This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, May 1
George & Gracie: A Love Story, world premiere by Tami Workentin, directed by Laura Braza, featuring Tami Workentin & James Pickering, opens at Milwaukee Rep.
Warsaw, world premiere by Paul Webb, directed by Caryn desai, featuring Suzanne Ford, Anna Van Valin, Elias Scoufaras, Spencer Del Carmen, and Bruce Nozick, opens at CA’s Long Beach’s International City Theatre.
The Santa Monica International Jazz Festival opens at various Los Angeles locations. Click here for the complete schedule.
The 2026 Chita Rivera Rivera Lifetime Achievement Award nominations have been announced here, with the presentation to take place Mon. May 18 at NYU’s Skirball Center.
The Censorship of Dreams, by Nora Sorena Case, directed by Arthur Makaryan, featuring Jes dubber, Chris Jaymes, Kat Warnnusz-Steckel and Bryce Michael Wood, previews at Off-Broadway’s La MaMa.
Something Rotten, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson, featuring Ohad Ashkenazi, Jonah Barricklo, Temma Beaudreau, Joy Clark, Lauren Dodds, Kristian Espiritu, Danny Hernandez, Elliana Karris, Kenneth Kelleher. Ryan Mardesich, Bryan Miner, Jennifer Preston, Indijhan Richard, Bobbie Steinbach, Jared Troilo, Colin Welter, begins previews at Lyric Stage Boston.
The Music That Mankes Me Dance: The Songs of July Styne, directed & choreographed by Scott Thompson, featuring Annaliese van der Pol, Nick Adams, Lana Gordoon, and Angel Reda, with Rhett George, Neill Starkenberg, and Michael Zampino, previews at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre.
The world premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” livestreams on Disney+ and Hulu.
Saturday, May 2
The Magic Flute, conducted by James Conlon, featuring Kyle Miller (Papageno), Aigul Khismatullina (Queen of the Night), and Kwangchul Youn (Sarastro), opens at LA Opera.
Theatre West’s Southern Fried Funeral, by Dietz Osborne & Nate Eppler, directed by Kerr Lordygan, featuring Ted Burke, Angie Dunlap, Kevin DeLoughry, Michael Di Rosa, Mark Hillard, Jane Ho, Kate Landro, Laura Manasewich, Lori McKenna, Robert Polachek, and Andy Stetkevich, opens at Pasadena’s Ahiah Center (150 N. El Molino Ave).
Millennials Are Killing Musicals, world premiere by Nico Juber, directed by Kristin Hanggi, featuring Emma Hunton, John Krause, Diana Huey, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Michael Thomas Grant, with Aynsley Burrico, Mitchell Gerrard, an Lana McKissac, opens at Burbank’s Colony theatre.
The Music That Mankes Me Dance: The Songs of July Styne, directed & choreographed by Scott Thompson, featuring Annaliese van der POL, Nick Adams, Lana Gordoon, and Angel Reda, with Rhett George, Neill Starkenberg, and Michael Zampino, opens at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre.
Primary Trust, by Eboni Booth, directed by Logan Vaughn, featuring Jasminn Johnson (Corrina/Wally’s Waiter/Bank Customers), Greg Stuhr (Clay/Sam/Le Pousselet Bartender), alphonso Walker Jr.(Kenneth), and Lance Coadie Williams (Bert), closes at CT’s Westport Country Playhouse.
Red Bull Theater‘s Titus Andronicus, directed by Jesse Berger, starring Patrick Page, closes at Off-Broadway’s Signature Center.
The Pushover, by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Kirk Gostkowski, featuring Rebecca De Mornay (Evelyn), Di D Zhu (Pearl), Christina Toth (Soochie), and Christopher Sutton (The Rapist), closes at Off-Broadway’s Chain Theatre.
Sunday, May 3
Something Rotten, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson, featuring Ohad Ashkenazi, Jonah Barricklo, Temma Beaudreau, Joy Clark, Lauren Dodds, Kristian Espiritu, Danny Hernandez, Elliana Karris, Kenneth Kelleher. Ryan Mardesich, Bryan Miner, Jennifer Preston, Indijhan Richard, Bobbie Steinbach, Jared Troilo, Colin Welter, opens at Lyric Stage Boston.
Go Down, Moses, world premiere by Dana Leslie Gosldstein, directed by Brandon M. Weber, featuring Terence Archie and Philip Hoffman, with Shania Adams, Lucas Bernhauer, Kaa’lah Bynes, Maddy Mackarey, Yarin Neuhaus, Jeremiah Packer, Vanessa Pliskow Donovan Price, Patrick Saint Ange, Celina Mylene Santana, and Renee Shohe, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s A.R.T./New York Theatres.
Seagull the True Story, by Eli Rarey, created & directed by Alexander Molochnikov, featuring Gus Birney, Andrey Burkovskiy, Ohad Mazor, Myles McCabe, Quentin Lee Moore, Keshet Pratt, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Eric Tabach, and Elan Zafi, closes at Off-Broadway’s Public Theatre.
Red Bull Theater‘s Titus Andronicus, directed by Jesse Berger, featuring Patrick Page, with Jesse Aaronson, Matthew Amendt, Blair Baker, McKinley Belcher III, Francesca Faridany, Enid Graham, Amy Jo Jackson, Adam Langdon, Anthony Michael Lopez, Anthony Michael Martinez, Howard W. Overshown, Olivia Reis, and Zack Lopez Roa closes at Off-Broadway’s Signature Center.
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, by Pearl Cleage, directed by Jacqui Parker, featuring Patrice Jean Baptiste, Deannah “Dripp” Blemur, Inés De La Cruz,and Yasmeen Duncan, closes at Lyric Stage Boston.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Phillip Breen, featuring Ora Jones (Mistress Page), Issy van Randwyck (Mistress Ford), Chiké Johnson Master Page, Edward Kane (Master Ford), and Jason Simon (Sir John Falstaff), with Sam Bell-Gurwitz, Zach Bloomfield, Nate Burger, Rohan Degala, Dylan J. Fleming, Teddy Gales, Colin Huerta, Carmelo Kelly, James McCracken, Olivia Pryor, Nick Sandys, Justice Tatum, Paul Oakley Stovall, Olemich Tugas, Bret Tuomi, Nancy Voigts, and Alex Weisman, closes at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
Mean Girls, by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Nell Benjamin, directed & choreographed by Dana Solimando, featuring Katie Roche, (Cady Heron), Adrianna Rose Lyons (Regina George), Sarah-Anne Martinez (Gretchen Wieners), Grace Fluharty (Karen Smith), McKenna Michael (Janis Sarkisian) Gavin Leahy as “Damian Hubbard,” Eric Myrick as “Aaron Samuels,” Shailen Patel Braun (Kevin Gnapoor), Daryl C. Brown a(Mr. Hubbard), Daniel Dawson (Coach Carr), and Gwen Hollander (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), with Sabrina Astengo, Alyssa Anne Austin, Eugene Boyd, Augusto Guardado, Brandon Halvorsen, Emmy J. Lane, Jenna Luck, Keturah McIntyre, Caroline Moulios, Barbara Ann Reed, Eric Renna, Clayton Michael Walke, Kevin Corte and Bailey Renee Miller, closes at CA’s La Mirada Theatre.
The Music That Makes Me Dance: The Songs of July Styne, directed & choreographed by Scott Thompson, featuring Annaliese Van der Pol, Nick Adams, Lana Gordon, and Angel Reda, with Rhett George, Neill Starkenberg, and Michael Zampino, closes at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre.
Twisted, by Twisted, directed by Marc Antonio Pritchett, featuring Crystal Yvonne Jackson, Isaiah Frazilus, and Monty Renfrow, closes at LA’s Theatre West.
Open Fist Theatre Company‘s Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, by Franz Kafka, directed by Dietrich Smith, featuring Oqalile, Tambrie Allsup, Matthew Goodrich, Jade Santana, Jack Sharpe, Grace Soens, Jeremy D. Thompson, Emma Bruno, Maria Mastroyannis, Elliott Moore, Julien Thompson and Pat Towne, closes at LA’s Atwater Village Theatre.
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2026 Chita Rivera Rivera Lifetime Achievement Award nominationations have been announced here. with the presentation to take place Mon. May 18 at NYU’s Skirball Center