Curtain Call: ‘The Kite Runner’ Takes To The Stage
Broadway: A stage adaption of The Kite Runner has opened at the Hayes Theater and is set to run through October 30th. Adapted from Khaled Hosseini’s novel, the work tells the story of Amir, a young boy living in Kabul, Afghanistan and follows him into adulthood in a world of turmoil.
Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer-winning play, Cost of Living, is set to have its Broadway premiere in early October at the Manhattan Theatre Club. The play follows four people with unique struggles that range from unemployment to physical disability and will be starring Kara Young (The Staircase) and David Zayas (Dexter).
Charity Angél Dawson has been cast as the next Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in a Tony award-winning Broadway revival of Chicago. This musical revival has recently celebrated its 10,000th performance and is the second longest-running show in Broadway history.
Off Broadway: Performances have begun for Aya Ogawa’s The Nosebleed at the Lincoln Center Theater. This new play is an autobiographical work that explores Ogawa’s complicated relationship with their now deceased father through a series of vignettes.
The Minetta Lane Theatre has begun its run of Audible Theater’s HEART. This production, written by and starring Jade Anouka, grapples with insecurity and self-imposed boundaries through the story of a 28-year-old divorcee.
An Off-Broadway production of Los Otros, A New Musical in One Act is set to have its New York premiere, beginning August 31st at A.R.T. This semi-autobiographical work had its East Coast premiere in 2017 at Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre. Luba Mason and Caesar Samayoa have been cast as Lillian and Carlos, two Californians who discover an unexpected connectedness in each other’s life stories.
Regional: A new musical directed by Saheem Ali will soon experience its world premiere. Goddess is set to begin previews on August 13th at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. This show is an interpretation of the myth of Queen Marimba, an African goddess who creates music from her heartbreak.
In this story, a mysterious new singer encounters a young man at an Afro-Jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya. Upon crossing paths, the young man’s ambitions are now plagued with doubt. Ancient and contemporary storytelling collide in this eclectic new work.
King Liz opened its run at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, marking the play’s West Coast premiere. The play follows Liz Roco, a sports agent who finds a golden opportunity in Freddie Luna, a one-of-a-kind high school talent with his eyes set on the NBA. When allegations begin to emerge surrounding Freddie, Liz Roco faces a career-defining challenge.
A play from Pulitzer Prize-winner James Ijames is set to premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, launching its 47th season. The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington follows the recently widowed wife of the first US president as she is ravaged by sickness, tended to by the very slaves that will be freed at the moment of her death.
Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen) and Cornelius Smith Jr. (Scandal) play Anna and Frederick Douglass in a new musical that had its world premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in his Own Words uses the speeches and writings of this couple to explore their words and activism as they rise to international prominence.
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International: Farrah El Dibany made history as the first Arab and Egyptian to perform at the Paris Opera. The mezzo-soprano sang the French national anthem at the inauguration of President Emmanuel Macron after being awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.
