In December of 2020, Broadway Artists Alliance assembled a 'killer' cast of twenty six young performers to present the virtual sensation A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical. Native Virginian Mimi Harlow Robinson, who now resides in New York City, assistant directed the production.
New Jersey Thespians is set to host its first-ever virtual Thespian Festival this weekend, January 16 - January 18. The Festival will center around the theme, 'I AM. WE ARE. Find Your Light'.
Ava Giorgione of Harrisburg will appear in a groundbreaking virtual musical, A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical, produced by 'BAA Onstage'. The show was conceived as a new style of online theatre by Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, Kait Kerrigan, Rachel Axler and a team of 40+ Broadway professionals.
Palo Alto Players continues its 90th season with a fully-staged, streaming production of the award-winning Off-Broadway musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Directed by Palo Alto Players Artistic Director Patrick Klein and starring real-life married couple Chris and Marah Sotelo, The Last Five Years will be available January 29 through February 14, 2021.
Craft Recordings and Concord Theatricals recently released the official album for Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown’s Spring 2020 virtual SubCulture concert, featuring Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean. “Coming From Inside The House (A Virtual SubCulture Concert)” was recorded for a one-night video streaming event on April 27, 2020 and was originally presented as a benefit for the SubCulture staff and musicians from the Jason Robert Brown Artist-in-Residence concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After a year like this one, we could all use some musical warmth to look forward to. Luckily, we have it on good authority that several major Broadway musicals will be adapted and released as major motion pictures in the next year!
Songwriters Pasek & Paul will perform the headlining concert for the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza!. The Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! takes place January 15-17, 2021. Individual registration is open through January 4.
It’s been a bit of a year hasn’t it? To see out the last of 2020, we shared 24 theatre memories from this year on our Instagram account (if you’re not already following us, come on over!) to count down to Christmas. Here is the entire calendar in all its glory with some links to our favourite articles from 2020.
Ten years of SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED came to an abrupt halt in March. Now Phil Geoffrey Bond prepares for the first-ever film version of his creation to debut on December 26th, care of 54 Below.
Today Craft Recordings and Concord Theatricals have released the official album for Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown’s spring 2020 virtual SubCulture concert featuring Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean. “Coming From Inside The House (A Virtual SubCulture Concert)” was recorded for the one-night video streaming event on 4/27.
New York City’s Out of the Box Theatrics has announced its 2021 Season, including the previously announced virtual production of The Last Five Years and the long-awaited return of the company’s site-specific production of Baby, as well as a virtual benefit for Black History Month, a residency in partnership with New Hampshire’s Weathervane Theatre, and a new work festival.
Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) today announced plans for moving forward with shows in 2021. With their commitment to the guiding principles of Safety, Flexibility, Creativity, and Inclusivity the 2021 shows include outdoor venues, socially distant seating, and continued virtual opportunities.
Today's top stories: Moulin Rouge! announces new tour dates, Laura Osnes sings from Carousel, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald sing from Ragtime, Lin-Manuel Miranda on the future of theatre, and more!
After being postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 lockdown, The Last Five Years is finally going on stage at The Baxter Theatre Centre. This production, presented by Cape Town-based production company, Tally Ho! Productions was scheduled to open on 19 March 2020, a week before South Africa’s hard lockdown was first implemented.
Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the CD edition of soundtrack to the Netflix film adaptation of The Prom, new album from Jason Robert Brown, a song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Cinderella, and more!
Today's top stories: London theatres to shut down again, Hamilton light display inspires donation from Lin Manuel Miranda, Jason Robert Brown to release an album with Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean, and more!
The official album will be released for Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown's spring 2020 virtual SubCulture concert featuring Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean.
On this day in 1998, Jason Robert Brown's Parade opened on Broadway, in a production directed by Hal Prince.
iTheatrics and the Educational Theatre Foundation have partnered to launch JTF Secret Santa. Now through January 3, 2021, those who love theatre may make a tax-deductible donation to ETF’s Jumpstart Theatre to allow a JumpStart-affiliated-student or teacher to attend the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! on the individual track.
Two industry veterans have teamed up to honor the 25th Anniversary of Jason Robert Brown’s SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD featuring one of musical theatre’s most inspiring finales, Hear My Song. Performer Jill Marie Burke and music director Brent Crayon enlisted the support of director Alan Bailey, and together they assembled Broadway performers, regional theatre standouts and high school musical students, to record a music video honoring the work of Jason Robert Brown and benefiting the Educational Theatre Foundation.
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