Today’s Highlights:
Punch, by James Graham, directed by Adam Penford, featuring Will Harrison (Jacob), Sam Robards (David), Lucy Taylor (Mum/Wendy), and Camila Canó-Flaviá (Clare/Nicola), opens at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman.
York Theatre’s Absolute Zero concert presentation, by Dorie Clark & Marie Incontrera, directed by Ellie Heyman, featuring Jenn Colella, Florencia Cuenca, Amber Gray, Sarah Hogewood and Cori Jaskier, at 9:30 PM at NYC’s 54 Below.
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Words and Music by Jim Bernhard
Name the composers with whom these lyricists collaborated on the listed shows:
| 1. Oscar Hammerstein II, The New Moon | A. Richard Rodgers |
| 2. Stephen Sondheim, Do I Heart A Waltz? | B. Burton Lane |
| 3. Frank Loesser, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (one song, “Two Sleepy People”) | C. Kurt Weill |
| 4. Fred Ebb, From A to Z | D. Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 5. Alan Jay Lerner, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever | E. Cy Coleman |
| 6. P. G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Jane | F. Elton John |
| 7. Ira Gershwin, Lady in the Dark | G. Sigmund Romberg |
| 8. Tim Rice, The Lion King | H. Paul Klein |
| 9. David Zippel, Bad Cinderella | I. Hoagy Carmichael |
| 10. Dorothy Fields, Sweet Charity | J. Jerome Kern |
Scroll down for the answers.
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Reviews for Waiting for Godot at Broadway’s Hudson Theater.
Read all the reviews here.
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The world premiere of Eric Roth’s High Noon will run Dec. 17 – Mar. 7, 2026 at the Harold Pinter Theatre, directed by Thea Sharrock.
Billy Crudup and Denise Gough.
This gripping new adaptation of the four-time Oscar-winning 1952 film is a real-time thriller, hailed as one of the greatest westerns ever made. As the clock ticks down to a deadly showdown, themes of courage, cowardice, justice, and love are tested in an edge-of-your-seat battle of duty versus desire.
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Video: London’s 1978 complete production of She Loves Me.
Cast not listed.
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Crooked Cross, by Sally Carson, continues through Nov. 8 at the Mint Theatre, directed by Jonathan Bank.
Samuel Adams, Liam Craig, Katie Firth, Jack Mastrianni, Gavin Michaels, Ben Millspaugh, Douglas Rees, Ella Stevens, and Jakob Winter.
The title refers to the Swastika. The play draws us into the story of the Klugers, facing the economic and political challenges of life in a quaint village in the Bavarian mountainside between Christmas 1932 and June 1933. At the heart of the play is a family torn apart by conflicting loyalties. Lexa Kluger is engaged to Moritz Weissmann, a Jewish doctor. Lexa’s brothers, Helmy and Erich, are becoming increasingly involved with the Nazi party. We see the rise of fascism, but we also see the yearning for belonging that drives these young men into the darkness.
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Manhattan Theatre Club has announced Nicki Hunter as its new Artistic Director. She will officially take over on Dec. 1, 2025.
Nicki, who currently serves as MTC’s Associate Artistic Director, has the talent and vision to lead our theatre into an exciting new chapter and to create a vibrant repertoire for our three stages. Over the course of Nicki’s 16-year tenure, she has played an increasingly vital role in the institution. Lynne has been consistently impressed with her sharp producing instincts and ideas—as well as with her passion and deep commitment to our mission—and Chris has cherished their productive and invigorating collaboration during his two seasons at MTC.
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Complete casting has been announced for Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields’ Peter Pan Goes Wrong, which will run Oct. 31 – Nov. 23 (opening Nov. 1) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Eric Peterson.
Cathy Rigby (Francis/The Narrator/Cecco), Nick Apostolina (Max,), Michael Darling,( Mermaid/ The Crocodile), Steven Booth (Jonathan/Peter Pan), Reggie De Leon (Dennis/John Darling/A Mermaid/ Mr. Smee,), Regina Fernandez (Sandra/Wendy Darling), Josh Grisetti (Chris/Mr. Darling/ Captain Hook), Trent Mills (Robert, Nana the Dog/ Peter’s Shadow, and Starkey,) Jamie Morgan (Trevor), Louis Pardo (Gill/ A Paramedic), Nicole Parker Annie/ Mrs. Darling/“Lisa/“Tinker Bell/Curly), and Ixchel Valiente as (Lucy”/“Tootles.), with Bella Hicks, Grant Matthew Hodges and Danny Montooth.
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Write Act Rep will present Tales From the Beyond, a world premiere collection of One-Acts.
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.
Bayley Ellenburg and Sean Laraway.
Kate Bachelor, Sarah Clevinger, Veli Gonzalez, Sonja Hansen, Gail Harder, Morgan Hill, Constance Jiang, Tony Kim, Gabe Legg, Rollence Patugan, Margo Rowder, Alison Rubens and Ramona Yates.
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Nicki Hunter, who currently serves as Associate Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club, will now serve as Artistic Director.
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Rogue Machine Theatre will present Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology Oct. 4 – Nov. 9 at The Matrix Theatre, directed by John Perrin Flynn.
Alexandra Hellquist (Merril), Kaylee Kaneshiro (Angie), Julia Manis (Raquel) , and Nan McNamara (Brin).
Merril is one of Silicon Valley’s leading software engineers, but her life disintegrates when her younger sister Angie vanishes on her way home from college. A year later, when the police have long abandoned their search, Merril assembles all the digital material Angie has left behind and sets about building herself a digital simulation of her sister. The resultant ‘virtual Angie’ offers her some solace – until, that is, it starts to reveal new details about the real Angie’s disappearance. The title of this play is deliberately styled and published as anthropology, in all lower case.
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Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience will run March 21 – Apr. 19, 2026 (0pening Mar. 24) at at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Weyni Mengesha.
Paul Jun-Hyung Lee (Appa), Jean Yoon (Umma), Andrea Bang (Janet Kim), Simu Liu (Jung Kim), Andrew Phung (Kimchee Han), Benjamin Beauchemin (Gerald Tremblay), and Nicole Power (Shannon).
This award-winning comedy drama, which inspired the Netflix hit, is a hilarious, feel-good story about a Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the titular character, calls Kim’s Convenience his “love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home.”
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Answers: Words and Music by Jim Bernhard
1-G. Oscar Hammerstein II, The New Moon – Sigmund Romberg
2-A. Stephen Sondheim, Do I Hear A Waltz? – Richard Rodgers
3-I. Frank Loesser, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (one song, “Two Sleepy People”) – Hoagy Carmichael
4-H. Fred Ebb, From A to Z – Paul Klein
5-B. Alan Jay Lerner, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane
6-J. P. G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Jane – Jerome Kern
7-C. Ira Gershwin, Lady in the Dark – Kurt Weill
8-F. Tim Rice, The Lion King – Elton John
9. 9-D. David Zippel, Bad Cinderella – Andrew Lloyd Webber
10. 10-E. Dorothy Fields, Sweet Charity – Cy Coleman