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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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Every town has that one neighbor everybody talks about. In lucky/bird, it's Louise: a three-time widow, a local pariah, and the proud owner of the peacocks living on her porch. She lives in the Lucky, a close-knit Black community with a murky past that it honors every year with a summer parade.
On the eve of the parade, a mysterious stranger shows up at Louise's door, and the history the Lucky likes to keep tidy starts to stir. Audley Puglisi wrote this world premiere, which grew out of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Youngblood writers group, and Obie winner abigail jean-baptiste directs.
It plays Ensemble Studio Theatre on West 52nd Street in Hell's Kitchen. First preview is May 17, 2027, opening night is May 27, and the run closes June 13.
Peacocks, parades and secrets: put this one on your spring calendar now.
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