Welcome to The Scene, your weekly round-up of theatre news you may have missed. In this week’s email:
THE BIG IDEA: 2022 Holiday Show Preview
THE BROADWAY BEAT: New Musical Based On the Life of Frank Sinatra; THE WIZ Will Ease On Back to Broadway in 2024, and The Daily Show's Trevor Noah Host a Special Performance of Broadway's A STRANGE LOOP.
HOT TOPICS: 8 Fun Ways to Raise Money for Your Organization; A New Legal Battle Over Aaron Sorkin's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is Underway, and a New York Times Theatre Critic Draws Criticism for Review.
The Broadway Beat
NEW MUSICAL BASED ON THE LIFE OF FRANK SINATRA - Kathleen Marshall Will Direct with Joe DiPietro penning the book.
THE WIZ WILL EASE ON BACK TO BROADWAY IN 2024 - Schele Williams will direct an all-new revival to play a national tour ahead of a limited Broadway engagement.
THE DAILY SHOW'S TREVOR NOAH HOST A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF BROADWAY'S A STRANGE LOOP – Check out Noah with the cast and creators of the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical for a post-show talkback
Hot Topics
8 FUN WAYS TO RAISE MONEY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION - Check out these tried-and-true ways to raise some money for your theatre.
NEW YORK TIMES THEATRE CRITIC DRAWS CRITICISM FOR REVIEW - Actors from the new Broadway musical KPOP are among those speaking out against the negative review.
A NEW LEGAL BATTLE OVER AARON SORKIN'S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD IS UNDERWAY - Lawyer’s release new statement on the latest filing.
The Big Idea
2022 Holiday Show Guide
The Holidays can be great time to see a show, but if you been so focused on directing your own production(s) for the past few months, it’s hard to know what you want to see, or even what shows are playing in your area. That’s where The Scene is here to help! Listed below are what’s currently playing at the majority of professional theatres around the country this holiday season. Get out, support your local theatre community and see a show this holiday season.
ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE RADIO PLAY DEC. 01 – 31
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY
THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY NOV. 05 -DEC. 23
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
WUTHERING HEIGHTS NOV. 18 – JAN. 01
CENTER THEATRE GROUP
AIN’T TOO PROUD DEC. 13 – JAN. 01
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
WONDERFUL WINTOR OF OZ: A HOLIDAY PANTO DEC. 08 – DEC. 30
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 26 – DEC. 24
THE OLD GLOBE
DR. SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! NOV. 9 – DEC. 31
THEATREWORKS
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS NOV. 30-DEC. 24
DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 18 – DEC. 24
GOODSPEED MUSICALS
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT NOV. 18 – DEC. 30
HARTFORD STAGE
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY NOV. 25 – DEC. 24
DELAWARE THEATRE COMPANY
PLAID TIDINGS NOV. 30-DEC. 18
FORD'S THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 23 – DEC. 31
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING NOV. 11-DEC.18
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE
CABARET DEC.3 – DEC. 31
GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE
STEEL MAGNOLIAS NOV. 10 - DEC.11
MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED… NOV. 29-DEC. 18
ALLIANCE THEATRE, Atlanta, GA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 12 – DEC. 24
GOODMAN THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 19 – DEC. 31
NORTHLIGHT THEATRE
GEORGIANA & KITTY: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY NOV. 26 - DEC. 24
INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 19 – DEC. 24
ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: GHOST STORY DEC. 14 – DEC. 23
PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY
A TUNA CHRISTMAS NOV. 03 – DEC. 24
EVERYMAN THEATRE
BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY DEC. 6 - JAN. 1
ROUND HOUSE THEATRE
THE TEMPEST NOV. 23 - JAN. 15
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
LIFE OF PI DEC. 6 - JAN. 29
MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 30 – DEC. 24
GUTHRIE THEATER
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 12 – DEC. 31
THE LITTLE PRINCE DEC. 10 – FEB. 05
KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 18 – DEC. 24
REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 20 – DEC. 30
MCCARTER THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL DEC. 7 - DEC. 24
GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE
JOY: THE MUSICAL DEC. 7 - DEC. 30
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY
TWELFTH NIGHT DEC. 07 – JAN. 01
CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE
THE WIZARD OF OZ NOV. 18 - DEC. 24
GEVA THEATRE CENTER
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 29 – DEC. 30
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL NOV. 13 - JAN. 15
BECKY NURSE OF SALEM, DEC. 4 - DEC. 31
OHIO STATE MURDERS; DEC. 8 – FEB. 12
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
THE COLLABORATION; DEC. 20 - JAN. 22
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
YOU WILL GET SICK NOV. 4 - DEC. 11
2NDSTAGE THEATER
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY DEC. 8 – FEB 12
SYRACUSE STAGE
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID NOV. 25 - JAN. 8
PLAYMAKERS REPERTORY COMPANY
EMMA NOV. 16 - DEC. 4
CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE
FESTIVAL OF TREES DEC. 03 – DEC. 22
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
HOW THE CIRCUS STOLE CHRISTMAS NOV. 28 – DEC. 11
GREAT LAKES THEATER
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 25 - DEC. 23
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY NOV. 19 – DEC. 24
OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
IT’S CHRISTMAS, CAROL! NOV. 23 – JAN. 01
PEOPLE'S LIGHT
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: A MUSICAL PANTO NOV. 16 - JAN.1
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER
A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE PLAY NOV. 30 - DEC. 23
ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY
CHARLOTTE’S WEB DEC. 7 - JAN. 29
CITY THEATRE COMPANY
THE WANDERERS NOV. 26 - DEC.18
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 03 – JAN. 01
CLARENCE BROWN THEATRE CO.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 23 – DEC. 18
ALLEY THEATRE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 18 - DEC. 30
DALLAS THEATRE CENTER
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 23 - DEC. 24
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD; DEC. 02 – DEC. 18
NORTHERN STAGE
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN NOV. 22 – JAN. 1
BARTER THEATRE
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS NOV. 19 - DEC. 24
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE NOV. 12 - DEC. 28
SIGNATURE THEATRE
INTO THE WOODS NOV. 9 - JAN. 29
VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 30 – DEC. 31
THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
THE WIZ NOV. 19 – DEC. 23
SEATTLE CHILDREN’S THEATRE
PADDINGTON SAVES CHRISTMAS NOV. 15 – DEC. 31
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER
A CHRISTMAS CAROL NOV. 29-DEC. 24