This Weekend’s Highlights:
Friday, May 15
From Corinne’s Heart benefit concert, both live & livestreamed, by Charles Mandracchia, with music direction by Mitch Marcus, featuring Keith Crowningsheild, Olympia eyal, Arielle Joy Hubbard, Ken Jennings, Scot Fraser O’Brien, Jessi Shieman, Hannah Thompson, and Exavier Wilson, at 9:30 PM at NYC’s 54 Below.
Saturday, May 16
Take Me to Dollylwood, world premiere by Harris Singer, directed by Luke Wisniewski, featuring Harris Singer (The Playwright), Lisa Cohen and (Playwright’s Mom), with Sam Flynn, Brason Jones, Tomias Robinston, Paris Alexander, Earl Dax, Michelle Zabinski, Caroline Best, and Royce Johnson, opens at Off-Broadway’s La MaMa.
Lyrics & Lyricists Jr., a family celebration of Broadway musicals, directed by Megan Doyle, featuring an unannounced cast, opens at NYC’s 92Y.
Eleanor, by Mark St. Germain, directed by David Ellenstein, featuring Kandice Chappel, opens at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Celebrity Autobiography, directed by Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel, featuring (a rotating cast) Brooke Adams, Pamela Adlon), Scott Adsit, Lewis Black, Christie Brinkley, Danny Burstein, Mario Cantone, Bob Costas), Tate Donovan, Chloe Fineman, Will Forte, Gina Gershon, Kathy Griffin, Jeff Hiller, Jackie Hoffman, Christopher Jackson, Ken Jeong, Gayle King, Stewart Lane, Susan Lucci, Ralph Macchio, Ben Mankiewicz, Andrea Martin, Donna McKechnie, Eric McCormack, Bobby Moynihan, Laraine Newman, Oscar Nunez, Cheri Oteri, Eugene Pack, Tiler Peck, Billy Porter, Dayle Reyfel, Phil Rosenthal, Tony Shalhoub, Sherri Shepherd, Molly Shannon, Jennifer Tilly, Kenan Thompson, Nia Vardalos, Bruce Vilanch, Rita Wilson, and .Alan Zweibel, begins previews at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre.
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), begins previews at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater.
A Night of Chekhov, directed by Mr. Kurtesevic. featuring Luna Vintner, Tom Shane, Damian Cruces and Gene Morgan, begins previews at Off-Broadway’s Actors Temple Theatre.
The New Dramatists Annual Spring Luncheon event, honoring Stephen Schwartz, at 11:15 AM at NYC’s Marriott Marquis.
Instead of Eurovision benefit concert, hosted by Amber Ruffin and Plasma, featuring a rotating cast not posted, at 3 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42. 
The event will also stream live.
Sunday, May 17
70th annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony at 7:30 PM at NYC’s Town Hall.
Brigadoon, newly adapted by Alexandra Silber, directed & choreographed by Katie Spelman, featuring Tyne Daly (Widow Lundie), Max Von Essen (Tommy Albright), Betsy Morgan (Fiona MacLaren), Happy Anderson (Jeff Douglas), and Daniel Yearwood (Charlie Dalrymple), Kylie Victoria Edwards (Jean MacLaren), Michael Scott Harris (Archie Beaton), Jessica Lee Keller (Maggie Anerson),Spenser Milford (Harry Meaton), Donna Vivno Meg Brockie, and Geoffrey Wake (Andrew Maclaren), opens at Pasadena Playhouse.
Penny Fuller – A Life in the Theatre, opens at 7:30 PM at PA’s Buck’s County Playhouse.
Go Down, Moses, by Dana Leslie Goldstein, directed by Brandon M. Weber, featuring Terence Archie, Philip Hoffman, Shania Adams, Lucas Bernhauer, Kaa’lah Bynes, Maddy Mackarey, Yarin Neuhaus, Jeremiah Packer, Vanessa, Donovan Price, Patrick Saint Ange, Celina Mylene Santana, and Renee Shohet, opens at Off-Broadway’s A.R.T. Theatres.
The New Group‘s The Adding Machine, by Elmer L. Rice & Thomas Bradshaw, directed by Scott Elliott, featuring Sarita Choudhury, Michael Cyril Creighton, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Jennifer Tilly, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clements.
The Censorship of Dreams, by Nora Sorena Case, directed by Arthur Makaryan, featuring Jes dubber, Chris Jaymes, Kat Warnnusz-Steckel and Bryce Michael Wood, closes at Off-Broadway’s La MaMa.
Bike Shop the Musical, by Elizabeth Barkan, Caroline Murphy & Youn-Young Park, directed by Gretchen Cryer, featuring Elizabeth Barkan, David Edwards, Jeff McCarthy, Amy Siller, and Joe Symon, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theater for the New City.
A Bright New Boise, by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Jack Fleischer, featuring J.R. Russell , Lizzy McGroder, Jordan Oz, Christine Castanon, and Ryan Price, closes at LA’s Hudson Theaters.
Millennials Are Killing Musicals, world premiere by Nico Juber, directed by Kristin Hanggi, featuring Emma Hunton, John Krause, Diana Huey, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Michael Thomas Grant, with Aynsley Burrico, Mitchell Gerrard, an Lana McKissac, closes at Burbank’s Colony theatre.
Warsaw, world premiere by Paul Webb, directed by Caryn desai, featuring Suzanne Ford, Anna Van Valin, Elias Scoufaras, Spencer Del Carmen, and Bruce Nozick, closes at CA’s Long Beach International City Theatre.
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D’Jamin Bartlett:Nightlcub: A True Story will take place Wed. May 20 at 7 PM at NYC’s Green Room 42, with music direction by Mark Cornfield.
D’Jamin Bartlett & Mark Cornfield.**********************
Operation Mincemeat, has been extended through Feb. 14, 2027 at Broadway’s Golden Theatre, directed by Robert Hastie.
David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone, and Zoë Roberta.
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Gingold Theatrical Group will present a script-in hand performance of Chicago (not the musical) on Mon. May 18 at 7 PM at Off-Broadway’s The Players (16 Gramercy Park), directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.
Mikki M. James (Roxie Hart), Reg Rogers (Billy Flynn), Katerina McCrimmon (Velma Kelly), Arnie Burton (Jake), David ryan Smith (Amos Hart), Joanna Clushak (Mary Sunshine), Natasha Yvette Williams (Mrs. Morton), Richard M. Watson (Sergeant Charles E. Murdock), Daniel Jenkins (Martin S. Harrison), Tyoy Iwata (Babe), and Erin Magyure (Go-To-Hell Kitty.
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Much Ado About Nothing will run Oct. 31 – Jan. 10 (opening Nov. 19) at the Winter Garden Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd.
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell, with Mason Alexander Park, Tom Hiddleston (Benedick) and Hayley Atwell (Beatrice), with Mara Huf (Hero), Mika Onyx Johnson (Borachio), Gerald Kyd (Don Pedro,), Forbes Massone Leonato), Phillip Olagoke (Friar Francis),’Mason Alexander Park (Margaret), James Phoon (Claudio,)’ and Tim Steed (Don John).
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Josh Groban in concert will take place Tues. Sept. 1 at Kansas City Starlight, with the Starlight Orchestra.