Today’s Highlights:
A Celebration of Rodgers & Hart concert, directed by Danny Mefford, featuring Lilli Cooper, Darren Criss, Michael Feinstein, Santino Fontana, Myles Frost, Elizabeth Gillies, Caissie Levy, Lizzy McAlpine, Molly Ringwald, Awa Sal Secka and more, at 7:30 PM at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium).
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Naming Names, by Jim Bernhard
Complete these titles with the correct man’s name.
| 1. ____, Is That You?, play by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick | A. Edward |
| 2.____ Loves Mary, play by Norman Krasna | B. George |
| 3. ____, Sweet ____, musical by Bob Merrill and Nunnally Johnson | C. Sam |
| 4. But For Whom____, play by S. N. Behrman | D. John |
| 5.____, My Son, play by Robert Morley and Noel Langley | E. Larry |
| 6. Fearless ____, musical by Dave Brown and Andrew Davies | F. Charlie |
| 7. The Late ____ Apley, play by John P. Marquand and George S. Kaufman | G. Norman |
| 8.____ and the Starcatcher, play by Rick Elice and Wayne Barker | H. Henry |
| 9. Play It Again, ____ play by Woody Allen | I. Peter |
| 10. Happy as _____, musical by Dounah MacDonach, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff | J. Frank |
Scroll down for the answers…
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Here There Are Blueberries, conceived & directed by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, will run Nov. 2 – Jan. 10, 2027 (opening Nov. 9) at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Scott Barrow, Michelle Beck, Michael Cerveris, Kathleen Chanfant, Delia Cunningham, Brandon Flynn, Montego Glover, and Conrad Ricamora.
In 2007, an album of Nazi-era photographs arrived at the desk of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist. The photographs weren’t like any that had been seen before. As curators unraveled the truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity.
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Water for Elephants, by Rick Elice & thePigpen Theatre Co., will run Sept. 8 – 27 (opening Sept. 9) at the Pantages Theater, directed by Jessica Stone.
Zazchary Keller (Jacob), Helen Krushinski (Marlena), Robert Tully (Mr. Jankowski), Connor Sullivan (August), Javier Garcia (Camel), ruby Gibbs (Barbara), Grand Uuneycutt (Wade), and Tyler West (Walter).
The musical follows elderly veterinarian Jacob Jankowski as he reflects on a transformative period of his youth during the Great Depression.
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Like Winnie, a fundraiser for NYC’s Ali Forney Center, will take place Mon. Oct. 12 at 8 PM at NYC’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.), directed & choreographed by Michael McCrary and additionally directed by Catriona Rubenis-Stevens.
Abbey Sullivan, Aliya Rose, Anthony Dasilva, Ava Esposito, Bailey Poe, Bella Rusli, Briana Doran, Carly Smith Quenqua, Caroline Poulis, Celia Zaga, Claire Avakian, Connor Tapp, David Wright Jr, Dianne Cano, Drew Shoemaker, E Anastasia, Ernest Mingo, Ella Durr, Emilio Padilla, Emily Bruck, Emily Rose Phelan, Felipe Morales, Garren Garcia, Haoyi Wen, Ian Viciedo, Jack Dodson, Jaida Ocasio-Parvaiz, Jaime Brustein, Jarod H Smith, Joseph Aued, Jules Geiss, Kailin Brown, Kaitlyn Murphy, Kendal Daniel, Kevin Santos, Lane Franck, Lexie Sealy, Maddie Petrak, Maria Edmond, Matthew Rossetti, Mya Lynae, Natalie Flores, Olivia Schuh, Rachel Kay, Ravyn Rhiana, Rhys Carr, Sam Marszalek, Sashalie Rios, Sierra Rusnak, Stacey Badgett Jr, Talia Bellucci, Taylor N Daniels, Tori Carboni, Travis Shumake, Victoria Santiago, and Yoyo Zhou.
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The Broadway production of Fallen Angels will will be release in movie theaters worldwide on Oct. 22.
Rose Byrne (Jane Banbury), Kelli O’Hara (Julia Sterroll), Gracee Chimo (Saunders), Mark Consuelos (Maurice Duclos), Christopher Fitzgerald (Willy Banbury), andAsaif Mandvi (Fred Sterroll, with Max Gordon Moore, christopher Innvar, and Larua Shoop.
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All the World’s a Stage, by Adam Gwon, directed by Matthew Gardiner, will run Oct. 20 – Dec. 20 (opening Oct. 27) at DC’s Signature Theatre.
Erin Driscoll (Dede), Callum Francis (Michael), Kyle Sherman (Ricky), and Deema Turkomani (Sam), with Sydne Lyons and Christian Montgomery.
A moving new musical about embracing who you are and the life-saving power of art by one of contemporary musical theater’s most exciting voices Adam Gwon. In 1996, a closeted high school math teacher agrees to mentor a student for a theater competition. Both outsiders in their small-town community, their exploration of Angels in America unsettles the town’s delicate balance, and the vise of intolerance begins to tighten, twisting their lives in unexpected ways.
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vAnswers: Naming Names, by Jim Bernhard
1-G. Norman, Is That You?, play by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick
2-D. John Loves Mary, play by Norman Krasna
3-H. Henry, Sweet Henry, musical by Bob Merrill and Nunnally Johnson
4-F. But For Whom Charlie, play by S. N. Behrman
5-A. Edward, My Son, play by Robert Morley and Noel Langley
6-J. Fearless Frank, musical by Dave Brown and Andrew Davies
7-B. The Late George Apley, play by John P. Marquand and George S. Kaufman
8-I. Peter and the Starcatcher, play by Rick Elice and Wayne Barker
9-C. Play It Again, Sam, play by Woody Allen
10-E. Happy as Larry, musical by Donagh MacDonagh, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff