Today’s Highlights:
Back to the Future, by Bob Gale, Alan Silvestri & Glen Ballard, directed by John Rando, featuring Roger Bart (Dr. Emmett Brown), Olly Dobson (George McFly), Rosanna Hyland (Lorraine Baines), Cedric Neal (Goldie Wilson), Aidan Cutler (Biff Tannen), Courtney-Mae Briggs (Jennifer Parker), Will Haswell (Dave McFly), Emma Lloyd (Linda McFly), and Mark Oxtoby (Strickland), with Rhianne Alleyne, Amy Barker, Matt Barrow, Joshua Clemetson, Jamal Crawford, Bessy Ewa, Ryan Heenan, Cameron McAllister, Alessia McDermott, Laura Mullowney, Nic Myers, Shane O’Riordan, Katharine Pearson, Oliver Tester, and Justin Thomas, opens at London’s Adelphi Theatre.
The Last of the Love Letters, world premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu, directed by Patricia McGregor, featuring Anyanwu and Daniel J. Watts, opens at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theatre Company.
Write Out Loud: From Contest to Concert Volume 2, hosted by Taylor Louderman, featuring Major Attaway, Gerard Canonico, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Arielle Jacobs, Andrew Kober, Shereen Pimentel, Presley Ryan, Caesar Samayoa), Carrie St. Louis, and Dani Wade, along with Louderman & Hannah Kloepfer, at 9:45 PM ET at 54 Below.
Preachin’ to the Choir/An Inconvenient Truth reading, by Stanley Wayne Mathis, featuring Tina Fabrique (Neighborhood Nana), Richard Crandle (Justice Jamal Obata), Kimberly JaJuan (Aneeda Ancestry), and Matthew Morgan, streams for FREE at 6:30 PM ET here.
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GRACE NOTES Quiz: The Eyes Have It, by Jim Bernhard
Match these songs with the musicals they are from:
| 1. “In Buddy’s Eyes” | A. 42nd Street |
| 2. “A Cockeyed Optimist” | B. Follies |
| 3. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” | C. A Christmas Story the Musical |
| 4. “Eyes Like a Stranger” | D. Roberta |
| 5. “I Only Have Eyes for You” | E. South Pacific |
| 6. “In His Eyes” | F. On Your Toes |
| 7. “Open Your Eyes” | G. Jersey Boys |
| 8. “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” | H. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
| 9. “The Heart Is Quicker Than the Eye” | I. Jekyll and Hyde |
| 10. “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” | J. The Most Happy Fella |
Scroll down for the answers…
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2021 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Award winners.
Click here for the complete list of winners.
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Video: Stars in the House, offering a Staff Game Night, moderated by Jack Plotnick, with special guests James Wesley, Maria Di Dia, David Katz, Diane Kelber, Jonah Verdon, Margie Verdon and Jenn Wais (1:50:02)
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Complete casting has been announced for Tina Satter’s Is This a Room and & Lucas Hnath’s Dana H., to run on a rotating schedule Oct. 1 – Jan. 16, 2022 (opening Oct. 17) at the Lyceum Theatre, directed by Les Waters.
Dana H: Deirdre O’Connell (Dana H.), with Katherine Romans… Is This a Room: Emily Davis (Reality Winner), Becca Blackwell (Unknown Male), Will Cobbs (Agent Taylor), and Pete Simpson (Agent Garrick), with Jordan Baker and Duane Cooper.
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Video: Kelly O’Hara performs “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at NYC’s 9/11 ceremony.
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The TKTS Discount Ticket Booth will re-open in Times Square (Broadway at 47th Street) this Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 3 PM ET.
Save up to 50% on same-day tickets to matinee and evening performances on Broadway and beyond.
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North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre has announced its 2021 Fall concert series:
Down Around Brown Town (Fri. Sept. 17 at 8 PM PT), directed by choreographed by Frit & Frat Fuller. A fun and spirited Jukebox Musical, this is a tribute to the Godfather of Soul.
The Book of Moron (Sat. Oct. 16 at 3 & 8 PM PT, written by & starring Bob Dubac.
Terry Barber Sings The Best of Broadway (Sun. Oct. 17 at 2 & 7 PM PT), featuring the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
That Lovin’ Feeling (Sat. Oct. 23 at 3 & 8 PM PT). A tribute to the Righteous Brothers, featuring Gene Sironen & Larry G. Jones.
Stunt Dog Experience (Sat. Nov. 6 at 2 & 7 PM PT). Chris & Suhey Perondi, and their son Anthony, along with their fabulous dogs.
Jim Curry and the Band (Sun. Nov. 14 at 2 & 7 PM PT), performing the music of John Denver.
A Night in the Catskills (Sun. Nov. 28 at 2 & 7 PM PT). A holiday variety show featuring Sandy Hackett and a cast of funny people.
And coming in December…
Hair (dates & details TBA), the musical.
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Adrienne Warren will depart Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Oct. 31 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, “due to other commitments.”
She will be replaced by original cast member Nkeki Obi-Melekwe on Nov. 2,who is currently the alternate for the role of Tina (and also played the role in the West End production) on Nov.2.
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Click here for the reviews of “The Humans” film adaptation, starring Richard Jenkins, Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, and Jayne Houdyshell.
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Micki Grant: A Celebration of Life will take place Mon. Oct. 11 at 7 PM ET at NYC’s Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive). There is limited seating. Face masks and social distancing required. 
(required) here.
There is also a FREE live-stream option here.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to any of the following organizations in memory of Micki Grant:
* American Cancer Society here.
* League of Professional Theatre Women here.
* North Caroline Black Repertory Company here.
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Sir David Suchet & Liza McLean’s Poirot and More, A Retrospective will run Jan. 4-22, 2022 (opening Jan. 6) at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
David Suchet
David will share some of his most beloved performances.
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LA’s Playwrights’ Arena and Skylight Theatre Company have announced their 2021-22 season at Skylight Theatre Company:
A Hit Dog Will Holler (Nov. 6 – Dec. 12), world premiere by Inda Craig-Galvánm directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera 
A social media influencer and a boots-on-the-ground activist form a complex bond of friendship to help each other survive as American racism manifests as a physical form.
Fluff world premiere (opens Feb. 2022), by Sigrid Gilmer. An absurdist “disaster film” play about the dark carnival of our current political climate, they hell of other people and — killer pillows.
Apartment Living (opens May 22), by Boni B. Alvarez. Behaviors change in forced captivity during the pandemic in Los Angeles. Do we like what we learn about the people we love?
Lavender Men – The Emancipation Play (begins Aug. 2022), by Roger Q. Mason. Enter the historical fantasia of Taffeta, a self-proclaimed “fabulous queer creation of colo,” as she invades the private world of Abraham Lincoln to confront issues of LGETQ+ inclusion and visibility that sill challenge us today.
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The live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” will be released May 26, 2023, directed by Rob Marshall, with 4 new songs by Lin Manuel Miranda.
Halle Bailey (Ariel), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian), Javier Bardem (King Triton), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Awkwafina (Scuttle), Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric), Noma Dumezwenzi (Carlotta), Jude Akuwudike (Grimsby), Jessica Alexander, Russell Balogh, Adrian Christopher, and Emily Coates.
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Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre presents Paul Gordon & Jay Gruska’s new musical, Being Earnest, which will stream for FREE Sept. 17-18 at 7 PM ET, directed by Michael Unger.
Max Pink (Algernon), Tim Rebers (Dr. Chasuble/Lane/Merriman, Joe Chelius (Jack), Nathan Marinan (Lady Bracknell), Stephanie Staszak (Gwendolyn), Karen Estrada (Miss Prism), and Ashley Oviedo (Cecily).
The score is a sparkling homage to 1960’s rock groups such as Herman Hermits, The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, The Hollies, The Lovin’ Spoonful, and more.
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Stephen Sondheim will chat with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show!” on Wed. Sept. 15.
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On Oct. 30, 2013, Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater presented John Pollono’s Small Engine Repair. Now it has become a major motion picture, which is now available in select theaters, and will be available for streaming online in October. (release date TBA).
Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, and John Pollono.
How far would you go for a friend? Three childhood friends in a working-class New England town come together for a whiskey-fueled celebration that rapidly escalates in this pitch-black comedic drama with a wicked twist.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that artistic director Gregory Doran will take a period of compassionate leave to care for his husband, legendary Shakespearean actor Antony Sher, who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Sher, 72, earned a Tony nomination in 1997 for starring in the Broadway play Stanley, and also appeared on Broadway in Primo in 2005. Over the course of his five-decade career, the South African native became one of Britain’s most esteemed classical actors, tackling roles including Richard III, Shylock, Titus, Macbeth, Prospero, Falstaff, and Lear. Most, if not all, were performed for his longtime theatrical home at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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North Hollywood’s Road Theatre presents it Under Construction at the Road on Magnolia:
WEEK ONE (Sept. 23-26)
* Ladyville, (Sept. 23 at 7:30 PM PT) by Aja Houston, directed by Inger Tudor. Three sister are the only people left in their town that has yet to be taken by a sinister, formless entity.
* Here Comes the Night (Sept. 24 at 7:30 PM PT), by Lisa Kenner Grissom, directed by Diana Wyenn. When Olivia, a musician’s wife and climate science advocate, invites Maggie, an old friend turned media influencer, to spend the weekend while she has an at-home abortion, she doesn’t realize that Maggie, although well-intended, is about to throw Olivia off course
* The Play You Want (Sept. 25 at 7:30 PM PT), by Bernardo Cubría, directed by Michael John Garcés. Fed up by the theatre world’s desire to box him in, Mexican playwright Bernado Cubría sarcastically pitches Nar-Cocos, a play about drug dealers on Dia de los Muertos.
* Third Person (Sept. 26 at 1 PM PT), by Jennifer Maisel, directed by Emily Chase. A woman longs to find herself in the middle of her dreaming mind. A man struggles to reconcile his past transgressions with his current life. What every day choices add up to a life together.
* The Skelton Flower (Sept. 26 at 7:30 PM PT), by Elizabeth Sampson, directed by Christian Lebano. Middle-aged and divorced sisters Denise and Darla find out what a Black Beetle, a piece of jewelry, and a special flower have to do with their mom, Jean, and how that knowledge will unlock the secrets of the family.
Week 2 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 3): Click here.
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Video: SNL re-imagines the casting for movies like “Star Wars,” “The Lion King,” and “Jurassic Park” (14:54).
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GRACE NOTES Quiz answers: The Eyes Have It
1-B. “In Buddy’s Eyes” – Follies
2-E. “A Cockeyed Optimist” – South Pacific
3-G. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” – Jersey Boys
4-J. “Eyes Like a Stranger” – The Most Happy Fella
5-A. “I Only Have Eyes for You” – 42nd Street
6-I. “In His Eyes” – Jekyll and Hyde
7-H. “Open Your Eyes” – On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
8-D. “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Roberta
9-F. “The Heart Is Quicker Than the Eye” – On Your Toes
10-C. “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” – A Christmas Story the Musical