Today’s Highlights:
The Homecoming UK tour, by Harold Pinter, directed by Jamie Glover, featuring Mathew Horne (Lenny), Keith Allen (Max), Ian Bartholomew (Sam), Sam Alexander (Teddy), Geoffrey Lumb (Joey), and Shanaya Rafaat (Ruth). launches at Theatre Royal Bath.
The Transport Group‘s The Patsy, by Barry Conners, directed by Jack Cummings III, featuring David Greenspan, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Abrons Arts Center.
Carole J. Bufford: Vintage Pop! concert, at 8:30 PM PT at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club.
Anything Goes, London production, directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, starring Sutton Foster, screens nationwide.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending Mar. 27.
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GRACE NOTES Quote of the Week: “Working in the theatre has a lot in common with unemployment.” ~ Arthur Gingold
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August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson will return to Broadway Sept. 19 – Jan. 8, 2023 at the St. James Theatre, directed by Latanya Richardson Jackson.
Samuel L. Jackson (Doaker), John David Washington (Boy Willie), and Danielle Brooks (Berniece).
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Video: Learn a little choreography from Broadway’s Six.
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The world premiere of France-Luce Benson’s Detained has been extended through May 15 at LA’s Fountain Theatre, directed by Mark Valdez.
Liana Aráuz, Camila Ascenceio, Christine Avila, Will Dixon, Jan Munroe, Theo Perkins, Marlo Su, and Michael Uribes.
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Complete casting has been announced for Elizabeth Swados, Brian Avidan, Nazim Hikmet, Nancy Larrick, Isabel Leitner, Eve Merriman, Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Muriel Rukeyser, and Delmore Schwartz’ Nightclub Cantata, to run Apr. 23 – May 22 (opening May 2) at the cell theatre, directed & choreographed by Bill Castellino.
Noreen Crayton, Sarah Nandola, Pearl Rhein, Noah Ruebeck, Hansel Tan, Miles Whitaker, and Victoria Casillo.
A joyful song cycle of world poetry set to music and movement about what compels us back to life and to living as one.
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Stomp, the international percussion sensation, will run June 7-11 at the Pantages Theatre.
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Amas Musical Theatre will present an industry reading of Lourds Lane’s SuperYou on Thurs. Apr. 21 at 3 PM ET at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row.
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Kennedy Caughell, Lana Gordon, Carrie Compere, Justin Sargent, and Lourds Lane.
The journey of a comic book artist who learns to love herself and find her voice when her own superheroine creations come to life.
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The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center‘s 2022 Gala will take place Mon. Apr. 11 at 6 PM ET at NYC’s Gotham Hall, directed by Sarah Cameroon Hughes, with music direction by Cynthina Meng.
Founder George C. White (with the Monte Cristo Award)
Norm Lewis, Heidi Blickenstaff, Joshua Henry, Tom Kitt, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Tyler Bunch, Scott Richards, Paulette Haupt, and Ellie Ellsworth.
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will present a reading of Measure for Measure on Apr. 14 at 7:30 PM at the Boston Commons, directed by Steven Maler, and starring Christian Coulson.
Christian Coulson and more TBA.
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Darius de Haas: You Send Me: The Song and Soul of Sam Cook will run Apr. 23-25 at NYC’s 92Y.
Crystal Monee Hall, Phillip Johnson Richardson, and Avery Smith.
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Roundabout Theatre has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Dave Harris’ Exception to the Rule, which will run Apr. 18 – June 26 (opening May 18) at the Steinberg Center, directed by Miranda Haymon.
MaYaa Boatend (Erika), Malik Childs (Tommy), Mister Fitzgerald (Abdul), toney Goins (Dayrin), Amdandla Jahaya (Mikayla), and Claudia Logan (Dasani).
How do you make it through detention? In the worst high school in the city, six Black students are stuck in Room 111. They flirt. They fight. They tease. Should they follow the rules and stay put, or find an escape? Are the walls keeping them in, or are stronger forces at play?
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Write Act Rep‘s The Path to Catherine, by Patricia Zehentmayr & Jan Roper, continues through May 1 at North Hollywood’s Brick House Theater, directed by Joanna Syiek.
Elise Walters (Sophie/Catherine), Jessica Reiner-Harris (Joanna), and Robyn Roth (Elizabeth), with Martha Thatcher.
There is not much more a noblewoman can do in 1740’s Germany than dream of love and the intrigues of court life. She can become a nun if she fails at a betrothal or she can marry. Youn Princess Sophie plans to do just that. And do it well!
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Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousoulis’ Titanique, the musical send-up of the 1997 blockbuster about the doomed ocean liner, will run June 14 – Sept. 25 (opening June 12) at the Asylum Theatre, directed by Ty Blue, with music direction by Nicholas Connell.
Casting TBA.
When the music of Celine Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the film “Titanic”, you get Titanique, a musical celebration that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical and joyful slay-fest.
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The America Academy of Arts and Letters have announced the 2022 winners of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre.
Driving in Circles, by Jay Eddy
Perpetual Sunshine & The Ghost Girls, by Sara Cooper & Lynne Shankel
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Lincoln Center Theater will present Aaron Sorkin’s new adaptation of Camelot, to begin previews Nov. 3 and open Dec. 8 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Casting and creative team TBA.
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Cast changes have been announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre:
* Steve Haggard has replaced James Snyder as Harry Potter.
* Angela Reed will replace Erica Sweany as Ginny Potter on May 3.
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Standard Time with Michal Feinstein: A Century of roman: 100 Years of Love Songs will take place Wed. Apr. 6 at 7:30 PM ET at Carnegie Hall.
Catherine Russell.
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The world premiere of Karen Hartman’s New Golden Age will run Apr. 28 – June 9 (opening May 11) at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Jade King Carroll.
Carmen Castillo, Ricardy Fabre, Doug Harris, Maria Kakkar, and Claire Siebers.
Two sisters fight for human connection in a near-future tech dystopia.
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Joe DiPietro & Jimmy Roberts’s I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will run Apr. 20 – May 8 at Laguna Playhouse, directed & choreographed by Paula Hammons.
John Adkison, Sophia Swannell, Danny Crowe, and Alison Nusbaum
A musical comedy about everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.
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Complete casting has been announced for Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, adapted by Matthew Spangler, to run July 6 – Oct. 30 (opening July 21) at the Hayes Theatre, directed by Giles Croft.
Amir Arison (Amir), Faran Tahir (Baba), Danish Farooqui (Wali/Doctor), Azita Ghanizada (Soraya), Joe Joeseph (Merchant/Russian Soldier), Dariush Kashani (Rahim Kahan), Beejan Land (Kanmal/Zaman), Amir Malaklou (Assef), Eric Sirakian (Hassan/Sohrab), Houshang Touzie (General Taheri), and Evan Zes (Ali/Farid), with Christine Mirzayan and Salar Nader.
The play follows Amir from a young boy living in Kabul, Afghanistan, who finds ways of escaping the terrible events unfolding around him through to adulthood as he searches for atonement in an exploration of father-son relationships and friendships.
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Winners of the 2022 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre:
* Jay Eddy for Driving in Circles
* Sara Cooper & Lynne Shankel for Perpetual Sunshine & The Ghost Girls
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Karen Hartman’s Goldie, Max & Milk will run May 1 – June 4 (opening May 8) at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Jackson Gay.
Blair Baker, Lauren Molina, Timiki Salinas, Shayna Nicole Small, and Beatrice Ethel Tulchin, with Victoria Huston-Elem, and Nick Piacente.
A comedy about a single lesbian and new mom Max and her Orthodox Jewish lactation consultant.
