High society, high drama, and high C’s collide in a concert of songs from the new comic opera The Real Housewives of New York City: An Unauthorized Opera. On her wedding day at the Plaza, Tinsley Mortimer takes a spectacular spill down the aisle and lands in Blue Stone Manor — her glittering bridal purgatory — where every door opens to another absurd truth about housewifehood. With the clock to “I do” ticking and her mother’s expectations ringing, Tinsley must ditch the script and choose real life over the fairy tale… Whether you’re a ride-or-die RHONY fan or don’t know what “Turtle Time” is, pour yourself some pinot and join the OG RHONY cast for a night you won’t forget.
SHARON KENNY writes songs and the words that go with them. She lives in New York. Her music has been prominently featured worldwide on television (Netflix, Lifetime, Amazon), most notably with five placements on the hit show, Dance Moms. Upcoming projects include The Real Housewives of New York City: An Unauthorized Opera, Fairytale Ending (with Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door/The Carlson Company), and the animated feature Brave Knight (starring Jordan Fisher, Skylar Astin, and Sydney Agudong, Meg Donnelly, and Peyton List). As a pianist, she has played extensively on Broadway. www.sharon-kenny.com
KIRSTEN GUENTHER began her career as a travel correspondent in Paris, writing for USATODAY.com and the dating column Frenched. Her romantic life wasn’t all that interesting, so she made most of it up. A Richard Rodgers Award–winning writer, Kirsten is adapting Elin Hilderbrand’s The Summer of ’69 for Sony/3000 Pictures (Co-EP), recently sold an original romantic comedy series to Netflix (Co-EP), and wrote Lionsgate’s Puppy Love, now streaming on Amazon. Her stage work includes MGM’s Benny & Joon, Paramount’s Roman Holiday, and Mrs. Sharp, starring Jane Krakowski. Upcoming projects include a new play based on the life of Mary Tyler Moore and Fairytale Ending (also with Kenny), produced by The Carlson Company and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, with MacFarlane set to star.
MARY BIRNBAUM directs opera and music theater. Recent credits include The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Minnesota Opera) My Fair Lady (Opera Saratoga), In a Grove (Prototype, Best of Classical NYTimes ’25.) She teaches acting to singers at Juilliard and the Met, and is the General and Artistic Director of Opera Saratoga. Also in November: Happy End at Merkin Hall. www.marybirnbaum.com
This show will take place at Ars Nova, located at 511 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Seating is general admission and first-come first-served. So, the earlier you arrive at the theater, the more choice you’ll have about where you sit! (Bonus: cheapest drinks in Midtown are at Bars Nova!)
The only way to guarantee you reserved seats is to become a Super Nova. Super Novas never hear “sold out,” get reserved seats in prime locations, and make fair wages and accessible tickets possible. Learn more about becoming a Super Nova here!
If a performance is sold out, you can join a standby line for day-of-show tix made available by minute cancellations and no-shows. Standby will begin 1 hour prior to curtain and will form outsideFolks from the standby line will be admitted into the show on a rolling basis as availability is confirmed.
Additionally, Supra is never sold out! If you can’t make the show in-person, you can always stream online for only $15/mo, which gets you unlimited streaming access to performances from the last year. You can cancel your membership anytime by emailing contact@arsnovanyc.com.
Yes. The processing fees are charged by our ticketing and credit card processors, and increase along with the base price of your ticket.
All sales are final – there are no refunds or exchanges.
If you’re unable to use your tickets, you may donate them in exchange for a letter of tax credit by emailing tix@arsnovanyc.com.
Ars Nova is uncensored. We provide content advisories — to the best of our ability — to inform audiences when shows contain racial violence, racist language, sexual violence or nudity. We provide information about this type of content in advance, based on our core values, so that each audience member can make an informed decision about if and how they’d like to engage with that content. We welcome artists to share additional information about their shows based on their own core values.
Ars Nova is wheelchair accessible. If you wish or need to remain in your wheelchair throughout the show, our staff will remove the theater chair. This can be done by letting us know your needs/plans in advance; just email Taylor Rey. It can also be done without prior notice when you arrive! If you wish to transfer to the theater seat from your wheelchair, we are happy to store your wheelchair or motorized mobility aid in the lobby during the performance. The House Manager will return your mobility device to you at the end of the performance as this show has no intermission.
About 25% of the seating is on the ground floor of the theater and does not require using stairs to access. There are five six-inch steps to get into the building.
All remaining seats require no less than one and no more than three steps to access.
Licensed service animals (any dogs that are trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities) are welcome at Ars Nova. They must rest in your seating area throughout the performance and are unable to occupy the aisle. Please bring proof of certification or a license for your service animal and be prepared to present it to the House Manager upon request. You can send advance notice to tix@arsnovanyc.com, which is appreciated, but not required.
Our bathrooms are stalled, all gender restrooms – everyone is welcome to use any bathroom of their choice. We have two single-person restrooms in the lobby; with the wheelchair accessible option located right outside the theater on the first floor (doors 7 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 10.5 inches).
We have space that can be made to offer privacy for feeding should you need at any time. See the House Manager onsite and they will arrange a comfortable space, with storage and refrigeration for your materials.
The audience seating locations could be in, around and throughout the playing area. Performers will be within 3’ of you.
The seating is a combination of chairs.
Black Chairs with back: 19” wide x 32.25” high x 21.75” deep with a 500lb capacity
Black Counter height: 16.5” wide x 38” high x 18” deep with a 500lb capacity
The doors for entry into the building are 7 feet 10.5 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (external) and 7 feet 10 inches x feet 10.5 inches (internal).
Box Office height is 3 feet 6 inches and the Bar height is 3 feet 8.5 inches.
