This Weekends’ Highlights:
Friday, May 23:
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone opens at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
Edith, world premiere by Noah T. Parnes, directed by Icgnacio Navarro, featuring Bita Arefnia, Isabella Costa, Nicole Craig, Emilie Crotty, Skylar DeShane, Jessica Dowdeswell, Christopher Leon, Asha Nataraj, Olivia Rodriguez, Crismar Chacín Ruiz, Rosie Ryden, opens at LA’s Loft Ensemble.
Network, by Lee Hall, directed by Tom Lazarus, featuring Linda Alznauer, Patrick Anthony, Fox Carney, Ken Dixon Jr., Bert Emmett, Matthew Harper-Johnston, Idielís Hernández, Belinda Howell, Mimi Kmet, Angie Lin, Hudson Long, Melissa Lugo, Bob McCollum, Michelle McGregor, Kevin Michael Moran, Sherrick O’Quinn, Danny Salay, Tack Sappington, Amy Shaughnessy, Larry Toffler, Cathy Diane Tomlin and Sylvie Wiley, opens at North Hollywood’s Group Rep.
Simply Barbra concert, starring Steven Brinberg, closes at London’s Crazy Coqs.
David Dean Bottrell: Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen solo show closes at Sherman Oaks’ Whitefire Theatre.
sweet lorraine FREE reading, byRajendra Ramoon Maharaj , directed by Camille A. Brown, featuring Ashley Romans, Ato Blankson-Wood, Steven Weber, Charlayne Woodard, Jill Alexander, and more, at 8 PM at LA’s Renberg Theatre. 
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Saturday, May 24
42 Balloons, by Jack Godfrey, directed by Ellie Coote, featuring with Julia Bain, Lacey Jack, Joshua Messmore, and Luke Nowakowski, opens at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Jordan Fein, featuring Adam Dannheisser (Tevye), Lara Pulver (Golde), Beverley Klein (Yente.),Natasha Jules Bernard (Tzeitel), Georgia Bruce (Hodel, Hannah Bristow (Chava), Ashleigh Schuman (Shprintze), Georgia Dixon (Bielke), Matthew Woodyatt (Mordcha/Innkeeper), Matthew Woodyatt (Mordcha/Innkeeper.Alterate Tevye), Dan Wolff (Motel), Daniel Krikler (Perchik), Gregor Milne (Fyedka), Michael S. Siegel (Lazar Wolf), Mark Faith (Rabbi), Toby Turpin (Mendel), Gareth Davies (Avram), Ed Bruggemeyer (Nachum), Sue Appleby (Shandel), Susannah van den Berg (Rifka), Carys McQueen (Mirila), Raphael Papo (Fiddler), Karl Wilson (Constable), and Simon Anthony (Sasha), with Jack Osmond, Alex Pinder, Dylan Saffer, Chris Draper, and Maya Kristal Tenenbaum begins previews at London’s Barbicon Theatre.
It’s About Time, by David Shire & Richard Maltby, Jr, directed by Maltby, featuring Darius de Haas, Shinnerrie Jackson, Daniel Jenkins, Eddie Korbich, Issy van Randwyck, and Lynne Wintersteller, begins previews at CT’s Goodspeed.
Scenes from a Repatriation, by Joel Tan, directed by Kaja Chan, Aidan Cheng, Jon Chew, Fiona Hampton, Robin Khor Yong Kuan and Sky Yang, featuring Kaja Chan, Aidan Cheng, Jon Chew, Fiona Hampton, Robin Khor Yong Kuan and Sky Yang, closes at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
Million Dollar Quartet, directed by Laura Braza, featuring Aja Alcazar ( Dyanne), Blake Burgess (Johnny Cash), JP Coletta (Jerry Lee Lewis), Joe Hebel (Elvis Presley), Armando Gutierrez (Carl Perkins), Seth K. Hale (Sam Phillips), Patrick Morrow (W.S. Fluke Holland), and Michael Ritter (Brother Jay, closes at Milwaukee Rep.
Sunday, May 25
Boy George (Harold Zidler) concludes his run in Moulin Rouge! at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Irishtown, by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey, featuring Kate Burton, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Kevin Oliver Lynch, Brenda Meaney, and Angela Reed, with Roger Clark, closes at Off Broadway’s Irish Rep.
Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Michael BaraKia, featuring Robert Cuccioli (Tevye), Joanna Glushak (Golde), Maria Noel Fallouh (Tzeitel/Gramma Tzeitel), Kristine Zbornik (Yente), Carolyn Demanelis (Shandel), E Ethan Flanagan (Avram), Amy Fritsche (Fruma-Sarah), Sasha Geisser (Chava/Fiddler), Michael Glavan (Fyedka), Addie Wisniewski (Shprintze), Michael Glavan (Fyedka), with Lester González, Matt Koenig, David Lenahan, Brendan Lowry, christina McSheffrey, Calder Meis, Marc Mortiz, Bebe Moss, Meredith Nelson, Adam Ortega, Avery Lamar Pope, Geoffrey Short, and many more, closes at Cleveland Playhouse.
Hymn, by Lolita Chakrabarti, directed by O J Parson, featuring Chiké Johnson and James Vincent Meredith, closes at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone, closes at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
The Totality of All Things, world premiere by Erik Gernand, directed by Taylor Nichols, featuring Christina Carlisi (Judith), Meeghan Holaway (DeeAnn), Gloria Ines (Ms. Carter), Gabriel Plama (Gregg), Victor Kallett (Micah), and Carlos Lacámara (Principal Benson), closes at North Hollywood’s Road Theatre.
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The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place Sun. June 1 at 7:30 PM at the NYU Skirball Center, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burges. Click here for more information.
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Victoria Clark, Darren Criss, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tom Francis, Jonathan Groff, Joshua Henry, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Jinkx Monsoon, Alex Newell, Gracie Lawrence, Adam Pascal, Lily Rabe, Jennifer Simard, Ryan Spahn, Will Swenson, Michael Urie, and more…
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Audible will present Jen Silverman’s adaptation of August Strindburg’s Creditors through May 31 at the Minetta Lane Theatre, directed by Ian Rickson.
Liev Schreiber (Gustav), Maggie Siff (Tekla), and Justice Smith (Adi).
Adi, a struggling painter, finds his creative spark reignited by Gustav, a magnetic stranger at an isolated sea-side hotel. Their connection is instant and intimate, but what seems like a chance encounter quickly twists into something far darker, as Gustav becomes intrigued by Adi’s wife, the dazzling Tekla. Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.
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Boomerang Theatre Company will present A gender-bending free version of Richard II June 21 – July 20 at NYC’s Central Park, directed by Aimee Todoroff.
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Sophia Aranda, Emily Ann Banks, Jordan Allen Bell, Isabella Chang, Nicholas-Tyler Corbin, Will DeVary, Allison Fletcher, Chris Harcum, Tasha Milkman, Dave Quiñones, Coleman Shu-Tung, Tarantino Smith, Shannon Stowe, and Mark Eugene Vaughn, with Maleni Chaitoo, Thaddeus Fitzpatrick, Skyler Gallun, Sarah Nina Hayon, Matthew Jeffers, Matt Monaco, Xavier Pacheco, Marcus Raye Pérez, Grace Porter, and N’yomi Stewart.
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Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross will run Sept. 20 – Nov. 1 (opening Oct. 9) at the Mint Theatre, directed by Jonathan Bank.
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The play draws us into the story of the Klugers, a typical middle class Bavarian family, facing the economic and political upheaval of Germany between Christmas 1932 and June 1933. At its heart is a love story: Lexa Kluger is engaged to Moritz Weissmann, a Jewish doctor. Lexa’s brothers, Helmy and Erich, are becoming increasingly involved with the Nazi party, grateful to have “a real job with a little pay at least.” We see the rise of fascism — but also the yearning to belong that pulls these young men into the darkness. Carson offers a timeless story of how decent people can be led astray.
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Off-Broadway’s York Theatre has announce the appointment of Joseph Hayward as the new Producing Artistic Director.
“I’m honored to step into the role of Producing Artistic Director at The York—my artistic home for the past 10 years,’ shares Mr.Hayward. “I want to thankour exceptional staff, Board, and patrons who make everything we do possible. Together, we will build on our remarkable legacy, champion the next generationof musical theatre creators, and usher in a vibrant new era for The York. Our mission is more essential than ever—join us as we bring vital works of musicaltheatre to life.
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New York Classical Theatre‘s production of All’s Well That Ends Well, adapted & directed by Stephen Burdman, will run June 3-22 in Central Park.
Angelique Archer (Diana/Lady Dumaine), Anique Clements (Helena), Paul Deo Jr. (Bertram), Karel Heřmánek Jr., (Parolles, Carine Montbertrand (Countess of Rossillion/Widow), Briana Gibson Reeves (Lavatch/Lady Dumaine), Nick Salamone (King of France/Time), and Clay Sorseth (Lefeu).