Arias with a Twist
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Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
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The Lowdown
Joey Arias and Basil Twist built Arias with a Twist at HERE in the 2000s, it became one of those downtown nights people still describe in detail years later, and it is now back in the building where it started.
Arias sings. Twist's puppetry handles everything else, dropping its star through outer space, a jungle and a few places that do not have names, all of it made from fabric, light and hands you are not meant to notice. Twist directs and designs, Arias performs, and the Dorothy B. Williams Theatre seats 74 — which means there is no bad angle and nowhere for either of them to hide.
Previews started September 17, 2026, opening night was September 23, and the run goes through November 1. HERE is at 145 Sixth Avenue in Hudson Square. A show that waited this long to come home is not likely to linger, and a 74-seat house sells out quietly. There is also a $500 VIP package for anyone who wants the version with the backstage attached.
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