Today’s Highlights:
Relax. … let go … let fly…
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Dear Evan Hansen will run Oct. 30 – Nov. 22 (opening Oct. 31) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Stephen C. Anthony.
Christian Arredondo (Ponyboy Curtis,) Bonale Fambrini (Johnny Cade), Anthony Garcia (Dallas Winston (beginning Oct. 6,), Travis Roy Rogers (Darrel Curtis), Jackson Reagin (Sodapop Curtis), Emma Hearn (Cherry Valance), Jaydon Nget (Two-Bit), Gabriel White Marín (Bob), and Dante D’Antonio (Paul., with Seth Ajani, Kevin Avila, Brian Ho Pui Cheung, Delaney Diaz, Gina Gagliano, Will Hastreiter, Tyson Hill, Hannah Jennens, Katie Riedel, Hayden Rivas, Luke Sabracos, Johnathan Tanner, Rodney Thompson Jr., and Alyssa Villareal.
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Broadway’s Masquerade, by Diane Paulus, has extended through Sun., May 30, 2027 at its custom venue at at 2027 at 218 West 57th Street, with choreography by Sidi Larbi cherkaoui.
Alaska, Lee H. Alexander, Laura Lee Anderson, Baby Byrne, Matthew Curiano, Nicholas Edwards, Gabriella Enriquez, Nicole J. Fergeson, Haile Ferrier, Nkrumah Gatling, Francisco Javier González, Cooper Grodin, Maxfield Haynes, Bryan Hernandez-Luch, Satomi Hofmann, Kody Jauron, Maree Johnson, Tia Karaplis, Nathan Keen, Joseph Kerr, Jeff Kready, Michael Kuhn, Jacob Lacopo, Rawb Lane, Eryn LeCroy, Telly Leung, Claire Leyden, Francesca Mehrotra, Georgia Mendes, Sami Merdinian, Anna Monoxide, Betsy Morgan, Dario Natarelli, Riley Noland, Charles Osborne, Hugh Panaro, Alex Ross, Chris Ryan, Kyle Scatliffe, Paul Adam Schaefer, Clay Singer, Phumzile Sojola, Cooper Stanton, Jeremy Stolle, Jack Sullivan, Olivia Tarchick, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Nik Walker, Andrew Wojtal, Nikita Yermak, Kevin Zambrano, and Anna Zavelson.
An immersive up-close reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera that unfolds from the Phantom’s perspective while exploring his mysterious origins.
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The Outsiders, by Adam Rapp & Jusin Levine, will run Sep. 30 – Oct. 18 at the Pantages Theatre, directed by Danya Taymor.
Christian Arredondo (Ponyboy Curtis), Bonale Fambrini (Johnny Cade), Anthony Garcia (Dallas Winston) , Travis Roy Rogers (Darrel Curtis), Jackson Reagin (Sodapop Curtis), Emma Hearn (Cherry Valance), Jaydon Nget (Two-Bit), Gabriel White Marín (Bob), and Dante D’Antonio (Paul).
A story of friendship, family, belonging…and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.”
Immediately following the Los Angeles engagement, the show will play Costa Mesa at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts from Oct. 20 – Nov. 1.
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Pirates of Penzance in Yiddish will take place Oct. 2 & 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s Symphony Space, with a Yiddish libretto by Al Grand, adapted with additional material by Allen Lewis Rickman, and directed by Rickman.
Jackie Hoffman, Allen Lewis Rickam, Annabel Milisa Parker,; Drew Seigla, Adam B. Shapiro, and Steve Sterner, with Bob Ader, Ashley Adler, Kirk Geritano, Hannah Goodman; Stephanie Lynne Mason, Eli Mayer, John Reed, Yelena Shmulenson, Annabel Milisa Parker, Drew Seigla, Adam B. Shapiro, and Steve Sterner.
The production offers simultaneous supertitles in English projected on stage.
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5-Star Theatricals will present Les Miserables Oct. 9-18 at CA’s thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, directed by Doug Kreeger, with music direction by Anthony Lucca.
Richard Bermudez (Jean Valgean), Peyton Crim (Javert), Emma Hunton (Fantine), Maile Masako Brady (Eponine), Joey richter (Thénardier), Francesca Barletta (Madame Thénardier), Jenna Allen (Colette), Jefflorenz Barrido (Marius), Julian comeau (Enjolras), Santiago rodrigiruez (Cavoche), Julian Bomeau(Enjolras), Santiago rodriguez (Gavroche), Danica Caocino (Young Gosette), Brodie Cleventer (Young Éponine), Richard B. Rosales (The Bishop of Digne), Jena Allen (Cosette), Jefflorezo Garrico (Marius), Julian Comeau (Enjolras), Natiago Rodiguez (Gavroche), Danica Cosino (Young Éponine), and Richard B. Rosales (The Bishop of Digne).**********************
Copperfield, by Jeffrey Scharf, will run Sept. 29 – Dec. 6 at The Duke on 42nd Street, directed by Gabriel Barre.
Bobby Conte (David Copperfield), tAmelia Cormack, Jed Feder, Calvin Knegten, Kent M. Lewis, Kara Mikula, Miyuki Miyagi, Nancy O’Connor, Dan Piering, Aaron Michael Ray, Will Reynolds, Owen Squire Smith, Alexander Sovronsky, Erica Spyres, Andy Taylor, Cathryn Wake, Tatiana Wechsler, and Henry Witcher.
The piece follows its resilient protagonist David from a difficult childhood through to adulthood. As a child, David endures the sadism of his stepfather Murdstone, the depredations of the villainous schoolmaster Creakle, and the mind-numbing routine of a London sweatshop. As an adult, he is visited by happiness and success as well as tragedy and loss. Along the way, he meets some of Dickens’ most memorable characters: including his formidable Aunt Betsey Trotwood, the loyal Peggotty family, the eccentric Mr. Micawber, the gentle Agnes Wickfield, the charming but reckless Steerforth, the naïve Dora Spenlow, and the deceitful Uriah Heep.