Today’s Highlights:
BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy, by Brandon Zelman, Harrison Bryan, Lena Gabrielle, Pippa Cleary, Joriah Kwamé, Aaron Kenny, Grace Yourchuk & Matthew Ryan Hunter, featuring Stuart Zagnit, Teresa Attridge, Harrison Bryan, Katie Luke, Ebony Deloney, and Kurt Cruz, returns to Off-Broadway’s Caveat.
The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Jesse Berger, featuring Mark Linn-Baker, Sarah Stiles, Arnie Burton, Russell Daniels, Manoel Felciano, Emilie Kouatchou, Emily Swallow, and John Yi, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending May 18, 2025.
Click here for the complete analysis.
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An Intimate Evening with Lucie Arnaz will take place June 27-28 (both at 8:30 PM) at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club.
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The world premiere of Preston Max Allen’s Caroline will run This Fall (dates TBA) at MMCC Theatre, directed by David Cromer.
TBA.
A luminous and intimate story about the possibility of redemption and the complex relationships between generations of mothers and daughters. A luminous and intimate story about the possibility of redemption and the complex relationships between generations of mothers and daughters.
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Bye Bye Birdie will run June 10-29 at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, directed by Paige Price, with choreography by Jimmy Shields, and music direction by Beth G. Tankersley.
Alex Walton (Conrad Birdie), Noah Weisberg (Albert Peterson), Ashley Pérez Flanagan (Rosie Alvarez), Amani Velada (Ursula Merkel), Susanna Cathryn Ballenski (Kim MacAfee), Jazmin Gorsline *Mrs. MacAfee), Ty Willis (Mr. MacAfee), Leslie Law Mae Peterson), Elliott Aillaud & Liam Kuriatnyk (Randolf MacAfee), Tori Gresham (Gloria Rasputin), and Isaiah Hyde (Hugo Peabody), with Candace Son Donehoo, Jordan King, Ashley Lanyon, Nick McCarthy, Karin Terry, Jason Weitkamp, Paul Abwao, Ana Sofia Cabrera Castro, Liz Conlon, Conor Thomas Craggan, River DeJong, Kekoa Dilay, Alexander R Hernandez, Klara Tuininga, Chailia Wendland, Parker Drown, Cristin J. Hubbard, Mackenzie Neusiok, Casey M Raiha, Ania Briggs, Sophie Taylor, and Keoni Dilay.
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A reading of Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s sweet lorraine will take place Fri. May 23 at 8 PM at LA’s Renberg Theatre, directed by Camille A. Brown. 
Click here for free tickets.
Ashley Romans, Ato Blankson-Wood, Steven Weber, Charlayne Woodard, Jill Alexander, and more TBA.
A poignant new play that honors the love, legacy, and queer brilliance of icons Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin.
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Bye Bye Birdie will run June 10-29 at Seattle’s Fifth Avenue Theatre, directed by Paige Price, with music direction by Beth G. Tankdersley , and choreography by Jimmy Shields.
Noah Weisberg (Albert Peterson), Rosie Alvarez, Amani Velada (Mae Peterson), Elliott Aillaud & Liam Kuriatnyk (Randolph MacAfee), Tori Gresham (Gloria Rasputin), and Isaiah Hyde (Hugo Peabody), with Candice Song Donehoo, Jordan King, Ashley Lanyon, Nick McCarthy, Karin Terry, Jason Weitkamp, Paul Abwao, Ana Sofia Cabrera Castro, Liz Conlon, Conor Thomas Craggan, River DeJong, Kekoa Dilay, Alexander R Hernandez, Klara Tuininga, Chailia Wendland, Parker Drown, Cristin J. Hubbard, Mackenzie Neusiok, Casey M Raiha, Ania Briggs, Sophie Taylor, Keoni Dilay
My apologies for the short newsletter. Tech issues yesterday…