Today’s Highlights:
Therapist Zero solo, written & performed by Brian Leonard, opens at LA’s Hudson Guild Theatre.
The 1959 Songbook Concert, starring Jeff Harnar, at 7 PM at NYC’s Birdland.
Every Kind of Light: The Love and Lyrics of Alan & Maryilyn Bergman concert, by Dick Scanlan, featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and Billy Stritch, closes at NYC’s 92Y.
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If the Shoe Fits… by Jim Bernhard
Provide the missing words in these songs about shoes.
| 1. “A____ Pair of Shoes” – What Makes Sammy Run? | A. Devil |
| 2. “____ Suede Shoes” – Million Dollar Quartet or All Shook Up | B. Joe |
| 3. “____ Shoes” – Saturday Night Fever | C. Home |
| 4. “____ Shoes” – Pump Boys and Dinettes | D. New |
| 5. “Shoeless ____ from Hannibal, MO” – Damn Yankees | E. Soft |
| 6. “Very ____ Shoes” – Once Upon a Mattress | F. Blue |
| 7. “Where’s ____ Shoe?” – She Loves Me | G. Silver |
| 8. “Dancin’ in the ____’s Shoes” – Leap of Faith | H. My |
| 9. “My ____ Is In My Shoes” – Top Banana | I. Drinkin’ |
| 10. “Solid ____ Platform Shoes” – The Magic Show | J. Boogie |
Scroll down for the answers…
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2026 Tony Awards winners.
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Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12 hour reading festival of 5 of Letts’ works, will run June 27-28 (both from from 11 AM – 11PM) at NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Mark Armstrong, Benita de Wit, Victor Malana Maog, Jeanne Slater, and Eric Tucker.
(subject to change), Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon, Rory Hammond, Joe Holt, Kammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone, Eric William Morris, Lauren LOLO Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan, Jeff Still, and Adrienne Warren, with more TBA.
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A Salute to Broadway: The Most Musical Fan Convention Ever! will run June 7-8 from 10 AM – 6 PM at Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa.
Andrew Rannells, Bebe Neuwirth, Jenniver Holiliday, Lea Salonga, Jordan Fisher, Ana Gasteyer, Marc Shaiman, Micheal Cerberis, Alex Newell, Celia rose Gooding, Skylar Astin, Lidsay Mendez, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Gabrielle Ruiz, Ali Stroker, Santino Fontana, Rick Lyon, Seth Rudetsky, LaChanze and, and more TBA.
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Hadestown will run June 9 -14 at Kansas City’s Starlight, directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant.
Jose Contreras (Orpheus), Hawa Kamara (Eyriydice), Rudy Foster (Hermes), Nickolaus Colón (Hades), and Namisa Mdlalose Bizana (Persephone).
Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.**********************
Beautiful, the Carol King Musical, directed & Choreographed by Dan Knechtges, will run June 23 – 28 at Pittsburg CLO.
Kyra Kennedy (Carol King), Dylan S. Wallach (Gerry Goffin), Teresa Zimmermann (Cynthia Weill), Barrett Riggins (Barry Man), Mark Ivy (Don Kirschner), Julia Bain (Carol King), Zachary Freier-Harrison (Gerry Goffin), Maidson Claire Parks (Cynthia Weil), Oliver Prose (Barry Mann), and Abe Goldfarb (Don Kirschner).
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Water for Elephants will run Sept. 8 – 27 at the Pantages Theatre, directed by Jessica Stone.
Zachary Keller (Jacob Jankowski), Helen Krushinski (Marlena), Connor Sullivan (August), Robert Tully (Mar. Jankowski), Robert Tully (Mr. Jankowski), Javier Garcia (Camel), Ruby Gibbs (Barbara), Grant Huneycutt (Wade), and Tyler West (Walter).
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
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What Became of Us, by Shayan Lotfi, will run June 16 – July 26 at DC’s Signature Theatre, directed by Ethan Heard.
Purple cast: Alma Cuervo (Q), Michael DeLorenzo (Z), — Green cast Joe Yang (Q) and Stan Kang (Z).
A sister and brother, the elder an immigrant born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, gray hair and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other’s story.
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Water for Elephants will run Sept. 8-27 at LA’s Pantages Theatre, directed by Jessica Stone.
Zachary Keller (Jacob Jankowski), Helen Krushinski (Marlena), Connor Sullivan (August), Robert Tully (Mr. Jankowski), Javier Garcia (Camel), Ruby Gibbs (Barbara), Grant Huneycutt (Wade), and Tyler West (Walter), with Kinker & Roust, Fran Alvarez Jara, Yves Artieres, Chris Carsten, Adam Fullick, Nancy Gutierrez, Ella Huestis, Sam Kellar-Long, ZaKeyia Lacey, Andrew Meier, Marina Mendoza, John Neurohr, Bradley Parrish, Carl Robinett, Summer Severin, Serafina Walker, and Yemie Woo.
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
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Answers If the Shoe Fits…
1-D. “A New Pair of Shoes” – What Makes Sammy Run?
2-F. “Blue Suede Shoes” – Million Dollar Quartet or All Shook Up
3-J. “Boogie Shoes” – Saturday Night Fever
4-I. “Drinkin’ Shoes” – Pump Boys and Dinettes
5-B. “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal MO” – Damn Yankees
6-E. “Very Soft Shoes” – Once Upon a Mattress
7-H. “Where’s My Shoe?” – She Loves Me
8-A. “Dancin’ in the Devil’s Shoes” – Leap of Faith
9-C. “My Home Is In My Shoes” – Top Banana
10-G. “Solid Silver Platform Shoes” – The Magic Show