Regional NewsPasadena Playhouse Will Stage Freestyle Love Supreme, Re-Imagined Head Over Heels, More in New SeasonThe previously announced Holland Taylor-led production of Ann will premiere in spring 2022.
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Dan Meyer
August 18, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, Aneesa Folds, Ian Weinberger (on keyboard back), and Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front) in Freestyle Love SupremeCredit: Joan Marcus
Pasadena Playhouse in California will welcome back audiences next season with four shows making their Los Angeles debuts, including Head Over Heels and Freestyle Love Supreme.
Head Over Heels, featuring hits by The Go-Go's, is up first, running November 9–December 12. Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton will direct, choreograph, and conceive the re-imagined production..
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Up next is Mike Lew’s Teenage Dick (February 1�27, 2022), a modern take on Shakespeare’s Richard III. Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel directs again after stagings in New York, London, and the upcoming production at Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.
Spring welcomes the Ann (March 23–April 24), written by and starring Emmy winner and Tony nominee Holland Taylor. Benjamin Endsley Klein directs. Rounding out the lineup is the Freestyle Love Supreme (July 12–August 7), conceived by Anthony Veneziale, and co-created with Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
A fifth production will be announced at a later date.
The Playhouse is requiring all patrons to be vaccinated and wear masks while inside the theatre. For more information about the season, .
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Production Photos: Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway
Production Photos: Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway
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James Monroe Iglehart, Kaila Mullady, Anthony Veneziale, Ian Weinberger (on keyboard back), Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front), and Aneesa Folds in Freestyle Love Supreme
Joan Marcus
Andrew Bancroft, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Arthur Lewis, Christopher Jackson, Ian Weinberger (on keyboard), and Chris Sullivan in Freestyle Love Supreme
Joan Marcus
Anthony Veneziale, Aneesa Folds, Arthur Lewis, James Monroe Iglehart, and Chris Sullivan in Freestyle Love Supreme
Chris Sullivan, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Veneziale, Utkarsh Ambudkar, James Monroe Iglehart, Kurt Crowley (on keyboard back), and Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front) in Freestyle Love Supreme
Chris Sullivan, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Veneziale, Utkarsh Ambudkar, James Monroe Iglehart, Kurt Crowley (on keyboard back), and Arthur Lewis (on keyboard front) in Freestyle Love Supreme
Chris Sullivan, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Anthony Veneziale, Christopher Jackson, and Kurt Crowley (on Keyboard) in Freestyle Love Supreme
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