Today’s Highlights:
The Wild Party concert presentation, direcected by Lili-Anne Brown, featuring Jasmine Amy Rogers (Queenie), Adrienne Warren (Kate), Tonya Pinkins (Dolores Montoya), Jelani Alladin (Black), Wesley J. Barnes (Oscar D’Armano), Jordan Donica (Burrs), KJ Hippensteel (Gold), Andrew Kober (Goldberg), Lesli Margherita (Mae), Betsy Morgan (Sally), Meghan Murphy (Miss Madelaine True), Maya Rowe (Nadine), Joseph A. Byrd (Phil D’Armano), Claybourne Elder (Jackie), and Evan Tyrone Martin (Eddie Mackrel), with Curtis Bannister (Standby for Burrs and Black) and Kyrie Courter (Standby for Queenie and Kate). opens at NCY Center.
The Wizard and I: Liz Callaway Sings Stephen Schwartz concert opens at NYC’s 54 Below.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball, directed by Zhailon Levingston & Bill Rauch, with choreography by Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons, featuring André De Shields (Old Deuteronomy), Chasity Moore (“Tempress” Chasity Moore – Grizabella), Junior LaBeija (Gus the Theatre Cat), Leiomy (Cacavity), Sydney James Harcourt (Rum Tum Tugger), Jonathan Burke (Mungojerrie), Baby Byrne (Victoria), Dava Huesca (Rumpleteazer), Dudney Joseph Jr. (Munkustrap), Robert “Silk” Mason (Magical Mister Mistoffelees), Primo Thee Ballerino (Tumblebrutus), Xavier Reyes (Jennyanydots), Nora ShNora Schell (Bustopher Jones), Bebe Nicole Simpston (Demeter), Emma Sofia (Cassandra/Skimbleshanks), Garnet Williams (Bombalurina), Tedd Wilson (Mr. Sillabub), Ken Ard (DJ Griddlebone), Bryson Battle (Jellylorum), and Kya Azeen (Etcetera)m with Tara Lashan Clinkscales, Phumzile Sojola, Kalyn West, Sherrod T. Brown, Bryce Farris, Kendall Grayson Stroud, B. Noel Thomas, Donté Nadir Wilder, begins previews at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending Mar. 15.
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Tina Fyey, Jeff Richmond & Nell Benjamin’s Mean Girls will run Apr. 1o – May 3 (openingApr. 11) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed & choreographed by Dana Solimando.
Katie Roche (Cady Heron), Adrianna Rose Lyons (Regina George), Sarah-Anne Martinez (Gretchen Wieners), Grace Fluharty (Karen Smith), McKenna Michael (Janis Sarkisian), Gavin Leahy Damian Hubbard), Eric Myrick (Aaron Samuels),Shailen Patel Braun (Kevin Gnapoor), Daryl C. Brown (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 Walker, Kevin Corte and Bailey Renee Miller.
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Lolita Chakrabarti’s Hymn will run May 2 – June 14 (opening Apr. 29) at the Odyssey Theatre, directed by by Gregg T. Daniel.
Chuma Gault and Jason Delane.
Two strangers from very different neighborhoods meet at a funeral. Gil knew the deceased. Benny did not. Benny is a loner anchored by his wife and children. Gil longs to fulfill his potential. They form a deep bond but as cracks appear in their fragile lives, they start to realize that true courage comes in different forms.
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Gingold Theatrical Group will offer a script-in-hand performance of Project Shaw’s A Woman of No Importance, by Oscar Wilde, on Mon. Apr. 20 at 7 PM at Gramercy Park’s The Players, directed by Carl Andress.
Christopher Borg (Mr. Kelvil, M.P,), Charles Busch (Mrs. Arbuthnot), Rodd Cyrus (Gerald Arbuthnot), Kate Hampton (Mrs. Allonby), tom Hewitt (Lord Illingworth), John Andrew Morrison (Archbishop Daubeny), Naima Randolph (Hester Worsley), Mary Testa (Lady Jane Hunstanton), Lenny Wolpe (Sir John Pontrefact), and Karen Ziemba (Lady Caroline Pontefract).
A scandalous comedy of secrets and social scandal in Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance. This witty play explores the shockingly archaic attitudes toward women in Victorian society. At the heart of the story, Lord Illingworth hires Gerald Arbuthnot as his private secretary—only to discover he is his illegitimate son! Long-buried truths about Mrs. Arbuthnot and Lord Illingworth surface, forcing everyone to confront past choices and consider their futures.
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LA’s Theatre 40 (link not aviable) will present a reading of Frank Semerano’s The Ten Tombs of Dr. Styles will take place Mon. Mar. 23 at 7 PM, directed by Christopher Franciosa. A suggested donation of $10 at the door would be much appreciated.
Isabella DiBernardino, Matt Landig, Christine Joelle, Grinell Morris, Nakasha Norwood, Lilli Passero, David Hunt Stafford, and Kristin Towers-Rowles.
What Secrets Lie Within the Ten Tombs? Horton Sumner Malden is an Egyptologist tasked with unraveling the mysterious discoveries of his late colleague and former instructor, Dr. Winston Styles, who died under bizarre circumstances in Egypt while searching for the treasure of the Ten Tombs. Complicating Horton’s endeavors to solve a riddle are four strangers: a corrupt politician, a humorless nurse, an inept housekeeper, and a fading seer anxious to recapture past glories. They all had ties to the late doctor and show up at his residence atop an isolated mountain and offer clues as they continue to prod Horton on his quest. When the strangers suffer equally curious deaths, Horton slowly changes his attitude about curses, and attempts to keep Penny, his betrothed, safe from succumbing to a similar fate. Only after Horton solves the riddle of the Ten Tombs, will he discover the ultimate betrayal based on sheer envy and find his only ally lies in the supernatural.
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David Auburn’s Proof will run Mar. 31 – July 19 (opening Apr. 16) at the Booth Theatre Theatre, directed by Thomas Kail.
Ayo Edebiri (Catherine) and Don Don Cheadle (Don), with Jin Ha and Samira Wiley.
Catherine, the brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (Cheadle), is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is discovered after his death. As debate erupts over its true authorship, Catherine must confront the power of legacy, and the cost of proving herself.
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TheaterWorks Hartford has announced its 2026-27 season:
Casting TBA.
Little Bear Ridge Road ()ct. 8 – Nov. 8), by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Rob Ruggiero.
Top Dog (Feb. 4 – Mar. 7, 2027)
The Lehman Trilogy (Begins Apr. 27)
Both (June 3 – July 3), by Paloma Zozicka)
73 Seconds (begins Aug. 2027)m written & performed by Jared Mezzocchi.
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The world premiere of Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser’s Somebody to Love: A New Musical has been extended through Apr. 9 at at CA’s Rubicon Theatre, directed by Sean Daniels.
Sophie Alawi, Will Blum, Gizel Jimenez, Donovan Mendelovitz, F. Michael Haynie, Alexis Semevolos-Velaquez, and Desmond Newson, with Jesse Graham, John Gregorio, Molly Kirschenbaum, Sydney Mucha, Presley Christine Nicholson, Soleil Perry, Kayla Christine Quiroz, & Mea Wilkerson.
Set to the soundtrack of a generation, this funny, heartfelt new jukebox musical follows four friends who meet freshman year of college and vow to change the world, and to be there for each other… always. Created by the writers of hit TV shows like “The Nanny,” and Off-Broadway’s Under My Skin, this World Premiere rock ‘n’ roll musical is a timely story about the choices we make, the trials, triumphs, and turning points that define a lifetime – and the one thing that matters most – somebody to love. Songs include “Dance to the Music,” “Call Me,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Feel Like Making Love,” “Locomotive Breath,” and “Taking It to the Street,” as well as the title song.