Today’s Highlights:
Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn, by Mark Saltzman, directed & choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen, featuring Nikita Burshteyn, Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez, Michael Marotta, Judy McLane, Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker, Zach Schanne, and Viet Vo, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 555.
Mac Beth, 2019 all-female production, directed by Erica Schmidt, featuring Isabelle Fuhrman, AnnaSophia Robb, Sharlene Cruz, Sophie Kelly-Hedrick, Ismenia Mendes, Lily Santiago, and Ayana Workman, begins streaming at Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theater.
New Works Festival 22, offering readings & discussions of new plays, opens at Theaterworks Hartford.
VA’s Signature Theatre 2022 Sondheim Award presentation, featuring Bernadette Peters, Santino Fontana, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Nova Y. Paton, and Bobby Smith, at 7 PM at VA’s Capital One Hall.
The Vineyard Theatre 2022 Gala, celebrating the music of Laura Nyro, co-hosted by Deirdre O’Connell & Billy Crudup, featuring Latoya Edwards (School Girls), Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Julie Benko, Melissa Manchester, Felix Cavaliere, Brandon Victor Dixon, Mandy Gonzalez, Judy Kuhn, and Anika Noni Rose, at 8 PM at NYC’s Boucherie.
The Rehearsal Club’s Annual Rising Star Competition and Tribute to Carol Burnett, hosted by Diane J. Findlay, directed by Francine Mancini, with choreography by Pat Cody, and music direction by Tom Spahn, at 7 PM ET at NYC’s Symphony Space.
Labyrinth Theater 
the 90’s FUNraiser benefit, featuring John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Stulbarg, and more, at 7:30 PM ET at NYC’s Joe’s Pub.
York Theatre‘s Marilyn Maye in May benefit concert, conducted by Ted Firth, at 7:30 PM ET at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Jeans.
Roe v. Wade 2.0 streaming presentation, by Margaret Vandenburg, directed by Lisa Rothe, featuring Jo Chim, Tiffany Clifton, Kathryn Erbe, Joel de la Fuente, Florencia Lozano, Peter McCabe, Carrie Preston, Portia, CJ Wilson, and Johnny M. Wu, at 7 PM ET here (pay-what-you-can).
Foundation for New American Musicals‘ Musi-Cal concert, offering selections from 4 new musicals, at 6:30 PM PT at Hollywood’s Bourbon Room.
Chicago Cabaret Week concludes at various Chicago venues.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: Rhyme Schemes by Jim Bernhard
Match these rhyming words from song lyrics with the musicals in which they appear.
| 1. Gibraltar / falter | A. Porgy and Bess |
| 2. Stiff knees / Tiffany’s | B. The Sound of Music |
| 3. Bunny-hug / United Drug | C. Kiss Me, Kate |
| 4. Liable / Bible | D. Annie Get Your Gun |
| 5. Flatter ‘er / Cleopaterer | E. Wicked |
| 6. Truth / vermouth | F. Garrick Gaieties |
| 7. Breezes / Mercedeses | G. Chicago |
| 8. Planned ‘em / tandem | H. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
| 9. Beanery / greenery | I. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| 10. Pajamas / mamas | J. My Fair Lady |
Scroll down for the answers…
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MCC Theater will present Miscast 2022, available to stream May 22 (at 7 PM ET) — May 25 (at 11:59 PM ET) via Broadway Unlocked, with all-access tickets for only $30.
Uzo Aduba, Shoshana Bean, Raúl Esparza, Myles Frost, J. Harrison Ghee, Tamika Lawrence, Andrea Matin, Audra McDonald, Lea Michele, Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale, Aaron Tveit, and more…
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In The Heights will run June 3-26 (opening June 4) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Benjamin Perez, with choreography by Marissa Herrera and music direction by Brent Crayon.
Rubén J. Carbajal (Usnavi), Daisy Marie Lopez (Nina), Hosea Mundi (Benny), Claudia Mulet (Vanessa), Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield (Abuela Claudia), Jose Carlos Rivera (Sonny), Shadia Fairuz (Daniela), Crissy Guerrero (Camila), Lindsey Dantes (Carla), Kevin Solis (Piragua Guy), Benjamin Perez (Kevin Rosario), and Kevin Trinio Perdido (Grafitti Pete), with Steven-Adam Agdeppa, Marcos Alexander, Remmie Bourgeois, Bianca Brandon, Andrea Dobbins, Juan Guillen, Haley Izurieta, Rachel Josefina, Jodi Marks, Monika Peña, Mario Rocha, Tristan Turner, Isaac Uhlenberg, and Bridget Whitman.
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“Keeping Company With Sondheim” will take place Mon. May 23 at 7 PM ET at NYC’s 92Y. 
Note: the livestream option is for the discussion only.
Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, and Marianne Elliot.
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Camille A. Brown has become the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway production in six decades.
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The $200K Edition of Dennis Hensley’s The MisMatch Game will run May 21-22, at Hollywood’s LGBT Center.
(Sat. May 21 at 8 PM PT): Danny Casillas (Reba Areba), Daniele Gaither (Wendy Williams), John Hill (Nicole Kidman), Felix Pire (Ricardo Montalbán), Craig Taggart (Bette Midler), and Lory Tatoulian (Sharon Osbourne).
(Sun. May 22 at 7 PM PT): Jackie Beat (Bea Arthur), Julie Brown (Queen Elizabeth), Danny Casillas (Reba Areba), Tom Lenk (Tilda Swinton), Lory Tatoulian (Sharon Osbourne), and March Samuel (Morgan Freeman).
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Video: From the recording of South Pacific, with Mandy Patinkin (Nov. 30, 1986), and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Tunick.
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Scotter Pietsch’s Windfall will run May 31 – June 19 (opening June 4) at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre, directed by Jason Alexander.
Spencer Garrett (Glenn Brannon), Ro Boddie (Galvan Kidd), Badia Farha (Kate Rearden), Abigail Isom (Hannah Higley), Talia Thiesfield (Jacqueline Vanderbilt), and Dylan S. Wallach (Chris Hart).
Five office workers in Columbus, Ohio toil under the heavy hand of a maniacal boss and dream of a better life. When the boss’s antics become too much to beard, they bet their every last cent on a one-billion-dollar lottery jackpot. But the prospect of winning brings out the worst in these best friends.
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LA Theatre Works will present a screening of the London production of Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie on Sun. Aug. 7 at 3 PM PT at UCLA’s James Bridge’s Theatre, directed by Justin Martin.
Jodie Comer
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
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The national tour of Pretty Woman (an AEA tour), directed & choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, will run June 15 – July 3 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre,
Adam Pascal (Edward Lewis), Olivia Valli (Vivian Ward), Jessica Crouch (Kit De Luca), Kyle Taylor Parker (Happy Man/Mr. Thompson), and Matthew Stocke (Philip Stuckey), with Nella Cole, Michael Dalke, Nico DeJesus, Christian Douglas, Danny Drewes, Alex Gibbs, Em Hadick, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Chris Manuel, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster, Kaylee Olson, Amma Osei, Jonathan Ritter, Becca Suskauer, Kelsee Sweigard, Matthew Vincent Taylor, Brent Thiessen, Bria J. Williams, and Imani Pearl Williams. Crouch, Stocke, and Robin DeJesus.
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Video: “Inner White Girl” from Broadway’s A Strange Loop.
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A reading of Charlie Oh’s White Monkey will take place Sat. May 27 at 7 PM CT at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, directed by Mikael Burke.
Casting TBA.
Li runs a “rent-a-foreigner” agency, loaning out white actors to Chinese businesses looking to boost their international prestige. She finally meets an assignment worthy of her creativity and ambition: populate an entire ghost city with white people in order to convince skeptical Chinese buyers to move in. It’s Li’s chance at the Chinese Dream, but what will this exorbitant lie cost her?
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Click here to download your 2022 Tony Awards Ballot.
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The national tour of Come From Away will run May 31 – June 12 at the Ahmanson Theatre.
Marika Aubrey, Kevin Carolan, Harter Clingman, Nick Duckart, Chamblee Ferguson, Christine Toy Johnson, Julie Johnson, James Earl Jones II, Julia Knitel, Sharone Sayegh, Danielle K. Thomas, Jeremy Woodard, Jenny Ashman, Jane Buntin, Amelia Cormack, Aaron Michael Ray, Kilty Reidy, and Brandon Springman.
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Girl From the North Country has been extended through June 19 at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre, written & directed by Conor McPherson.
Mare Winningham, Todd Almond, Colin Bates, Jeannette Bayardelle, Jennifer Blood, Alex Joseph Grayson, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Marc Kudisch, Luba Mason, Ben Mayne, Matt McGrath, Tom Nelis, Jay O. Sanders, John Schiappa, Austin Scott, Housso Semon, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Edward Staudenmayer, Rachel Stern, Anastasia Talley, Chiara Trentalange, Bob Walton, Aidan Wharton, Chelsea, and Lee Williams.
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Isn’t It Bliss?: Sondheim on Love, conceived & hosted by Ted Sperling, will run June 18-20 at NYC’s 92Y.
Performers TBA.
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Video: From the current Broadway production of Company: “You Could Drive A Person Crazy,” with Bobby Conte, Manu Narayan, and Claybourne Elder.
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The world premiere of Ana Nogueria’s Which Way to the Stage has been extended through May 24 at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, directed by Mike Donahue.
Sas Goldberg, Max Jenkins, Evan Todd, and Michelle Veintimilla.
The year is 2015 and Jeff and Judy are right where they’re supposed to be: waiting outside the stage door of If/Then to get an autograph from the stage. But the experience they have while they wait will change the course of their decades-long friendship forever.
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Berkshire Theatre Group has announced 2 concerts at Pittsfield, CT’s Colonial Theatre:
Tony Yazbek (Sat. May 28 at 7 PM ET). 
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Chita: They Rhythm of My Life (Sun. May 29 at 2 PM ET). here.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: Rhyme Schemes
1-J. Gibraltar / falter – My Fair Lady (“You Did It”), lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
2-I. Stiff knees / Tiffany’s – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (“Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” lyrics by Leo Robin)
3-G. Bunny-hug / United Drug – Chicago (“All That Jazz,” lyrics by Fred Ebb)
4-A. Liable / Bible – Porgy and Bess (“It Ain’t Necessarily So,” lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
5-C. Flatter ‘er / Cleopaterer – Kiss Me, Kate – (“Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” lyrics by Cole Porter)
6-H. Truth / vermouth – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (“I Believe In You,” lyrics by Frank Loesser)
7-B. Breezes – Mercedeses – The Sound of Music (“How Can Love Survive?”, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
8-E. Planned ‘em / tandem – Wicked (“Defying Gravity,” lyrics by Stephen Schwarz)
9-F. Beanery / greenery – Garrick Gaieties (“Mountain Greenery,” lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
10-D. Pajamas / mamas – Annie Get Your Gun (“You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun,” lyrics by Irving Berlin)