Today’s Highlights:
Montego Glover temperarily replaces Audra McDonald in Gypsy at Broadwy’s Majestic Theatre.
Mozart’s Don Giovani – A Rock Opera, adapted, translated, orchestrated, & directed by Adam B. Levowitz, featuring Ryan Silverman, Rachel Zatcoff, and Anchal Dhir, feturingRyan Silverman, Rachel Zatcoff, and Anchal Dhir, opens and NYC’s The Cutting Room.
The Color Purple free concert, directed by Lili-Anne Brown, featuring Brittney Mack (Celie), Aeriel Williams (Shug Avery), Evan Tyrone Martin (Mister), Nicole Michelle Haskins (Sofia), Gilbert Domally (Harpo), Shantel Renee Cribbs (Nettie), Daryn Whitney Harrell (Squeak), Jos N. Banks (Grady), Curtis Bannister (Buster), Sean Blake (Ol Mister), Sharriese Hamilton (Darlene), Ariya Hawkins (Olivia), Reneisha Jenkins (Jarene), Eric Lewis (Bobby), Michael Earvin Martin (Pa), and Juwon Tyrel Perry (Preacher), with Aalon Daeja Smith, Marta Bady, Richaun Shamar Stewart, and Shelbi Voss, opens at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
York Theatre’s Songs of Cope: We Gotta Keep Movin’ FREE concert, honoring Micki Grant, featuring Kevin Chamberlin, Marcus M. Martin, Ashlyn Maddox, Nadina Hassan, and more, at 6 PM at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium.
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GRACE NOTES 
: Good or Bad by Jim Bernhard
Fill in the blanks with either “Good” or “Bad.”
1. ____ Boy, musical by Herbert P. Stothart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, et al
2. ____ News, musical by B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, et al
3. The ____ Samaritan, play by George Ade
4. The ____Seed, play by Maxwell Anderson
5. Lady, Be ____!, musical by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, et al
6. ____ Cinderella, musical by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Zippel, et al
7. Our Country’s ____ play be Timberlake Wertenbaker
8. The Devil Is A ____ Man, play by William Kozlenko
9. ____ Girl, play by Brian Marlow and Vina Delmar
10. The ____ Soup, play by Felicien Marceau
Scroll down for the answers…
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A new immersive production of Masquerade, based on the original musical The Phantom of the Opera, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. will begin previews July 21 a new venue at 218 W. 57th Street, directed by Diane Paulus.
Baby Byrne, Nicholas Edwards, Gabriella Enriquez, Haile Ferrier, Nkrumah Gatling, Cooper Grodin, Maxfield Haynes, Bryan Hernandez-Luch, Satomi Hofmann, Kody Jauron, Francisco Javier González, Maree Johnson, Tia Karaplis, Nathan Keen, Joe Kerr, Jeff Kready, Jacob Lacopo, Eryn LeCroy, Raymond J. Lee, Telly Leung, Claire Leyden, Francesca Mehrotra, Georgia Mendes, Betsy Morgan, Riley Noland, Charles Osborne, Hugh Panaro, Chris Ryan, Kyle Scatliffe, Paul Adam Schaefer, Clay Singer, Phumzile Sojola, Jeremy Stolle, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Nik Walker, Andrew Wojtal, Kevin Zambrano, and Anna Zavelson.
Masquerade blurs the lines of reality, bringing audiences inside and closer than ever before to the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera – a mystery never fully explained. From the highest rooftop to the subterranean lair deep below the Opera Populaire, guests will be invited to experience the music of the night more intimately than ever before. And when the iconic chandelier rises again above New York City, it will provide more than “a little illumination,” with a dazzling display of over 30,000 crystals.
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Charles Kirsch’s Backstage Babble Live will take place Mon. July 7, both in-person and livestream at NYC’s 54 Below, with music directed by Michael Lavine.
Karen Akers, Craig Bierko, Lane Bradbury, Jim Brochu, Meg Bussert, Len Cariou, Penny Fuller, Sata Gettelfinger, Annie Golden, Simon Jones, Janine LaManna, Sally Murphy, Steve Ross, and Anna Zavelson.
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North Hollywood’s Road Theatre Company will present its 16th Summer Playwrights Festival July 11-20 which will offer 24 plays in 10 days.**********************
Darwin Del Fabro’s Lili/Darwin will run Aug. 2-23 at The Tank, directed by Meghan Finn.
Darwin Del Fabro A poetic solo performance exploring the intimate, overlapping journeys of Lili Elbe and Darwin Del Fabro, the play invites the audience into a raw, unflinching world of identity, memory, and becoming. Through voice, projection, and powerful language, Darwin brings to life the blurred lines of self and story, history and present.**********************
Patrick Ball (Hamlet), Coral Pena (Ophelia), Gina Torres (Gertrude), James T. Alfred (Head Attendant), Joe Chrest (Detective Fortinbras), Fidel Bomez (Gravedigger), Ty Molbak (Laertes/Rosencrantz), Ramiz Monsef (Polonius), Aruek Sgafur (Claudius), Jaime Lincoln Smith (First Player/Attendant) and Daniel Zuhike (Guildenstern**********************
JOY: A New True Musical, by Ken Davenport & Ann Marie Milazzo, directed by Lorin Latarro, has been extended through Aug. 17 at Off-Broadway’s Laura Pels Theatre.
Betsy Wolfe (Joy Mangano), Jill Abramovitz (Toots), Honor Blue Savage (Christie), Charl Brown (Dan), Adam Grubber (Rudy), and Mauricio Martínez.
An uplifting work based on the true story of entrepreneur and inventor Joy Mangano. Her journey—also told in the 2015 film JOY, starring Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence—now comes to life on stage. From single motherhood and financial struggles to building a business empire, Joy’s story epitomizes the power of resilience and determination, an inspiring celebration of a woman who never gave up and redefined the American Dream!
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GRACE NOTES ANSWERS : Good or Bad by Jim Bernhard
1. Good Boy, musical by Herbert P. Stothart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, et al
2. Good News, musical by B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, et al
3. The Bad Samaritan, play by George Ade
4. The Bad Seed, play by Maxwell Anderson
5. Lady, Be Good!, musical by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, et al
6. Bad Cinderella, musical by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Zippel, et al
7. Our Country’s Good, play be Timberlake Wertenbaker
8. The Devil Is A Good Man, play by William Kozlenko
9. Bad Girl, play by Brian Marlow and Vina Delmar
10. The Good Soup, play by Felicien Marceau