Ogunquit Playhouse builds a 25,000 sq. ft Outdoor Pavilion for 2021 Season. Named for benefactors Carol and Noel Leary, The Pavilion is a fully covered steel structure wired for lighting and sound, with a 96-foot-wide stage that will showcase Ogunquit Playhouse’s sidesplitting mainstage lineup: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Jun 16 – Jun 10), the regional premiere of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville (Jul 14 – Aug 28), the world premiere of Mystic Pizza: A New Musical (Sep 1 – Oct 2), and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (Oct 6 – Oct 31). www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Arlekin Players Theatre today announces spring dates: May 23 – June 24 for chekhovOS /an experimental game/, the latest production from (zero-G), Arlekin’s Zero Gravity Virtual Theater Lab. The cast of chekhovOS /an experimental game/ features Tony-Nominee Jessica Hecht, Anna Baryshnikov, Darya Denisova, Anna Bortnick , Jeffrey Hayenga, Melanie, Mark Nelson, Nael Nacer. Mikhail Baryshnikov makes a special appearance in the role of Anton Chekhov. chekhovOS /an experimental game/, is a multi-media interactive theatrical experience from Arlekin Players Theatre‘s founder and director Igor Golyak,
The performance schedule is: Sunday, May 23 at 8:00pm EST, Thursday, May 27 1:00pm EST, Sunday, May 30 at 11:00am EST, Sunday, June 6 at 8:00pm EST, Sunday, June 13 at 8:00pm EST, Sunday, June 20 at 8:00pm EST, and Thursday, June 24 at 8:00pm EST. More information. Tickets are free and must be reserved by visiting: www.zerogravity.art.
New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its award-winning New Works Series on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 at 7PM EST, featuring excerpts from the new musicals The Loophole and The Bridge. The live 1-hour presentation will also feature a conversation with the writers. The Loophole is the new musical from 2020 Richard Rodgers Award winners Jay Adana (music and lyrics) and Zebiba Now (book and bars). The Bridge, an epic new musical based on the love story that built the Brooklyn Bridge, has book and lyrics by Kathleen Wrinn and music by Peter Hodgson. www.nytheatrebarn.org
Memorial Day weekend, you can attend the Broadway On Demand presentation of Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor’s electrifying Broadway musical Bandstand, Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31. The streaming event will kick-off at 7:30 PM ET with an exclusive, free, pre-show event, “A Salute to Bandstand,” hosted by original star Corey Cott and featuring director and three-time Tony Award®-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand writers Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor, and the show’s Tony Award-winning costume designer, Paloma Young. www.broadwayondemand.com
