Today’s Highlights:
York Theatre Company‘s Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill concert, directed by Kleinbort, at at 7:30 PM at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Jean’s.
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By George by Jim Bernhard
Provide the correct surname for these theatre folks whose first name is George:
| 1. George ____, director of Damn Yankees and The Pajama Game. | A. Clooney |
| 2. George ____, co-author of You Can’t Take It With You and Stage Door | B. Andrews |
| 3. George ____, author of Seven Keys to Baldpate and Little Johnny Jones | C. Faison |
| 4. George ____, star of Plaza Suite and Sly Fox | D. Kaufman |
| . George ____, star of California Suite and Seascape | E. Gershwin |
| 6. George ____, performer in Coco and The Mystery of Edwin Drood | F. Cohan |
| 7. George ____, author and star of Good Night and Good Luck | G. Abbott |
| 8. George ____, composer of Funny Face and Oh, Kay! | H. Grizzard |
| 9. George ____, performer in Phantom of the Opera—for 23 years, longest time any actor ever appeared in the same Broadway show | I. Scott |
| 10. George ____, dancer in Purlie, choreographer of The Wiz | J. Rose |
Scroll down for the answers…
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Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theatre has announced its 2026 season:
Richard II, (begins Oct. 28 at the Aster Place Theatre), adapted & directed by Craig Baldwin, featuring Michael Urie, with Grantham Coleman and Ron Canada, Kathryn Meisle, David Mattar Merten, James Seol, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Ryan Spahn, Emily Swallow, Sarin Monae West, and Lux Pascal.
The Boys from Syracuse All-star Revelation Benefit Concert (Dec. 15 at Off-Broadway’s Symphony Space), adapted by David Ives, directed by Jesse Berger, featuring Steven Boyer, Eddie Cooper, Nikki Renee Daniels, Christopher Fitzgerald, Santino Fontana, Nikki M. James, Mark Linn-Baker, Sarah Stiles, John Yi, & more.
The Travels of Teodor (Nov. 17 at Symphony Space), by Lope de Vega. In person & online.
Revelation Reading Series returns (in person & online).
Behind-the-Scenes Series Podcast series.
16th Annual Short New Play Festival, Red Bull’s renowned annual presentation of classically inspired ten-minute plays, featuring world premieres by some of the most exciting established and emerging writers from across the country.
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An Evening with Eartha Kitt Live Tribute, conceived, written by & starring Thomasina E. Gross, will run Oct. 7-9 (all at 8 PM) at Studi0 City’s Upstairs at Vitello’s, directed by Nohely Quiroz.
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Theater for the New City (link TBA) will present August Strindberg’s First Warning Oct. 2-12, directed by Robert Greer.
Natalie Menna (Olga), Mike Roche (Axel), Holly O’Brien (Rosa) Anne Stockton (Baroness).
In the play, Axel and Olga have been married for fifteen stormy years. For a winter holiday, they have rented rooms in a house in Germany owned by a baroness and her bratty young daughter, Rosa. Axel–tormented by jealousy–resolves for the umpteenth time to leave Olga. Amid a few rounds of arguments and confessions during his packing, she softens toward him, especially after the offer of a great gift is revealed in the second half of the play.
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Write Act Rep will present Tales From The Beyond Fridays – Sundays Oct. 11-26 at North Hollywood’s Brickhouse Theatre (10950 Grove St.).
Nathaniel Beaver, Susan C. Hunter, David Lvov, Anne Mesa Mark Alan Rice, and Darrin Yalacki.
Lance Bagley, Nathaniel Beaver, David Lvov, Anne Mesa Abigael Peltonen, and Darrin Yalacki.
Kate Bachelor, Eden Bailey, Sarah Clevinger, Veli Gonzalez, Sonja Hansen Gail Harder, Morgan Hill, Constance Jiang, Tony Kim, Gabe Legg, Rollence Patugan, Margo Rowder, and Alison Rubens.
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And Then There Were No More, by Tim Blake Nelston, directed by Marc Wing-Davey, featuring Elizabeth Marvel, Scott Shepherd, Jennifer Mogbock, Henry Stram, Elizabeth Yeoman, William Appiah, E.J. An, Kasey Connolly, and Craig Wesley Divino, currently in previews, will open Sept. 28 at Off-Broadway’s La Mama.
Elizabeth Marvel , Scott Shepherd, Jennifer Mogbock, Henry Stram, Elizabeth Yeomansey Connolly, and Craig Wesley Divino.
In the not-too-distant future a lawyer is forced to represent a prisoner deemed ‘beyond rehabilitation’ and destined to perish in a newly developed machine designed to execute ‘without pain.’ The attorney must strive for justice in a system devoid of mercy.
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The original cast recording of Broadway’s The Queen of Versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth, is now available on all platforms.
Click here to select your platform.
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Mint Theatre Company‘s Crooked Cross, by Sally Carson, continues through Nov. 1 at Theatre Row, directed by Jonathan Bank.
Samuel Adams, Liam Craig, Katie Firth, Jack Mastrianni, Gavin Michaels, Ben Millspaugh, Douglas Rees, Ella Stevens, Jakob Winter, andElla Stevens.
The play presents an eerily familiar portrait of the rise of fascism.
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Answers By George by Jim Bernhard
1-G. George Abbott, director of Damn Yankees and The Pajama Game.
2 2-D. George S. Kaufman, co-author of You Can’t Take It With You and Stage Door
3-F. George M. Cohan, author of Seven Keys to Baldpate and Little Johnny Jones
4-I. George C. Scott, star of Plaza Suite and Sly Fox
5-H. George Grizzard, star of California Suite and Seascape
6-J. George Rose, performer in Coco and The Mystery of Edwin Drood
7-A. George Clooney, author and star of Good Night and Good Luck
8-E. George Gershwin, composer of Funny Face and Oh, Kay!
9-B. George Lee Andrews, performer in Phantom of the Opera—for 23 years, longest time any actor ever appeared in the same Broadway show.
0-C. George Faison, dancer in Purlie, choreographer of The Wiz