Theatre News Roundup: 7/25

Hello everyone,

I had a great time this afternoon at Of Good Stock. I didn't know what to expect. I wouldn't say I went in with low expectations but I was open to being disappointed. I actually found it to be a very good play. Thoughts to come. There was a slight twinge of misogyny and little bits of the writing that felt artificial and took me out of the moment but other than those small complaints I found myself very much charmed and entertained. The entire cast was fantastic and I really liked the set design. Spare and sparse stagings are all well and good but sometimes it's nice to really feel immersed in the world of a show.

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Off-Broadway's Attic Theater Company stages John Patrick Shanley's The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at the Flea Theater, beginning July 25. It is the first official revival of the play since its premiere in 1986. 

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• The Fix, an inside-Washington musical satire by John Dempsey and Dana Rowe, has announced casting for its return engagement at Arlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre where the show had its American premiere in 1998. 

Brush Up Your Shakespeare (SHAKESPEARE)

• Piper Perabo will star as Viola in outdoor staged readings of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will. The two readings will take place on August 14 and 15 at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York. They are free and open to the public. In addition, a VIP benefit performance will take place on August 16 at a private, oceanfront estate.

A Musical (MUSICALS)

• Mary Bridget Davies is returning to Pasadena Playhouse through August 16  in the fantasy rock concert A Night With Janis Joplin.

Stop! Wait! What?! (EVERYTHING ELSE)

• On July 23, Broadway's Aladdin welcomed its one millionth guest to the New Amsterdam Theatre and lavished the lucky theatergoer with a bounty of granted wishes.