Performatist
    Free
    Classical

    The Precipice

    Illustration for The Precipice

    Thursday, November 12, 2026

    7:30 PM

    David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

    61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    The Precipice features the new musical by Miranda Ferriss Jones, showcasing performances by Tony Award winner Laura Benanti and Tony nominee Lorna Courtney. This event is part of the free public concert series at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, which presents a diverse range of artistic expressions, including new music, jazz, contemporary classical, dance, spoken word, and experimental forms. Admission is free, making it accessible to all.

    About PRECIPICE(play)

    At La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, *PRECIPICE* arrives as a live, ensemble-driven play that tracks people living at the edge of a decision, a place, or a relationship. The piece uses plain speech and tight shifts in perspective to map how private choices become public consequences. For New York, its presence at La MaMa carries cultural weight, placing the work in a downtown lineage where new writing and form-testing have long been given room. One clear virtue is its refusal to explain away ambiguity, letting tension accumulate in the gaps.