Today’s Highlights:
York Theatre Company‘s Welcome to the Big Dipper, by Jimmy Roberts, Catherine Filloux & John Daggett, directed by & choreographed by DeMone Seraphin, featuring Jennifer Byrne (Bonnie Haskings), Robert Cuccioli (Amos King), Christian Magby (Dez), Mia Pinero (Rebeca King), Jayae Riley, Jr. (Carly), Demone Seraphin (Mr. Sapper), Pablo Torres (Eli Stoltzfus), Debra Walton (Joan Wilkes), and Michael Yeshion (Jacky Barnes), with Darius Harper, Jillian Louis, and Ella Olesen, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Jeans.
Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway: New York State of Mind concert opens at NYC’s 54 Below.
A Chirstmas Carol, directed by Mark Clements, featuring Matt Daniels (Evenezer Scrooge), Aja Alcaraz (Belle), Jordan Anthony Arredondo (Fred), Mark Corkins (Ghost of Marley), Todd Denning (Ghost of Chreistmas Present, Kevin Kantor (Ghoset of Christmas Past), George Lorimer (Young Scrooge), Reese Hadigan (Bob Cratchit), Nicole Powell (Brs. Cratchit), James Pickering (Bob Cratchit), Nicole Powel (Mrs. Cratchit), James Pickering (Mr. Fezziwig), Tami Workentin(Mrs. Fezziwig), Savanah Carlson (Emily Cratchit), Quincey Christenson (Turkey Kid), Luke Drope (Tiny Tim), Hannah Finley (Belinda Cratchit), Finnegan Fondow (Matthew Cratchit) Averu Lauren (Want), Scarlet Hirano (Sniffer/Ignorance), Connor Keigher (Thomas), Lil Landis (Teen Scrooge), Rocco Onorato (Peter Cratchit), Quin Sison (Martha Cratchit), and Lainey Techtmann (Boy Scrooge), and more, opens at Milwauke Rep.
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Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!, regularly one of Broadway’s top-grossing plays since it began performances at the Lyceum Theatre June 26, has officially recouped its production costs on Broadway, and is the first show of the 2024-2025 Broadway season to do so.
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A memorial celebration for Gavin Creel, open to the public, will stream live in the U.S. and U.K. on Mon. Dec. 2 at 4 PM ET.
The event will stream in the U.S. on YouTube via MCC Theater, and in the U.K. via Society of London Theatre.
Those interested in attending in person should email their name and contact information to GavinCelebration@BespokeTheatricals.com.
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The Marvelous Marilyn Maye will take place Tues. Dec. 3 at 8:30 PM at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club.
The show will open with Richard Cotez.
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Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters has announced its Winter 2025 season.
Casting TBA.
Old Clock (Jan. 8-19), by Robert Schenkkan, directed by Jorge Andrade. 
The political satire brings Portugal’s most popular souvenir, The Rooster of Barcelos, to life as he demands answers from fascist dictator Prime Minister Salazar.
Radio Downtown: Radical ’70s Artists Live on Air (Jan. 11 – Feb. 9), written & directed by Steve Cosson. Created from archival interviews from WNYC’s “Arts Forum,” a 1970s radically open format radio show about avant garde artists, the world premiere production combines verbatim broadcasts from ’70s trailblazers with images and films of the time.
Dear Jack, Dear Louise (Jan. 18 – Feb. 16), by Ken Ludwig, directed by Stpehen Nachamie, featuring Alexandra Fortin and Michael Liebhauser. The play details the love story of Ludwig’s parents against the backdrop of World War II.
Pecking Order (Jan. 29 – Feb. 15), by Robin Rice, directed by Basil Rodericks. The play unfolds when two red-tailed hawks build a nest on a ritzy apartment building on the Upper East Side. Doorman Albert is determined to protect them, but many of the building’s residents aren’t happy about it.
Sugarcraft (Feb. 16 – Mar. 15), by Danny Tieger, directed by Ryan Emmons. The work invites audiences to enter Lady Dupray’s exclusive parlour for a cooking presentation by Mary Eales, who dazzled Queen Anne’s royal court with the invention of ice cream.
Amerikin (Mar. 1 – Apr. 15) ,Primary Stage’s production of Chisa Hutchinson’s play. A new father joins a white supremacist group to protect his son. When his attempt is thwarted by surprising ancestry test results, the line between “us” and “them” blurs.
House of Blue Robes (Mar. 7-16) in development, by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld.
Recurring (Mar. 21-30) in development, by Madeline Barr.
…and one more production TBA.
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Boy George (Harold Zidler) will return to Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical Mar. 18 – May 25, 2025, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
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Off-Broadway’s Wooster Group has announced its 2025 season:
Symphony of Rats (Jan. 7-25), adapted the Wooster Group. directed by Elizabeth LeCompte & Kate Valk A U.S. president undergoes a series of strange, phantasmagorical encounters. 
Niall Cunningham, Jim Fletcher, Ari Fliakos, Andrew Maillet, Michaela Murphy, and Guillermo Resto. More info here.
Nayatt School (Mar. 8-29), written & directed by Elizabeth LeCompte & Spalding Gray, directed by LeCompte. Link TBA.
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“Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration!,” which was filmed Feb. 3, at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington, D.C, will make its PBS debut Nov. 29; check local listings. The concert event, which will begin airing in NYC on WNET Dec, 7, will also be available for streaming via PBS Passport.
Christian Borle, Jacob Gutierrez, Christopher Jackson, Telly Leung,e Norm Lewis, Alexis Michelle,Matthew Morrison, Nic Rouleau, André De ShieldsPaulo Szot, and Luke Frazier ….. The PBS broadcast will also include Tituss Burgess, Victor Garber. Jared James Monroe Iglehart, and Liev Schreiber.
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I Happen to Like Cole Porter will take place Sun. Dec. 7 at 5 & 7:30 PM at Songbook Sundays at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club, hosted by Deborah Grace Winer, and conducted by Ted Rosenthal.
Karen Ziemba, Margo Seibert, and Milton Suggs.
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A new staging of The Merchant of Venice continues through Dec. 22 at Classic Stage Company, directed by Igor Golyak.
T.R. Knight (Antonio,) Richard Topol (Shylock) and Alexandra Silber (Portia, and Gus Birney, (José Espinosa), with Tess Goldwyn, Stephen Ochsner, Delilah Napier, Noah Pacht, and Elan Zafir.
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“Henry Mancini 100 at The Hollywood Bowl” will premiere Fri. Nov. 29 at 9 PM on PBS. Click here to learn more.
Michael Buble, Cynthia Erivo, saxophonist Dave Koz and Mancini’s daughter Monica Mancini.
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Playbill Travel is now booking Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Cruise: Alaska Dawes Glacier. Created by Seth Rudetsky & James Wesley Jackson, the cruise is schedules for Apr. 1-8, 2025, departing from Seattle before visiting Alaska’s Ketchikan, Endicott Arm, Juneau, Skagway, and Inside Passage, and wrapping in Victoria, BC.
Passengers will also have the chance to be part of a broadcast of Rudetsky’s SiriusXM radio program, Seth’s Big Fat Radio, and take a performance master class with Broadway’s greatest fan. Included in the cruise price are accommodations, all meals including group dinner, Broadway star concerts, performing with the stars, autograph sessions, specialty events, daily activities, a beverage package, Wi-Fi, and gratuities.
Stephanie J. Block, Lilli Cooper, and Sebastian Arcelus.
While on board, guests will participate in a myriad of exciting theatre-themed events and concerts. Stay in world-class accommodations including staterooms, villas and suites. With 29 distinct restaurants, bars, and lounges within the ship and on-board amenities including a state-of-the-art spa, casino, and a shopping district curated with upscale brands and products, Celebrity Edge has it all. The Resort Deck also invites guests to have sweeping views, and enjoyment from the on-board Solarium, a rooftop garden, swimming pools, and more. All from the comfort of staying right on the ship.