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HI_IM_JOE’s MASTER
RECENT
Be More Chill (Off-Broadway: 8/25/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Will Roland, George Salazar, Cameron Bond, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Stephanie Hsu, Troy Iwata, Tiffany Mann, Lauren Marcus, Britton Smith, Talia Suskauer, Jason Tam, Jason SweetTooth Williams
Black Light (Greenwich House Theatre: 9/28/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jomama Jones
Girl From the North Country (Public Theatre: 9/11/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mare Winningham, Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardelle, Stephen Bogardus, Sydney James Harcourt, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Marc Kudisch, Luba Mason, Tom Nelis, David Pittu, Colton Ryan, John Schiappa, Rachel Stern, Kimber Sprawl, Chelsea Lee Williams
NOTE: FIRST PREVIEW
Gospel at Colonus (The Public - Delacorte Theatre: 9/7/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Legendary Soul Stirrers: Willie Rogers, Ben Odom, Gene Stewart; Wren T. Brown, Greta Oglesby, Shari Addison, J.D. Steele, Tina Fabrique, Jeff Young, Sam Butler Jr., Jay Caldwell, Kevin Davis, Carolyn Johnson-White, Josie Johnson
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 8/12/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Donna Murphy (alt. Dolly Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay)
Into the Woods (National Asian Arts Project/Prospect Theatre Co: 10/20/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ann Harada (The Witch), Raymond J. Lee (The Baker), Cindy Cheung (the Baker's Wife), Viveca C. (Cinderella), Alex Chester (Little Red Riding Hood), Karl Josef Co (Cinderella's Prince), Daniel J. Edwards (Rapunzel's Prince), Lydia Gaston (Jack's Mother), Kennedy Kanagawa (Jack), Jason Ma (Mysterious Man), Rona Figueroa, Kimbirdlee Fadner, Rebecca Lee Lerman, Colin Miyamoto, David Shih, Laura Yen Solito, Virginia Wing, and Xiaoqing Zhang
NOTE: A concert production featuring an all-Asian cast
Oklahoma! (St. Ann’s Warehouse: 10/20/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Damon Daunno (Curley McLain), Rebeca Naomi Jones (Laurey Williams), Mary Testa (Aunt Eller), James Davis (Will Parker), Anthony Cason (Cord Elam), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Ali Stroker (Ado Annie), Michael Nathanson (Ali Hakim), Mallory Portnoy (Gertie Cummings), Andrew Carnes (Mitch Tebo), Will Mann (Mike)
Ordinary Days (Keen Company: 10/2/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Whitney Bashor, Kyle Sherman, Sarah Lynn Marion, Marc delaCruz
NOTE: First preview
Smokey Joe’s Café (Off-Broadway: 8/11/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Antoinette Comer (u/s for Alysha Umpires’ track) Dwayne Cooper, Emma Degerstedt, John Edwards, Dionne D. Figgins, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Kyle Taylor Parker, Jelani Remy, Max Sangerman
Apologia (Roundabout - Laura Pels Theatre: 10/6/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stockard Channing, Hugh Dancy, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Talene Monahon and John Tillinger
Bernhardt/Hamlet (Broadway - Roundabout: 8/31/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Janet McTeer, Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Matthew Saldivar, Nick Westrate, Tony Carlin, Ito Aghayere, Brittany Bradford, Aaron Costa Ganis and Triney Sandoval
NOTE: ACT 1 ONLY - FIRST PREVIEW
Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; In Essence, A Queer and Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do you Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton and How He Explored the Antarctic?; Imagine the Antarctic As a Pussy and It’s Sort of Like That (MCC: 9/2/2018)
Lea DeLaria, Ana Villafañe, Dana Delaney, Adina Verson, Chaunté Wayans [hi_im_joe’s master]
Days of Rage (Second Stage - Off-Broadway: 10/10/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mike Faist, Tavi Gevinson, Lauren Patten, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Odessa Young
Eddie Izzard: Work in Progress (Vineyard Theatre: 9/10/2018 9:30pm) [hi_im_joe’s master]
NOTE: As the title suggests, this was a stand-up performance by Eddie Izzard where he was testing out material for his new upcoming comedy special. The show is rough around the edges, but still very funny!
The Ferryman (Broadway: 10/13/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Paddy Considine (Quinn Carney), Laura Donnelly (Caitlin Carney), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mary Carney), Justin Edwards (Tom Kettle), Fionnula Flanagan (Aunt Maggie Far Away), Stuart Graham (Muldoon), Glenn Speers (Lawrence Malone), Rob Malone (Oisin Carney), Dearbhla Molloy (Aunt Patricia Carney), Mark Lambert (Uncle Patrick Carrney), Brooklyn Shuck (Nunu Carney), Willow McCarthy (Mercy Carney), Matilda Lawler (Honor Carney), Carla Langley (Shena Carney), Fra Fee (Michael Carney), Niall Wright (James Joseph "JJ" Carney), Tom Glynn-Carney (Shane Corcoran), Conor MacNeal (Diarmaid Corcoran), Michael Quinton McArthur (Declan Corcoran), Dean Ashton (Frank Magennis), Charles Dale (Father Horrigan)
Henry VI (National Asian American Theatre Company: 8/19/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rajesh Bose, Ron Domingo, John D. Haggerty, Wai Ching Ho, David Huynh, Michelangelo Hyeon, Anna Ishida, Paul Juhn, Vanessa Kai, Mahira Kakkar, Mia Katigbak, Jon Norman Schneider, James Seol, David Shih, Sophia Skiles, Kim Wong
NOTE: This production condenses Shakespeare’s 3 Henry VI plays into two parts, both of which are included here, and were performed on the same day. The first is called “Foreign Wars” and the second, “Civil Strife”
Mother of the Maid (Public: 9/30/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenn Close, Dermot Crowley, Olivia Gilliatt, Kate Jennings Grant, Andrew Hovelson, Daniel Pearce, Grace Van Patten
The Nap (MTC - Broadway: 9/8/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alexandra Billings, John Ellison Conlee, Johanna Day, Ahmed Aly Elsayed, Ethan Hova, Heather Lind, Max Gordon Moore, Bhavesh Patel, Thomas Jay Ryan, Ben Schnetzer
Pound (Off-Broadway: 10/25/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Christopher Lloyd (Ezra Pound), Kate Abbruzzese, Cynthia Darlow, Redman Maxfield
Skintight (Roundabout - Laura Pels: 10/25/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Idina Menzel, Will Brittain, Stephen Carrasco, Eli Gelb, Cynthia Mace, Jack Wetherall
The True (The New Group: 9/8/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Edie Falco, Michael McKean, Peter Scolari, Austin Cauldwell, Glenn Fitzgerald, John Pankow, Tracy Shayne
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway: 10/14/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Elaine May, Lucas Hedges, Joan Allen, Michael Cera and David Cromer
Annie (Hollywood Bowl: 7/27/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ana Gasteyer (Miss Hannigan), Kaylin Hedges (Annie), David Alan Grier (Oliver Warbucks), Lea Salonga (Grace Farrell), Roger Bart (Rooster), Megan Hilty (Lily St. Regis), Ali Stroker (Star to Be), Amir Talai (Bert Healey), Steven Weber (Franklin D Roosevelt)
NOTE: Directed by Michael Arden. Opening night.
Carmen Jones (Classic Stage Company: 7/11/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Anika Noni Rose (Carmen), David Aron Damane, Erica Dorfler, Clifton Duncan, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Justin Keyes, Lindsay Roberts, Soara-Joye Ross, Lawrence E. Street, Tramell Tillman
Girls & Boys (Off-Broadway - Minetta Lane Theatre: 7/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Carey Mulligan
Gone Missing (Encores Off-Center: 7/10/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Susan Blackwell, Taylor Mac, John Behlmann, Aysan Celik, Deborah S. Craig, David Ryan Smith
NOTE: Final Dress rehearsal. Includes a speech from Jeanine Tesori
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Irish Rep: 7/15/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Melissa Errico (Diasy/Mellinda), Stephen Bogardus (Dr. Bruckner), John Cudia (Edward), Florrie Bagel, William Bellamy, Rachel Coloff, Peyton Crim, Caitlin Gallogly, Matt Gibson, Daisy Hobbs, Craig Waletzko
Fire in Dreamland (Public Theatre: 7/6/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rebecca Naomi Jones, Enver Gjokaj, Kyle Beltran
Fiddler on the Roof (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene: 7/6/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stephen Skybell (Tevye), Jackie Hoffman (Yente), Jill Abramovitz (Golde), Rachel Zatcoff (Tzeitel), Stephanie Lynne Mason (Hodel), Rosie Jo Neddy (Chava), Ben Liebert (Motl), Daniel Kahn (Perchik), Cameron Johnson (Fyedkea), Bruce Sabath (Lazar Wolf), Jodi Snyder (Fruma-Sarah), Lauren Jeanne Thomas (The Fiddler)
NOTE: Performed in Yiddish. Directed by Joel Grey
Gettin’ The Band Back Together (Broadway: 7/19/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mitchell Jarvis (Mitch, Merilu Henner (Mitch’s Mom), Jay Klaitz (Bart), Manu Narayan (Robbie), Sawyer Nunes (Ricky), Paul Whitty (Sully), Kelli Barrett (Dani), Brandon Williams (Tiger), Garth Kravits (Ritchie), Tamika Lawrence (RoxyO, Becca Kotte (Tawney), Noa Solorio (Billie)
NOTE: First preview, includes a speech from producer and co-book writer, Ken Davenport
Macbeth (Lincoln Center - Mostly Mozart Festival: 7/21/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Masachika Ichimura (Macbeth), Yuko Tanaka (Lady Macbeth)
NOTE: Performed in Japanese. Directed by the great Yukio Ninagawa.
Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage - Off-Broadway: 7/14/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tatiana Maslany, Susan Pourfar, Emma Geer, Blair Brown, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Kellie Overbey, Grace Gummer, Tess Frazer, Kayli Carter, Audrey Corsa, Nick Dillenburg, David Aaron Baker, Marcia Debonis, Ryan Foust, Brian Kerwin, Maria Elena Ramirez, Elliot Villar and Gary Wilmes
Straight White Men (Broadway - Second Stage: 7/14/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Armie Hammer, Paul Schneider, Stephen Payne, Josh Charles, Kate Bornstein, Ty Defoe
Teenage Dick (Public Theatre: 7/15/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Gregg Mozgala (Richard), Marinda Anderson (Elizabeth York), Alex Breaux (Eddie), Shannon DeVido (Buck), Sasha Diamond (Clarisse), Tiffany Villarin (Anne)
NOTE: An adaptation of Richard III set in a high school
This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theatre Company: 7/7/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samantha Marie Ware, Peter LaPrade, Chilina Kennedy, Theo Stockman, Krystina Alabado, Lulu Fall, Will Connolly, Eddie Cooper, Tony D'Alelio, Hannah Florence, Antwayn Hopper, John-Michael Lyles, Krystal Mackie, Trevor McQueen, Nicole Medoro, Ian Paget, Antonio Watson
Twelfth Night (Public Theatre - Shakespeare in the Park: 7/17/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nikki M. James (Viola), Shaina Taub (Feste), Ato Blankson-Wood (Orsino), Nanya-Akuki Goodrich (Olivia), Shuler Hensley (Sir Toby Belch), Andrew Kober (Malvolio), Daniel Hall (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Lori Brown-Niang (Maria), Troy Anthony (Sebastian), Jonathan Jordan (Antonio)
NOTE: First preview. A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
A Walk on the Moon (A.C.T - San Francisco: 7/1/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Katie Brayben, Brigid O'Brien, Kerry O'Malley, Jonah Platt, Zak Resnick, Nick Sacks, Jeffrey Brian Adams, Monique Hafen, Molly Hager, Nina Kissinger, and Ariela Morgenstern
NOTE: There is a technical difficult early in act 1, and the show is stopped for a few minutes. Final performance.
Will Roland, George Salazar, Cameron Bond, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, Stephanie Hsu, Troy Iwata, Tiffany Mann, Lauren Marcus, Britton Smith, Talia Suskauer, Jason Tam, Jason SweetTooth Williams
Black Light (Greenwich House Theatre: 9/28/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jomama Jones
Girl From the North Country (Public Theatre: 9/11/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mare Winningham, Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardelle, Stephen Bogardus, Sydney James Harcourt, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Marc Kudisch, Luba Mason, Tom Nelis, David Pittu, Colton Ryan, John Schiappa, Rachel Stern, Kimber Sprawl, Chelsea Lee Williams
NOTE: FIRST PREVIEW
Gospel at Colonus (The Public - Delacorte Theatre: 9/7/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Legendary Soul Stirrers: Willie Rogers, Ben Odom, Gene Stewart; Wren T. Brown, Greta Oglesby, Shari Addison, J.D. Steele, Tina Fabrique, Jeff Young, Sam Butler Jr., Jay Caldwell, Kevin Davis, Carolyn Johnson-White, Josie Johnson
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 8/12/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Donna Murphy (alt. Dolly Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay)
Into the Woods (National Asian Arts Project/Prospect Theatre Co: 10/20/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ann Harada (The Witch), Raymond J. Lee (The Baker), Cindy Cheung (the Baker's Wife), Viveca C. (Cinderella), Alex Chester (Little Red Riding Hood), Karl Josef Co (Cinderella's Prince), Daniel J. Edwards (Rapunzel's Prince), Lydia Gaston (Jack's Mother), Kennedy Kanagawa (Jack), Jason Ma (Mysterious Man), Rona Figueroa, Kimbirdlee Fadner, Rebecca Lee Lerman, Colin Miyamoto, David Shih, Laura Yen Solito, Virginia Wing, and Xiaoqing Zhang
NOTE: A concert production featuring an all-Asian cast
Oklahoma! (St. Ann’s Warehouse: 10/20/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Damon Daunno (Curley McLain), Rebeca Naomi Jones (Laurey Williams), Mary Testa (Aunt Eller), James Davis (Will Parker), Anthony Cason (Cord Elam), Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), Ali Stroker (Ado Annie), Michael Nathanson (Ali Hakim), Mallory Portnoy (Gertie Cummings), Andrew Carnes (Mitch Tebo), Will Mann (Mike)
Ordinary Days (Keen Company: 10/2/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Whitney Bashor, Kyle Sherman, Sarah Lynn Marion, Marc delaCruz
NOTE: First preview
Smokey Joe’s Café (Off-Broadway: 8/11/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Antoinette Comer (u/s for Alysha Umpires’ track) Dwayne Cooper, Emma Degerstedt, John Edwards, Dionne D. Figgins, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Kyle Taylor Parker, Jelani Remy, Max Sangerman
Apologia (Roundabout - Laura Pels Theatre: 10/6/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stockard Channing, Hugh Dancy, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Talene Monahon and John Tillinger
Bernhardt/Hamlet (Broadway - Roundabout: 8/31/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Janet McTeer, Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Matthew Saldivar, Nick Westrate, Tony Carlin, Ito Aghayere, Brittany Bradford, Aaron Costa Ganis and Triney Sandoval
NOTE: ACT 1 ONLY - FIRST PREVIEW
Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; In Essence, A Queer and Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do you Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton and How He Explored the Antarctic?; Imagine the Antarctic As a Pussy and It’s Sort of Like That (MCC: 9/2/2018)
Lea DeLaria, Ana Villafañe, Dana Delaney, Adina Verson, Chaunté Wayans [hi_im_joe’s master]
Days of Rage (Second Stage - Off-Broadway: 10/10/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mike Faist, Tavi Gevinson, Lauren Patten, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Odessa Young
Eddie Izzard: Work in Progress (Vineyard Theatre: 9/10/2018 9:30pm) [hi_im_joe’s master]
NOTE: As the title suggests, this was a stand-up performance by Eddie Izzard where he was testing out material for his new upcoming comedy special. The show is rough around the edges, but still very funny!
The Ferryman (Broadway: 10/13/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Paddy Considine (Quinn Carney), Laura Donnelly (Caitlin Carney), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mary Carney), Justin Edwards (Tom Kettle), Fionnula Flanagan (Aunt Maggie Far Away), Stuart Graham (Muldoon), Glenn Speers (Lawrence Malone), Rob Malone (Oisin Carney), Dearbhla Molloy (Aunt Patricia Carney), Mark Lambert (Uncle Patrick Carrney), Brooklyn Shuck (Nunu Carney), Willow McCarthy (Mercy Carney), Matilda Lawler (Honor Carney), Carla Langley (Shena Carney), Fra Fee (Michael Carney), Niall Wright (James Joseph "JJ" Carney), Tom Glynn-Carney (Shane Corcoran), Conor MacNeal (Diarmaid Corcoran), Michael Quinton McArthur (Declan Corcoran), Dean Ashton (Frank Magennis), Charles Dale (Father Horrigan)
Henry VI (National Asian American Theatre Company: 8/19/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rajesh Bose, Ron Domingo, John D. Haggerty, Wai Ching Ho, David Huynh, Michelangelo Hyeon, Anna Ishida, Paul Juhn, Vanessa Kai, Mahira Kakkar, Mia Katigbak, Jon Norman Schneider, James Seol, David Shih, Sophia Skiles, Kim Wong
NOTE: This production condenses Shakespeare’s 3 Henry VI plays into two parts, both of which are included here, and were performed on the same day. The first is called “Foreign Wars” and the second, “Civil Strife”
Mother of the Maid (Public: 9/30/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenn Close, Dermot Crowley, Olivia Gilliatt, Kate Jennings Grant, Andrew Hovelson, Daniel Pearce, Grace Van Patten
The Nap (MTC - Broadway: 9/8/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alexandra Billings, John Ellison Conlee, Johanna Day, Ahmed Aly Elsayed, Ethan Hova, Heather Lind, Max Gordon Moore, Bhavesh Patel, Thomas Jay Ryan, Ben Schnetzer
Pound (Off-Broadway: 10/25/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Christopher Lloyd (Ezra Pound), Kate Abbruzzese, Cynthia Darlow, Redman Maxfield
Skintight (Roundabout - Laura Pels: 10/25/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Idina Menzel, Will Brittain, Stephen Carrasco, Eli Gelb, Cynthia Mace, Jack Wetherall
The True (The New Group: 9/8/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Edie Falco, Michael McKean, Peter Scolari, Austin Cauldwell, Glenn Fitzgerald, John Pankow, Tracy Shayne
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway: 10/14/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Elaine May, Lucas Hedges, Joan Allen, Michael Cera and David Cromer
Annie (Hollywood Bowl: 7/27/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ana Gasteyer (Miss Hannigan), Kaylin Hedges (Annie), David Alan Grier (Oliver Warbucks), Lea Salonga (Grace Farrell), Roger Bart (Rooster), Megan Hilty (Lily St. Regis), Ali Stroker (Star to Be), Amir Talai (Bert Healey), Steven Weber (Franklin D Roosevelt)
NOTE: Directed by Michael Arden. Opening night.
Carmen Jones (Classic Stage Company: 7/11/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Anika Noni Rose (Carmen), David Aron Damane, Erica Dorfler, Clifton Duncan, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Justin Keyes, Lindsay Roberts, Soara-Joye Ross, Lawrence E. Street, Tramell Tillman
Girls & Boys (Off-Broadway - Minetta Lane Theatre: 7/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Carey Mulligan
Gone Missing (Encores Off-Center: 7/10/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Susan Blackwell, Taylor Mac, John Behlmann, Aysan Celik, Deborah S. Craig, David Ryan Smith
NOTE: Final Dress rehearsal. Includes a speech from Jeanine Tesori
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Irish Rep: 7/15/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Melissa Errico (Diasy/Mellinda), Stephen Bogardus (Dr. Bruckner), John Cudia (Edward), Florrie Bagel, William Bellamy, Rachel Coloff, Peyton Crim, Caitlin Gallogly, Matt Gibson, Daisy Hobbs, Craig Waletzko
Fire in Dreamland (Public Theatre: 7/6/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rebecca Naomi Jones, Enver Gjokaj, Kyle Beltran
Fiddler on the Roof (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene: 7/6/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stephen Skybell (Tevye), Jackie Hoffman (Yente), Jill Abramovitz (Golde), Rachel Zatcoff (Tzeitel), Stephanie Lynne Mason (Hodel), Rosie Jo Neddy (Chava), Ben Liebert (Motl), Daniel Kahn (Perchik), Cameron Johnson (Fyedkea), Bruce Sabath (Lazar Wolf), Jodi Snyder (Fruma-Sarah), Lauren Jeanne Thomas (The Fiddler)
NOTE: Performed in Yiddish. Directed by Joel Grey
Gettin’ The Band Back Together (Broadway: 7/19/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mitchell Jarvis (Mitch, Merilu Henner (Mitch’s Mom), Jay Klaitz (Bart), Manu Narayan (Robbie), Sawyer Nunes (Ricky), Paul Whitty (Sully), Kelli Barrett (Dani), Brandon Williams (Tiger), Garth Kravits (Ritchie), Tamika Lawrence (RoxyO, Becca Kotte (Tawney), Noa Solorio (Billie)
NOTE: First preview, includes a speech from producer and co-book writer, Ken Davenport
Macbeth (Lincoln Center - Mostly Mozart Festival: 7/21/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Masachika Ichimura (Macbeth), Yuko Tanaka (Lady Macbeth)
NOTE: Performed in Japanese. Directed by the great Yukio Ninagawa.
Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage - Off-Broadway: 7/14/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tatiana Maslany, Susan Pourfar, Emma Geer, Blair Brown, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Kellie Overbey, Grace Gummer, Tess Frazer, Kayli Carter, Audrey Corsa, Nick Dillenburg, David Aaron Baker, Marcia Debonis, Ryan Foust, Brian Kerwin, Maria Elena Ramirez, Elliot Villar and Gary Wilmes
Straight White Men (Broadway - Second Stage: 7/14/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Armie Hammer, Paul Schneider, Stephen Payne, Josh Charles, Kate Bornstein, Ty Defoe
Teenage Dick (Public Theatre: 7/15/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Gregg Mozgala (Richard), Marinda Anderson (Elizabeth York), Alex Breaux (Eddie), Shannon DeVido (Buck), Sasha Diamond (Clarisse), Tiffany Villarin (Anne)
NOTE: An adaptation of Richard III set in a high school
This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theatre Company: 7/7/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samantha Marie Ware, Peter LaPrade, Chilina Kennedy, Theo Stockman, Krystina Alabado, Lulu Fall, Will Connolly, Eddie Cooper, Tony D'Alelio, Hannah Florence, Antwayn Hopper, John-Michael Lyles, Krystal Mackie, Trevor McQueen, Nicole Medoro, Ian Paget, Antonio Watson
Twelfth Night (Public Theatre - Shakespeare in the Park: 7/17/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nikki M. James (Viola), Shaina Taub (Feste), Ato Blankson-Wood (Orsino), Nanya-Akuki Goodrich (Olivia), Shuler Hensley (Sir Toby Belch), Andrew Kober (Malvolio), Daniel Hall (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Lori Brown-Niang (Maria), Troy Anthony (Sebastian), Jonathan Jordan (Antonio)
NOTE: First preview. A musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
A Walk on the Moon (A.C.T - San Francisco: 7/1/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Katie Brayben, Brigid O'Brien, Kerry O'Malley, Jonah Platt, Zak Resnick, Nick Sacks, Jeffrey Brian Adams, Monique Hafen, Molly Hager, Nina Kissinger, and Ariela Morgenstern
NOTE: There is a technical difficult early in act 1, and the show is stopped for a few minutes. Final performance.
A Christmas Carol (ACT - San Francisco: 12/24/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Anthony Fusco (alt. Scrooge)
Amy and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company - Laura Pels Theatre: 2/4/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Brewer (Amy), Debra Monk (Maggie), Mark Blum (Jacob), Vanessa Aspillaga (Kathy), Josh McDermitt (Bobby), Diane Davis (Sarah)
Amy (Andy) and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company - Laura Pels Theatre: 2/17/18 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Edward Barbanell (alt. Andy), Debra Monk (Maggie), Mark Blum (Jacob), Vanessa Aspillaga (Kathy), Josh McDermitt (Bobby), Diane Davis (Sarah)
Note: Edward Babanell was the alternate for Jamie Brewer. When Edward performed the role, they changed the name of the character from Amy to Andy, and altered the script accordingly. Because this was only Barbanell’s first performance, Debra Monk slipped up a few times, accidentally saying “Amy” instead of “Andy.”
As You Like It (Public Works - Delacorte Theatre: 9/1/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rebecca Naomi Jones (Rosalind), Ato Blankson-Wood (Orlando), Darius de Haas (Duke Senior), Joel Perez (Touchstone), and Shaina Taub (Jaques)
NOTE: A musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
As You Like It (Classic Stage Company: 9/16/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ellen Burstyn (Jacques), Hannah Cabell (Rosalind), Kyle Scatliffe (Orlando), Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Noah Brody, André De Shields, Cass Morgan, Leenya Rideout, David Samuel, and Bob Stillman
NOTE: Directed by John Doyle, with original music by Stephen Schwartz
At Home at The Zoo: Home Life & Zoo Story (Signature Theatre Company: 2/4/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Robert Sean Leonard (Peter), Paul Sparks (Jerry), Katie Finneran (Ann)
Balloon Boy: The Musical in Concert (Green Room 42 - NYC: 10/22/17) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Hemphill, Alexandra Ferrara, Zachary Noah Piser, RJ Vaillancourt, Michael Kushner, Laura Laureano, Emily Kratter, Kennebrew Taylor, Forest VanDyke, Sarah Rachel Lazarus, Nick Selting
NOTE: An abridged, concert production
The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard Theatre: 5/5/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tony Yazbeck, Peter Friedman, Irina Dvorovenko, Teagle F. Bougere
NOTE: A “Dance Play” directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, and original incidental music by John Kander. It has the feel of a musical, but they just dance instead of sing.
The Boys in the Band (Broadway Revival: 5/12/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Charlie Carver, Brian Hutchins, Michael Benjamin Washington
NOTE: This is the performance where Jim Parsons fractured his foot during the curtain call. You can hear the audience reacting to his fall, before they continue cheering and applauding.
Disco Pigs (Irish Repertory Theatre: 1/13/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Evanna Lynch (Runt), Colin Campbell (Pig)
Farinelli and the King (Broadway: 1/12/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Rylance, Sam Crane, Huss Garbiya, Colin Hurley, Edward Peel, Iestyn Davies
Fire and Air (Classic Stage Company: 1/27/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Douglas Hodge, Marin Mazzie, James Cusati-Moyer, John Glover, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Marsha Mason
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (Playwrights Horizons: 8/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kathleen Chalfant, David Chandler, Ron Crawford, Lisa Emery, Daniel Jenkins and Keith Reddin
Frozen (Broadway: 5/5/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, Jelani Alladin, Greg Hildreth, John Riddle, Robert Creighton, Kevin Del Aguila, *Zoe Glick (alt. Young Anna), *Mimi Ryder (alt. Young Elsa)
Fucking A (Signature Theatre Company: 8/27/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Christine Lahti (Hester), Brandon Victor Dixon (Monster), Marc Kudisch (The Mayor/Scribe), Elizabeth Stanley (The First Lady), Joaquina Kalukango (Canary Mary), Raphael Nash Thompson (Butcher), J. Cameron Barnett, Ben Horner, Ruibo Qianand
Good For Otto (New Group: 3/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, F. Murray Abraham, Rhea Perlman, Mark Linn-Baker, Maulik Pancholy, Kate Buddeke, Laura Esterman, Nancy Giles, Lily Gladstone, Charlotte Hope, Rileigh McDonald, Kenny Mellman, Michael Rabe
Grand Hotel (City Center - Encores!: 3/25/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
James Snyder, Helene Yorke, Brandon Uranowitz, Natascia Diaz, John Dossett, Irina Dvorvenko, Junior Cervila, John Clay III, Guadalupe Garcia, Nehal Joshi, James T. Lane, Jamie LaVerdiere, Eric Leviton, Robert Montano, Kevin Pariseau, William Ryall, Daniel Yearwood, Aaron J. Albano, Matt Bauman, Kate Chapman, Sara Esty, Hannah Florence, Richard Gatta, Emily Kelly, Andrew Kruep, Kelly Methven, Harris Milgrim, Adam Roberts, Christopher Trepinski and Sharrod Williams
The Great Leap (Atlantic Theatre Company - Stage 2: 6/2/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
B.D Wong, Tony Aidan Vo, Ali Ahn, Ned Eisenberg
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 1/28/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bernadette Peters (Dolly Levi), Victor Garber (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay), *Ryan Worsing (u/s Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina)
Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop: 11/18/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Abigail Nessen Bengson, Shaun Bengson, Jo Lampert, Colette Alexander, Dani Markham, Barrie McLain, Reggie D. White
The Iceman Cometh (Broadway Revival: 3/24/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Denzel Washington (Hickey), David Morse (Larry Slade), Colm Meaney, Bill Irwin, Tammy Blanchard, Carolyn Braver, Austin Butler, Joe Forbrich, Nina Grollman, Thomas Michael Hammond, Neal Huff, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dakin Matthews, Danny McCarthy, Jack McGee, Clark Middleton, Michael Potts, Reg Rogers and Frank Wood
In the Blood (Signature Theatre Company: 9/6/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Saycon Sengbloh (Hester), Frank Wood, Jocelyn Bioh, Russell G. Jones, Michael Braun, Ana Reeder
KPOP (Ars Nova: 10/7/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Marina Konda (u/s MwE), Jason Tam, Julia Abueva, Cathy Ang, Katie Lee Hill, Joomin Hwang, Jinwoo Jung, Vanessa Kai, Jiho Kang, Deborah Kim, Susannah Kim, Amanda Morton, Sun Hye Park, James Saito, James Seol, David Shih, John Yi and Ebony Williams
NOTE: Because this is an immersive production, which required the audience to move around through various rooms, there is a fair amount of rustling, talking, and other ambient noise.
Kris Kringle: The Musical (Town Hall - NYC: 11/24/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Kris Kringle), Cathy Rigby (Narrator), Kim Crosby (Mrs. Claus), Pamela Myers (Grandma Kringle), Samantha Hill (Evenlyn Noel), Greg Violand (Santa Claus), Michael Mauldin (Roy G. Reedy), Sarah Pesek (Mrs. Horn), Nick Varricchio (Elmer), Matt Densky (Sky), Gabrielle McClinton (Tinselle), Jackie Nguyen (Garland), Anthony Rosenthal (Elf Child, Jeremy T. Villas (Elf Child), Kaylin Hedges (Elf Child)
Lobby Hero (Broadway - Second Stage: 3/3/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brian Tyree Henry, Bel Powley
The Low Road (Public Theatre: 2/25/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Chris Perfetti (Jim Trewitt), Chukwudi Iwuji (John Blanke), Daniel Davis (Adam Smith), Harriet Harris, Kevin Chamberlin, Tessa Albertson, Max Baker, Crystal A. Dickinson, Gopal Divan, Jack Hatcher, Johnny Newcomb, Susannah Perkins, Richard Poe, Dave Quay, Aaron Michael Ray, Joseph Soeder, Danny Wolohan
The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova: 4/16/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Abigail Bengson, Shaun Bengson, Damon Daunno, Mia DeWeese, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Lenin Fernandez, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Lindsey Hailes, Dani Markham, Zach McNally, Jennifer Morris, Tom Nelis, Maryann Plunkett, Pearl Rhein, Ida Saki, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Adina Verson and Amelia Workman
M Butterfly (Broadway Revival: 11/5/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Clive Owen (Rene Gallimard), Jin Ha (Song Liling), Murray Bartlett (Pinkerton, Marc), Michael Countryman (Sharpless, Toulon, Judge), Clea Alsip (Pinup Girl, Renee), Enid Graham (Agnes), Celeste Den (Comrade Chin), Jess Fry, Jason Garcia Ignacio, Kristen Faith Oei, and Scott Weber (Kurogo).
The Mad Ones (59e59: 11/12/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sunday - November 12th - Evening
Krystina Alabado (Samantha Brown), Emma Hunton (Kelly), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Adam), Leah Hocking (Mom)
NOTE: This is the most recent incarnation of the show previously known as "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown"
Meteor Shower (Broadway: 11/22/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Shamos
Miss Saigon (Broadway Revival: 12/16/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Emily Bautista (u/s Kim), Jon Jon Briones (The Engineer), Alistair Brammer (Chris), Nicholas Christopher (John), Katie Rose Clarke (Ellen), Devin Ilaw (Thuy)
Miss You Like Hell (Public Theatre: 4/29/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gizel Jiménez, Marinda Anderson, Danny Bolero, Andrew Cristi, Latoya Edwards, Shawna M. Hamic, Marcus Paul James, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Mulheren, Martín Solá
Oedipus El Rey (Public Theatre: 11/25/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Juan Castano, Sandra Delgado, Julio Monge, Joel Perez, Brian Quijada, Reza Salazar, Juan Francisco Villa
NOTE: A modern adaptation of Oedipus set in a Latino gang community in LA.
Othello (Public - Shakespeare in the Park: 5/29/2018 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Chukwudi Iwuji (Othello), Corey Stoll (Iago), Heather Lind (Desdemona), Alison Wright (Emilia)
NOTE: First preview
The Parisian Woman (Broadway: 2/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Uma Thurman, Phillipa Soo, Josh Lucas, Blair Brown, Marton Csokas
People, Places & Things (St. Ann’s Warehouse: 11/5/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Denise Gough, Jacob James Beswick, Alistair Cope, Jacqui Dubois, Charlotte Gascoyne, Kevin McMonagle, Nathaniel Martello-White, Barbara Marten, Himesh Patel, Laura Woodward
The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch Town Hall - London: 2/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
George Blagden (Presly Stray), Hayley Squires (Haley Stray), Tom Rhys Harries (Cosmo Disney), Seun Shotes (Pitchfork Cavalier)
The Portuguese Kid (Manhattan Theatre Club: 9/30/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jason Alexander, Sherie Rene Scott, Aimee Carrero, Pico Alexander, Mary Testa
Rashad & Rashad (Signature Theatre: 5/21/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Phylicia Rashad, Condola Rashad
NOTE: A live interview with the two Rashad women, in which they discuss their work as actresses, and how their mother-daughter relationship has influenced their art, and vice versa. A fascinating conversation with profound insight from both women.
Relevance (MCC: 2/17/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jayne Houdyshell, Pascale Armand, Molly Camp and Richard Masur
Saint Joan (Broadway - Manhattan Theatre Club: 4/15/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Condola Rashad (Joan), Walter Bobbie, Adam Chanler-Berat, Jack Davenport, John Glover, Patrick Page, Daniel Sunjata, Maurice Jones, Russell G. Jones, Max Gordon Moore, Matthew Saldivar, Robert Stanton, Lou Sumrall, Tony Carlin, Ben Horner, Mandi Masden, Howard W. Overshown, Michael Rudko, RJ Vaillancourt
Three Tall Women (Broadway: 3/10/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenda Jackson (A), Laurie Metcalf (B), Alison Pill (C)
What We’re Up Against (WP Theatre: 12/2/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Krysta Rodriguez, Skylar Astin, Marg Helgenberger, Jim Parrack, Damian Young
Waitress (Broadway: 12/17/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Jason Mraz (t/r Dr. Pomatter), *Stephanie Torns (u/s Jenna), John Cullum (Joe), Natasha Yvette Williams (Becky), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Eric Anderson (Cal), Will Swenson (Earl), *Katie Grober (alt. Lulu)
NOTE: Eric Anderson’s last day
*Anthony Fusco (alt. Scrooge)
Amy and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company - Laura Pels Theatre: 2/4/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Brewer (Amy), Debra Monk (Maggie), Mark Blum (Jacob), Vanessa Aspillaga (Kathy), Josh McDermitt (Bobby), Diane Davis (Sarah)
Amy (Andy) and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company - Laura Pels Theatre: 2/17/18 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Edward Barbanell (alt. Andy), Debra Monk (Maggie), Mark Blum (Jacob), Vanessa Aspillaga (Kathy), Josh McDermitt (Bobby), Diane Davis (Sarah)
Note: Edward Babanell was the alternate for Jamie Brewer. When Edward performed the role, they changed the name of the character from Amy to Andy, and altered the script accordingly. Because this was only Barbanell’s first performance, Debra Monk slipped up a few times, accidentally saying “Amy” instead of “Andy.”
As You Like It (Public Works - Delacorte Theatre: 9/1/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rebecca Naomi Jones (Rosalind), Ato Blankson-Wood (Orlando), Darius de Haas (Duke Senior), Joel Perez (Touchstone), and Shaina Taub (Jaques)
NOTE: A musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
As You Like It (Classic Stage Company: 9/16/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ellen Burstyn (Jacques), Hannah Cabell (Rosalind), Kyle Scatliffe (Orlando), Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Noah Brody, André De Shields, Cass Morgan, Leenya Rideout, David Samuel, and Bob Stillman
NOTE: Directed by John Doyle, with original music by Stephen Schwartz
At Home at The Zoo: Home Life & Zoo Story (Signature Theatre Company: 2/4/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Robert Sean Leonard (Peter), Paul Sparks (Jerry), Katie Finneran (Ann)
Balloon Boy: The Musical in Concert (Green Room 42 - NYC: 10/22/17) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Hemphill, Alexandra Ferrara, Zachary Noah Piser, RJ Vaillancourt, Michael Kushner, Laura Laureano, Emily Kratter, Kennebrew Taylor, Forest VanDyke, Sarah Rachel Lazarus, Nick Selting
NOTE: An abridged, concert production
The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard Theatre: 5/5/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tony Yazbeck, Peter Friedman, Irina Dvorovenko, Teagle F. Bougere
NOTE: A “Dance Play” directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, and original incidental music by John Kander. It has the feel of a musical, but they just dance instead of sing.
The Boys in the Band (Broadway Revival: 5/12/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Charlie Carver, Brian Hutchins, Michael Benjamin Washington
NOTE: This is the performance where Jim Parsons fractured his foot during the curtain call. You can hear the audience reacting to his fall, before they continue cheering and applauding.
Disco Pigs (Irish Repertory Theatre: 1/13/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Evanna Lynch (Runt), Colin Campbell (Pig)
Farinelli and the King (Broadway: 1/12/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Rylance, Sam Crane, Huss Garbiya, Colin Hurley, Edward Peel, Iestyn Davies
Fire and Air (Classic Stage Company: 1/27/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Douglas Hodge, Marin Mazzie, James Cusati-Moyer, John Glover, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Marsha Mason
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (Playwrights Horizons: 8/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kathleen Chalfant, David Chandler, Ron Crawford, Lisa Emery, Daniel Jenkins and Keith Reddin
Frozen (Broadway: 5/5/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, Jelani Alladin, Greg Hildreth, John Riddle, Robert Creighton, Kevin Del Aguila, *Zoe Glick (alt. Young Anna), *Mimi Ryder (alt. Young Elsa)
Fucking A (Signature Theatre Company: 8/27/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Christine Lahti (Hester), Brandon Victor Dixon (Monster), Marc Kudisch (The Mayor/Scribe), Elizabeth Stanley (The First Lady), Joaquina Kalukango (Canary Mary), Raphael Nash Thompson (Butcher), J. Cameron Barnett, Ben Horner, Ruibo Qianand
Good For Otto (New Group: 3/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, F. Murray Abraham, Rhea Perlman, Mark Linn-Baker, Maulik Pancholy, Kate Buddeke, Laura Esterman, Nancy Giles, Lily Gladstone, Charlotte Hope, Rileigh McDonald, Kenny Mellman, Michael Rabe
Grand Hotel (City Center - Encores!: 3/25/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
James Snyder, Helene Yorke, Brandon Uranowitz, Natascia Diaz, John Dossett, Irina Dvorvenko, Junior Cervila, John Clay III, Guadalupe Garcia, Nehal Joshi, James T. Lane, Jamie LaVerdiere, Eric Leviton, Robert Montano, Kevin Pariseau, William Ryall, Daniel Yearwood, Aaron J. Albano, Matt Bauman, Kate Chapman, Sara Esty, Hannah Florence, Richard Gatta, Emily Kelly, Andrew Kruep, Kelly Methven, Harris Milgrim, Adam Roberts, Christopher Trepinski and Sharrod Williams
The Great Leap (Atlantic Theatre Company - Stage 2: 6/2/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
B.D Wong, Tony Aidan Vo, Ali Ahn, Ned Eisenberg
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 1/28/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bernadette Peters (Dolly Levi), Victor Garber (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay), *Ryan Worsing (u/s Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina)
Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop: 11/18/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Abigail Nessen Bengson, Shaun Bengson, Jo Lampert, Colette Alexander, Dani Markham, Barrie McLain, Reggie D. White
The Iceman Cometh (Broadway Revival: 3/24/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Denzel Washington (Hickey), David Morse (Larry Slade), Colm Meaney, Bill Irwin, Tammy Blanchard, Carolyn Braver, Austin Butler, Joe Forbrich, Nina Grollman, Thomas Michael Hammond, Neal Huff, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dakin Matthews, Danny McCarthy, Jack McGee, Clark Middleton, Michael Potts, Reg Rogers and Frank Wood
In the Blood (Signature Theatre Company: 9/6/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Saycon Sengbloh (Hester), Frank Wood, Jocelyn Bioh, Russell G. Jones, Michael Braun, Ana Reeder
KPOP (Ars Nova: 10/7/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Marina Konda (u/s MwE), Jason Tam, Julia Abueva, Cathy Ang, Katie Lee Hill, Joomin Hwang, Jinwoo Jung, Vanessa Kai, Jiho Kang, Deborah Kim, Susannah Kim, Amanda Morton, Sun Hye Park, James Saito, James Seol, David Shih, John Yi and Ebony Williams
NOTE: Because this is an immersive production, which required the audience to move around through various rooms, there is a fair amount of rustling, talking, and other ambient noise.
Kris Kringle: The Musical (Town Hall - NYC: 11/24/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Kris Kringle), Cathy Rigby (Narrator), Kim Crosby (Mrs. Claus), Pamela Myers (Grandma Kringle), Samantha Hill (Evenlyn Noel), Greg Violand (Santa Claus), Michael Mauldin (Roy G. Reedy), Sarah Pesek (Mrs. Horn), Nick Varricchio (Elmer), Matt Densky (Sky), Gabrielle McClinton (Tinselle), Jackie Nguyen (Garland), Anthony Rosenthal (Elf Child, Jeremy T. Villas (Elf Child), Kaylin Hedges (Elf Child)
Lobby Hero (Broadway - Second Stage: 3/3/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brian Tyree Henry, Bel Powley
The Low Road (Public Theatre: 2/25/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Chris Perfetti (Jim Trewitt), Chukwudi Iwuji (John Blanke), Daniel Davis (Adam Smith), Harriet Harris, Kevin Chamberlin, Tessa Albertson, Max Baker, Crystal A. Dickinson, Gopal Divan, Jack Hatcher, Johnny Newcomb, Susannah Perkins, Richard Poe, Dave Quay, Aaron Michael Ray, Joseph Soeder, Danny Wolohan
The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova: 4/16/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Abigail Bengson, Shaun Bengson, Damon Daunno, Mia DeWeese, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Lenin Fernandez, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Lindsey Hailes, Dani Markham, Zach McNally, Jennifer Morris, Tom Nelis, Maryann Plunkett, Pearl Rhein, Ida Saki, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Adina Verson and Amelia Workman
M Butterfly (Broadway Revival: 11/5/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Clive Owen (Rene Gallimard), Jin Ha (Song Liling), Murray Bartlett (Pinkerton, Marc), Michael Countryman (Sharpless, Toulon, Judge), Clea Alsip (Pinup Girl, Renee), Enid Graham (Agnes), Celeste Den (Comrade Chin), Jess Fry, Jason Garcia Ignacio, Kristen Faith Oei, and Scott Weber (Kurogo).
The Mad Ones (59e59: 11/12/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sunday - November 12th - Evening
Krystina Alabado (Samantha Brown), Emma Hunton (Kelly), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Adam), Leah Hocking (Mom)
NOTE: This is the most recent incarnation of the show previously known as "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown"
Meteor Shower (Broadway: 11/22/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Shamos
Miss Saigon (Broadway Revival: 12/16/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Emily Bautista (u/s Kim), Jon Jon Briones (The Engineer), Alistair Brammer (Chris), Nicholas Christopher (John), Katie Rose Clarke (Ellen), Devin Ilaw (Thuy)
Miss You Like Hell (Public Theatre: 4/29/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gizel Jiménez, Marinda Anderson, Danny Bolero, Andrew Cristi, Latoya Edwards, Shawna M. Hamic, Marcus Paul James, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Mulheren, Martín Solá
Oedipus El Rey (Public Theatre: 11/25/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Juan Castano, Sandra Delgado, Julio Monge, Joel Perez, Brian Quijada, Reza Salazar, Juan Francisco Villa
NOTE: A modern adaptation of Oedipus set in a Latino gang community in LA.
Othello (Public - Shakespeare in the Park: 5/29/2018 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Chukwudi Iwuji (Othello), Corey Stoll (Iago), Heather Lind (Desdemona), Alison Wright (Emilia)
NOTE: First preview
The Parisian Woman (Broadway: 2/11/2018 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Uma Thurman, Phillipa Soo, Josh Lucas, Blair Brown, Marton Csokas
People, Places & Things (St. Ann’s Warehouse: 11/5/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Denise Gough, Jacob James Beswick, Alistair Cope, Jacqui Dubois, Charlotte Gascoyne, Kevin McMonagle, Nathaniel Martello-White, Barbara Marten, Himesh Patel, Laura Woodward
The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch Town Hall - London: 2/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
George Blagden (Presly Stray), Hayley Squires (Haley Stray), Tom Rhys Harries (Cosmo Disney), Seun Shotes (Pitchfork Cavalier)
The Portuguese Kid (Manhattan Theatre Club: 9/30/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jason Alexander, Sherie Rene Scott, Aimee Carrero, Pico Alexander, Mary Testa
Rashad & Rashad (Signature Theatre: 5/21/2018) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Phylicia Rashad, Condola Rashad
NOTE: A live interview with the two Rashad women, in which they discuss their work as actresses, and how their mother-daughter relationship has influenced their art, and vice versa. A fascinating conversation with profound insight from both women.
Relevance (MCC: 2/17/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jayne Houdyshell, Pascale Armand, Molly Camp and Richard Masur
Saint Joan (Broadway - Manhattan Theatre Club: 4/15/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Condola Rashad (Joan), Walter Bobbie, Adam Chanler-Berat, Jack Davenport, John Glover, Patrick Page, Daniel Sunjata, Maurice Jones, Russell G. Jones, Max Gordon Moore, Matthew Saldivar, Robert Stanton, Lou Sumrall, Tony Carlin, Ben Horner, Mandi Masden, Howard W. Overshown, Michael Rudko, RJ Vaillancourt
Three Tall Women (Broadway: 3/10/2018 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenda Jackson (A), Laurie Metcalf (B), Alison Pill (C)
What We’re Up Against (WP Theatre: 12/2/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Krysta Rodriguez, Skylar Astin, Marg Helgenberger, Jim Parrack, Damian Young
Waitress (Broadway: 12/17/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Jason Mraz (t/r Dr. Pomatter), *Stephanie Torns (u/s Jenna), John Cullum (Joe), Natasha Yvette Williams (Becky), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Eric Anderson (Cal), Will Swenson (Earl), *Katie Grober (alt. Lulu)
NOTE: Eric Anderson’s last day
HI_IM_JOE’s MASTER
1776 (A.C.T - San Francisco: 10/2/2013 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Hickok (John Adams), Abby Mueller (Abigail Adams), Andrew Boyer (Benjamin Franklin), Ryan Drummond (Richard Henry Lee), Steve Hendrickson (Andrew McNair), Richard Farrell (Dr. Lyman Hall), Dan Diatt (Stephen Hopkins), Jarrod Zimmerman (Edward Rutledge), Alex Shafer (Col. Thomas McKean), Jerry Lloyd (Caesar Rodney), Jeff Parker (John Dickinson), Bernard Balbot (James Wilson), Ian Simpson (John Hancock), Noel Anthony (Charles Thomson), Brandon Dahlquist (Thomas Jefferson), David Ledingham (Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Mark Farrell (George Reed), Keith Pinto (Roger Sherman), Margan Mackay (Lewis Morris), Colin Thomson (Samuel Chase), Benjamin Pither (Joseph Hewes), Ian Leopard (Rev. John Witherspoon), Dillon Heape (Robert Livingston), Andrea Prestinario (Martha Jefferson), Zach Kenney (The Courier), Justin Travis Buchs (Leather Apron)
Note: Due to the fact that this was recorded on the second day of the government shutdown, the whole audience applauds in the beginning at the line about “a group of three or more useless men becomes a congress”
A Doll's House, Part 2 (Broadway: 4/30/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, Condola Rashad
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City (Off-Broadway: 5/28/2016 E)
Beth Bears (Karla), Erik Lochtefeld (Don), Lisa Emery (Marcie), Jacqueline Sydney (Geena)
A Month in the Country (Off-Broadway - Classic Stage Company: 1/24/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Taylor Schilling (Natalya), Peter Dinklage (Rakitin), Anthony Edwards (Arkady), Mike Faist (Aleksey), Frank Van Putten (Schaaf), Elizabeth Franz (Anna), Annabella Sciorra (Lizaveta), Ian Etheridge (Kolya), Thomas Jay Ryan (Shpigelsky), James Joseph O’Neil (Matvei), Megan West (Vera), Elizabeth Ramos (Katya), Peter Appel (Bolshintsov)
A Tale of Two Cities (Reading: 5/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tessa Albertson (Lucie Manette), Annie Golden (Miss Pross), Teal Wicks (Therese Defarge), Dana Watkins (Sydney Carton), Wayne Wilcox (Charles Darnay), David St. Louis (Ernest Defarge), Austin Pendleton (Doctor Manette), Lou Liberatore (M. le Marquis/Younger Twin/Attorney General), Arthur French (Mr. Lorry/Stryver), Isabell Hilinski (Little Lucie/Street Urchin), Marta Rymer (Julie/Young Girl), Akron Watson (Michel/Gabelle), Jarid Faubel (Bridegroom/Skeletal Man/President/Guards), Nick Abeel (Stage Directions)
Written and Composed by Wendy Kesselman. Unrelated to the 2008 musical.
Alexandra Silber: The Land Where the Good Songs Go (Feinstein’s San Francisco: 10/12/2013) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (National Theatre - London: 4/11/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Garfield (Prior Walter), Nathan Lane (Roy Cohn), Denise Gough (Harper Pitt), James McArdle (Louis Ironson) and Russell Tovey (Joe Pitt), Amanda Lawrence (Angel), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Belize)
Unfortunately, I was only able to see part one.
As You Like It (London - National Theatre: 1/11/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rosalie Craig (Rosalind), Joe Bannister (Orlando), *Ellie Kirk (u/s Celia), Mark Benton (Touchstone), Jaques (Paul Chahidi), Philip Arditi (Oliver), Leo Wringer (Duke Frederick), John Ramm (Duke Senior), Fra Fee (Amiens), Alan Williams (Corin), Ken Nwosu (Silvius), Siobhán McSweeney (Audrey), Gemma Lawrence (Phoebe), Hazel Gardner (Hisperia), Patrick Godfrey (Adam), Leon Annor (Charles), Jay Saighal (a courtier), Jonathan Coote, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Nathan Ives-Moiba, Ekow Quartey
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Pre-Broadway, San Francisco: 10/9/2013 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jessie Mueller (Carole King), Jake Epstein (Gerry Goffin), Anika Larsen (Cynthia Weil), Jarrod Spector (Barry Mann), Jeb Brown (Don Kirshner), Liz Larsen (Genie Klein), Ashley Blanchet, E. Clayton Cornelious, Josh Davis, Alysha Deslorieux, Kevin Duda, Carley Hughes, Sara King, Rebecca LaChance, Douglas Lyons, Arbender J. Robinson, Rashidra Scott, Antoine L. Smith
Ben Hur (London - Tricycle Theatre: 1/7/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Hopkins (Judah Ben Hur), Ben Jones (Messala), Richard Durden (Quintus Arrius/Sara), Alix Dunmore (Tirzah/Esther)
Blackbird (Broadway: 2/20/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jeff Daniels (Ray), Michelle Williams (Una), Sophia Ann Caruso (The Girl)
Blood Brothers: In Concert (54 Below: 6/28/2016 - 9:30) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Donna Lynne Champlin (Mrs. Johnstone), Beau Cassidy (Mickey), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (Eddie), Hannah Elless (Linda), Bobby Conte Thornton (Sammy), Kenita Miller (The Narrator), Teal Wicks (Mr.s Lyons), Olivia Donalson, Isaura Flores, Marquis Johnson, Clark Kinkade, Eric Meyers, Justine Rappaport
NOTE: This concert version primarily featured the songs, with some shortened versions of the scenes in between.
The Body of an American (Primary Stages - NY: 2/13/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Cumpsty (Paul), Michael Crane (Dan)
Bull (London - Young Vic Theatre: 1/16/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Max Bennett (Tony), Susannah Fielding (Isobel), Nigel Lindsay (Carter), Marc Wootton (Thomas)
*FINAL PERFORMANCE*
*recorded from the front row of ring-side seats. Excellent audio.
Carousel (London - English National Opera: 4/8/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alfie Boe (Billy Bigelow), Katherine Jenkins (Julie Jordan),Nicholas Lyndhurst (Star Keeper/Dr Seldon), Derek Hagen (Jigger Craigin), Alex Young (Carrie Pipperidge), Brenda Edwards (Nettie Fowler), Gavin Spokes (Enoch Snow), Susan Kyd (Mrs Mullin), Amy Everett (Louise)
Cats (Broadway Revival: 7/21/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Leona Lewis (Grizabella), Giuseppe Bausilio, Quentin Earl Darrington, Jeremy Davis, Kim Faure, Sara Jean Ford, Lili Froehlich, Daniel Gaymon, Shonica Gooden, Christopher Gurr, Tyler Hanes, Andy Jones, Kolton Krouse, Eloise Kropp, Jess LeProtto, Georgina Pazcoguin, Emily Pynenburg, Ariana Rosario, Ahmad Simmons, Christine Cornish Smith, Corey Snide, Emily Tate, Ricky Ubeda and Sharrod Williams
NOTE: Untracked
Chicago (Takarazuka - Lincoln Center Festival: 7/20/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Yoga Wao (Velma), Hikaru Asami (Roxie), Saori Mine (Billy Flynn), Chihiro Isono (Amos), Jun Hatsukaze (Matron Mama Morton), T. Okamoto (Mary Sunshine), Yuki Kaon, Shun Yuzumi, Kirari Kayo, Yuri Otohana, Yuma Hanazuki, Yuri Hoshina, Nodoka Maishiro, Yuki Aono, Kazusa Tsukio, Kazuki Misho, Kai Makise, Haruki Suzu, Kazuki Misho, Sora Manami
This is a special production performed by Takarazuka, an all-female theatre group from Japan who rarely performs in the US. The show was performed in Japanese, with english supertitles. The audio includes the “Takarazuka Encore,” a traditional bonus performance of song, dance and spectacle. The encore portion, which is about 20 minutes long, is not tracked, but the song list is included in the audio.
The Color Purple (Broadway: 6/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cynthia Errivo (Celie), Heather Headley (Shug Avery), Danielle Brooks (Sofia), Isaiah Johnson (Mister), Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie), Kyle Scatliffe (Harpo)
The Crucible (Broadway Revival: 7/5/2016 E) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ben Whishaw (John Proctor), Saoirse Ronan (Abigail), Sophie Okonedo (Elizabeth Proctor), Tavi Gevinson (Mary Warren), Jim Norton (Giles Corey), Bill Camp (Reverend Hale), Ciarán Hinds (Danforth), Jason Butler Harner (Reverend Samuel Parris), Elizabeth Teeter (Betty Parris), Jenny Jules (Tituba), Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (Susanna Walcott), Tina Benko (Ann Putnam/Sarah Good), Thomas Jay Ryan (Thomas Putnam), Erin Wilhelmi (Mercy Lewis), Brenda Wehle (Rebecca Nurse), Michael Braun (Ezekiel Cheever), Teagle F. Bougere (judge Hathorne)
Daphne’s Dive (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre: 6/2/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samira Wiley (Ruby), Vanessa Aspillaga (Daphne), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Inez), Matt Saldivar (Pablo), Carlos Gomez (Acosta), K.K. Moggie (Jenn), Gordon Joseph Weiss (Rey)
Don Juan in SoHo (West End: 4/1/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
David Tennant, Adrian Scarborough, Gawn Grainger, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Mark Ebuluè, Mark Extance, David Jonsson, Dominique Moore, Emma Naomi, Alice Orr-Ewing, Himesh Patel, Adrian Richards, William Spray, Danielle Vitalis and Eleanor Wyld
Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy: Julius Caesar, Henry IV, The Tempest (London: 11/16/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Harriet Walter (Brutus/Henry IV/Prospero), Jade Anouka (Mark Antony/Hotspur/Ariel), Sheila Atim (Lucius/Gadshill, Lady Percy/Ferdinand), Jackie Clune (Julius Caesar/Westmoreland, Glendower/Stefano), Shiloh Coke (Cinna the Poet/Mortimer/Sebastian), Karen Dunbar (Casca/Bardolph, Vernon/Trinculo)Clare Dunne (Portia, Octavius Caesar/Prince Hal), Leah Harvey (Soothsayer/Poins, The Douglas/Miranda), Zainab Hasan (Calpurnia, Metellus Cimber/Hostess, Messenger/Gonzalo), Jennifer Joseph (Trebonius/Sir Walter Blunt, Sheriff/Prison Officer), Martina Laird (Cassius/Worcester, Peto/Alonso), Sophie Stanton (Falstaff/Caliban), Carolina Valdés (Dog, Cinna/Northumberland/Antonio)
NOTE: Three Shakespeare plays, performed by an all-female cast, all on the same day. Each part had been performed separately over the past few years, but this exact performance was the first time that they were all put together into one, epic piece of theatre.
Dot (Off-Broadway - Vineyard Theatre: 3/13/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marjorie Johnson (Dotty), Sharon Washington (Shelly), Finnerty Steeves (Jackie), Stephen Conrad Moore (Donnie), Colin Hanlon (Adam), Libya V. Pugh (Averie), Michael Rosen (Fidel)
Eclipsed (Broadway: 6/16/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Lupita Nyong’o (The Girl), Pascale Armand (Bessie), Saycon Sengbloh (Helena), Zainab Jah (Maima), Akusua Busia (Rita)
The Effect (Off-Broadway: 7/15/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Susannah Flood (Connie Hall), Carter Hudson (Tristan Frey), Kati Brazda (Dr. Lorna James), *Colin Bates (u/s Research Lab Technician), Steve Key (Dr. Toby Sealey)
The End of Longing (MCC: 5/30/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Matthew Perry, Jennifer Morrison, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Sue Jean Kim
The Executioner’s Daughter (Reading - New Dramatists: 4/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Elena Kampouris, Bradley Dean, Lynn Cohen, Teal Wicks, Ari Brand, John Clarence Stewart
A reading of a new musical by Wendy Kesselman, based on the French novel
The Father (Broadway - MTC: 5/6/2016) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frank Langella (André), Kathryn Erbe (Anne), Brian Avers (Pierre), Charles Borland (Man), Hannah Cabell (Laura), Kathleen McNenny (Woman)
Finding Neverland (Broadway: 6/1/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Kevin Kern (u/s J.M. Barrie), *Kristy Cates (u/s Mrs. Du Marier), Marc Kudisch (Charles Frohman), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llwelyn-Davies), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), *Eli Tokash (u/s Peter Llewelyn-Davies), Jackson DeMott Hill (George Llewelyn-Davies), Alex Dreier (Jack Llewelyn-Davies), Jack McCarthy (Michael Llewelyn-Davies), *Erica Mansfield (u/s Miss Bassett)
First Daughter Suite (Public Theatre: 10/9/2015) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alison Fraser (Nancy Reagan/Betty Ford), Rachel Bay Jones (Laura Bush/Rosalyn Carter), Caissie Levy (Patti Davis/Julie Nixon), Theresa McCarthy (Robin Bush/Hannah Nixon), Betsy Morgan (Tricia Nixon/Susan Ford), Isabel Santiago (Anita Santiago), Carly Tamer (Amy Carter), Mary Testa (Barbara Bush), Barbara Walsh (Pat Nixon)
Note: Because of the way it's written, it was difficult for me to divide it up by the individual songs, so I chose to split it 4 tracks - one for each segment of the show.
Floyd Collins (Wilton’s Music Hall - London: 9/22/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ashley Robinson (Floyd Collins), Samuel Thomas (Homer Collins) Rebecca Trehearn (Nellie), Jack Chissick (Lee Collins), Sarah Ingram (Miss Jane)
The Frogs (Jermyn Street Theatre - London: 4/7/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Matus (Dionysos), George Rae (Xanthias), Bernadette Bangura, Martin Dickinson, Li-Tong Hsu, Chris McGuigan, Nigel Pilkington, Emma Ralston, Jonathan Wadey
Fully Committed (Broadway: 7/1/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Sam and others)
Fun Home (Broadway: 5/19/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Kally Duling (u/s Medium Alison), Rebecca Luker (Helen Bechdel), Beth Malone (Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce Bechdel), Zell Steele Morrow (John Bechdel), Cole Grey (Christian Bechdel), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Joel Perez (Roy)
NOTE: Kally Duling’s first (and maybe only?) performance as Medium Alison. Kally was a temporary understudy while Lauren Patten was filling in for Emily Skeggs during her absence. Kally left the production 3 days later when Skeggs returned.
Funny Girl (London - Menier Chocolate Factory: 1/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sheridan Smith (Fanny Brice), Darius Campbell (Nick), Marilyn Cutts (Mrs Brice), Maurice Lane (Mr. Keeney), Bruce Montague (Ziegfeld), Joel Montague (Eddie), Gay Soper (Mrs. Strakosh), *Natasha J. Barnes (u/s Mrs. Meeker)
Futurity (Soho Rep: 11/7/2015 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
César Alvarez (Julian Monroe), Sammy Tunis (Ada Lovelace), Karen Kandel (The General), Andrew R. Butler (Sergeant), Eric Farber, Fred Epstein, Eamon Goodman, Kristine Haruna Lee, Mia Pixley, Kamala Sankaram, Jessie Shelton, Darius Smith, Storm Thomas
The Glass Menagerie (West End: 2/13/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cherry Jones (Amanda), Michael Esper (Tom), Kate O’Flynn (Laura), Brian J. Smith (Jim)
The Glass Menagerie (Broadway Revival: 4/21/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sally Field (Amanda), Joe Mantello (Tom), Madison Ferris (Laura), Finn Wittrock (Gentleman Caller)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Encores!: 7/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Santino Fontana (Eliot Rosewater), Skylar Astin (Norman Mushari), James Earl Jones (Kilgore Trout/Voice Not Unlike God), Brynn O’Malley (Sylvia Rosewater), Derrick Baskin (Charley Warmergran/Applicant No. 1/Ulm/Ray), Jeff Blumenkrantz (Thurmond McAllister), Nick Choksi (Psychiatrist/Executive/John/Writer No. 2/Sgt. Boyle/Man in Telephone Booth), Eddie Cooper (Jerome Hayes/Applicant No. 2/Paul), Kevin Del Aguila (Noyes Finnerty/Mail Boy/Al/Writer No. 1/Fred Rosewater), Clark Johnson (Senator Rosewater), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Mary Moody/Blanche/Ms. Swarthmore/Telethon Hostess/Nun), Kevin Ligon (Delbert Peach/Executive/Man in Suicide Parlor/Bill/Man in Bar) Marla Louissaint (Marla/Usher/Wheelchair), Liz McCartney (Diana Moon Glampers/File Clerk/Operator), Bonnie Milligan (Bonnie/Applicant No. 3/Usher/Kid), and Kate Wetherhead (Dawn Leonard/Artistic Consultant/Waitress/Caroline Rosewater/Alien)
NOTE: First Performance
The Government Inspector (Red Bull Theatre Company: 5/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Urie, Michael McGrath, Mary Testa, Arnie Burton, Stephen DeRosa, Bruce Dow, Ryan Garbayo, Kelly Hutchinson, David Manis, Ben Mehl, Talene Monahon, Luis Moreno, James Rana and Mary Lou Rosato
Groundhog Day (Old Vic - London: 9/18/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andy Karl (Phil Connors), Carlyss Peer (Rita Hanson), Georgina Hagen (Nancy), Andrew Langtree (Ned Ryerson), Leo Andrew (Jenson), David Birch (Chubby Man), Ste Clough (Jeff), Roger Dipper (Deputy), Kieran Jae (Fred), Julie Jupp (Mrs Lancaster), Vicki Lee Taylor (Lady Storm Chaser), Emma Lindars (Doris), Antonio Magro (Sheriff), Carolyn Maitland (Joelle), Kirsty Malpass (Piano Teacher), Eugene McCoy (Larry), Jenny O'Leary (Debbie), Mark Pollard (Buster), Jack Shalloo (Ralph), Andrew Spillett (Gus)
Guys and Dolls (West End: 1/5/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Parker (Sky Masterson), Siubhan Harrison (Sarah Brown), David Haig (Nathan Detroit), Sophie Thompson (Miss Adelaide), Gavin Spokes (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), Ian Hughes (Benny Southstreet), Neil McCaul (Arvide Abernathy), Nic Greenshields (Big Jule), Cornelius Clarke (Harry the Horse), Lorna Gayle (General Cartwright)
Hadestown (New York Theatre Workshop: 6/19/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nabiyah Be (Eurydice), Damon Daunno (Damon Daunmo), Patrick Page (Hades), Amber Gray (Persephone), Chris Sullivan (Hermes), Lulu Fall (Fate), Jessie Shelton (Fate), Shaina Taub (Fate)
Hamlet (Almeida - London: 3/25/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Scott (Hamlet), Jessica Brown Findlay (Ophelia), Juliet Stevenson (Gertrude), Angus Wright (Claudius), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Horatio), David Rintoul (Ghost/Player King), Luke Thompson (Laertes), Peter Wight (Polonius), Barry Aird, Marty Cruickshank, Calum Finlay, Joshua Higgott, Amaka Okafor, Daniel Rabin, Matthew Wynn
Hamlet (Water Well - Off-Broadway: 5/21/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Arian Moayed (Hamlet), Sherie René Scott (Gertrude), Micah Stock (Horatio), Barzin Akhavan (Ghost, Player King, Priest), Amir Arison (Laertes), Maryam Ataei (Player Queen, Lady), Brendan Averett (Captain, Sailor, Ambassador), Cary Donaldson (Fortinbras), Andrew Guilarte (Claudius), Abraham Makany (Marcellus, Guildenstern), Arash Mokhtar (Barnardo, Rosencrantz), Ajay Naidu (Polonius, Gravdigger), Sathya Sridharan (Osric, Voltemand, Player), and Sheila Vand (Ophelia). With live music by Yahya Alkansa and Mohsen Namjoo.
Set in Pre-WWI Iran, this production has some sections translated into Farsi.
Hand to God (Broadway: 11/7/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bob Saget (Pastor Greg), Steven Boyer (Jason/Tyrone), Geneva Carr (Margery), Michael Oberholtzer (Timothy), Sarah Stiles (Jessica)
Hangmen (West End: 1/12/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Davd Morrissey (Harry), Johnny Flynn (Mooney), Josef Davies (Hennessy), James Dryden (Clegg), Tony Hirst (Bill), John Hodgkinson (Albert), Bronwyn James (Shirley), Andy Nyman (Syd), Craig Parkinson (Inspector Fry), Ryan Pope (Charlie), Sally Rodgers (Alice), Mark Rose (Guard), Simon Rouse (Arthur)
Happy Days (Theatre For a New Audience - Brooklyn: 5/7/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Dianne Wiest (Winnie), Jarlath Conroy (Willie)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2 (West End: 9/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), Poppy Miller (Ginny Potter), Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy)
Note: Includes both Part 1 and Part 2, performed on the same day.
The Homecoming (West End - Trafalgar Studios: 1/14/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Simm (Lenny), Keith Allen (Sam), Gemma Chan (Ruth), Ron Cook (Max), Gary Kemp (Teddy), John McMillan (Joey)
How to Transcend a Happy Marriage (Lincoln Center: 4/26/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marisa Tomei (George), Lena Hall (Pip), Brian Hutchison (Michael), David McElwee (Freddie), Omar Metwally (Paul), Naian González Norvind (Jenna), Austin Smith (David), Robin Weigert (Jane)
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 5/13/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bette Midler (Dolly Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina), Kevin Ligon (Rudolph)
The Humans (Broadway: 6/5/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Reed Birney (Erik Blake), Jayne Houdyshell (Deirdre Blake), Cassie Beck (Aimee Blake), Sarah Steele (Brigid Blake), Lauren Klein (Fiona “Momo” Blake), Arian Maoyed (Richard Saad)
In The Heights (London: 10/2/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sam Mackay (Usnavi), Sarah Naudi (Vanessa), Arun Blair-Mangat (Benny), Gabriela Garcia (Nina), *Vas Constanti (u/s Kevin), Juliet Gough (Camilla), Jocasta Almgill (Daniella), Norma Atallah (Abuela Claudia), *Michael Cortez (u/s Piragua Guy)
Incognito (Off-Broadway - MTC: 6/24/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Charlie Cox, Geneva Carr, Heather Lind, Morgan Spector
Indecent (Off-Broadway - Vineyard Theatre: 5/1/2016 M) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Richard Topol (Lemml/Stage Manager), Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Gordon Moore, Tom Neils, Steven Rattazzi, Adina Verson
Paula Vogel’s new play, based on the true history of a controversial Yiddish Play entitled “The God of Vengeance,” written in 1906
Indian Summer (Playwright's Horizons: 6/15/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Owen Campbell (Daniel), Jonathan Hadary (granddad), Elise Kibler (Izzy), Joe Tippett (Jeremy)
Invisible Thread (Second Stage: 11/14/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Jeremy Pope (alt. Griffin), Corey Mach (Ryan), Michael Luwoye (Jacob), Nicolette Robinson (Eden), Kristolyn Lloyd (Grace), Jamar Williams (Ibrahim), Tyrone Davis Jr. (Ronny), Adeola Role (Joy), Melody Better, Rodrick Covington, Kevin Curtis, Latrisa Harper, Jason herbert, Aisha Jackson, Jamard Richardson
Jane Eyre (London - National Theatre: 1/6/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Madeleine Worrall (Jane Eyre), Craig Edwards (Mr. Brocklehurst/Pilot/Mason), Laura Elphinstone (Helen Burns/Adele/St. John/Grace Poole/Abbot), Felix Hayes (Rochester), Melanie Marshall (Bertha Mason), Simone Saunders (Bessie/Blanche Ingram/Diana Rivers), Maggie Tagney (Mrs. Reed/Mrs. Fairfax), Benji Bower, Will Bower & Phil King (Musicians)
Jersey Boys (Broadway: 1/29/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Nicolas Dromard (Tommy DeVito), Quinn Vanantwerp (Bob Gaudio), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), PeterGregus (Bob Crewe), Mark Lotito (Gyp), Rory Max Kaplan (Hank Majewski), Jessica Rush (Lorraine) Christopher Messina (Joey), John Edwards (Barry Belson), John Rochette (Billy Dixon), Sarah Schmidt (Francine), Cara Cooper (Mary Delgado)
*UNTRACKED*
The Judas Kiss (BAM - Brooklyn: 6/7/2016 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rupert Everett (Oscar Wilde), Charlie Rowe (Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas), Cal MacAninch (Robert Ross), Alister Cameron (Sandy Moffatt), Jessie Hills (Phoebe Cane), Elliot Balchin (Arthur Wellesley), Tom Colley (Galileo)
Julius Caesar (Public Theatre - Shakespeare in the Park: 5/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Robert Gilbert (u/s Brutus), Elizabeth Marvel (Antony), Gregg Henry (Caesar), John Douglas Thompson (Caius Cassius), Nikki M. James (Portia), Tina Benko (Calpurnia), Teagle F. Bougere (Casca), Yusef Bulos (Cinna the Poet), Eisa Davis (Decius Brutus), Edward James Hyland (Lepidus, Popilius), Christopher Livingston (Titinius, Cinna), Chris Myers (Flavius, Messala, Ligarius), Marjan Neshat (Metullus Cimber), Natalie Woolams-Torres (Marullus), Isabel Arraiza (Publius Clitus), Erick Betancourt, Mayaa Boateng (Soothsayer), Motell Foster (Trebonius), Dash King, Tyler La Marr (Lucillius), Gideon McCarty, Nick Selting (Lucius, Strato), Alexander Shaw (Octavius’ Servant), Michael Thatcher (Cobbler), Justin Walker White (Pindarus)
The King and I (Broadway Revival: 6/3/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marin Mazzie (Anna), Daniel Dae Kim (King of Siam), Ruthie Ann Miles (Lady Thiang), Paul Nakauchi (Kralahome), Ashley Park (Tuptim), Conrad Ricamora (Lun Tha), *Bonale Fambrini (u/s Prince Chulalongkorn), Nicky Torchia (Louis), Rocco Sisto (Captain Orten), Edward Baker-Duly (Sir Edward Ramsey), Phra Alak (Marc Oka)
King Lear (Old Vic: 11/12/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenda Jackson (King Lear), Jane Horrocks (Regan), Celia Imrie (Goneril), Morfydd Clark (Cordelia), Karl Johnson (Gloucester), Harry Melling (Edgar), Simon Manyonda (Edmond), Sargon Yelda (Kent), Rhys Ifans (Fool), William Chubb (Albany), Danny Webb (Cornwall), Gary Sefton (Oswald), David Hargreaves (Old Man), Stephen Kennedy (Gentleman), Fehinti Balogun, Fiston Barek, Bessie Carter, Jonathan Coote, George Eggay, Matt Gavan, Joanne Howarth, Mark Rose, James Staddon
The Last Five Years (A.C.T - San Francisco: 5/24/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Margo Seibert (Cathy), Zak Resnick (Jamie)
The Last Five Years (London - St. James Theatre: 10/28/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samantha Barks (Cathy), Jonathan Bailey (Jamie)
NOTE: First Preview. Jason Robert Brown (who directed this production) makes a speech before the show explaining that there may be some technical difficulties. There ended up being a few little mishaps here and there, but nothing that interrupted the show.
Laura Michelle Kelly: All That Matters (42 West - New York: 7/25/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Guest appearance by Dez Duron
Little Eyolf (London - Almeida Theatre: 1/8/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Lydia Leonard (Rita Allmers), Jolyon Coy (Alfred Allmers), Eve Ponsonby (Asta Allmers), Sam Hazeldine (Bjarne Borgheim), Eileen Walsh (Woman), Tom Hibberd (Eyeolf Allmers)
The Lobby Project: Menken Mixtape (Encores! - City Center Lobby: 7/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nicolas Coburn, Brandon Michael Lowden, Simon McKenzie, cast members of Runaways, Jeanine Tesori (opening comments)
NOTE: A 25 minute concert featuring 4 re-imagined versions of Alan Menken songs, selected from a submissions contest. Part of the Lobby Project series, performed before the first performance of “God Bless You Mr. Rosewater.” Alan Menken was in the audience next to me; his comments and cheering can be heard throughout the audio.
Lazarus (London: 10/30/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael C. Hall (Thomas Jerome Newton), Michael Esper (Valentine), Sophia Ann Caruso (Girl), Amy Lennox (Elly), Gabrielle Brooks, Sydnie Christmas, Richard Hansell, Maimuna Memon, Jamie Muscato, Tom Parsons, Julie Yammanee
Les Miserables (West End: 3/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Sophie Reeves (u/s Fantine), *Felix Mosse (u/s Marius), Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean), Hayden Tee (Javert), David Langham (Thenardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier), Hollie O’Donoghue (Eponine), Charlotte Kennedy (Cosette), Chris Cowley (Enjolras)
The Little Foxes (Broadway - MTC: 5/6 M & 5/16 2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cynthia Nixon, Laura Linney, Darren Goldstein, Michael McKean, Richard Thomas, David Alford, Michael Benz, Francesca Carpanini, Caroline Stefanie Clay and Charles Turner
NOTE: This is a double audio. In the zip files I’ve included my audios from both cast pairings. The May 6th audio is the Blue Cast (Linney as Regina, Nixon as Birdie) and the May 16th audio is the Green Cast (Nixon as Regina, Linney as Birdie)
Lizzie (Greenwich Theatre - London: 2/24/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bjørg Gamst (Lizzie Borden), Eden Espinosa (Emma Borden), Bleu Woodward (Alice Russell), Jodie Jacobs (Bridget Sullivan)
*UNTRACKED*
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Broadway - Roundabout: 5/14/2016 E) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jessica Lange (Mary Cavan Tyrone), Gabriel Byrne (James Tyrone), Michael Shannon (James Tyrone Jr.), John Gallagher Jr. (Edmund Tyrone), Colby Minifie (Cathleen)
Macbeth (London - Young Vic Theatre: 1/5/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Heffernan (Macbeth), Anna Maxwell Martin (Lady Macbeth), Nicholas Burns (Duncan/Macduff), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Banquo), Mark Ebulué (Ross), Ben Lamb (Malcolm), Lady Macduff/Lennox (Cassie Layton), Anna Beatriz Meireles (Witch/Child), Jessie Oshodi (Witch/Child), Clemmie Sveaas (Witch/Child) Thomasin Güleç, Ira Mandela Siobhan
The Merchant of Venice (Lincoln Center Festival - Globe Theatre Production: 7/23/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jonathan Pryce (Shylock), Dominic Mafham (Antonio), Rachel Pickup (Portia), Dan Fredenburgh (Bassani), Phoebe Pryce (Jessica), Dorothea Myer-Bennett (Nervosa), Andy Apollo (Lorenzo), Jolson Coy (Gratiano), Raj Bajaj (Solanio), Michael Hadley (Duke of Venice/Tubal), Colin Haigh (Balthasar), Christopher Logan (Aragon), Brian Martin (Solario), Giles Terera (Morocco), John Hastings (Ensemble), Meghan Tyler (Ensemble)
NOTE: Production brought over from the Globe Theatre
Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep: 6/10/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kuhoo Verma (Aditi Verma), Jaaved Jaaferi (Lalit Verma), Sharvari Deshpande (Ria Verma), Rohan Gupta (Varun Verma), Mahira Kakkar (Pimmi Verma), Monsson Bissell (Shashi Chawla), Meetu Chilana (Grandmother), Emily D. Das (Aliya Chawla), Krystal Kiran (Saroj Rai), Michael Maliakel (Hemant Rai), Ali Women (Vikram / Congress), Namit Das (PK Dubey), Anisha Nagarajan (Alice), Andrew Brashad (Mohan Rai / Tameesuddin), Alok Tewari (Tej), Levin Valayil (Lottery), Sorab Wadia (CL Chawla)
Mr. Foote's Other Leg (West End - Theatre Royal Haymarket: 1/13/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Simon Russell Beale (Samuel Foote), Ian Kelly (Prince George), Jenny Galloway (Mrs. Gardner), Joseph Millson (David Garrick), Micah Balfour (Frank Barber), Dervla Kirwan (Peg Woffington), Sophie Bleasdale (Miss Chudleigh), Colin Stinton (Charles Macklin/Benjamin Franklin), Joshua Elliott (Mr. Hallam)
Murder Ballad (London: 10/7/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Natalie McQueen (alt. Sara), Ramin Karimloo (Tom), Victoria Hamilton Barritt (Narrator), Norman Bowman (Michael)
Nathan the Wise (Off-Broadway - Classic Stage Company: 4/14/2016) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
F. Murray Abraham (Nathan), Stark Sands (Templar), Austin Durant (Saladin), George Abud (Al-Hafi), John Christopher Jones (Brother), Shiva Kalaiselvan (Sittah), Caroline Lagerfelt (Daya/Patriarch), Erin Neufer (Rachel)
Nice Fish (St. Ann's Warehouse - Brooklyn: 2/17/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Rylance (Ron), Jim Lichtschein (Erik), *Raye Birk (u/s Wayne), Bob Davis (The DNR Man), Kayli Carter (Flo)
O'Neill (Unexpected) (Metropolitan Playhouse: 6/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
“Recklessness”
Erin Beirnard (Mildred), Dylan Brown (Mary), Jeremy Russial (Fred), Kelly King (Arthur), Eden Epstein (Gene)
“Now I Ask You”
Emily Bennett (Lucy), David Murray Jaffe (Richard Ashleigh), Terell Wheeler (Tom Drayton), Eric R. Williams (Gabriel Adams), Kim Yancey-Moore (Mary Ashleigh)
NOTE: Two of Eugene O'Neill's lesser-known one-act plays performed together
Old Hats (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre Company: 3/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Shaina Taub
On Your Feet! (Broadway: 7/16/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ana Villafañe (Gloria), Ektor Rivera (Emilio), *Doreen Montalvo (u/s Gloria Fajardo), Alma Cuervo (Conseulo), Alexandria Suarez (Little Gloria), Eduardo Hernandez (Young Emilio and others), Eliseo Roman (José Fajardo), Genny Lis Padilla (Rebecca)
Out of the Mouth of Babes (Off-Broadway: 7/2/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Estelle Parsons (Evelyn), Judith Ivey (Evvie), Francesca Choy-Kee (Marie-Belle), Angelina Fiordellisi (Janice)
Pacific Overtures (Classic Stage Company: 4/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
George Takei (Reciter), Karl Josef Co, Marc Delacruz, Steven Eng, Megan Masako Haley, Ann Harada, Kimberly Immanuel, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Loh, Orville Mendoza, Marc Oka, Thom Sesma
Paramour: A Cirque Du Soleil Musical (Broadway: 6/4/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jeremy Kushner (A.J Golden), Ruby Lewis (Indigo James), Ryan Vona (Joey Green), Bret Shuford (Robby), Sarah Meahl (Gina), Kat Cunning (Lila)
The Pirates of Penzance (English National Opera: 2/16/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Shore (Major-General Stanley), Ashley Riches (The Pirate King), David Webb (Frederic), Johnny Herford (Samuel), John Tomlinson (Sergeant of Police), Soraya Mafi (Mabel), Katie Coventry (Edith), Angharad Lyddon (Kate), Lucy Shaufer (Ruth), *Jane Read (u/s Isabel)
The Play That Goes Wrong (West End: 1/15/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Harry Kershaw (Chris / Inspector Carter), Leonard Cook (Robert / Thomas Colleymoore), Niall Ransome (Dennis / Perkins), Laurence Pears (Jonathan / Charles Haversham), James Marlowe (Max / Cecil Haversham), Bryony Corrigan (Sandra / Florence Colleymoore), Laura Kirkman (Annie), Chris Leask (Trevor)
Present Laughter (Broadway Revival: 5/3/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kevin Kline, Cobie Smulders, Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen, Bhavesh Patel, Reg Rogers, Matt Bittner, Ellen Harvey, Peter Francis James, Tedra Millan, Sandra Shipley
The Price (Broadway Revival - Roundabout: 5/12/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Ruffalo, Danny DeVito, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht
Privacy (Public Theatre: 7/10/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daniel Radcliffe, Rachel Dratch, De’Adre Aziza, Raffi Barsoumian, Michael Countryman, Reg Rogers, with the pre-recorded voices of Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter and Edward Snowden.
Roman Holiday (San Francisco: 6/7/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stephanie Styles (Princess Anne), Drew Gehling (Joe), Georgia Engel (Countess), Sara Chase (Francesca), Jarrod Spector (Irving)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Old Vic: 3/3/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daniel Radcliffe (Rosencrantz), Joshua McGuire (Guildenstern), David Haig (The Player King)
The Robber Bridegroom (Off-Broadway - Roundabout Theatre Company: 3/18/3016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Steven Pasquale (Jamie Lockhart), Andrew Durand (Little Harp), Evan Harrington (Big Harp), Greg Hildreth (Goat), Leslie Kritzer (Salome), Ahna O'Reilly (Rosamund), Nadia Quinn (Raven/Goat's Mother), Lance Roberts (Clement Musgrove), Devere Rogers (Airie/Man)
*UNTRACKED*
Runaways (Encores!: 7/7/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frenie Acoba, Sumaya Bouhbal, Kenneth Cabral, Maxwell Cabral, Taylor Caldwell, Sophia Anne Caruso, Xavier Casimir, Joshua DeJesus, Adleesa Edwards, Aidan Gemme, Reyna Guerra, Matthew Gumley, Christina Jimenez, Kylie McNeill, Cele Pahucki, Sam Poon, Siena Rafter, Claudia Ramirez, Ren, MJ Rodriguez, Deandre Sevon, Jeremy Shinder, Ripley Sobo, Chris Sumpter, Maxwell Vice
She Loves Me (Broadway Revival - Roundabout: 6/9/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Laura Benanti (Amalia Balash), Zachary Levi (Georg Nowack), Jane Krakowski (Ilona Ritter), Tom McGowan (Ladislav Sipos), Gavin Creel (Steven Kodaly), Byron Jennings (Mr. Maraczek), Nicholas Barasch), Peter Bartlett (Headwaiter)
Signature Plays (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre: 5/28/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
“The Sandbox” by Edward Albee
Alison Fraser (Mommy), Frank Wood (Daddy), Ryan-James Hatanaka (The Young Man), Phyllis Somerville (Grandma)
“Drowning” by María Irene Fornés
Mikéah Ernest Jennings (Pea), Sahr Ngaujah (Roe), Frank Wood (Stephen)
“Funhouse of a Negro” by Adrienne Kennedy
Crystal Dickinson (Negro-Sarah), April Mathis (Queen Victoria Regina), January LaVoy (Duchess of Hapsburg, Pia Glenn (The Mother), Alison Fraser (Sarah’s Landlady), Nicholas Bruder (Raymond), Sahr Ngaujah (Patrice Lamumba), Mikéah Ernest Jennings (Jesus)
NOTE: Three short plays performed together. Tracks are split up by play.
Something Rotten! (Broadway: 7/18/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Will Chase (Shakespeare), Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Leslie Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel)
NOTE: First performance for Will Chase, Josh Grisetti, Leslie Kritzer, and Catherine Brunell
Speech and Debate (London: 3/24/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Douglas Booth, Tony Revolori, Patsy Ferran, Charlotte Lucas.
Sunday in the Park With George (Broadway Revival: 4/20/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jake Gyllenhaal (George), Annaleigh Ashford (Dot/Marie), Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr./Charles), Jenni Barber (Celeste #2/Elaine), Phillip Boykin (Boatman/Lee), Mattea Conforti (Louise/Rayne), Erin Davie (Yvonne/Naomi), Claybourne Elder (Soldier/Alex), Penny Fuller (Old Lady/Blair), Jordan Gelber (Louis/Billy), Robert Sean Leonard (Jules/Bob), Liz McCartney (Mrs./Harriet), Ruthie Ann Miles (Frieda/Betty), Ashley Park (Celeste #1/Theresa), Jennifer Sanchez (Nurse/Samantha)
Sunset Boulevard (Broadway Revival: 6/1/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling)
Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre: 5/18/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Norm Lewis (Sweeney Todd), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. Lovett), Matt Doyle (Anthony), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), *Colin Anderson (u/s Beadle Bamford), *Monet Sabel (u/s Johanna), John-Michael Lyles (Tobias), Stacie Bono (Beggar Woman/Pirelli)
The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare in the Park - Public Theatre: 5/25/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Janet McTeer (Petruchio), Cush Jumbo (Katherina), Adrienne C. Moore (Tranio) LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Baptista), Gayle Rankin (Bianca), Rosa Gilmore (Lucentio), Judy Gold (Gremio), Donna Lynne Champlin (Hortensio), Anne L. Nathan (Pedant), Candy Buckley (Vincentio), Stacey Sergeant (Grumio), Leena Rideout (Widow), Pearl Rhein, Teresa Avia Lim, Jackie Sanders, Natalie Woolams-Torres
Thank God For Jokes (Off-Broadway: 5/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mike Birbiglia’s solo comedy show
The Unfortunates (San Francisco - American Conservatory Theatre: 3/23/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ian Merrigan (Big Joe), Ramiz Monsef (General Goodtimes/Enemy/Stack/Doctor), Taylor Iman Jones (Rae), Jon Beavers (Coughlin/Cook), Lauren Hart (Roxy), Danielle Herbert (Madame), Christopher Livingston (CJ), Amy Lizardo (Handsome Carl), Eddie Lopez (Koko), Arthur Wise (Preacher)
*UNTRACKED*
War (Off-Broadway - LCT3: 6/23/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Austin Durant (Tobias), Reggie Gowland (Malcolm), Chris Myers (Tate), Rachel Nicks (Joanne), Michele Shay (Elfriede), Lance Coadie Williams (Nurse/Alpha), Charlayne Woodard (Roberta)
The Wild Party (LaChiusa) (London: 2/18/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frances Ruffelle (Queenie), John Owen-Jones (Burrs), Donna McKechnie (Dolores), Simon Thomas (Black), Dex Lee (Jackie), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Kate), Ako Mitchell (Eddie), Gloria Obianyo and Genesis Lynea (The D’armano Bros), Melanie Bright (Sally), Lizzy Connolly (Mae), Steven Serlin (Goldberg), Sebastian Torkia (Gold), Bronté Barbé (Nadine), Tiffany Graves (Madelaine)
The Woodsman (Off-Broadway - New World Stages: 5/20/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
James Oritz (Nick Chopper), Eliza Martin Simpson (Nimmee), Benjamin Bass, Devin Dunne Cannon, Will Gallacher, Alex J. Gould, Amanda A. Lederer, Aaron McDaniel, Lauren Nordvig, Meghan St. Thomas, Sophia Zukoski
Yerma (Young Vic: 9/21/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Billie Piper, Maureen Beattie, Brendan Cowell, John MacMillan, Charlotte Randle, Thalissa Teixeira
A modern adaptation of Lorca’s play, set in contemporary London.
You For Me For You (London - Royal Court Theatre: 1/7/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Katie Leung (Junhee), Wendy Kweh (Minhee), Kwong Loke (Doctor/additional roles), Andrew Leung (Smuggler/additional roles), Daisy Haggard (Liz), Paapa Essiedu (Wade)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Off-Broadway - York Theatre Company: 5/31/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Joshua Colley (Charlie Brown), Milly Shapiro (Sally Brown), Aidan Gemme (Snoopy), Gregory Diaz (Schroeder), Mavis Simpson-Ernst (Lucy van Pelt), Jeremy T. Villas (Linus van Pelt)
NOTE: The first professional production that features children in all of the roles.
John Hickok (John Adams), Abby Mueller (Abigail Adams), Andrew Boyer (Benjamin Franklin), Ryan Drummond (Richard Henry Lee), Steve Hendrickson (Andrew McNair), Richard Farrell (Dr. Lyman Hall), Dan Diatt (Stephen Hopkins), Jarrod Zimmerman (Edward Rutledge), Alex Shafer (Col. Thomas McKean), Jerry Lloyd (Caesar Rodney), Jeff Parker (John Dickinson), Bernard Balbot (James Wilson), Ian Simpson (John Hancock), Noel Anthony (Charles Thomson), Brandon Dahlquist (Thomas Jefferson), David Ledingham (Dr. Josiah Bartlett), Mark Farrell (George Reed), Keith Pinto (Roger Sherman), Margan Mackay (Lewis Morris), Colin Thomson (Samuel Chase), Benjamin Pither (Joseph Hewes), Ian Leopard (Rev. John Witherspoon), Dillon Heape (Robert Livingston), Andrea Prestinario (Martha Jefferson), Zach Kenney (The Courier), Justin Travis Buchs (Leather Apron)
Note: Due to the fact that this was recorded on the second day of the government shutdown, the whole audience applauds in the beginning at the line about “a group of three or more useless men becomes a congress”
A Doll's House, Part 2 (Broadway: 4/30/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, Condola Rashad
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City (Off-Broadway: 5/28/2016 E)
Beth Bears (Karla), Erik Lochtefeld (Don), Lisa Emery (Marcie), Jacqueline Sydney (Geena)
A Month in the Country (Off-Broadway - Classic Stage Company: 1/24/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Taylor Schilling (Natalya), Peter Dinklage (Rakitin), Anthony Edwards (Arkady), Mike Faist (Aleksey), Frank Van Putten (Schaaf), Elizabeth Franz (Anna), Annabella Sciorra (Lizaveta), Ian Etheridge (Kolya), Thomas Jay Ryan (Shpigelsky), James Joseph O’Neil (Matvei), Megan West (Vera), Elizabeth Ramos (Katya), Peter Appel (Bolshintsov)
A Tale of Two Cities (Reading: 5/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Tessa Albertson (Lucie Manette), Annie Golden (Miss Pross), Teal Wicks (Therese Defarge), Dana Watkins (Sydney Carton), Wayne Wilcox (Charles Darnay), David St. Louis (Ernest Defarge), Austin Pendleton (Doctor Manette), Lou Liberatore (M. le Marquis/Younger Twin/Attorney General), Arthur French (Mr. Lorry/Stryver), Isabell Hilinski (Little Lucie/Street Urchin), Marta Rymer (Julie/Young Girl), Akron Watson (Michel/Gabelle), Jarid Faubel (Bridegroom/Skeletal Man/President/Guards), Nick Abeel (Stage Directions)
Written and Composed by Wendy Kesselman. Unrelated to the 2008 musical.
Alexandra Silber: The Land Where the Good Songs Go (Feinstein’s San Francisco: 10/12/2013) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (National Theatre - London: 4/11/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Garfield (Prior Walter), Nathan Lane (Roy Cohn), Denise Gough (Harper Pitt), James McArdle (Louis Ironson) and Russell Tovey (Joe Pitt), Amanda Lawrence (Angel), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Belize)
Unfortunately, I was only able to see part one.
As You Like It (London - National Theatre: 1/11/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rosalie Craig (Rosalind), Joe Bannister (Orlando), *Ellie Kirk (u/s Celia), Mark Benton (Touchstone), Jaques (Paul Chahidi), Philip Arditi (Oliver), Leo Wringer (Duke Frederick), John Ramm (Duke Senior), Fra Fee (Amiens), Alan Williams (Corin), Ken Nwosu (Silvius), Siobhán McSweeney (Audrey), Gemma Lawrence (Phoebe), Hazel Gardner (Hisperia), Patrick Godfrey (Adam), Leon Annor (Charles), Jay Saighal (a courtier), Jonathan Coote, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Nathan Ives-Moiba, Ekow Quartey
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Pre-Broadway, San Francisco: 10/9/2013 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jessie Mueller (Carole King), Jake Epstein (Gerry Goffin), Anika Larsen (Cynthia Weil), Jarrod Spector (Barry Mann), Jeb Brown (Don Kirshner), Liz Larsen (Genie Klein), Ashley Blanchet, E. Clayton Cornelious, Josh Davis, Alysha Deslorieux, Kevin Duda, Carley Hughes, Sara King, Rebecca LaChance, Douglas Lyons, Arbender J. Robinson, Rashidra Scott, Antoine L. Smith
Ben Hur (London - Tricycle Theatre: 1/7/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Hopkins (Judah Ben Hur), Ben Jones (Messala), Richard Durden (Quintus Arrius/Sara), Alix Dunmore (Tirzah/Esther)
Blackbird (Broadway: 2/20/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jeff Daniels (Ray), Michelle Williams (Una), Sophia Ann Caruso (The Girl)
Blood Brothers: In Concert (54 Below: 6/28/2016 - 9:30) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Donna Lynne Champlin (Mrs. Johnstone), Beau Cassidy (Mickey), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (Eddie), Hannah Elless (Linda), Bobby Conte Thornton (Sammy), Kenita Miller (The Narrator), Teal Wicks (Mr.s Lyons), Olivia Donalson, Isaura Flores, Marquis Johnson, Clark Kinkade, Eric Meyers, Justine Rappaport
NOTE: This concert version primarily featured the songs, with some shortened versions of the scenes in between.
The Body of an American (Primary Stages - NY: 2/13/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Cumpsty (Paul), Michael Crane (Dan)
Bull (London - Young Vic Theatre: 1/16/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Max Bennett (Tony), Susannah Fielding (Isobel), Nigel Lindsay (Carter), Marc Wootton (Thomas)
*FINAL PERFORMANCE*
*recorded from the front row of ring-side seats. Excellent audio.
Carousel (London - English National Opera: 4/8/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alfie Boe (Billy Bigelow), Katherine Jenkins (Julie Jordan),Nicholas Lyndhurst (Star Keeper/Dr Seldon), Derek Hagen (Jigger Craigin), Alex Young (Carrie Pipperidge), Brenda Edwards (Nettie Fowler), Gavin Spokes (Enoch Snow), Susan Kyd (Mrs Mullin), Amy Everett (Louise)
Cats (Broadway Revival: 7/21/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Leona Lewis (Grizabella), Giuseppe Bausilio, Quentin Earl Darrington, Jeremy Davis, Kim Faure, Sara Jean Ford, Lili Froehlich, Daniel Gaymon, Shonica Gooden, Christopher Gurr, Tyler Hanes, Andy Jones, Kolton Krouse, Eloise Kropp, Jess LeProtto, Georgina Pazcoguin, Emily Pynenburg, Ariana Rosario, Ahmad Simmons, Christine Cornish Smith, Corey Snide, Emily Tate, Ricky Ubeda and Sharrod Williams
NOTE: Untracked
Chicago (Takarazuka - Lincoln Center Festival: 7/20/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Yoga Wao (Velma), Hikaru Asami (Roxie), Saori Mine (Billy Flynn), Chihiro Isono (Amos), Jun Hatsukaze (Matron Mama Morton), T. Okamoto (Mary Sunshine), Yuki Kaon, Shun Yuzumi, Kirari Kayo, Yuri Otohana, Yuma Hanazuki, Yuri Hoshina, Nodoka Maishiro, Yuki Aono, Kazusa Tsukio, Kazuki Misho, Kai Makise, Haruki Suzu, Kazuki Misho, Sora Manami
This is a special production performed by Takarazuka, an all-female theatre group from Japan who rarely performs in the US. The show was performed in Japanese, with english supertitles. The audio includes the “Takarazuka Encore,” a traditional bonus performance of song, dance and spectacle. The encore portion, which is about 20 minutes long, is not tracked, but the song list is included in the audio.
The Color Purple (Broadway: 6/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cynthia Errivo (Celie), Heather Headley (Shug Avery), Danielle Brooks (Sofia), Isaiah Johnson (Mister), Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie), Kyle Scatliffe (Harpo)
The Crucible (Broadway Revival: 7/5/2016 E) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ben Whishaw (John Proctor), Saoirse Ronan (Abigail), Sophie Okonedo (Elizabeth Proctor), Tavi Gevinson (Mary Warren), Jim Norton (Giles Corey), Bill Camp (Reverend Hale), Ciarán Hinds (Danforth), Jason Butler Harner (Reverend Samuel Parris), Elizabeth Teeter (Betty Parris), Jenny Jules (Tituba), Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (Susanna Walcott), Tina Benko (Ann Putnam/Sarah Good), Thomas Jay Ryan (Thomas Putnam), Erin Wilhelmi (Mercy Lewis), Brenda Wehle (Rebecca Nurse), Michael Braun (Ezekiel Cheever), Teagle F. Bougere (judge Hathorne)
Daphne’s Dive (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre: 6/2/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samira Wiley (Ruby), Vanessa Aspillaga (Daphne), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Inez), Matt Saldivar (Pablo), Carlos Gomez (Acosta), K.K. Moggie (Jenn), Gordon Joseph Weiss (Rey)
Don Juan in SoHo (West End: 4/1/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
David Tennant, Adrian Scarborough, Gawn Grainger, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Mark Ebuluè, Mark Extance, David Jonsson, Dominique Moore, Emma Naomi, Alice Orr-Ewing, Himesh Patel, Adrian Richards, William Spray, Danielle Vitalis and Eleanor Wyld
Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy: Julius Caesar, Henry IV, The Tempest (London: 11/16/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Harriet Walter (Brutus/Henry IV/Prospero), Jade Anouka (Mark Antony/Hotspur/Ariel), Sheila Atim (Lucius/Gadshill, Lady Percy/Ferdinand), Jackie Clune (Julius Caesar/Westmoreland, Glendower/Stefano), Shiloh Coke (Cinna the Poet/Mortimer/Sebastian), Karen Dunbar (Casca/Bardolph, Vernon/Trinculo)Clare Dunne (Portia, Octavius Caesar/Prince Hal), Leah Harvey (Soothsayer/Poins, The Douglas/Miranda), Zainab Hasan (Calpurnia, Metellus Cimber/Hostess, Messenger/Gonzalo), Jennifer Joseph (Trebonius/Sir Walter Blunt, Sheriff/Prison Officer), Martina Laird (Cassius/Worcester, Peto/Alonso), Sophie Stanton (Falstaff/Caliban), Carolina Valdés (Dog, Cinna/Northumberland/Antonio)
NOTE: Three Shakespeare plays, performed by an all-female cast, all on the same day. Each part had been performed separately over the past few years, but this exact performance was the first time that they were all put together into one, epic piece of theatre.
Dot (Off-Broadway - Vineyard Theatre: 3/13/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marjorie Johnson (Dotty), Sharon Washington (Shelly), Finnerty Steeves (Jackie), Stephen Conrad Moore (Donnie), Colin Hanlon (Adam), Libya V. Pugh (Averie), Michael Rosen (Fidel)
Eclipsed (Broadway: 6/16/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Lupita Nyong’o (The Girl), Pascale Armand (Bessie), Saycon Sengbloh (Helena), Zainab Jah (Maima), Akusua Busia (Rita)
The Effect (Off-Broadway: 7/15/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Susannah Flood (Connie Hall), Carter Hudson (Tristan Frey), Kati Brazda (Dr. Lorna James), *Colin Bates (u/s Research Lab Technician), Steve Key (Dr. Toby Sealey)
The End of Longing (MCC: 5/30/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Matthew Perry, Jennifer Morrison, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Sue Jean Kim
The Executioner’s Daughter (Reading - New Dramatists: 4/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Elena Kampouris, Bradley Dean, Lynn Cohen, Teal Wicks, Ari Brand, John Clarence Stewart
A reading of a new musical by Wendy Kesselman, based on the French novel
The Father (Broadway - MTC: 5/6/2016) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frank Langella (André), Kathryn Erbe (Anne), Brian Avers (Pierre), Charles Borland (Man), Hannah Cabell (Laura), Kathleen McNenny (Woman)
Finding Neverland (Broadway: 6/1/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Kevin Kern (u/s J.M. Barrie), *Kristy Cates (u/s Mrs. Du Marier), Marc Kudisch (Charles Frohman), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llwelyn-Davies), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), *Eli Tokash (u/s Peter Llewelyn-Davies), Jackson DeMott Hill (George Llewelyn-Davies), Alex Dreier (Jack Llewelyn-Davies), Jack McCarthy (Michael Llewelyn-Davies), *Erica Mansfield (u/s Miss Bassett)
First Daughter Suite (Public Theatre: 10/9/2015) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Alison Fraser (Nancy Reagan/Betty Ford), Rachel Bay Jones (Laura Bush/Rosalyn Carter), Caissie Levy (Patti Davis/Julie Nixon), Theresa McCarthy (Robin Bush/Hannah Nixon), Betsy Morgan (Tricia Nixon/Susan Ford), Isabel Santiago (Anita Santiago), Carly Tamer (Amy Carter), Mary Testa (Barbara Bush), Barbara Walsh (Pat Nixon)
Note: Because of the way it's written, it was difficult for me to divide it up by the individual songs, so I chose to split it 4 tracks - one for each segment of the show.
Floyd Collins (Wilton’s Music Hall - London: 9/22/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ashley Robinson (Floyd Collins), Samuel Thomas (Homer Collins) Rebecca Trehearn (Nellie), Jack Chissick (Lee Collins), Sarah Ingram (Miss Jane)
The Frogs (Jermyn Street Theatre - London: 4/7/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Matus (Dionysos), George Rae (Xanthias), Bernadette Bangura, Martin Dickinson, Li-Tong Hsu, Chris McGuigan, Nigel Pilkington, Emma Ralston, Jonathan Wadey
Fully Committed (Broadway: 7/1/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Sam and others)
Fun Home (Broadway: 5/19/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Kally Duling (u/s Medium Alison), Rebecca Luker (Helen Bechdel), Beth Malone (Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce Bechdel), Zell Steele Morrow (John Bechdel), Cole Grey (Christian Bechdel), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Joel Perez (Roy)
NOTE: Kally Duling’s first (and maybe only?) performance as Medium Alison. Kally was a temporary understudy while Lauren Patten was filling in for Emily Skeggs during her absence. Kally left the production 3 days later when Skeggs returned.
Funny Girl (London - Menier Chocolate Factory: 1/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sheridan Smith (Fanny Brice), Darius Campbell (Nick), Marilyn Cutts (Mrs Brice), Maurice Lane (Mr. Keeney), Bruce Montague (Ziegfeld), Joel Montague (Eddie), Gay Soper (Mrs. Strakosh), *Natasha J. Barnes (u/s Mrs. Meeker)
Futurity (Soho Rep: 11/7/2015 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
César Alvarez (Julian Monroe), Sammy Tunis (Ada Lovelace), Karen Kandel (The General), Andrew R. Butler (Sergeant), Eric Farber, Fred Epstein, Eamon Goodman, Kristine Haruna Lee, Mia Pixley, Kamala Sankaram, Jessie Shelton, Darius Smith, Storm Thomas
The Glass Menagerie (West End: 2/13/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cherry Jones (Amanda), Michael Esper (Tom), Kate O’Flynn (Laura), Brian J. Smith (Jim)
The Glass Menagerie (Broadway Revival: 4/21/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sally Field (Amanda), Joe Mantello (Tom), Madison Ferris (Laura), Finn Wittrock (Gentleman Caller)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Encores!: 7/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Santino Fontana (Eliot Rosewater), Skylar Astin (Norman Mushari), James Earl Jones (Kilgore Trout/Voice Not Unlike God), Brynn O’Malley (Sylvia Rosewater), Derrick Baskin (Charley Warmergran/Applicant No. 1/Ulm/Ray), Jeff Blumenkrantz (Thurmond McAllister), Nick Choksi (Psychiatrist/Executive/John/Writer No. 2/Sgt. Boyle/Man in Telephone Booth), Eddie Cooper (Jerome Hayes/Applicant No. 2/Paul), Kevin Del Aguila (Noyes Finnerty/Mail Boy/Al/Writer No. 1/Fred Rosewater), Clark Johnson (Senator Rosewater), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Mary Moody/Blanche/Ms. Swarthmore/Telethon Hostess/Nun), Kevin Ligon (Delbert Peach/Executive/Man in Suicide Parlor/Bill/Man in Bar) Marla Louissaint (Marla/Usher/Wheelchair), Liz McCartney (Diana Moon Glampers/File Clerk/Operator), Bonnie Milligan (Bonnie/Applicant No. 3/Usher/Kid), and Kate Wetherhead (Dawn Leonard/Artistic Consultant/Waitress/Caroline Rosewater/Alien)
NOTE: First Performance
The Government Inspector (Red Bull Theatre Company: 5/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael Urie, Michael McGrath, Mary Testa, Arnie Burton, Stephen DeRosa, Bruce Dow, Ryan Garbayo, Kelly Hutchinson, David Manis, Ben Mehl, Talene Monahon, Luis Moreno, James Rana and Mary Lou Rosato
Groundhog Day (Old Vic - London: 9/18/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andy Karl (Phil Connors), Carlyss Peer (Rita Hanson), Georgina Hagen (Nancy), Andrew Langtree (Ned Ryerson), Leo Andrew (Jenson), David Birch (Chubby Man), Ste Clough (Jeff), Roger Dipper (Deputy), Kieran Jae (Fred), Julie Jupp (Mrs Lancaster), Vicki Lee Taylor (Lady Storm Chaser), Emma Lindars (Doris), Antonio Magro (Sheriff), Carolyn Maitland (Joelle), Kirsty Malpass (Piano Teacher), Eugene McCoy (Larry), Jenny O'Leary (Debbie), Mark Pollard (Buster), Jack Shalloo (Ralph), Andrew Spillett (Gus)
Guys and Dolls (West End: 1/5/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Parker (Sky Masterson), Siubhan Harrison (Sarah Brown), David Haig (Nathan Detroit), Sophie Thompson (Miss Adelaide), Gavin Spokes (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), Ian Hughes (Benny Southstreet), Neil McCaul (Arvide Abernathy), Nic Greenshields (Big Jule), Cornelius Clarke (Harry the Horse), Lorna Gayle (General Cartwright)
Hadestown (New York Theatre Workshop: 6/19/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nabiyah Be (Eurydice), Damon Daunno (Damon Daunmo), Patrick Page (Hades), Amber Gray (Persephone), Chris Sullivan (Hermes), Lulu Fall (Fate), Jessie Shelton (Fate), Shaina Taub (Fate)
Hamlet (Almeida - London: 3/25/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Scott (Hamlet), Jessica Brown Findlay (Ophelia), Juliet Stevenson (Gertrude), Angus Wright (Claudius), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Horatio), David Rintoul (Ghost/Player King), Luke Thompson (Laertes), Peter Wight (Polonius), Barry Aird, Marty Cruickshank, Calum Finlay, Joshua Higgott, Amaka Okafor, Daniel Rabin, Matthew Wynn
Hamlet (Water Well - Off-Broadway: 5/21/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Arian Moayed (Hamlet), Sherie René Scott (Gertrude), Micah Stock (Horatio), Barzin Akhavan (Ghost, Player King, Priest), Amir Arison (Laertes), Maryam Ataei (Player Queen, Lady), Brendan Averett (Captain, Sailor, Ambassador), Cary Donaldson (Fortinbras), Andrew Guilarte (Claudius), Abraham Makany (Marcellus, Guildenstern), Arash Mokhtar (Barnardo, Rosencrantz), Ajay Naidu (Polonius, Gravdigger), Sathya Sridharan (Osric, Voltemand, Player), and Sheila Vand (Ophelia). With live music by Yahya Alkansa and Mohsen Namjoo.
Set in Pre-WWI Iran, this production has some sections translated into Farsi.
Hand to God (Broadway: 11/7/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bob Saget (Pastor Greg), Steven Boyer (Jason/Tyrone), Geneva Carr (Margery), Michael Oberholtzer (Timothy), Sarah Stiles (Jessica)
Hangmen (West End: 1/12/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Davd Morrissey (Harry), Johnny Flynn (Mooney), Josef Davies (Hennessy), James Dryden (Clegg), Tony Hirst (Bill), John Hodgkinson (Albert), Bronwyn James (Shirley), Andy Nyman (Syd), Craig Parkinson (Inspector Fry), Ryan Pope (Charlie), Sally Rodgers (Alice), Mark Rose (Guard), Simon Rouse (Arthur)
Happy Days (Theatre For a New Audience - Brooklyn: 5/7/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Dianne Wiest (Winnie), Jarlath Conroy (Willie)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2 (West End: 9/10/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), Poppy Miller (Ginny Potter), Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy)
Note: Includes both Part 1 and Part 2, performed on the same day.
The Homecoming (West End - Trafalgar Studios: 1/14/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Simm (Lenny), Keith Allen (Sam), Gemma Chan (Ruth), Ron Cook (Max), Gary Kemp (Teddy), John McMillan (Joey)
How to Transcend a Happy Marriage (Lincoln Center: 4/26/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marisa Tomei (George), Lena Hall (Pip), Brian Hutchison (Michael), David McElwee (Freddie), Omar Metwally (Paul), Naian González Norvind (Jenna), Austin Smith (David), Robin Weigert (Jane)
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Revival: 5/13/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bette Midler (Dolly Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina), Kevin Ligon (Rudolph)
The Humans (Broadway: 6/5/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Reed Birney (Erik Blake), Jayne Houdyshell (Deirdre Blake), Cassie Beck (Aimee Blake), Sarah Steele (Brigid Blake), Lauren Klein (Fiona “Momo” Blake), Arian Maoyed (Richard Saad)
In The Heights (London: 10/2/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Sam Mackay (Usnavi), Sarah Naudi (Vanessa), Arun Blair-Mangat (Benny), Gabriela Garcia (Nina), *Vas Constanti (u/s Kevin), Juliet Gough (Camilla), Jocasta Almgill (Daniella), Norma Atallah (Abuela Claudia), *Michael Cortez (u/s Piragua Guy)
Incognito (Off-Broadway - MTC: 6/24/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Charlie Cox, Geneva Carr, Heather Lind, Morgan Spector
Indecent (Off-Broadway - Vineyard Theatre: 5/1/2016 M) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Richard Topol (Lemml/Stage Manager), Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Gordon Moore, Tom Neils, Steven Rattazzi, Adina Verson
Paula Vogel’s new play, based on the true history of a controversial Yiddish Play entitled “The God of Vengeance,” written in 1906
Indian Summer (Playwright's Horizons: 6/15/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Owen Campbell (Daniel), Jonathan Hadary (granddad), Elise Kibler (Izzy), Joe Tippett (Jeremy)
Invisible Thread (Second Stage: 11/14/2015 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Jeremy Pope (alt. Griffin), Corey Mach (Ryan), Michael Luwoye (Jacob), Nicolette Robinson (Eden), Kristolyn Lloyd (Grace), Jamar Williams (Ibrahim), Tyrone Davis Jr. (Ronny), Adeola Role (Joy), Melody Better, Rodrick Covington, Kevin Curtis, Latrisa Harper, Jason herbert, Aisha Jackson, Jamard Richardson
Jane Eyre (London - National Theatre: 1/6/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Madeleine Worrall (Jane Eyre), Craig Edwards (Mr. Brocklehurst/Pilot/Mason), Laura Elphinstone (Helen Burns/Adele/St. John/Grace Poole/Abbot), Felix Hayes (Rochester), Melanie Marshall (Bertha Mason), Simone Saunders (Bessie/Blanche Ingram/Diana Rivers), Maggie Tagney (Mrs. Reed/Mrs. Fairfax), Benji Bower, Will Bower & Phil King (Musicians)
Jersey Boys (Broadway: 1/29/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Nicolas Dromard (Tommy DeVito), Quinn Vanantwerp (Bob Gaudio), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), PeterGregus (Bob Crewe), Mark Lotito (Gyp), Rory Max Kaplan (Hank Majewski), Jessica Rush (Lorraine) Christopher Messina (Joey), John Edwards (Barry Belson), John Rochette (Billy Dixon), Sarah Schmidt (Francine), Cara Cooper (Mary Delgado)
*UNTRACKED*
The Judas Kiss (BAM - Brooklyn: 6/7/2016 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Rupert Everett (Oscar Wilde), Charlie Rowe (Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas), Cal MacAninch (Robert Ross), Alister Cameron (Sandy Moffatt), Jessie Hills (Phoebe Cane), Elliot Balchin (Arthur Wellesley), Tom Colley (Galileo)
Julius Caesar (Public Theatre - Shakespeare in the Park: 5/27/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Robert Gilbert (u/s Brutus), Elizabeth Marvel (Antony), Gregg Henry (Caesar), John Douglas Thompson (Caius Cassius), Nikki M. James (Portia), Tina Benko (Calpurnia), Teagle F. Bougere (Casca), Yusef Bulos (Cinna the Poet), Eisa Davis (Decius Brutus), Edward James Hyland (Lepidus, Popilius), Christopher Livingston (Titinius, Cinna), Chris Myers (Flavius, Messala, Ligarius), Marjan Neshat (Metullus Cimber), Natalie Woolams-Torres (Marullus), Isabel Arraiza (Publius Clitus), Erick Betancourt, Mayaa Boateng (Soothsayer), Motell Foster (Trebonius), Dash King, Tyler La Marr (Lucillius), Gideon McCarty, Nick Selting (Lucius, Strato), Alexander Shaw (Octavius’ Servant), Michael Thatcher (Cobbler), Justin Walker White (Pindarus)
The King and I (Broadway Revival: 6/3/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Marin Mazzie (Anna), Daniel Dae Kim (King of Siam), Ruthie Ann Miles (Lady Thiang), Paul Nakauchi (Kralahome), Ashley Park (Tuptim), Conrad Ricamora (Lun Tha), *Bonale Fambrini (u/s Prince Chulalongkorn), Nicky Torchia (Louis), Rocco Sisto (Captain Orten), Edward Baker-Duly (Sir Edward Ramsey), Phra Alak (Marc Oka)
King Lear (Old Vic: 11/12/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenda Jackson (King Lear), Jane Horrocks (Regan), Celia Imrie (Goneril), Morfydd Clark (Cordelia), Karl Johnson (Gloucester), Harry Melling (Edgar), Simon Manyonda (Edmond), Sargon Yelda (Kent), Rhys Ifans (Fool), William Chubb (Albany), Danny Webb (Cornwall), Gary Sefton (Oswald), David Hargreaves (Old Man), Stephen Kennedy (Gentleman), Fehinti Balogun, Fiston Barek, Bessie Carter, Jonathan Coote, George Eggay, Matt Gavan, Joanne Howarth, Mark Rose, James Staddon
The Last Five Years (A.C.T - San Francisco: 5/24/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Margo Seibert (Cathy), Zak Resnick (Jamie)
The Last Five Years (London - St. James Theatre: 10/28/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Samantha Barks (Cathy), Jonathan Bailey (Jamie)
NOTE: First Preview. Jason Robert Brown (who directed this production) makes a speech before the show explaining that there may be some technical difficulties. There ended up being a few little mishaps here and there, but nothing that interrupted the show.
Laura Michelle Kelly: All That Matters (42 West - New York: 7/25/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Guest appearance by Dez Duron
Little Eyolf (London - Almeida Theatre: 1/8/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Lydia Leonard (Rita Allmers), Jolyon Coy (Alfred Allmers), Eve Ponsonby (Asta Allmers), Sam Hazeldine (Bjarne Borgheim), Eileen Walsh (Woman), Tom Hibberd (Eyeolf Allmers)
The Lobby Project: Menken Mixtape (Encores! - City Center Lobby: 7/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Nicolas Coburn, Brandon Michael Lowden, Simon McKenzie, cast members of Runaways, Jeanine Tesori (opening comments)
NOTE: A 25 minute concert featuring 4 re-imagined versions of Alan Menken songs, selected from a submissions contest. Part of the Lobby Project series, performed before the first performance of “God Bless You Mr. Rosewater.” Alan Menken was in the audience next to me; his comments and cheering can be heard throughout the audio.
Lazarus (London: 10/30/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Michael C. Hall (Thomas Jerome Newton), Michael Esper (Valentine), Sophia Ann Caruso (Girl), Amy Lennox (Elly), Gabrielle Brooks, Sydnie Christmas, Richard Hansell, Maimuna Memon, Jamie Muscato, Tom Parsons, Julie Yammanee
Les Miserables (West End: 3/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Sophie Reeves (u/s Fantine), *Felix Mosse (u/s Marius), Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean), Hayden Tee (Javert), David Langham (Thenardier), Katy Secombe (Madame Thenardier), Hollie O’Donoghue (Eponine), Charlotte Kennedy (Cosette), Chris Cowley (Enjolras)
The Little Foxes (Broadway - MTC: 5/6 M & 5/16 2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Cynthia Nixon, Laura Linney, Darren Goldstein, Michael McKean, Richard Thomas, David Alford, Michael Benz, Francesca Carpanini, Caroline Stefanie Clay and Charles Turner
NOTE: This is a double audio. In the zip files I’ve included my audios from both cast pairings. The May 6th audio is the Blue Cast (Linney as Regina, Nixon as Birdie) and the May 16th audio is the Green Cast (Nixon as Regina, Linney as Birdie)
Lizzie (Greenwich Theatre - London: 2/24/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bjørg Gamst (Lizzie Borden), Eden Espinosa (Emma Borden), Bleu Woodward (Alice Russell), Jodie Jacobs (Bridget Sullivan)
*UNTRACKED*
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Broadway - Roundabout: 5/14/2016 E) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jessica Lange (Mary Cavan Tyrone), Gabriel Byrne (James Tyrone), Michael Shannon (James Tyrone Jr.), John Gallagher Jr. (Edmund Tyrone), Colby Minifie (Cathleen)
Macbeth (London - Young Vic Theatre: 1/5/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
John Heffernan (Macbeth), Anna Maxwell Martin (Lady Macbeth), Nicholas Burns (Duncan/Macduff), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Banquo), Mark Ebulué (Ross), Ben Lamb (Malcolm), Lady Macduff/Lennox (Cassie Layton), Anna Beatriz Meireles (Witch/Child), Jessie Oshodi (Witch/Child), Clemmie Sveaas (Witch/Child) Thomasin Güleç, Ira Mandela Siobhan
The Merchant of Venice (Lincoln Center Festival - Globe Theatre Production: 7/23/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jonathan Pryce (Shylock), Dominic Mafham (Antonio), Rachel Pickup (Portia), Dan Fredenburgh (Bassani), Phoebe Pryce (Jessica), Dorothea Myer-Bennett (Nervosa), Andy Apollo (Lorenzo), Jolson Coy (Gratiano), Raj Bajaj (Solanio), Michael Hadley (Duke of Venice/Tubal), Colin Haigh (Balthasar), Christopher Logan (Aragon), Brian Martin (Solario), Giles Terera (Morocco), John Hastings (Ensemble), Meghan Tyler (Ensemble)
NOTE: Production brought over from the Globe Theatre
Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep: 6/10/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kuhoo Verma (Aditi Verma), Jaaved Jaaferi (Lalit Verma), Sharvari Deshpande (Ria Verma), Rohan Gupta (Varun Verma), Mahira Kakkar (Pimmi Verma), Monsson Bissell (Shashi Chawla), Meetu Chilana (Grandmother), Emily D. Das (Aliya Chawla), Krystal Kiran (Saroj Rai), Michael Maliakel (Hemant Rai), Ali Women (Vikram / Congress), Namit Das (PK Dubey), Anisha Nagarajan (Alice), Andrew Brashad (Mohan Rai / Tameesuddin), Alok Tewari (Tej), Levin Valayil (Lottery), Sorab Wadia (CL Chawla)
Mr. Foote's Other Leg (West End - Theatre Royal Haymarket: 1/13/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Simon Russell Beale (Samuel Foote), Ian Kelly (Prince George), Jenny Galloway (Mrs. Gardner), Joseph Millson (David Garrick), Micah Balfour (Frank Barber), Dervla Kirwan (Peg Woffington), Sophie Bleasdale (Miss Chudleigh), Colin Stinton (Charles Macklin/Benjamin Franklin), Joshua Elliott (Mr. Hallam)
Murder Ballad (London: 10/7/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
*Natalie McQueen (alt. Sara), Ramin Karimloo (Tom), Victoria Hamilton Barritt (Narrator), Norman Bowman (Michael)
Nathan the Wise (Off-Broadway - Classic Stage Company: 4/14/2016) M3 [hi_im_joe’s master]
F. Murray Abraham (Nathan), Stark Sands (Templar), Austin Durant (Saladin), George Abud (Al-Hafi), John Christopher Jones (Brother), Shiva Kalaiselvan (Sittah), Caroline Lagerfelt (Daya/Patriarch), Erin Neufer (Rachel)
Nice Fish (St. Ann's Warehouse - Brooklyn: 2/17/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Rylance (Ron), Jim Lichtschein (Erik), *Raye Birk (u/s Wayne), Bob Davis (The DNR Man), Kayli Carter (Flo)
O'Neill (Unexpected) (Metropolitan Playhouse: 6/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
“Recklessness”
Erin Beirnard (Mildred), Dylan Brown (Mary), Jeremy Russial (Fred), Kelly King (Arthur), Eden Epstein (Gene)
“Now I Ask You”
Emily Bennett (Lucy), David Murray Jaffe (Richard Ashleigh), Terell Wheeler (Tom Drayton), Eric R. Williams (Gabriel Adams), Kim Yancey-Moore (Mary Ashleigh)
NOTE: Two of Eugene O'Neill's lesser-known one-act plays performed together
Old Hats (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre Company: 3/17/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Shaina Taub
On Your Feet! (Broadway: 7/16/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ana Villafañe (Gloria), Ektor Rivera (Emilio), *Doreen Montalvo (u/s Gloria Fajardo), Alma Cuervo (Conseulo), Alexandria Suarez (Little Gloria), Eduardo Hernandez (Young Emilio and others), Eliseo Roman (José Fajardo), Genny Lis Padilla (Rebecca)
Out of the Mouth of Babes (Off-Broadway: 7/2/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Estelle Parsons (Evelyn), Judith Ivey (Evvie), Francesca Choy-Kee (Marie-Belle), Angelina Fiordellisi (Janice)
Pacific Overtures (Classic Stage Company: 4/23/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
George Takei (Reciter), Karl Josef Co, Marc Delacruz, Steven Eng, Megan Masako Haley, Ann Harada, Kimberly Immanuel, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Loh, Orville Mendoza, Marc Oka, Thom Sesma
Paramour: A Cirque Du Soleil Musical (Broadway: 6/4/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jeremy Kushner (A.J Golden), Ruby Lewis (Indigo James), Ryan Vona (Joey Green), Bret Shuford (Robby), Sarah Meahl (Gina), Kat Cunning (Lila)
The Pirates of Penzance (English National Opera: 2/16/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Andrew Shore (Major-General Stanley), Ashley Riches (The Pirate King), David Webb (Frederic), Johnny Herford (Samuel), John Tomlinson (Sergeant of Police), Soraya Mafi (Mabel), Katie Coventry (Edith), Angharad Lyddon (Kate), Lucy Shaufer (Ruth), *Jane Read (u/s Isabel)
The Play That Goes Wrong (West End: 1/15/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Harry Kershaw (Chris / Inspector Carter), Leonard Cook (Robert / Thomas Colleymoore), Niall Ransome (Dennis / Perkins), Laurence Pears (Jonathan / Charles Haversham), James Marlowe (Max / Cecil Haversham), Bryony Corrigan (Sandra / Florence Colleymoore), Laura Kirkman (Annie), Chris Leask (Trevor)
Present Laughter (Broadway Revival: 5/3/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Kevin Kline, Cobie Smulders, Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen, Bhavesh Patel, Reg Rogers, Matt Bittner, Ellen Harvey, Peter Francis James, Tedra Millan, Sandra Shipley
The Price (Broadway Revival - Roundabout: 5/12/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mark Ruffalo, Danny DeVito, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht
Privacy (Public Theatre: 7/10/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daniel Radcliffe, Rachel Dratch, De’Adre Aziza, Raffi Barsoumian, Michael Countryman, Reg Rogers, with the pre-recorded voices of Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter and Edward Snowden.
Roman Holiday (San Francisco: 6/7/2017 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Stephanie Styles (Princess Anne), Drew Gehling (Joe), Georgia Engel (Countess), Sara Chase (Francesca), Jarrod Spector (Irving)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Old Vic: 3/3/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Daniel Radcliffe (Rosencrantz), Joshua McGuire (Guildenstern), David Haig (The Player King)
The Robber Bridegroom (Off-Broadway - Roundabout Theatre Company: 3/18/3016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Steven Pasquale (Jamie Lockhart), Andrew Durand (Little Harp), Evan Harrington (Big Harp), Greg Hildreth (Goat), Leslie Kritzer (Salome), Ahna O'Reilly (Rosamund), Nadia Quinn (Raven/Goat's Mother), Lance Roberts (Clement Musgrove), Devere Rogers (Airie/Man)
*UNTRACKED*
Runaways (Encores!: 7/7/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frenie Acoba, Sumaya Bouhbal, Kenneth Cabral, Maxwell Cabral, Taylor Caldwell, Sophia Anne Caruso, Xavier Casimir, Joshua DeJesus, Adleesa Edwards, Aidan Gemme, Reyna Guerra, Matthew Gumley, Christina Jimenez, Kylie McNeill, Cele Pahucki, Sam Poon, Siena Rafter, Claudia Ramirez, Ren, MJ Rodriguez, Deandre Sevon, Jeremy Shinder, Ripley Sobo, Chris Sumpter, Maxwell Vice
She Loves Me (Broadway Revival - Roundabout: 6/9/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Laura Benanti (Amalia Balash), Zachary Levi (Georg Nowack), Jane Krakowski (Ilona Ritter), Tom McGowan (Ladislav Sipos), Gavin Creel (Steven Kodaly), Byron Jennings (Mr. Maraczek), Nicholas Barasch), Peter Bartlett (Headwaiter)
Signature Plays (Off-Broadway - Signature Theatre: 5/28/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
“The Sandbox” by Edward Albee
Alison Fraser (Mommy), Frank Wood (Daddy), Ryan-James Hatanaka (The Young Man), Phyllis Somerville (Grandma)
“Drowning” by María Irene Fornés
Mikéah Ernest Jennings (Pea), Sahr Ngaujah (Roe), Frank Wood (Stephen)
“Funhouse of a Negro” by Adrienne Kennedy
Crystal Dickinson (Negro-Sarah), April Mathis (Queen Victoria Regina), January LaVoy (Duchess of Hapsburg, Pia Glenn (The Mother), Alison Fraser (Sarah’s Landlady), Nicholas Bruder (Raymond), Sahr Ngaujah (Patrice Lamumba), Mikéah Ernest Jennings (Jesus)
NOTE: Three short plays performed together. Tracks are split up by play.
Something Rotten! (Broadway: 7/18/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Will Chase (Shakespeare), Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Leslie Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Edward Hibbert (Lord Clapham), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Andre Ward (Minstrel)
NOTE: First performance for Will Chase, Josh Grisetti, Leslie Kritzer, and Catherine Brunell
Speech and Debate (London: 3/24/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Douglas Booth, Tony Revolori, Patsy Ferran, Charlotte Lucas.
Sunday in the Park With George (Broadway Revival: 4/20/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Jake Gyllenhaal (George), Annaleigh Ashford (Dot/Marie), Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr./Charles), Jenni Barber (Celeste #2/Elaine), Phillip Boykin (Boatman/Lee), Mattea Conforti (Louise/Rayne), Erin Davie (Yvonne/Naomi), Claybourne Elder (Soldier/Alex), Penny Fuller (Old Lady/Blair), Jordan Gelber (Louis/Billy), Robert Sean Leonard (Jules/Bob), Liz McCartney (Mrs./Harriet), Ruthie Ann Miles (Frieda/Betty), Ashley Park (Celeste #1/Theresa), Jennifer Sanchez (Nurse/Samantha)
Sunset Boulevard (Broadway Revival: 6/1/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling)
Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre: 5/18/2017) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Norm Lewis (Sweeney Todd), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. Lovett), Matt Doyle (Anthony), Jamie Jackson (Judge Turpin), *Colin Anderson (u/s Beadle Bamford), *Monet Sabel (u/s Johanna), John-Michael Lyles (Tobias), Stacie Bono (Beggar Woman/Pirelli)
The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare in the Park - Public Theatre: 5/25/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Janet McTeer (Petruchio), Cush Jumbo (Katherina), Adrienne C. Moore (Tranio) LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Baptista), Gayle Rankin (Bianca), Rosa Gilmore (Lucentio), Judy Gold (Gremio), Donna Lynne Champlin (Hortensio), Anne L. Nathan (Pedant), Candy Buckley (Vincentio), Stacey Sergeant (Grumio), Leena Rideout (Widow), Pearl Rhein, Teresa Avia Lim, Jackie Sanders, Natalie Woolams-Torres
Thank God For Jokes (Off-Broadway: 5/27/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Mike Birbiglia’s solo comedy show
The Unfortunates (San Francisco - American Conservatory Theatre: 3/23/2016 E) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Ian Merrigan (Big Joe), Ramiz Monsef (General Goodtimes/Enemy/Stack/Doctor), Taylor Iman Jones (Rae), Jon Beavers (Coughlin/Cook), Lauren Hart (Roxy), Danielle Herbert (Madame), Christopher Livingston (CJ), Amy Lizardo (Handsome Carl), Eddie Lopez (Koko), Arthur Wise (Preacher)
*UNTRACKED*
War (Off-Broadway - LCT3: 6/23/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Austin Durant (Tobias), Reggie Gowland (Malcolm), Chris Myers (Tate), Rachel Nicks (Joanne), Michele Shay (Elfriede), Lance Coadie Williams (Nurse/Alpha), Charlayne Woodard (Roberta)
The Wild Party (LaChiusa) (London: 2/18/2017 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Frances Ruffelle (Queenie), John Owen-Jones (Burrs), Donna McKechnie (Dolores), Simon Thomas (Black), Dex Lee (Jackie), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Kate), Ako Mitchell (Eddie), Gloria Obianyo and Genesis Lynea (The D’armano Bros), Melanie Bright (Sally), Lizzy Connolly (Mae), Steven Serlin (Goldberg), Sebastian Torkia (Gold), Bronté Barbé (Nadine), Tiffany Graves (Madelaine)
The Woodsman (Off-Broadway - New World Stages: 5/20/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
James Oritz (Nick Chopper), Eliza Martin Simpson (Nimmee), Benjamin Bass, Devin Dunne Cannon, Will Gallacher, Alex J. Gould, Amanda A. Lederer, Aaron McDaniel, Lauren Nordvig, Meghan St. Thomas, Sophia Zukoski
Yerma (Young Vic: 9/21/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Billie Piper, Maureen Beattie, Brendan Cowell, John MacMillan, Charlotte Randle, Thalissa Teixeira
A modern adaptation of Lorca’s play, set in contemporary London.
You For Me For You (London - Royal Court Theatre: 1/7/2016 M) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Katie Leung (Junhee), Wendy Kweh (Minhee), Kwong Loke (Doctor/additional roles), Andrew Leung (Smuggler/additional roles), Daisy Haggard (Liz), Paapa Essiedu (Wade)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Off-Broadway - York Theatre Company: 5/31/2016) [hi_im_joe’s master]
Joshua Colley (Charlie Brown), Milly Shapiro (Sally Brown), Aidan Gemme (Snoopy), Gregory Diaz (Schroeder), Mavis Simpson-Ernst (Lucy van Pelt), Jeremy T. Villas (Linus van Pelt)
NOTE: The first professional production that features children in all of the roles.