This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday Apr. 24
James Conlon Farewell Concert at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Realitytown, written & directedby Billy Recce & Danny Salles, featuring Sam Underwood, Ginna Claire Mason, David Beach, Garrett Poladian, SLee), and Micaela Lamas, closes at Off-Broadway’s Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Saturday, April 25
James Conlon Farewell Concert at 7 PM at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
John Proctor is the Villain, by Kimberly Belflowers, featuring Lauryn Ajufo (Nell Shaw), Charlie Borg (Lee Turner), Reece Braddock (Mason Adams), Dónal Finn (Carter Smith), Holly Howden Gilchrist (Beth Powell), Clare Hughes (Ivy Watkins), Miya James (Raelynn Nix), Molly McFadden (Bailey Gallagher), and Sadie Soverall (Shelby Holcomb), closes at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
Works in Progress reading series concludes at Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre.
Sunday, April 26
Lost Boys: A New Musical, by David Hornsby, Chris Hoch & The Rescuers, directed by Michael Arden, featuring Shoshana Bean (Lucy Emerson), LJ Benet (Michael Emerson), Ali Louis Bourzgui (David), Benjamin Pajak (Sam Emerson), Maria Wirries (Star), and Paul Alexander Nolan (Max), opens at Broadway’s Palace Theatre.
Kenrex, by Jack Holden & Ed Stambollouian, directed by Stambollouian, featuring Jack Holden, opens at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre.
John Proctor is the Villain, by Kimberly Belflowers, featuring Lauryn Ajufo (Nell Shaw), Charlie Borg (Lee Turner), Reece Braddock (Mason Adams), Dónal Finn (Carter Smith), Holly Howden Gilchrist (Beth Powell), Clare Hughes (Ivy Watkins), Miya James (Raelynn Nix), Molly McFadden (Bailey Gallagher), and Sadie Soverall (Shelby Holcomb), closes at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
You Got Older, by Clare Barron, directed by Anne Kauffman, featuring Alia Shawkat (Mae), (Peter Friedman (Dad), Misha Brooks, (Matthew), Caleb Eberhardt (Mac), Paul Cooper (Cowboy), Nadine Malouf (Hannah), and Nina White (Jenny), closes at Off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre.
Flo, written & directed by by Toby Armour, featuring John Cencio Burgos, Rachael Spaulding, Mikayla Petrilla, Juli Harkins, Jenny Taher, Anthony Cedeno, JC Augustin, and Darrel Blackburn, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theater for the New City.
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.
Back to Oz concert, with music direction by rachael Worby, featuring Carmen Cusack, LaVance Colley, Nathan Granner, and the DC6 Singers Collective, closes at LA’s Mark Taper Forum.
Dragon Mamma, written & performed by Sara Porkalob, directed by Andrew Rusel, closes at LA’s Geffen Playhouse.
Spamalot, dorected & choreographed by Josh Rhodes, featuring Major Attaway (Kin Arthur), Sean Bell (Sir Robin), Chris Cillins-:Pisano (Sir Lancelot), Ellis C. Dawson ( Sir Bedevere,) Leo Roberts (Sir Galahad), Amanda Robles (The Lady of the Lake), Blake Segal (Patsy) and Steven Telsey (The Historian/Prince Herbert), with Lindsay Lee Alhady, Delaney Benson, Jack Brewer, Connor Coughlin, L’ogan J’ones, Graham Keen, Claire Kennard, Ben Lanham, Nathaniel Mahone, Maddie Mossner, Emilie Renier, Mark Tran Russ and Meridien Terrell, closes at Houston’s TUTS.
In The Heights, directed by Jesse J. Sanchez, featuring Rubén J. Carbajai (Usnvavi), Amanda Aceves-Lopez (Nina), Angelica Lozada Ramos (Vanessa), Antwone Barnes (Benny), Susanna Guzmán (Abuela Claudia), Adam Leiva (Sonny), Mario Rocha (Kevin Rasario), Elvira Barjau (Camila Rosario), Veronica Vazquez Jackson (Daniela), Rianny Vasquez (Carla), Berto Fernández (Piragua Guy), and Patrick “Patches” Viloria (Grafiti Pete), closes at Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West.
Ensemble Theatre Company‘s A Night with Janis Joplin, by Randy Johnson, directed by Mary Bridget Davies & Brian McDonald, featuring Sadé Ayodele, Jenna Gillespie Byrd, Melissa Musique, and Sha’leah Nikol, closes at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
Jelly’s Last Jam, directed by Tyrone L. Robinson, featuring Stanley Martin (Jelly Roll Morton) and Forrest McClendon (Chimney Man), closes at PA.’s Bristol Riverside Theatre.
The 10th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival closes at LA’s Greenway Court Theatre.
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Reviews for Beaches at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre.
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Reviews for The Rocky Horror Show at Broadway’s Studio 54.
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Mickey Gooch, Jr’s Silverback Mountain will run May 31 – June 31 (opening June 5) at the AMT Theater, directed by Sam Lafrage.
Mickey Gooch (Micky), Amerasu (Miss Jackson), Olamide Asanpaola (Tumaini), Leo Jasper Davis (Mamadu), Joe Regelbrugge (Andy), Samuel Selman (Mustafa), Walker Stovall (Marty), and Jason Yanto (Kai), with Kahlil S. Harvey and Collins Rush.
The play follows Mickey and Andy, boyfriends who have differing ideas of what they want for their relationship. Andy wants monogamy, Mickey wants space. In the midst of their arguing, they end up heading to Uganda on a gorilla trekking trip. This screwball comedy meets rom-com musical finds the two on an emotional journey discovering their identities in the midst of an absurd collision of gay culture and anti-gay persecution.
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Downtown Urban Arts Festival will run May 29 – June 20 at at both Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette St. & La MaMa Experimental Theater Club (66 E. 4th Street).
The festival will present the works of 19 playwrights, including those by Artistic Director Reg E. Gaines, Kevin Powell, and Arturo Luíz Soria. Complete information here.
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Martyna Majok’s Ironbound will run May 1-17 at the Madnani Theater, directed by Kimberly Alexander.
Chad Coe and Marisa Van Den Borre.
The story takes place over the course of 20 years, through three relationships, and in one location – at a New Jersey bus stop. Polish immigrant Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Though the world of IRONBOUND is a world of constant less – less safety, less softness, less margin for error – Darja is determined to build a life that measures in more than just survival. Each negotiation is an act of hope and every win, no matter how small, serves as proof that even in a life defined by “less,” something can still be gained….
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Tje world premiere of Raffaele Pacitti’s Mister Halston will run June 2-21 at Long Island’s Bay Street Theater, directed by Michael Wilson.
Michael McGrath (Mister Halston)
Set against the glamorous and volatile worlds of 70s and 80s New York, Mister Halston explores the meteoric rise, stunning fame, and ultimate fall of iconic American fashion designer Halston.
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Instead of Eurovision will take place Sat. May 16 at 3 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42 (link & tix TBA), hosted by Amber Ruffin and Plasma.
Air Afsar, Cheeyang NG, Pouad Dkwar, Jake Chroeder, Joe Iconis, Jorih Kwameé, Julian Nornik, rona Siddiwui, and Zeniba Now.
TBA.
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Agatha Christie’s And Then Here Were None will run May 26 – June 28 at Milwaukee Rep (link TBA), directed byLaura Braza.
Jessica Angleskhan( as Emily Brent), James Carrington (Dr. Armstrong), Mark Corkins (General McKenzie, Matt Daniels (Rogers), Todd Denning (Fred Narracott,) Armando Gutierrez (William Blore), Marcella Kearns (Mrs. Rogers), Steven Koehler (Sir Lawrence Wargrave), Max Pink (Anthony Marston), Jordon Sobel (Philip Lombard), and Sarah Suzuki (Vera Claythorne).