Off-Broadway Festival Bringing Shows To Bed-Stuy Next Week

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — As Broadway shows make their return to the big stage in Manhattan, the outer boroughs will be treated to their own taste of the theater revival.

The city has put together an "Off-Broadway in the Boros Fest" that will bring theatrical performances to five spots across the city starting next week, including a series in Bed-Stuy.

The festival, spending one day in each location, will last from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3.

"Coming on the heels of Broadway’s official reopening weekend, the five-day festival aims to shine a light on local performing artists while offering free entertainment to New Yorkers in neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic," the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment said in an announcement.

The festival will use the city's Open Streets and Open Culture locations, which were set up for public programming during the coronavirus crisis.

Shows will include concert versions of current or new off- and off-off-Broadway musicals, musicians, tap dancers, singers, circus performers, Brazilian drummers and LatinX dance troupes, according to the city.

In Bed-Stuy, the productions will include performances from "STOMP," "Hell's Kitchen Happiness Krewe," "Music from Jillian Walker's SNiNFoLK: An American Show" and "Fogo Azul NYC."

Other locations for the shows include Jackson Heights, Washington Heights, the Bronx and Staten Island throughout the week.

Here's what you need to know for the Bed-Stuy shows:

WHEN: 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29

WHERE: Marcy Avenue Plaza between Fulton and McDonough Streets

WHAT:

• STOMP
• Hell’s Kitchen Happiness Krewe
• The Bushwick Starr presents ‘Music from Jillian Walker’s SNiNFoLK: An American Show’
• Fogo Azul NYC

Find a full schedule of the Off-Broadway Fest here.