Have a glorious Labor Day holiday. GRACE NOTES will return Tuesday, September 7.
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Holiday Highlights:
Friday, September 3
John Williams: Maestro of the Movies concert opens at the Hollywood Bowl.
Toni Stone, by Lydia R. Diamond, directed by Pam MacKinnon, featuring JaBen Early, Kenn E. Head, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Sean-Maurice Lynch, Jarrod Mims Smith, Gilbert L. Bailey II, Aldo Billingslea, and Santoya Fields, begins previews at DC’s Arena Stage.
Signature Theatre‘s Broadway in the Park concert, featuring Renee Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell. Christian Douglas, Rayshun LaMarr, Katie Mariko Murray, Tray Lynn Olivera, Nova Y. Payton, Awa Sal Secka, and Bobby Smith, at 8 PM ET at VA’s Wolftrap.
Well-Behaved Women, Carmel Dean’s new song cycle concert, directed by Julie Atherton, featuring Maisey Bawden (Lady Liberty), Anna-Jane Casey (Billie Jean King/Janet Armstrong), Janie Dee (Eleanor Roosevelt), Nicole Dennis (Eve), Hiba Elchikhe (Cleopatra/Malala Yousafzai), Kerry Ellis (Boudicca), Gabriela García (Frida Kahlo), Cassidy Janson (Virginia Woolf), Rachel John (Maya Angelou), Linda John-Pierre (Harriet Tubman), and Rachael Wooding (Mary Magdalene), at 7:30 PM GMT at London’s Cadogan Hall.
“Cinderella” film, featuring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, James Corden, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan, released on Amazon Prime.
South Pacific, directed by Daniel Evans, featuring Julian Ovenden (Emile), Ghina Back (Nellie), Joanna Ampil (Bloody Mary), Keir Charles (Luther Billis), Rob Houchen (Lt. Cable), and Sera Maehara (Liat), with Troy Abesamis, Lindsay Atherton, Carl Au, Rosanna Bates, David Birrell, Leslie Garcia Bowman, Taylor Bradshaw, Bobbie Chambers, Charlotte Coggin, Danny Collins, Oliver Edward, Sergio Giacomelli, Shailan Cohil, Adrian Grove, Zack Guest, Cameron Bernard Jones Amanda Lindgren, Matthe Maddison, Melissa Nettleford, Rachel Jayne Picar, Kate Playdon, Pierce Rogan, Clancy Ryan, Charlie Waddell, and James Wilkinson-Jones, concludes streaming at the UK’s Chichester Theatre.
Saturday, September 4
Springsteen on Broadway closes at the St. James Theatre.
Queen of the Night, world premiere by travis tate, directed by Raz Golden, featuring Danny Johnson and Leland Fowler, closes at VT’s Dorset Theatre Festival.
Sunday, September 5
Be More Chill, by Joe Iconis & Joe Tracz, directed by Stephen Brackett, featuring Scott Folan (Jeremy Heere), Blake Patrick Anderson (Michael Mell), Miracle Chance (Christine Canigula), and Stewart Clarke (The Squip), with Eloise Davies, Christopher Fry, James Hameed, Gabriel Hinchliffe, Renée Lamb, Eve Norris, Millie O’Connell, and Miles Paloma, closes at London’s Shaftsbury Theatre.
Singin’ in the Rain, directed by Jonathan Church, featuring Adam Cooper (Don Lockwood), Kevin Clifton (Cosmo Brown), Faye Tozer (Lina Lamont), Charlotte Gooch (Kathy Seldon), Cavin Cornwall (RF Simpson), Sandra Dickinson (Dora Bailey), Michael Matus (Roscoe Dexter), and Imogen Brook (Zelda Zanders), with Briana Craigh, Alistair Crosswell, Lavinia Fitzpatrick, Alex Given, Ryan Gover, Ashleigh Graham, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Molly Rees Howe, Thomas Inge, Robin Kent, Sam Lips, Joshua Lovell, George Lyons, Heather Scott Martin, Amonik Melaco, Ashleigh Morris, Peter Nash, Megan Spiers, and Ellie May Wilson, closes at London’s Sadler Wells Theatre.
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert, featuring Jon Robyns (Jean Valjean), Bradley Jaden (Javert), Lucie Jones (Fantine), Shan Ako (Éponine), Harry Apps (Marius), Gerard Carey (Thénardier), Josefina Gabrielle (Madame Thénardier), Charlie Burn (Cosette) and Jamie Muscato (Enjolras), closes at London’s Sondheim Theatre.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by Laurence Connor, featuring Alexandra Burke (Narrator), Lindsay Hateley (Narrator at select performances), Jason Donovan (Pharaoh), Jac Yarrow (Joseph), Steffan Lloyd Evans (Reuben), and Bobby Windebank (Simeon), with Singh, Femi Alkinfolarin, Jabari Braham, Gemma Buckingham, Thalia Burt, Jasmin Colangelo, Jonathan Cordin, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Alexander Day, Andre Fabien Francis, Llandyll Gove, Abigayle Honeywill, Blythe Jandoo, Danny Nattrass, Perry O’Dea, Georgina Parkinson, Emily-Ann Potter, Jon Reynolds, Rochelle Sherona, Katie Singh, and many, many young performers, closes at the London Palladium.
Chicago, directed & choreography by Denis Jones, featuring Sarah Bowden (Roxie Hart), J. Harrison Ghee (Velma Kelly), Emily Skinner (Matron “Mama” Morton), James T. Lane (Billy Flynn), Adam Heller (Amos Hart), and Ali Ewoldt (Mary Sunshine), with Carleigh Bettiol, Joe Bigelow, Victoria Byrd, Taeler Cyrus, Sean Ewing, Veronica Fiaoni, Abbey Friedman, Anna Gassett, Valton Jackson, Madison Johnson, Justin Keats, Connor McRory, Lizz Picini, Michael James Reed, Mikayla Renfrow, Nathaniel Washington, Davis Wayne, and Ricardo A. Zayas, closes at the St. Louis Muny.
Bay Street Theatre‘s Camelot in concert, directed by Scott Schwartz, featuring Jeremy Kushnier (Arthur), Britney Coleman (Guenevere), Deven Kolluri (Lancelot), Amaya Grier (Tom of Warwick), and Aaron Dalla Villa (Mordred), with Kyle Lopez Barisich, Hope Hamilton, James Harkness, David LaMarr, Cecelia Ticktin, and Kevin Wang, closes at a Bridgehampton outdoor location.
Babes in Arms, world premiere adaptation by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Beane, featuring Eric Siegle (Valentine LaMar), Aliza Ciara (Dolores Reynolds), Liat Shuflita (Baby Rose), Tia Karapalis (Billie Smith), Jeffrey Marc Atkins (Marshall Blackstone), GraceAnn Kontak (Mitzi), Joseph Monseur (Petey), Dan Kelley (Booker), Logan Schmucker (Lincoln), and M.L. Catwell (Gus), closes at NY’s Forestburgh Playhouse.
John Williams: Maestro of the Movies concert closes at the Hollywood Bowl.
Freda Pyane: Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald concert closes at PA’s Bucks County Playhouse.
Monday, September 6
Enjoy the holiday…
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Video: Stars in the House, offering Sugar, Butter, Jennas… with Jessie Mueller, Betsy Wolfe, Shoshana Bean and Nicolette Robinson. (1:36:23)
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Brooks Ashmanskas has departed Fairycakes, written & directed by Douglas Carter Beane, due to a television commitment. He will be replaced by Arnie Burton. The production will run Oct. 14 – Jan. 2, 2022 (opening Oct. 24) at the Greenwich House Theater.
Mo Rocca (Geppetto), Alfie Fuller (Peaseblossom), Sabatino Cruz (Pinocchio), Jackie Hoffman (Moth), Kuhoo Verma (Cinderella), Julie Halston (Titania/Elizabeth), Ann Harada (Musterseed), Arnie Burton (Oberon/Dirk), Jason Tam (Prine/Cupid), Z Infante (Cobweb), Jamen Nanthakumar (Changeling), and Chris Myers (Puck).
One night in the forest, puckish mischief leads to mismatched lovers from across all your favorite stories. And what begins as love as first sprite, grows into something more as the feelings from one midsummer night carry over to the bright light of day. So come sit for a spell. Because in this theatre, magic is real.
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The Band’s Visit, by David Yazbek, will resume its national tour on Oct. 5 at NC’s Durham Performing Arts Center. Click here for the complete tour schedule.
Sasson Gabay (Tewfiq), Janet Dacal (Dina), Joe Joseph (Haled), Clay Singer (Itzik), Yoni Avi Battat (Camal), Coby Getzug (Papi), Joshual Grosso (Telephone Guy), Kendal Hartse (Iris), David Studwell (Avrum), Billy Cohen (Zelger), Layan Elwazini (Julia), Marc Ginsburg (Sammy), Ariel Reich (Anna), and James Rana (Simon), with Ali Louis Bourzgui, Loren Lester, Dana Saleh Omar, Nick Sacks, and Hannah Shankman.
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A Little New Music present the songs of Sam Carner & Derek Gregor on Tues. Sept. 7 at 7 PM PT, hosted by Luke H. Klipp and Kila Packett.
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Video: Harrison Ghee and Emily Skinner perform “Class” from the Muny production of Chicago.
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The world premiere of David Lindsay-Abair & Jeanine Tesori’s Kimberly Akimbo will run Nov. 5 – Dec. 26 (opening Dec. 8) at the Atlantic Theatre Company, directed by Jessica Stone, with choreography by Danny Mefford.
Steven Boyer, Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan II, Michael Iskander, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, and Nina White.
Kim is a bright and funny Jersey teen, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging disease may be the least of her problems. Forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side.
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Mark Wilding’s Our Man in Santiago will run Sept. 24 – Oct. 24 at Theatre West, directed by Charlie Mount.
Presciliana Esparolini, Nick McDow Musleh, Steve Nevil, George Tovar, and Michael Van Duzer.
A comic spy thriller inspired by the true story of a spectacularly failed US attempt to overthrow Chile’s democratically elected leader. The CIA enlists an inexperienced, somewhat guileless agent to follow up with a last-ditch, poorly conceived, and wildly dangerous effort to hasten the 1973 Chilean coup d’état.
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“The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,” while Broadway is re-opening, will now offer a new episode every week, and will also air nationwide soon.
(Sept. 4 & 5): Jeff Daniels, Lillias White, Lindsay Pearce, Krystal Joy Brown, Anais Mitchell, and Rachel Chavkin. Click here to watch.
Video: Check out clips of this week’s episode.
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New York City Ballet will present George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Nov. 26 – Jan. 2, 2022 at Lincoln Center.
Casting TBA.
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Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West has announced its 2021-22 season:
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing (Oct. 15-31)
The Andrews Brothers (Feb. 11-27, 2022)
On This Side of the World (Mar. 25 – Apr. 10). Full production.
Grease (July 8-24)
Smokey Joe’s Café (Oct. 14-30)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Dec. 2-18)
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Video: A Nick Cordero tribute at the re-opening of Waitress on Broadway, with special guest Amanda Kloots.
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The world premiere of Jon Hartmere’s Once Upon A One More Time, with the songs of Britney Spears, will run Nov. 30 – Jan. 2, 2022 at DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, directed & choreographed by Keone & Mari Madrid.
Casting TBA.
The classic fairytale princesses gather for their fortnightly book club, longing for a new story. When a rogue fairy godmother drops “The Feminine Mystique” into their corseted laps, it spurs a royal revelation: there is more to life than bird-made dresses and true love’s kiss!