Today’s Highlights:
Fremont Ave., world premiere by Reggie D. White, directed by Lili-Anne Brown, featuring Doug Brown, Bradley Gibson, Jerrika Hinton, Stanley Andrew Jackson, Kevin Mambo, Wildlin Pierrevil , Jeffrey Rashad, Galen J. Williams, Eli El, and Dominique Gray, opens at DC’s Arena Stage.
Covenant, by York Walker, directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, featuring Brittany Deneen (Violet), Deidrie Henry (Mama), Jade Payton (Avery), Alaysia Renay Duncan (Ruthie), and Nick Sanders (Honeycomb James), opens at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre.
The Queen of Versailles, by Stephen Schwartz & Lindsey Ferrentino, directed by Michael Arden, featuring Kristin Chenoweth (Jackie), Murray Abraham (David), Melody Butiu (Sofia), Stephen DeRosa( John), Greg Hildreth (Gary), Tatum Grace Hopkins (Jonquil), Isabel Keating (Debbie), and Nina White (Victoria), begins previews at Broadway’s St. James Theatre.
Little Bear Ridge Road, by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Joe Mantello. featuring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, begins previews at Broadway’s Booth Theatre.
Kyoto, by Joe Murphy, directed by Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin, featuring Stephen Kunken (Don Pearlman), Jorge Bosch (Raul Estrada-Oyuela), Peter Bradbury (Fred Singer), Kate Burton a(USA), Feodor Chin China),Erin Darke(Germany), Natalie Gold (Shirley), Daniel Jenkins (Gore/Bolin/Santer/Observerer), Dariush Kashani (Saudi Arabia), Rob Narita (Japan,), Imani Jade Powers as ‘(Secretariat), Ferdy Roberts (U.K./Prescott/Houghton), Roslyn Ruff (Tanzania), and Taiana Tully ( ‘Kiribati), with Odera Adimorah, Zoe Cipres, Luis Carlos de La Lombana, and Paul Juhn, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theatre.
Richard II, adapted & directed by Craig Baldwin, featuring Michael Urie and Grantham Coleman, with Ron Canada, Kathryn Meisle, David Mattar Merten, Lux Pascal, James Seol, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Ryan Spahn, Emily Swallow, and Sarin Monae West, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theater.
War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast, by Joe landry, directed by Jamie Torcellini, featuring Richard Baird (Freddy Filmore/Orson Welles), Matthew Floyd Miller (Harry Haywood), Ashley Margaret Morton (Lana Sherwood), and Bryan Daniel Porter (Jake Laurents), begins previews at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
Nicole Sherzinger in concert at 8 PM at NYC’s Carnegie Hall.
Billy Stritch in Concert at 8 :30 PM at LA’s Catalina Bar & Grill.
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Broadway Grosses for the week ending Oct. 5.
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A reading of Steve Apostolina’ What Doesn’t Kill You Hurts You Longer will take place Sun. Nov. 16 at 3 PM at Burbank’s Colony Theater, directed by Michael Donovan.
TBA.
Months before their 60th anniversary, a Burbank couple separates, dividing their home and saddling their perpetually rejected actor son with the impossible task of mediating in this comical battle over life, death, and the fervent pursuit of immortality.
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Pygmalion, directed by David Staller, will run Oct. 22 – Nov. 22 at Theatre Row.
Carson Elrod (Colonel Hugh Pickering), Mark Evans (Henry Higins), Synnove Karlesn (Eliza Doolittle), Teresa Avia Lim (Clara Eynsford-Hill), Lizan Mittchell (Mros. Higgin/Mrs. Pearce), and Matt Wolpe (Freddy Eynsford Hill/Alfred Doolittle).
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Douglas Lyons’ Table 17 will run Nov. 5 – Dec. 7 (opening Nov. 13) at the Geffen Playhouse, directed by Zhailon Levingston.
Gail Bean (Snowfall,(as Jada), Biko Eisen-Martin (Dallas), and Michael Rishawn (River (Eric & Others ).
If your ex called, would you answer? Jada and Dallas were once engaged—now, they’re meeting for dinner to untangle the past. Between cheeky waiters, old wounds, and the undeniable spark that still lingers between them, their “casual” reunion may ignite a bomb neither of them can defuse. Fresh off its hit Off-Broadway debut and from the creative minds of Douglas Lyons and Zhailon Levingston this witty new play serves up romance, regrets, and the unexpected possibility of second chances.
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I Put a Spell on You: The 10th Anniversary Concert will take place Mon. Oct. 20 at 8 PM at NYC’s Webster Hall, (125 E.11th Street). directed by Heath Saunders, Mack Brown, & Catriona Rubenis-Stevens.
Ariana DeBose, Jinkx Monsoon. ALagoona Bloo, Taurean Everett, Mila Jam,Cory Jeacoma, Jena VanElslander, and Zachary Daniel Jones, with Jenavieve Adams, David Nick Alea, Elias Alfau, Emily Anastasia, Claire Avakian, Talia Bellucci, AJ Blankenship, Emily Bruck, Amelia Burkhardt, Brandon Burks, Faith Candino, Quinn Carpenter, Ashley Carrizo, Ali Coleman, Anaya Colon, Taylor Daniels, Ella Durr, Bobby Ellis, Alex Evans, Victoria Fiore, Curtis Fulkner, Megan Fulmer, Cassandra G., Karsen Galatas, Olivia Galiardi, Roy Garzon, Jules Geiss, Sarina Gonzalez, Brandon Gray, Taylor Green, Rachel Grinde, Cameron Hah, Isabel Harding, Beau Harmon, Miyah Henderson, Tyson Hill, Chance Hoover, Domanic Hubbard, Brittany Jenkins, Rachel Kay, Cameryn Kelly, Brianna Kim, Ryan Lambert, Cara Leggio, Markelle Leigh, Sydney Lettau, Mason Lewis, Mila Liskiewicz, Bella Luttrell, Kelly MacMillan, Pina Maisano, Naajah Malone, Sam Marszalek, Yoshi Maysonet, Sara McGuire, Marisa Melito, Tony Mercado, Abby Miller, Abigail Elyse Miller, Bella Mittenthal, Justin Mock, Jenna Napolitano, Jackie Ondrusek, Alex Osorio, Ivan Owens, Julianna Panzella, Nuri Park, Joanna Pfeiffer, Emily Phelan, Nicholas Picknally, Mattson Pierce, Bailey Poe, Shane Pretty, Ellie Reid, Ravyn Rhiana, Noah Vincent Richmond, Sashalie Rios, Hayden Rivas, Isaiah Hastings Rodgers, Aliya Rose, Kevin Santos, Bella Savastano, Oliver Schilling, Myah Segura, Nick Silveroo, Erica Simone, Drew Shoemaker, Omari Simmons, Avery Sobczak, Taylor Spolitino, Abby Sullivan, Luke Swaller, Yasymin Sumiyoshi, David Tanciar, Daryl Tofa, Kylei Torello, Joseph Tudor, Emily Ulrich, Danny Venini, Ahren Victory, Haoyi Wen, Jaelen Williams, David Wright Jr., and Yo Yo.
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The annual Hudson Valley Dance Festival, in support of BCEFA, will take place Sat. Oct. 11 at 2 PM at the Historic Catskill Point.
The festival transforms the passion of dancers and audiences into tangible help for those in need. Each ticket purchase and sponsorship helps provide performing artists and people across the country living with HIV/AIDS and other debilitating illnesses with access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals and emergency assistance.
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A reading of Steve Apostolina’s What Doesn’t Kill You Hurts You Longer will take place Sun. Nov. 16 at 3 PM at Burbank’s Colony theatre, directed by Michael Donovan.
TBA.
Months before their 60th anniversary, a Burbank couple separates, dividing their home and saddling their perpetually rejected actor son with the impossible task of mediating in this comical battle over life, death, and the fervent pursuit of immortality.
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The Resident Acting Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will run Oct. 11-Nov. 2 (opening Oct. 15) 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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Vape! The Grease Parody, by Catie Hogan, Leanna Adams, John D. Babcock III, Casey Holloway, Julie Shaer & Brian Troxell, will run Oct. 30 – Jan. 4 (opening Nov. 3) at Theater 555, directed by Jack Plotnick
TBA.