Today’s Highlights:
An Evening with Tituss Burgess concert, at 7:3-0 PM at NYC’s 92nd Street Y.
The Peterson Show, world premiere by Janine Nabers, directed by Michelle Bossy, featuring Kelly McCreary, Tamberla Perry,and, John Clarence Stewart, Kristen Ariza, Deanna Reed-Foster, and Journee Rose, closes at LA’s Atwater Village Theatre.
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Grace Notes Quiz: Murder Weapons, by Jim Bernhard
Provide the missing weapon in these show titles:
| 1. The Big ____, play by Clifford Odets | A Sword |
| 2. The ____ Tree, play by Ronald Ribman | B. Axe |
| 3. ____’s End, play by Patrick Hamilton | C. Dagger |
| 4. The Silver ____, play by Sidney Howard | D. Knife |
| 5. The Terrible Swift ____, play by Arthur Steuer | E. Arsenic |
| 6. The ____ and the Cross, play by Brownlow Hill | F. Fire |
| 7. Handful of ____, play by N. Richard Nash | G. Gun |
| 8. The Girl Behind the ____, musical by P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, and Ivan Caryll | H. Poison |
| 9. ____ and Old Lace, play by Joseph Kesselring | I. Cord |
| 10. ‘Twixt____ and Crown, play by Tom Taylor | J. Rope |
Scroll down for the answers…
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A reading of Barba: Brazilian Body percussion Musical, by Kim Bixler, Carlos Bauzys & Cernando Barba, with music direction by Carlos Bauzys. will take place Tues. Nov. 17 at Noon at NYC’s Open Jar Studios, directed by Carlos Armesto.
Kianna Batista, Amy Sabrina López Conde, Elias Husiak, Nathan Leitão, Max Pollak, Senna Prasatthong, Vin Ramos, Alyssa Redenburg, Jon Rodéz, Corina Sabbas, Hikari Salgado, Alice Reys, André Sguerra and Aimara Torres.
An ensemble-driven theatrical experience inspired by the real-life Brazilian body music group Barbatuques and their founder, Fernando Barba. After a life-altering diagnosis, the group is invited to perform a make-or-break concert that could secure—or end—their future. Divided by grief and uncertainty, they must decide if they can continue without the man who defined their sound. Blending explosive rhythm with storytelling, BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical builds to a powerful realization: the heartbeat of their sound was never one man—it was always the collective.
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The Who’s Tommy will run Oct. 27 – Nov. 15 at the Pantages Theatre. directed by Des McAnuff.
Collin Matthew Flanagan (Tommy Walker), Zach Fogel (Captain Walker), Mia Bergstrom (Ms. Walker), Peyton Cassity (Uncle Ernie), Myle McFalls (Cousin Kevin), Kris Lyons (Acid Queen), Audrey Fisher (Sally Simpson), and Mari Grossman (Little Tommy).
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Gertrude, Or Asparagus Soup In August, a historical horror fantasy, by Daphne Rubin-Vega, will run Feb, 3 – 14, 2027, at 59E59 Theatres, directed by Aaron Mark.
Daphne Rubin-Vega.
In 1914, Gertrude Carlton’s husband, Julian, murdered seven people at Frank Lloyd Wright’s personal home and studio in Wisconsin. She was held in custody for two weeks, given $7, put on a train to Chicago, and was never heard from again. Finally, Gertrude reveals her side of the infamour story that’s been debated for over a hundred years. The playconfronts class, race ,celebrity, and the bloody consequences of the American Dream.
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LA Opera‘s Candide, conducted by Lina González-Granados, will run Nov. 21 – Dec. 13 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Duke Kim (Candide), Meghan Picerno (Cunegonde), Patti LuPone (Old Lady), Mario Manzo ( (Maximilian / Father), Kristen Choi (Paquette), Katie Trigg (Baroness / Vanderdendur), Vinícius Costa (James / Martin), Samuel Wallace (Cacambo), and Bernard Holcomb (Barron/Don Issachar/Govenor), with Erin Alford, Erin Alford, Andrea Beason, Julia Harnett, Amber Liekhus, Peter Murphy, and David Prottas.
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A reading of Christopher’s Franciosa will take place Mon. Nov. 16 at 7 PM at Beverly Hills’ Theatre Forty (link TBA), directed by Randy Brenner.
Marissa Burgoyne, Christopher Franciosa, Lilli Passero, Meagan Prahl, John Shartzer and Kristin Towers-Rowles.
A typical Westside L.A. family dealing with typical problems: race riots, running for the Senate, white privilege, liver transplantation, and feng shui. And it’s a comedy.
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Grace Notes Quiz Answers: Murder Weapons, by Jim Bernhard
1-D. The Big Knife, play by Clifford Odets
2-H. The Poison Tree, play by Ronald Ribman
3-J. Rope’s End, play by Patrick Hamilton
4-I. The Silver Cord, play by Sidney Howard
5-A. The Terrible Swift Sword, play by Arthur Steuer
6-C. The Dagger and the Cross, play by Brownlow Hill
7-F. Handful of Fire, play by N. Richard Nash
8-G. The Girl Behind the Gun, musical by P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, and Ivan Caryll
9-E. Arsenic and Old Lace, play by Joseph Kesselring
10. ‘Twixt Axe and Crown,play by Tom Taylor