NEW YORK -- Molly Picon was a star for more than 70 years, primarily in Yiddish theater, but she also appeared on Broadway in "Milk and Honey" and in the film versions of such stage successes as "Come Blow Your Horn" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
Now the life of the diminutive performer, who died in 1992 at the age of 93, is being celebrated in "Picon Pie," currently in preview performances at the DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St., just east of Union Square. An opening is set for July 15.
Barbara Minkus, a veteran of the legendary Julius Monk revues in the early 1960s, portrays Picon. For tickets, call Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or visit its Web site, www.telecharge.com
Off-Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of selected shows as of July 5. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets - including by calling the box office, Telecharge or Ticketmaster - appear at the end.
-"A Stoop on Orchard Street." An educational musical about the immigrant experience. Mazur. Telecharge.
-"Address Unknown." Jim Dale and William Atherton star in a play based on Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's novel about two friends who become ideological enemies in the days before World War II. Promenade. Telecharge.
-"Barbara Cook's Broadway." Broadway's most glorious soprano reflects on her career and the musical theater's golden age. Mitzi Newhouse. Telecharge. On hiatus. Returns July 12-July 24.
-"Blue Man Group." They paint each other. They paint the audience. They unroll toilet paper. Foreign tourists love this long-running new vaudeville show. Astor Place. Ticketmaster.
-"bridge & tunnel." Sarah Jones' astonishing one-woman show about today's immigrant experience. 45 Bleecker. 212-253-9983. Ticketmaster. Closes Aug. 15.
-"Bug." Tracy Letts' outrageously entertaining play about a drug-addled woman who hooks up with a paranoid stranger. Barrow Street. Telecharge.
-"Cookin'." Four Korean chefs prepare a banquet under deadline pressure. A lot of slicing and dicing. Minetta Lane. Ticketmaster.
-"De La Guarda." A partylike performance piece that has the actors bungee-jumping into the audience. Be prepared to stand throughout the 80-minute show - and wear old clothes. Water is part of the production. Daryl Roth. Telecharge. Closes Sept. 12.
-"Fiction." Steven Dietz's play about a married couple who decide to reveal what is in their diaries. A Roundabout Theatre Company production. Now in previews. Opens July 25. Laura Pels. Closes Sept. 12.
-"Forbidden Broadway." The 20th-anniversary version of off-Broadway's most devilishly clever and comic musical revue. Douglas Fairbanks. Telecharge.
-"Here Lies Jenny." Bebe Neuwirth in the music of Kurt Weill. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. Telecharge. Closes July 24.
-"How to Build a Better Tulip." Lois Nettleton stars in a new comedy by Mark Giesser about the quest for a black tulip. Acorn on Theatre Row. Telecharge.
-"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." The mildest of musical revues about relationships between men and women. Westside Theatre Upstairs. Telecharge.
-"Marijuana-Logues." The rites and rituals of pot. Written and performed by Arj Barker, Doug Benson and Tony Camin. Actors' Playhouse. Telecharge.
-"Menopause. The Musical." Women and their change of life - in song. Playhouse 91. Ticketmaster.
-"Stomp." A noisy yet effective celebration of percussion in this long-running new vaudeville revue. Orpheum. Ticketmaster.
-"The Musical of Musicals." A delightful spoof of the musical-comedy styles of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Kander and Ebb. Theatre at St. Peter's. SmartTix 212-868-4444.
-"The Two and Only." Jay Johnson deconstructs and demonstrates his lifelong obsession with ventriloquism. Atlantic. Telecharge.
-"Toxic Audio." Five vocalists use only the human voice to create complex rhythmic textures in their renditions of pop songs, classics, jazz and more. John Houseman. Telecharge.
The Telecharge number is 212-239-6200 unless otherwise indicated. There is a $6 service charge per ticket, plus a $2.50 handling fee per order.
Ticketmaster is 212-307-4100. There is a $6 service charge per ticket, plus a $3 handling fee per order.
Both Telecharge and Ticketmaster will provide information on specific seat locations. They also have toll-free numbers for theater ticket calls outside New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. For Telecharge call 800-432-7250; for Ticketmaster call 800-755-4000.
The TKTS booth in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street sells same-day discount tickets to Broadway, off-Broadway, music and dance productions. There is a $3 service charge per ticket. Cash or travelers checks only. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday evening performances, 3 p.m.-8 p.m.; matinees Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
The downtown TKTS booth is in the South Street Seaport at the corner of Front and John Streets. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Matinee tickets must be purchased at South Street Seaport the day before, meaning Wednesday matinee tickets are available Tuesday and Saturday matinee tickets are available Friday. Sunday matinee tickets, however, are available Saturday and Sunday.
Full-price tickets and information on Broadway and off-Broadway shows are available at the Broadway Ticket Center, located on the east side of Broadway between 46th Street and 47th Street. There is a $4.50 service charge per ticket.
For 24-hour information on theater, dance and music performances in New York's five boroughs, call the Theater Development Fund's New York City-On Stage, 212-768-1818.
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