Today’s Highlights:
Fra Fee (The Emcee) and Amy Lennox (Sally Bowles) begin their runs in Cabaret at London’s Kit Kat Club.
Lincoln Center‘s At the Wedding, world premiere by Bryna Turner, directed by Jenna Worsham, featuring Mary Wiseman (Carlo) and Rebecca S’Manga (Frank), with Keren Lugo, Carolyn McCormick, Will Rogers, and Han Van Sciver, opens at Off-Broadway’s Claire Tow Theatre.
Good Night, Oscar, world premiere by Doug Wright, directed by Lisa Peterson, featuring Sean Hayes (Oscar Levant) Emily Bergl (June Levant), Ben Rappaport (Jack Paar), Peter Grosz (Bob Sarnoff), Ethan Slater (Max Weinbaum), Tramell Tillman (Alvin Finney), and John Zdrojeski (George Gershwin), opens at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince 1975 interview, hosted by Brendan Gill, streams for FREE at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT. Registration required here.
Broadway By the Year: The New Wave concert, created, written, hosted & directed by Scott Siegel, celebrating the work of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Benji Pasek & Justin Paul, Bobby Lopez, Jeff Marx, Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, featuring Joe Iconis and Family, Sara Neimietz, Danny Gardner, Gunhild Carling, Quentin Earl Darrington, Jenny Lee Stern, Ben Jones, Jeanine Bruen, Adan Gallegos, The Broadway by the Year Chorus (led by Tyler McCall), and The Broadway by the Year Dance Troupe, at 8 PM ET at NYC’s Town Hall.
Lyrics & Lyricists’ David Loud: Facing the Music concert, featuring Heidi Blickenstaff, Laura Darrell, David Garrison, Alex Joseph Grayson, and Matthew Scott, closes at NYC’s 92Y.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: By Hammerstein and… by Jim Bernhard
Match these songs that have lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II with their composers.
| 1. “Indian Love Call” | A. Harry Ruby |
| 2. “Stouthearted Men” | B. Richard Rodgers |
| 3. “All the Things You Are” | C. George Gershwin |
| 4. “Lift ‘Em Up and Put ‘Em Down” | D. Richard A. Whiting |
| 5. “The Gentleman Is a Dope” | E. Rudolf Friml |
| 6. “My Boy and I” | F. Georges Bizet |
| 7. “I’ll Collaborate With You” | G. Sigmund Romberg |
| 8. “I Love Him, the Rat” | H. Vincent Youmans |
| 9. “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” | I. Jerome Kern |
| 10. “Song of the Flame” | J. Herbert Stothart |
Scroll down for the answers…
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The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced the eligibility status of 7 Broadway productions for the 2021-22 season:
. Rob McClure and Jenn Gambatese are eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in Mrs. Doubtfire.
Patti LuPone are eligible in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance in Company.
. Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck, and Carmen Cusack are eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Flying Over Sunset.
Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions are eligible jointly in the Best Scenic Design of a Musial for Flying Over Sunset.
Myles Frost is eligible in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in MJ.
Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini are jointly eligible for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for MJ.
Sutton Foster is eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Music Man.
The awards will be broadcast live on Sun. June 12 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT with exclusive content streaming exclusively on Paramount+, followed by the live presentation of the Awards at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Parmount+
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Lana Gordon (Persephone) will depart Broadway’s Hadestown on Apr. 3 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
She will be replaced by Jewelle Blackman on Apr. 5.
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Impro Theatre presents Jane Austen Unscripted Apr. 16 – May 8 in the new outdoor stage in the garden at Burbank’s Garry Marshall Theatre, directed by Sara Mountjoy-Pepka and Paul Rogan.
TBA
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Stars in the House will host a 10 hour telethon on Sat. Mar. 26 from 12 Noon – 10 PM ET to raise money and awareness for those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Watch the benefit here.
Donations will benefit the International Rescue Committee and their humanitarian efforts for those affected by the war.
Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Steve Martin, Annette Bening, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Laurie Metcalf, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, David Hyde Pierce, Kelli O’Hara, Robin de Jesús, Donna Murphy, Annaleigh Ashford, Jessie Mueller, Josh Groban, Judith Light, John Stamos, Lindsay Mendez, Laura Benanti, Norman Lear, Betty Buckley, Rosie Perez, Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody, Rachel Bloom, Patrick Wilson, Shoshana Bean, James Monroe Iglehart, Brittney Johnson, Miranda Sings, Debra Monk, Bonnie Milligan, Alli Mauzey, Adam Pascal, Donna Lynne Champlin, Javier Muñoz, Norbert Leo Butz, Rick Lyon, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Katie Finneran, Ruthie Ann Miles, Andy Karl, Morena Baccarin, Christine Pedi, Colin Donnell, Dagmara Doiminczk, Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Kevin Chamberlin, Anika Larsen, Jenn Gambatese, Sepideh Moafi, Danielle De Niese, Orfeh, Patti Murin, Susan Kelechi Watson, Yuriy Saradoy, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Dr. Jon LaPook, and many more TBA.
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The Fire Island Dance Festival, in support of Dancers Responding to AIDS, will run July 15-17 at NY’s Fire Island Pines,
Performers TBA.
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ELTON UNDRESSED: Todd Alsup Sings Elton John will run Apr. 1-3 at TheaterWorks Harford, directed by Rob Ruggiero.
Flamboyant. Outrageous. Decadent. Elton John and his music are many things. But What’s behind the costumes, the larger than life persona, and the lush recordings? Join Todd Alsup on an acoustic journey through the soulful songbook of the Rocket Man. Join us for a stripped down experience that gets closer to the heart and soul of Elton’s timeless music. Don’t forget your glasses!
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Sam Harris: Openly Gray will run Mar. 25-26 at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club, with music direction by Todd Schroeder.
Brenna Whitaker (Mar. 25 only)
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The cast album of Antonio Banderas, Teatro del Soho CaixaBank and John Breglio’s Spanish production of A Chorus Line, the first-ever Spanish language recording of the iconic musical, which has been released on CD in Spain and on streaming and digital platforms worldwide here.
Video: Laura Benanti, Antonio Banderas and company perform “What I Did For Love”
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Kinky Boots will run Sept. 1-24 at the UK’s New Wolsey Theatre, and Sept. 28 – Oct. 22 at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, directed by Tim Jackson.
Casting and additional information TBA.
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The 45th anniversary production of Elizabeth Swados’ Nightclub Cantata will run Apr. 23 – May 22 (opening May 2) at the cell theatre, directed & choreographed by Bill Castellino, with music direction by Miles Plant.
Sarah Nandola, Pearl Rhein, Noah Ruebeck, Hansel Tan, Miles Whittaker, Noreen Crayton, and Victoria Casillo.
Based on texts by Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda, and other poets, Nightclub Cantata is a joyful song cycle of world literature about survival: what compels us back to life and to living as one.
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To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim will be livestreamed Sat. Mar. 26 at 7 PM ET at 54 Below.
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The Broadway community honors the memory of Elizabeth Ireland McCann, better know as Liz, the Tony Award-winning producer and general manager who was among the first successful female leaders on Broadway.
Ms. McCann passed away on Sept. 9, 2021 at the age of 90. On Mar. 29, 2022, what would have been her 91st birthday, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of Broadway theaters in New York City for one minute at exactly 6:30 PM ET, in her honor.
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Carole J. Bufford: Vintage Pop! has announced concerts in 3 locations:
Wed. Mar. 30 at 8:30 PM PT at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club.
Fri. Apr. 1 at 8 PM PT Palm Springs’ The Purple Room.
Sat. Apr. 2 at 8 PM PT at San Diego’s Martinis.
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Video: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and James Lapine discuss Sunday in the Park with George on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: By Hammerstein and…
1-E. “Indian Love Call” (lyrics with Otto Harbach) – Rudolf Friml (Rose-Marie)
2-G. “Stouthearted Men” – Sigmund Romberg (The New Moon)
3-I. “All the Things You Are”- Jerome Kern (Very Warm for May)
(Very Warm for May)
4-F. “Lift ‘Em Up and Put ‘Em Down” – Georges Bizet (Carmen Jones)
5-B. “The Gentleman Is a Dope” – Richard Rodgers (Allegro)
6-H. “My Boy and I” (lyrics with William Carey Duncan) – Vincent Youmans (Mary Jane McKane)
7-J. “I’ll Collaborate With You” (lyrics with Otto Harbach) – Herbert Stothart (Wildflower)
8-D. “I Love Him, the Rat” – Richard A. Whiting (Free for All)
9-A. “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” – Harry Ruby (movie The Strip)
10-C. “Song of the Flame” (lyrics with Otto Harbach) – George Gershwin (Song of the Flame)