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Chicago Tribune
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- Chicago Tribune
2025 Equity Jeff Awards: Paramount, Court and Goodman Theatres top the nominations
Paramount Theatre, which has had a difficult month after the City of Aurora cut its funding of the multi-venue organization causing layoffs and cancellations, got some good news with the arrival of the Chicago theater's long-established Joseph Jefferson Award nominations Monday morning Paramount scored 26 nominations in various categories, five more than both the Goodman and Court Theaters, which received 21 each. In terms of nominations for a single production, that honor went to 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' at Writers Theatre. The production of a play with the most nominations went to Shattered Globe Theatre's revival of 'Lobby Hero' by Kenneth Lonergan. The number of Jeff Award nominations has ballooned in recent years. There are a total of 14 Actors Equity-affiliated productions nominated in the best play categories for both large and midsized theaters (19 if the 'short run' and solo performance categories are added), ranging from 'Primary Trust' at Goodman Theatre to 'A Case for the Existence of God' at Steep Theatre. Thirteen nominees were honored in the categories of musicals and revues, including 'Falsettos' by Court Theatre (with Timeline) and 'Always… Patsy Cline' at the Drury Lane Theatre. Other very strong shows with multiple nods included 'Translations' at Writers Theatre and 'A Raisin in the Sun' at Court. Steppenwolf did not have a strong showing, hardly atypical when it comes to the Jeffs, and several high-profile shows such as 'Betrayal' at the Goodman, 'Noises Off' at Steppenwolf and 'Sunny Afternoon' at Chicago Shakespeare were mostly overlooked. 'Cats,' staged as a circus-style attraction at Paramount, however, scored nine nominations. After a multi-year run at the Drury Lane, the Jeff Awards ceremony is moving back into Chicago this fall, with the annual celebration of work slated for Sept. 29 at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE 'The Audience' – Drury Lane Productions 'Berlin' – Court Theatre 'East Texas Hot Links' – Court Theatre 'Iraq, But Funny' – Lookingglass Theatre Company 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater with Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse 'Prayer for the French Republic' – Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit 'Primary Trust' – Goodman Theatre 'A Raisin in the Sun' – Court Theatre 'Translations' – Writers Theatre PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE 'Art' – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company 'A Case for the Existence of God' – Steep Theatre 'Ironbound' – Raven Theatre 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre 'Million Dollar Quartet' – Paramount Theatre 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre PRODUCTION – REVUE 'Always… Patsy Cline' – Drury Lane Productions 'Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone' – The Second City e.t.c. 'Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People' – Black Ensemble Theater 'That's What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne and Patti ' – Black Ensemble Theater 'This Too Shall Slap' – The Second City ENSEMBLE – PLAY 'The Antiquities' – Goodman Theatre with Playwrights Horizon and Vineyard Theatre 'Art' – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company 'Berlin' – Court Theatre 'East Texas Hot Links' – Court Theatre 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater with Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse 'Noises Off' – Steppenwolf Theatre Company with Geffen Playhouse 'Peter and the Starcatcher' – Paramount Theatre 'Prayer for the French Republic' – Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre 'Translations' – Writers Theatre ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' – Paramount Theatre '42 Balloons' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre 'This Too Shall Slap' – The Second City 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre 'Titanique' – Porchlight Music Theatre and Broadway in Chicago NEW WORK Ngozi Anyanwu – 'Leroy and Lucy' – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Atra Asdou – 'Iraq, But Funny' – Lookingglass Theatre Company Lisa Dillman – 'No Such Thing' – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Keiko Green – 'Gorgeous' – Raven Theatre and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Lauren Gunderson – 'Louisa May Alcott's Little Women' – Northlight Theatre Jordan Harrison – 'The Antiquities' – Goodman Theatre with Playwrights Horizon and Vineyard Theatre Mickle Maher – 'Berlin' – Court Theatre Sadieh Rifai – 'The Cave' – A Red Orchid Theatre DIRECTOR – PLAY – LARGE Braden Abraham – 'Translations' – Writers Theatre Charles Newell – 'Berlin' – Court Theatre Ron OJ Parson – 'Hymn' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Ron OJ Parson – 'East Texas Hot Links' – Court Theatre Malkia Stampley – 'Primary Trust' – Goodman Theatre Jeremy Wechsler – 'Prayer for the French Republic' – Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit DIRECTOR – PLAY – MIDSIZE Mikael Burke – 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre Marti Lyons – 'Art' – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Nate Santana – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre Steve Scott – 'Native Gardens' – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Georgette Verdin – 'Ironbound' – Raven Theatre Robin Witt – 'A Case for the Existence of God' – Steep Theatre DIRECTOR – MUSICAL – LARGE Nick Bowling – 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company Lili-Anne Brown – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre Jim Corti and Creg Sclavi – 'Million Dollar Quartet' – Paramount Theatre Connor Gallagher – 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre Amber Mak – 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre Katie Spelman – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Trent Stork – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Trent Stork – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Scott Weinstein – 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions DIRECTOR – REVUE Carisa Barreca – 'Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone' – The Second City e.t.c. Daryl D. Brooks – 'That's What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne and Patti ' – Black Ensemble Theater Jen Ellison – 'This Too Shall Slap' – The Second City Jackie Taylor – 'Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People' – Black Ensemble Theater Scott Weinstein – 'Always… Patsy Cline' – Drury Lane Productions PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY Atra Asdou (Actor 5) – 'Iraq, But Funny' – Lookingglass Theatre Company Debo Balogun (Keith) – 'A Case for the Existence of God' – Steep Theatre Janet Ulrich Brooks (Queen Elizabeth II) – 'The Audience' – Drury Lane Productions Lucy Carapetyan (Darja) – 'Ironbound' – Raven Theatre Elliot Esquivel (Jeff) – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre Nate Faust (Ryan) – 'A Case for the Existence of God' – Steep Theatre Gregory Fenner (Booth) – 'Topdog/Underdog' – The Gift Theatre Chiké Johnson (Benny) – 'Hymn' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater James Vincent Meredith (Gil) – 'Hymn' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Tyler Meredith (Louisa/Jo) – 'Louisa May Alcott's Little Women' – Northlight Theatre Seoyoung Park (Jane) – 'The Heart Sellers' – Northlight Theatre Namir Smallwood (Kenneth) – 'Primary Trust' – Goodman Theatre PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL Devin DeSantis (Joseph) – 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre Samantha Gershman (Carole King) – 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' – Drury Lane Productions J. Harrison Ghee (The Lady Chablis) – 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' – Goodman Theatre Danny Horn (Ray Davies) – 'Sunny Afternoon' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Beth Stafford Laird (Anna) – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Michelle Lauto (Jenna) – 'Waitress' – Paramount Theatre Brittney Mack (Celie) – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre Evan Tyrone Martin (Pierre) – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Aurora Penepacker (Natasha) – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Stephen Schellhardt (Marvin) – 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company SOLO PERFORMANCE Jean Claudio (Salvador) – 'Memorabilia' – Teatro Vista Jessie Fisher (Narrator) – 'Every Brilliant Thing' – Writers Theatre Vanessa Severo (Frida) – 'Frida … A Self Portrait' – Writers Theatre PERFORMER IN A REVUE Aja Alcazar (Patsy Cline) – 'Always… Patsy Cline' – Drury Lane Productions Tamara Batiest (Mature Patti) – 'That's What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne and Patti ' – Black Ensemble Theater Britt Edwards (Passion) – 'Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People' – Black Ensemble Theater Claudia Martinez (Performer) – 'Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone' – The Second City e.t.c. Bri Sudia (Louise Seger) – 'Always… Patsy Cline' – Drury Lane Productions PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY Kierra Bunch (Ruth Younger) – 'A Raisin in the Sun' – Court Theatre John Drea (Laurie) – 'Louisa May Alcott's Little Women' – Northlight Theatre Rae Gray (Elodie Benhamou) – 'Prayer for the French Republic' – Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit Erik Hellman (Lt. Yolland) – 'Translations' – Writers Theatre Casey Hoekstra (Owen) – 'Translations' – Writers Theatre Martasia Jones (Beneatha Younger) – 'A Raisin in the Sun' – Court Theatre Laura Leonardo Ownby (Louise Peaks) – 'The Outsider' – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Nick Sandys (Black Stache) – 'Peter and the Starcatcher' – Paramount Theatre Adam Schulmerich (Bill) – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre AnJi White (Charlesetta Simpkins) – 'East Texas Hot Links' – Court Theatre Fred Zimmerman (Sam/Clay/Le Pousselet Bartender) – 'Primary Trust' – Goodman Theatre PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL Sarah Bockel (Trina) – 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company Joseph Anthony Byrd (Anatole) – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Jackson Evans (Mendel) – 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company Nicole Michelle Haskins (Sofia) – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre Heidi Kettenring (John Dickinson) – '1776' – Marriott Theatre Alexandra Palkovic (Cynthia Weil) – 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' – Drury Lane Productions Lorenzo Rush, Jr. (Pharaoh) – 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre Sawyer Smith (Ursula) – 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions Elizabeth Stenholt (Olive Ostrovsky) – 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' – Paramount Theatre Aerie Williams (Shug Avery) – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre SCENIC DESIGN – LARGE Andrew Boyce – 'Translations' – Writers Theatre Andrew Boyce – 'You Will Get Sick' – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Jeffrey D. Kmiec – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Jeffrey D. Kmiec – 'Million Dollar Quartet' – Paramount Theatre Jack Magaw – 'East Texas Hot Links' – Court Theatre Courtney O'Neill – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Christopher Oram – 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' – Goodman Theatre SCENIC DESIGN – MIDSIZE José Manuel Díaz-Soto – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre Lauren M. Nichols – 'Memorabilia' – Teatro Vista Shayna Patel – 'Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues' – American Blues Theater Grant Sabin and Marcus Klein – 'The Last Wide Open' – American Blues Theater Mara Ishihara Zinky – 'Native Gardens' – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE Raquel Adorno – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Mara Blumenfeld – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Sally Dolembo – 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas' – Marriott Theatre Theresa Ham – 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre Izumi Inaba – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Ryan Park and Zhang Yu – 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions Sully Ratke – 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre COSTUME DESIGN – MIDSIZE Sally Dolembo – 'A Lie of the Mind' – Raven Theatre Uriel Gomez – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre Kristy Leigh Hall – 'Art' – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Kotryna Hilko – 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre Lily Walls – 'Misery' – American Blues Theater SOUND DESIGN – LARGE Eric Backus – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Eric Backus – 'Peter and the Starcatcher' – Paramount Theatre Michael Daly – 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre Emily Hayman – 'Henry V' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Willow James – 'You Will Get Sick' – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Mikaal Sulaiman – 'Bust' – Goodman Theatre with Alliance Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions, Khaliah Neal and Thomas Swayne Connor Wang – 'Leroy and Lucy' – Steppenwolf Theatre Company SOUND DESIGN – MIDSIZE Angela Joy Baldasare – 'Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin' – A Red Orchid Theatre Satya Chávez – 'Memorabilia' – Teatro Vista Joe Court – 'Misery' – American Blues Theater Michael Huey – 'Cygnus' – The Gift Theatre Michael Huey – 'Topdog/Underdog' – The Gift Theatre Christopher Kriz – 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE Rory Beaton – 'The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Lee Fiskness – 'The Da Vinci Code' – Drury Lane Productions Greg Hofmann – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Greg Hofmann – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Yael Lubetzky – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Ryan O'Gara – 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions LIGHTING DESIGN – MIDSIZE Ellie Fey – 'Lobby Hero' – Shattered Globe Theatre G. 'Max' Maxin IV – 'Topdog/Underdog' – The Gift Theatre Eric Watkins – 'Ironbound' – Raven Theatre Eric Watkins – 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre Levi J. Wilkins – 'Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin' – A Red Orchid Theatre CHOREOGRAPHY Kasey Alfonso – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Breon Arzell – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre Linda Fortunato – 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas' – Marriott Theatre Amber Mak – 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' – Marriott Theatre Alexzandra Sarmiento – '42 Balloons' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY Christopher Kriz – 'A Tale of Two Cities' – Shattered Globe Theatre Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen – 'Betrayal' – Goodman Theatre Kevin O'Donnell – 'Circus Quixote' – Lookingglass Theatre Company with The Actors Gymnasium Brandon Reed and Mike Przygoda – 'Primary Trust' – Goodman Theatre Richard Woodbury – 'Inherit the Wind' – Goodman Theatre MUSIC DIRECTION Kory Danielson – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Kory Danielson – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Matt Deitchman – 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' – Writers Theatre Jermaine Hill – 'The Color Purple' – Goodman Theatre Mason Moss – 'Sunny Afternoon' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Ryan T. Nelson – 'Titanic The Musical' – Marriott Theatre Otto Vogel – 'Falsettos' – Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company PROJECTION DESIGN Anthony Churchill and Mike Tutaj – 'The Da Vinci Code' – Drury Lane Productions Michael Salvatore Commendatore – 'Iraq, But Funny' – Lookingglass Theatre Company Paul Deziel – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Andrzej Goulding – '42 Balloons' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater George Reeve – 'The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION Jason Robert Brown – original score – 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' – Goodman Theatre Chicago Puppet Studio, designers Caitlin McLeod and Zachary Sun – puppet design – 'The Little Mermaid' – Drury Lane Productions Katie Cordts – wig, hair, and makeup design – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Sylvia Hernandez-DeStasi – circus choreography – 'Cats' – Paramount Theatre Sylvia Hernandez-DeStasi – circus and movement choreographer – 'Circus Quixote' – Lookingglass Theatre Company with The Actors Gymnasium Jesse Mooney-Bullock – puppet design – 'Frozen' – Paramount Theatre Grace Needlman – puppet design – 'Circus Quixote' – Lookingglass Theatre Company with The Actors Gymnasium Charlie Tymms – puppet design – 'The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale' – Chicago Shakespeare Theater SHORT RUN – DIRECTION Charles Newell – 'An Iliad' – Court Theatre SHORT RUN – PERFORMER Terry Guest (Nsaku) – 'The Comedians' – Raven Theatre Timothy Edward Kane (The Poet) – 'An Iliad' – Court Theatre Bill Larkin (Chauncy) – 'The Comedians' – Raven Theatre The 57th anniversary Equity Jeff Awards will be presented in a ceremony Sept. 29 at the Harris Theater; more information at
Los Angeles Times
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Center Theatre Group's 2025-26 season: David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love,' 'Paranormal Activity' and more
Bisserat Tseggai, left, and Mia Ellis in 'JaJa's African Hair Braiding.' The Imelda Marcos bio-musical 'Here Lies Love' injects some disco shimmer to the Center Theatre Group 2025-26 season announced Tuesday. The company behind the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum in downtown L.A. and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City released a lineup that also includes the Jocelyn Bioh play 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding'; Eboni Booth's new play 'Primary Trust'; a stage riff on the 'Paranormal Activity' movies; the musical '& Juliet' and a 25th anniversary revival of 'Mamma Mia!' 'Here Lies Love,' featuring music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, and lyrics by Byrne, made history as Broadway's first musical with an all-Filipino cast. The production earned 2024 Tony nominations for score, sound design, scene design and choreography as well as praise from critics including the New York Times' Jesse Green, who applauded the 'infernally catchy songs.' The musical also faced criticism for historical distortion and what some saw as the underplaying of corruption, censorship and violent political oppression in the Philippines during the Marcos regime. The musical has been updated since its 2013 Off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theater to emphasize the People Power Revolution that spurred the end of the Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos era. In New York, producers transformed the Broadway Theater to evoke Studio 54. Center Theatre Group will present 'Here Lies Love' in the Taper in a run scheduled to open Feb. 11. Snehal Desai, CTG's artistic director, will helm the production. The comedy 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' earned Tony nominations last year for best play, direction, scenic design and sound design, and Dede Ayite won the award for her costumes. Set in Harlem, Bioh's play centers on a community of West African immigrants who 'confront the challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.' Whitney White will direct a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. It opens at the Taper on Oct. 1. Booth's 'Primary Trust' was the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama. The Pulitzer citation called it 'a simple and elegantly crafted story of an emotionally damaged man who finds a new job, new friends and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person's life and enrich an entire community.' Caleb Eberhardt in La Jolla Playhouse's West Coast-premiere production of 'Primary Trust' last year. After seeing the play's West Coast premiere at La Jolla Playhouse last year, Times theater critic Charles McNulty wrote: 'This is a quirky, small-scale, quietly reflective work that's as tenderhearted as it is spryly comic and as poignant as it is ultimately uplifting. 'It's refreshing to see such a prodigious honor bestowed on a piece of writing that's content to go about its human business without the need to inflate its own importance.' Knud Adams will direct the Taper production, which opens in May 2026. Here are the six major productions in the 2025-26 CTG schedule (in chronological order) announced by Desai, managing director and chief executive Meghan Pressman and producing director Douglas C. Baker. A seventh production will be announced at a later date. '& Juliet'Book by David West ReadMusic by Max Martin & FriendsDirected By Luke SheppardAhmanson Theatre Aug. 13-Sept. 7 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding'Mark Taper Forum Oct. 1-Nov. 9 'Paranormal Activity'Based on the 'Paranormal Activity' films from Blumhouse and Solana Films, adapted here by arrangement with Paramount Pictures and Melting PotWritten by Levi HollowayDirected by Felix BarrettCo-production with American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington, D.C. Ahmanson Theatre Nov. 13-Dec. 7 'Here Lies Love'Mark Taper Forum Feb. 11-March 22 'Primary Trust'Mark Taper Forum May 20-June 28, 2026 'Mamma Mia!'Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn UlvaeusBook by Catherine JohnsonDirected by Phyllida LloydAhmanson Theatre June 23-July 19, 2026 The company's 'CTG:FWD' programming includes three shows at the Kirk Douglas: 'Puppet Up! — Uncensored,' an audience-driven affair featuring creations from the Jim Henson Co., running July 16-27; 'Guac,' writer and star Manuel Oliver's one-man show, from the father of a son who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., running Oct. 14-Nov. 2; and 'The Enormous Crocodile,' a musical based on the work of Roald Dahl, Dec. 5-Jan. 4. 'Like It Like Harlem,' a production in partnership with Muse/ique, is scheduled for Aug. 8-10 at the Taper.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Guthrie Theater's upcoming season to include 'Little Women', other classics
The beloved coming-of-age drama "Little Women", a Shakespeare tragedy and an acclaimed musical based on true events are among the shows that will take the stage at the Guthrie Theater in the upcoming 2025-2026 season. The upcoming season will begin in September with a re-imagined take on the Henrik Ibsen classic, "A Doll's House." The Pulitzer Prize-winning new play "Primary Trust" will begin performances in October, sharing with audiences a "hopeful story of courage" set in small town New York. "A Christmas Carol", the Guthrie's longstanding holiday tradition, will begin performances Nov. 8. "The Guthrie was founded on the belief that theater is essential to building connections with one another and the world, and our 2025–2026 Season of enduring classics and electrifying new work is a beautiful reflection of that mission," Artistic Director Joseph Haj said in a statement. Haj will direct the family drama "Somewhere", which will begin performances in mid-December on the McGuire Proscenium Stage. The dance-filled show examines the pursuit of dreams as it follows a Puerto Rican family in Manhattan in 1959, the year "West Side Story" toured the U.S. as the musical captured America. Shakespeare's haunting "Macbeth", a thriller set in the English countryside, "Sleuth", and Louisa May Alcott's enduring "Little Women" are also planned. The musical "Come From Away" will begin performances in June, telling the true story of 7,000 plane passengers diverted to small town Canada amid the September 11 terrorist attacks. The season is set to conclude with the Noël Coward comedy "Private Lives." New season subscription packages are expected to go on sale soon. For more, visit
Axios
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
What's on stage in Northwest Arkansas
It's the perfect time to check out some plays in the area. The big picture: Here's what will be on stage in Northwest Arkansas in the next few months. 📚 "Primary Trust" — A bookstore employee is laid off and thrust into a fresh start in this comedy. Now through Feb. 23 at TheatreSquared. $15-$53. ⛪️️ "The Book of Mormon" — Missionaries try to spread the word in Uganda in this musical comedy. Feb. 20-23 at Walton Arts Center. $94-$104. 🎭 "Twelfth Night" — Now's as good a time as any to see this Shakespeare comedy for the first time. March 5-30 at TheatreSquared. $15-$66. 🎵 "The Sound of Music" — See Art One Presents' production of the classic where Maria brings music back into the Von Trapp home. March 6-8 at The Medium in Springdale. $25-$45. 💃 "Funny Girl" — Fanny Brice becomes a Broadway star to everyone's surprise in this musical comedy. March 18-23 at Walton Arts Center. $56-$109. 🎹 "In the Grove of Forgetting" — This play written by TheatreSquared artistic director Robert Ford takes place in 1930s Hungary as a concert pianist sees her fellow Jewish artists and academics leave in fear of Nazis. April 16-May 4 at TheatreSquared. $15-$53. 🕰 "Back to the Future: The Musical" — See the Broadway version of the classic 1985 film where Marty McFly travels back in time with his scientist friend. April 8-13 at Walton Arts Center. $42-$109. 🎤 "MJ" — It's the story of Michael Jackson's 1994 Dangerous World tour with plenty of the pop star's music. May 20-25 at Walton Arts Center. $69-$169.
