Today’s Highlights:
Juno and the Paycock, by Seán O’Casey, directed by Matthew Warchus, featuring Mark Rylance (“Captain” Jack Boyle) and J. Smith-Cameron (Juno Boyle), Paul Hilton (“Joxer” Daly), Aisling Kearns (Mary Boyle), Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty (Johnny Boyle), Ingrid Craigie (Mrs. Tancred), Anna Healy (Mrs. Maisie Madigan), Chris Walley (Charles Bentham), Seán Duggan (“Needle” Nugent), and Leo Hanna (Jerry Devine), with Jessica Cervi, Caolan McCarthy, Bryan Moriarty, John Rice, and Jacinta Whyte, opens at London’s Gielgud Theatre.
No Love Songs, by Kyle Falconer, Laura Wilde & Johnny McKnight, directed by Andrew Panton, featuring John McLarnon (Jessie) and Anna Russell-Martin (Lana), opens at CT’s Goodspeed.
Distant Thunder, by Lynne Taylor Corbett, Shaun Taylor Corbett, Chris Wiseman, Robert Lindsey-Nassif, & Michael Moricz, directed & choreographed by Lynn Taylor Corbett. featuring Jeff Barehand, Spencer Battiest, Aubee Billie, Xander Chauncey, Bonale Fambrini, Brent Florend-Sitwallapum, Angela Gómez, Irma-Estelle Laguerre, Johnlee Lookingglass, Michelle Rios, Glenn Stanton, Sampwe Tarrant, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, and Chelsea Zeno, opens at Off-Broadway’s A.R.T./New York Theaters.
Brace Brace, by Oli Forsyth, directed by Daniel Raggett, featuring Phil Dunster, Craige Els, and Anjana Vasan, begins previews at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
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The world premiere of All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich will run Dec. 11 – Feb. 16, 2025 at the Hudson Theater, directed by Alex Timbers, with a rotating cast of actors.
John Mulaney (Dec. 11 – Jan. 12), , Fred Armisen Dec. 11 – Jan. 12), Renée Elise Goldsberry Dec. 11 – 30), Richard Kind (De. 11 – Jan. 12), Chloe Fineman (Jan. 2-12), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Jan. 14 – Feb. 16), Aidy Bryant Jan. 14 – Feb. 2), Andrew Rannells, (Jan. 14-26) Sam Richardson Jan. 14 – Feb. 2), Jimmy Fallon (Jan. 28 – Feb. 2), David Cross (Feb. 4-9, Tim Meadows, Annaleigh AShford Feb. 4-16, and Hank Azaria (Feb. 11-16).
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A new revival of Stewart & Heidi Rodewald’s Passing Strange will run May 20 – June 29, 2025 (opening May 30) at Cambridge’s A.R.T., directed by Liesl Tommy.
Giles Terera and more TBA.
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Steve Ross: L’Amour, the Merrier! will run Nov. 3-22 at Off-Broadway’s Kaufman Theatre, featuring songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more. Info & tix: (212) 246-8949.
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Fatherland, written & directed by Stephen Sachs, continues through Nov. 23 at Off-Broadway’s New York City Center Stage II.
Ron Bottitta (Father), Patrick Keleher (Son), Anna Kahja (US Attorney), and Larry Poindexter (Defense Attorney).
The true story of the eighteen-year-old son who turned in his father to the FBI because of his dad’s role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
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LA’s Center Theatre Group has finalized a partnership agreement with TodayTix for its 2024/25 Season, making the digital ticketing platform the official ticketing partner of CTG. Click here to learn more.
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RIP Clifford Bell has passed away at 67. Affectionately known as “Lawrence of Cabarabia,”Bell was a leading director and producer in the world of cabaret, concerts, and one-person shows, A beloved figure in the entertainment industry for over forty years, Clifford’s influence and creativity touched countless lives both on stage and behind the scenes. Click here to learn more about Bell’s life.
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Songbook Sundays will present Heart and Soul and Hoagy Carmichael on Sun. Oct. 13 5 & 7:30 at at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club, with music direction by Ted Rosenthal.
Christine Andreas, Kenita Millier, and Christian Wigges.
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Liesl Tommy, Stew &Annie Dorsen’s Passing Strange will run May 20 – June 29, 2025 (opening May 30) at Cambridge’s A.R.T., directed by Diane Paulus.
TBA.
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Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) has announced its 2024 Lights Up Gala on Fri. Nov. 8 at 7 PM at The Post Oak.
Kelli O’Hara.
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Vanya, adapted by Simon Stephens, will begin previews Mar. 11, 2025 and open Mar. 18 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, directed by Sam Yates.
Andrew Scott (Vanya)
A radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork.
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Harvey Fletcher’s Face Dancers will be released oct. 16 on Open-Door Playhouse, directed by Yunyi Zhu.
Daamen Krall, JayCee Porter, and Michael Harvey Fletcher.
Suzy is trying to get home, but is being pursued by a threatening, nameless creature as she runs down the street. She begs entry at one house and finds refuge for the moment as she is taken in by a schoolmate and his grandfather. But the night is still young, and dawn is hours away. Will Suzy be safe, or will unimaginable terrors lie in wait for her?
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Operation Mincemeat, written & composed by the comedy group SpitLip, will begin previews Feb. 15, 2025 and open Mar. 20 at the Golden Theatre, directed by robert Hastie, with choreography by Jenny Arnold.
TBA.
It’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
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Houston’s TUTS will present its 2024 Lights Up Gala on Fr. Nov. 8 at 7 PM at the Post Oak Hotel.
Kelli O’Hara.
Additional information TBA.
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Complete casting has been announced for La Cage Aux Folles, to run Nov. 12 – Dec. 15 (opening Nov. 17) at CA’s Pasadena Playhouse, directed by Sam Pinkleton, with choreography by Ani Taj, and music direction by Darryl Archibald.
Cheyenne Jackson (Georges), Kevin Cahoon ((Albin), Ryan J. Haddad ((Jean-Michel), Shannon Purser ((Anne), George Salazar (Jacob), Michael McDonald (Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Nicole Parker (Marie Dindon/Mme). Renaud, El Beh (Francis), and Shea Diamond (Jacqueline), with Kay Bebe Queue, Cody Brunelle-Potter, Salina EsTitties, Rhoyle Ivy King, Ellen Soraya Nikbakht, Suni Jade Reid, and Paul Vogt as Les Cagelles.
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East West Players will present Pacific Overtures, to run Nov. 7 – Dec. 1 (opening Nov. 10) at the David Henry Whang Theater, directed by Tim Dang, with music direction by Marc Macalintal, and choreography by Yuka Takara.
Jon Jon Briones (The Reciter) and Gedde Watanabe Shogun’s Mother/Old Man), Scott Keiji Takeda (Thief), Brian Kim McCormick (Kayama), Adam Kaokept (Manjiro), Kerry K. Carnahan (Lorde Abe), Ashley En-Fu Matthews (Tamate), Kavin Panmeechao (British Admiral), Kurt Kanazawa (Fisherman), Sittichai Chaiyahat (Warrior), Nina Kasuya (Dutch Admiral), Aric Martin (Madam / French Admiral) Gemma Pedersen (American Admiral/Boy), Kit Dezolt (Commodore Perry, and Norge Yip (Russian Admiral) with Jordan Fan and Jonah Meyer.