The final production in Clubbed Thumb‘s 25th Annual Summerworks line-up, Bodies They Ritual by Angela Hanks opened June 23. The show closes out the festival, running since May 20 at The Wild Project, with performances finishing July 2. See photos from the production below.

Starring in the production’s cast are Emmy Award winner Denise Burse (Black Mirror), Nora Cole (On the Town), Jacqueline Guillen (Man Cave), Kai Heath (On Sugarland), Ebony Marshall-Oliver (Chicken & Biscuits), Emily Cass McDonnell (The Antipodes), Keilly McQuail (Lunch Bunch), Lizan Mitchell (On Sugarland), Bianca Norwood (Seven Deadly Sins), and Nandita Shenoy (Daredevil).

Bodies They Ritual follows a group of Texan ladies who journey to a sweat lodge in Santa Fe for a birthday trip. While there, the women try to connect with a deeper sense of spirituality, as other things bubbles to the surface.

Knud Adams direct the production, which features set design by Jian Jung, costume design by Enver Charkartash, lighting design by Stacey Derosier, and sound design by Kathy Ruvuna. Raynes serves as production stage manager.

The play was originally slated to premiere at the 2020 festival, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For tickets and more information, visit ClubbedThumb.org.

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See Photos of Bodies They Ritual at Clubbed Thumb’s 25th Summerworks Fest

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Broadway alums Nic Rouleau and Corey Hummerston married at Burkestone Estate in Hudson, New York June 19, and shared a video of their wedding day on their Instagram profiles June 20.

The two actors, both veterans of The Book of Mormon on Broadway, were married by their castmate and Olivier Award winner Stephen Ashfield. Ashfield received a shout out in both captions, with Hummerston stating Ashfield “was too brilliant for words as our officiant.”

Hummerston and Rouleau both performed in The Book of Mormon national tour, as well as Hello, Dolly!‘s national tour. In addition to The Book of Mormon, Hummerston has also been seen on Broadway in Hello, Dolly!.

Paying tribute to Broadway veteran Harvey Evans, Dancers Over 40 presents A Toast to Harvey - Celebrating the Life and Career of Harvey Evans at the Triad Theater June 22 at 6 PM.

Lee Roy Reams hosts the evening, which will feature appearances and performances by Jim Brochu, Anita Gillette, Joel Grey, Kurt Peterson, Marianne Tatum, and Penny Worth. Lawrence Leritz directs the event.

Evans starred on Broadway in four Sondheim shows, including in West Side Story, Gypsy, Follies, and Anyone Can Whistle. Additionally, he also appeared in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story as Mouthpiece.

First cast as a dancer in the national touring company of Damn Yankees, he met Bob Fosse while on tour. Fosse then hired Evans for several shows including New Girl in Town and Redhead, on top of the film adaptation of The Pajama Game. Further theatre credits include Hello, Dolly!, Barnum, Sunset Boulevard, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and the 2002 revival of Oklahoma!, among others.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Life in the Theatre—Harvey Evans

Dancers Over 40 is an all-volunteer, membership-driven non-profit arts organization dedicated to preserving the history, legacy and lives of our mature creative community, and sharing that knowledge with the younger generation. Evans served on its Board of Directors, and served as moderator and host for many of its events.

For tickets and more information, visit TriadNYC.com.

New casting has been announced for the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera. Beginning August 1, Matt Blaker and Kelly Glyptis will join the company as Raoul and Carlotta, respectively.

Killian Donnelly will continue as The Phantom alongside Lucy St. Louis as Christine Daaé. Also continuing in the cast are Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Adam Linstead as Monsieur André, Greg Castiglioni as Ubaldo Piangi, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry and Ellie Young as Meg Giry. At certain performances the role of Christine Daaé will be played by Holly-Anne Hull.

The cast is completed by Hollie Aires, Connor Carson, Corina Clark, Edward Court, Michelle Cornelius, Lily De-La-Haye, Hywel Dowsell, Serina Faul, James Gant, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Emma Harris, Yukina Hasebe, Thomas Holdsworth, Olivia Holland-Rose, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, James Hume, Tim Morgan, Michael Robert-Lowe, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Tim Southgate, Anouk Van Laake, Jasmine Wallis, Rafe Watts, Skye Weiss, Simon Whitaker, Lizzie Wofford and Andrew York.

For more information and tickets, visit uk.ThePhantomoftheOpera.com.

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A Look at The Phantom of the Opera in London Starring Killian Donnelly and Lucy St. Louis

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