Today’s Highlights:
Encore’s Titanic, directed by Anne Kauffman, featuring Ashley Blanchard (Kate Mullins), Adam Chanler-Berat (First Officer Murdoch), Chuck Cooper (Captain E.U. Smith), Eddie Cooper (Henry Etches), Lilli Cooper (Kate Murphey), Andrew Durand (Jim Farrell), Drew Gehling (Edgar Beane), Alex Joseph Grayson (Harold Bride), Ramin Karimloo (Frederick Barrett), Emilie Kouatchou (Caroline Neville), Judy Kuhn (Ida Straus), Jose Llana (Thomas Andrews), Bonnie Milligan (Alice Beane), Ari Notartomaso (Bellboy) Nathan Salstone (Frederick Fleet), (A.J. Shively (Charles Clarke), Brandon Uranowitz (J. Bruce Ismay), Samantha Williams (Kage McGowan), and Chip Zien (Isador Straus), with Colin Anderson, Daniel Beeman, Brandon Contreras, Ali Ewoldt, Leslie Donna Flesner, Evan Harrington, Leah Horowitz, Amy Justman, Michael Maliakel, Timothy McDevitt, Grace Morgan, Kent Overshown, Lindsay Roberts, Matthew Scott, and Daniel Torres, opens at NY City Center.
New York Classical Theatre‘s Henry IV, adapted & directed by Stephen Burdman, featuring Nick Salamone (Henry IV), Juan Luis Acevedo (Northumberland/Lord Chief Justice), Ian Antal (Prince Hal), Anique Clements (Poins/Mortimer), Ian Gould (Owen Glendower/Westmoreland), John Michalski (Sir John Falstaff), Carine Montbertrand (Mistress Quickly/Worcester), Nuah Ozryel ( Sir Walter Blount/Pistol), Briana Gibson Reeves (Lady Percy/Bardolph), and Damian Jermaine Thompson (Hotspur/Lancaster), begins its FREE runs in 3 NYC locations.
Aaron Tveit in concert opens at NYC’s Café Carlyle.
N/A, world premiere by Mario Correa, directed by Diane Paulus, featuring Holland Taylor (N) and Ana Villafane (A), with Peggy J. Scott and Jamie Ann Romero, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.
Mrs. Doubtfire national tour, directed by Jerry Zaks, featuring Rob McClure (Daniel Hillard/Eupheginia Doubtfire), Maggie Lakis (Miranda Hillard), Giselle Gutierrez (Lydia Hillard), Aaron Kaburick (Frank Hillard), Nik Alexander (Andre Mayem), Leo Roberts (Stuart Dunmire), Romelda Teron Benjamin (Wanda Sellner), Cody Sawyer Braverman & Axel Bernard Rimmele (alternating as Christopher Hillard, and Emerson Mae & Chan Kennedy Alexandra Pitney (Alternate as Natalie Hillard), with David Hibbard, Alex Branton, Jonathan Hoover, Sheila Jones, Julie Kavanagh, Jodi Kimura, Marquez Linder, Alex Ringler, Bianca Rivera-Irions, Lannie Rubio, Neil Starkenberg, Joey Stone, Gina Ward, Lauryn Withnell, and Julia Yameen, previews at LA’s Pantages Theatre.
The 24 Hour Musicals presentation, featuring George Abud, Sherz Aletaha, Sheri Eden Barber, Angelique Cabral, John Carrafa, Carolyn Cantor, Jonathan Coulton, Kayla Davion, Jesse Eisenberg, Kareem Fahmy (Dodi and Diana), Will Frears, Kathryn Gallagher, Kirsten Guenther, Olli Haaskivi, Emily Xu Hall, Jakeim Hart, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Josh Koenigsberg, Allie Levitan, Leigh Ann Larkin, Andrew Leeds, Julia Nightingale, Ryan Scott Oliver, Allison Posner, Heath Saunders, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Will Swenson, Natalie Walker, Richard Riaz Yoder, and more, at 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s Classic Stage Company.
West Side Story, directed and choreographed by Baayork Lee, featuring Sabina Collazo (Maria) and Spencer LaRue (Tony), Adriana Negron (Anita), Giuseppe Bausillio (Bernardo), Davis Wayne (Riff), Grace G. Arnold (Graziella), Jenniellen Beattie (Margarita), Ken Bolden (Doc), Bianca Bulgarelli (Consuelo), Emmanuel Cologne (Pepe), Ixchel Cuellar (Teresita), Joy Del Valle (Rosalia), Roberto Facchin (Chino), Mathew Fedorek (Big Deal), Harry Francis (Action), Brandon Halvorsen (A-rab), Miles Marmolejo (Baby John), Maggie McCown (Velma), Macy McKown (Anybodys), J. Alex Noble (Krupke), Maile C. Oravitz (Pauline), Coty Perno (Toro), Eric Rivas (Luis), Ronan Ryan (Snowbaby), Maya Santiago (Francisca), Allan Snyder (Schrank), BB Stone (Minnie), Dixie Surewood (Gladhand), and Cole N. Zieser (Diesel), with Drew Tanabe, David Grindrod, and John E. Viso, opens at Pittsburgh CLO.
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2024 Drama Desk Award winners:
Click here for the complete list of winners.
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2024 Theater World Award winners:
15th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater– A. J. Shively
11th Annual John Willis Award for Live Aachievement in the Theatre – Len Cariou
2024 TWA Special Award – Peter Filichia
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New York Rep‘s world premiere of Ashley Griffin’s The Opposite of Love will close Sat. June 15 at the Royal Family Performing Arts Space (145 W. 46 St.), directed by Rachel Klein.
Danny Gardner and Ashley Griffin
A down on his luck hustler and a trust fund baby form an unlikely bond when she hires him to help her move past her sexual trauma. But their search for intimacy must survive darker inclinations in a world where love is a commodity.
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The American Popular Song Society’s Annual Gala Benefit, honoring Richard Maltby Jr. & David Shire, directed, music directed & hosted by Michael Lavine, which will take place Mon. June 17 at 5:30 PM at NYC’s Cutting Room, has announced additional casting.
Loni Ackerman, Danny Bacher, Barbara Bleier, Steven Brinberg, Patricia Bruder, Margery Cohen, Gretchen Cryer, Eric Michael Gillett, Sean Harkness, Daniel Jenkins, Charlotte & Emily Maltby, Christiane Noll, Jill Paice, Benjamin Pajak, Austin Pendleton, Steve Ross, Thom Sesma, Elena Shaddow, Jenny Lee Stern, Kaye Tuckerman, Mark William, and Walter Willison.
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The National Asian Artists Project – NAAP will present one performance of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Tues. June 18 at 7:30 PM at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages, directed by Cassey Kikuchi Kivnick, with choreography by Kyle Garvin.
Delphi Borich (Rosemary), Cáitlin Burke (Miss Jones), Ariel Estrada (Ovington/Tackaberry), Rona Figueroa (Smitty), Kennedy Kanagawa (Bud), Darren Lee (Mr. Biggly), Whit K. Lee (Finch), Jay Paranada (Twimble), David Shih (Womper/Book Voice), Anne Fraser Thomas (Heddy), with Emily Ballou, Tuanminh Do, Brianna Kim, Joseph Lee, andPatricia Jane.
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Laguna Playhouse has announced two upcoming special events:
The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? (June 26-27) written & performed by Robert Dubac. Men and women from eighteen to eighty laugh non-stop as Robert Dubac embarks on a quest to answer the age old question, “What do women want?” With a shrug of his shoulders or a crook of his neck, he seamlessly transforms himself into five hysterical boneheads who offer sidesplitting advice on how to best straddle the gender gap – all while drinking a beer. 
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Woody Sings: The Musical Legacy of Woody Guthrie (June 29 & 30). An inspirational tribute to the Oklahoma troubadour that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame calls “the original folk hero.” Award-winning actor/singer David M. Lutken and his band of talented multi-instrumentalists share the depth and breadth of Woody’s musical legacy: satire, wanderlust, heroism, heartache, activism and organizing – stirring ballads and energetic foot-stompers, songs he wrote, songs that inspired him, and songs from artists that Guthrie’s words, music and spirit continue to inspire. here.
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Open-Door Playhouse will premiere F.J. Hartland’s Ted on Wed. June 19, directed by Matt Ritchey.
Scott Montgomery and Kevin Phan
Two fellows encounter each other at a party. One insists they have recently been lovers. The other denies anything of the kind, to the irritation of the other man. The story has a conclusion that you won’t see coming.
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Kritzerland will present Supercalifragilistic! – A Tribute to the Late and Great Richard M. Sherman! on Mon. June 17 at 8:30 PM at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club, hosted by Bruce Kimmel, with music direction by John Sadowski & Richard Allen.
Brent Barrett, Bonnie Gordon, Ava Madison Gray, Linda Hart, Danika Masi, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Petersen, Isabella Sawoski, and Robert Yacko.
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South Pacific, which opens June 14, directed by Chay Yew, has been extended through Aug. 11 at CT’s Goodspeed Musicals.
Danielle Wade (Nelli Forbush), Omar Lopez-Cepero (Emile deBecque), Sky Vaux Fuller (Nagana), Mejay Roa (Jerome), Joan Almedilla (Bloody Mary), Alex Humphreys (Liat), Keven Quillon (Luther Billis), and Cameron Royal (Lt. Cable), with Ethan Hardy Benson, Kelly Berman, Eric Briarly, Chloe Fox, Graham Keen, Hannah Jewel Kohn, Danny Lindgren, Alexa Jane Lowis, John Michael Peterson, James Michael Reilly, Eric Shawn, Nicolette Shin, Phil Sloves, Ethan Van Slyke, John Barsoian, Alyssa Sunew, and Phoenix Noelle.
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Complete casting has been announced for the national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, to run Sept. 10 – Feb. 21, 2025 at Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre, directed by John Tiffany.
John Skelley (Harry Potter), Trish Lindstrom (Ginny Potter), Emmet Smith (Albus Potter), Matt Mueller (Ron Weasley), Ebony Blake (Hermione Granger), Naiya Vanessa McCalla (Rose Granger-Weasley), Ben Thys (Draco Malfoy), Aidan Close (Scorpius Malfoy), and Julia Nightingale (Delphi Diggory), with Kaleb Alexander, Julianna Austin, Markcus Blair, Casey Butler, Erin Chupinsky, Reese Sebastian Diaz, David Fine, Simon Gagnon, Alexis Gordon, Caleb Hafen, Lauryn Hayes, Nathan Hosner, Torsten Johnson, Katherine Leask, Markelle Leigh, Mackenzie Lesser-Roy, Evan Maltby, Zach Norton, Travis Patton, Maren Searle, Ayla Stackhouse, Jennifer Thiessen, Timmy Thompson, René Thornton Jr., Kristin Yancy, and Larry Yando.
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A reunion concert presentation of 2008’s South Pacific at Lincoln Center, will take place Mon. Dec. 9 at Broadway’s Vivian Beaumont Theater (link TBA), directed by Bartlett Sher.
Kelli O’Hara (Nellie), Paulo Szot (Emile), Matthew Morison (Cable), Danny Burstein (Luther), Loretta Ables Sayre (Bloody Mary), Li Jun Li (Liat), Sean Cullen (Harbison), Victor Hawks (Stewpot), Skip Sudduth (Brackett), and Noah Weisberg (Professor), and more TBA.