LATEA TEACHES A ‘LESSON’ LATEA Theatre, the venerable Latino-oriented venue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, presents its first original production in four years with Eugene Ionesco’s “The Lesson,” directed by Gama Valle. Opening Friday, Feb. 16, the absurdist play about a small-town girl looking for a better life runs though Sunday, Feb. 25. Tickets: [...]

One of New York City’s oldest and best-known Latino theaters is paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Teatro LATEA on the Lower East Side is presenting a week-long series of affordable events that began Monday, Jan. 15 — the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader — with a panel discussion on King’s [...]

Miguel Zenon Hot jazz returns to a cool venue on Saturday, Sept. 9 — thanks in large part to veteran alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon. Teatro LATEA, the Lower East Side theater space that usually hosts stage shows, is kicking off a bimonthly series of jazz performances featuring bands handpicked by Zenon, the San [...]