsive and calculated top of the heap? Live! Nude! Girl! is an original musical that tells the story of a once in a lifetime chance for one woman to break out of her rut into something original and cool."

The show is at 7PM on January 14. With book and lyrics by Donna Kaz and music by Wayne Barker, there has been a lot of positive chatter for this pending showcase. For even more info check out (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114058.html)