Today’s Highlights:
The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, by Anne Washburn, directed by Steve Cosson, featuring Jeff Biehl (Simon), Bartley Booz (Paul), Chricket Brown (Gracie), Connetta Lavinia Grays (Diana), Bruce McKenzie (Thomas), Bobby Moerno (Milo), Tom Pecinka (Will), and Marianne Rendón (Mari), begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre.
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Brown Broadway: The Musical, written & directed by Billy King, will run Dec. 5-7 at The Assistance League Theatre (1367 N St. Andrews Place), with choreography by Danielle Johnson and music direction by Dani B JAIA.
Angie Fisher, Boise Holmes, Ren Chaz Shepherd, Reina Shaunté Massard, and Jarrel O’Neil Jitney.
A sweeping new musical rooted in history and rhythm, Brown Broadway celebrates the Black artists who built a creative empire in 1920s–40s Los Angeles when Broadway stages in New York remained largely closed to them. Along Central Avenue—known as the “Brown Broadway”—Black musicians, dancers, and performers carved out a thriving hub of artistry, resistance, and innovation. The musical revives this legacy with show-stopping tap numbers, live horns, and a score that blends jazz, gospel, and swing with cinematic storytelling.
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Caroline, by Preston Max Allen, directed by David Cromer, has been extended again, now through Nov. 16 at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theatre.
Veanne Cox, Jeffrey Carlson, Clea Lewis, and Florencia Lozan.
When Maddie is forced to seek the help of her long-estranged mother, she finds herself unable to shield her daughter Caroline from the inescapable circumstances that fractured their family.
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The 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala will take place Mon. Nov.10 at 6 PM at NYC’s Edison Ballroom, directed by Stephen DeAngelis.
Jerry Zaks and Ross Sorkin.
Christopher Sieber, Marilu Henner, and Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire), with Bobby Conte, Charl Brown, Christiani Pitts, Cynthia Darlow, J. Harrison Ghee, Jelani Remy, John Treacy Egan, Judy Kaye, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, and Seth Rudetsky.
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The Dramatist Guild has announced Season 6 of TALKBACK, hosted by Christine Ty Johnson.
Gretchen Cryer, Kristoffer Diazm, Amanda Green, David Henry Hwang. Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, PulL lloyd Suh, and Palph Sevush.
A podcast for every playwright, composer, lyricist, librettist, or theatre fan who wants to pull back the curtain to discover the highs and lows of what it means to create theatre and foster community in the complex landscape of American storytelling.
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Palm Desert’s McCallum Theatre has announced its Fall concert series:
Sutton Foster (Nov. 12)
Lea Salonga Nov. 14)
Shucked the Musical (Nov. 25-20)
…and more TBA.
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Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre will present Ray Bradbury’s Farenheit 451 Nov. 13 – 30, directed by Stephen Hamilton.
John Kroft (Guy Montag), J. Stephen Brantley (Captain Beatty), Daniela Mastropietro (Mildred Montag), Amma Francesca Schiavoni (Clarisse McCellan), Bonnie Comley (Good Morning Show Host), and Mary Shelly, Matthew Conlon (Faber), Nicole Marie Hunt (Mrs. Hudson), Stewart F. Lane (Family Theater Show Attorney / and J.R.R. Tolkien), and Dan Pavacic (Fireman Black / Aristotle).
The production brings Bradbury’s iconic story to vivid life in a striking new staging that explores censorship, free thought, and the power of imagination.
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David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” (Broadway edition), will be published on Nov. 11 by TCG (Theatre Communications Group).
Part biography, part comic fantasia, Yellow Face remains one of Hwang’s sharpest and most self-reflective works. It is a fearless satire of race, authenticity, and identity in America. This newly revised Broadway Edition incorporates updates developed for the 2024 Broadway revival, offering sharper pacing, deeper emotional resonance, and new casting notes that highlight the play’s exploration of racial performance and belonging.
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An industry presentation of Joe Andolino & Nick Nappo’s Soundwall will take place Oct. 28 at 2 PM at NYC’s Boulevard Carroll Studios, Studio 6, directed by Abbey O’Brien. Learn more about the show on the musical’s website.
Sarah Baskin, Lennie Disanto, David R. Gordon, Nadina Hassan, Gabe Martinez, and Chelsea Williams.
A raw, heart-pounding concert-theatre experience set on the eve of a 20th high school reunion in Ithaca, NY. Three former bandmates reunite after twenty years apart, testing whether music can bridge ambition, distance, and the weight of old wounds. A contemporary reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey, this pice blends original music with intimate storytelling to explore love, loss, identity, and the echoes of the voices we carry, both those that haunt us and those that heal us. At its core, the piece is about chosen family, the messiness of growing up, and knowing when to let go…and when to hold on. Wherever the road takes you, one truth remains: just drive on.
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Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shield’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong, continues through Oct. 23 at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Eric Peterson.
Cathy Rigby (Francis/The Narrator/Cecco), Nick Apostolina (Max,), Michael Darling,( Mermaid/ The Crocodile), Steven Booth (Jonathan/Peter Pan), Reggie De Leon (Dennis/John Darling/A Mermaid/ Mr. Smee,), Regina Fernandez (Sandra/Wendy Darling), Josh Grisetti (Chris/Mr. Darling/ Captain Hook), Trent Mills (Robert, Nana the Dog/ Peter’s Shadow, and Starkey,) Jamie Morgan (Trevor), Louis Pardo (Gill/ A Paramedic), Nicole Parker Annie/ Mrs. Darling/“Lisa/“Tinker Bell/Curly), and Ixchel Valiente as (Lucy”/“Tootles.), with Bella Hicks, Grant Matthew Hodges and Danny Montooth.