Today’s Highlights:
& Juliet, by David West & Max Martin, directed by Luke Sheppard, featuring Lorna Courtney (Juliet), Paul Szot (Lance), Betsy Wolfe (Anne Hathaway), Stark Sands (Shakespeare), Justin David Sullivan (May), Melanie La Barrie (Nurse), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), and Philippe Arroyo (Francois), with Brandon Antonio, Iván Carrier, Nico DeJesus, Nicholas Edwards, Virgil Gadson, Joomin Hwang, Megan Kane, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Joe Moeller, Brittany Nicholas, Veronica Otim, Jasmine rafael, Matt Raffy, Tieran Tunnicliffe, and Rachel Webb, opens at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Mindplay, world premiere by Vinny DePonto & Josh Koenigsberg, directed by Andrew Neisler, starring Vinny DePonto, opens at LA’s Geffen Theatre.
Jessica Vosk in concert opens at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center.
The Far Country, by Lloyd Suh, directed by Eric Ting, featuring Ben Chanse, Jinn S. Kim, Whit K. Lee, Christopher Liam Moore, Shannon Tyo, Amy Kim, and Eric Yang, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theatre Company.
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Amy Herzog’s new version of A Doll’s House will begin Spring 2023 (theatre, dates, and link TBA), directed by Jamie Lloyd.
Jessica Chastain (Nora) and more TBA.
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Theatre Communications Group will present its 2023 TCG Gala: Our Stories on Mon. Jan. 9, 2023 at NYC’s Edison Ballroom.
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
TBA.
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Tabby Lamb’s Happy Meal will run Feb. 21 – Mar. 10 at the Brixton House, directed by Jamie Fletcher.
Tommi Bryson and Sam Crerar.
The romantic comedy centers on two friends wrestling with identity and gender transitions during the bygone days of NSN chat and dial-up internet.
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Broadway’s Mr. Saturday Night, by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Jason Robert Brown & Amanda Green, will begin streaming Thurs. Dec. 1 on BroadwayHD, directed by John Rando.
Billy Crystal, Randy Graff, David Paymer, Chasten Harmon, and Shoshana Bean, with Jordan Gelber, Brian Gonzales, and Mylinda Hull.
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An industry reading of David James Parr’s Stranger Interludes will take place Fri. Nov. 18 at NYC’s Dramatist Guild Foundation, directed by Amanda Bearse.
Alison Fraser, Robbie Simpson, Patrick Ball, Brenna Palughi, James Wells, and Joleen Wilkinson.
A contemporary dark comedy about gender inclusivity, drug addiction and mental health, which centers on a much married would-be stage actress recently diagnosed with early dementia, her three children, a drifter with a secret past, and the mysterious young man hired to write the matriarch’s memoir.
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Due to a Covid breakout in the company, Plays for the Plague Year has gone on hiatus and will return Dec. 22 at Off-Broadway’s Joe’s Pub.
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Industry presentations of Andrew Beall, Evan McCormack & David Don Miller’s Goodbye New York: A New Musical will take place Fri. Nov. 18 at 11 AM & 3 PM at Off-Broadway’s Theater 555, directed & choreographed by Abbey O’Brienm with music direction by James Lowe. 
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Arielle Jacobs, Bad Standley, and Ben Jeffrey, with Richard Abanes, Kyle Carter, Eleanna Fin, Rachel Ling Gordon, Dayna Marie Quincy, and Stephanie Torns.
A spirited young woman with a terrible secret is reunited with the one who got away one day before she must leave New York forever. Will they get get a second chance at love or will fate step in? Is it worth it to pull someone closer… only to say goodbye?
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A workshop of Lourds Lane’s’s Super You will run Dec. 7-8 at Musical Con, directed & choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter, with music direction by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett. Click here to learn more about the musical.
Vicki Manswer (Katie), Tom Francis (Jay), Will Bozier (Mi Roar), Natalie Green (Blast), Benjamin Terry (Seven), Renee Lamb (Ima-mazing), Lourdes Lane (Rise), Abigail Jane (Lightning Girl, Aaliyah Monk (Young Katie), Jonty Peach (Matty), and Ebony Molina (Mom).
An empowering, female-led musical celebrating the journey of a comic book artist who learns to love herself and find her voice when her own superheroine creations come to life.
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Pan Asian Rep presents the world premiere of Livian Yeh’s Memorial will run Jan. 9 – Feb. 19, 2023 (opening Jan. 22) at ART Theatres, directed by Jeff Liu.
Angel Lin and Nancy Ma (alternating as Maya & Nancy Ma).
Maya Lin is a 21-year old architect who is forced to defend herself to veterans and the United States Congress when her “untraditional” memorial design was selected to commemorate Vietnam veterans on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Is democracy about compromise and working together?
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A Merry Little Christmas Carol, adapted by Mark Shanahan, will run Nov. 30 – Dec. 31 at Virginia Stage, directed by Tom Quaintance.
Adalee Alt, Beatty Barnes, Mesgana Jackson, Sarah Manton, Meredith Noel, Dustin Sullivan, Refiye Tappan, and David Whalen.
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The 2022 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Click here for all the musical theater nominations.
The 65th annual ceremony will be held Feb. 5, 2023, and air on CBS.
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“Miss: Broadway’s Women Songwriters,” conceived, co-written & directed by Kate Baldwin & Georgia Stitt, will run Dec. 10-12 at NYC’s 92Y.
Kay Swift, Mary Rodgers, Micki Grant, Lucy Simon and Elizabeth Swados to contemporary artists including Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, Sara Bareilles, Erin McKeown and Quiara Alegria Hudes.
Kennedy Kanagawa, Bryonha Marie Parham, Nicholas Rodriguez, and Emily Skeggs.
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Joshua Henry: Holiday Concert will take place Mon. Dec. 12 at 8 PM at Harlem’s Red Rooster.
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The cast album for Broadway’s Funny Girl will be released digitally today and Jan. 20, 2023 on CD.
In a rare occurrence, the album will feature replacement stars, with both Michele and Tovah Feldshuh having joined the production months into its run earlier this year.
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Invitation-only readings of Elkin Antoniou G, Chelsea Marie Davis, Caleen Sinnette, Victoria Theodore & Emily Ruth Hazel’s Marian will take place Nov. 18 & 19 at The City College of New York, directed by Tamara Tunie, with music direction by Brian P. Whitted.
Sarah Dacey Charles (Eleanor Roosevelt), Jonathan Christopher (Orpheus Fisher), Chelle Denton (Glinda), Erica Durham (Young Marian), Emilie Kouatchou (Marian Anderson), Brian Krinsky (Kaminka), Tracey Conyer Lee (Isabella Anderson), Benjamin Lurye (Boghetti), Chani Maisonet (Alberta Hunter), Christopher McCrewell (Walter White), Joshua Morgan (Sol Hurok), Wonu Ogunfowora (Alyce Anderson), Amma Osei (Aunt Mary/Sis. Johnson), Rema Webb (Anna Anderson), Curtis Wiley (Billy King), and J.D. Webster (Roland Hayes), with Elija Dawson, Eddie Egan, Charlotte Odusanya, and Rachel Policar.
24 years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, a Black woman stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang before an unprecedented, racially integrated audience of 75,000 people. After struggling against societal forces to fulfill her dream of becoming a world-class singer, Marian Anderson reaches her greatest potential as an artist, only to risk everything during the 1930’s pre-civil rights movement. This is her story.
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Video: Hadestown‘s Lillias White and company perform “Way Down Hadestown” in its entirety at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre.
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Legally Blonde will run July 7-13 at Kansas City Starlight.
Casting and creative teams TBA.
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Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie has finally set dates and a theatre, with previews beginning Apr. 11, 2023 and an open opening set for Apr. 23 at the Golden Theatre, directed by Justin Martin.
Jodie Comer.
The play follows a young and brilliant barrister who is forced to explore how patriarchal power over the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge after an unexpected event.
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Boundless Theater will host an industry reading of David James Parr’s Stranger Interludes on Fri. Nov. 18 at NYC’s Dramatist Guild Foundation, directed by Amanda Bearse.
Alison Fraser, Robbie Simpson, Patrick Ball, Brenna Palughi, James Wells, and Joleen Wilkinson.
A contemporary dark comedy about gender inclusivity, drug addiction, and mental health. The play centers on a much-married would-be stage actress recently diagnosed with early dementia, her three children, a drifter with a secret past, and the mysterious young man hired to write the matriarch’s memoir.
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Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate ballet will run June 22 – July 1, 2023 at NYC’s Metropolitan Opera House.
Casting TBA.
A young Mexican woman Tita finds an escape from the pressures of duty and family tradition through cooking. But things take a turn when she falls in love with her forbidden and wealthy neighbor.
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A 6-month celebration of all things Sondheim will run Feb. 14 – June 11, 2022 at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Sunday in the Park with George (Feb. 14 – Mar. 19), directed by Sarna Lapine.
Sondheimia (Feb. 27 – Mar. 6), a concert by Larry Owens, with pianist Josh Knight.
A Little Night Music (Apr. 25 – May 21), directed by David Lee, featuring the full, original orchestrations.
Eleri War: Acoustic Sondheim concert (Mar. 31 & Apr. 1), offering folk takes on Sondheim songs.
Sunday in the Park with George (Feb. 14 – Mar. 19, opening Feb. 19)
A Little Night Music (Apr. 25 – May 21, opening Apr. 30), directed by David Lee.
Into the Woods (Jan. 26-27), presented by students of the Pasadena Unified School District.
Song by Song by Sondheim concert (Apr. 22-23)
Sondheim UnScripted concert (May 5-7)
Bernadette Peters in Concert (June 10-11)
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(Article): Is It Always ‘Or’? Is It Never ‘And’?: Melissa Errico explores Sondheim’s “Losing My Mind.”
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A NYC industry reading of Rob Berliner, Aaron Kenny & Harrison Bryan’s GELT TRIP! The Musical, which will take place Tues. Dec. 6, directed by Marlo Hunter, with music direction by Alex Goldie Golden.
Talia Suskauer, Judy Kaye, Ephie Aardema, Gilbert L. Bailey II, Joy Hermalyn, and Josh Lamon, with Lauren Jeanne Thomas
The musical reimagines Scrooge as a narcissistic influencer who struggles to value her family during the holiday season.