Theatre News Roundup: 11/10-11/12

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• The Color Purple began previews 11/10 
• Previews for Important Hats of the Twentieth Century began 11/10
• Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games officially opened 11/10. Flatley will not perform at matinee performances. Due to prior commitments he will not perform at the evening performances on Nov. 18, Nov. 19, Dec. 4.
• Henry IV officially opened 11/11
• Shear Madness officially opened 11/11
• Gigantic begins 11/11 
• A View From the Bridge officially opens 11/12
• The Astronaut Love Show begins performances 11/12

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• The Lion King $30 digital lottery launches 11/16
• $39.50 tickets on sale for Plaid Tidings

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• The Pigeon Boys

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• Shear Madness 
• A View From the Bridge

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole will star as rival cosmetics entrepreneurs Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden in the world-premiere musical War Paint.
• Phylicia Rashad will head the cast of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Head of Passes, directed by Tina Landau. The new Off-Broadway drama is inspired by the Book of Job. Performances will begin March 14, 2016.
• (DALLAS) Taylor Trensch, Heidi Armbruster, and Sam Lilja will star in Samuel D. Hunter's Clarkston
• Edward Hibbert joined Something Rotten 11/10

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs with Friends will be presented at Carnegie Hall Feb. 8, 2016. Show time is 8 PM.
• Ann Harada will present Christmas Eve's Holiday Hunkfest 12/14

It’s Only a Play (PLAYS)

• SITI Company's production of Julia Wolfe’s Steel Hammer will play BAM Dec 2-6
• Performances of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce will run Nov. 13-Jan. 3, 2016 at The Pearl Theatre.

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• Encores Lady Be Good released 11/13

They Mean Chicago, Illinois (CHICAGO NEWS)

• Casting has been announced for Jose Rivera's Another Word for Beauty, a show about a prison beauty contest inspired by true events, at Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL. The production runs Jan. 16-Feb. 21, 2016.
• The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes musical

A Foggy Day in London Town (UK NEWS)

•  Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story 2016 UK tour

I Want to Go to Hollywood (MOVIE NEWS)

• Sing

Let Me Be Your Star (TV NEWS)

• REMINDER: Set your DVR for First You Dream November 20
• Pitch Slapped on Lifetime. The 8-episode docuseries will premiere Jan. 5, 2016.
• CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Center Stage: Dance Camp. Peter Gallagher, Ethan Stiefel, Kenny Wormald, Sascha Radetsky and Nicole Muñoz will reprise their roles from the original film and sequel. 
• Ana Gasteyer will star as Principal McGee in Fox-TV's Jan. 31, 2016, live broadcast of Grease: Live.

Stop! Wait! What?! (EVERYTHING ELSE)

• Video of new Tangled song for Disney Magic cruise. Starts a bit after 7 minutes in. 
• The Tony Awards Administration Committee determined the eligibility of ten Broadway productions for the 2016 Tony Awards.

Theatre News Roundup: 11/9

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Dada Woof Papa Hot officially opens 
• School of Rock begins previews with an official opening scheduled for 12/6
• Lost Girls officially opens

Closed for Renovations (CANCELLATIONS)

• China Doll opening delayed 2 weeks

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Sylvia will offer a $32 digital lottery 
• Bright Star has booked the Cort Theatre. Previews start February 25 with opening night scheduled for March 24.
• The Color Purple revival will offer a $35 rush

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Leslie Uggams will star in Colman Domingo's Dot 
• Megan McGinnis will be joined by her husband, Adam Halpin, in the two-hander Daddy Long Legs from November 20 through February 2016 
• Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano, and Helene Yorke cast in American Psycho. Ripley will star as Patrick's Mother/Mrs. Wolfe, with Damiano as Bateman's secretary Jean, and Yorke as his trophy girlfriend Evelyn Williams.

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

•  The Shakespearean Jazz Show returns to the Cell Theatre Nov. 30.

Let Me Be Your Star (TV NEWS)

• 60 Minutes Hamilton coverage online, including backstage tour 
• PBS Live From Lincoln Center will air Dec 3. Sinatra concert on Dec 18
• Steve Kazee cast in recurring role on Nashville

Theatre News Roundup: 11/6-11/8

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Donmar Warehouse's all-female Henry IV began 11/6 
• Men are from Mars–Women are from Venus LIVE! opened 11/7
• Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games begins 11/7
• Allegiance opens 11/8

Closed for Renovations (CANCELLATIONS)

• Understudies are on at Fool For Love

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• New block of Hamilton tickets on sale 
• School of Rock is offering a $25 lottery and SRO tickets
• Tickets on sale for Blackbird at the Belasco Theatre

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• T. Bone Burnett replaces Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Happy Trails musical 
• Diner at Delaware Theatre Company

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• Allegiance

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman will star in 2 Across at St. Luke's Theatre. Previews begin 11/14.  
• More casting for Grease Live!

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• New Musicals at 54 announced
• TASTiSKANK will bring F@#ck the Police to Ars Nova 11/6 at 8pm
• They Write the Songs 11/15

Theatre News Roundup: 11/1-11/5

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• King Charles III opened 11/1 
• Charles Francis Chan, Jr.'s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery opened 11/2
• Night is a Room began performances 11/3
• Performances of Steve began 11/3
• On Your Feet! opens 11/5
• Dead and Breathing opens 11/5

The Party’s Over (CLOSINGS)

• 39 Steps will end its run at the Union Square Theatre January 3, 2016

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Tickets on sale for Broadway production of Eclipsed 
• Jersey Boys 10th anniversary 11/8 performance. 
• Tickets on sale for Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children with Tonya Pinkins

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Monsoon Wedding

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• On Your Feet!
• MANY reviews for King Charles III 
• Kevin Bacon Rear Window

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! is coming to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre with Rachel York, Faith Prince, Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, etc. in February
• Charlotte Kate Fox stars as Roxie in Chicago from 11/2 - 11/15 
• Casting for Lydia R. Diamond's Smart People
• Max Von Essen will play Dr. Neville Craven in The Secret Garden benefit concerts at the Lucille Lortel 
• Bob Saget joined Hand to God 11/3 for the final two months of its run
• Christopher Fitzgerald joins the upcoming Waitress as Ogie
• Southern Comfort
• Edward Hibbert will replace Peter Bartlett in Something Rotten starting 11/10

I Heard It Through the Grapevine (RUMORS)

• The Bandstand plans a Broadway transfer

Brush Up Your Shakespeare (SHAKESPEARE)

• The Public's Comedy of Errors opens 11/5
• Harlem Shakespeare Festival Othello

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Sparkle: An All-Star Holiday Concert 12/6 at the Cutting Room. The show will benefit The Actors Fund.
• (CINCINNATI) Megan Hilty Rosemary Clooney concert
• Dec 1 concert at New World Stages to support New Alternatives

A Musical (MUSICALS)

• Astronaut Love Show is set to run 11/12-11/22 

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• Volume 17 of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, 2015's edition of the annual holiday album, is now on sale.

Theatre News Roundup: 10/25-10/31

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• The Humans opened 10/25 
• Kick opened 10/25
• Before Your Very Eyes opened 10/26
• Previews for Incident at Vichy began 10/27. The show is scheduled to open 11/15.
• Songbird opened 10/28
• Dead and Breathing began performances 10/28
• Therese Raquin opened 10/29
• Invisible Thread begins 10/31

The Party’s Over (CLOSINGS)

• Amazing Grace closed 10/25

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Halloween ticket discounts. Unfortunately most of these are no good to you now but, still, take a look. 
• Steven Pasquale will star in a revival of The Robber Bridegroom directed by Alex Timbers. Tickets on sale 11/22.
• $10 Hamilton tickets for 20,000 11th graders
• American Songbook at Lincoln Center concerts. On sale dates 11/2 and 11/16.
• EXTENSIONS: First Daughter Suite extends to 11/22. Empanada Loca extends to 11/15. The Humans extends to 12/27. Night is a Room extends to 12/20.
• 20th Kids' Night on Broadway participating shows
• Winter Rhythms at Urban Stages. All tickets $25.
• Hughie will begin previews at the Booth 2/5 and open 2/25. Various on sale dates in the first half of November. Check article.

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Alice By Heart from Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson. Based on Alice in Wonderland. 
• Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) working on Cher musical
• In Real Life
• On the Air
• Birthday Boy
• The Connector

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• The Humans 
• Sylvia 
• Therese Raquin

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Andrew Rannells steps into the role of King George III in Hamilton from 10/27 to 11/29. Jonathan Groff is scheduled to return 12/1.
• Stacey Sargeant will replace Saycon Sengbloh 11/3 in Eclipsed 
• Hayden Tee will play Javert starting 1/29/16
• Villain: DeBlanks weekly casts announced
• These Paper Bullets!
• The Wiz Live!
• Eddie George as Billy Flynn in Chicago 
• Stratford Festival A Chorus Line

I Heard It Through the Grapevine (RUMORS)

• Broadway transfer for The Humans

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Daisy Eagan joins Rebecca Luker for Secret Garden benefit concert. Now two performances.
• Broadway Can! for City Harvest 11/16  
• New Orchestrations 11/9
• NY Pops Boublil/Schonberg concert in May
• Daisy and Jordan: Rejected Bond Girls 11/15 54 Below

Theatre News Roundup: 10/20-10/24

Sorry, my loves! I know it's starting to seem like the TNR is weekly but my nights have just been really busy this week.

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Cesar Alvarez's Futurity featuring The Lisps opened 10/20. It is fantastic. A lot of dates are sold out but you should see it if you can. 
• Ripcord opened 10/20.
• A View From the Bridge began previews 10/21. China Doll began previews 10/21
• First Daughter Suite officially opened 10/21. Empanada Loca officially opened 10/21
• Lost Girls began performances 10/21 
• Misery previews began 10/22
• Dames at Sea officially opened 10/22. Romance Language officially opened 10/22.

Closed for Renovations (CANCELLATIONS)

• Lin-Manuel Miranda is out of Hamilton with the flu 
• She Loves Me dates pushed back two weeks

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Eclipsed (with its entire off-Broadway cast) will close at the Public 11/29 and transfer to Broadway, beginning previews 2/23/16 and opening 3/6/16 for a limited run at the Golden Theater.
• Hand to God Halloween puppet ticket contest
• Daddy Long Legs $25 student rush, limit one per person
• Gypsy of the Year tickets on sale next week
• American Psycho tickets on sale
• Tickets sold out for On Hello On (Off) Broadway

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Gimme a Band, Gimme a Banana! Carmen Miranda samba spectacular
• Free 3C reading 10/26
• Steve Martin's Meteor Shower at the Old Globe
• Justin Simien musical

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• The Bandstand 
• First Daughter Suite 
• Dames at Sea

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Laverne Cox will star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Fox's 2016 live broadcast of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
• Casting for Bright Star scheduled for March 2016 includes Paul Alexander Nolan and Dee Hoty. Carmen Cusack will make her Broadway debut in the show.
• New York Animals 
• Mario Lopez joins Grease Live as radio disc jockey Vince Fontaine
• Casting for all male production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in NJ 
• Nene Leakes cast as Matron Mama Morton in Chicago from 11/23-12/20
• John Cullum will star in A Child's Christmas in Wales
• Casting for 4-performance benefit production of Miss Handel in Brooklyn features Lauren Worsham 
• Elf 
• Ruby Lewis cast in Cirque du Soleil's Paramour

Brush Up Your Shakespeare (SHAKESPEARE)

•  The Royal Shakespeare Company's King & Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings will play BAM 3/24/16- 5/1/16. Tickets go on sale 11/16

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Songs in the Key of Equality 10/26
• Chita Rivera will play Cafe Carlyle 1/12-1/23 
• The Essential Liz Callaway album release concert 11/30

Theatre News Roundup: 10/16-10/19

Hello everyone,

I'm in a weird mood today. I skipped a concert tonight because it was too cold to go out and I dawdled too long before deciding to get ready, probably intentionally because I knew I wasn't in the mood to go out. But it's not something I generally do. I can't remember the last time I skipped a play or concert. I'll even go late rather than skip it all together. Anyway, it's put me in a mood.

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Hir began previews 10/16 
• Before Your Very Eyes performances began 10/17
• Trip of Love opened 10/18
• Rothschild & Sons opened 10/18
• The Bandstand opened 10/18
• Abe Koogler's Kill Floor opens 10/19

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Allegiance is offering $39 35 and under rush tickets and a $39 digital lottery 
• American Psycho tickets go on sale to the general public 10/23

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Staged reading of The Showmen 
• Freedom's Song
• Witch's Night Out

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• David Oyelowo/Daniel Craig Othello
• Casting for Once Upon a Mattress 
• Additional casting for Dear Elizabeth 
• Constantine Maroulis has left the company of The Pasadena Playhouse production of the new musical Breaking Through

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Only Make Believe Annual Gala 
• Dramatist Guild Fund's annual gala 10/26
• Birdland November lineup
• "Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 2" book release celebration
• Show Biz After Hours With Frank DiLella at Birdland

A Musical (MUSICALS)

• ART will stage Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

It’s Only a Play (PLAYS)

• Choice runs in Boston from October to November 
• Pericles will play Brooklyn 2/14-3/27
• 2016 Colorado New Play Summit

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• A 2 disc recording of Encores Off Center's A New Brain will be released in February