The Old Globe News

In our new series, 'Where Are They Now?' we're taking a look back at some of our favorite original Broadway casts, and catching up with their careers! Next up, the original cast of [title of show].

Yash Raj Films announced today that it will bring its most popular film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ as it is called throughout India) to the stage in the 2022-23 Broadway season as the new musical Come Fall In Love - The DDLJ Musical. Get all the details here.

The Blue Hill Troupe, New York City's only philanthropic musical theater group, will kick off its 98th season with Urinetown: The Musical, a sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution, and musicals-set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Tony Award winners Mark Hollmann (music and lyrics) and Greg Kotis (book and lyrics) will attend the show at 2pm on Saturday, November 13, and give a talk-back following the performance.

The Old Globe announced Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, featuring students from The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program. Program Director and USD Craig Noel Distinguished Professor Jesse Perez directs a cast of 12.

Mrs. Doubtfire returns to previews on Broadway, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, starring Rob McClure in the title role. Learn more about the cast here!

Dana H. officially opens on October 17, on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in this new play!

The Old Globe recently announced the in-person return of the Globe for All Tour, our free Shakespeare tour that reaches locations throughout San Diego County—now in its seventh year of making theatre matter to more people!

The Trustees of the Laurents Hatcher Foundation (David Saint, President) announced $1,320,000 in grants to theaters across the country in an effort aid in the process of reopening theaters and restarting productions amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  Twenty-nine unsolicited awards were given in lieu of traditional grantmaking to specific productions.

Today Richard chats with Broadway favorite Jon Rua, who has kept hard at work over the past year and a half creating incredible dance content for the world to enjoy. You can check out his work on his Youtube channel, or watch his RUA POP UP series, his work with Phish at Madison Square Garden, and Coheed & Cambria's music video. 

CHICKEN & BISCUITS officially opens on October 10, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Meet the cast here and learn more about who is starring in this new play!

On Friday, October 15th, Lindsay Nicole Chambers will bring 'This Is The Chord, This Is the Note' to The Green Room 42. Tickets are available at The Green Room 42 website, https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/​​​​​​​

The Old Globe will present its digital sharing of Nobel Prize laureate Samuel Beckett’s (Waiting for Godot) 1958 short play Krapp’s Last Tape as part of the Globe’s What Is Theatre Now? initiative. The virtual theatrical event features two-time Emmy Award winner Ron Cephas Jones.

Learn about the world premiere concept recording of SOME LOVERS written by six-time Grammy and three-time Academy Award Winner Burt Bacharach and Grammy, two-time Tony, & Olivier Award Winner Steven Sater.

The Old Globe has announced upcoming free and exciting arts engagement in-person events and digital offerings for the remainder of 2021. Audience favorites such as the seventh annual Day of the Dead Celebration and Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

American Stage Producing Artistic Director and Resident Playwright, Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj has been selected by artEquity to join their second cohort of the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Leadership Circle.

Andrew Polec talks about winning The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music's 23rd Annual Lotte Lenya Competition and what he loves about performing HAIR at The Old Globe through October 3rd.

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is presenting a reading of the new musical AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC!, book and lyrics by Kate Douglas and music and lyrics by Lucille Lortel-winner Grace McLean. The reading is directed by Jaki Bradley, with music direction by Kris Kukul.

The Old Globe will present the world premiere play Shutter Sisters by Mansa Ra. Directed by  Donya K. Washington, the play runs October 7, 2021 – November 7, 2021 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.

HartBeat Ensemble announced today a limited engagement of Rumble in the Theater, a funny and interactive experience written and performed by Marilyn Torres and directed by Dudley Findlay, Jr..

As theater begins a lengthy, gradual comeback from a shut down year, centering support for playwrights is key to ensuring that what’s on the horizon looks different than the standard production models that drove the industry’s recent past. In The Playwrights Realm’s 15th Anniversary Restart Season, in lieu of productions, the organization expands its existing programs and networks of support for playwrights, generating a vital sense of community that likewise catalyzes vital writing.