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H-e-e-e-re’s Johnny! By Jim Bernhard
Match these actors named John with their most recent Broadway appearances.
| 1. John Barrymore | A. Giant, 2026 |
| 2. John Gielgud | B. Latin History for Morons, 2017 |
| 3. John McMartin | C. Over Here!, 1974 |
| 4. John Cullum | D. Burn This, 1987 |
| 5. John Wilkes Booth | E. All the Way, 2014 |
| 6. John Leguizamo | F. My Dear Children, 1940 |
| 7. John Malkovich | G. Waitress, 2017 |
| 8 . John Cameron Mitchell | H. Julius Caesar, 1864 |
| 9. John Lithgow | I. No Man’s Land, 1976 |
| 10. John Travolta | J. Oh, Mary!, 2026 |
Scroll down for the answers…
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Reviews for Titaníque at Broadway’s St. James Theatre:
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Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre has announced it Works in Progress reading series, to run Apr. 19-25.
Unlined – Hardcover – Layflat (Apr. 19 at 7 PM), by Ro Reddick, directed by Leigh Sliverman, featuring Micaela Diamond, Crystal Finn, Nathan Lee Graham, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Erin Saidah Lockett, and Nina Ross. 
In a world where the analog reigns supreme and the titans of industry measure influence by the ream, Morgan, a recent grad with a “unique ability”, stumbles into a prestigious design mentorship program. Under the guidance of Madam, a glamorous notebook magnate, Morgan’s on her way to becoming the second most well-known producer of high-end analog time management resources in North America! — if she survives Madam, that is. Unlined – Hardcover – Layflat is an absurdist corporate satire that explores capital’s unholy union with time and the perennial allure of a bunch of dykes in the dangerous world of luxury notebooks.
Letiche and [The Wondrous] Pursuit of Elvis (Apr. 10 at 7 PM), by Marissa Joyne, directed by Josiah Davis, featuring Joe Morton, Stacey Sargeant, Mari Anne Stamps, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and more TBA New York City mother-daughter duo, Imara and Kal, are on a swamp tour on their New Orleans vacation. They find themselves led by a white captain on an all-Black boat of tourists. What are the odds?! In the murkiness of their 90-minute tour, Kal finds herself itching and her psyche morphing in a place full of contradictions and turns to the alligators and their leader—the mighty alligator, Elvis—for some clarity.
Homo Erectus (Apr. 12 at 7 PM), written & performed by American Sing-Song (Jake Brasch & Nadja Leonhard-Hooper), directed by R.J. Tolan. The
year is 2131. Tim and his husband Harry are desperate for a baby, but on the day that they’re finally invited to conceive at the Babies for Gays Womb Center….everything goes wrong. From the perverted minds of American Sing-Song (A.S.S.), Homo Erectus is a new musical about grief, gay parenthood, and the raw sexual power of fishing for your dinner.
Gertrude (Apr. 25 at 7 PM), by Carly Mensch, directed by Liz Flahive, featuring Micaela Diamond, Nathan Lee Graham, Chris Lowell, Mary-Louise Parker, David Rasche, Thomas Sadoski, Merritt Wever, Joe Morton, and Stacey Sargean. This isn’t Hamlet’s play. It’s his mom’s.
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Dreamers on Fire will take place Mon. Apr. 20 at 7:30 PM at NYC’s Cutting Room, with music direction by Jason Goldston.
Alex Newell, Sidney Dupont, Ryann Redmond, Olivia Hardy, Samantha, Pollino , Brett Gray, Ari Groover , Jeff Gorti, Rachel Webb), Grace Slear, Rico LeBron, Jason Goldston, Tristan Hill, Thea Erichsen, Ginna Le Vine, Samantha Gorjanc, Grace Conrad, Sarah Stipe, Ann-Eliza Canning-Skinner, Nicole Hood, and Amy Bransky.
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Cassatt, written & directed by Arden Teresa, will run May 19 – June 28 Theatre West.
Samantha Gregory, Cecil Jennings, Caroline Quigley, Sara Ballantine, Kathie Barnes, Alexandria Sanders, Lily Cadot, Briana Burnside, Walter Rodriguez, and Daniel Korth.
A multi-media play exploring the life and art of this genius of La Belle Époque.On the grounds of her French country estate Mary Cassatt burns her early paintings. What led this celebrated American Impressionist to destroy such an important part of her legacy? In an age when men dominated the art world, Mary Cassatt made her mark in the salons of Paris, alongside great masters like Degas and Renoir. Her paintings celebrated the dignity and deeper meaning of women’s inner lives.
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Off-Broadway’s Tru, by Jay Presson Allen, has been extended for the final time, now through May 10, at Off-Broadway’s House of the Redeemer (2 E. 95th St.), directed by Rob Ashford.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Charlotte d’Amboise.
This funny and heartbreaking one-man play is an unflinching portrait of an artist at his breaking point, confronting the consequences of his most scandalous work.
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Bike Shop the Musical, by Elizabeth Barkan, Caroline Murphy & Youn-Young Park, will run Apr. 30 – May 17 (opening May 4) at Theater for the New City, directed by Gretchen Cryer.
Elizabeth Barkan, David Edwards, Jeff McCarthy, Amy Siller, and Joe Symon. With the right tools, you can fix anything. Set against the pulse of downtown Manhattan’s bike messenger era, the musical follows Bobby, a female bike messenger and fearless rider who suffers a life-changing traumatic accident. Twenty years later, she is still unable to get back on her bike. She fixes and restores other people’s bikes as penance, all while turning away from her own bike, still mounted on the wall.**********************
Verdi’s Falstaff will run Apr. 18 – May 10, conducted by James Conlon at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Ernesto Petti, Deanna Breiwick, Nicole Heaston, and Craig Colclough.
What happens when a failed Casanova sends two women the same love letter? Chaos, revenge, and a dunk in the River Thames, to start.
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Judith Isacoff ‘s The Marshmallow Connection will begin Apr. 15 at Theatre West, directed by Mimi Kmet. Link TBA.
Matt Foyer (Daniel), Goreti da Silva (Barb), Kenajuan Bentley (Pete), and Gary Lamb (the Cop.
A yearslong battle that involved a notorious baseball manager, a marshmallow salesman and a few swinging punches comes to a resolution at a dive bar in Pennsylvania.
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Answers: H-e-e-e-re’s Johnny! By Jim Bernhard
1-F. John Barrymore – My Dear Children, 1940
2-I. John Gielgud – No Man’s Land, 1976
3-E. John McMartin – All the Way, 2014
4-G. John Cullum – Waitress, 2017
5.- H John Wilkes Booth – Julius Caesar, 1864
6-B. John Leguizamo Latin History for Morons, 2017
7-D. John Malkovich – Burn This, 1987
8-J. John Cameron Mitchell – Oh, Mary!, 2026
9-A. John Lithgow – Giant, 2026
10-C. John Travolta – Over Here!, 1974