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Holiday Highlights:
Thursday, December 21
A Swinging Birdland Christmas concert, featuring Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch, opens at NYC’s Birdland.
Jason Kravits’ Off the Top Improv Cabaret at 7 PM at NYC’s Chelsea Table & Stage.
Friday, December 22
Saturday, December 23
Lyonesse, world premiere by Penelope Skinner, directed by Ian Rickson, featuring Kristin Scott Thomas (Elaine) and Lily James (Kate), closes at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre.
Awkward Productions’ Gwyneth Goes Skiing, featuring Linus Karp (Gwyneth Platrow) and Joseph Martin (Terry Sanderson), closes at London’s Pleasance Theatre.
Manahatta, by Mary Kathryn Nagle, directed by Laurie Woolery, featuring Rainbow Dickerson, Elizabeth Frances, David Kelly, Jeffrey King, Enrico Nassi, Jessica Ranville, Joe Tapper, Sheila Tousey, and Rex Young, closes at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater.
Abingdon Theatre Company‘s Til Death, by Elizabeth Coplan, directed by Chad Austin, featuring Judy Kaye, Robert Cuccioli, Michael Lee Brown, Whitney Morse, Dominick LaRuffa Jr., and Amy Hargreaves, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row.
Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, directed by Mark G. Meadows, featuring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, closes at DC’s Signature Theatre.
Christmas on the Rocks, conceived & directed by Rob Ruggiero, featuring Harry Bouvy (The Man), Jen Cody (The Woman), and Richard Kline (The Bartender), closes at Theaterworks Hartford.
Alex Edelman’s Just For Us solo show, directed by Adam Brace, closes at LA’s Mark Taper Forum.
Harry Clarke, by David Cale, directed by Leigh Silverman, starring Billy Crudup, closes at Berkeley Rep.
A Musical Christmas Carol, directed by Scott Evans, featuring Michael Cerveris (Ebenezer Scrooge), with John Paul Berry, Marissa Buchheit, Melessie Clark, Christian Clausnitzer, Susan Cordón, Justin Fortunato, Aaron Galligan-Stierle, Aaron Galligan-Stierle, Lisa Ann Goldsmith, Ted Guzman, Kat Harkins, Tim Hartman, Maddie Kocur, Daniel Krell, Christine Laitta, J. Alex Noble, Brady D. Patsy, Benjamin Kent Pimental, Ason Shavers, Saige Smith, Erica Strasburg, Andrea Weinzierl, Emmett Kent, Aubree Liscotti, Leah Piccolino, Henry Thomas, and Savannah Wiles, closes at Pittsburgh CLO.
Huntington Theatre‘s The Heart Sellers, by Lloyd, directed by May Adrales, featuring Jenna Agbayani and Judy Song, closes at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion.
A Sherlock Carol, adapted & directed by Mark Shanahan, featuring Drew McVety (Sherlock Holmes), Byron St. Cyr (Ebenezer Scrooge), Joe Delafield (Dr. Watson/Mrs. Dilber/Henry Burke/Old Joe Brackenridge), Dan Domingues (Dr. Timothy Cratchit/Mr. Topper/Ralph Fezziwig/Constable Hopkins), and Isabel Keating (The Countess of Morcar/Martha Cratchit/Mary Morstan/Abigail Fezziwig/Caroler/Woman in Restaurant), and Sharone Sayegh (Emma Wiggins/Fan Gardner/Inspector Lestrade/Mrs. Windigate), closes at CT’s Westport Country Playhouse.
Holiday Spectacular, created & directed by Sam Pinkleton & Randy Blair, featuring MaryAnn Hu, Lesli Margherita, George Salazar, and Jason Michael Snow, closes at Pasadena Playhouse.
The world Goes ‘Round, directed by Ren T. Brown, featuring Mary Ann Hermansen, Jeffrey Landman, April Nixon, and Andrew Samonsky, closes at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
OY! To the World – Christmas With a Twist!, by Gregory Thirloway & Maurice Godin, directed by Maurice Godin, featuring Kelley Dorney, Tonoccus McClain, Yamuna Meleth and Jay Brian Winnick, closes at North Hollywoods El Portal Theatre.
The Troubadour Theater Company’s White (Album) Christmas, adapted & directed by Matt Walker, featuring Beth Kennedy, Rick Batalla, Mike Sulprizio, Cloie Taylor, Misty Cotton, John Paul Batista, Dallys Newton, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Philip McNiven, Suzanne Jolie Narbonne, and Matt Walker, closes at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.
Group Rep‘s 70 Girls 70, directed by Bruce Kimmel, featuring Cynthia Bryant, Regan Carrington, Kay Cole, Fay DeWitt, Dawn Halloran, Doug Haverty, Suzy London, Hisato Masuyama, Barbara Minkus, Judy Nazemetz, Cynthia Payo, Lloyd Pedersen, Leota Rhodes, Rob Schaumann, Sara Shearer and Danica Waitley, closes at North Hollywood’s Lonny Chapman Theatre.
Sunday, December 24
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Yuletide Revelry opens at NYC’s 54 Below.
Hershey Felder’s Monsieur Chopin, directed by Joel Zwick, closes at Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters.
Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen, directed by Greenberg, featuring Christopher Sieber (Ebenezer Scrooge), Josh Brekenridge (Bob Cratchit / Jacob Marley / Charles / Mr. Fezzi), Dan Rosales (Young Scrooge / Medium Scrooge / Tiny Tim), Cathryn Wake (Prudence / Saint / Lavinia / Ghost of Christmas Present / Archibald), Jacque Wilke (Gertrude Saint / Ghost of Christmas Past, / Mrs. Cratchit / Jennie), Dan Rosales (Fred / Young Scrooge / Medium Scrooge / Tiny Tim), Cathryn Wake (Prudence Saint / Lavinia / Ghost of Christmas Present / Archibald), and Jacque Wilke (Gertrude Saint / Ghost of Christmas Past / Mrs. Cratchit / Jennie), closes at San Diego’s Old Globe.
BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, world premiere by David Foster, Susan Birkenhead & Bob Martin, directed & choreographed by directed & choreographed by Jerry Mitchel, featuring Jasmine Amy Rogers (Betty Boop), Faith Prince (Valentina), Ainsley Melham (Dwayne), Eric Bergen (Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (Grampy), Angelica Hale (Trisha), and Anastacia McCleskey (Carol), with Lawrence Alexander, Tristen Buettel, Colin Bradbury, Joshua Burrage, Gabi Campo, Dan Castiglione, Rebecca Corrigan, Josh Drake, RJ Higton, Phillip Huber, Nina LaFarga, Aubie Merryless, Morgan McGhee, Ryah Nixon, Christian Probst, Ricky Schroeder, Gabriella Sorrentino, Brooke Taylor, Courtney Arango, Ian Gallagher Fitzgerald, Sydney Jones, Derek Jordan Taylor, and Amy Van Norstrand, closes at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre.
Irving Berlins White Christmas, directed by David Armstrong & James A. Rocco, featuring Ashley Day (Bob Wallace), Phillip Atmore (Phil Davis), Cayman Ilika (Betty Haynes), and Taryn Darr (Judy Haynes), Reginald André Jackson, Candice Song Donehoo, Gia Pellegrini, Beatrice Cramer, Brandon O’Neill, Seán G. Griffin, Ty Willis, Cristin Hubbard, Ania Briggs, Trina Mills, Shelby Willis, Ashley Lanyon, Carolyn Willems Van Dijk, Katy Tabb, Jaclyn Wheatley, Kristin Burch, Richard Peacock, John David Scott, Charlie Johnson, Rico Lastrapes, Jonathan Luke Stevens, Davione Gordon, Eric Polani Jensen, Michael Sharon, Cayel Tregeagle, Miranda Antoinette, Mallory Cooney King, Ann Cornelius, Jordan King, Christopher Sweet, Katie Marshall, and Maggie Darago, closes at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.
A Christmas Carol, directed by Caitlin Hargraves, featuring Andrew Benator (Ebenezer Scrooge), Emberlynn Wood (Tiny Tim), Austin Barocas (Lamplighter’s son), Caleb Baumann (Matthew Watkins), Caleb Clark (Young Scrooge/Peter), Thomas Neal Antown Ghant (Tom Watkins/Mr. Fezziwig/Topper), Anne Marie Gideon (Missy Watkins/Bess/Mudge), Christopher Hampton (Mr. Crachit/Mr. Pritchitt), Clare Latham (Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Fezziwig), Lucy Long (Emma Cratchit), Maria Mae Lopez (Belle/Martha Cratchit), Robert Méndez (Lamplighter/Fouquet), Thyn McLemore (Ghost of Christmas Past), Matthew Morris (Jacob Marley), Adrienne Ocfemia (Melinda Cratchit/Child dick Wilkins), Mary Lynn Owens (Mrs. Dilber), Brad Raymond (Ghost of Christmas Present), Lyndsay Ricketson (Gholst of Christmas Future), Asia Rogers (Alice), and Dane Troy (Fred/Dick Wilkins), and more, closes at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre.
Cinderella, directed by directed by Eboni Bell Darcy, featuring Brianna Kaleen (Cinderella), Soara-Joye Ross (Godmother), Jason Schmidt (Christopher), Courtney Markowitz (Stepmother), Gemini Quintos (Grace), Sarah Sachi (Joy), Brian Mathis (King), Melrose Johnson (Queen), and Mark Ivy (Lionel), with Mike Baerga, Kahlil Cabble, Dwayne Cook, Kelly Lomonte, Miles Marmolejo, Betty Marie Muessig, Aisha Ussery, Kaleb Womack, Kenzie Woolridge, Teresa Zimmermann, and more, closes at Houston’s TUTS.
The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical, by Dan Knechtges & Megan Larche Dominick, directed & choreographed by Dan Knechtges, featuring Julia Krohn (Cheryl), Brooke Wilson (Olga), Kevin Cooney Charlie), Nicolas Garza (Doug/Niles), and Kiara Caridad (Kelli), with Trey Lewis and Sophia Clarke, closes at Houston’s TUTS.
A Christmas Carol, directed by Mark Clements, featuring Matt Daniels (Scrooge), Jordan Anthony Arrendo (Fred), Mark Corkins (Ghost of Marley), Todd Denning (Ghost of Christmas Present), Carrie Hitchcock (Mrs. Fezziwig), Kevin Kantor (Young Scrooge), Reese Madigan (Bob Cratchit), James Pickering (Mr. Fezziwig), Rána Roman (Mrs. Cratchit), Aja Wiltshire (Belle) Tami Workentin (Ghost of Christmas Past), Savannah Carlson (Belinda Cratchit), Lex V. Crump (Martha Cratchit), Hannah Finley (Emily Cratchit), Scarlet Hirano (Want), Zoah Hirano (Sniffer/Ignorance), Ira Kindkeppel-Longden (Matthew Cratchit), Ziva Lavoe (Turkey Kid), Calvin Marks (Boy Scrooge), Phoebe Thompson (Teen Scrooge), Charlie Van Den Elzen (Peter Cratchit), Valentina Vega (Tiny Tim) and Jace White (Thomas), with Meadow Clouse, Willow Clouse, Isla Marks, Olivia Hinds, Nora Nelles, Lainey Techtmann, and Quinn Sison, closes at Milwaukee Rep.
A Merry Christmas Carol, written & directed by Mark Shanahan, featuring Beatty Barnes (Ebenezer Scrooge), Sarah Manton, Meredith Nöel, Refiye Tappan, Adalee Alt, Patrick Halley, Dave Hobbs, Steve Pacek, Anna Sosa, Miri Quaintance, Stormie Trevino, Margo Von Buseck, Mia Haymes, Wyllow Smith, and Russell Teagle, closes at Virginia Stage.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, by Colin Escott, directed by directed by James Barry, featuring Taylor Aronson, Kasie Buono, Jason Cohen, Matt Cusack, Ian Kerr-Mace, Rob Morrison, Nathan Roberts, Billy Rude, and Jeremy Sevelovitz, closes at Albany’s Capital Rep.
A Christmas Carol, directed by directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott & Geoff Elliott, featuring Geoff Elliott (Ebenezer Scrooge), Frederick Stuart (Narrator), Trisha Miller (Ghost of Christmas Past), Anthony Adu (Ghost of Christmas Present), Jeremy Rabb (Marley), Kasey Mahaffy (Mr. Cratchit), Emily Kosloski (Mrs. Cratchit), Mitch Connelly (Fred), Suzen Baraka (Fred’s Wife), Nicole Javier (Belle), Aarush Mehta (Tiny Tim), and Annalise Morris (Tiny Tim), with Clifton Adams, Jose Donado, Stelle Bullock, Brendan Burgos, Amalia Ann Morris, Kway Grimstad Ndjamen, Scarlett Ray, Estella Stuart, and Julian Wilkes, closes at Pasadena’s A Noise Within.
Monday, December 25
Steven Brinberg’s Simply Barbra Holiday Show, at 6 PM at the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture.
A Swinging Birdland Christmas concert, featuring Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch, closes at NYC’s Birdland.
Tuesday, December 26
Wednesday, December 27
The Huntington Theatre‘s Yippee Ki Yay, by Richard Marsh, directed by Hal Chambers, featuring Darrel Bailey, opens at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion.
“The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors,” honoring Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick, airs at 9 PM on CBS (and streams on Paramount+).
Thursday, December 28
Friday, December 29
A Cinderella Christmas, by Kris Lythgoe, directed by Bonnie Lythgoe, featuring Joely Fisher (Baroness), Veronica Dunne (Cinderella), Jennifer Leigh Warren (Fairy Godmother, Ben Giroux (Buttons), Patrick Ortiz (Prince), Austyn Myers (Dandini), and Jeff Summer & Mark Gagliardi (Sister), with Becky Lythgoe, Ashley Chavvaria, Alex Tho, and Alissa Wilsey, closes at Laguna Playhouse.
Saturday, December 30
Some Like it Hot closes at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, after 483 performances.
I Need That, world premiere by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, featuring Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito. and Ray Anthony Thomas, closes at Broadway’s American Airlines Theatre.
Dream Girls, directed by Lili-Anne Brown, featuring Ta-Tynisa Wilson (Deena), Keirsten Hodgens (Lorrell), Trejah Bostic (Effie), Evan Tyrone Martin (Curtis), Jos N. Banks (CC), Mykal Kilgore (Jimmy), and Robert Cornelius (Marty), with Chuckie Benson, Shantel Cribbs, Arnold Harper II, Alia Hodge, Alfred E. Jackson, Diva LaMarr, Melanie Loren, Kwame M. Remy, Aalon Smith, Montria Walker, and Jalisa Williams with swings Joel Oliver and Sierra Wilson, closes at CT’s Goodspeed.
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Yuletide Revelry closes at NYC’s 54 Below.
Sunday, December 31
New York City Ballet‘s George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, featuring 100+ dancers and musicians, as well as more than 125 children, closes at Lincoln Center Theater.
TheBuena Vista Social Club, world premiere by Marco Ramirez, directed by Saheem Ali, featuring Skizzo Arnedillo, Renesito Avich, Natalie Belcon, Angélica Beliard, Kenya Browne, Danaya Esperanza, Carlos Sanchez Falú, Jared Machado, Hector Juan Maisonet, Ilda Mason, Marielys Molina, Julio Monge, Leonardo Reyna, Mel Semé, Olly Sholotan, Jainardo Batista Sterling, Nancy Ticotin, and Luis Vega, closes at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theatre.
York Theatre Company‘s The Jerusalem Syndrome, world premiere by Laurence Holzman, Felicia Needleman & Kyle Rosen, directed by Don Stephenson, featuring Farah Alvin, Dana Costello, Scott Cote, Andrea Fleming, James D. Gish, Alan H. Green, Danielle Lee James, John Jellison, Josh Lamon, Garrett Long, Karen Murphy, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Chandler Sinks, Pablo Torres, Curtis Wiley, Lenny Wolpe, Laura Woyasz, and Jared Zirilli, Alan H. Green, Danielle Lee James, John Jellison ), Josh Lamon, Garrett Long, Karen Murphy, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Chandler Sinks, Pablo Torres, Curtis Wiley, Lenny Wolpe, and Laura Woyasz, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Jeans.
Make Me Gorgeous! The True Story of Kenneth “Mr. Madam” Marlowe, written & directed by Donnie, starring Wade McCollum, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Lukes.
Madwoman of the West, by Sandra Tsing Loh, directed by Thomas Caruso, featuring Caroline Aaron, Marilu Henner, Melanie Mayron, and Brooke Shields, closes at Off-Broadway’s Actors Temple Theatre.
A Christmas Story, by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Joseph Robinette, directed by Matt Lenz, featuring Chris Carsten (Jean Shepherd), Eric Petersen (Old Man), Sabrina Sloan (Mother), Shelley Regner (Miss Shields), Kai Edgar (Ralphie,) and Henry Witcher (Randy), with Steven-Adam Agdeppa, Gabbie Fried, Andrew Ge, Juliane Godfrey, Julia Harnett, Michael James, Trent Mills, Kyle Montgomery, Gabriel Navarro, and Jane Papageorge, with children Zeke Bernier, Addalie Burns, Jack Casey, Jordan Coates, Greta Rebecca Kleinman, Kayden Alexander Koshelev, Emilie Ong, Izzy Pike, Jacob Pham, and Charlie Stover, closes at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre.
A Christmas Carol, directed by Jessica Thebus, featuring Larry Yando (Ebenezer Scrooge), Austin Tichenor (Ebenezer Scrooge for 8 performances), Christian Lucas (Tiny Tim), Kareen Bandealy (Marly/Young Marley/Topper), Dee Dee Batteast (Frida), Dee Dee Batteast (Frida), Thomas J. Cox (Bob Cratchit/Wreath Seller), Amira Danan (Belle), Tafadzwa Diener (Martha Cratchit), Susaan Jamshidi (Mrs. Cratchit), Daniel José Molina (Young Scrooge/Ghost of Christmas Future), Rika Nishikawa (Belinda Cratchit), Robert Schleife (Mr. Fezziwig), Lucky Stoff (Ghost of Christmas Past), Leighton Tantillo (Peter Cratchit), Bethany Charwoman/Ghost of Christmas Present), Austin Tichenor (Alternate Ebenezer Scrooge), Penelope Walker (Crum/Mrs, Fezziwig), Andrew White (Narrator), and Wai Yim (Ortle), with Adeoye, Hillary Bayley, Viva Boresi, Mark Bedard, Viva Boresi, Jalbelly Guzmán, Amir Henderson, Detra Payne, closes at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
The Huntington Theatre‘s Yippee Ki Yay, by Richard Marsh, directed by Hal Chambers, featuring Darrel Bailey, closes at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion.
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, by Jim Henson, Paul Williams & Timothy Allen McDonald, directed & choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, featuring Andy Mientus (Emmet Otter), Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone (Ma), Jordan Brownlee (Doc Bullfrog), Nick Cearley (Charlie Muskrat), Kevin Covert (Mayor Fox), Matthew Furtado (Stan Weasel), Sharriese Hamilton (Mrs. Mink), Steven Huynh (Wendell Porcupine), Ben Mathew (Harvey Beaver), Anney Ozar (Old Lady Possum), Emily Rohm (Gretchen Fox), James Silson (Fred Lizard / Jiffy Squirrel, Sawyer Smith (Madame Squirrel), and David Stephens (Yancy Woodchuck), with Adam Fane and Leah Morrow, closes at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Peter Flynn, featuring Howard Kaye (Tevye, replacing Ethan Watermeier), Rachel Stern (Golde), Sophie Schulman (Tzeitel), Ariana Galdwell (Chava), Sumié Yotsukura (Hodel), Michael Wood (Motel), Jay Frisby (Fyedka), Noah Keyishian (Perchik), Jason B. McIntosh (Lazar Wolf), Graciela Rey (Fiddler), Sasha Olinick (Rabbi), Cheryl J. Campo (Yente), Ariel Messeca (Mendel), Dylan Arrendondo (Avram), Robert Mintz (Inkeeper), Janine Baumgardner (Russian Soldier), Daniel Powers (Russsian Soldier), Russell Rinker (Constable), Pepin (Fruma-Sarah), Maisie Posner (Bielke), Daphne Wheeler (Sprintze), Oli & Tsaitami Duchicela (Grandma Tzeitel), withNaomi Biel, Daphne Wheeler, Olivia Fegler, Caroline Grahman, and Cristian Rodriguez, closes at DC’s Ford’s Theatre.
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, directed by Hunter Foster, featuring Jeremiah James (Bob Wallace), Jarran Muse (Phil Davis), Ashley Blanchet (Betty Haynes), Kaitlyn Frank (Judy Haynes), Nathan Lucrezio (Ralph Sheldrake), Richard E. Waits (General Waverly), and Ruth Gottschall (Martha), with Caitlin Belcik, Michael Harp, Jay Aubrey Jones, Kat Katona, Lauralyn McClelland, Stephanie Eve Parker, Joey Socci, Jesse Swimm, Renell Taylor, Tara Rajan, and MacKenzie Reff, closes at PA’s Buck’s County Playhouse.
Family Business, world premiere by Matt Chait, directed by Brian Shnipper, featuring Eric Stanton Betts, Alli Brown, Michelle Jasso, Tim Martin Gleason, Bruce Nozick, and Julie Pearl, closes at Hollywoods’ Hudson Mainstage Theatre.
Monday, January 1
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Red Bull Theater will present an in person & on-line reading of Edward Young’s The Revenge on Mon. Jan. 22 at 7:30 PM at Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons, directed by Nathan Winkelstein. The event will be available on-line through Jan. 28 at 11:59 PM.
Christian Coulson, Merritt Janson, Ismenia Mendes, Matthew Rauch, Alexandra Silber, and more TBA.
This potboiler tells a tale that Shakespeare audiences will recognize – a general and his new bride manipulated to tragic ends by a supposed friend. But in this tale, it is the Moor, Zanga, seeking righteous vengeance on the hated conquerors of his people, who fulfills the role of the friend turned traitor. The fiery Zanga, a favorite role of both Ira Aldridge and Edmund Kean, finally gets his return to the spotlight.
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Kristin Chenoweth: An Evening With Friends for Todd, in celebration of the late Todd Haimes, will take place Mon. Apr. 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre, directed & choreographed by Warren Carlyle.
Special guests and additional information TBA.
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Video: “Today Is” from Broadway’s How to Dance in Ohio
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Alice Chidress’s Trouble in Mind will run Jan. 12 – Feb. 4, 2024 at Boston’s Lyric Stage Company, directed by Dawn M. Simmons.
Patrice Jean-Baptiste (Wiletta), Barlow Adamson (Al Manners), Allison Beauregard (Judy Sears). Kadahj Bennet (John Nevins), Davron Monroe (Sheldon Foreester), Bill Mootos (Bill O’Wray), and James Turner (Eddie Fenton).
It’s 1955, and after enduring indignities and lost opportunities, Wiletta Mayer, a seasoned Black actress, is finally making her Broadway debut. Written by a white playwright, her star vehicle is the allegedly progressive “Chaos in Belleville,” which turns out to be anything but. Leading a cast of both younger and experienced actors, Wiletta challenges not only the soft racism of her white director but also the veiled prejudice that limits her aspirations and success.
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Video: Highlights from Swept Away at Arena Stage.
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Complete casting has been announced for J.T. Roger’s Corruption, to begin previews Feb. 15, 2024 and open Mar. 11 at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, directed by Barlett Sher.
Dylan Baker, John Behlmann, Saffron Burrows, Anthony Cochrane, Adam Dannheisser, Sanjit De Silva, K. Todd Freeman, Eleanor Handley, Robyn Kerr, Sepideh Moafi, Seth Numrich, Michael Siberry, and Toby Stephens.
The true story of Parliament member Tom Watson fighting back against Murdoch’s News International after a smear campaign. In the process, he uncovers the criminal practices of the media giant.
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Complete casting has been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions‘ presentation of Stephen Schwartz & John Caird’s Children of Eden, which will take place Sun. Feb.18, 2024 at 8 PM at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, directed by Tony Yazbeck, with music direction by Kimberly Grigsby.
Auli’i Cravalho (Yonah), Nikki Renée Daniels (Eve/Mama Noah), Norm Lewis (Father), David Phelps (Adam/Noah), Donald Webber, Jr. (Cain/Japeth), and Lucas Pastrana (Abel/Ham), with Jennifer McGill, Jesse Nager, Marcus Paul James, Rema Webb, Runako Campbell, Dylis Croman, Karli Dinardo, Tyler Hanes, Jakob Karr, and Zelig Williams.
A unique telling of the Biblical story of creation through the epic of Noah and the flood.
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Read: How Len Cariou inspired Stephen Sondheim to write “Send in the Clowns.”
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Manhattan Concert Productions will present Stephen Schwartz & John Caird’s Children of Eden on Sun. Feb. 18 at 8 PM at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, directed by Tony Yazbeck.
Auli’i Cravalho (Yonah), Nikki Renée Daniels (Eve/Mama Noah), Norm Lewis (Father), David Phelps (Adam/Noah), Donald Webber, Jr. (Cain/Japeth), and Lucas Pastrana (Abel/Ham), with Jennifer McGill, Jesse Nager, Marcus Paul James, Rema Webb, Runako Campbell, Dylis Croman, Karli Dinardo, Tyler Hanes, Jakob Karr, and Zelig Williams.
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All Roads Theatre Company will present Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart’s Mack & Mabel in concert Feb. 16-18 at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre, directed & choreographed by Scott Thompson. 
While a concert, the production will be fully staged and choreographed, with an 18-piece orchestra and a cast of 40.
(note replacements): Caroline O’Connor (Lottie Ames), Dermot Mulroney (Mack), Jenna Lea Rosen (Mabel), and more TBA.