This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, Jan. 16
Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, offering readings of new musicals, opens at CT’s Goodspeed.
The Altruist, world premiere by Bill Fitzhugh, directed by Bruce Kimmel, featuring Tori Austin, Joe Clabby, Julie Davis, Lindsey GarciaFreiberg, Lee Grober, Angie Lin, Constance Mellors, Lloyd Pedersen, Isabella Sawoski, Larry Toffler, and Htet Waiyan, opens at North Hollywood’s Group Rep.
Guess How Much I Love You?, world premiere by Luke Norris, directed by Jeremy Herrin, featuring Robert Aramayo , Rosie Sheehy (Machinal) and Lena Kaur, begins previews at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
Saturday, Jan. 17
Kid Gloves, world premiere by Matthew Leavitt & Nathan Wang, directed by Richard Israel, featuring Will Collyer (Caleb), Heather Marsden (Meredith, Adam J. Smith (Eddie), Natalie Lander (Darla), Joey Richter (Jackson), Lauren Lorati (Vidki), Harry S. Murphy (Professor Penguinpants), Jonathan Slavin (Edmund the Elephant), Suzy Nakamura (Penelope/Bonita the Bunny), and Christopher Kerrigan (Juaquin), opens at LA’s Skylight Theatre (link not working).
A sleighful of Songs concert, directed by Victoria Lavan, featuring Victoria Lavan, John A. Goux, Constance Mellors, Scottie Neville, Meg Ling, David Mingrino, Anibal Silveyra, Michael Van Cuzer, Cody Kelpolo, Auriana Chisholm, Vertreace Sanders, Preson Simon, Aaron Gillis, Michael Babiano, Jordan Elliot, and Lulu Francis, opens at LA’s Theatre West.
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: BOOM! 15th Anniversary Concert, both live & livestreamed) concludes at NYC’s 54 Below.
Sunday, Jan. 18
Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, offering readings of new musicals, concludes at CT’s Goodspeed.
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players‘ H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by James Mills, featuring Michelle Siepel (Josephine), David Auxier (Captain Corcoran), Michelle Seipel ( Josephine), Angela Christine Smith L(Little Buttercup), Cameron Smith (Ralph Rackstraw), Victoria Devany (Sir Joseph’s sisters & his cousins & his Aunts), Matthew Wages (Seaman Dick Deadeye), David Wannen (Bill Bobstay), and Quinto Ott (Sship’s Carpenter), with Sam Balzac, Caitlin Borek, Louis Brogna, Michael J. Connolly, Hannah Eakin, Katie Hall, Sarah Hutchison, Alexandra Imbrosci-Viera, Sabrina Lopez, John Charles McLaughlin, Jack F. Murphy, Logan Pitts, Laura Sudduth, and Tyler Tejada, closes at Off-Broadway’s Kaye Playhouse (at Hunter College).
Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, offering readings of new musicals, concludes at CT’s Goodspeed.
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Red Bull Theater‘s Titus Andronicus will run Mar. 17 – Apr.19 at the Signature Center, directed by Jesse Berger.
Patrick Page.
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Video: Sweeney Todd in Concert, directed by Lonny Price.
George Hearn (Sweeney Todd), Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Davis Gaines (Anthony), Lisa Vroman (Johanna), Victoria Clark (Beggar Woman), Neil Patrick Harris (Tobias), John Aler (Beadle), and Stanford Olsen (Pirelli).
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Musical Theatre West will present Man of La Mancha Feb. 13 – Mar. 1 at CA’s Long Beach’s Carpenter Performing Arts Center, directed by James Vásquez, with music direction by Ryan O’Connell and choreography by Shani Talmor.
Ricard Bermudez (Miguel de Cervates/Don quixote), Shirene Agahi-Patterson (Antonia), Daniel Sares (Pedro/Captain of the Inquisition), Ammon Swofford (Anselmo), and Colleen Swift (Paco/Barber), with Reggie De Leon.
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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will present And the Beat Goes On Mar. 21 -22 at the Beverly Hills’ Saban Theatre, directed & conduced by Ernest H. Harrison.
Nicole Heaston.
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Eddie Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet will run Jan. 22-31 at Hollywood’s Montalban Theatre, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell.
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30 Minutes or Less Festival will run Jan. 15-25 at LA’s Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre (5636 Melrose Ave.).
This year’s festival features dozens of original works — each 30 minutes or less — spanning drama, comedy, solo performance, puppetry, experimental theater, and hybrid forms.
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Ann Kittredge: Love for Sale: My 10 years in Cabaret will run Feb. 11 & 14 at 7 PM … and Feb. 14 at 4 PM at NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama, directed by Barry Kleinbort, with music direction by Christopher Denny.
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Radio Alanis will take place Sat. Feb. 11 at 8 PM at Long Iland’s Bay Street Theatre.
The tribute band that captures the energy of the iconic ’90s alternative rock star, recreating her raw, emotional performances and distinctive voice.