Today’s Highlights:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, by William Finn & Rachel Sheinkin, directed by Danny Mefford, featuring Justin Cooley (Leaf Coneybear), Kevin McHale (William Barfée), Philippe Arroyo (Chip Tolentino), Leana Rae Concepcion and (Marcy Park), Justin Cooley (Leaf Coneybear), Kevin McHale (William Barfée), Philippe Arroyo (Chip Tolentino), and Leana Rae Concepcion (Marcy Park), Jasmine Amy rogers (Olive Ostrovsky), Autumn Best (Logaininne Schwartzgrubenierre, and Matt Manuel, opens at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages.
The Travels of Teodor reading, by Lope De Vega, directed Melissa Crespo, featuring Isabel Arraiza, Jordan Bellow, Rajesh Bose, Darryl Gene Daughtry, Francesca Fernandez, Andy Grotelueschen, Jesse Cao Long, Melissa Mahoney, David Mattar Merten, Ajay Naidu, Alfredo Narciso, and Randolph Curtis Rand, at 7:30 at NYC’s Symphony Space.
Charlotte Sweet: The Madcap Musical benefit concert, by Michael Colby & Gerald Jay Markoe, directed byJeff Calhoun, featuring Megan Styrna, Darius DeHaas, Ann Harada, Nicholas King, Michael McCoy, Mamie Parris, Stephanie Pope, and more, at 7 PM at NYC’s Mezzanine Theatre – ART/NY Theatres.
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, adapted by David Eldridge, directed by Jeremy Herrin, featuring Rofy Keenan (Alec Leanas), Agnes O’Casey (Liz Gold), Gunnar Cauthery (Hans Dieter Mundt), and John Ramm (George Smiley), opens at London’s @sohoplace.
Red Bull Theatre‘s in person & simulcast reading of Lope De Vega’s The Travels of Teodor, directed by Melissa Crespo, featuring Isabel Arraiza, Jordan Bellow, Rajesh Bose, Darryl Gene Daughtry, Andy Grotelueschen, Melissa Mahoney, David Mattar Merten, Ajay Naidu, Alfredo Narciso, Randolph Curtis Rand, and more, begins at Off-Broadway’s Symphony Space.
All About Eve benefit reading, directed by Scott Wittman, featuring Scarlett Johansson, J. Smith-Cameron, Alec Baldwin, Charles Everett, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Mastro, Charles Busch, Ella Stiller, John Benjamin Hickey, and more, at 7 PM at NYC’s West Park Presbyterian Church (165 West 86th St.) Details here.
Steve Ross: Sondheim and Before concert, with special guest Benjamin Weil, at 7 PM at NYC’s Birdland Jazz Club.
The Travels of Teodor reading, by Lope De Vega, directed Melissa Crespo, featuring Isabel Arraiza, Jordan Bellow, Rajesh Bose, Darryl Gene Daughtry, Francesca Fernandez, Andy Grotelueschen, Jesse Cao Long, Melissa Mahoney, David Mattar Merten, Ajay Naidu, Alfredo Narciso, and Randolph Curtis Rand, at 7:30 PM at NYC’s Symphony Space. In-person tickets here ….. and streaming tickets here.
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Reviews for The Queen of Versailles at Broadway’s St. James Theatre:
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Reviews for Oedipus at Broadway’s Studio 54:
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Reviews for Chess at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre:
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Seriously Sondheim: An Evening With Beth Leavel will run Nov. 25 – 26 at NYC’s 54 Below, with music direction by Phil Reno.
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Michael Frayn’s Noises Off will run Dec. 5-20 at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Theatre, directed by Shelley Butler.
Rhett Guter(Garry LeJeune), Robert Mammana (Lloyd Dallas), David Manis (Selsdon Mowbray), Linda Mugleston(Dotty Otley), Kilty Reidy( Tim Allgood), Terence Archie (Frederic Fellowes), Sarah Marie Joyce (Belinda Blair), Olivia Kaufmann (Brook Ashton), Olivia Kaufmann (Brooke Ashton), and Avneet Kaur Sandhu Poppy Norton-Taylor.
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Red Bull Theater‘s Richard II, adapted & by Craig Baldwin, starring Michael Urie, has been extended through Dec. 14 Off-Broadway’s Astor Place Theatre.
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A Christmas Garland album, starring Debbie Wileman as Judy Garland, will be released Nov. 25 on most platforms, conducted by Steve Orich.
Guest appearances from Pat Boone & Margaret O’Brien.
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The American Soldier, a solo play written, conceived, directed & performed by Douglas Taurel, will run Dec. 2-21 (opening Dec. 4) at A.R.T. New York Theaters (502 W. 53rd St.)
The play explores the struggles and sacrifies of American soldiers and their families from the Revolutionary War to the present day, using real stories from historical letter and innterviews. The production is not political, but rather a tribute to veterans, aimed at deepening public understanding of their experiences in combat and their transition back to civilian life, including challenges like PTSD.
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Impact, written & performed by Amy Engelhardt, continues through Nov. 23 at Off-Broadway’s The Cell.
Just four days before the Christmas of 1988, an explosive act of terrorism on Pan Am Flight 103 caused horror and tragedy to rain over the lives in Lockerbie, Scotland. Broken bodies, destroyed dreams, and a shattered sense of reality landed on the lawns and homes of the everyday people who would never be the same. Through media projections, immersive storytelling, and soul-stirring original music, Amy Englehardt’s IMPACT explores the complex narratives of the people who rebuilt their lives and community through a renewed sense of grace, humanity, and hope for a brighter tomorrow. During a time where we live in a constant state of tragedy, IMPACT transforms grief into connection that unites the audience with grounded empathy and gratefulness.
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Eddie Izzard’s Shakespeare’s Hamlet will run Jan. 22-31, 2026 at the Montalban Theatre.
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Frank Wildhorn & Jason Howland’s Death Note: The Musical will run Nov. 20-30 at Taiwan’s Taipei Music Center
Hayato Hakizawa and Teppei Koike.
A disillusioned high school student finds a supernatural notebook called Death Note. The notebook, dropped by a bored Shinigami named Ryuk, allows him to kill anyone whose name he writes in it. Light begins using it to kill criminals, creating a new world order under the alias “Kira.” His actions attract the attention of the world’s greatest detective, L, who is determined to uncover and attract the attention of the world’s greatest detective,The musical condenses the first arc of the manga, culminating in a dramatic and tragic climax.
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The Complete works of Jane Austen, Abridged, by Jessica Bedford, Kathyrn MacMillan, Charlotte Northeast, and Meghan Winch, will run Dec. 3 – 21 (opening Dec. 6) at Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, directed by Robert Kelley.
Alyssa Anne Austin, Kyle T. Hester, and Kirsten Hojó.
What happens when you take the wit, romance, and wisdom of Jane Austen’s greatest works and distill them into a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud experience? A fresh and hilarious take on Austen’s most beloved heroines, proving that great love stories—and great comedy – are timeless.
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Patric Page & Simon Godwin’s All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain will run Jan. 15-25, 2026 at the Broad Stage, directed by Godwin.
Patrick Page
Page turns his attention to the twisted motivation and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. Moving swiftly through the Shakespeare canon, Page illuminates the playwright’s ever-evolving conception of evil by delving into more than a dozen of his most wicked creations. Thrilling, biting, hilarious, and enlightening, what Page delivers is a masterclass on the most terrifying subject of them all: human nature.
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Ray Bradbury’s Farenheit 451, d continues through Nov. 30 at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre, directed by Stephen Hamilton.
John Kroft (Guy Montag), J. Stephen Brantley (Captain Beatty), Daniela Mastropietro (Mildred Montag), Amma Francesca Schiavoni (Clarisse McCellan), Bonnie Comley (Good Morning Show Host), and Mary Shelly, Matthew Conlon (Faber), Nicole Marie Hunt (Mrs. Hudson), Stewart F. Lane (Family Theater Show Attorney / and J.R.R. Tolkien), and Dan Pavacic (Fireman Black / Aristotle).
In this unforgettable science fiction play, firemen don’t fight fires…they start them. But when one man begins to question his role, he discovers the courage to think for himself and the power of imagination that can’t be extinguished.