PHOTOS: A Look Back at Theater During 2020
We're looking back at the past 12 months in pictures.
This year has been an interesting one. The theater community has been rocked by the shutdown of productions across the world due to the ongoing pandemic. But we've also seen incredibly moving protests, important calls for change, and the tenacity of actors, actresses, musicians, and crew members alike.
We're looking back at some of the biggest theater moments of 2020 that defined a year of on-stage and virtual triumphs.
Which theater moment of 2020 meant the most to you?
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Best Musical Theater Album, which they won in January.
Photo credit: Bruce Glikas

including Flying Over Sunset.
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the new Elsa and Anna in Frozen.
Sadly, the show will not reopen when theater returns.
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meet with the 2020 revival leads Shereen Pimentel and Isaac Powell during their last preview before opening night.
Photo credit: Jenny Anderson
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first openly transgender actress to portray Madame Morrible.
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before the shutdown took place.
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Madison Square Garden in February after performing to
a crowd of 18,000 NYC public school students.
Photo credit: Little Fang, Jenny Anderson

able to have its first preview.
Photo credit: Jenny Anderson

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Hamilton made its screen debut on Disney Plus over the summer.
Photo courtesy of Disney Plus.

Photo credit: Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware

return to Times Square in a moving tribute to theatre.
Photo credit: Michaelah Reynolds and Mati Ficara

The Boys in the Band streaming on Netflix.
Photo courtesy of Netflix.

In August, it was confirmed that the company was
filming the production for Netflix.
Photo credit: Little Fang

the vitality of arts workers as a call to senators to
include arts workers and institutions in the federal relief conversation.
Photo credit: Michaelah Reynolds

That continued on throughout the year as
popular events were made virtual, including Miscast2020!

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without its usual Broadway performances as
Hamilton, Ain't Too Proud, Jagged Little Pill, and Mean Girls performed.
Photo credit: Virginia Sherwood / NBC

from Disney's shows came together in song.
Photo credit: Ben Hider/ABC

Instead, NBC gave us the gift of another television musical
to enjoy for the holidays.
Photo credit: David Cotter/ NBC

The Old Vic: In Camera stream of Jack Thorne's A Christmas Carol.
Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

which raised over $3 million for BCEFA.
Photo credit: Virginia Sherwood / NBC

The film adaptation of The Prom had us singing and dancing.
Photo courtesy of Netflix.

reunited for an on-stage concert to wrap up the year.
Photo credit: Chad Kraus
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