TDF announced Wednesday that it will reopen the Times Square TKTS ticket booth on Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. … The announced date aligns with the reopenings of “Chicago,” “The Lion King,” “Wicked” and “Hamilton,” which all resume performances that evening.
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical leaves the Upside Down this weekend, concluding it’s off-Broadway premiere this Sunday, September 5th at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal St.). For tickets and more information, please visit www.StrangerSingsTheMusical.com.
The Visitor, world premiere musical, at the Public Theatre begins Oct. 7 thru Nov. 21. Written by Tom Kitt (music) with lyrics by Brian Yorkey and book by Kwame Kwei-Armah & Brian Yorkey. Choreographed by Lorin Latarro and directed by Daniel Sullivan. www.publictheater.org
Red Bull Theater‘s 21-22 season will kick off with Hispanic Golden Age Classics | Sor Juana, a four-part series of online events that will focus on Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz. The program will feature the New York premiere of the new English-language translation of Sor Juana’s play Amor es más laberinto – Love is the Greater Labyrinth in English, presented on September 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Repertorio Español will present Sor Juana’s play in its original Spanish on September 20 at 7:30 p.m. www.redbulltheater.com
BroadwayOnDemand – current productions Burning Man The Musical, Stage Screen Shorts Film Festival, Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees. www.BroadwayOnDemand.com
The New York Philharmonic and Music Director Jaap van Zweden open the 2021–22 season, marking the return to live subscription performances since March 2020, when concerts were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philharmonic’s 180th season opens with two programs, each held in a different venue — Alice Tully Hall and the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall — during the ongoing renovation of David Geffen Hall. www.nyphil.org
Leah Sprecher in “Everything’s Coming Up Barbara” plays The Green Room 42 on September 10th at 7p.m. Leah Sprecher, as the fictional Barbara Dixon, satirizes the autobiographical cabaret shows of song-and-dance broads like Elaine Stritch, Liza Minnelli, and Barbara Cook in this uniquely hilarious show. There is a $39-$79 cover charge and no food and drink minimum. Tickets can be purchased at www.TheGreenRoom42.com. The Green Room 42 is located at 570 Tenth Avenue inside YOTEL in New York City www.thegreenroom42.venuetix.com
NYC Cabaret Favorite Steve Ross plies his art at The Pheasantry in London Sept. 28,29, 30.
NBC’s Annie Live has added another familiar name to its cast. Tony winner Jane Krakowski will join Taraji P. Henson, Harry Connick Jr., Tituss Burgess and Nicole Scherzinger in the musical, which has also tapped young actress Celina Smith to play the title role. Krakowski will play the sticky-fingered partner of Burgess’ Rooster Hannigan, marking a reunion of the former Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt co-stars. Annie Live will be the second TV musical in 2021 for Krakowski.
