Danny Robins’ supernatural thriller 2:22–A Ghost Story, which played London’s Noël Coward August 3–October 16, will transfer to the Gilded Theatre December 4–February 12, 2022.
The cast will be headed by Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, In the Heights) as Lauren, James Buckley (The Inbetweeners) as Ben, Elliot Cowan (Ultimate Force, The Spanish Princess) as Sam, and Giovanna Fletcher (The Baby Club) as Jenny. Matthew Dunster directs.
The summer run at the Coward featured Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lily Allen in her West End debut alongside Hadley Fraser (City of Angels), Julia Chan (Silent House), and Jake Wood (EastEnders).
In the thriller, Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Belief and skepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know.
Playwright Robins is best known for his podcast TheBatterseaPoltergeist, which is being developed as a TV series.
The production also features set design by Anna Fleischle, costume design by Cindy Lin, lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound, casting by Jessica Ronane, and illusions by Chris Fisher.
2:22–A Ghost Story is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David, and Kater Gordon.
Check Out Photos of Lily Allen, Hadley Fraser, Julia Chan, and Jake Wood in Rehearsal for 2:22–A Ghost Story
Seth Rudetsky and Krysta Rodriguez, the next guest on The Seth Concert Series, are sharing a look into rehearsal as Krysta sings and signs ‘Blue Wind’ from Spring Awakening
Red Bull Theater presents the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation of Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist beginning November 7 at New World Stages. The staging marks the company’s first in-person production of the 2021–2022 season.
Directed by Jesse Berger, the comedy will officially open November 21 for a limited engagement through December 19.
Set in 1606 London, the comedy concerns a wealthy gentleman, who flees to the country. His trusted servant opens his house to a pair of con artists and sets up a den of criminal capitalism.
Playwright Hatcher and director Berger previously collaborated on the hit comedy The Government Inspector.
The production also has scenic design by Alexis Distler, costumes by Tilly Grimes, lighting by Cha See, sound by Greg Pliska, dialect and voice coaching by Deborah Hecht, and action movement by Rick Sordelet. Scholar Tanya Pollard serves as dramaturg.
Fall has arrived andchilly weather means lots of time to snuggle under your favorite blanketwith a great book. You’re in luck, because this year, Broadway’s best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind.
The York Theatre Company’s 29th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala—honoring musical theatre composing team Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire (Baby; Big; Starting Here, Starting Now; Closer Than Ever) with the 2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre—was held November 1 in Manhattan at The Edison Ballroom.
Watch highlights from the evening (including Norm Lewis‘ rendition of the title tune from Starting Here, Starting Now and Liz Callaway re-creating her Baby showstopper, “The Story Goes On”) in the video above. Also featured are performances by Montego Glover, Kerry Butler, Sierra Boggess, Josh Dela Cruz, Daniel Jenkins, Santino Fontana, Loni Ackerman, Margery Cohen, and George Lee Andrews, as well as Maltby and Shire themselves.
Hosted by Adam Gopnik, the evening also included the talents of Jordan Barrow, Christian Borle, Kerry Butler, Jenn Colella, George Dvorsky, Santino Fontana, Sydney James Harcourt, Eddie Korbich, Charlotte Maltby, Sally Mayes, Janet Metz, Julia Murney, Christiane Noll, Sal Viviano, John Weidman, York MTTP student alumini Charlie Beck, Molly Fitzsimmons, Ifedayo (Thomas) Gatling, Adeleke Goring, Max Grozalsky-Wernick, Ariana Jackman, Isabella Leonardo, Briana Powell-Cooper, Flor Rosales-Euceda, Kassandra Sánchez, Preston Simon, and Zoey Zo, with video appearances by Stephen Sondheim and Barbra Streisand.
Michael Unger directed the concert celebration with music direction by Deniz Cordell. Musicians included Annie Pasqua, Danny Weller, and Alex Wyatt.
“This celebration of two favorite people—of mine and The York’s—was put on hold several times over the past year and a half,” said James Morgan, producing artistic director, in an earlier statement. “We’re so excited that we can schedule it now in the beautiful venue for many of our OH Galas, The Edison Ballroom. We’re delighted to share this spectacular evening with everyone and to see this incredible line-up of performers honor one of the longest collaborations in musical theatre history. That we are also honoring another wonderful friend, Elisa Loti Stein, with the York Theatre Founders’ Award puts the icing on the cake. (All three honorees are members of The York’s Honorary Board.) We hope you will join us!”
Watch as Richard Ridge chats with Broadway favorite Krysta Rodriguez, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for Seth’s Concert Series, airing Sunday, November 7at 8pm ET.
Diana officially returned to previews on Tuesday night, and BroadwayWorld was there Check out all of our coverage below, including photos and video of the cast’s first bows back on stagePlus, check out photos fromNkeki Obi-Melekwe’s first curtain call in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.
Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (and Tigger too!) can be found these days adventuring deep in the Hundred Acre Wood—or rather, Times Square’s Theatre Row—in Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation, opening November 4. The new stage production features the iconic Disney characters, created by A. A. Milne, in a new story with music by the Sherman Brothers. Previews began October 21.
The show is developed and presented by Jonathan Rockefeller, whose company Rockefeller Productions created the popular family-friendly puppet shows The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Paddington Gets in a Jam. Like other Rockefeller shows, Winnie the Pooh features life-size puppets. Check out the gallery below of new photos from the production.
Check Out New Photos of Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation
The cast includes Jake Bazel as Pooh; Chris Palmieri as Tigger; Kirsty Moon as Piglet/Roo; Emmanuel Elpenord as Eeyore, Rabbit, and Owl; and Kristina Dizon as Kanga/Owl.
The Sherman Brothers—Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman—are the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriting duo behind many Disney classics including Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and The Aristocrats. They wrote the music for the original Winnie the Pooh featurettes that made up the 1977 musical film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The new musical stage production includes familiar tunes such as “The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers” and “A Rather Blustery Day.”
The creative team includes original music and orchestrations by Nate Edmonson, costume design by Lindsay McWilliams, lighting design by Jamie Roderick, and scenic design by David Goldstein, Matthew Herman, and Johnny Figueredo. Lead puppet builders are Matthew Lish and Ben Durocher.
