New Shows Coming Up Include: Made by God, Penelope (or How The Odyssey Was Really Written), The Forest, Paradise Square, The Baker’s Wife, Cindy of Arc . . .
Paradise Square new musical by Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, Marcus Gardley, directed by Moises Kaufman, choreographed by Bill T. Jones – stars Joaquina Kalukango and Chilina Kennedy with cast members John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, Matt Bogart and Kevin Dennis and is set in 1863 tenement slums of lower Manhattan previews March 15 at Barrymore Theatre. www.paradisesquaremusical.com
Made by God (by Ciara Ni Chuirc) at Irish Rep – with Ciaran Byrne, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Erica Hernandez, Daniel Marconi, Briana Gibson Reeves – Feb. 11 thru Mar. 20 www.IrishRep.org
Penelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written – a new musical comedy by Peter Kellogg and Stephen Weiner at York Theatre’s current location Theatre at St. Jean’s (150 E. 76 St. NYC) March 22 thru April 24, directed/choreographed by Emily Maltby. www.yorktheatre.org
NJ Rep is back live and in person – currently playing The Promotion thru February 20, followed by The Forest by Lia Romeo (Mar 17 – April 10); The Pin Up Girls (June 9 – July 10);The Hummingbirds (Aug. 4 – Aug. 28) www.njrep.org
J2 Spotlight Musical Theater hasannounced casting for the organization’s third production of its 2022 season, Stephen Schwartz(music and lyrics) and Joseph Stein’s (book) celebrated musical The Baker’s Wife, based on the film La Femme de Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. Directed by Robert W. Schneider and choreographed by Caitlin Belcik, cast includes Alexandra Amadeo-Frost, Dani Apple, Andy Christopher, Grant Evan, Eric Michael Gillett, Keith Grant, Cooper Grodin, Brian Michael Henry, Susan J. Jacks, Bruce Landry, Kelly Lester, Madison Parks, Howard Pinhasik, Jesse Sharp, Taylor Erin Wade, Melodie Wolford. Swings: Maggie Bera and Caleb Funk. www.j2spotlightnyc.com
Cynthia Kaplan’s CINDY OF ARC, directed by Dani Davis, will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s Dixon Place, (161A Chrystie Street, NY NY 10002). Performances are at 7:30 pm on February 28, March 7, and March 14. Tickets are $17-$25 and available at www.dixonplace.org
