Amy Ryan/DOUBT – Existentialism/LaMaMa – Threshold Al Fresco/Bryant Park – Scarlett Dreams/Greenwich House Theatre – Hell’s Kitchen Cast – Blackburn Prize Winners – Wayne Brady Host/GLAAD
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, President/CEO, in memoriam; Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director) announces Academy Award and two-time Tony nominee Amy Ryan will assume the role of “Sister Aloysius” in the new Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis.
Ms. Daly was unexpectedly hospitalized on Friday and unfortunately needs to withdraw from the production while she receives medical care; she is thankfully expected to make a full recovery. Amy Ryan’s first performance in Doubt: A Parable will be Tuesday, February 13. For performances through Sunday, February 11, the role of “Sister Aloysius” will be played by the understudy, Tony Award nominee Isabel Keating (The Boy from Oz).
Le Patin Libre presents Threshold al fresco, a contemporary dance revolution on ice, at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park (41st Street at 6th Avenue) on February 15, 20, and 21 at 8:30pm. Audience members can watch Threshold al fresco for free if they arrive early and stand by the rink until the show starts. A limited number of seated VIP tickets are available for purchase HERE.
La MaMa is proud to present the world premiere of Existentialism as part of Talking Band’s 50th Anniversary Season. Created and directed by Anne Bogart in collaboration with Ellen Maddow and Paul Zimet, who perform, Existentialism is an urgent, funny, and poetic work that reunites Talking Band with director Bogart 35 years after their first Obie-winning collaboration. Running February 23–March 10, with an opening set for February 26, performances take place at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 E 4th Street. Tickets are now on sale at www.lamama.org.
Midnight Theatricals has announced Scarlett Dreams, the world premiere of a new play written and directed by S. Asher Gelman (Afterglow, safeword). Previews begin on April 3, 2024 and opening night is set for Monday, April 15, 2024 at Greenwich House Theatre (632 Broadway, 2nd Floor). The cast will feature Brittany Bellizeare (Flex, sandblasted) as Liza, Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting) as Kevin, Caroline Lellouche (We Are The Tigers, Annie) as Scarlett and Borris Anthony York (Holiday Inn, Pippin) as Milo. are now on sale at https://theatertickets.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SS60000035J8LMAU.
The Broadway premiere of the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN will star Tony Award nominee Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress, Mr. Saturday Night), Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton, Shuffle Along, The Color Purple), Kecia Lewis (Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Drowsy Chaperone, Children of a Lesser God)and Chris Lee (Hamilton) and Maleah Joi Moon both making their Broadway debuts. They will reprise the roles they created in the critically acclaimed, sold-out run at The Public Theater.
HELL’S KITCHEN is conceived by the innovative mind of 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, with music and lyrics by Keys, book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, music supervision by Emmy and Grammy Award winner Adam Blackstone, music consulting by two-time Tony and Emmy winner Tom Kitt, choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown and direction by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif. HELL’S KITCHEN will begin performances on Thursday, March 28, 2024 with an opening night set for Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street.). Tickets are currently on-sale at HellsKitchen.com
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize announced ten finalists for the prestigious playwriting award – the largest and oldest playwriting award recognizing women+ writers for plays of outstanding quality written for the English-speaking theatre. This is the 46th year of the prestigious award. The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize will announce the winner at a celebration attended by writers, supporters, and artistic leaders in London at the Royal Court Theatre on March 11. The winner will be awarded $25,000 and also receive a signed and numbered print by renowned artist Willem de Kooning, created especially for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. A Special Commendation of $10,000 may be given at the discretion of the judges, and each Finalist will receive $5,000.
Roxy Cook (UK-Russia) A Woman Walks into a Bank
April De Angelis (UK) The Divine Mrs S
Justice Hehir (US) The Dowagers
Rhianna Ilube (UK). Samuel Takes a Break…,In Male Dungeon No.5 After a Long But Generally Successful Day of Tours
Jasmine Naziha Jones (UK) Baghdaddy
Alex Lin (US) Chinese Republicans
Lenelle Moïse (US) K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Hannah Moscovitch (CAN) Red Like Fruit
a.k. payne (US) Love I Awethu Further
Ava Pickett (UK) 1536
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that multiple EmmyAward-winning and Grammy Award-nominated actor, producer, singer, dancer, songwriter, author, and television personality Wayne Brady will host the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
