The Frozen North American tour officially opened last night, Friday, December 6, in a nine-week engagement at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in LA.
The Old Globe will present two Shakespeare titles, a beloved American musical, and the world premiere of a new take on a familiar title as part of its 2020 summer season, including the 2020 Summer Shakespeare Festival in San Diego’s Balboa Park.
The lineup kicks off outdoors with The Taming of the Shrew; director Shana Cooper’s contemporary staging will run June 14–19. Henry V, directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan, will follow August 11 through September 13.
Between the two Bard titles will be a production of Hair, directed by James Vásquez and choreographed by Hamilton alum Rickey Tripp; performances will run July 2 through August 9. Lastly, a new version of Dial M for Murder, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Globe veteran Stafford Arima, will go up July 25 through August 23.
For more information, visit OldGlobe.org.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL’s Celia Rose Gooding speaks to BroadwayWorld about making her Broadway debut in a show that asks us to live our truth and celebrate it
Harry Townsend’s Last Stand www.HarryTownsendsLastStand.com a new play written by George Eastman The Snow Job Bitter Exchange and directed by Karen Carpenter Love, Loss and What I Wore Handle With Care, premieres at New York City Center Stage II 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.
Following a world premiere at Cambridge, Massachusetts’ American Repertory Theater, Jagged Little Pill brings some patience, deliverance, and the mess you left when you went away to Broadway. The musical, featuring the songs of Alanis Morissette, officially opens at the Broadhurst Theatre December 5. Previews began November 3.
The musical, directed by Diane Paulus, weaves the songs of Morissette and Glen Ballard’s Grammy-winning 1995 album (plus new material) with a book by Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno) to tell the story of a multi-generation, multiracial suburban family grappling with a series of distressing events. The production also features choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as well as orchestrations and arrangements by music supervisor Tom Kitt.
READ: Why Alanis Morissette Finally Agreed to Making Jagged Little Pill Into a Broadway Musical
Starring as Mary Jane, the mother of the family at the center of the show, is Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town). Joining her are Derek Klena (Anastasia) as Nick, Sean Allan Krill (Honeymoon in Vegas) as Steve, Kathryn Gallagher (Spring Awakening) as Bella, Lauren Patten (Fun Home) as Jo, and Celia Rose Gooding and Antonio Cipriano in their Broadway debuts as Frankie and Phoenix.
Rounding out the company are Annelise Baker, Yeman Brown, Jane Bruce, John Cardoza, Ken Wulf Clark, Laurel Harris, Logan Hart, Zach Hess, Max Kumangai, Heather Lang, Ezra Menas, Kelsey Orem, Yana Perrault, Nora Schell, Kei Tsuruharatani, and Ebony Williams.
The production features sets by Tony nominee Riccardo Hernández, costumes by Emily Rebholz, lighting by Tony nominee Justin Townsend, sound design by Jonathan Deans, and projection and video design by Lucy Mackinnon.
Baby Yoda has captured the hearts and minds of everyone on the internet. So much so that Ice2Ice has written a love song dedicated to the true star of Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ based on ‘Dear Theodosia’ from Hamilton. Will Baby Yoda survive the brutal ‘Star Wars’ universe and make it to Season 2 One can only hope and sing.