Broadway has been a long time coming for Sharon D. Clarke. The two-time Olivier Award winner finally makes her debut this season in a star-making performance in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Caroline, or Change.
After beginning previews November 2, Classic Stage Company’s revival of Assassins is set to officially open November 14. The production was originally scheduled to begin in April 2020 but was halted just two weeks into rehearsals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, Assassins follows the motivations of the people who have killed—or attempted to kill—United States Presidents throughout history.
The production stars Adam Chanler-Berat as John Hinckley, Jr., Eddie Cooper as The Proprietor, Tavi Gevinson as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Andy Grotelueschen as Samuel Byck, Judy Kuhn as Sara Jane Moore, Steven Pasquale as John Wilkes Booth, Ethan Slater as Lee Harvey Oswald/The Balladeer, Will Swenson as Charles Guiteau, Wesley Taylor as Giuseppe Zangara, and Brandon Uranowitz as Leon Czolgosz alongside ensemble members Brad Giovanine, Bianca Horn, Whit K. Lee, Rob Morrison, and Katrina Yaukey.
Directed by CSC Artistic Director John Doyle, who also serves as set designer, the production features costume design by Ann Hould-Ward, lighting design by Jane Cox and Tess James, sound design by Matt Stine, projection design by Steve Channon, wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, music supervision and orchestrations by Greg Jarrett, and casting by Telsey + Company. The production stage manager is Bernita Robinson, and the assistant stage manager is Hollace Jeffords.
The show remained in the spotlight throughout the pandemic, with CSC’s Classic Conversations series and a reunion special that featured the casts of the original Off-Broadway production, the Broadway revival, and this production. Also during the shutdown, Doyle announced that he would step down from his position as artistic director in fall 2022.
For more information and tickets, visit ClassicStage.org.
Theatre fans were gifted a deluge of news and easter eggs November 12 in honor of Disney+ day. Among the highlights was a first look at Hocus Pocus 2 featuring the original trio—Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker—as the Sanderson Sisters. As previously announced, Hannah Waddingham has joined the cast of the film, which will premiere in fall 2022 and follow three young girls who accidentally bring the witchy trio back to Salem. Find out more of what was revealed below.
Watch Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey Talk Disenchanted
The pair, who are returning to the sequel along with original co-stars James Marsden and Idina Menzel, disclosed that the follow-up to Enchanted will arrive in Fall 2022. In addition, Enchanted is now streaming on Disney+.
Amy Adams and @PatrickDempsey are sharing a bit of magic straight from Andalasia! #DisneyPlusDay #Disenchanted pic.twitter.com/gOdflzQWWs
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) November 12, 2021
Live-Action Pinocchio Sets Release Date
Fans can plan to see the previously announced Tony winner Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy, Tom Hanks as Geppetto, and Luke Evans as The Coachman in Fall 2022. They’re joined by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as the voice of Pinocchio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the voice of Jiminy Cricket, Keegan-Michael Key as the voice of Honest John, and Lorraine Bracco as the voice of a new character, Sofia the Seagull.
Norbert Leo Butz and More Join Better Nate Than Ever
The Tony winner has joined the previously announced Lisa Kudrow in the original movie, based on the book by Tim Federle, who directs. Newcomer Rueby Wood stars as Nate, with Joshua Bassett as Nate’s big brother, Anthony, along with Aria Brooks and Michelle Federer in the cast. The film is set for a spring 2022 release.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 3 Sets Sights on 2022
As previously announced, the show will shift away from East High School in Salt Lake City to Los Angeles as the Wildcats go to sleepaway camp.
Kathryn Hahn Will Star in Marvel’s Agatha House of Harkness
The fan favorite will reprise her performance as the (spoiler alert) witch from Wandavision in her own series. Jac Schaefer returns as executive producer and head writer.
Today’s top stories include the premiere of the film adaptation of tick, tick…BOOM Check out photos from the premiere, and read all of the reviews for the film so far Plus, Chicken Biscuits has moved up its closing date, get a first look at the tour of Oklahoma, meet the cast of Flying Over Sunset, and more
Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle collide when a grown-up Tiny Tim turns to Sherlock Holmes to solve the peculiar death of Ebenezer Scrooge in the new holiday mystery A Sherlock Carol from playwright Mark Shanahan. Previews begin November 11 at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages prior to a November 22 opening. Performances run through January 2, 2022.
The company will be led by Drew McVety (Billy Elliot, Spamalot) as Sherlock Holmes and Thom Sesma (Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures) as Ebenezer Scrooge, with Dan Domingues (The Tempest), Anissa Felix (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Tony nominee Isabel Keating (The Boy From Oz), and Mark Price (Mary Poppins, Chicago). Joe Delafield, Alexandra Kopko, and Byron St. Cyr complete the company.
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Shanahan also directs the production, featuring a set design by Tony nominee Anna Louizos (In the Heights), costume design by Tony nominee Linda Cho (Anastasia), lighting desing by Rui Rita (Skeleton Crew), original music and sound design Tony nominee John Gromada (The Trip to Bountiful), and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.
A Sherlock Carol is produced by Raymond Bokhour, McVety, and Fred Lassen for Fat Goose Productions, Laura Z. Barket for Theatre Nerd Productions, and executive produced by Nathan Gehan and Jamison Scott for ShowTown Productions. ShowTown Theatricals is the general manager.
Trevor The Musical opens tonightat Stage 42. Read the reviews
Abingdon Theatre Company returned to live performances November 3 with a star-studded cabaret night last week. Held at Duane Park, Broadway on the Bowery: Red, Hot & Vaxed featured songs, dance, and acrobatics.
Performers for the evening included Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Audrey Cardwell (The Music Man), Pearls Daily, Micaela Diamond (The Cher Show), Jonathan Hoover, Marisa Rosen (Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls), Justin Sargent (Bonnie and Clyde), Carrie St Louis, Katie Thompson (Oklahoma!), Rema Webb (The Music Man), and Teal Wicks (The Cher Show). Burlesque favorite The Maine Attraction served as host.
Broadway on the Bowery: Red, Hot & Vaxed was directed by Abingdon Artistic Director Chad Austin, with Nick Wilders serving as music director. Check out photos from the evening below.
The producers ofCHICKEN BISCUITS on Broadway have announced the cancelation of 3 performances.