Today’s Highlights:
Twelfth Night, directed by Saheem Ali, featuring Lupita Nyong’o (Viola), Peter Dinklage (Malvolio), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Sandra Oh (Olivia), Khris Davis (Orsinio), Junior Nyong’o (Sebastian), Moses Sumney (Feste), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Maria) and Bill Camp (Sir Toby Belch), opens at NYC’s Shakespeare in the Park.
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Ethan Coen’s Let’s Love will run Sept. 25 – Nov.9 at Atlantic Theatre Company, directed by Neil Pepe.
Aubrey Plaza, Crhis Bauer, Dylan Gelula, Dion Graham, Mary McCann, Nellie McKay, Noah Robbins, CJ Eilson, and Mary Wiseman.
A trio of one acts, that explores love in all its miserable glory. The world is a confusing place and we are a confused people. But it’s easier to be confused together, so—let’s love!
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CA’s Musical Theatre West has announced its 2026 season:
Man of La Mancha (Feb. 13 – Mar. 1)
In the Heights (Apr. 10-26)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (July 10-26)
Little Women (Nov. 6-22)
Casting and additional information TBA.
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Celebration! The Songs of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt will take place Tues. Sept. 9 at 7 PM at NYC’s West Bank Café, with music direction by Michael Lavine. 
Link not yet available.
A.J. Shively, Ali Ewoldt, William Michals, Jay Aubrey Jones, Alec Nevin, Ben Jones, Megan Styrna, and special guest Michael Glenn Smith.
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Stephen Schwartz & Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Queen of Versailles will begin previews Oct. 8 and open Nov. 9 at the St. James Theater, directed by Michael Arden.
Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham, Melody Butiu, Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Isabel Keating, and Nina White, with Yeman Brown, David Aron Damane, Drew Elhamalawy, Christopher Gurr, KJ Hippensteel, Cassondra James, Andrew Kober, Jesse Kovarsky, Pablo David Laucerica, Travis Murad Leland, Ryah Nixon, Shea Renne, Michael McCorry Rose, Grace Slear, Anne Fraser Thomas and Jake Bentley Young.
From computer engineer to Mrs. Florida to billionairess, Jackie Siegel sees herself as the embodiment of the American Dream. Now, as the wife of David “The Timeshare King” Siegel and mother of their eight children, they invite us to behold their most grandiose venture yet: they’re building the largest private home in America in Orlando, Florida – a $100 million house big enough for her dreams and inspired by the Palace of Versailles. But with the Great Recession of 2008 looming, Jackie and David’s dreams begin to crumble, along with their lavish lifestyle. The Queen of Versailles explores the true cost of fame and fortune, and one family’s pursuit of the American Dream – at any cost.
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Music Mondays: Jackie Hoffman will take place Mon. Aug. 25 at 8 PM at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater, directed by Michael Schiralli.
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Drew Droege’s Messy White Gays will begin previews Oct. 6 and open Nov. 2 at the Duke on 42nd Street, directed by Mike Donahue.
Drew Droege, James Cusati-Moyer, Aaron, Jackson, Zane Phillips, and Pete Zias.
Drew Droege—the sharp-penned and quick-witted diarist of the contemporary homosexual—shines a harsh overhead light on the pores of White Gaydom, revealing what happens when throuples crumble, neighbors bicker, and rich and pretty clash with hot and dumb. It’s Sunday morning in Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their boyfriend and stuffed his body into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve also invited friends over for brunch. And they’re out of limes! Feel bad for them! They’re MESSY WHITE GAYS!.
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Levi Holloway’s Paranormal Activity will run Nov. 13 – Dec. 7 at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Felix Barrett.
Melissa James and Patrick Heusinger.
An original story set in the world of the terrifying “Paranormal Activity” film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. We can’t say anything else…
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Kipp Koenig’s The Glitch will run Sept. 24 – Nov. 2 (opening Oct. 3) at the Jerry Orbach Theater, directed by Mark Koenig.
Danielle Augustine, Jacquie Bonner, Hannah Rose Doherty, Sunny Makawana, and Amila Shaw. A sci-fi dramedy about the daughter you haven’t had and the person you realize you want to become. Amy has found the perfect man. He dreams of five kids, but she’s not even sure she wants one. In search of clarity, she visits a futuristic lab where advanced emotional AI generates a holographic teenager based on her and her partner’s DNA. However, when a glitch in the system reveals something impossible, the actual spirit of her future daughter, Amy must decide whether to listen to the voice reaching across time or retreat to the life she thought she wanted. When Amy walks through the door, Wyatt, the lab’s brilliant but reclusive founder who hides behind a false identity and a lifetime of guilt, is forced to confront a childhood tragedy, the possibility of redemption, and the stunning truth that love, memory, and forgiveness are more intertwined than ever imagined.**********************
Complete casting has been announced for Galas, to run Sept. 6-28 (opening Sept. 12) at Little Island, directed by Eric Ting, with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.
Anthony Roth Costanzo (Maria Magdalena Calas), with Carmellita Tropicana, Mary Testa, Caleb Eberhart, Eric Markey, Patrick Black, Samora la Perdida, Austin Durant, and Jeremy Rafal.
the reinvented production of Charles Ludlam’s 1983 ridiculous take on of the life of opera star Maria Callas.
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Musical Theatre Guild will present An Evening with the Maestro – MTG Sings Bernstein on Sun. Sept. 21 at 7 PM at Santa Monica’s Eli and Edy Broad Stage, written by Michael Kostroff, and directed by Jason Graae.
Carol Lawrence
Eydie Alyson, Eileen Barnett, Anastasia Barzee, Roger BefelerJennifer Bennett, Jill Marie Burke, Will Collyer, Matthew Patrick Davis, Susan Edwards Martin, Melissa Fahn, Joshua Finkel, Zachary Ford, Julie Garnyé, Maura M. Knowles, Ashley Fox Linton, Melissa Lyons Caldretti, Tonoccus McClain, Dana Meller, Ashley Moniz, Taubert Nadalini, Gabriel Navarro, Domonique Paton, Trisha Rapier, Glenn Rosenblum, Brent Schindele, Trance Thompson, Mary VanArsdel, Diane Vincent, Paul Wong, Robert Yacko, and David Zack, with guest artists Patrick Beller, and Bruno Koskoff.
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Steve Ross Sings Sondheim and Before will take place Nov. 17 at NYC’s Birdland Jaa Club. Link TBA.
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The Resident Acting company will present A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oct. 11-Nov. 2 (opening Oct. 15) at the Sheen Center, directed by Bradford Cover.
Austin Pendleton, Rachel Botchan, Anique Clements, RJ Foster, Carine Montbertrand and Andy Paterson.