Today’s Highlights:
Strategic Love Play, by Danny Gavigan, directed by Matthew Gardiner, featuring Danny Gavigan (Man) and Gligh Voth (Woman), opens at DC’s Signature Theatre.
Julius: Re-envisioning of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, written & directed by Nicole Brewer, featuring Brandon (Carter Juliux X), Del Palmer (Marc Anthony), Jay Frisby (Cassius), Lilli Hokamer (Addara), Greg Alverez Reid (Brutus), Nikkole Calpurnia), Gaelyn D. Smith (Cine/Black Soothsayer), Shawn Sebatian Naar (Octavius/Marullua), Dwayne Alistair Thomas Casca/Flavius), and Renee Elisabeth Wilson (Portia), opens at DC’s Folger Theatre.
Rome, Sweet Rome, by Jack Godfrey, directed by Ellie Coote, featuring Charlie McCullagh, Evelyn Hoskins, Daniel Assetta, Kailin Brown, Devin Cortez, Cameron Anika Hill, Josh Hoon Lee, Minju Michelle Lee, Austin Nelson Jr., Morgan Schoeneker, Lucia Spina, Lucia Spina, Akron Watson, Julia Bain, Lacey Jack, Joshua Messmore, and Luke Nowakowski, opens at Chicago’s Q Brothers Collective.
Otherkin, by N.T. Vandecar, directed by directed by Chistina Carlisi, featuring Nychelle Hawk (Olive), Stephany Erb (Vivian/Grael), Justin Lawrence Barnes (Lucax), Andre G. Brown (Darren/Fafnir), and Arthur Hanket (Howy/Naelyan), begins previews at North Hollywood’s Road on Magnolia.
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The world premiere of Will Close’s Porn Play will run Nov. 6 – Dec. 13 (opening Nov. 13) at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Josie Rourke.
Will Close, Lizzy Connolly, Asif Khan, and Ambika Mod.
Ani is a dazzling young academic with a secret addiction to violent pornography. In between receiving awards and delivering lectures on Paradise Lost, her career and relationships begin to unravel as she struggles to confront her uncontrollable desires.
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A reading of Frederick Bailey’s Two Outlaws Two Kisses (an adaptation of two Chekhov comedies’ The Marriage Proposal and The Big Oaf,) will take place Oct. 19 at 7 PM at LA’s Theatre Forty (241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills), directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky. Link not available.
Jim Beaver, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Ivy Khan.
An adaptation of 2 Chekhov comedies (The Marriage Proposal and The Big Oaf).
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Tamara Stern’s I’ll Give You My Heart will run Oct. 2 – 19 (opening Oct. 4) at Burbank’s Colony Theater, directed by James Mellon.
Jacqueline Emerson, Jeremy S. Walker, Emily Nash, Heather Lee, Jonah Robinson, Jon Root, and Jennifer Cannon.
Charlotte (Charlie) and Ben are destined to be together. On the morning of their wedding, Ben dies in a tragic car accident. Since that fateful day, Ben’s ghost has been Charlie’s constant source of comfort. When she meets Sam, the mysterious connection between them forces Charlie to choose between opening her heart and the promise she made to her dying fiancé. I’ll Give You My Heart explores the complex struggle with prolonged grief, forgiveness, and learning to love again.
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“The Magic of Grace: A Hip Opera,” a modern, hip hop-laced adaptation of the classic opera Carmen. What you may not know is the story of how Beyoncé came to know and love the music of Carmen and Grace Bumbry.
The documentary documentary will air Fri. Oct. 3 at 8 PM on PBS (check local listings).
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Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre will host In Memory & Celebration of Jules Feiffer on Sun. Sept. 28, at 12 noon.
The event will include reflections from five speakers, two musical performances: an original seven minute piece composed and performed by Andrew Lippa in honor of Jules, and a special musical tribute written for this occasion by Bruce Wolosoff, along with a multimedia presentation of photos and video. A lobby reception with light bites, provided by JZ Holden, will follow the program. A cash bar will be available and coffee will be complimentary…. In conjunction with the celebration, the Julie Keyes Gallery will share selections of Jules Feiffer’s work, offering friends and admirers a meaningful way to continue honoring his artistry.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare as told by The Mechanicals will run Oct. 11 – Nov. 2 at the Sheen Center, directed by Bradford Cover.
Austin Pendleton, Rachel Botchan, Anique Clements, RJ Foster, Carine Montbertrand and Andy Paterson.
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Off-Broadway’s York Theatre will present its 33rd annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala on Mon. Nov. 10 at 6 PM at NYC’s Edison Ballroom, directed by TBA.
Jerry Zaks and Joan Ross Sorkin
Christopher Sieber, Marilu Henner, Rob McClure, and more TBA.
TBA.
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Gingold Theatrical Group will present Pygmalllion Oct. 22 – Nov. 22 at Theatre Row, directed by David Staller.
Carson Elrod (Colonel Hugh Pickering), Mark Evans (Henry Higins), Synnove Karlesn (Eliza Doolittle), Teresa Avia Lim (Clara Eynsford-Hill), Lizan Mittchell (Mros. Higgin/Mrsl. Pearce), and Matt Wolpe (Freddy Eynsford Hill/Alfred Doolittle).
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First Light: A Festival of New Play Readings will run Sept. 25-28 at LA’s Pacific Resident Theatre.
TBA
The festival will feature bold, new, and exciting works from some of the most renowned playwrights in American theatre.
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Erik J. Rodriguez & Charles A. Sothers’ Not Ready for Prime Time, The unauthorized, unsanitized, and slightly unhinged story of how a small group of lunatics made Saturday night unmissable will run Oct. 16-19 at MCC Theater, directed by Conor Bagley.
Ryan Crout (John Belushi, Jared Grimes (Garrett Morris), Caitlin Houlahan (Jane Curtin), Nate Janis (Bill Murray), Kristian Lugo (Dan Ackroyd), Woodrow Proctor (s(Chevy Chase), and Taylor Richardson (Laraine Newman), with Gilbert L. Bailey II, Jacob Millman, and Jake Roberson.
In 1975, late night TV was a wasteland of bad programming and even worse ratings. So nobody paid much attention when a new show debuted with a cast of virtual nobodies. But they would…Come along the journey and go behind the scenes as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Lorne Michaels, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner rocket from unknown comics to cultural icons, and together, make Saturday Night the best night of the week.