Desi Oakley News

Enjoy these holiday shows online with your family as the Broadway shutdown continues.

Today (November 25) in live streaming: Patti Murin and Colin Donnell visit Backstage Live, get cooking on Stars in the House, and so much more!

The Broadway Podcast Network is celebrating the holiday season by gathering together next week to celebrate and give thanks with special Live Events such as Thanksgiving Parade Memories with The Ensemblist's Mo Brady and stars like Jessica Rush (who performed twice), Wining & Brining with Robyn Hurder, and more.

The popular concert series Broadway Sings has launched a new, customizable feature in which fans can throw a Broadway-themed party for any special occasion and choose from a huge roster of Broadway guests to perform at the event.

With the Biden/Harris win, Broadway stars took to social media to express their happiness and excitement.

Dillon Klena premiered the title song for the new musical song-cycle 'SEASONS' on Youtube this week.

Mariah Rose Faith premiered a new song on her Youtube Channel this week called 'TOUCH THE SKY.'

A star-studded cast of Broadway performers present a virtual performance of the Opening Number from the new musical a?oeThe Valley'. The musical has Book and Lyrics by Jamie Maletz , Music by Eric Fegan, and Direction by Will Nunziata.

Music Theatre Wichita announced today that the five shows planned for its 2020 summer season will be presented in the summer of 2021. 

Today, Quality Services for the Autism Community launched a free online concert of what was to be an in-person benefit in support of the organization's services for the autism community. Broadway Sings for Autism brings together an incredible lineup of talent to increase autism awareness and celebrate neurodiversity.

For today's performance we've got Desi Oakley singing 'Everything Changes' from Waitress!

As we continue to adjust to a spring without Broadway, performers are uniting to make a difference. A slew of stars are offering up their friendly faces on Cameo- a way for fans to connect to artists they love- and donating the proceeds to BC/EFA's Emergency Assistance Fund. Just look out for stickers on social media noting 'Benefiting Broadway Cares' or other charities.

MedWish International will host Music for Medwish, a LIVE-STREAMED event featuring some of Broadway's top artists performing from their own homes Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m. (EST), to benefit work in support of health care workers at the front-lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. The event will be live at https://www.facebook.com/MedWishInternational/.

More than 20 Broadway producers are offering a $1 million challenge match to double the impact of donations to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

On Wednesday, March 25 at 8pm (EST) in celebration of Women's History Month, Angela Sclafani's song cycle, PASSION PROJECT, will stream in its entirety from its world premiere concert of Volume 1 at The Green Room 42, filmed in September 2019.

An all-Broadway cast will present new musical The Valley in concert starring Desi Oakley (Waitress, Chicago, Les Misérables, Wicked), Kara Lindsay (Wicked, Newsies, Beautiful), Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill, Waitress), Kevin Massey (Tarzan, Memphis, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), Brittney Johnson (Wicked, Les Misérables), Jelani Remy (Ain't Too Proud, The Lion King), and Devin Ilaw (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables).

AT THIS PERFORMANCE... will return to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from Jagged Little Pill; West Side Story; Ain't Too Proud:The Life and Times of the Temptations; Emojiland and Fiddler on the Roof [Fiddler Afn Dakh] on MONDAY, MARCH 9TH at 7 PM.

Today's top stories: Read the reviews for A Soldier's Play, and more!

After making her West End debut as Jenna in Waitress Desi Oakley again took to the West End stage last night in the lead role after Lucie Jones was unable to perform for Act 2 following her return to the production. Oakley was flown in overnight to fill in at the production when all the performers who could go on as Jenna became ill.x

Today's top stories: Cameron Dallas joins Mean Girls tonight, and more!