Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy Begins Performances Off-Broadway

Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy begins previews off-Broadway on January 16. Directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Stephen McKinley Henderson, Liza Colón-Zayas and more, the Second Stage production is playing at the Tony Kiser Theatre. Opening night is scheduled for February 11.

The play tells the story of Walter “Pops” Washington, an ex-cop and recent widower, who, with his recently paroled son Junior, struggle to hold on to one of the last rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive. The Old Days seem to be dead and gone for the two as old wounds are opened, sketchy new houseguests turn up and a final ultimatum is delivered.

Between Riverside and Crazy premiered at off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company this past summer. The cast will also include Ron Cephas Jones, Michael Rispoli, Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Canavan and Rosal Colón.