Today’s Highlights:
Relax — let go —– let fly
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The world premiere of Anne Washburn’s Anon continues through Nov. 1 at MCC Theatre, directed by Anne Kauffman.
Jeff Biehl (Adam), Crystal Finn (Jeanie), Andrew Garman (Michael), Izabel Mar (Delia), Jeremey Shamos (Will), and Joel Van Liew (Host).
Jeanie is a digital patriot, fighting every day for the future of her nation. But as fantasy and reality blur, the difference between justice and conspiracy starts to disintegrate. Experience this chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. And with some theatrical tricks and acting treats, it’s the perfect addition to your Halloween line up.
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Carmen will run Oct. 17 – Nov. 11 at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan.
Rihab Chaieb (Carmen), Joshua Guerro (Don José) Kathleen O’Mara (Micaëla), and Liam James Karai (Escamillo).
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Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge will run Nov. 27 – Feb. 27 , 2027 (opening Dec. 13) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (66 East 4th Street), directed by Neil Pepe.
Sam Rockwell (Eddie Carbone), Carla Gugino (Beatrice), Alfred Molina (Alfieri), Fred Hechinger (Rodolpho), Tom Pecinka (Marco), and Riley Prio (Catherine).
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Motel 66, short new one-act plays by Group Rep member Lee Redmond, will run Oct. 17 – Nov. 22 at North Hollywood’s Upstairs at the Lonny Chapman Theatre, directed by Kathryn Johnson Schwartz.
Casey Alcoser, Lareen Faye, Shelby Hopkins and Cynthia Payo.
8 brand-spanking new short one-act plays, written by GRT member Lee Redmond, to commemorate the 100 th Anniversary of Route 66! set in different cities along ‘Get Your Kicks on Route 66’. Why Route 66? Well, Route 66 starts in the heart of the country and goes west like the path of the dreamer where you run into all types of people and all kinds of stories as humans take to the highway. Sometimes in search of something; sometimes transitioning; sometimes reflecting.
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A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin, continues at the Lincoln Center Theatre, directed by Michael Arden.
Tom Blyth, Krysta Rodriguex, and Bradley Whitford, with Stephanie Berry (CAPT J. A. Randolph,),Nick Blaemire (LTJG Sam Weinberg,), Michael Braugher (Cpl Jeffrey Howard, Christopher Gurr (CDR Walter Stone), Billy Eugene Jones (CAPT Isaac Whitaker), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (PFC Louden Downey), Shunté Lofton (Orderly), Michael Oberholtzer, (Capt Jack Ross(, Lavel Schley (LCpl Harold W. Dawson), Thom Sesma (Maj Matthew Markinson), Daniel Velez (PFC William T. Santiago), John Zdrojeski (1stLt Jonathan Kendrick), with Brendan Behm, Alex Ekker, Drew Elhamalawy, Miles Fowler, Quentin Nguyen-duy, and Stephen Michael Spencer ( ‘Marine/Military Personnel), with Peter Bradbury, Tim Creavin, Mahira Kakkar, and Austin Phillips.
Military lawyer Daniel Kaffee is known for his wit, charm, and uncanny talent for closing cases before they ever get to trial. When assigned to defend two young Marines accused of murder, his typical strategy is upended by Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway, a sharp attorney determined to prove the men’s innocence. But the evidence soon leads them to a cover-up, putting them on a collision course with the entire chain of command
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The Who’s Tommy, directed by Des McAnuff, continues through Nov. 15 at the Pantages Theater.
Collin Matthew Flanagan (Tommy Walder), Zach Fogel (Captain Walker), Mia Bergstrom (Ms. Walker), Payton Cassity (Uncle Ernie), and Kyle McFalls (Cousin Kevin).
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Ivories, by Riley Elton McCarthy, will run Nov. 6-22, (opening Dec. at the East Village Basement (321 East 9th St.), directed by Evan Michael Woods.
John Yi, Christine Carmela (Sloane), Noah Pyzik (Gwyn), John Yi (Beckham), and Aster Drewe (Neighbor), and Hope Johansen (Neighbor).
Prodigal playwright Sloane is summoned back to her childhood home to care for her grandmother, whose severe dementia has left the family estate in their hands. Accompanied by her botanist husband Gwyn, Sloane attempts to settle into a new routine and begin the painful work of sorting through her grandmother’s belongings. When Gwyn’s childhood best friend Beckham arrives to help settle the estate, the reunion initially offers Sloane a welcome connection to the life they left behind. But as the three uncover secrets hidden throughout the house, long-buried memories and childhood trauma begin to resurface. Beneath the floorboards and within Sloane’s own fractured memories, something is waiting.
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The Music Man will run Oct. 27 – Nov. 8 at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Joshua Bergasse.
Elliott Andrews (Professor Harold Hill), Elizabeth D’Aiuto (Marian Paroo), Paul Urriola (Marcellus Washburn), Savannah Stevenson (Mrs. Paroo), Patrick Blashill (Mayor Shinn), Emmanuelle Zeesman (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn), Dylan Patterson (Winthrop Paroo), Addie Jaymes (Amaryllis), Michael Santora (Charlie Cowell), Charles Antenen (Tommy Djilas), and more…