Today’s Highlights:

  Therapist Zero solo, written & performed by Brian Leonard, opens at LA’s Hudson Guild Theatre.

  The 1959 Songbook Concert, starring Jeff Harnar, at 7 PM at  NYC’s Birdland.

  Every Kind of Light: The Love and Lyrics of Alan & Maryilyn Bergman concert, by Dick Scanlan, featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and Billy Stritch, closes at NYC’s 92Y.

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  If the Shoe Fits… by Jim Bernhard

Provide the missing words in these songs about shoes.

Scroll down for the answers…

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   2026 Tony Awards winners.

Click here for the complete list of winners.

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    Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12 hour reading festival of 5 of Letts’ works, will run June 27-28 (both from from 11 AM – 11PM) at NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School.

  Mark Armstrong, Benita de Wit, Victor Malana Maog, Jeanne Slater, and Eric Tucker.

(subject to change), Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon, Rory Hammond, Joe Holt, Kammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone, Eric William Morris, Lauren LOLO Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan, Jeff Still, and Adrienne Warren, with more TBA.

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  A Salute to Broadway: The Most Musical Fan Convention Ever! will run June 7-8  from 10 AM – 6 PM at Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa.

  Andrew Rannells, Bebe Neuwirth, Jenniver Holiliday, Lea Salonga, Jordan Fisher, Ana Gasteyer, Marc Shaiman, Micheal Cerberis,  Alex Newell, Celia rose Gooding, Skylar Astin, Lidsay Mendez, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Gabrielle Ruiz, Ali Stroker, Santino Fontana, Rick Lyon, Seth Rudetsky, LaChanze and, and more TBA.

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  Hadestown will run June 9 -14 at Kansas City’s Starlight, directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant.

  Jose Contreras (Orpheus), Hawa Kamara (Eyriydice), Rudy Foster (Hermes), Nickolaus  Colón (Hades), and Namisa Mdlalose Bizana (Persephone).

  Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

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  Beautiful, the Carol King Musical, directed & Choreographed by Dan Knechtges, will run June 23 – 28 at Pittsburg CLO.

  Kyra Kennedy (Carol King), Dylan S. Wallach (Gerry Goffin), Teresa Zimmermann (Cynthia Weill), Barrett Riggins (Barry Man), Mark Ivy (Don Kirschner), Julia Bain (Carol King), Zachary Freier-Harrison (Gerry Goffin), Maidson Claire Parks (Cynthia Weil), Oliver Prose (Barry Mann), and Abe Goldfarb (Don Kirschner).

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   Water for Elephants will run Sept. 8 – 27 at the Pantages Theatre, directed by Jessica Stone.

  Zachary Keller (Jacob Jankowski), Helen Krushinski (Marlena), Connor Sullivan (August), Robert Tully (Mar. Jankowski), Robert Tully (Mr. Jankowski),  Javier Garcia (Camel), Ruby Gibbs (Barbara), Grant Huneycutt (Wade), and Tyler West (Walter).

  After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

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  What Became of Us, by Shayan Lotfi, will run June 16 – July 26 at DC’s Signature Theatre, directed by Ethan Heard.

  Purple cast:  Alma Cuervo (Q), Michael DeLorenzo (Z), — Green cast  Joe Yang (Q) and Stan Kang (Z).

  A sister and brother, the elder an immigrant born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, gray hair and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other’s story.

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  Water for Elephants will run Sept. 8-27 at LA’s Pantages Theatre, directed by Jessica Stone.

  Zachary Keller (Jacob Jankowski), Helen Krushinski (Marlena), Connor Sullivan (August), Robert Tully (Mr. Jankowski), Javier Garcia (Camel), Ruby Gibbs (Barbara), Grant Huneycutt (Wade), and Tyler West (Walter), with Kinker & Roust, Fran Alvarez Jara, Yves Artieres, Chris Carsten, Adam Fullick, Nancy Gutierrez, Ella Huestis, Sam Kellar-Long, ZaKeyia Lacey, Andrew Meier, Marina Mendoza, John Neurohr, Bradley Parrish, Carl Robinett, Summer Severin, Serafina Walker, and Yemie Woo.

  After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

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Answers  If the Shoe Fits…

1-D. “A New Pair of Shoes” – What Makes Sammy Run?

2-F. “Blue Suede Shoes” – Million Dollar Quartet or All Shook Up

3-J. “Boogie Shoes” – Saturday Night Fever

4-I. “Drinkin’ Shoes” – Pump Boys and Dinettes

5-B. “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal MO” – Damn Yankees

6-E. “Very Soft Shoes” – Once Upon a Mattress

7-H. “Where’s My Shoe?” – She Loves Me

8-A. “Dancin’ in the Devil’s Shoes” – Leap of Faith

9-C. “My Home Is In My Shoes” – Top Banana

10-G. “Solid Silver Platform Shoes” – The Magic Show

This Weekends Highlights:

Friday, June 5

  Silverback Mountain, by Mickey Gooch, Jr, directed by Sam Lafrage, featuring Mickey Gooch (Micky), Amerasu (Miss Jackson), Olamide Asanpaola (Tumaini), Leo Jasper Davis (Mamadu), Joe Regelbrugge (Andy), Samuel Selman (Mustafa), Walker Stovall (Marty), and Jason Yanto (Kai), with Kahlil S. Harvey and Collins Rush, opens at Off-Broadway’s AMT Theater.

  Birthright, by Jonathan Spector, directed by Teddy Bergman, featuring Hale Appleman, Molly Bernard Eli Gelb, Abbi Jacobson, Liz Larsen), Nate Mann, and Zoë Winters, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater.

   Anastasia, by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, directed & choreographed by Parker Esse, featuring Lena Ceja (Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna  Romanov) Dillon Klena (Dmitry Sudayev) (Derek Klena Dmitry), Peyton Crim (Vladimir ‘Vlad’ Popov,) Richard Bermudez (Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov), Sarah Wolter (Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch), Suzanna Guzmán (Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov), and Annabelle Bergold & Elayne Cowden (Young Anastasia/Alexei), with  Sofia Aniceto, Tucker Knowlton Boyes, Wes Dameron, Lauren Decierdo, Michael Deni, Christopher Ho, Anton Harrison LaMon, Tayler Mettra, Shanon Mari Mills, Natalie Palmgren, Rasha Willes-Samaha, Kyle Vaughn, Toni White,  Michael Laverde and Sabrina Marielle, previews at CA’s La Mirada Tneatre.

Saturday, June 6

  Lyrics & Lyricists’ Every Kind of Light: The Love and Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman, concert, with music direction by Dick Scanlan, featuring Malcolm Gets, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Ali Stroker. Malcolm Gets, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Ali Stroker, opens at NYC’s 92Y.

  What Became of Us, by Shayan Lotfi, directed by Ethan Heard, featuring Alma Cuervo (Q), Michael DeLorenzo (ZZ), Jo Yang (Q), and Stan Kang (Z, opens at DC’s Signature Theatre.

   Anastasia, by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, directed & choreographed by Parker Esse, featuring Lena Ceja (Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna  Romanov) Dillon Klena (Dmitry Sudayev) (Derek Klena Dmitry), Peyton Crim (Vladimir ‘Vlad’ Popov,) Richard Bermudez (Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov), Sarah Wolter (Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch), Suzanna Guzmán (Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov), and Annabelle Bergold & Elayne Cowden (Young Anastasia/Alexei), with  Sofia Aniceto, Tucker Knowlton Boyes, Wes Dameron, Lauren Decierdo, Michael Deni, Christopher Ho, Anton Harrison LaMon, Tayler Mettra, Shanon Mari Mills, Natalie Palmgren, Rasha Willes-Samaha, Kyle Vaughn, Toni White,  Michael Laverde and Sabrina Marielle, opens at CA’s La Mirada Theatre.

  Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe, directed by Jenny Sullivan, featuring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, opens at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.

  Hell Mouth, world premiere by Tom Jacobson, directed by by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, featuring Tomy Abatemarco (Russell/Spencer), Taylor Hilbert (Lois/Samara), and Danny Lee Gomez (Tim), closes at North Hollywood’s Road Theatre Company.

Sunday, June 7

  2026 Tony Awards presentation at 7 PM ET at Radio City Music Hall, and broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ from 8:00–11:00 p.m. ET (5:00–8:00 p.m. PT) hosted by Pink.

  Oedipus El Rey, by Luis Alfaro, directed by Loretta Greco, featuring Juan Arturo (Oedipus), Gabe Martinez (Laius), Melisa Soledad Pereyra (Jocasta), Jaime Jose Hernandez (Creon), Victor Almanzar (Tiresias), and Javier David (El Sobador), opens at Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion.

  Punish Me, by Michael Dukakis, directed by Monique Sorgen, featuring Brianna Bell, Jaiden Blessing, Tina D’Marco, Michael Dukakis, Jose Eduardo Moreno, and Anuradha Senevi, opens at Hollywood’s Hudson Backstage Theatre.

  Coffee Date, by Jonah Weiland, directed by Julia Christgau, featuring Jonah Weiland (Henry), Lenka Janischova Shockley (Tizzy), Stephanie Chloé Hepner (Laura), and Spencer Weitzelt (Roger), opens at LA’s Broadwater Main Stage.

  The Emporium, by Thornton Wilde, directed by Rob Melros, featuring Candy Buckley, Mahira Kakkar, Eva Kaminsky, Patrick Kerr, Derek Smith, Joe Tapper, and Cassia Thompson, closes at Off-Broadway’s Classic Stage Company.

  Jesus Christ  Superstar, directed by Tatiana Pandiani, featuring Justin Matthew Sargent (Jesus), Austin Lesch (Judas), Stephanie Zaharis (Mary), Devin Kolluri (Pilate), Nicolette Antonia Shin (King Herod), Jamar Darling (Caiaphas), Jamari Darling (Caiaphas), and Kevin Trinio Perdido (Annas), with  Jordan Alexander, Elijah Dawson, Jack Hale, Michael James, Eleni Kontzamanys, Alex Lauren, Kathy Liu, Adam Mandala, Thabitha Moruthane, Mikaela Rada, Matthew Saggiomo, Garrick Vaughan, Dakota Hoar, Selena Robinson, closes at CT’s Goodspeed Musicals.

  Something Rotten, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson, featuring Ohad Ashkenazi, Jonah Barricklo, Temma Beaudreau, Joy Clark, Lauren Dodds, Kristian Espiritu, Danny Hernandez, Elliana Karris, Kenneth Kelleher. Ryan Mardesich, Bryan Miner, Jennifer Preston, Indijhan Richard, Bobbie Steinbach, Jared Troilo, Colin Welter, closes at Lyric Stage Boston.

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  The 15th annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards ceremony will take place Tues. June 16 at 1 PM at NYC’s Sardi’s.

The awards will be presented in five competitive categories: Best New Musical …Best New Play … Best Revival … Best Solo Performance, … and Best Unique Theatrical Experience.

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  Ensemble Shakespeare Company will present Julius Caesar July 9-26 at The Flea Theater, directed by Dylan Diehl.

   Mark Dacascos, Pedro Garza, Dylan Diehl, Rob Hatzenbeller, Susannah Hoffman, Dennis Kear, Gerrard Lobo, Paul Marchegiani, Diego Millan, Celeste Moratti, Ella Olesen, Katie Pelensky, Matisse Ratron-Neal, Erin Roth, and Joe Staton.

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   Mean Girls will run July 7-12 at Pittsburgh CLO, directed by Mara Newbery Greer, with choreography Dana Solimando.

  Abigail Isom (Cady Heron), Cecilia Petrush (Regina George),  Sydni Moon (Gretchen Wieners), Kaley Bender (Karen Smith), Lyda Jade Harlan (Janis Sarkisian), Jack Haroutunian (Damian Hubbard), Quincy Hamption (Aaron Samuals), and Jennifer Lybarger (Mrs. Haeron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), Bradwy D. Patsy (Mr. Duvall),  with Rahan Khimji, Brett Barthelemy, Bella Bilandzija, Ben Allen Carter, Lydia Holland, Emmy J. Lane, Paris Martino), Maile Oravitz, Brittany Pent Rohm, Kai Sachon, Austin Cshulte, Nia Soux, Alejandro Tinnell, Lyla Tsiok os, and Rosdrigo Vanadas.

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 Natco will present  Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts to run June 9 – July 19 (opening June 21)  at the  Public Theatre, Adapted & directed by Stephen Brown-Fried.

   Tommy Bo (John Talbot), Rajesh Bose (York), Kimiye Corwin (Somerset), Myka Cue (Joan), John D. Haggerty (Talbot), Ðavid Lee Huỳnh (Charles, the Dauphin), Anna Ishida (Warwick), Paul Juhn (Suffolk), Mia Katigbak (Gloucester), Teresa Avia Lim  (Margaret), Orville Mendoza (Jack Cade), Jon Norman Schneider (Henry VI), David Shih (Edward of York), Julyana Soelistyo (Richard), Sue Jin Song (Bedford), and James Yaegashi (Winchester).

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  Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12 hour reading festival of 5 of Letts’ works, will run from 11 AM – 11 PM at NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School.

  Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon), Rory Hammond, Joe Holt, Kammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone, Eric William Morris, Lauren LOLO Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan, Jeff Still, and Adrienne Warren, with more TBA.

Today’s Highlights:

  A Woman Among Women, by Julia May Jonas, directed by Sarah Cameron Hughes, featuring Brittany K. Allen (Christine), Gabriel Brown (roy), Tina Chilip Tina),’ Zoë Geltman (Grace),Morgan Siobhan Green (Rida/Trisha), Hannah Heller ( Sarah), Lucy Kaminsky (‘Tammy), Drew Lewis (Lane), and Dee Pelletier (Cleo), opens at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theatre.

  Girl, Interrupted, world premiere by Martyna Majok & Aimee Mann, directed by Jo Bonney, featuring Leela Bassuk, Ta’Rea Campbell, Gabi Campo, Juliana Canfield, Eileen Doan, Mano Felciano, King Princess, Gunnar Manchester, Mia Pak, Katherine Reis, Anna Roman, Sally Shaw, Emily Skinner, Rachel Stern, and Lauren Jeanne Thomas, opens at Off-Broadway’s Public Theatre.

  The 16th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival  opens at various LA locations.

  The Real Lady Macbeth, by Coco Blignaut & Edison Park, directed by Sofia Streisand, featuring Coco Blignaut, Edison Park., Eve Sigall, and Savannah Schakett, begins previews at LA’s Actors Company Let Live Theatre.

  The (Not So Real) Housewives of Transylvania, world premiere written & directed by Scott Sanders by, featuring Scott Sanders, Iris Almario, Kristen Aziza, Jennifer Durst, Johnny Kay, Kristina Korsholm, and Christian Sanders, begins previews at LA’s The Actors Company.

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   Manhattan Theatre Club will present  Awake and Sing, by  Clifford Odets, will begin previews Dec. 2026 (date TBA) and open Jan. 2027 ( date TBA) at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by  Tyne Rafaeli.

 Danny Burstein (Uncle Morty), Jessica Hecht (Bessie Berger), and Jeremy Shamos (Myron Berger).

  A story about aspiration, family and how to live with dignity in America. It’s the 1930s, and the Bronx is a furnace. New ideas clash with the old amidst the poverty and shattered promises of the Great Depression. And three generations of the Berger family, trapped inside their cramped tenement, struggle to hold different visions of an American dream and the Jewish experience.

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   DC’s  Arena Stage has announced the  first five Productions of 2026/27 Season.  Casting and additional information TBA.

   The Fruits of Our Labor (Sept. 10 – Nov. 1), by Step Afrika!, directed by Jakari Sherman, featuring Conrad R. Kelly.

   Nikola (Oct. 2 – Nov. 29), by Nikko Benson & Benjamin Halstead m directed by Marshall Pailet.

 Prima Facie (Nov. 13 – Jan. 17, 2027), by Suzie Miller, Alrene & Robert Kogod Cradle.

 Step Afrika!s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show  Dec. 4-23)

 Purpose (Feb. 5 – Mar. 28, 2027), by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

… and more TBA.

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   Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer & Cellar will run June 4, 6 , 11, 13 & 14 at Burbank’s Victory Theatre, directed by Cate Caplin.

 Michael Mullen.

  Barbra Streisand built a shopping mall in her basement. A struggling actor gets hired to run it.

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  An Evening of Classic Broadway will take place Sun. June 28 at 2:30 PM at Studio City’s The Velvet Martini Lounge, (4349 Tujunga Ave.), with music direction by Brad Ellis.

  Brad Ellis, Dianne Fraser, Eydie Alyson, Garnyé and Damon Kirsche.

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  “Tyler Peck: Suspending Time” is now available to stream here, …   as well as on the official PBS platform …  and on the PBS App.

  Directed by Alex Ramsey, the fim follows the life and career of acclaimed New York City Ballet prima ballerina Tiler Peck, which chronicles her six-year journey overcoming career-threatening injuries, personal loss, and the pandemic to return to the stage. It explores her transition from dancer to choreographer, highlighting how she navigated a career crossroads to find renewed confidence and a new path forward.

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  Mister Halston, by Raffaele Pacitti, and directed by Michael Wilson, continues through June 21 at Long Island’s Bay Street Theatre.

  Michael BcGrath (Mister Halston).

   Set against the glamorous and volatile worlds of 70s and 80s New York, Mister Halston explores the meteoric rise, stunning fame, and ultimate fall of iconic American fashion designer Halston.

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  Project Shaw will present Getting Married on Mon. June 22 at 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s The Players (16 Gramercy Parl South), directed by David Staller.

   Tonya Pinkins, Robert Cuccioli, Dan Domingues, Ann Harada, Howard McGillin, Lauren Molina, Reynaldo Piniella, James Rana, and Evie Schuckman.

  Lesbia has announced that she won’t marry. She would like to have a child but doesn’t want to have to have a man around to do it. Her sister, Leo, wants a divorce from Reginald to marry Hotchkiss, thinking his attentions were directed at her. Hotchkiss actually prefers the company of Reginald. The General persists in perusing Lesbia. A mysterious Mrs. George arrives and throws everything into a whirl.

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  Mean Girls will run July 7-12 at Pittsburgh CLO, directed by Mara Newbery Greer.

  Abigail Isom (Cady Heron), Cecilia Ptetrch (Regina George), Sydi Moon (Gretchen Wieners), Gretchen Wieners (Sydni Moon), Karen Smith (Kaley Bender), Janis Sarkisian (Lyda Jade Hearlan)  Damian Hubbard (Jack Haroutunian), Quincy Hamton (Aaron Samuels), and Rayhan Khimji (Kevin Gnapoor.

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      A free reading at Hamish Linklater’s Mrs. Alving & the Captain will now take place Wed. June 24 at 7:30 PM at the Echo theater Company, directed by Stephen Laughton.

   Sami Cavestani, Hamish Linklater, Deborah Puette, and Steven Strobel.

    Have you ever woken up to find yourself married with kids and living on the “cool” side of L.A., only to sense that you might be living out the origin story of an Ibsen play? When an East Side dad shares his location with a stranger, he unlocks his true potential, sells a blockbuster opus, and blows up the neighborhood in this lean-out-your-window-and-scream comedy about our fatal appetite for being “followed,” and the mortal danger of being truly “seen.”

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 Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy is available to stream now.

  by Joel Grey, the film explores the massive influence of Jewish immigrants and their children on the creation of the modern American Musical.

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  Due to unforeseen circumstances, the production of (The Not So Real) Housewives of Transylvania, originally scheduled to begin performances June 4 at the Hollywood Fringe, cannot proceed. All performances are canceled.

Today’s Highlights:

   Red Bull Theater‘s Running of the Bulls Gala, hosted by Santino Fontana, honoring John Lithgow and arts advocate Joanna Cole, at 6 PM at NYC’s Bowery Hotel.

  Our Time Lempicka benefit concert, by Carson Kreitzer & Matt Could, directed by Rachel Chavkin, featuring Eden Espinosa, Natalie Joy Johnson, Zoe Glick, Lauren Blackman, Stephen Brower , Holli’ Conway, Abby Matsusaka , Jimin Moon, Ximonse Rose , Nicholas Ward, Veronica Fiaoni ), Michael Milkanin, and Mary Page Nanc, at 9:30 PM at Off-Broadway’s Beechman Theatre.

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  Broadway Grosses for the week ending May 31.

Click here for the complete analysis.

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  Guys and Dolls concert presentation will take place  July 13-14 at Theatre Aspen, directed by Jeff Calhoun, and conducted by Andy Einhorn.

  Julie Benco, Bonnie Milligan, Christopher Sieber, and Ryan Vasquez.

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  Cats: The Jellicle Ball has been extended at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre,  with tickets now on sale through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027.

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   Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a benefit for Circle in the Square Theatre School, will take place Mon. June 22 from 11 AM – 11 PM at Off-Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre.

 August: Osage County …  Killer Joe … Linda Vista … The Minutes … and  Man from Nebraska.

  Mark Armstrong, Benita de Wit, Victor Malana Maog, Jeanne Slater, and Eric Tucker.

   Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon, Rory Hammond , Joe Holt, Kammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater, Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone, Eric William Morris, Lauren LOLO Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan, Jeff Still, Adrienne Warren, and more TBA.

   The 12-hour event is intended to give audiences an opportunity to view multiple play readings connected to one writer in a marathon setting, and this year’s festival follows on the heels of previous festivals featuring the works of Beth Henley, John Patrick Shanley, and Leslye Headland.

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   Singlarities and Safety Pins, written & performed by Carmella Riley, will take place Sat. June 13 (at 7:30 PM) and  Sat. June 20 (at 3 PM) at Burbanks Colony theatre, directed by Jennifer Green.

  A woman uses humor and science to help her navigate a look back at her mother’s battle with cancer. This solo show explores themes of grief, loss and the perils of motherhood.

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  Jon Robin Baitz’ Other Desert Cities will run Sept, 29 -Jan 17, 2027 (opening Oct. 18) at the Hudson Theatre, directed by John Benjamin Hickey.

   Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe.

 On Christmas Eve, the sunlit Palm Springs home of a politically connected family becomes a battleground of memory, loyalty, and legacy when a daughter returns with a memoir and the power to expose the explosive truth they’ve kept hidden. As the past comes into focus, the question isn’t just what happened, but who owns a family’s story, and what is the cost to tell it.

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  North Hollywood’s Road Theatre Company has announced its 17th Annual Playwrights Festival, to run July 10-17 at North Hollywood’s location,  offering 15 plays in 10 days.

Click the link above for the complete schedule.

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     the Gay Men’s chorus of Los Angeles will present Declarations of Independence June 27 & 28 at Beverly Hills’ Saban Theatre (8440 Wilshire Blvd.)

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  54 Sings Dames at Sea: A 60th Anniversary Concert will take place Tues. June 9 at 7 PM at NYC’s 54 Below, with music directed by Michael Lavine, and hosted by hosted by Charles Kirsch.

Loni Ackerman, Bill Buell, Paula Leggett Chase, Joyce Chittick, Britney Coleman, Christopher DeProphetis, Stephen DeRosa, Nadia Duncan,  Rick Faugno, Jeff Gorti, Ruth Gottschall, Olivia Elease Hardy, Roe Hartrampf, Jay Aubrey Jones, Karen Mason, Ashley Morton, Kurt Peterson, Alexander Rios, AJ Shively, Alexandra Socha, Jenny Lee Stern, Megan Styrna, and Allyson, Randy Skinner.

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   Celebrity Autobiography has announced its rotating guest casts this Summer at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre:

Brooke Adams (June 6)
Pamela Adlon (June 1-14)
Scott Adsit (now-May 31)
Lewis Black (June 15-28)
Matthew Broderick (June 8-14)
Danny Burstein (June 15-28)
Mario Cantone (now-June 28, July 9-August 16)
Katie Couric (June 4)
Mikey Day (June 4-6)
Tate Donovan (June 8-21)
Gina Gershon (June 1-5,11,12)
Jeff Hiller (now-May 31)
Jackie Hoffman (now-May 31, June 29-August 2)
Ken Jeong (June 29-July 5)
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (May 29, June 8-21)
Robert Sean Leonard (June 1-7)|
Ralph Macchio (June 1-14)
Ben Mankiewicz (now-May 31)
Andrea Martin (May 29-June 7)
Eric McCormack (June 4-8)
Cheri Oteri (June 29-July 5)
Phil Rosenthal (June 8-14)
Tony Shalhoub (June 6)
Kenan Thompson (May 30-31)
Nia Vardalos (now-June 6)
Bruce Vilanch (now-May 31)|
Alan Zweibel (June 29-July 6)

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   Out With A Bang, by Tony Pasqualini, will run May 30 – June 28 at Pacific Resident Theatre, directed by Andrew Weyman.

Sara Brooke (Betty Amalfitano), Robert Lesser (Daniel Katzenberg), and Tony Pasqualini (Eddie Capiello)

  Eddie Cappiello is trapped, living out his life in the Out With A Bang Senior Living Community. His ex-wife Betty – recently widowed from her second husband – arrives at his door one day and asks him to help her get revenge on a neighbor who has made her life intolerable. Eddie, longing to reawaken the love that the two of them once had, makes the fateful decision to assist in the endeavor. He enlists his good friend and next-door neighbor, a former Israeli accountant and professional mourner, Daniel. The three of them devise a dangerous and blatantly illegal plot to deal with her recalcitrant neighbor.

Today’s Highlights:

  John Lithgow will receive 13th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 80th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony at 2 PM at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.

  Mister Halston, by Raffaele Pacitti, directed by Michael Wilson, featuring Michael BcGrath (Mister Halston). opens at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre.

  Henry VI Parts 1 & 2, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried, featuring Tommy Bo (John Talbot), Rajesh Bose (York), Kimiye Corwin (Somerset), Myka Cue (Joan),  John Haggerty (Talbot), Ðavid Lee Huỳnh (Charles, the Dauphin), Anna Ishida (Warwick), Paul Juhn (Suffolk), Mia Katigbak (Gloucester), Teresa Avia Lim (Margaret), Orville Mendoza (Jack Cade), Jon Norman Schneider (Henry VI), David Shih (Edward of York), Julyana Soelistyo (Richard), Sue Jin Song (Bedford), and James Yaegashi (Winchester), begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater.

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   A newly adapted version of Sting’s The Last Ship, with new a new book by new book by Barney Norris, and songs, will run Sept. 22 – Oct. 3 at Threatre Royal Drury Lane, directed byLeo Warner. The production also features brand new songs by Sting.

   Sting (Jackie White)

  Rooted in his own childhood in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, The Last Ship tells the moving story of a community of shipbuilders in the North East of England, faced with the closure of their shipyard – the heart of their existence.

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  Other Desert Cities, by  Jon Robin Baitz, will begin previews Sept. 29, open Oct. 8, and closes Jan. 17, 2027, at the Hudson Theatre, directed John Benjamin Hickey.

  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe.

  On Christmas Eve, the sunlit Palm Springs home of a politically connected family becomes a battleground of memory, loyalty, and legacy when a daughter returns with a memoir and the power to expose the explosive truth they’ve kept hidden. With cutting insight and razor-sharp wit, they excavate old wounds and long-buried secrets. As the past comes into focus, the question isn’t just what happened, but who owns a family’s story and what is the cost to tell it.

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  The Return of Classic Broadway will take place Sun. June 28 at 2:30 PM at The Velvet Martini Lounge at Studio City’s Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, with music direction by Brad Ellis.

  Brad Ellis, Dianne Fraser, Eydie Alyson, Julie Garnyé and Damon Kirsche.

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   CT’s Westport Country Playhouse has announced its 2026-27 season:

Casting TBA.

 Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley (Oct. 20 – Nov. 7).

   A Sherlock Carol, (Dec. 12 – 20).   The family-friendly holiday show, written and directed by Mark Shanahan, is based on a Sherlock Holmes tale by Sir Arthur Conan and “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The two literary legends collide when a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge. This inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, heart, and humor into a theatrical treat for audiences of all ages.

  Murder for Two, (Mar. 4-7, 2027),  by Kellen Blair & Joe Kinosian, directed by Scott Weinstein.   A musical-comedy murder mystery with a twist: two actors play 13 roles – and the piano. When a famous novelist is found dead at his own surprise birthday party, it’s up to a small-town police officer to solve the case. With suspects ranging from eccentric party guests to feuding relatives, “Murder for Two” delivers a fast-paced blend of music, comedy, and clever theatricality.

  The Pancake Club, Apr. 20 – May 8), by Charlotte Booker, directed by Mark Shanahan.    The play centers around a small-town diner, the story follows Brenda, a local watiress whose life i upended by the sudden death of her oldest friend.  The play explores family, friendship, and whether anybody ever truly grows up.

  The Goldsmith (May 19-22), written & performed by Sharone Sayegh, directed by Zachary Prince    Inspired by her own family’s journey, Broadway actress Sharone Sayegh weaves a captivating story through the golden jewelry passed down across generations – from Iraq to Israel and ultimately to America – as she explores identity, belonging, and the complexities of heritage and home.

  The Legend of Georgia McBride  (July 13-31), by Matthew Lopez, directed by Bruce Warren.    Casey is an Elvis impersonator, and a really good one. But he’s barely making ends meet and is expecting to become a father soon. When he loses his gig as the King of Rock and Roll, Casey trades in one set of sequins for another, taking a job at a drag club where his life is turned upside down in the most unexpected and dazzling ways.

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   Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a 12 hour reading festival of 5 of Letts’ works, will take place Mon. June 22 from 11 AM – 11 PM at NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School.

:  August: Osage County, Killer Joe, Linda Vista, The  Minutes, and  Man from Nebraska.

 Karen Sours Albisua, Jason Biggs, Abigail Breslin, Scott Caan, Silvia Dionicio, Beanie Feldstein, Joe Forbrich, John Gallagher Jr., Gina Gershon, Rory Hammond, Joe Holt, ammy Ibarra, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Kevin Kilner, Trevor Kluckman, Adam Langdon, Libby Lee, Katrina Lenk, Kelly Lester, Matthew Lillard, Hamish Linklater,  Terra Mackintosh, Jak Malone Eric William Morris, LaurenPritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Thomas Sadoski, Milly Shapiro, Sandra Shipley, Samantha Sloyan , Jeff Still, and Adrienne Warren, and more TBA.

Today’s Highlights:

  Red Bull Theater‘s Running of the Bulls Gala, hosted by Santino Fontana, honoring John Lithgow and arts advocate Joanna Cole, at 6 PM at NYC’s Bowery Hotel.

 Our Time: Lempicka A Reunion benefit concert, by Carson Kreitzer & Matt Could, directed by Rachel Chavkin, featuring Eden Espinosa, Natalie Joy Johnson, Zoe Glick, Lauren Blackman, Stephen Brower , Holli’ Conway, Abby Matsusaka , Jimin Moon, Ximonse Rose , Nicholas Ward, Veronica Fiaoni ), Michael Milkanin, and Mary Page Nance, at 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s Beechman Theatre.

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   Grace Notes quiz: Movie Stars on Broadway by Jim Bernhard

Match these movie stars with their Broadway debuts.

Scroll down for the answers…

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   CT’s Westport Country Playhouse (link TBA) has announced its 2026-27 season. Creative teams and casting TBA.

   Pride and Prejudice Part II: Napoleon at Pemberley, (Oct. 20 – Nov. 7), word premiere by by Ken Ludwig, directed by Emily Mann. What happens after Elizabeth Bennet marries Mr. Darcy? In this sparkling and wildly imaginative sequel to Jane Austen’s beloved classic, married life at Pemberley is turned upside down when an unexpected houseguest arrives: Napoleon Bonaparte himself. As the fallen emperor awaits exile, his presence ignites intrigue, romance, and revolution among the Darcys and their colorful circle of friends and relations. Filled with wit, romance, and high-spirited comedy, “Pride and Prejudice Part II” blends Austen’s elegant world with a dash of historical adventure, creating a lively ensemble comedy about marriage, ambition, and the thrill of changing one’s destiny.

  A Sherlock Carol (Dec. 12-20).   The family-friendly holiday show is written and directed by Mark Shanahan, is based on a Sherlock Holmes tale by Sir Arthur Conan and “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The two literary legends collide when a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge.

   Murder for Two (March 4- 7)  by Kellen Blair & Joe Kinosian, directed by Scott Weinstein.  A musical-comedy murder mystery with a twist: two actors play 13 roles – and the piano. When a famous novelist is found dead at his own surprise birthday party, it’s up to a small-town police officer to solve the case. With suspects ranging from eccentric party guests to feuding relatives, A fast-paced blend of music, comedy, and clever theatricality.

  The Pancake Club (Apr. 20 – May 8),  by Charlotte Booker directed by Mark Shanahan.     A waitress works at a small-town diner where a group of senior men meet regularly for breakfast, calling themselves the Pancake Club. As Brenda struggles with the sudden death of her oldest friend, the Club members squabble over the eulogy, the widow refuses to grieve, a mysterious stranger threatens the town’s equilibrium, and her only daughter teeters on the brink of a meltdown. Funny, moving, and filled with warmth, this world premiere explores friendship, family, and the question we all face sooner or later: Does anybody ever truly grow up?

   The Goldsmith (May 19-22) written & performed by Sharone Sayegh, directed by Zachary Prince. A captivating story through the golden jewelry passed down across generations – from Iraq to Israel and ultimately to America – as she explores identity, belonging, and the complexities of heritage and home.

 The Legend of Georgia McBride (July 13 – 31), by Matthew Lopez and directed by Bruce Warren.    Casey is an Elvis impersonator, and a really good one. But he’s barely making ends meet and is expecting to become a father soon. When he loses his gig as the King of Rock and Roll, Casey trades in one set of sequins for another, taking a job at a drag club where his life is turned upside down in the most unexpected and dazzling ways.

   The Last Ship, by, with a new book by Barney Norris, will run Sept. 22 – Oct. 3 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, directed by Leo Warner.

  Sting (Jackie White).

   The moving story of a community of shipbuilders in the North East of England, faced with the closure of their shipyard – the heart of their existence.

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   The Music Man will run Oct. 27 – Nov. 8 at the Ahmanson Theatre, directed by Matt Lenz, with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.

  Elliott Andrews (Professor Harold Hill), Eliabeth D’Aiuto (Marian Paroo), Paul Urriola (Marcellus Washburn), Savannah Stevenson (Mrs. Paroo), Patrick Blashill (Mayor Shinn), Emmanuelle Zeesman (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn), and more TBA.

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   CT’s Westport Country Playhouse has announced its 2026-27 season:

  Pride and Prejudice Part II: Napoleon at Pemberley, (Oct. 20 – Nov. 7), by Ken Ludwig, directed by Emily Mann.  What happens after Elizabeth Bennet marries Mr. Darcy? In this sparkling and wildly imaginative sequel to Jane Austen’s beloved classic, married life at Pemberley is turned upside down when an unexpected houseguest arrives: Napoleon Bonaparte himself. As the fallen emperor awaits exile, his presence ignites intrigue, romance, and revolution among the Darcys and their colorful circle of friends and relations. Filled with wit, romance, and high-spirited comedy.

   A Sherlock Carol, Dec. 12-20), written & directed by Mark Shanahan, returns by popular demand for its fourth consecutive year.  The two literary legends collide when a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious death of Ebenezer Scrooge. This inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, heart, and humor into a theatrical treat for audiences of all ages.

   Murder for Two (Mar 4-7, 2027, by Kellen Blair & Joe Kinosian, directed by Scott Weinstein.   A musical-comedy murder mystery with a twist: two actors play 13 roles – and the piano. When a famous novelist is found dead at his own surprise birthday party, it’s up to a small-town police officer to solve the case. With suspects ranging from eccentric party guests to feuding relatives, “Murder for Two” delivers a fast-paced blend of music, comedy, and clever theatricality.

  The Pancake Club, (Apr. 20 – May 8),  world premiere by Charlotte Booker, directed by Mark Shanahan, starring Judith Ivey.  The play explores the struggles of finding connection, navigating family crises, and asks a universal question: Does anyone ever truly grow up?

  The Goldsmith, (May 19-22), written & performed by Sharone Sayegh, and directed by Zachary Prince.  The play weaves a captivating story through the golden jewelry passed down across generations – from Iraq to Israel and ultimately to America – as she explores identity, belonging, and the complexities of heritage and home.

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  Hell’s Kitchen, by Kristoffer Diaz & Alicia Keys, directed by Michael Greif, continues through June 21 at the Pantages Theatre.

  Maya Drake (Ali), Kennedy Cuaghell (Jersey), Roz White (Miss Liza Jane) Desmond Sean Ellington (Davis), and Jon Avery Worrell (Knuck) Pantages Theatre.

   Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire–searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you’ve never felt before. A love story between a mother and daughter. It’s about finding yourself, your purpose, and the community that lifts you. Come remember where dreams begin.

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   The Afronauts, written & directed by Ryan Calais Cameron & Monique Touko, will run Nov. 14 – Dec. 19 (opening Nov. 23) at the Royal  Court Theatre.

  TBA.

   Zambia, 1964: the space race has a new contender. As the world’s great powers set their sights on the moon, a schoolteacher gathers a group of misfit dreamers and trains them for lift-off. The Afronauts tells the true(ish) story of the Zambian Space Program, and a nation’s defiant dream to reach for the stars.

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  Answers:  Grace Notes quiz: Movie Stars on Broadway by Jim Bernhard:

1-C. Al Pacino – Does A Tiger Wear A Necktie?, Bickham, 1969

2-I. Robert De Niro – Cuba And His Teddy Bear, Cuba, 1986

3-E. Denzel Washington –  Checkmates, Sylvester Williams, 1988

4-G. Morgan Freeman – Hello, Dolly!, Rudolph (replacement), 1967

5-A. Don Cheadle – Proof, Robert, 2026

6-J-. Christopher Walken – J.B., David, 1959

7-H. Keanu Reeves – Waiting for Godot, Estragon, 20268-B. Tom Hanks – Lucky Guy, Mike McAlary, 2013

8-B. Tom Hanks – Lucky Guy, Mike McAlary, 2013

9-F. Samuel L. Jackson – The Piano Lesson, Boy Willie, Lymon (understudy), 1990

10-D. Dustin Hoffman – A Cook for Mr.General, Ridzinski, 1961

This Weekend’s Highlights:

Friday, May 29

  Cassatt, written & directed by Arden Teresa, featuring Samantha Gregory, Cecil Jennings, Caroline Quigley, Sara Ballantine, Kathie Barnes, Alexandria Sanders, Lily Cadot, Briana Burnside, Walter Rodriguez, and Daniel Korth, opens at LA’s Theatre West.

  Act Your Age, world premiere by Art Shulman, directed by Stan Mazin, featuring Ezra Black, Brittney DeLeon, Jillian McWhirter, and Morry Schorr, opens at North Hollywood’s Two Roads Theatre.

Saturday, May 30

  The Magic Flute opera, conducted by James Conlon, featuring Kyle Miller (Papageno), Aigul Khismatullina (Queen of the Night), and Kwangchul Youn (Sarastro), opens at LA Opera.

  Romeo and Juliette presentations, directed by Bryn Boice, featuring Evan Danyliw (Romeo/Gregory), Anna Kate Gossett (Juliet/Balthasar), Kandyce Whittingham (as Friar/Lord Montague), Alexandra White (Nurse/Lady Montague), Kayla Sessoms (Mercutio/Prince/Abraham), Sandy Clancy (Lady Capulet/Page), Alex Leondedis (Lord Capulet), Nicolas Bolton (Benvolio/Friar John), Dani Grace Nissen (Tybalt/Apothecary), and Sofonyas (Paris/Sampson), at 2 & 7 PM at Boston’s Commonwealth Shakespeare Company.

Sunday, May 31

  The Price, by Arthur MiIller, directed by Elina de Santos, featuring Dana Dewes (Esther Franz), Richard Fancy (Gregory Solomon), Jason Huber (aWalter Franz), and Scott Jackson (Victor Franz), opens at CA’s Pacific Resident Theatre.

  Silverback Mountain, by Mickey Gooch, Jr, directed by Sam Lafrage, featuring Mickey Gooch (Micky), Amerasu (Miss Jackson), Olamide Asanpaola (Tumaini), Leo Jasper Davis (Mamadu), Joe Regelbrugge (Andy), Samuel Selman (Mustafa), Walker Stovall (Marty), and Jason Yanto (Kai), with Kahlil S. Harvey and Collins Rush, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s AMT Theater.

  Take Me to Dolyllwood, world premiere by Harris Singer, directed by Luke Wisniewski, featuring Harris Singer (The Playwright), Lisa Cohen (Playwright’s Mom), Sam Flynn, Brason Jones, Tomias Robinston, Paris Alexander, Earl Dax, Michelle Zabinski, Caroline Best, and Royce Johnson, closes at Off-Broadway’s La MaMa.

  Go Down, Moses, world premiere by Dana Leslie Gosldstein, directed by Brandon M. Weber, featuring Terence Archie and Philip Hoffman, with Shania Adams, Lucas Bernhauer, Kaa’lah Bynes, Maddy Mackarey, Yarin Neuhaus, Jeremiah Packer, Vanessa Pliskow  Donovan Price, Patrick Saint Ange, Celina Mylene Santana, and Renee Shohe, closes at Off-Broadway’s A.R.T./New York Theatres.

  Broken Snow, by Ben Andron, directed by Colin Hanlon, featuring Tom Cavanagh, Tony Danza, and Michael Longfellow, with Bob Ari and Max Rol, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 71.

  Circus Fire, world premiere by Jacques Lamarre, directed by Jared Mezzocchi, featuring Olivia Nicole Hoffman, Caroline Kinsloving, Janelle Anne Robinson, Mike Boland, Constantino Fernandez, Stuart Rider, Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Marco Verna, Rebecka Jones, and Dan Wheltonm with  Anastasia Maglaras and Eric Orsini, closes at Theaterworks Hartford.

  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, directed by Dan Knechtges, featuring Kyra Kennedy(Carole King), Dylan S. Wallach (Gerry Goffin), Teresa Zimmermann (Cynthia Weil), Barrett Riggins (Barry Mann), Mark Ivy(Don Kirschner), and Holland Vavra (Genie Klein), with Abigail Bensman, Ben Chavez, Lizzie Cooper, John Ryan Del Bosque, Evin Johnson, Anyssa McDonald, Gloria Prince, Sarah Sachi, Braden Tanner, Raven Troup, Kristopher Ward, LaBraska Washington, Kaleb Womack, Miles Marmolejo, Cary Michelle Miller, Tobias Rytting, Destiny Webb, Alexia Alla, Luke Duckett, Finley Franco, Ruby Jefferies, Riley Johnson, Daniel Karash, Julian Lammey, Belyn McNamara, Ryan Schmehil, Nathan Bryant and Kaavya Rajarathnam, closes at Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars.

  Eleanor, by Mark St. Germain, directed by David Ellenstein, featuring Kandice Chappel, closes at Venura’s Rubicon Theatre.

  East West Players  Flower Drum Song, adapted by David Henry Hwang, directed by Jacqui Park, featuring Joven Calloway, Ethan Yaheen-Moy Chan, Jay Espinoza, Sierra Goria, Sally Hong, Tony Jin, Esther Lee, Brian Liebson, Emma Park, Gemma Pedersen, Avelina Sanchez, Hillary Tang, Ai Toyoshima, Haoyi Wen, and Paul Wong, closes at LA’s Japanese American Cultural & Community Center’s Aratani Theatre.

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   The Off Broadway Alliance has announced its 2026 Award Winners:

Click here for the complete list of winners.

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  The Chicago Shakespeare production of Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts will run June 9 – July 19 at  The Public Theater, adapted & directed by Stephen Brown-Fried.

  Jon Norman Schneider (Henvy VI), Jon Norman Schneider (Henry VI), Teresa Avia Lim (Margaret), Mia Katigbak (Gloucester), Rajesh Bose (York), Myka Cue (Joan),Tommy Bo ( John Talbot), John Haggerty (Talbot), Ðavid Lee Huỳnh (Charles/the Dauphin),  Anna Ishida (Warwick), Paul Juhn (Suffolk), Orville Mendoza (Jack Cade), David Shih (Edward of York), Julyana Soelistyo (Richard), Sue Jin Song (Bedford), James Yaegashi (Winchester),and Kimiye Corwin (Somerset).

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   As Long as You’re Asking: A Conversation with Jason Alexander will take place June 25 & 26 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

   In this evening of comedy, musical performance, and conversation with the Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen, the audience determines what they want to know the most. Alexander presents a variety of topics for the audience to pick and choose, culminating in behind-the-scenes stories of his life, career, and social activism. Or ask about anything you’ve always wanted to know and see if he can answer. It’s all on the table and the conversation is completely in your control—making for a once-in-a-lifetime evening, June 25 & 26 only in The Yard.

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  Mister Halston, by Raffaele Pacitti, directed by Michael Wilson, will run  June 2 – 21 at Long Island’s Bay Street Theatre.

  Michael McGrath (Roy Halston Frowick).

  Roy Halston Frowick, the visionary American designer who helped define modern fashion and became a symbol of the Studio 54 era. Produced in association with Tony Award-winning producer Bruce Robert Harris, the World Premiere production explores Halston’s rise, reinvention, ambition, glamour, and ultimate fall.

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  John Philip: Positivity Reigns….Say Yes!  will run June 27 & 28 (both at 7 PM) at NYC’s Don’t Tell mama, with music direction by David Pearl.

  Seth Sikes.

Today’s Highlights

  Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector, directed by Margot Bordelon, featuring Ken Cheeseman (Don), Nancy Lemenager (Suzanne), Eunice Woods (Carina), Sasha Diamond (Meiko), Japhet Balaban (Eli), and Ebonie Marie (Winter), with Jeff Church, Jihan Haddad, Christine Hamel, and Ebonie Marie, opens at Boston’s Huntington Theatre.

  Flower Drum Song, updated by David Henry Hwang, directed by Lily Tung Crystal, featuring , opens at LA’s East West Players.

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   Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Evita will begin previews Feb. 27, 2027 and open Mar. 25 at the Winter Garden Theatre.

  Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón) and more TBA.

Additional information and complete casting TBA.

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  An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger is now available to stream for free here.

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   If/Then, by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey, will run July 10-26 at the Chromolume Theatre at the Zephyr, directed by Brayden Hade, with music direction by Isaac Channo Johndon.

  Jon Armijo, Ryan Axberg, Keenan Carver, Renee Cohen, Quin Domalaon, Danielle Johnson, Shaheen Kapambwe, Joelle Lewis, Natalie Luna, Nadia Salina Salvia, Stephanie Saunders, Jewell Valentin, Michael Vandie, and Judd Yort, with Amy Melendrez and Jason Rivera.

   A woman in her late 30s moves back to New York City for a fresh start after a divorce. The story explores themes of choice, chance, and fate, suggesting that while choices have profound impacts, both paths involve joy, pain, struggle, and the possibility for new beginnings.

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  Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy, which originally aired in 2013, is now available to watch here.

  Narrated by Joel Grey, this documentary explores the unique central role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical and showcases the work of Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, and many more.

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   The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 will run June 10-28 at various LA locations.

Click here for the complete schedule of events.

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   East West Player‘s  presentation of Flower Drum Song continues through May 31 at the Aratani Theatre at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (244 San Pedro St.), directed by Lily Tung Crystal.

   Grace Yoo (Mei-Li), Emily Kuroda (Madame Liang), Marc Oka (Wang), Scott Keiji Takeda (Ta) Gedde Watanabe (Chin), Krista Marie Yu (Linda Low), Kenton Chen (Harvard), and Cooper Bennett (Chao).

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  The world premiere of  CrazySexyCool, written & directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, will run June 12 – Aug. 9 (opening June 26) at DC’s Arena Stage.

 Holli’ Gabrielle Conway (Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins), Jade Milan (Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes), and Stoney B. Woods (Rozonda “Chilli”)  Thomas), Trenton McKenzie Beavers (Tommy), Aaron Bliden (Danny), Felicia Curry (Dr. Nzinga) and Christina, Josh A. Dawson (Blake), Deon’te Goodman (Rain), Ciara Alyse Harris (Rikara), Darius Jordan Lee (Michael), and Christopher Henry Young (MC Hammer), with  The Nichole Forde, Bethany Hemmans, Kennedy Holmes, Lindsey Jolyn Jackson, Malik Kitchen, and  Madison McBride, with swings Bryan Archibald, Justin Raynard Hicks, Kalen Robinson, and Mikari Tarpley.

  The project  explores the story behind the iconic recording group’s rise to fame, set to a soundtrack of their best loved songs, including “Waterfalls,” “No Scrubs,” “Creep,” and “Unprety.”

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  Gingold Theatrical Group will present a scrip-in-hand performance of Shaw’s Getting Married on Mon. June 22 at Off-Broadway’s The Players (16 Gramercy Park), directed by David Staller.

   Ann Harada (Mrs. Alice Bridgenorth), James Rana (Alderman Collins), robert Cuccioli (General Bridgenorth), Lauren Molina (Lesbia Grantham), Howard McGillin (Bishop of Chelsea), Reynaldo Pinella (Cecil Sykes),Evie Chuckman (Edith Bridegnorth), Ryan Spahn (St. John Hotchkiss), Mirirai Sithole (Leo Bridgenorth), Dan Domingues ( Reginald Bridgenorth), Tony Pinkins ( Mrs. George Collins ), and Evan Zes ( Rev. O. C. Soames / Narrator).

  A provocative comedy examining the meaning of marriage and the rules that govern it. On the day the Bishop’s daughter is to be married, unconventional desires and questions about love, partnership, and parenthood collide. Lesbia wishes to have a child without a man, while Hotchkiss’s romantic entanglements threaten established norms. When the enigmatic Mrs. George arrives, chaos and hilarity ensue.

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  “Infinite Life”, the book (Annie Baker’s new play), is now available from TCG Books.

  Set at a wellness clinic in Northern California, “Infinite Life” follows five women navigating chronic illness, pain, hope, and desire in a space where time itself begins to blur. Both darkly funny and deeply compassionate. A funny and profound meditation on the complexity of chronic illness and the ache of desire. For the women gathered at theclinic, deprivation seems to be the only path forward as theynavigate cancers,   autoimmune disorders, thyroid conditions,mysterious infections, and unrelenting pain. Over the course of several days, they pass the time by philosophizing, swapping book recommendations, sharing intimate family stories, and imagining futures beyond their illnesses. As hunger and exhaustion begin to distort their sense of time, the clinic
transforms into a purgatorial space where the body becomesboth prison and mystery.
Funny, compassionate, and quietly unsettling, Infinite Life resists easy answers while offering a profound meditation on pain, and longing.

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  Gingold Theatrical Group will present a reading of Shaw’s Getting Married on  Mon. June 22 at 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s The Players (16 Gramercy Park), directed by David Staller.

   Tonya Pinkins, Robert Cuccioli , Dan Domingues , Ann Harada, Howard McGillin, Lauren Molina, Reynaldo Piniella, James Rana, Evie Schuckman, Mirirai , Ryan Spahn, and Evan Zes.

   The play is set on the day of a bishop’s daughter’s wedding, as a gathering of independent minds begins to question the assumptions underpinning marriage—who defines it, who benefits from it, and who is excluded.

Today’s Highlights:

Relax … let go … let fly…

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  Broadway Grosses for the week ending May 24.

Click here for the complete analysis.

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  Crazy for You will run June 19 – Au9. at CT’s Goodspeed, directed by Michal Fling.

  Will Burton (Bobby Child), Brittany Zeinstra (Ppolly Baker), Edward Juvier (Bela Zangler), Hailey Thomas (Irene Roth), Jeremy Davis (Everett Baker), David Andrew Morton (Lank Hawkins), and Michele Ragusa IMother/Pariciam, with Claire Avakian, Willie Clyde Beaton II, Colin Bradbury, Courtney Brady, Kailee Regan Brandt, Katie Scarlett Brunson,  Samuel Colina, Bradley Gibbins-Klein, Kelly Gleason, Taylor Lane, Brian Shimasaki Liebson, Griffin Wilkinsm Lexi Baldachino, and Brandon J. Morris.

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  LA Opera will present The Magic Flute May 30 – June 21 at LA’s Dorothy Chandler  Pavilion, conducted by James Conlon.

   Sydney Mancasola (Pamina), Miles Mykkanen Tamino), Kyle Miller (Papageno), Aigul Khismatullina (Queen of the Night), Kwangchul Youn (Sarastro), Kyle Miller), Aigul Khismatullina (Queen of the Night), and Kwangchul (Sarastro).

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  Burn Scar, written & performed by Christine Dunford, will run June 4 – 13 – 20 at Theatre of Note

   A comedy of catastrophic proportions. On the morning of Jan, 7, 2025, a veteran actress grabbed her dogs, her medications, and her nerve, and drove three hours through gridlocked LA traffic to escape the largest wildfire in the city’s history. What followed — a dizzying rotation of AirBnBs, soul-crushing insurance battles, and one transformative encounter — became this solo show. “Burn scar” is the geological term for earth scorched by wildfire — hardened, brittle, impenetrable. It is also a precise metaphor for what happens to people navigating the aftermath of catastrophe in an era of systemic cruelty.

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   Celebrity Autobiography continues through Sept. 6 at the Shubert Theatre.

  Scott Adsit, Mario Cantone, Jeff Hiller, Jackie Hoffman, Christopher Jackson,  Gayle King, Ben Mankiewicz, Andrea Martin, Bobby Moynihan, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Kenan Thompson, Nia Vardalos, and Rita Wilson … with weekly guests.

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   Something Rotten, directed by Ilana Toeplitz Ranson, continues through June 7 at Lyric Stage Boston.

   Ohad Ashkenazi, Jonah Barricklo, Temma Beaudreau, Joy Clark, Lauren Dodds, Kristian Espiritu, Danny Hernandez, Elliana Karris, Kenneth Kelleher. Ryan Mardesich, Bryan Miner, Jennifer Preston, Indijhan Richard, Bobbie Steinbach, Jared Troilo, and Colin Welter.

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  A free reading of Hamish Linklater’s Mrs. Alving & The Captain, Los  Feliz will take place Thurs. June 11 at 7:30 PM at LA’s Echo Theater Company (link TBA), directed by Stephen Laughton.

  Sami Cavestani, Hamish Linklater, Deborah Puette, and Steven Strobel.

  Have you ever woken up to find yourself married with kids and living on the “cool” side of L.A., only to sense that you might be living out the origin story of an Ibsen play? When an East Side dad shares his location with a stranger, he unlocks his true potential, sells a blockbuster opus, and blows up the neighborhood in this lean-out-your-window-and-scream comedy about our fatal appetite for being “followed,” and the mortal danger of being truly “seen.”

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   Every Brilliant Thing, by Duncan Macmillan & Jonny Donahoe, will run June 3-21 at Santa Barbara’s New Vic, directed by Jenny Sullivan.

Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper

  What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression. As the list grows—ice cream, the color yellow, the sound of laughter—the audience is invited on a heartwarming, interactive journey through life’s highs and lows, discovering joy in the simplest things.

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   Emmet Cahill: From Dublin to Broadway will take place Tues. June 23 at 7 PM at NYC’s 54 Below.

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  North by Northwest, adapted & directed by Emma Rice, will run Jan. 21 –  Feb. 7, 2027 (opening Jan. 22) at Boston’s Huntington Theatre.

   TBA.

  A New York advertising executive who is accidentally mistaken for a government spy He is hurled into a wild cross-country chase dodging foreign agents, falling for a mysterious femme fatale, and desperately trying to clear his name.

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  Cats: The jellicle Ball has been extended through Sept. 6 at the Broadhurst Theatre, directed by  Zhailon Levingston & Bill Rauch.

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   The world premiere of  Monkeys on my Back & Everywhere Else, written & performed by Debbie Kasper, will run Mar. 7 – Apr. 12 at  the Odyssey Theatre, directed by  Chris Barnes.

  A raw, deeply moving, and hilarious one-woman show created and performed by two-time Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Debbie Kasper. The autobiographical production takes audiences on a wild laught-out-loud ride through her life as she battles addiction, navigates the cuttthroat wrold of Hollywood, and learns to heal her inner deamons.

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   North by Northwest, adapted & directed by Emma Rice, will run Jan. 21 –  Feb. 7, 2027 (opening Jan. 22) at Boston’s Huntington Theatre.

   TBA.

  A New York advertising executive who is accidentally mistaken for a government spy He is hurled into a wild cross-country chase dodging foreign agents, falling for a mysterious femme fatale, and desperately trying to clear his name.

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   Dirty Dancing will run Oc. 26 , 2026 – Mar. 21, 2027 at the Capital Theatre, directed by Federico Bellone.

Casting TBA.

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  Nicole Scherzinger from Royal Albert Hall will continue streaming through June 30.

Click here to stream the concert.

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   What Became of Us, by Shayan Lotfi, will run June 16 – July 26 at DC’s Signature Theatre, directed by Ethan Heard.

 Alma Cuervo (Q),  Michael DeLorenzo (ZZ),  Jo Yang (Q), and Stan Kang (Z).

  A sister and brother, the elder born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other’s stories.

Today’s Highlights:

  A Night of Chekhov, directed by Mr. Kurtesevic. featuring Luna Vintner, Tom Shane, Damian Cruces and Gene Morgan, opens at Off-Broadway’s Actors Temple Theatre.

   Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody, by Dylan Marcaurele, directed by , featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson (Ilya Rozanov) and Jimin Moon (Shane Hollander), with Ryann Redmond, Cherry torres, and Ryan Duncan, opens at Off-Broadway’s The Club (530West 27th St. 6th floor).

  Hell’s Kitchen, by Kristoffer Diaz & Alicia Keys, directed by Michael Grei, featuring Maya Drake (Ali), Kennedy Cuaghell (Jersey), Roz White (Miss Liza Jane) Desmond Sean Ellington (Davis), and Jon Avery Worrell (Knuck), opens at LA’s Pantages Theatre.

  And Then Here Were None, by Agatha Christie, directed by Laura Braza, featruing Jessica Angleskhan( as Emily Brent), James Carrington (Dr. Armstrong), Mark Corkins (General McKenzie, Matt Daniels (Rogers), Todd Denning (Fred Narracott,) Armando Gutierrez (William Blore), Marcella Kearns (Mrs. Rogers), Steven Koehler (Sir Lawrence Wargrave), Max Pink (Anthony Marston), Jordon Sobel (Philip Lombard), and Sarah Suzuki (Vera Claythorne, opens at Milwaukee Rep.

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  Off-Broadway’s Red Bull Theater will present its Running of the Bulls Gala benefit on Mon. June 1 at 6 PM at NYC’s Bowery Hotel, hosted by Santino Fontana.

  John Lithgow and Joanna Cole.

  Norbert Leo Butz and Nikki Renée Daniels.

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  Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre has announced its 2026-27 season:

Casting & creative teams TBA.

  Purpose (Aug. 28 – Sept. 20), by By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Keith Arthur Bolden.    The Jasper family is gathering for a long-overdue reunion. For decades, they’ve been the embodiment of Black political power and public virtue – a dynasty of ministers, activists, and changemakers whose legacy has shaped generations. But when a young outsider arrives with questions no one is prepared to answer, carefully guarded secrets begin to surface.

  Carmela Full of Wishes (Sept. 1-27), by Matt de la Peña.   A lyrical and heartfelt story celebrating family, imagination, and the beauty of everyday life in a vibrant Latino community.  With music, movement, and vivid storytelling, this production invites audiences of all ages to celebrate heritage, resilience, and the power of a single wish.

  Mexodus  (Oct 2 – 16), by Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson. what happens when the stories we tell about ourselves start to unravel?

  Like Father (Oct. 8 – Nov. 15), by  Jacob Ryan Smith, directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden.    A true-crime podcast unearths a family’s past, forcing them to coonfront identity, legacy, and the consequences of obsession.

   A Christmas Carol (Nov. 14 – Dec. 27), adapted by David H. Bell, directed by Amanda Watkins.

   Miseducated (Jan. 27 – Feb. 21, 2027), by Rudi Goblen, directed by Teo Castellanos.   As a group of exceptional high school students from Atlanta prepares to compete in an elite Harvard debate program, their coach, Brandon, demands excellence—pushing them to sharpen their voices, their arguments, and their sense of purpose.  But as his students prepare for the national stage, Brandon finds himself pulled into a surreal debate with the universe itself, where his past and present collide. Confronting the memories that shaped him and the choices that define him, he must argue for the meaning of his life and the possibility of transformation.

   Alice in Neverland (Feb. 20 – Mar. 3), by  Phil Kenny and Reston Williams, directed by Catie Davis.   Twenty years after her journey down the rabbit hole, Alice’s life has fallen apart. She can’t shake the fear that her happiest days are behind her, and so she sets out to return to WONDERLAND. Instead, she lands in NEVERLAND.

   Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (Mar. 3-Apr. 25),  Alanna Coby bridges three centuries to explore how coded language, civility, and class are used to control women’s bodies and choices.

   John Proctor is the Villain (May 14 – June 6).  Set in 2018 in rural Georgia during the height of the #MeToo movement, the play follows a group of high school studens studyingMill’s classic play as they realize their charismatic male teacher’s celebrated literary hero might actually by a villain.

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   “As Long As You’re Asking: A Conversation with Jason Alexander” will take place  June 25 & 26, both at 7 PM at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

  It’s all on the table in this evening of comedy, musical performance, and conversation with the Emmy and Tony Award-winning star in which the audience determines what they want to know.

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  Birthright, by Jonathan Spector, will run June 5 – July 12 at  MCC Theatre, directed by Teddy Bergman.

  Hale Appleman, Molly Bernard Eli Gelb, Abbi Jacobson, Liz Larsen), Nate Mann, and Zoë Winters.

  What begins as a reunion among six young friends after a Birthright trip to Israel in 2006 becomes, over the span of 18 years, an exploration of identity, fracturing communities, and what it means to belong. As these friends grow up and the world around them shifts in seismic ways, they find themselves confronting essential questions: How do we carry the weight of history? How do we define who we are, and who we want to be? And what happens when the narratives we inherit no longer fit the lives we’re living?

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   The 1959 Songbook concert, starring Jeff Harnar, will take place  Mon. June 8 at 7 PM at NYC’s Birdland, with music direction by Alex Rybeck.

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   Crazy for You will run June 19 – Aug. 9 (opening July 1) at CT’s Goodspeed, directed by Michael Fling.

  Will Burton (Bobby Child), Brittany Zeinstra  (Polly Baker), Polly Baker (Bela Zangler), Hailey Thomas (Irene Roth), David Andrew Morton (Lank Hawkins), Jeremy Davis (Everett Baker), and Michele Ragusa (Mother/Patrircia Fodor), with Claire Avakian, Willie Clyde Beaton II, Colin Bradbury (Eugene Fodor), Courtney Brady, Kailee Regan Brandt, Katie Scarlett Brunson (Patsy), Samuel Colina, Bradley Gibbins-Klein, Kelly Gleason, Taylor Lane (Tess), Brian Shimasaki Liebson, and Griffin Wilkins. Swings for the production are Lexi Baldachino and Brandon J. Morris.

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  August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone has been extended again, now through July 26 at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre, directed by Debby Allen.

  Taraji P. Henson (Bertha Holly ), Cedric The entertainer (Seth Holly ), Joshua Boone (Herald Loomis), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Bynum Walker ), and more.