Today’s Highlights:
Play-Per-View’s Jane Anger, by Talene Monahon, directed by Jess Chayes, featuring Michael Urie, Ryan Spahn, Talene Monahon, and Amelia Workman, opens at Off-Broadway’s New Ohio Theatre.
Red Bull Theater‘s A Tempest (Une Tempête) livestream reading, by Aimé Césaire, directed by Lanise Antoine Shelley, featuring Isabel Ellison, Carson Elrod, Kimberly Exum, Manoel Feciano, Enid Graham, Isaiah Johnson, Anthony Michael Lopez, Paul Niebanck, Jay O. Sanders, Derek Smith, and Anthony Venturini, at 7:30 PM ET at Off-Broadway’s Florence Gould Hall (and available on demand through Mar. 6).
Broadway Sings Adele concert, directed by Corey Mach, featuring Loren Allred, Lena Hall, Tamika Lawrence, Rosé, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Kayla Davion, Tim Ehrlich, Sam Gravitte, Eric Michael Krop, Corey Mach, Linday Pearce, Jelani Remy, Kate Rockwell, Britton Smith, Raena White, and Rebby Han, at 8 PM ET at NYC’s Sony Hall.
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Reviews for sandblasted at Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre:
New York Times (Jesse Green): As the lights go up, we discover two women half-buried in sand — which is one more woman than stingy Samuel Beckett offered in Happy Days. But Beckett’s semi-subterranean Winnie faced only the terrors of eternity. For Angela and Odessa, the main characters in Charly Evon Simpson’s sandblasted,… the problem is closer to home… Because less than a minute into the action, it is that appendage that falls off Angela’s body like an overripe fruit from a tree… For me, it tries too hard… The actors, under the direction of Summer L. Williams, are all enjoyable, making the most of characterful writing when it’s provided, and doing what they can with the big gulps of self-conscious poetry Simpson has otherwise asked them to deliver.
Theatrely (Joe Sims): …In a stark space half-filled with sand, two Black women emerge from behind beach umbrellas. They shake sand out of every crevice. Then, one of the women’s arms falls clean off of her body. “Oh shit,” she sighs, seeming mostly annoyed. “Not now.” … Sadly, the evening won’t hit the same heights of bizarre wonder again in the 100 minutes that follow. sandblasted follows Angela (Brittany Bellizeare) and Odessa (Marinda Anderson) in a sand-clogged dystopia of unspecified time/place… meandering narrative… Plot isn’t the focus of Simpson’s absurdist work, but what story there is proves difficult to follow… Language is meant to be the focus rather than plot, and in this regard the play is more successful…
Theatre Reviews Limited (David Roberts): …Charly Evon Simpson’s inspiration for her narrative is clearly rooted in absurdism… Under Summer L. Williams’s meticulous direction, the cast portrays the characters and their conflicts with precision, honesty, and authenticity. If there is any problem with sandblasted it is the script itself. From the opening scene, it is obvious that the play’s action is episodic and not linear. The difficulty is that many of the scenes seem repetitive or overly written. A few scenes even seem unnecessary… The transition to the final scene where Angels and Odessa reunite with Adah seems contrived and the scene itself seems unnecessary…
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: Who’s She? by Jim Bernhard
Match these titles with the characters they denote:
| 1. The Lady from Dubuque | A. Anne Catherick |
| 2. The Merry Widow | B. Countess Aurelia |
| 3. Funny Girl | C. Jane Broadbent |
| 4. The Madwoman of Chaillot | D. Liza Elliot |
| 5. The Beauty Queen of Leenane | E. Ellida Wangel |
| 6. The Reluctant Debutante | F. Sonia |
| 7. The Woman in White | G. Elizabeth |
| 8. Lady in the Dark | H. Georgie Elgin |
| 9. The Country Girl | I. Fanny Brice |
| 10. The Lady from Sea | J. Maureen Folan |
Scroll down for the answer…
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2021 SAG Awards. Click here for the complete list of winners.
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The Off-Broadway production of Atlantic Theater’s Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori, will transfer to Broadway, to begin previews Oct. 12 and open Nov. 10 at a Shubert Theatre TBA, directed by Jessica Stone. Additional information TBA.
Victoria Clark (Kimberly), Justin Cooley, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, 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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NYC’s 92Y has announced two upcoming concert in its Lyrics & Lyricists series:
You Send Me: The Songs and Soul of Sam Cooke (Apr. 23-25), featuring Darius de Haas. 
(starting at $10) here.
Isn’t It Bliss: Sondheim on Love (June 18-20), conceived & hosted by Ted Sperling, with special guests TBA. (starting at $10) here.
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Complete casting has been announced for Benjamin Benne’s Alma, to run Mar. 6 – Apr. 3 (opening Mar. 13) at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, directed by Juliette Carillo.
Sabrina Fest and Cheryl Umana, with Bianca Ruiz Brockl and Marilyn Camacho.
Alma and her daughter, Angel, made sixteen wishes long ago: good health, love, carne asada every day, perfect SAT scores, and a spot at UC Davis, to name a few. But now that Angel is 17, she’s got a different vision for her future than her immigrant single mom.
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Video: Plaza Suite curtain speech, with Sara Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
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Edouard Louis’ Who Killed My Rather (Quiz a tué mon père), will run May 18 – June 5 (opening May 22) at St. Ann’s Warehouse, directed by Thomas Ostermeier.
Casting TBA.
The play takes audiences through the playwright’s strained relationship with his father and its roots in how the French government handles the working poor.
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The Road Theatre Company presents Tanya Barfield’s Bright Half Life Apr. 4 – May 22 (opening Apr. 8) at the Road on Magnolia, directed by Amy K. Harmon.
Kacie Rogers (Vicky) and Tiffany Wolff (Erica). The moving live story of Erica and Vicky that spans decades in an instant — from marriage, children, skydiving, and the infinite moments that make life together.**********************
Video: Episode 1 of Sara Jean Ford & Cameron Dingwall’s web series “The Aging Ingenue,” directed by Dingwall, featuring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds. (4:43)
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New York Theatre Barn presents a reading of Asa Somers, Robert Morris, Steven Morris & Joe Shane’s Everyone Comes to Elaine’s, to take place Fri. Mar. 4, directed by Jeff Calhoun, with music supervision by Rebekah Bruce Parker, and music direction by Gillian Berkowitz.
Mary Testa (Elaine Kaufman), Bobby Daye, Michael Kostroff, Jill Abramovitz, Jillian Butler, Stephen Carlile, Alex Joseph Grayson, Cooper Grodin, Mel Johnson Jr., Mauricio Martínez, Talia Simone Robinson, and Paul Whitty.
The untold story of Elaine Kaufman, fables doyenne of NYC nightlife. A brassy larger-than-life legend, Elaine ruled with an iron fist while also inspiring fierce loyalty among her regulars, who included literary giants, boozy locals, and nearly every A-list celebrity of the day, from Truman Capote and Jackie Kennedy to Andy Warhol and Wood Allen. An insider’s look at Elaine’s famous saloon, while chronicling her struggles as an independent, pioneering female business owner coping with the challenges personal and professional.
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L.A. Theatre Works has announced its complete “Arthur Miller Collection” is now available for digital download:
After the Fall
All My Sons, starring Julie Harris
Broken Glass
The Crucible, starring Stacy Keach and Richard Dreyfuss
Death of a Salesman, starring Stacy Keach
Incident at Vichy
The Man who Had All the Luck
The Price
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, starring Lyman Felt
A View from the Bridge
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The UK tour of The Cher Show will run Apr. 15-23 at the Leicester Curve Theatre, directed by Arlene Phillips, with choreography by Oti Mabuse. 
Click here for the complete tour schedule.
Millie O’Connell (Babe), Debbie Kurup (Star), Danielle Steers (Lady), and more TBA.
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Beetlejuice, directed by Alex Timbers, will resume performances Fri. Apr. 8. at the Marquis Theatre.
Alex Brightman, Kerry Butler, David Josefsberg, Adam Dannheisser, Leslie Rodruguez Kritzer, Kelvin Moon Loh, Danny Rutigliano, Dana Steingold, Elizabeth Teeter, Michelle Aravena, Zonya Love, Kate Bailey, Will Blum, Ryan Breslin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Brooke Engen, Eric Anthony Johnson, Andrew Kober, Elliott Mattox, Mateo Melendez, Ramone Owens, Commodore C. Primous III, Nevada Riley, and Graham Stevens.
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Tracy Letts’ The Minutes will begin previews Apr. 2 and open Apr. 17 at Studio 54, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Tracy Letts, Jessie Mueller, Blair Brown, Sally Murphy, Austin Pendleton, Noah Reid, Ian Barford, Cliff Chamberlin, K. Todd Freeman, Danny McCarthy, and Jeff Still.
The play takes a hard look at the inner workings of a city council meeting and the hypocrisy, greed, and ambition that bubble to the surface when a newcomer to the small town of Big Cherry starts to ask the wrong questions. Why is someone on the council mysteriously missing? What happened to all the bicycles? Is there skullduggery afoot with the city’s finances? What’s the deal with the available parking space? What the F is going on with the Lincoln Smackdown? And why are The Minutes from the last meeting being kept secret?
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Video: Stephen Sondheim explains why “I Feel Pretty” is not in the West Side Story revival.
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Lincoln Center’s production of My Fair Lady will begin performances in May 2022 (dates TBA) at the London Coliseum, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Amara Okereke (Eliza Doolittle), Harry Haddon Paton (Henry Higgins), Vanessa Redgrave (Mrs. Higgins), and Sharif Afifi (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), with more TBA.
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Video (scroll down): Beanie Feldstein and Ramin Karimloo discuss their favorite moments from rehearsals of Funny Girl.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: Who’s She?
1-G. The Lady from Dubuque – Elizabeth
2-F. The Merry Widow – Sonia
3-I. Funny Girl – Fanny Brice
4-B. The Madwoman of Chaillot – Countess Aurelia
5-J. The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Maureen Folan
6-C. The Reluctant Debutante – Jane Broadbent
7-A. The Woman in White – Anne Catherick
8-D. Lady in the Dark – Liza Elliot
9-H. The Country Girl – Georgie Elgin
10-E. The Lady from Sea – Ellida Wangel