Speakeasy Dollhouse

Under the direction of Cynthia von Buhler, Speakeasy Dollhouse has become one of the most prolific creators of immersive theater in New York City having staged six hit plays including: The Bloody Beginning (The Back Room), The Brothers Booth (The Players Club), The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini (Theatre 80), The Illuminati Ball Immersive Excursion (Secret Location), and The Illuminati Ball New York City (Weylin).


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Illuminati Ball in New York Post

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Dec. 30, 2018

PKPR placed a full-page feature on the special one-night-only performance of the immersive theater hit at Brooklyn’s The Weylin on New Year’s Eve. Other coverage included Gothamist, Time Out New York, The Sun, PureWow, Maxim, MyDomaine, Untapped Cities, Secret NYCWhat Should We Do?, and IDK Tonight

Permalink | Posted on Dec 30, 2018 at 7:46 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk

The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini premieres in NYC

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Nov. 12, 2018

New York audiences were be transported back to 1926 to experience a world of mysterious speakeasies, backstage intrigue, and hotel room affairs as they unraveled the untimely death of legendary illusionist Harry Houdini in The Girl Who Handcuffed Harry Houdini, the latest immersive theatrical production from playwright and director Cynthia von Buhler and her production company, Speakeasy Dollhouse.

Check out The Madador Network’s awesome Facebook video (which has over 200,000 views) and coverage and reviews in Time Out New York (One of the top 7 things to do this week), New York Magazine’s Bedford + Bowery, BlackBook, Inside Hook, Bowery Boogie, and Broadway World.

Permalink | Posted on Nov 12, 2018 at 3:10 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk

The Brothers Booth debuts at Players Club

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Apr. 23, 2014

For one Saturday night each month, New Yorkers are invited into the members-only Players Club, the historic mansion on Gramercy Park, for The Brothers Booth, a new immersive theater experience by the creators of the long-running downtown hit Speakeasy Dollhouse.

Coverage of The Brothers Booth includes an in depth feature in The New York Daily News, as well as New York Observer, DNAInfo, Inside Hook, Pure Wow, and Untapped Cities.

Permalink | Posted on Apr 23, 2014 at 11:39 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk

Cool Hunting visits Speakeasy Dollhouse

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Dec. 12, 2013

Check out this fantastic behind-the-scenes look at immersive downtown theater hit Speakeasy Dollhouse by Cool Hunting.

Permalink | Posted on Dec 12, 2013 at 9:29 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk

Speakeasy Dollhouse in Salon, DailyCandy, Metro

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Sep. 27, 2013

With the fall theater season kicking into gear, PKPR continues to secure ongoing coverage for Speakeasy Dollhouse. Recent highlights include a cover story on immersive theater in American Theater Magazine, an interview with creator Countess Cynthia Von Buhler in Salon.com, a feature in Metro, and best of the weekend picks in DailyCandy, PureWow, and Guest of a Guest

Permalink | Posted on Sep 27, 2013 at 9:36 AM by Patrick Kowalczyk

Speakeasy Dollhouse: “A Hot Club Fun Time Machine”

By Patrick Kowalczyk

Mar. 27, 2013

As it embarked on its third season, Speakeasy Dollhouse tapped PKPR to develop a campaign to garner renewed press attention for the play and to position it at the forefront of a new wave of immersive theater productions in New York City.  PKPR worked on three fronts: inviting critics to review the play for first time, pursuing profiles and interviews with the play’s creator Cynthia Von Buhler, and placing features and round-ups on the emerging trend of immersive theater. 

The results: an awesome profile in the Wall Street Journal, reviews in outlets like the New York Post, Show Business Weekly, and NYTheatre, and in depth features on the immersive theater phenomenon in Crain’s New York Business, Theatermania, and NewYork.com

Permalink | Posted on Mar 27, 2013 at 12:07 PM by Patrick Kowalczyk


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