Today’s Highlights:
Long Day’s Journey Into Night, directed by Jeremy Herrin, featuring Brian Cox (James Tyrone), Patricia Clarkson (Mary Tyrone), Alex Lawther (Edmund), Daryl McCormack (James Jr.), and Louis Harland (Cathleen), opens at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
Manhattan Theatre Club‘s Mary Jane, by Amy Herzog, directed by Anne Kauffman, featuring Rachel McAdams (Mary James), April Matthis (Sherry/Dr. Toros), Susan Pourfar (Brianna/Chaya), Lily Santiago Alemia/Kat,) and Brenda Wehle (Ruthie/Tenkei), begins previews at Broadway’s Samual J. Friedman Theatre.
Stereophonic, by David Adjmi & Will Butler, directed by Daniel Aukin, featuring Will Brill (Reg), Andrew R. Butler (Charlie), Juliana Canfield (Holly), Eli Gel (Grover), Tom Pecinka (Peter), Sarah Pidgeon (Diana), and Chris Stack (Simon), begins previews at Broadway’s Golden Theatre.
Funny Girl national tour, directed by Michael Mayer, featuring Melissa Manchester (Mrs. Brice), Katerina McCrimmon (Fanny Brice), Stephen Mark Lukas (Nick Arnstein), Izaiah Montaque Harris (Eddie Ryan), Walter Coppage (Florenz Ziegfeld), Leah Platt (Emma/Mrs. Nadler), Cindy Chang (Mrs. Meeker), Eileen T’Kaye (Mrs. Strakosh), and David Foley Jr. (Tom Keeney), with Vinny Andaloro, Lamon Brown, Kate E. Cook, Julia Grondin, Jacks on Grove, Alex Hartman, Dot Kelly, Ryan Lambert, Kathy Liu, Meghan Manning, Bryan Charles Moore, Sami Murphy, Emily Nester, Hannah Shankman, Jordon Taylor, Rodney Thompson, Sean Thompson, and Annaliese Wilbur, previews at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre.
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Kansas City Starlight has announced its 2024 season. Creative teams and casting TBA.
The Cher Show (May 28 – June 2)
Stomp (June 14-16)
The Little Mermaid (July 9-14)
Shrek (July 26-28)
Come From Away (Aug. 6-11)
West Side Story (Aug. 20-25)
Peter Pan (Sept. 17-22)
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The world premiere of Michele A Miller’s A Final Toast will run May 10-26 at the Chain Theatre, directed by Kathy Curtiss.
Jana Robbins, Jolie Curtsinger, Diane J Findlay, and Sachi Parker.
Can a Jewish mother with early dementia learn to accept her daughter’s care? This poignant comedy raises universal questions of identity, assimilation, family, and tradition.
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Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company (link TBA) has announced its 2024-25 season:
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Oct. 10-27), by by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Million Dollar Quartet (Dec. 5-22)
Hamlet (Feb. 6-23, 2025)
Hershey Felder as George Gershwil Alone (Apr. 3-20)
Justice (June 5-22)
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Gingold Theatrical Group will present a reading of Noel Coward’s first play, I’ll Leave it to You, on Wed. Apr. 24 at 7 PM at NYC’s Symphony Space, directed byDavid Staller.
Aaron Lee Battle, Susan Chella, Veanne Cox, Dan Domingues, Devin Kessler, Susannah Perkins, Vishaal Reddy, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Evie Shuckman.
Noel Coward was determined to be the ‘new Shaw’. Sending this play to George Bernard Shaw for comment, Shaw wrote back “I’m already taken. Be yourself!” In response, we have this rarely seen early comedy of manners, sex, and society, I’ll Leave It to You. Left a widow with five grown up children, Mrs. Dermot turns to brother Dan for help. Uncle Dan arrives to find an idle family ready to live on his money. He announces that he is doomed to die in three years and that he will leave his money to the member of the family who has made good by then. Each sets to with such determination that Oliver becomes a successful inventor, Evangeline a novelist, Bobbie a composer and Sylvia a film star; even Joyce, finishing her school career, distinguishes herself. Now he tells the family his riches are a myth and his previous announcement was only a means to raise the family from lethargy. Sylvia alone sees Uncle Dan’s wisdom and berates the others for their narrow minded attitude. At heart, they are all genuinely attached to the wily uncle.
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Gingold Theatrical Group will present a script-in-hand performance of Noel Coward’s I’ll Leave It To You on Mon. Apr. 29 at 7 PM at NYC’s Symphony Space, directed by David Staller.
Veanne Cox (Mrs. Anne Dermott), Dan Domingues (Oliver Dermot), Evie Shuckman (Evangeline Dermott), Susannah Perkins (Sylvia Dermott), Vishaal Reddy (Bobbie Dermott), Thoman Jay Ryan (Daniel Davis), Susan Cella (Mrs. Crombie), Devin Kessler (Faith Crombie), and Aarom Lee Battle (Narrator/Griggs).
Left a widow with four grown-up children, Mrs. Dermot turns to her mysterious brother Dan for help. Uncle Dan arrives to find an idle family ready to live on his money. He announces that he is doomed to die in three years and that he will leave his money to the member of the family who has made good by then. Each sets to with such determination that Oliver becomes a successful inventor, Evangeline a novelist, Bobbie a composer and Sylvia a film star; even Joyce, finishing her school career, distinguishes herself. Now he tells the family his riches are a myth and his previous announcement was only a means to raise the family from lethargy. Sylvia alone sees Uncle Dan’s wisdom and berates the others for their narrow-minded attitude. At heart, they are all genuinely attached to the wily uncle.
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Stages St. Louis has announced its 2024 season:
Steel Magnolias (May 31 – June 30), directed by Paige Price
Newsies (July 6 – Aug. 25), directed by Steve Bebout
Ragtime (Sept. 20 – Oct. 20), directed by Deidre Goodwin
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Amas Musical Theatre will present A Lotta Night Music on Mon. May 13 at 6 PM at NYC’s Baruch Performing Arts Center, directed by Jonathan Cerullo, and hosted by Richard Ridge.
Patricia Birch, Len Cariou, and Butler Tibbits.
Ivy Austin, Brenda Braxton, Liz Callaway, Joanna Carpenter, Robert Cuccioli, Carole Demas, Dewitt Flemming Jr., Penny Fuller, Clint Hromsco, Kylie Kuioka, Erin Moore, Geoffrey Owens, and Lee Roy Reams … and Cyndi Lauper.
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Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for Samm-Art Williams’ Home, to run May 7 – July 21 (opening June 5) at the Todd Haimes Theatre, directed by Kenny Leon.
Tory Kittles ( Cephus Miles), Brittany Inge (Woman One/Pattie Mae Wells), and Stori Ayers (Woman Two).
Cephus Miles has the whole world in his callused hands — until his sweetheart Pattie Mae goes off the college and marries another man.
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Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center (link TBA) has announced its 2024-25 season:
Mrs. Doubtfire (Sept. 24 – Oct. 6)
Back to the Future (Dec. 26 – Jan. 5, 2025)
Kimberly Akimbo (Jan. 21 – Feb. 22)
Annie (Feb. 18023)
Hamilton (Apr. 23 – May 4)
Momma Mia (May 13-18)
Life of Pi (June 3-15)
A Beautiful Noise (July 29 – Aug. 10)
& Juliet (Sept. 9-21))
Hadestown (Oct. 29 – Nov. 3)
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NJ’s George Street Playhouse has announced its 2024-25 season:
What the Constitution Means to Me (Oct. dates TBA), directed byLaiona Michelle
Gene & Gilda (Dec. dates TBA), by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato.
Small (Jan. 2025 dates TBA), by Robert Montano, directed by Jessi D. Hill.
King James (Mar. dates TBA), by Rajiv Joseph, directed by TBA.
The Shark is Broken (Apr. dates TBA), by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon, directed by David Saint.