I Put a Spell on You

The exceedingly charming Jay Armstrong Johnson has won audiences' hearts in shows including On the Town, Hands on a Hardbody and The Most Happy Fella, and in recent years he has also created a string of Hocus Pocus-themed shows for Halloween. This edition, directed by Heath Saunders, finds the movie’s witchy Sanderson Sisters—Johnson as Winifred, flanked by Allison Robinson and Amanda Williams Ware—recruiting other baddies to join in a wicked scheme. Among the Broadway types joining the fun this year are Saunders, J. Harrison Ghee, Robyn Hurder, Stephen Brower, Yeman Brown, Max Clayton, Emma Sofia, Karma Jenkins, Maddox Martin and Kathryn Priest. Proceeds benefit the Ali Forney Center, which provides services for homeless LGBTQ+ youth.