Today’s Highlights:
On Sugarland, by Alesha Harris, directed by Whitney White, featuring Kiki Layne, Stephany Berry, Thomas Walter Booker, Xavier Scott Evans, Mister Fitzgerald, Josh Fulton, Charisma Glasper, Kai Heath, Shemar Yanick Jonas, Billy Eugene Jones, Mariyea, Lizan Mitchell, Adeola Role, and Jacob Daniel Smith, opens at Off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop.
An Evening with Ali Stroker concert opens at Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre.
First Lady of Song: Alexis Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald, by Angela Ingersoll, opens at Laguna Playhouse.
The Lehman Trilogy, by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power, directed by Sam Mendes, featuring Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman), and Howard W. Overshown (Emanuel Lehman), begins previews at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre.
Ensemble Theatre Company‘s Lillian, by David Cale, directed by Jonathan Fox, starring Nancy Travis, begins previews at Santa Barbara’s Old Vic.
When Monica Met Hillary, world premiere by Winter Miller, directed by Margot Bordelon, featuring Kyra Kennedy (Monica Lewinsky), Danielle Skraastad (Hillary Clinton), Mia Matthews (Marcia Lewis), and Rasha Zamamiri (Huma Abedin), begins previews at Miami’s Colony Theatre.
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The Public Theater‘s world premiere production of Shaina Taub’s Suffs has announced its updated schedule. The play will now run Mar. 13 – May 1 (opening Apr. 6), directed by Leigh Silverman, with music direct & supervision by Andrea Grody, and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.
Shaina Taub (Alice Paul), Nikki M. James, Phillipa Soo, and Jenn Colella, with Jenna Bainbridge, Ally Bonino, Tsilala Brock, Hannah Cruz, Nadia Dandashi, Aisha de Haas, Stephanie Everett, Amina Raye, Holly Goould, Cassondra James, Jaygee Macapugay, Grace McLean, Susan Oliveras, Mia Pak, Liz Pearce, Monica Tulia Ramirez, J. Riley Jr., Angela Travino, Ada Westfall, and Aurelia Williams.
The play explores the American women’s suffrage movement by examining forgotten women who worked against divides and oppression in the years leading up to the Nineteenth Amendment through their victories and failures.
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Hudson Stage presents the world premiere of Brenda Withers’ Off Peak, to run Apr. 22 – May 7 at Armonk’s Whippoorwill Theatre, directed by Jess Chayes.
Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson
When two old flames run into each other on the evening commute, different views of the same past threaten to derail their connection. A delightful new play about forgiving, forgetting, and the healing power of a good delay.
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The Shubert Organization will rename the 110-year-old Cort Theatre to the James Earl Jones Theatre, in recognition of the actors performances in 14 Broadway productions at various Shubert theaters.
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Complete casting has been announced for Karen Hartman’s The Lucky Star, to run Apr. 26 – June 12 (opening May 5) at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Noah Himmelstein.
Skye Alissa Friedman (Genka), Danny Gavigan (Joseph), Nina Hellman (Mania), Eva Kaminsky (Klara/Felicia), Alexa Shae Niziak (Luisa), Alexandra Silber (Dola/Vita), Steven Skybell (Richard), Sky Smith (Craig), Dale Soules (Berta/Arnold), and Stuart Zagnit (Salo/Blaustein).
Like so many great mysteries, it all began in an attic with a dusty old suitcase… The discovery of a stash of over 200 letters in three languages opens clues to an untold history – a gripping true story of resilience and determination, a family torn apart by war, fighting to immigrate, escape and survive. With scenes alternating between past and present, this mesmerizing, uplifting, and at times irreverent drama, ultimately restores a family’s uncharted legacy.
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Video: Ep. 3 of “The Aging Ingenue” podcast, starring Sara Jean Ford.
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Last night, in a livestreamed conversation with Harvey Fierstein, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center announced that award-winning architect and scenic designer David Rockwell will design the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, which will offer a free and innovative laboratory where the Library theatre archives will inspire new works.
Click here to download a rendering of the Lab.
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“An Evening with Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman,” offering a discussion about and songs from Harmony: A New Musical, will take place Sat. Mar. 12 at 7 PM ET at NYC’s 92Y.
Performers TBA.
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Complete casting has been announced for Joshua Harmon, Sarah Silverman & Adam Schlesinger’s The Bedwetter, to run Apr. 30 – June 19 (opening May 23) at the Atlantic Theater company, directed by Anne Kauffman, with choreography by Byram Easley.
Ashley Blanchet, Rick Crom, Charlotte Elizabeth Curtis, Zoe Glick, Darren Goldstein, Caissie Levy, Charlotte MacLeod, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Bebe Neuwirth, Margot Weintraub, and Emily Zimmerman.
Meet Sarah. She’s funny. She’s dirty. She’s 10. And she’s got a secret that you’ll never guess (unless you read the title).
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Video: First look at Ocean Filibuster at Cambridge’s A.R.T., which continues through Mar. 13.
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Asolo Rep has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens’ Knoxville, to run Apr. 15 – May 11 (opening Apr. 23) at FL’s FSU Center for the Performing Arts, directed by Frank Galati, with choreography by Josh Rhodes, and music supervision by Tom Murray.
Jason Danieley (James Agee), Hannah Elless (Mary Follet), Paul Alexander Nolan (Jay Follet), Ellen Harvey (Aunt Hannah Lynch), Nathan Salstone (Andrew Lynch), Sarah Aili (Sally Follet), Natalie Venetia Belcon (Jessie), Dwelvan David (Ferryman/Dr. Dekalb), Jack Casey (Rufus Follet), Barbara Marineau (Cathering), William Parry (Joel), Abigail Stephenson (Victoria), Joel Waggoner (Ralph Follet), and Scott Wakefield (Man at the Scene), with Alan Chandler, Sade Crosby, Ian Johnston, Patricia M. Lawrence, and Sharon Pearlman.
Based on James Agee’s “A Death in the Family,” the story begins as Agee struggles wot write his greatest work – about the even that touched his young life and the effect it had on his mother, his town, and on his own future. A coming-of-age story about family, faith and love – and about the boy who will grow up to write it.
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Pittsburgh CLO has announced its 2022 Kara Cabaret Series:
The Twenty-Sided Tavern (Apr. 15-30), which takes you on a journey of a lifetime that might involve dungeons, and might involve dragons. 
here.
Dixie’s Tupperware Party (May 11-28), starring Dixie Longate, who brings you to her grandmother’s Tupperware party. here.
Puffs (June 10-31), offering a fast-paced romp through the “Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.” here.
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A developmental work session of Matthew Lopez, Amber Ruffin, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman’s Some Like It Hot will take place this month in NYC, in lieu of the canceled engagement at Chicago’s Palace Theatre, directed & choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. 
The musical now plans to open on Broadway this Fall (dates TBA).
Christian Borle (Joe/Josephine), Kevin Del Aguila (Osgood), J. Harrison Ghee (Jerry/Daphne), Adam Heller (Mulligan), Adrianna Hicks (Sugar), Mark Lotito (Spats), and NaTasha Yvette Williams (Sweet Sue), with Tia Altinay, Esther Antoine, Ian Campayno, Jacob Dickey, Casey Garvin, Devon Hadsell, Ashley Elizabeth Hale, Jenny Hill, Jarvis B. Manning Jr., Brian Martin, Abby Matsusaka, Amber Owens, Destinee Rea, Tyler Roberts, Angie Schworer, Charles South, Brendon Stimson, Anthony Wayne, Raena White, and Richard Riaz Yoder.
The new book is a departure from the Billy Wilder source material, resulting in a new take that the writers call “honestly groundbreaking.” The character of Sugar – portrayed in the film by Marilyn Monroe – has been reworked, and is now a Black woman.
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Live from 54 Below: 10 Years of Reunion Concerts! will take place both live & livestreaming on Mar. 6 at 7 PM ET here, hosted by Julie James, with music direction by Drew Wutke.
Giuseppe Bausilio, Felicia Finley, Damon J. Gillespie, Diana Huey, Sara Kapner, Jeremy Kushnier, Maggie Lakis, Natalie Lander, Dorcas Leung, Rick Lyon, Rob McClure, Chris Medlin, Cassie Silva, Lianah Sta. Ana, Scott Stangland, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and Brynn Williams.
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The world premiere of Lloyd Suh’s Bina’s Six Apples will run Mar. 11-27 at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, directed by Eric Ting.
Olivia Lampert (Bina), Albert Park (Father), Sun Mee Chomet (Mother), Elizabeth Pan (Hamee), Joseph Pendergrast (Jinsoo), Sheeli Delgado (Youngsoo), and Jayden Ham (Boy).
The play is inspired by the playwrights own family’s experiences in Korea during the war. It tells the story of Bina, a 10-year-old girl who is separated from her family when they are forced to flee their home. We follow her journey to reunite with her family as she discovers the power of her own resilience. Bina will find that she’s not the only one on a difficult quest for a place to call home.
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Anything Goes (premieres May 13 at 9 PM – check local listings), starring Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsay.
Merry Wives (premieres May 20 at 9 PM – check local listings), adapted by Jocelyn Bio, directed by Saheem Ali, featuring Jacob Ming-Trent (Falstaff), Pascale Armand (Madam Ekua Page), and Susan Kelechi Watson (Madam Nkechi Ford).
Keeping Company with Sondheim (May 27 at 9 PM – check local listings), which examines Company‘s director Marianne Elliott’s creative process in her reimagined gender-swapped production of Company.
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Harvey Fierstein‘s memoir, “I Was Better Last Night,” is now available on Audiobook, Kindle, and Hardcover. 
Order/Download here.