Today’s Highlights:
Mozart’s Don Giovanni – A Rock Opera, an adaptation of the iconic opera, translated, orchestrated, & directed by Adam B. Levowitz, Ryan Silverman, featuring Rachel Zatcoff, Anchal Dhir, and more, closes at NYC’s Cutting Room Floor.
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Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot will begin previews Sept.13 and open Sept. 28 at the Hudson Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd.
Keanu Reeves (Estragon) and Alex Winter (Vladimir), with Brandon J. Dirden (Pozzo), Michael Patrick Thornton (Lucky), with Zaynn Arora & Eric Williams (sharing the role of A Boy), with understudies Jesse Araonson and Franklin Bongjio.
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Al Letson’s Julius: Re-envisioning of the Tragedy of Julius Caeser by William Shakespeare will run Sept. 23 – Oct. 26 at DC’s Folger Theatre, directed by Nicole Brewer.
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).
This is not the story you know, but somewhere in-between’ is how Julius X begins, reminding us that this story is not fact but an imagined truth that blends two iconic historical characters.
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Hello Dolly will run Oct. 17 – Nov. 2 at Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West, directed by Cynthia Ferrer, with choreography by Cheryl Baxter, and music direction by Dennis Castellano.
Tami Tappan Damiano (Dolly Levi) and more TBA.
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York Theatre will present Holly Doubet, Joseph McDonough, Kathy Babylon & John Vester’s This is Not a Drill, to run Sept. 9 – Oct. 11 Theater at St. Jean’s, directed & choreographed by Gabriel Barre.
Cáitlán Burke, Victor Chan, Bill Coyne, marrhew Curiano, Cary Edwards, Felicia Finley, Kelvin Moon Loh, Sam Poon, Lukas Poost, Xavier Reyes, T. Shyvonne Stewart, Marianne Tatum, and Aurelia Williams.
The piece takes audiences inside the surreal chaos of a morning in 2018, when an emergency alert warned Hawaii residents and visitors of an incoming missile attack. As fear grips the island, strangers and loved ones alike are forced to confront their mortality and their humanity. Set to a soaring and heartfelt score, this powerful new musical tells the story of connection, compassion, and what truly matters when time stands still.
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LA Opera will present West Site Story Sept. 20 – Oct. 12 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, conducted by James Conlon.
Gabriella Reyes (Maria), Duke Kim (Tony), Amanda Castro (Anita), Yurel Echezarreta (Bernardo), Taylor Harley (Riff), David Prottas (Action), Juan Posada Chino), Daniella Castoria (Rosalia), and Juia Harnett (Consuelo).
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Hello, Dolly will run Oct. 17 – Nov. 2 (opening Oct. 18) at Long Beach’s Musical Theatre West, directed by Cynthia Ferrer, with choreography by Cheryl Baxter, and music direction by Dennis Castellano.
Tami Tappan Damiano (Dolly), and more TBA.
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Ragtime will begin previews Sept. 26 and open Oct. 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, directed by Lear deBessonet.
Joshua Henry (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Shaina Taub (Emma Gioldman), Caissie Levy (Mother), Anna Grace Barlow (Evelyn Nesbit), Brandon Uranowitz (Tateh), Nichelle Lewis(Sarah), Nick Barrington (The Little Boy), and Tabitha Lawing (The Little Girl), with Colin Donnell, BenLevi Ross, Shaina Taub, John Clay III, and Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington (The Little Boy) and Tabitha Lawing (The Little Girl), with Nicholas Barrón, Lauren Blackman, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Jordan Chin, Billy Cohen, Rheaume Crenshaw, Charity Angél Dawson, Ellie Fishman, Jason Forbach, Ta’Nika Gibson, David Jennings, Kaleb Johnson, Marina Kondo, Morgan Marcell, Kane Emmanuel Miller, Tom Nelis, Kent Overshown, Kayla Pecchioni, John Rapson, Deandre Sevon, Jacob Keith Watson, Alan Wiggins, SEean Sherrod Cochran, Kerry Conte, Nick Gaswirth, Jackson Parker Gill, Jenny Mollet, Matthew Scott, and Ellie May Sennett.
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Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shi’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong will run Oct. 31 – Nov. 23 (opening Nov. 1) at CA’s La Mirada Theatre, directed by Eric Petersen.
Cathy Rigby (Narrator), and more TBA.
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Road Theatre Company will present N.T. Vandecar’s Otherkin Sept. 12 – Nov. 2 (opening Sept. 26) at North Hollywood’s Noho Senior Arts Colony, directed by Chistina Carlisi.
Nichelle Hawk (Olive), Stephany Erb (Vivian/Grael), Justin Lawrence Barnes (Lucax), Andre G. Brown (Darren/Fafnir), and Arthur Hanket (Howy/Naelyan).
Olive is 13 years old and identifies as a dragon. It’s three weeks till the end of the world and all hell has broken loose. Olive is searching for her biological morth, just met her biological father and his husband, and, on top of everything, shie is visited by three “Elemental Guardians” who inform her that she’s the one who must save mankind.
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A Chorus Line will run Sept. 5 – Aug. 26 at CT’s Goodspeed, directed by Rob Ruggiero, with choreography by Parker Esse.
Karli Dinardo (Cassie), Clifton Samuels ( Zach), Travante S. Baker Larry), Haley Bjorn (Kristine), Aaron Patrick Craven (Don), Lisa Finegold (Bebe), Patrick Higgins (Mark), Beatrice Howell (Val), Judy (Caroline Kane), Ryan Mulvaney (Bobby), Emma X. O’Loughlin (Connie), Vario Rizzi (Mike), Jonah Nash (Rickie), Diebo Grevara (Paul), Alex Drost (Al), Sammy Schechter (Greg), Mikaela Secada (Diana), and Scarlett Walker (Sheila).
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Danny Boy, written & directed b y Michael J. Harney, will run Sept. 16 – Oct. 19 (opening Sept. 19) at West Hollywood’s The Actors Company.
Kevin Kelly, Marie Broderick, Lisa Richards, Robert Kerbeck , Ralph Guzzo, Craig Barnett, Carla Barnett, Oscar Best, and Daniel V. Graulau.
Danny showed promise as a talented writer. Crushed by publishing house rejections and a troubled past, he now ekes out a living as a street clown, entertaining children in the park. At least he gets to make them smile. From playwright/ director Michael J. Harney: “This is the story of a man deep in the throes of spiritual struggle , crushed by addiction and sorrow. It’s a modern Pagliacci set in the turmoil of addiction, depicting a man trapped within the confines of self…
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Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie will run Sept. 4-6 at CT’s Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Erwin Maas.
Len Cariou and Christopher J. Domig.
A heartwarming and deeply felt theatrical event. Sixteen years after graduating college, journalist Mitch Albom reconnects with his former professor Morrie, now facing the final chapter of his life. What begins as a casual visit becomes a life-changing weekly ritual – a “last class” in the meaning of life, love, and legacy.
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Ashley Griffin’s The Opposite of Love will offer free performances this Thursday, Friday & Sat. at 7:30 PM, and Sunday Sunday at 4 PM, at the Hudson Theatre.
Ashely Griffin and Evan Strand.
Eloise, a trustfund baby with sexual trauma, hires Will, a down-on-his-luch hustler, to help her exlpore intimacy and past traumas. Their unlikely bond forms as they navigate a world where love is treated as a commodity. The play explores themes of trauma, intimacy, and the complexities of human connection in the post-dating app era, culminating in a surprising twist that recontextualizes the characters’ relationship and motivations.