RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Kimbirdlee Fadner

Experience The Wind in the Willows Live at the Howe Theatre

Get ready to be whisked away on a whimsical adventure with The Wind in the Willows! Join Roosevelt Island’s Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance for four magical performances from August 15th to 18th. This heartwarming musical, brought to life by a talented team and young actors, is a testament to perseverance and community spirit.

Born on Roosevelt Island, The Monkey King Swings Into 2023

It’s the spring of 2018, and The Monkey King: A Kung-Fu Musical makes its debut at the Howe Theatre on Roosevelt Island. Commissioned by Kristi Towey at the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance (MSTDA), it’s a lively reversal played…

LIVE CABARET RETURNS TO MSTDA “You Can Always Come Home”

The Cabaret, You Can Always Come Home, will be performed at the Howe Theatre on April 16th, 2022, according to The Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance (MSTDA). It was originated in 2017 by Jonathan Fadner and Kimbirdlee Fadner. This…

The Monkey King, Stalled By A Pandemic, Edges Toward Broadway

The Monkey King edges toward Broadway, and the musical, seeded at Roosevelt Island’s Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance, takes its roots along. In April, 2018, it’s world premiere opened in the Howe Theatre in the Roosevelt Island Cultural Center….