This weekend’s highlights
Friday, October 16
Like Father, by Jacob Ryan Smith & Caroline Pernick, directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, featuring Charity Angél Dawson (Lillian Clark), Hannah Elless (Michelle), Benjamin H. Moore (Ben), Sophie Pollono (Chris), Frankie Rodriguez (Trevor), and Billy Harrigan Tighe (John Grady), with Mila Bolash, Aavyn Lee, and Nevaeh Riddle, opens at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre.
Saturday, October 17
LA Opera‘s Carmen, onducted by Domingo Hindoyan, featuring Rihab Chaieb (Carmen), Joshua Guerrero (Don José), Kathleen O’Mara ( Micaëla), and James Karai (Escamillo) opens at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Theater 40‘s Crone Creed, world premiere by John Epstein, Casey Morgan & T. Theresa Scarano, directed by Marc Morgenstern, featuring Brennen Amonett (Noble), Corey Dorris (Wiley), Carolina Hoyos (Roya), Matt Kirkwood (Supervisor), Vivianna McCormick (Robert Cohen Vita), April Nixon (Dara), Avery Norris (Tessca), Jacquelyn Ritz (Reika), and Ben Ubinas (Yanni), with Austin Peytonand Evah Elizabeth Doheny, closes at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre.
Sunday, October 18
Other Desert Cities, by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by John Benjamin Hickey, featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe, opens at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre.
Betty Buckley in Concert, with John Jacob, at 3 PM at CA’s La Mirada Theatre.
How Shakespeare Saved My Life, written & performed by Jacob Ming-Trent, directed by Tony Taccone, closes at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater.
The Outsiders, byAdam Rapp, Justin Levine, and Jamestown Revival Revival, directed by Danya Taymor, featuring Noah Pacht (Ponyboy Curtis), Johnny Cake (Caleb Mathrua), Dan Berry (Darrel Curtic), SeQuoiia (Dallas Winston), Emma Pittman (Cherry Valance), Sutton James Kaylor (Sodapop Curtis), Daryl Tofa (Two-Bit Matthews), and Victor Carrillo Tracey (Paul), closes at LA’s Pantages Theatre.
The Snow Goose, adapted by Claire McKenzie & Scott Gilmour, direced by Marshall Pailet, featuring Eric Graise (Philip Rhayader), Ashlyn Maddox (Frith), Sam Sherwood (The Bard), Charlie Webb (Wilf), and Ally Monino (Harper), with Alan Chandler, David Aron Damane, Matthew Davies, Leah Hofmann, Kiersten Kelly, Amy Hillner Larsen, Sophia Anna O’Brien; Gabriel Marcus Omlor; Ayanna Nicole Thomas, Patrick Tombs, and John Viggiano, closes at CT’s Goodspeed Musicals.
Crazy Mama, world premiere by Sharon Scott Willams, directed by Anson William, featuring Linda Purl and Will Huse, closes at Off-Broadway’s 59E. 59 Theaters.
5-Star Theatricals‘ Les Miserables, directed by Doug Kreeger, featuring Richard Bermudez (Jean Valgean), Peyton Crim (Javert), Emma Hunton (Fantine), Maile Masako Brady (Eponine), Joey richter (Thénardier), Francesca Barletta (Madame Thénardier), Jenna Allen (Colette), Jefflorenz Barrido (Marius), Julian comeau (Enjolras), Santiago rodrigiruez (Cavoche), Julian Bomeau(Enjolras), Santiago rodriguez (Gavroche), Danica Caocino (Young Gosette), Brodie Cleventer (Young Éponine), Richard B. Rosales (The Bishop of Digne), Jena Allen (Cosette), Jefflorezo Garrico (Marius), Julian Comeau (Enjolras), Natiago Rodiguez (Gavroche), Danica Cosino (Young Éponine), and Richard B. Rosales (The Bishop of Digne), closes at CA’s 5 Star thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center.
Catch Me If You Can, by by Terrence McNally & Marc Shaiman, directed by Michael Donovan, featuring Blake Jenner, Joe Abraham, Kevin Bailey, Leslie Stevens, Gabbie Adner, Brad Griffith and Whitney Kathleen Vigil, with The ensemble includes (in alphabetical order) Leonel Ayala, Matthew Mason Baker, Johnisa Breault, Luc Clopton, Sophie Liu David, Spencer Del Carmen, Jesse Graham, Anne Hart, Caleb Kocsis, Samantha Lawrence-Mata, Almand Martin Jr., and Lucy Schene, closes at Burbank’s Colony Theatre.
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Comedian Preacher Lawson will will appear Fri. Nov. 25. at 7:30 PM at LA’s The Wallis, offering his Stand-up presentation.
Lawson delivers an evening of fast-paced stand-up drawn from family life, and dating. With his unmistakable physicality and quick comic instincts, he transforms personal experience into vivid, sharply observed storytelling that finds humor in the details of everyday life.
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Rent will run Dec. 2 – 20 (opening Dec 5), at Santa Barbara’s New Vic, directed by Pesha Rudnick.
Nick Apostolina (Mark), Julian Comeau (Roger). Angelica Lozada Ramos (Mimi), Brandon Halvorsen a(Angel), Bake Brewer (Collins), Ryan Salazar (Benny), Samantha Tullie (Maureen), and Kasper (Joanne.), with Aguilar, Adam Lendermon, Chase Lowary, and Yuka Takara.**********************
Advent Carolandar (yes, that’s the correct spelling), will take place Mon. Dec. 14 at 8 PM at NYC’s Town Hall, directed by Joel Waggoner and Julia Mattison.
Neil Patrick Harris, Megan Hilty, and Allen René Louis (and more TBA.
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A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin, currently in previews, will open Oct. 29 and close Jan. 10, 227 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, directed by Michael Arden.
Tom Blyth (Lt. Daniel Kaffee), Bradley Whitford (Co. Nathan Jessep), Krysta Rodriguez (Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway, Stephanie Berry (Judge Randolph), Nick Blaemire (Lt. Sam Weinberg), and Michael Braugher (Cpl. Jeffrey Howard).
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Jason Robert Brown in concert will take place Thurs. Dec. 17 at 7:30 PM at The St. Louis Muny.