Currently in production at Abingdon Theatre Company, Queens Girl in the World by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, directed by Paige Hernandez, looks at one young woman’s journey of self-discovery at the onset of the Civil Rights era as it chronicles the misadventures of bright-eyed, brown-skinned Jacqueline Marie Butler (Felicia Curry). Fast paced, funny and poignant. Runs at Theatre Row (Theatre 5) 410 W. 42 St. NYC thru May 1st. Tickets HERE
Nonprofit storytelling organization The Moth will make its Broadway debut April 25 at the Walter Kerr Theatre with its 25th anniversary storytelling show, titled Hell-Bent: The Moth on Broadway. Hosted by Jon Goode, the show will feature … André De Shields, along with journalist and human rights activist Tiq Milan, author Victor Levenstein, and Staten Island Poet Laureate Marguerite María Rivas.
GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, Hosts Cody Rigsby and Peppermint, Excellence in Media Award recipient Judith Light along with special guests and presenters including Ariana DeBose, Amber Tamblyn, Anthony Rapp, Cynthia Nixon, Lily Rose, Nyle DiMarco, and many more!
The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues and will be held May 6 t NY Hilton Midtown. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. www.gladd.org
Irish Repertory Theatre holds its 2022 annual gala at Town Hall June 13 @ 7p. A Celebration of the Musicals of Harold Prince. Featured are Tony nominees Michel Bell, Max von Essen, Tony winners Len Cariou, Glenn Close, Joel Grey, as well as Ciaran Sheehan and Kaley Ann Voorhees. More announcements to come.
The American Theatre Wing will honor the legacy of Antoinette “Tony” Perry alongside the past, present, and future women+ of the theatre at its annual gala, which will be held September 12 at Cipriani 42nd Street NYC. www.americantheatrewing.org
A new play, entitled Love All, about the life and career of sports icon Billie Jean King is in the works, producers Harriet Newman Leve and Stephanie Sandberg announced. Written by Anna Deveare Smith and to be directed by Marc Bruni, the play will have a reading this summer in the New York Stage and Film 2022 summer season.
