BLUE i RADIO Presents "IN ARABIA WED ALL BE KINGS" by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Step into 90’s New York’s Hell’s Kitchen — where bars are closing, neighborhoods are changing, and a cast of hustlers, dreamers, and lost souls fight for survival. Raw, darkly funny, and heartbreakingly human, this electrifying ensemble drama will pull you in and refuse to let go. Experience it November 13 thru 22, 2025 — don’t just watch the story… live it.

Stephen Adly Guirgis (b. 1965, Kearny, NJ) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor known for his raw, poetic dialogue and unflinching exploration of urban life. A former co-artistic director of New York’s LAByrinth Theater Company, Guirgis has penned notable works such as Between Riverside and Crazy (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2015), Jesus Hopped the ’A’ Train, Our Lady of 121st Street, and The Motherf**ker with the Hat.

Here, Guirgis turns his gaze back to Hell’s Kitchen in the late 1990s—a neighborhood on the verge of gentrification. In Arabia We’d All Be Kings premiered in 1999 with LAByrinth Theater Company and centers on a fractured community grappling with addiction, despair, and the erosion of hope under Giuliani-era redevelopment

“These are the voices I wanted to hear on stage because they never get heard anywhere else.”

Guirgis’s work gives voice to the marginalized—characters whose stories are often overlooked. If this play makes you laugh, wince, or feel uneasy, that’s the point: it’s a mirror held up to those who live on society’s edge.

Currently, Guirgis is adapting the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon for the stage—a project set for a Broadway debut in spring 2026, starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Attached the following link “

****Suggested minimum age is 16 years old. Please note that this play contains mature themes, violence, deragatory terms, sexual content and language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer Discretion is Advised.****

Info: Venue Doors will be open at 7:15pm. There will be refreshments and snacks for purchase to include, Pop, Water, Spirits, Beer, Coolers, Candy Bars & Chips at our bar. Take this time to check in, enjoy a beverage, and get prime seating. Refreshments will be available before the show from 7:15PM to 8PM and at the intermission. Theater Doors close and show starts at 8PM SHARP - Drink Responsibly - Do not Drink & Drive

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