Phylicia Rashad to direct Charles Randolph-Wright's "Blue" at the Apollo Theater; Shakespeare in the Park season will be “Richard II” and “As You Like It”; "The Notebook" to premiere in Chicago; reimagined “Aida" will premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2021; "Hairspray" national tour launches in the fall; "The Karate Kid" musical in development; "Almost Famous" headed to Broadway? "The Phantom of the Opera" turns 32; RIP: Margo Lion, Joseph P. Patria Jr., and Peter Larkin
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NOTES: MasterVoices’ “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” at Carnegie Hall
“Let ‘Em Eat Cake”, a forgotten Gershwin musical, was presented in a MasterVoices concert at Carnegie Hall; a political satire that’s still on point in 2019, the show is a less-successful sequel to “Of Thee I Sing” with an unremarkable score and a jumbled book, but nonetheless remains a delicious treat from a bygone era of musical comedy.
REVIEWS: “High Button Shoes” and “Lady in the Dark”
Two recent productions of classic musicals get first-class treatment at New York City Center, Encores! presentation of “High Button Shoes”, which runs through May 12th, and MasterVoices’ concert production of “Lady in the Dark”, which ran for three performances in April.
Ben Whishaw will star as Marilyn Monroe in "Norma Jean Baker of Troy" at The Shed; Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce will star in “The Height of the Storm” on Broadway; is a new production of “Parade” in the works?; new "Harry Potter” cast announced; watch the Kennedy Center Honors; RIP groundbreaking Japanese-American ballerina Sono Osato