Read on for some recent theatre headlines and videos you may have missed.
Phillipa Soo Tapped for Dopesick
The Hamilton Tony nominee has joined the cast of Hulu's upcoming opioid crisis-themed limited series Dopesick, according to . She's landed a recurring guest spot as Amber, a pharma rep who's part of the first team to sell OxyContin. The cast also includes Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter, and Jake McDorman.
Joe Mantello, Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Will Talk The Boys in the Band
The director and select cast members from the Tony-winning revival and Netflix film adaptation of Mart Crowley鈥檚 play will join a 92nd Street Y digital panel October 2 at 7 PM ET. The free event will explore how they adapted the work for the screen, its continued importance 50 years after it premiered, stories from behind the scenes, and more. .
Page 73 Announces Quartet of 11-Day Virtual Residencies in Fall 2020
Continuing its mission to develop and produce the work of early-career playwrights who have yet to receive a professional production in New York City, Page 73 will virtually host four theatre artists for an 11-day virtual residency this fall. On the final day of each residency, the playwrights will present a 10-20 minute selection of their full-length plays for live virtual audiences in addition to a pre-show conversation and post-show talk back. The residents and their respective new works are: Peter Gil-Sheridan鈥檚 This Space Between Us (October 8), Sanaz Toossi鈥檚 The Persians (October 22), Blue Beckford-Burrell鈥檚 La Race (November 5), and Emma Goidel鈥檚 Women and Children (November 19).
Kelvin Harrison Jr. Joins Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett in MGM鈥檚 Cyrano Adaptation
Kelvin Harrison Jr. will play Christian in MGM鈥檚 movie adaptation of the musical Cyrano, reports . The movie will see Peter Dinklage reprising the title character from the stage production. The cast also includes Haley Bennett, Brian Tyree Henry, and Ben Mendelsohn, with Joe Wright directing a script from the show鈥檚 co-creator Erica Schmidt. Harrison Jr.will next be seen in The Trial of the Chicago 7, .
Olivier Winner Sharon D. Clarke, Jonathan Case, More Join Written on the Waves
Olivier winner Sharon D. Clarke and West End alum Jonathan Case (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) have joined Written on the Waves, a new radio play series of nine world premieres. Rebecca Banatvala, Seraphina Beh, Hannah Bristow, Nicola Coughlan, Amber James, Liam Jeavons, Daisy Lewis, Olivia Marcus, Ken Nwosu, Katherine Parkinson, and Boadicea Ricketts will also star in the pieces.
Following Luke Barnes, Tife Kusoro and Rafaella Marcus鈥檚 trilogy Loss and Hope (now available), the season continues with Lem N Ginge: The Princess of Kakos (October 5), written and directed by Ell Potter and Mary Higgins. The pair also star in the four-part feminist, queer, comedy-quest narrative alongside Clarke. Margaret Perry鈥檚 A Passion Play (October 26), directed by Jessica Lazar, is next. with Adjoa Andoh directing Lettie Precious鈥� Nina Simone鈥檚 Four Negro Women following (date TBA). .
