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| Ben Gonio as Sweeney Todd at ArtsWest (John McClellan) |
Seven shows are opening in the beginning of June on our
local stages! But the back half is pretty quiet. Maybe that will give you a chance
to catch up with all the stuff you’d love to see but can’t fit into two
weekends! While there’s a lot of great stuff many have been waiting for, you may want to make a special effort to catch ArtsWest’s Sweeney Todd, with an multi-ethnic cast you won’t often see.
Sweeney Todd The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street, ArtsWest,
6/1/17-7/1/17
Stephen Sondheim's bloody masterpiece tells the tale of an
unjustly exiled barber returning to 19th century London to seek vengeance
against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road
to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing
pie shop, where her integration of an ingredient into her meat pies has the
people of London lining up. An exemplary cast of people of color adds to
what will transpire.
Lydia, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, 6/1-24/17
Lydia centers on
two young women who move across borders—one between nations, and one across
metaphysical borders between unknown, unseen worlds. Although technically hired
as a maid, Lydia's primary responsibility is caring for the family's
near-vegetative teenage daughter named Ceci, who was left in a coma after a
mysterious accident that occurred right before her quinceanera, or 15th
birthday. Unlike the family that surrounds her, Lydia is able to translate
Ceci's thoughts—an adolescent stew of childhood memories, criticism and
carnality.
Welcome to Braggsville,
Book-It Repertory Theatre,
6/7/17-7/2/17 (opens 6/10)
This satire of contemporary American issues follows a
college student whose personal tragedy becomes the center of a national media
storm. With a sincere heart, this coming-of-age novel for a new generation
intimately explores how all Americans are linked to — and culpable in — the
country’s racial injustices.
Romy & Michele’s
High School Reunion, 5th Ave Theatre,
6/8/17-7/2/17 (world premiere) (opens 6/15)
Romy and Michele are two inseparable best friends whose
relationship is put to the test when they invent fake careers to impress people
at their 10-year class reunion. Based on the 1997 cult hit film, this is a bubbly
‘90s confection. The casting of this world premiere hints that this is a show
the 5th is pointing toward NYC and Broadway.
www.5thavenue.org
Into the Deeps, DangerSwitch!, 6/8-17/17 (at Theatre Off
Jackson)
An ensemble-created piece, co-directed by Eddie DeHais and
Alyza DelPan-Monley, will explore the ocean as a platform to investigate how
political and socio-economic structures manifest, creating a funny and
gut-wrenching visual spectacle with transformative design elements. The play is
largely movement-based.
The Legend of Georgia
McBride, ACT Theatre,
6/9/17-7/2/17 (opens 6/15)
How can an Elvis impersonator become a winning drag queen in
the Florida Panhandle? With an empty bank account and pregnant wife, he’s going
to have to answer that question fast in this music-filled comedy about finding
your true voice.
Downstairs, Theatre22, 6/14/17-7/9/14 (at ACT)
This Teresa Rebeck play asks, “What happens when a brilliant
lost soul comes to stay in his sister's basement and refuses to leave? What if
the menacing brother-in-law doesn't approve?” In a dog-eat-dog world, these
siblings find a haven of sorts in an unfinished basement as they attempt to
make sense of the past and negotiate how to move forward into the future.
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