Today’s Highlights:
Dear England, by James Grand, directed by Rupert Goold, featuring Gina McKee (Pippa Grange), Josh Barrow (Jordan Pickford), Gunnar Cauthery (Gary Lineker), Will Close (Harry Kane), Crystal Condie (Alex Scott), Will Fletcher (Jordan Henderson), Sean Gilder (Sam Allardyce), Darragh Hand (Marcus Rashford), John Hodgkinson (Greg Clarke), Adam Hugill (Harry Maguire), Albert Magashi (Jadon Sancho), Matsena (Raheem Sterling), Abdul Sessay (Bukayo Saka), Lweis Shepherd (Dele Alli), Paul Thornley (Mike Webster), Tony Turnder (Greg Dyke), and Ryan Whittle (Eric Dier), with Nick Barclay, Tashinga Bepete, Will Harrison-Wallace, and Miranda Heath, opens at London’s Prince Edward Theatre.
The Confessions, written & directed by Alexander Zeldin, featuring Alexander Zeldin, Eryn Jean Norvill, and Pamela Rabe, opens at London’s Lyttelton Theatre.
Chasing Happy, by Michel Wallerstein, directed by Alex Kelly, featuring Spencer Aste Jenny Bennett, Schyler Conaway, Christopher James Murray, and Elizabeth Shepherd, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row.
POTUS, by Selina Fillinger, directed by Margot Bordelon, featuring Naomi Jacobson (Harriet), Natalya Lynette Rathnam (Jean), Felicia Curry (Margaret), Kelly McAndrew (Bernadette), Megan Hill (Stephanie), Yesenia Iglesias (Chris), Sarah-Anne Martinez (Dusty), and Peregrine Teng Heard, Jasmine Joy, and Janet Greer, opens at DC’s Arena Stage.
Mother of the Year: The Kris Jenner Musical concert presentation, written by & starring Ryan Raftery, opens at Hollywood’s Bourbon Room.
Slow Thunder, world premiere written & directed by Suse Sternkopf, featuring Sue Gisser, Rob Nagle, Ann Noble, and Robert Yacko, opens at North Hollywood’s Theatre 68 Arts Complex.
Lincoln Center Theater‘s The Gardens of Anuncia, by Michael John LaChiusa, directed & choreographed by Graciela Daniele, featuring Priscilla Lopez (Anuncia), Enrique Acevedo, Andréa Burns, Eden Espinosa, Tally Sessions, Mary Testa, and Kalyn West, begins previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Mamie Parris Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride live & livestreamed concert, directed by Ben Rimalower, at 7 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42 (also Nov. 8).
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John Patrick Shanley’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea will begin previews Oct. 20 and open Nov. 13 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, directed by Jeff Ward.
Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott.
Have you ever been caught in an earthquake? A chance meeting. A dive bar. Some encounters are so dangerous and so beautiful, they redefine the meaning of love. Follow two desperate people in the Bronx, Danny and Roberta, as they walk the line between destruction and transcendence.
TodayTix app: The production will open for entries on the every Sunday at 12;01 AM for the coming week’s performance, and will close at Noon on the day before each performance. Winners will be notified by push notification and email between 1-4 PM on the day before their selected show, and will have 30 minutes to purchase their tickets in the app. Entrants may request 1 or 2 tickets, and entry is free and open to all.
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Cinderella will run Dec. 5-24 at Houston’s TUTS, directed by Eboni Bell Darcy, with music direction by John Cornelius, and choreography by Monica Josette.
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, Anastasia Zepeda, Jacob Hurst, Kallie Green, Beatriz De Andrade E Lima, Madison Weaston, Mabyn Coleman, Jayden Strawn, Sam Morales, Jessie Vance, Glenn Carter, Nicolas Schweers, Abby Yadan, Haley Griffin, Will Merkle, Riley Korfhage, Julian Lammey, and more…
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Alex Edelman’s Just For Us will run Nov. 10 – 26 (opening Nov. 11) at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Adam Brace.
In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, stand-up comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly attends a meeting of White Nationalists and comes face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. What happens next forms the backbone of the shockingly relevant, utterly hilarious, and only moderately perspirant stories.
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Tom Kitt & Cameron Crowe are redeveloping their musical adaptation of Almost Famous.
Public readings of the musical will take place November 11, 15, and 18 (all at 7 PM) at Connecticut’s Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
Casting and additional information TBA.
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I Put a Spell on You: The Witches Era, in support of the Ali Forney Center, will take place Mon. Oct. 28 at 7 PM at NYC’s Sony Hall, and will also stream on-demand for 4 days on Broadway on Demand, directed by Ahmad Simmons.
Jay Armstrong Johnson (Winifred Sanderson), Allison Godleski (Sarah), Amanda (Mary), with Justin Cooley, Robyn Hurder, Mila Jam, Taylor Iman Jones, with Marcia Marcia Marcia, Tomás Matos, Talia Suskauer, DeMarius Copes, Drew Gehling, Karma Jenkins, Zachary Daniel Jones, Ashlyn Maddox, Tiffany Mann, Maddox Martin, Julia Mattison, Jake Pedersen, Meghan Picerno, Kathryn Priest, Ryann Redmond, Benji Rivera, Heath Saunders, Jackson Teeley, Connor Lyon, a killer ensemble of dancers, and many more spooky surprises!
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A Christmas Carol will run Nov. 28 – Dec. 24 at Milwaukee Rep, directed by Mark Clements.
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.
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The Post-Roe Monologues presentation, a play with music by Mimi Ziemanby, will take place Mon. Nov. 6 at 7 PM at NYC’s Merkin Concert Hall, directed by Maira Torres.
Mary Beth Peil, Roberta Maxwell, Amir Arison, Lilla Crawford, Badia Farha, Judy Gold, Alex Joseph Grayson, Emma Pritzer Price, and Allyson Tucker.
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Howard L. Craft’s Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green will run Nov. 9 – Dec. 16 at the Fountain Theatre, directed by Joseph Megel.
J. Alphonse Nicholson
The play embodies five incarnations of Abel Green, an African American “Everyman,” as he travels through time as many selves, from a 19th Century minstrel to a fallen 21st Century securities trader. In each life, Abel is guided, distracted, helped, or hindered by a handful of characters with whom his destiny is forever intertwined.
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Beautiful: the Carole King Musical will run Nov. 10 – Dec. 3 (opening Nov. 11) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by David Ruttura, with choreography by Joyce Chittick, and music direction by Ryan O’Connell.
Sara Sheperd (Carole King), Miles Jacoby (Gerry Goffin), Sara King (Cynthia Weil), Trevor James (Barry Mann), Valerie Perri (Genie Klein), and Brian Ibsen (Don Kirshner), with Briana Brooks, Fatima El-Bashir), Rsosharra Francis, David Ginlet, Cornelius Jones. Jr., James Larsen, Jazz Madison, Kenneth Mosley, Melissa Musial, Monet Sabel, Mictchell Lam Hau, Keturah McIntyre, and Michael Swain Smith.
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Streaming Musicals has launched its new website HERE.
The new platform is designed to provide you with an enhanced user experience, making it easier for you to connect with our exciting and ever growing catalog of musicals on film. Best of all, many of our titles are now available to stream for free! While they will still have special ticketed premium offerings, Streaming Musicals is looking forward to expanding their free content library with musical works from all eras.
Streaming Musicals is also in pre-production for their own original content, featuring interviews, podcasts, Broadway check-ins and more. They’re revving up their weekly offerings to include fun facts, clips, and sneak peeks.
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Top 10 Most -Produced Plays & Musicals – based on the 2023-24 season:
What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck (16 productions)
Clyde’s, by Lynn Nottage (14 productions)
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass…, by Selina Fillinger (12 productions)
The Lehman Trilogy, by Stefano Massini (12 productions)
Dial M for Murder, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (9 productions)
Fat Ham, by James Ijames (9 productions)
The Thanksgiving Play, by Larissa Fasthorse (8 productions)
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, by Douglas McGrath (8 productions)
Sanctuary City, by Martyna Majok (8 productions)
Cabaret, by Joe Masteroff (7 productions)
Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe (7 productions)
The Rocky Horror Show, by Richard O’Brien (7 productions)