The Public Theater News

When Lin-Manuel Miranda set out to tell the story of how one person turned the world upside down and changed it forever, did he consider that he, himself was about to accomplish the very same thing-that is-change the world by changing the way we think about education itself? If we could actually 'rewind' time, some in academia might have chuckled at the very core of the EduHam program, an education program that presupposes that American History students can comprehend and retain complex materials through rap music. Sounds a little insane doesn't it?

Lively McCabe Entertainment Co-President Michael Barra proudly announces a slate of three new stage musicals in partnership with licensing agency Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) and music powerhouse BMG. These initial three projects, all which will have premiere productions in 2020 (TBA), will feature select music from the BMG catalog, as part of their previously announced partnership with Lively McCabe.

Jake Shimabukuro comes to Joe's Pub, Monday, May 6 at 7PM and 9:30PM, and Tuesday, May 7 at 7PM and 9:30PM. Tickets are $25-$55.

As our nation becomes increasingly polarized and socially disconnected, how do we find ways to engage honestly with others? Join Oskar Eustis and Mixed Blood Theatre to explore these questions and more at "An Evening with Oskar Eustis."

Sultry heat and Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" combine to spark rich fantasies and broken dreams, passion and adultery.Open Fist Theatre Company presentsAnna In The Tropics, the powerful, poignant and poetic play that garnered the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for then unknown Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz.Jon Lawrence Rivera directs for a May 3opening at Atwater Village Theatre, where performances will continue through June 8. Pay-what-you-want previews begin April 26.

Cabaret, concert and recording artist Travis Moser makes his Green Room 42 debut with Just One Look: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt on June 20 at 7pm.

Following its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run seen by tens of thousands, Tony Award-winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will play DPAC on July 9th.

State Theatre New Jersey presents the Tony-nominated hit Broadway show seen by tens of thousands, Tony Award-winner John Leguizamo's one-man play Latin History for Morons on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm. Tickets for Latin History for Morons go on sale on Friday, April 5 at 10am. Tickets range from $29-$119.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Announces summer live! AT arsht Long.Live.Summer.

Following its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run seen by thousands, Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will play Overture Hall in Madison FRI, JUN 28 at 8 PM. Tickets for the Madison engagement go on sale FRI, APR 5 at 11 AM.  For more information, please visit Overture.org.

New York stage veterans Rebecca Naomi Jones and Gideon Glick will announce nominees for the 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards on Wednesday, April 3, at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT. The 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway will be handed out on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts, beginning at 7:00pm EST.

Following its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run seen by tens of thousands, Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will play the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on July 27, 2019 at 8PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 5 at 10AM.

YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA (James Bundy, Dean; Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean) has announced the inaugural Yale Design Showcase, May 13-15 at 149 York Street, New Haven, Connecticut: an opportunity for theater professionals to visit the campus and meet the 2019 Class of scenic, costume, lighting, sound, and projection designers, and to see their work up close.

Following its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run at Studio 54 seen by tens of thousands, The WOW Agency today announced that Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS will embark on a North American tour launching at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on June 20, 2019. The critically acclaimed production will continue to more than 15 cities across North America including stops in Atlanta, Dallas, Durham, Hartford, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and San Antonio among others, and will culminate with a seven-week engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Pre-sales for the Apollo engagement will begin Tuesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. ET, and will go on-sale to the public on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. ET.

The Drama League has announced the twelve stage directors who have been selected as the 2019 Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project: NJ Agwuna, Sharifa Elkady, Raz Golden, Chika Ike, Rebecca Marzalek-Kelly, Ismael Lara, Jr., Amanda McRaven, Lindsey Hope Pearlman, Ben Randle, Tai Thompson, Gabriel Torres, and Sophia Watt. They will be publicly introduced to the professional theatre community during the 85th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway). More information can be found at www.dramaleague.org

Southwest Shakespeare Company presents Harlem Shakespeare Festival's All-Female, multi-racial mainstage production of OTHELLO: The Moor of Venice for a limited run April 19th through April 28th, 2019 at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ. This new 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's OTHELLO, by Lisa Wolpe, is brought to the stages of Scottsdale as you've never seen it before. Celebrated director and educator Vanessa Morosco leads a cast of 8 classically trained actresses in a tragic tale that tells the story of a love that defies the boundaries of race; a hatred that defies all boundaries of reason. Together they will transform a lover's world of sighs into a universe of hurt... 'Othello': be careful who you trust!

ANNOUNCING-University of Chicago's Committee on Theatre & Performance Studies (TAPS), in collaboration with Court Theatre, is proud to host a discussion with Martyna Majok, UChicago alum and playwright of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winning play, Cost of Living. Moderated by TAPS Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice, Annie Dorsen. This event includes a live reading of an excerpt from Majok's Cost of Living.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE the multiple Tony Award-winning theatre dedicated to the production of new plays and bold interpretations of classic works, has announced its 2019-20 Season.

The Archive Residency is a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies. This two-year residency offers companies an artistic home for the development and presentation of a new work. Each residency culminates with a world premiere production. Now in its sixth year, the Archive Residency is a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village).

The Colorado New Play Festival (CNPF) (Artistic Director Andrew Leynse) is proud to announce the full lineup of theaters, plays, playwrights for the 2019 season. Now in its 22nd season, each summer the Colorado New Play Festival brings together five creative teams who work with a major theatrical institution to create a new theatrical work.