Today’s Highlights:
Hamlet, directed by Rupert Goold, featuring Luke Thallon, (Hamlet), Nancy Carroll (Gertrude), Jared Harris (Claudius), anton Lesser (Ghost/first Player, Elliot Levey (Polonius), Kel Matsena (Horatio), Lewis Shepherd Laertes), and Nia Towle (Ophelia), opens at London’s Royal Shakespeare Company.
Native Gardens, by Karen Zacarias, directed by JoAnn M. Hunter, featuring Paula Leggett Chase (Virginia Butley), Linedy Genao (Tania De Valle), Adam Heller (Frank Butley), and Anthony Michael Martinez (Pablo Del Valle), opens at CT’s Westport Country Playhouse.
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Lia Romeo’s Still will continues through Mar. 23 at the Sheen Center, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt.
Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses.
The play is for anyone who has ever wondered “what if?”. Thirty years ago, Helen and Mark broke up, but they never completely forgot one another. Now, they are getting a second chance at first love. Single, and frustrated with dating apps, they are ready to try again. But Mark has an agenda and Helen has a secret that could derail his plans.
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The upcoming tour of Beauty and the Beast will launch in June 2025 at Schenectady’s Proctors, directed by Matt West. Click here for the tour schedule.
Kyra Belle Johnson (Belle )and Fergie L. Philippe (Beast), with more TBA.
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L.A. Opera has announced its 2024-25 season:
West Sidte Story (Sept. 20 – Oct. 8)
Fantom of the Opera ( Oct. 30-31)
Hildegard (Nov. 5-9)
La Bohème (Nov. 22 – Dec. 14)
Ben Bliss in Recital (Dec. 7)
Juan Diego Florez in Recital (Feb. 10, 2026)
Patti LuPone In Concert (Feb. 21) Akhnaten (Feb. 28 – Mar. 22)
Nadine Sierra in Recital (Mar. 21)
Falstaff (Apr. 18 – May 10)
James Conlon in Concert (Apr. 24)
Les Talens Lyriques (May 24)
The Magic Flute (May 30 – June 21)
Renee Fleming in Recital (June 13)
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Sondheim’s Old Friends will begin previews Mar. 25 and open Apr. 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by Matthew Bourne, with choreography by Stephen Mear.
Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Jacob Dickey, Jasmine Forsberg, Kate Jennings Grant, Bonnie Langford, Beth Leavel, Gabin Lee, Jason Pennycooke, Joanna Riding, Jeremy Secomb, Kyle Selig, Maria Wirries, Daniel Yearwood, Kevin Earley, Paige Raure, Alexa Lopez, and Peter Neureuther.
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Waitress will run Mar. 11-30 at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, directed & choreographed by Lisa Shriver.
Jenna (Kerstin Anderson), Tori Gresham (Dawn), Porscha Shaw (Becky), Adam Standley (Dr. Jim Pomatter), Dane Stokinger (Earl), Kennedy Kanagawa (IOgie), Allen Fitzpatrick (Joe), Brandon O’Neill (Cal), and Bernadette Rengstorf & Sayla Roy (Lulu), Nalica Hennings, Yusef Seevers, Nik Hagen, Taylor Niemeyer-Symons, Cherisse Martinelli, Richard Peacock, Alyza DelPan-Monley, Jason Weitkamp, Matthew Kacergis, Carly Corey, Trina Mills, Rob Burgess , Kristin Burch, and Nick McCarthy.
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The world premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s A Room in the Castle will run Mar. 4 – Apr. 6 at DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library, directed by Kaja Dunn.
Sabrina Lynne-Sawyer (Ophelia), Oneika Phillips (Queen Gertrude), and Brugess Byrd (Anna).
The play is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspectives of the women within the troubled castle walls.
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Broadway Comes to Hollywood has announced its upcoming concert schedule at LA’s Catalina Jazz Club, all at at 8:30 PM.
John Cameron Mitchell (Feb. 26 & 27),
Lillias White (Mar. 11 & 12)
Donna McKechnie (Apr. 9)
Julie Benko (Apr. 15 & 16)
Lucie Arnaz (Mar 16 & 17)
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Lia Romeo’s Still continues through Mar. 3 at the Sheen Center, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt.
Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses.
A funny yet heart-wrenching story for anyone who has ever wondered “what if?”. Thirty years ago, Helen and Mark broke up, but they never completely forgot one another. Now, they are getting a second chance at first love. Single, and frustrated with dating apps, they are ready to try again. But Mark has an agenda and Helen has a secret that could derail his plans.
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The Commonwealth Shakespeare Theater will present As You Like It this Summer (July/August dates TBA) at the Boston Common, directed by Steven Maler.
TBA.
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MCC Theater will present its annual Mis-Cast on Mon. Apr. 7 at 6 PM at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The world-wide digital broadcast begins Apr. 31.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Travis Raeburn, and the MCC Youth Company.
Annaleigh Ashford, Danielle Brooks, Tituss Burgess, Cole Escola, Jordan Fisher, Steven Pasquale, Addrew Fannells, Nicole Scherzinger, Britton Smith, Phillipa Soo, Ephraim Sykes, Aaron Tveit, Jordan Tyson, Michael Urie, and more TBA.