Today’s Highlights:
“Dr. Strangelove” screening, featuring Steve Coogan (playing 4 roles), at 7 PM at LA’s The Wallis.
In Clay, by Rebecca Simmonds & Jack Miles, directed by Kimberly Senior, featuring Alex Fink (Marie-Berthe Cazin) and Sarah Anne Sillers, closes at DC’s Signature Theatre.
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Lincoln Center Theater‘s Spring Gala will take place Mon. May 18 at 6:30 PM, offering a concert performance of Man of La Mancha, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Rolando Villazón (Cervantes/Don Quxiote) and more TBA.
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The Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation Awards, celebrating Bartlett Sher, will take place Mon. Mar. 23 at NYC’s Gotham Hall.
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Danny Burstein and Ruthie Ann Miles.
Adam Guettel, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Steven Pasquale.
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The 6th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre Award Winners:
Eric Price: Most Promising Lyricist
Phillip Christion Smith: Most Promising Librettist
Starting Feb. 16 at 12 PM ET, fans can stream the event on YouTube.
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Off-Broadway’s Mint Theater offers a free streaming option of Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross Feb 9 – 22, directed by Jonathan Bank.
Samuel Adams, Liam Craig, Katie Firth, Jack Mastrianni, Gavin Michaels, Ben Millspaugh, Douglas Rees, Ella Stevens, and Jakob Winter.
The play follows the Kluger family in a small Bavaian town from Christmas 1932 – Summer 1933, as they are torn apart by the rise of Nazisism. The story focuses on the love between daughter Lexa Kluger and her Jewish fiancé, Dr. Moritz Weissmann, as her brothers become Nazi recruits.
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In Person & Simulcast: Corneille’s The Illusion will take place Mon. Feb. 16 at 7:30 PM at the Florence Gould Theater, directed by Mirabelle Orinaire. In addition, an on demand streaming option will tbe available Feb. 17-22.
In-person here. Streaming tix here.
Keith Hamilton Cobb, Sharlene Cruz, Russell Daniels, Christian DeMarais, Allen Gilmore, Michael Rishawn, Nik Walker, Mia Wurgaft, and more TBA.
How can an illusion feel so real? An aging lawyer, longing for his estranged son, engages a wizard who conjures scenes of romance, adventure, and peril from the younger man’s life, in this meta-theatrical tale of love and regret, passion and magic. Corneille’s original, entitled L’Illusion Comique and first performed at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1636, shows his literary mastery and innovative theatricality, blending comedy and tragedy, and exploring timeless themes of love, family, and the very nature of reality, in this wildly entertaining tale.
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LA Opera will present the world premiere of Philip Glass’ Akhnaten Feb 28 – Mar 22 at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, directed by Phelim McDermott.
John Holiday (Akhanten), Sun-Ly Pierce (Nefertiti), So Young Park (Queen tye), Zachary James (Amenhotep), Yuntong James (Amenhotep III/Scribe), Han Yountong (High Priest of Amon ), Huyunghin (son), and Vinícius Costa (Aye).
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It’s a Graae Night for Singing, starring Jason Graae, will take place Wed. Apr. 1 at 7 PM at NYC’s 54 Below, with music direction by Gerald Sternbach.
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John Proctor is the Villain, by Kimberly Belflowers, will run Mar. 20 – Apr. 26 (opening Mar. 26) at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Danya Taymor.
Lauryn Ajufo (Nell Shaw), Charlie Borg (Lee Turner), Reece Braddock (Mason Adams), Dónal Finn (Carter Smith), Holly Howden Gilchrist (Beth Powell), Clare Hughes (Ivy Watkins), Miya James (Raelynn Nix), Molly McFadden (Bailey Gallagher), and Sadie Soverall (Shelby Holcomb).
A contemporary drama centered on a rural Georgia high school junior class in 2018, reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the height of the #MeToo movement. Students re-evaluate the classic play through a modern lens, challenging the traditional portrayal of John Proctor as a hero while grappling with their own experiences of grooming and power imbalances.
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Liza Minnelli – Live in Conversation in Los Angeles will take place Tues. Mar. 17 at 7:30 PM at LA’s Million Dollar Theatre (307 South Broadway), with music direction by Michael Feinstein.
For the first time, Liza speaks openly about her lifelong recovery journey and her battle with substance use disorder, a story she considers central to who she is today. “As I approach eighty years of great living, high kicks, face-plants, and hell-raising,” Liza says, “sharing my recovery journey feels more meaningful than anything.”
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All Out: Comedy About Ambition, directed by Alex Timbers, continues through Mar. 8 at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre.
(rotating): Eric Andre, Mike Birbiglia, Wayne Brady, Nicholas Braun, Jim Gaffigan, Heidi Gardner, Abbi Jacobson, Jaxon Mantzoukas, Ashley Park, Graig Robinson, Ray Romano, Ben Schwartz, Sarah Silberman, Jon Stewart, Cecily Strong.
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The New York Pops’ If I Ain’t Got You: The Best of R&B will take place Fri. Feb. 13 at 8 PM at NYC’s Stern Audtitorium, conducted by Steven Reineke.
Aisha Jackson and Avery Wilson