Today’s Highlights:
Relax … let go …… let fly
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Louder Than Words: The Songs and Legacy of Jonathan Larson will run Mar. Mar. 1-3 at NYC’s 92Y, written by Elizabeth Addison, directed by Michael Breslin, and hosted by James Nicola, with music direction by Jacinth Grey woode.
Sat. Mar. 1 at 7:30 PM, with special guests Michael R. Jackson, Anna K. Jacobs & Grace McLean
Sun. Mar. 2 at 2 PM, with special guests Zoe Sarnak & Julian Hornick
Mon. Mar. 3 at 7:30 PM, with special guests Shaina Taub and Daniel & Patrick Lazour
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Manhattan Theatre Club‘s world premiere of Joshua Harman’s We Had a World will begin previews Feb. 25 and open Mar. 19 at New York City Center, directed by Trip Cullman.
Andrew Barth Feldman (Joshua), Joanna Gleason (Renee), and Jeanine Serralles (Ellen).
A dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she says. “Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible.” In this searing, funny and deeply personal play, the author of last season’s Prayer for the French Republic recreates thirty years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enormous cruelty, and enduring love.
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Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre has announced its 2025 Summer Season:
Bob & Jean: A True Love Story (May 27 – June 15), world premiere by Robert Schenkkan, directed by Matt August. A funny, thoughtful play about finding your way together when you are vast distances apart.
Deceived (June 24 – July 20) by Johnna Wright & Patty Jamieson) and directed by Sheryl Kaller. What if your own mind was turning against you? This new adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight, is a gripping psychological thriller that will leave you questioning reality itself. As whispers echo through the walls and the gaslights flicker in the darkness, one woman struggles to hold onto the truth—before it slips through her fingers. An electrifying ride, filled with haunting twists. Who will you believe and who can you trust? Click here for more information.
Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical (July 29 – Aug. 4), directed by Scott Schwartz.
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The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration will take place Sat. Feb. 15 at8 at PM at NYC’s Town Hall, conducted by Sean Mayes.
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All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich contintues through Feb. 16 at the Hudson Theatre, directed by Alex Timbers.
Annaleigh Ashford, Tim Meadows, and David Cross, Hank Azaria, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
A series of hilarious short stories about dating, heartbreak, marriage and that sort of thing
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92Y Lyrics & Lyricists: Louder Than Words: The Songs and Legacy of Jonathan Larson will run May 8 & 31, written by Elizabeth Addison, directed & hosted by James C. Nicola,
Adam Kantor, L Morgan Lee, DeMone Seraphin, Rotana Tarazbouni, and Keaton Whittaker.
Julian Hornik, Michael R. Jackson, Anna K. Jacobs, Daniel and Patrick Lazour, Zoe Sarnak & Shaina Taub
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. York Theatre’s reading of Robert Lindsey-Nassif & Cavan Hallman’s Tesla will take place Feb. 20 & 21 at at NYC’s Open Jar Studios (start times not reported), directed by John Znidarsic, with music direction by Matthew R. Meckes. For more information, email boxoffice@yorktheatre.org.
Lincoln Ginsberg, Ryan Silverman, Jenny See Stern, Jason Sweettooth Williams, and Jared Zirilli, with Martin Vincent bonventre, Devin vortez, Michael Crowley, Melanie Ervin, Livvie Hirshfield, T.J. Newton, Laurel Sharakan, and Megan Turner.
The true and astonishing story of Nikola Tesla, the mystic/genius/inventor who battled Thomas Edison to give the world electricity. Telsa loved a pigeon, loved Sarah Bernhardt, foresaw the future, and invented now.
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Larissa FastHorse’s Fake It Util You Make It will run Jan. 29 – Mar. 9 at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Michael John Garcés.
Noah Bean (Theo), Eric Stanton Betts (Mark), Julie Bowen (River), Tonantzin Carmello (Wynona), Brandon Delsid (Krys), and Dakota Ray Hebert (Grace).
The play is about being whoever you want to be, even when it’s not who you are. In her uproarious new comedy, a collision of friends and foes within the non-profit sector sets the stage for a whirlwind of competition, chaos, and comedic revelation.
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The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration will take place Sat. Feb. 15 at 8 PM at NYC’s Town Hall, conducted & music directed by Sean Mayes.
Pops of Color (who will be making their world premiere).
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Nick Payne’s Constellations will run Feb. 19 – Mar. 9 at CA’s Rubicon Theatre, directed by Jonathan Fox.
Tom Ainsley and Kodi Jackman.
A captivating exploration of love, fate, and the infinite possibilities of existence. Delve into the surreal landscape of multiple universes as Marianne and Roland’s relationship unfolds in a kaleidoscope of moments, each one branching into alternate realities.
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The New York Pops: Epic Film Scores will take place Fri. Mar. 14 at 8 PM at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Steven Reineke.
The concert will feature iconic selections from movies including “King Kong,” “Psycho,” “Star Trek,” “Jurassic Park”, “The Avengers”, and many more.
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The cast album of Broadway’s Swept Away is now available on most platforms.
Click here to listen to the album.