Today’s Highlights:
Death of a Salesman, directed by Joe Mantello, featuring Nathan Lane (Willy Loman), Laurie Metcalf (Linda Loman), Christopher Abbott (Biff Loman), Ben Ahlers (Happy Loman), K. Todd Freeman (Charley), Jonathan Cake (Ben Loman), John Drea (Howard), Michael Benjamin Washington (Bernard), Tasha Lawrence (The Woman), Jake Silbermann (Stanley), with Joaquin Consuelos, Jake Termine, Karl Green, and Jack Falahee, opens at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre.
Flo, written & directed by by Toby Armour, featuring ohn Cencio Burgos, Rachael Spaulding, Mikayla Petrilla, Juli Harkins, Jenny Taher, Anthony Cedeno, JC Augustin, and Darrel Blackburn, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theater for the New City.
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Billy Recce & Danny Salles’ Realitytown will run for 2 performances (Apr. 23 – 24) at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, directed by Danny Salles, with music supervision & arrangements by Lena Gabrielle.
Sam Underwood), Ginna Claire Mason, David Beach, Garrett Poladian, SLee), and Micaela Lamas.
A deliriously unhinged new musical comedy sending up the glitter-soaked, chaos-drenched underbelly of reality TV. The show is a demented retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice tale, only our heroine has traded her soul for fame on a one-way descent into the deranged circles of reality TV hell. Her long-suffering partner embarks on a side-splitting, song-soaked journey to save her, facing every blight in this selfie-obsessed underworld – like the Kardashians who are busy giving oracle. It’s an epic love story, but with more ring lights, backstabbing confessionals and significantly worse contract terms, even by Tyra standards.
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The Theatre World Awards will celebrate its 80th Annual Awards Ceremony on Tues. June 2 at 2 PM at a location TBA, hosted annually by theater journalist Peter Filichia.
Honorees will be announced soon.
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Ryan Peters, Tomaschoff, & Russell Citro’s Our Little Secret: A New True Musical will begin previews Nov. 3 -and open Nov. 4 at Toronto’s CAA Theatre, directed by Adam Pascal.
Tomaschoff and more TBA.
As high school best friends, Russell, Ryan and I grew up steeped in the Toronto theater scene. Having Our Little Secret make its way to a Mirvish theatre is a dream come true,” said star and writer Noam Tomaschoff. “It’s surreal. Really special for us. And building this show as best friends is just such a joy – we hope that joy translates to our audiences,” added composer Ryan Peters. Creative Producer Russell Citron added, “The show’s story is crazy, unbelievable, and yet totally true. The interesting part, though, is that despite how wild the story is, everyone can see themselves somewhere in it. And that’s what makes it so special. moving, and completely true story of Noam Tomaschoff’s discovery that his parents weren’t quite who he thought they were — and he wasn’t an only child. Blending comedy, drama, and addictive music, Our Little Secret will leave you laughing, crying — and seeing your family in a whole new light.
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RIP: Terry Schreiber, founder of the T. Schreiber Studios, has died at the age of 89.
The acting teacher directed the Tony-nominated Broadway production of K2 and trained notable alumni including Edward Norton at his New York City studio, which he founded in 1969 with 12estudents in a converted loft on the upper east side of Manhattan. As enrollment grew, he began mounting productions in what were the early beginnings of New York City’s Off-Off Broadway movement.
Now in its 57th year, the studio has taught thousands of actors and produced over 200 plays following Terry’s philosophy that acting training must coincide with performance. The studio’s productions and actors received ten New York Innovative Theatre Awards. Terry created The Schreiber Shorts, an annual curated evening of new 10-minute plays.
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Circus Fire, by Jacques Lamarre, Jared Mezzocchi & Rob Ruggiero, will run Apr. 6 – May 31 at Theaterworks Hartford. directed by Jared Mezzochi.
Olivia Nicole Hoffman, Caroline Kinsloving, Janelle Anne Robinson, Mike Boland, Constantino Fernandez, Stuart Rider, Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Marco Verna, Rebecka Jones, and Dan Whelton – and two students from the Hartt School of the Performing Arts.
In July of 1944, with the nation at war and a heat wave settling over the city, the residents of Hartford, Connecticut eagerly await the arrival of “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The unthinkable occurs when a fire turns the big top into an inferno. In the minutes, hours and days following the blaze, two communities – Hartford and the Circus – find themselves irretrievably intertwined by tragedy, blame, heroism, and healing.
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Can I Be Frank, written & performed by Morgan Bassichis, will run May 21 – June 27 at SoHo Playhouse, directed by Sam Pinkleton.
In a desperate attempt to prove they can think about someone other than themself, Morgan Bassichis turns to the work of queer comedian, musician, and performance artist Frank Maya. Maya was among the first out gay comedians on network television and on the precipice of mainstream success before he died from AIDS-related complications in 1995. This new “solo” performance humbly attempts to ensure Maya’s legacy is no longer overlooked while finally resolving the bottomless queer search for fame, father figures, and laughter in times of crisis.
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Jacques Lamarre’s Circus Fire has added performances to its run at TheaterWorks Hartford, directed by Jared Mezzocchi. The production will now run April 16 – May 31.
Olivia Nicole Hoffman, Caroline Kinsloving, Janelle Anne Robinson, Mike Boland, Constantino Fernandez, Stuart Rider, Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Marco Verna, Rebecka Jones, and Dan Wheltonm with Anastasia Maglaras and Eric Orsini.
It’s July 1944. With the nation at war and a heat wave settling over the city, the residents of Hartford, Connecticut eagerly await the arrival of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The unthinkable occurs when a fire turns the big top into an inferno. In the minutes, hours and days following the blaze, two communities – Hartford and the Circus – find themselves irretrievably intertwined by tragedy, blame, heroism, and healing. This multimedia World Premiere honors the power of community in our 40th Season.