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Word on the Grub Street is that the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is eyeing the now-abandoned Two Boots Pioneer Theater space at 155 East 3rd Street. Alex Sidtis, directing manager of UCB-Chelsea, "revealed that the troupe is hoping to open an East Village outpost," and because most comedy is exponentially more funny when you add alcohol, it's all "depending on whether it can secure a tavern wine license (the theater will plead its case at a January 12 meeting of Community Board 3’s licensing committee)." Sidtis points out the pluses of the space, mainly "that the 99-seat theater has a lobby, and the layout, “It’s a little different [than that of the Chelsea location]. The shows will be more presentational and less theatrical in nature.”." Two Boots owner Phil Hartman told the site, “I love the theater and I’m pleased to think that it would stay alive as a theater and not get gutted and turned into something else.” The neighborhood got significantly less funny when Mo Pitkins closed over a year ago. Photo via NYDailyPhoto.
UCB Opens Outpost in EV?
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The neighborhood got less funny when Surf Reality closed in '03. Now there's a bickram yoga instead. I wonder, when people are meditating on their yoga mats there, if they can channel the sorrow and pain of all the artists whose memories and happiness were plucked away in one fell swoop.
I was also sad to see Pioneer go as well, but I'm glad there's the possibility of another performance space being installed there, instead of another shitty lounge.
UCB is one degree away from Scientology. Best Ponzi scheme in NYC until Madoff rolled up.
Just what the East Village needed, more white college kids who think they're funny.
Yeah! You tell 'em Qraymond!
I love your straight forward reactions - I actually check this site just to read your comments. You're great! Keep making new observations! Thanks!
yeah exactly. ucb is NOT good for the neighborhood. totally NOT funny most of the time, and is totally nyu style dane cook loving sandals and cargo short striped button down shirt douchebag annoyance infesting my sidewalk with their line cause they "just have to go to the show tonight"
...but they're so casual.
You forgot "Arrested Development loving"
I can't let myself off the hook though. I take classes at UCB - thereby contributing to the Ponzi scheme - and think that most of the theater's improv teams are hilarious.
Oh, man. You nailed it chickblao. "Just have to go to the show tonight"! I can't stand when people say that, and I hear it constantly outside the UCB. What a lame excuse for waiting in line for a show. Keep off Chickblao's sidewalk, showlovers of specific dress!
This is awesome!