Today’s Highlights:
did you charge your phone for the end of the world?, written & directed by Fletcher Michael , featuring Sean Hayes, Lucy Boisvert, Collin Dennis, and Fletcher Michael, opens at ff-Broadway’s Kraine Theater
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Dog Days by Jim Bernhard
Provide the missing word in these show titles that mention dogs.
| 1. Dog Day ____, play by Stephen Adli Guirgis | A Woman |
| 2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the____, play by Simon Stephens | B. Beware |
| 3. The____ Dog, play by Lanford Wilson | C. Mad |
| 4. The Little Dog ____, play by Douglas Carter Beane | D. Afternoon |
| 5. The Man in the Dog ____, play by Albert Beich and William H. Wright | E. Underdog |
| 6. The ____ of the Dogs, play by Leonid Andreyev | F. Waltz |
| 7. ____ Bites Dog, play by Sam and Bella Spewack | G. Night-Time |
| 8. Topdog / ____, play by Suzan-Lori Parks | H. Suit |
| 9. The____ Dog, play by George Scarborough | I. Gingham |
| 10. ____ of Dogs, play by William Hodge | J. Laughed |
Scroll down for the answers.
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The Music Man will run Oct. 27 – Nov. 8 at at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Matt Lenz, with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.
Elliott Andrews (Professor Harold Hill), Elizabeth D’Aiuto (Marian Paroo), Paul Urriola (Marcellus Washburn), Savannah Stevenson (Mrs. Paroo), Patrick Blashill (Mayor Shinn), Emmanuelle Zeesman (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn), Dylan Patterson (Winthrop Paroo), Addie Jaymes (Amaryllis), Michael Santora (Charlie Cowell), Charles Antenen (Tommy Djilas), and more TBA.
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Mint Theater Company‘s Phyl, by Cecily Hamilton, will run Oct. 3 – Nov. 7 at Theatre Row, directed by Davis McCallum & Britt Berke.
Lily Ganser(Phyllis “Phyl” Chester), Tessa Blimes, Curzon Dobell, Katie Firth, Livvy Marcus , Anthony Michael Martinez, Talia Sulla, and Charlotte Van Ledtje.
The play follows the life of Phyllis Chester, a governess who craves a new life until a moment of lost temper that could lead her to lose everything.
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The Hudson Valley Dance Festival will take place Sat. Oct. 10 at 2 & 5 PM at at the Historic Catskill Point, in support of Dancers Responding to AIDS.
The lineup of performers and choreographers will be announced soon.
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Illene Graff: Travelin’ thru: A Roadmap of Gratitude will take place Wed. Oct. 28 at 8:30 PM at LA’s Catalina Jazz Club, with music direction by Sam Krieger.
A journey through my life, celebrating the people, events, and places that have brought me great joy, meaning, comfort, and gratitude. Singing a wide range of favorite musical genres (and some special surprises!), I’ll be sharing my love and appreciation of life through music.
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Theater4All will present the world premiere of Crone Creed, by John Epstein, Casey Morgan and T. Theresa Scarano, to run Sept. 30 – Oct. 17 (opening Oct. 22) at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre, directed by Marc Morgenstern.
Brennen Amonett (Noble), Corey Dorris (Wiley), Carolina Hoyos (Roya), Matt Kirkwood (Supervisor), Vivianna McCormick (Robert Cohen Vita), April Nixon (Dara), Avery Norris (Tessca), Jacquelyn Ritz (Reika), and Ben Ubinas (Yanni), with Austin Peytonand Evah Elizabeth Doheny.
A mythic drama spanning centuries, following Vita, a young woman whose life is shattered by religious upheaval and betrayal in medieval Europe. Reborn in the late 1800s American frontier as part of an ancient lineage of mystical women known as the Crones, she discovers her brother has also returned through time as part of a corrupting force known as the Fallen. As their conflict unfolds across eras, Vita must confront questions of power, loyalty, and resistance in a struggle where belief itself shapes reality.
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Sutton Foster in Concert with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra will take place Sat. Sept. 19, at 8 PM, at Northridge CA’s The Soraya
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The Snow Goose, world premiere by Scott Gilmour & Claire McKenzie, will run Aug. 28–Oct. 18 at CT’s Goodspeed Musicals, directed by Marshall Paile.
Eric Graise (Philip Rhayader), Ashlyn Maddox (Frith), Ally Bonino (Harper), Sam Sherwood (The Bard), Charlie Webb (Wilf), David Aron Damane (Garrick), Gabriel Marcus Omlor (Farley), Ayanna Nicole Thomas (Clara), Amy Nillner Larsen (Mrs. Frumsey), and Ayanna Nicole Thomas (Clara), with Alan Chandler, Matthew Davies, Leah Hofmann, Kiersten Kelly, Sophia Anna O’Brien, Patrick Tombs, John Viggiano, Sam Hoffman and Jessica Money, Alan Chandler, Matthew Davies, Leah Hofmann (Lead Puppeteer), Kiersten Kelly, Sophia Anna O’Brien, Patrick Tombs, John Viggiano, Sam Hoffman, and Jessica Mone.
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Water for Elephants, by Rick Ellis, directed by Jessica Stone, will run Sept. 8 – May 2, 2027 at LA’s Pantages Theatre.
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.
Jacob Jankowski, an orphaned veterinary student who loses everything, jumps ont a moving circus train, and finds a new family, love, and a fresh start among a ragtag troupe of performers.
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The Music Man will run Oct. 27 – Nov. 8 at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Matt Lenz, with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.
Elliott Andres (Professor Harold Hill), Elizabeth D’Aiuto (Marian Paroo), and more TBA.
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Answers Dog Days by Jim Bernhard
1-D. Dog Day Afternoon, play by Stephen Adli Guirgis
2-G. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, play by Simon
Stephens
3-I. The Gingham Dog, play by Lanford Wilson
4-J. The Little Dog Laughed, play by Douglas Carter Beane
5-H. The Man in the Dog Suit, play by Albert Beich and William H. Wright
6-F. The Waltz of the Dogs, play by Leonid Andreyev
7-A. Woman Bites Dog, play by Sam and Bella Spewack
8-E. Topdog / Underdog, play by Suzan-Lori Parks
9-C. The Mad Dog, play by George Scarborough
10-B. Beware of Dogs, play by William Hodge