Theatre News Roundup: 1/20-1/25

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• MTC's Broadway production of Our Mother's Brief Affair officially opened Jan. 20
• The Glory of the World, by frequent collaborators Charles Mee and Les Waters, officially opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Jan. 21
• The Alving Estate, a new immersive theatre experience inspired by Henrik Ibsen's classic play Ghosts, officially opens in New York Jan. 21. The Alving Estate is scheduled to continue through Feb. 26. Each show admits a limit of 35 audience members per performance.
• Stephen Karam’s The Humans begins its Broadway engagement Jan. 23 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
• The Burial at Thebes officially opened Jan. 24. The Off-Broadway engagement is scheduled to run through March 6 at the DR2 Theatre in Manhattan's Union Square.
• Death of the Liberal Class opened 1/25

The Party’s Over (CLOSINGS)

• The New York Theatre Workshop production of David Bowie and Enda Walsh's musical Lazarus played its final performance Jan. 20.
• Deaf West Theatre's Broadway production of Spring Awakening ended its limited run Jan. 24.
• Clever Little Lies ended its run Jan. 24 at 3 PM.

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• The box office at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th St.) opens Jan. 25 for the Broadway premiere of the new musical Bright Star, which will begin previews Feb. 25 prior to an official opening March 24.

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Empire, a new musical about the building of the Empire State Building in New York City, will have its world premiere Jan. 23 at the La Mirada Theatre
• Plot details of the Spongebob musical

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• Our Mother's Brief Affair

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• The Public Theater has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Sarah Burgess' comedy drama Dry Powder. The complete cast now includes Claire Danes, Hank Azaria, Sanjit De Silva, and John Krasinski.
• "Ken Watanabe will return to the role of the King of Siam in the Broadway revival of the King and I, for seven weeks starting March 1. Jose Llana, who succeeded Watanabe in the role last fall, will succeed him again for two weeks, April 19-May 1. Daniel Dae Kim will assume the role next from May 3-June 26."
• Denée Benton will make her Broadway debut as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• "Jenna Leigh Green and Sally Schwab have joined the cast of the forthcoming The Marvelous Wonderettes revival. They join the previously announced Christina Bianco and Kathy Brier. Performances of the 1950's-set high school comedy are set to begin March 23 at New York’s Theatre Row. The show opens April 28."
• Matthew Morrison, who starred as J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland, exited the production Jan. 24. Tony Yazbeck began performances Jan. 26.
• Kelsey Grammer will now end his run in Finding Neverland March 26.
• Spongebob musical casting
• Wicked cast changes
• Taylor Richardson has replaced Julia Garner in the New York premiere of Smokefall by Noah Haidle.

I Heard It Through the Grapevine (RUMORS)

• Claire van Kampen's Farinelli and The King, which made its debut at Shakespeare's Globe, is headed to New York in November, according to London's Daily Mail

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Darren Criss replaces Jeremy Jordan in a New York Pops concert March 11 at Carnegie Hall.

A Musical (MUSICALS)

• Cats has booked the Neil Simon Theatre, with previews beginning July 14 and an official opening set for Aug. 2.

It’s Only a Play (PLAYS)

• Daddy Issues, a new comedy by Marshall Goldberg, will begin previews March 31 at the Davenport Theatre with an opening night slated for April 7.
• Mother Courage and Her Children
• Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced the two plays that will complete its spring season: Please Continue by Frank Basloe and Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler.
• Kansas City Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of Roof of the World by D. Tucker Smith.

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame studio album was released 1/22

Stop! Wait! What?! (EVERYTHING ELSE)

• "Lincoln Center Festival has announced its 2016 line-up. The festival is scheduled to run July 13-31 and will feature artists and ensembles from seven countries."
• China Doll has recouped
• Legends at Lincoln Center: The Performing Arts Hall of Fame
• Roundabout's revival of Noises Off has been extended one week. Originally scheduled to continue through March 6, the production will now end its run March 13.
• The Bistro Awards, cabaret's oldest award, will celebrate its 31st year with a gala March 8.