Today’s Highlights:
To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim concert opens at London’s Crazy Coq’s.
Embrace The Season: A Drama League Celebration 2022 Fall Gala, directed by Sheryl Kaller, featuring sneak peek performances from the new musicals of the 2022-23 Broadway and Off-Broadway season, at 6 PM at NYC’s City Winery.
Second Stage Theater‘s Fall Gala, directed by Elena Araoz, featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Craig Bierko, Alex Boniello, Zachary Noah Piser, Will Roland, Gabriel Canepa, Kaylin Maggard, Taylor Massa, Noah Wang, Leana Rae Concepcion, Robi Hager, Brittney Mack, and Heather Alicia Simms, at 6:30 PM at NYC’s 583 Park Avenue.
Try It Like This: Directors and Choreographers Take the Stage benefit, in support of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), conceived by Jerry Mitchell and directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant, with appearances by Steve H Broadnax, Rachel Chavkin, Moisés Kaufman, Lorin Latarro, Pam MacKinnon, Jerry Mitchell, Leigh Silverman, Susan Stroman, Maria Torres, Sergio Trujillo, Michael Wilson Michael Arden, Stephen Brackett, Jonathan, Trip Cullman, Dormeshia, Aaron De Jesus, Shadia Fairuz, Amber Gray, Angelique Ilo, Michael R. Jackson, Naomi Kakuk, Rory Kaplan, Andy Karl, Orfeh, CJ Pawlikowski, and Helen White, at 7:30 PM at NYC’s 54 Below.
Roundabout Theatre‘s The Pirates of Penzance benefit reading, adapted by Rupert Holmes, directed by Scott Ellis, featuring Ramin Karimloo (Pirate King), Lilli Cooper (Ruth), David Hyde Pierce (Major General), Colton Ryan (Frederic), Samantha Williams (Mabel), David Baeles (Police Seargeant), Gabi Campo (Stanley Daughter), Eddie Cooper (Police/Pirate), Cicily Daniels (Stanley Daughter), Jōvan Dansberry (Police/Pirate), Alex Dorf (Police/Pirate), Rick Raugno (Police/Pirate), Leslie Flesner (Stanley Daughter), Kaite Lee Hill (Stanley Daughter), Rick Raugno (Police/Pirate), Curtis Holland (Police/Pirate), Madison McBride (Stanley Daughter), and Ryan Worsing (P0lice/Pirate), at 7:30 PM at Broadway’s American Airlines Theatre.
“Sondheim: The Man, The Mentor, and His Music” FREE conversation, featuring Amanda Green, Jason Robert Brown & Tom Kitt, at 12 PM at NYC’s Bruno Walter Auditorium.
Call Me Abigail live & livestreamed staged reading, by Shelli Pentimall, directed by Christina Sajous, featuring Brenda Braxton and Marc Kudisch, with Britney Coleman, Gabrielle McClinton, and Adie Merrell, at 7:30 PM at NYC’s TheaterLab.
Julie Halston: Declassified! concert, at 7 PM at NYC’s Birdland. Note: The livestream option is sold out.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: Me, Myself, and I, by Jim Bernhard
Match the “Me” or the “I” in these show titles with the characters to which they refer.
| 1. The King and I | A. Bill Snibson |
| 2. Call Me Madam | B. Christopher Isherwood |
| 3. I’d Rather Be Right | C. Midge Carter |
| 4. I Remember Mama | D. Anna Leonowens |
| 5. My Mother, My Father and Me | E. Jake Goldberg |
| 6. Me and My Girl | F. Katrin Hanson |
| 7. Red Roses for Me | G. Sally Adams |
| 8. I’m Not Rappaport | H. Ayamonn Breydon |
| 9. Me and Molly | I. President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 10. I Am a Camera | J. Bernard Halpern |
Scroll down for the answers…
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CT’s Goodspeed Musicals has announced its 2023 season:
Gypsy (Apr. 28 – June 18), directed by Jenn Thompson.
Summer Stock (July 7 – Aug. 27) world premiere adapted by by George Wells & Sy Gromberg, with music by Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, Gene DePaul, Johnny Mercer, Mack Gordon, Saul Chaplin, Jack Brooks, Ted Koeler, E.Y. Harburg, Billy Rose and Leo Robin.
The 12 (Sept. 8 – Oct. 29), by Neil Berg & Robert Schenkkan. 
Jerusalem. The disciples are in disarray. Torn apart by the unthinkable death of their leader, see how twelve ordinary individuals come together to created one of the most powerful movements every know. A universal story of love and how each of us must eventually navigate the loss of whatever we hold most dear.
Dreamgirls (Nov. 10 – Dec. 30), directed by Lili-Anne Brown.
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Ginna Hoben’s The Twelve Dates of Christmas will run Dec. 8-18 at Virginia Stage Company, directed by Laura Agudelo.
Emel Ertugrul (Mary).
After catching her fiancé kissing another woman at the televised Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Mary’s life falls apart – just in time for the holidays. Over the next year, she stumbles back into the dating world, where “romance” ranges from weird and creepy to absurd and comical. It seems nothing can help Mary’s grown cynicism, until the charm and innocence of a five-year-old boy unexpectedly brings a new outlook on life and love..
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Complete casting has been announced for Marie Kohler’s Boswell, to run Nov. 12 – Dec. 4 (opening Nov. 14) at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Laura Gordon.
Phoebe González, Rebecca Hurd, Josh Krause, Miriam A. Laube, Brian Mani, and Triney Sandoval, with Liz Days, R. Ward Duffy, Emily Fury Daly, Ty Fanning, and Rex Young.
When an ambitious 20th-century academic finds the lost journals of James Boswell, she finds herself enthralled by the subject of he latest discovery. Filled with Boswell’s adventures with Samuel Johnson across the islands of the Scottish Hebrides, the journals inspire her to live her life a little differently and with more fun.
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Kristin Chenoweth‘s “Im No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts” will be released Jan. 17, 2023. 
here.
An inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love and closure. Readers will be inspired to develop their own life philosophies as the journey through some of Kristin’s most vulnerable and humorous personal stories, in her constant pursuit of to make the most out of life.
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“Barbra Streisand: Live At the Bon Soir” will be released Nov. 4 here.
Experience what it was like to witness 20-year-old Streisand at the dawn of her unparalleled career. The album was recorded in 1962 in a tiny Greenwich Village nightclub (just weeks after she inked her first record deal with Columbia records on Oct. 1.
Audio: Listen to the album on Spotify.
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In The Heights will run Oct. 26 – Nov. 13 (opening Oct. 29) at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre, directed & choreographed by Luis Salgado, with music direction by Brent Crayon.
Ryan Reyes (Usnavi), Luis Pablo Garcia (Sonny), Mariana Herrera Juri (Salgado), Laura Lebrón (Vanessa), Susan Oliveras (Daniela), Yan Carlos Diaz (Carla) Danny Bolero (Kevin), Laura Castrillián (Camilla Rosario), Corinne Miller (Nina), Jeffrey Nunez (Piragua Guy), Pranjaal Luna’rai (Yolanda), Suzanna Guzmán (Abuela Claudia), and Jalon Matthews (Benny), with Bryan Menjivar, Racquel Williams, Pranjaal Luna’rai, Malachi Durant, Jovany Ramirez, Jose Carlos Rivera, Ximena Valentina Alvear, Raegan Delgado, and Dreamer Wilson.
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Video: Trailer for the Netflix film version of “Matilda the Musical,” starring Emma Thompson.
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Jason Robert Brown will conduct his musical Parade, to run Nov. 1-6 at NY City Center, directed by Michael Arden, with music direction by Tom Murray, and choreography by Cree Grant.
Courtnee Carter (Angela), Eddie Cooper (Newt Lee), Micaela Diamond (Lucille Frank), John Dossett (Old Soldier/Judge Roan), Erin Rose Doyle (Mary Phagan), Manoel Felciano (Tom Watson), Brody Grant (Young Soldier), Alex Josphey Grayson (Jim Conley), Danielle Lee Greaves (Minnie McKnight), Christopher Gurr (Mr. Peavy), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Britt Craig), Sean Allan Krill (Governor Slaton), Douglas Lyons (Riley), Erin Mackey (Mrs. Phagan), Ashlyn Maddox (Factory Girl), Sophia Manicone (Iola Stover), Gaten Matarazo (Frankie Epps), Howard McGillin (Luther Rosser), Grace McLean (Sally Slaton), Paul Alexander (Hugh Dorsey), Ben Platt (Leo Frank), and Sofie Poliakoff (Factory Girl), with Florrie Bagel, Stacie Bono, Max Chernin, William Michals, and Jackson Teeley.
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A “Glee” 3-part documentary (release date TBA) will explore the alleged behind-the-scenes drama of the series.
The film will featuring interviews with crew cast members, and their family members, touching on the major controversies, including persistent bullying rumors that have dogged Lea Michele. The documentary will also address the accidental heroin overdose of Cory Monteith (who played Finn) and the suicide of Mark Salling (Pucl), who was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty of child pornography.
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Lynn Nottage’s Clydes will run Nov. 16 – Dec. 18 at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Kate Whoriskey.
De’Adre Aziza, Kevin Kenerly, Reza Salazar, Nedra Snipes, Garrett Young, Danielle Davis, Lewon Johns, Maya Vinice Prentiss, Arik Vega, and Gage Wallace.
The formerly incarcerated staff of Clyde’s truck stop diner are looking to start their lives over in the kitchen under the pressure of the fiery rule of their owner. In pursuit of the perfect sandwich, the chefs imagine a future they have been constantly told is out of reach.
Video: Trailer
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Audio: “Barbra Streisand Sings Broadway” on Spotify.
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Natalie Lander: Legally Brunette! The Search For Myself will take place Oct. 21 & 23 (both at 9:30 PM) at 54 Below, directed by Matthew Leavitt, with music direction by Drew Wutke.
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A live podcast taping of “Giants In The Sky: How Sondheim and Lapine Went Into The Woods” will take place Sun. Oct. 23 at 1 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42.
Chip Zien and Ben Rimalower.
An unparalleled look behind the scenes and between the lines.
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Audio: “Baby, One More Time” from the & Juliet cast album.
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Ariana DeBose in concert will take place Apr. 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM the London Palladium, with music direction by Benjamin Rauhala.
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Titanique, currently running at Off-Broadway’s Asylum Theatre, will transfer to the Daryl Roth Theatre for a limited engagement Nov. 20 – Feb. 19, 2023.
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Hal Lindon will depart Ed Weinberger’s Two Jews Talking on Oct. 23 at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clements. He will be replaced by Josh Mostel on Oct. 28.
The run will continue through Jan. 15, 2023.
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Video: “Go Into Your Dance,” featuring Lisa Howard and the cast of Goodspeed’s 42nd Street.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: Me, Myself, and I
1-D. The King and I – Anna Leonowens
2-G. Call Me Madam – Sally Adams
3-I. I’d Rather Be Right – President Franklin D. Roosevelt
4-F. I Remember Mama – Katrin Hanson
5-J. My Mother, My Father and Me – Bernard Halpern
6-A. Me and My Girl – Bill Snibson
7-H. Red Roses for Me – Ayamonn Breydon
8-C. I’m Not Rappoport – Midge Carter
9-E. Me and Molly – Jake Goldberg
10-B. I Am a Camera – Christopher Isherwood