This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, October 30
Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Stephen C. Anthony, featuring Tyler Donovan McCall (Evan Hansen), Kendyl Sayuri Yokoyama (“Zoe Murphy), Nic Hermick (Connor Murphy), Gabriel Vernon Nunag (Jared Kleinman), Analisa Idalia (Alana Beck,), Gwen Hollander (Heidi Hansen), Jill Van Velzer (Cynthia Murphy), and Josh Adamson (Larry Murphy), with Amanda Angeles, Trent Mills, Michael Raul Perez, and Toni Elizabeth White, previews at CA’s La Mirada Theatre.
Saturday, October 31
A Killer Night in Studio City, an immersive murder mystery plus dinner, by Kevin Allen Jackson & Kristine Dickson, directed by Noah Blake, featuring Anthony Carro, Brianna Kellum, Brittany Pirozzoli, Scott Striegel, Sarah Wolter,Kevin Allen Jackson and Joey Stromberg, closes at Studio City’s Vitello’s.
Sunday, November 1
You Will Be Found benefit concert, hosted &music directed by Brad Ellis, featuring Eydie Alyson, Terron Brooks, Robin DeLano, Kate Flannery, Dianne Fraser, Caitlin Gallogly, Shelly Goldstein, Valerie Perri, Hayley Silver and James Snyder …… and Co-Hosted by Carla Renata, at 7:30 PM LA’s Catalina Jazz Club.
Anon, by Ann Washburn, directed by Anne Kauffman, featuring Jeremy Shamos, Crystal Finn, Jeff Bieh, Ander Garman, and Pzabel Mar, closes at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theatre.
Elysians Fields – A New Musical, world premiere by Steve Fisher & Marc Fliedner, directed by Andrew Coopman featuring Anthony Wayne (Black-Eyed Suzie), Harrison Drake (Abe/Lincoln), and Alexander Ullian (Josh/Speed), with Matt Allen, Kobe Brown, Melanie Gertzman, Dinanda Klaassen, Ethan Mathias, Madison Merlenti, and Franca Vercelloni, and ensemble members Charley Bazz, Kim Hale, Jaymi Horn, Ryan John, Casey Johnson, Jillian Mustillo, Jeff Parsons, Elizabeth Rose, and Rew Starr, closes at Off Broadway’s American Theatre of Actors.
Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody, by Dylan Marcaurele, directed by Alan Kliffer, featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson (Ilya Rozanov) and Jimin Moon (Shane Hollander), with Ryann Redmond, Cherry torres, and Ryan Duncan, closes at Off-Broadway’s The Club (530 West 27th St., 6th floor).
Measure for Measure, directed by Psalmayene 24, featuring Renea S. Brown (Isabella), Nathan Darrow (The Duke), JaBen Early (Claudio), Jonathan Feuer (Lucio), Sean Fri (Provost), Maryanne Henderson (Juliet),Ahmad Kamal (Pompey), Lee Osorio (Angelo), Chinai Routté (Mistress Overdone/Francisca), Ryan Sellers (Elbow), John Sygar (Froth), Holly Twyford (Escalus), and Renee Elizabeth Wilson (Mariana, closes at DC’s Folger Theatre.
Footloose, directed by directed by Stephen Mear, featuring Keyon Pickett ( Ren McCormack, Maddie Robert (Ariel Moore), Victoria Byrd (Urleen), Allyson Kaye Daniel (Lulu Warnicker), Rae Davenport (Ethel McCormack), Jackey Good (Vi Moore), Olivia Hellman (Rusty), Steven Koehler (Rev. Shaw Moore,) Niki Metcalf (Wendy Jo), Justin Wolfe Smith (Chuck Cranston), Steve Watts (Wes Warnicker), Carson Zoch ((Willard Hewit), with Manuel Abreú (Garvin), Matthew Callas (Travis), Marjorie Failoni (Eleanor Dunbar/Betty Blast), Nicolas Garza (Cowboy Bob), Galen Graff Bickle), Dimonte Henning (Coach Dunbar), Andre Lajevardi (Lyle), James Patterson (Principal Clark), and Tarrick Walker (Jeter), with Giulia Marolda, RafaelaTorchia, Kate Turner, Jazmin WilkinsAdam Moxness and Stephanie Staszak, closes at Milwaukee Rep.
Kaiju, world premiere by Dan Caffrey, directed by Ken Sawyer, featuring Cherish Monique Duke (Apex/Amelia), Leandro Cano (Goilath/Manual), Gloria Ines (Lee), Jon Snow (Roy), Milly Baker (Kyle), Noa Lev-Ari (Sondra, Ann Hearn (Maggie), and Sapna Kumar (Rani), closes at North Hollywood’s Road Theatre.
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The world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, by Tom Hanks & James Hoffman, will begin previews in Fall 2027 (at a theatre TBA) and open (on a date TBA), directed by Kenny Leon.
Tom Hanks and Kelly O’Hara.
In this electrifying new time-travel romance, it’s the end of the 21st century and Bert Allenberry is determined to change his future by returning to the past. When Bert journeys back—again, and again, and again—to one remarkable day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens, he discovers that the future is shaped not by technology, but by the choices we make for love.
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LA Opera‘s Candide, will run Nov 21 – Dec 13 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, conducted by Lina González-Granados,
Duke Kim (Candide), Meghan Picerno (Cunegonde), Patti LuPone (Old Lady), Mario Manzo ( (Maximilian / Father), Kristen Choi (Paquette), Katie Trigg (Baroness / Vanderdendur), Vinícius Costa (James / Martin), Samuel Wallace (Cacambo), and Bernard Holcomb (Barron/Don Issachar/Govenor), with Erin Alford, Erin Alford, Andrea Beason, Julia Harnett, Amber Liekhus, Peter Murphy, and David Prottas.
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Gingold Theatrical Goup‘s annual Golden Shamrock Award Gala will take place Fri. Dec. 18 at 6 PM at Off-Broadway’s The Players, directed byDavid Staller.
Dr. Mary L. Trump
Performers and additional information TBA.