Today’s Highlights:
Kyoto, by Joe Murphy, directed by Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin, featuring Stephen Kunken (Don Pearlman), Jorge Bosch (Raul Estrada-Oyuela, Peter Bradbury a(Fred Singer), Kate Burton a(USA), Feodor Chin China),Erin Darke(Germany), Natalie Gold (Shirley), Daniel Jenkins (Gore/Bolin/Santer/Observerer), Dariush Kashani (Saudi Arabia), Rob Narita (Japan,), Imani Jade Powers as ‘(Secretariat), Ferdy Roberts (‘U.K./Prescott/Houghton), Roslyn Ruff (Tanzania), and Taiana Tully ( ‘Kiribati), with Odera Adimorah, Zoe Cipres, Luis Carlos de La Lombana, and Paul Juhn, opens at Off-Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theatre.
Vape! The Grease Parody, by Catie Hogan, Leanna Adams, John D. Babcock III, Casey Holloway, Julie Shaer & Brian Troxell, featuring Ryan Avous (Kenidkie), Dante Brattelli (Sonny), Jen Clark (Jan), Meg Guiney (Marty), Scott Silagy (Danny), Slee (Rizzo), Kristen Amanda Smith (Frenchy), and Lara Strong (Sandy), with Katie Kallaus, and Connor Neun opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 555.
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York Theatre will present a sneak peek of Bill Russell, Janet Hood, Nick Cearley & Ron Melrose’s Has Anyone Seen My Mind on Nov. 3, 10, 17 & 24, at Off-Broadway’s Laurie Beechman Theatre (all at 7 PM) directed by Justin Ross Chohen.
Erin Davie, Taylor Iman Jones, Kelvin Moon Loh, and Ryan Silverman.
An inside look into what we’ve all been thinking, the show explores the world we’re living in – ranging from modern technology, to relationships, to the theater, to the state of our country.
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Wardrobe Call by Jim Bernhard
Match these costume items with the right characters:
| 1. Yellow cross garters | A. Norma Desmond |
| 2. Band director’s uniform | B. Annie Warbucks |
| 3. Salvation Army uniform | C. Deloris Van Cartier |
| 4. Red dress | D. Barbara Undershaft |
| 5. Blue polo shirt | E. Nellie Forbush |
| 6. Green tunic and tights | F. Malvolio |
| 7. Turban | G. Peter Pan |
| 8. Diner uniform with apron | H. Evan Hansen |
| 9. Sailor’s uniform | I. Jenna Hunterson |
| 10. Nun’s habit | J. Harold Hill |
Scroll down for the answers…
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August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone will run Mar. 30 – July 12, 2026 (opening Apr. 25) at the Barrymore Theatre, directed by Debbie Allen.
Taraji P. Henson (Bertha Holly ), Cedric The entertainer (Seth Holly ), Joshua Boone (Herald Loomis), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Bynum Walker ), and more TBA.
Set in 1911, the play unfolds in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steadfast Seth and warm-hearted Bertha Holly. Their home offers refuge to Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man on a quest to reunite with his lost wife—and to reclaim the self he was forced to abandon during seven years of forced labor under Joe Turner. As buried traumas surface and spiritual forces awaken, Loomis’s journey becomes one of profound self-discovery. Around him, others seek connection, direction, and healing from a past marked by pain. Through poetic dialogue and vivid, deeply human characters, Wilson crafts a powerful meditation on identity, resilience, and renewal.
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A film preview of “Song Sung Blue,” will take place Sun. Dec. 14 at 7:30 PM at NYC’s 92NY. The film will be released Dec. 25, directed by Craig Brewer.
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, who will be interviewed after the screening.
Based on a true story, the musical drama is, Jackman and Hudson play – and sing up a storm as – Mike and Claire Sardina, who performed as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.
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Oedipus, created & directed by Robert Icke, currently in previews, will open Nov. 13 and close Feb. 7, 2026 at Studio 54.
Mark Strong (Oedipus) and Lesley Manville (Jocasta), with Samuel Brewer (Teiresias), Bhasker Patel (Corin), Jordan Scowen (Eteocles),’and James Wilbraham (Polyneices), John Carroll Lynch (Creon), Teagle F. Bougere (Driver), Ani Mesa-Perez (Lichas), Olivia Reis (Antigone), and Anne Reid (Merope),with Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones.
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Bernadette Peters: Live From Royal Festival Hall, 1998 is now available for free streaming here.
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Sweeney Todd will run Jan. 30 – Feb. 22, 2026 at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Jason Alexander.
Will Swenson (Sweeney Todd), Lesli Margherta (Mrs. Lovett), and more TBA.
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Not Ready for Prime Time, by Erik J. Rodriguez & Charles A. Sothers, has been extended through Dec. 7 at Off-Broadway’s MCC theatre.
Bouillon, Ryan Crout, Jared Grimes, Caitlin Houlahad, Nate Nanis, Krisian Lugo, Woodrow Proctor, Taylor richardson, and Evan Rubin.
A Fictionalized musical about the chaotic and creative origins of “Saturday Night Live” in 1975.
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Kris Lythgoe’s A Snow White Christmas will run Dec. 6 – 28 (opening Dec. 7) at CA’s Laguna Playhouse, directed by Bonnie Lythgoe, with music direction by Michael Sobie and choreography by Clarice Ordaz.
Marcelle LeBlanc (Snow White), Nick Delzompo (The Prince), Kimberly Locke The Queen), Barry Pearl (Herman), Jonathan Meza (Muddles), and John O’Hurley (the voice of the “Magic Mirror”), with Mia Alvarez, Addison Chang, Becca Lind, Rae Martinez, Brandon Maxwell, Rasha Willes Samaha, and Jarod H Smith.
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Christmas Kisses, starring Briana Maia, will take place Mon. Dec. 8 at 7:30 PM at TheaterWorks Hartford, directed by Rob Ruggiero.
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Richard Hellesen’s Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground continues through Nov. 23 at CA’s North Coast Rep, directed by Peter Ellenstein.
John Rubenstein.
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Wardrobe Call answers, by Jim Bernhard
1-F. Yellow cross garters – Malvolio in Twelfth Night
2-J. Band director’s uniform – Harold Hill in The Music Man
3-D. Salvation Army uniform – Barbara Undershaft in Major Barbara
4-B. Red dress – Annie Warbucks in Annie
5-H. Blue polo shirt – Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen
6-G. Green tunic and tights – Peter Pan in Peter Pan
7-A. Turban – Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard
8-I. Diner uniform with apron – Jenna Hunterson in Waitress
9-E. Sailor’s uniform – Nellie Forbush in South Pacific
10-C. Nun’s habit – Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act