The group, which includes a mixture of West End performers, (Les Miserables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Book of Mormon, Bat out of Hell and more) performers from across the UK and new performing arts graduates, recorded their parts for the song from their homes to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Chance Theater will be working with Aurora Theatre Company for the first time to produce a livestream staged reading of Dustin Chinn’s Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious. The show is being directed by Chance Theater’s Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen and will have one performance on Saturday, February 13th at 5:00 p.m.
Dress Circle Publishing has announced the release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. The book will be available on Tuesday, March 9 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2020-2021 Broadway shutdown.
Lea DeLaria, from Netflix's Orange is the New Black, is the first guest to be interviewed in Season 2 of The Audition Helper podcast. In addition to her television work, Ms. DeLaria was seen on Broadway in the 1998 revival of Leonard Bernstein's On the Town, as well as The Rocky Horror Show in 2000.
2-time Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (Kinky Boots, American Idiot) made his debut solo appearance on theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell. The guys connect over the unreal events of 2021 so far, Stark’s Christmas card tradition, playing Meryl Streep’s son, twin connections, getting notes from Cyndi Lauper & more.
Tony Award nominee Myra Lucretia Taylor (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Danny Quadrino (Newsies, Wicked), and more amazing guests appear on theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell.
The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival has announced the full program for its third annual event, this year held virtually with a lineup of science fiction, horror, and fantasy films, music videos, and in-depth panel discussions.
Tony Award nominee Derek Klena (Jagged Little Pill, Anastasia) brought his stories and charm to the theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell. The boys discuss how “Goodbye” from Catch Me If You Can skyrocketed Derek’s career, the Magic Mike musical, the even stronger relevance of Slave Play post-2020, and more.
Helpmann Award winner Michael James Scott (Aladdin, Something Rotten) and Desi Oakley (Waitress, Chicago) are the latest featured special guests on the theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell.
Tony Nominees Rory O'Malley and Mary Testa are the latest Broadway actors interviewed by The Audition Helper Podcast. Rory O'Malley was nominated for his performance as Elder McKinley in the original cast of The Book of Mormon. Mary Testa received her third Tony nomination for her performance as Aunt Eller in the Daniel Fish revival of Oklahoma.
Americano! – a musical production based on the life of a DREAMer – has reached out to the incoming Biden Administration via a letter sent December 2, 2020 to propose a special performance at The White House. It would help celebrate President-Elect Joe Biden’s pending reversal of President Donald Trump’s policies.
The Kenton Theatre has announced a live streamed version of A Christmas Carol and a reading by Simon Williams (Upstairs, Downstairs) of Clement C Y Moore's classic The Night Before Christmas will both take place during the festive period.
For the 111th Kritzerland show, it's the most wonderful time of the year (at home) and Kritzerland's annual holiday show.
The Strand Theater Company proudly continues its 13th consecutive season as the only brick-and-mortar company in Baltimore dedicated exclusively to celebrating womxn's diverse voices and perspectives, with a virtual holiday production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by the Strand Associate Artistic Director, Erin Riley.
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre + Dance, Kennedy Theatre, and Kumu Kahua Theatre invite the public to a panel discussion on Friday, November 20, 2020 at 6:30pm that features local award-winning playwright Lee Cataluna and the directors from Kumu Kahua Theatre and UHM Kennedy Theatre who are currently presenting her plays on the virtual stage.
Two theatres will come together with one playwright to discuss their connected work.
Art inspires and heals. Lynn Ahrens’ Tony Award winning lyrics from the Broadway musical Ragtime have been running through my head ever since viewing a virtual performance of the show produced by Mad Factory Theatre Company in nearby Oberlin, OH.
For the 110th Kritzerland show and the sixth online show, Kritzerland is doing Premieres and Encores - songs that have never been performed in any of the ten years of shows and a few encores of songs done in the live shows.
Drama Desk nominee Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables, 'Filthy Rich' on FOX), Jackie Cox ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12), and Deedee Magno Hall ('Steven Universe,' Wicked, If/Then), and are the latest Broadway favorites to appear with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.
Though the bright lights of Broadway are dark, college students are adapting and innovating to keep the spirit and activities of the theater alive.
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