Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd St
New York, NY 10009
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Nuyorican Poets Cafe is the home of a literary performance revolution that has set trends for artistic expression for at least a decade. A warehouse in the East Village, providing evocative, transformative events using music, theater, and poetry as expression of the times, the neighborhood and the Nuyorican experience.

Current Productions

Open Mic Monday

Immersive/Interactive

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Past Productions

Execution of Justice
Benefit/Fundraiser
Closed: November 12, 2021
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Salsa Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: February 27, 2020
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Nuyorican Poets Cafe Friday Night Poetry Slam, featuring Michael “Chief” Peterson
Reading
One Night Only: February 21, 2020
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Latin Jazz Big Band Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: February 11, 2020
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Eric Crow Draven Presents: NAKED New Year's Erotic Eve Poetic Event
Immersive/Interactive
One Night Only: December 28, 2019
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Riqueño: A Bilingual Poetic Play
Play
One Night Only: July 26, 2018
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Life Among the Aryans
Play
Closed: June 24, 2018
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Artists: Stand The @#$% Up
Cabaret
One Night Only: December 20, 2016
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Variety Show on a Weekday
Stand-up/Sketch Comedy
Closed: July 14, 2016
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Variety Show on a Weekday
Musical
Closed: July 14, 2016
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Father Forgive Me For I Have Sinned
Solo Performance
Closed: March 26, 2016
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YO MISS!
Play
Closed: January 17, 2016
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The Real Love Concert: Featuring Libya V Pugh and P. Murray
Cabaret
One Night Only: November 13, 2015
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" a kind shot "
Solo Performance
One Night Only: November 18, 2014
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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Drama
Closed: October 24, 2014
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The Cruising Monologues
Comedy
One Night Only: September 10, 2014
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Call Me Crazy
Drama
Closed: July 27, 2014
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Othello: The Panther
Drama
Closed: February 23, 2014
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The Final Version
Play
Closed: January 19, 2014
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New York With An Accent
One Night Only: March 13, 2013
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The Nod
Closed: December 16, 2012
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Poetry Slam
One Night Only: July 15, 2012
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The Snake Oil Show
Comedy
One Night Only: July 14, 2012
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Operation Opera
Cabaret
Closed: September 04, 2011
Josephine Baker Look Alike - Sound Alike Talent Contest
Concert/Event
Closed: April 15, 2011
A Night With Pearl Cleage's Women's Opening Night Party
One Night Only: March 31, 2011
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NoPassport theatre conference: Global Change
Concert/Event
Closed: March 05, 2011
New Year, Nuyorican
Closed: February 28, 2011
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret
Musical
Closed: November 20, 2010
Open Mic
One Night Only: July 27, 2010
Out-Jazz
One Night Only: July 10, 2010
Decades Apart
Closed: May 24, 2010
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Brownsville Bred...Growing Up Elaine
Closed: November 30, 2009
Passing Ceremonies
Play
Closed: November 21, 2009
Never Disconnected
Play
One Night Only: October 18, 2009
The Domestic Crusaders
Play
Closed: October 11, 2009
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Call Me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker
Play
Closed: August 23, 2009
The Deer Park (or 'Hollywood Goes to Hell')
Play
Closed: June 22, 2009
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Growing Up Daddy
One Night Only: June 21, 2009
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The Ultimate Latina Theater Festival
Play
Closed: June 14, 2009
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Generations
Musical
Closed: September 22, 2008
Ghettoetry: Trapped In The Bricks
Cabaret
Closed: August 30, 2008
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Criminal Acts
Comedy
Closed: June 28, 2008
Riding the E
Comedy
Closed: June 01, 2008
I Am Nothing Like My Mother
Closed: May 11, 2008
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McLeod Bethune Story
Drama
Closed: April 05, 2008
I Am Nothing Like My Mother
Play
Closed: January 13, 2008
Body Parts
Play
Closed: November 25, 2007
The Crooner
Cabaret
Closed: April 28, 2007
Closer
Drama
Closed: February 17, 2007
Party Animals
Comedy
Closed: January 27, 2007
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Shakespeare N. Haarlem Alive!
Closed: December 30, 2006
Harpo and Juliet / Francois' Love
Closed: December 09, 2006
Call Me Crazy
Play
Closed: October 08, 2006
Just Happy to Be Here?
Play
Closed: June 17, 2006
Ulterior Side Dishes
Play
Closed: June 03, 2006
Boxes and Boundaries
Closed: April 16, 2006
Momma's Boyz
Play
Closed: October 29, 2005
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Runt
Closed: March 13, 2005
Spider Holes
Closed: January 29, 2005
Revelations from the Deep: The Souls of Black Men
One Night Only: October 13, 2004
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The Phoenix Does Rise
Play
Closed: October 02, 2004
Puerto Rican Obituary
Play
One Night Only: August 24, 2004
Queens of Heart
Play
Closed: August 14, 2004
Spider Holes
Closed: June 12, 2004
The SpokenWorks Theater Festival July 2003
Closed: July 27, 2003
Women of Word
Concert/Event
One Night Only: June 07, 2003
Culture Bandit
Comedy
Closed: May 24, 2003
Filipino Shuffle/Untitled & Unfinished
Closed: February 16, 2003
Tales From the Oven: the absolutely true confessions of a bakery
Comedy
Closed: December 22, 2001
Asian American Playwrights Exchange
Closed: June 09, 2001
Dancing With My Demons
Closed: April 18, 2001
Bruce Lee: Inside the Lost Interview/ My Mom Across America
Closed: December 30, 2000
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Monk
One Night Only: October 09, 2000
Gethsemane Park
Musical
Closed: August 13, 2000
Mainstream
One Night Only: June 27, 2000