The best part of my job as a theater writer is that I get to speak with fascinating people, and they dona??t come more fascinating than actor and Paralympic athlete Katy Sullivan, who plays the titular role in TheatreWorks Silicon Valleya??s benefit online workshop reading of Pandora. This intriguing new work by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein investigates the Pandoraa??s box myth, delving into the world-changing curiosity and hope resulting from one womana??s fateful actions. The streamed performance features a stellar cast of actors assembled from across the country and was recorded over Zoom under the direction of TheatreWorks Artistic Associate and Director of New Works Giovanna Sardelli. Pandora will be offered via video streaming from 6pm (PDT), Thursday, September 24, 2020 until 6pm (PDT), Monday, September 28, 2020. Viewers can sign up to receive a link to view Pandora at TheatreWorks.org without charge, although donations are encouraged to support TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. For additional information, visit TheatreWorks.org or call (650) 463-1960.
Entries now open! BroadwayWorld announced today the launch of BROADWAY'S NEXT ON STAGE - a new, online musical theatre singing competition for student performers sponsored by Broadway Records! Inspired by your favorite network TV singing contests, the site is inviting high school and college aged students to submit videos of themselves performing a song from the musical theatre canon to enter the competition.
Luna Stage announces the World Premiere of Bernardo Cubría's The Breakout Room. This new play about non-voters trapped in a dystopian Zoom reality will premiere September 17 at 8pm on Luna's live stream channels.
IAMA Theatre Company has announced a full 2020-21 virtual season of four new, solo works-in-progress and a new works playreading series, beginning Oct. 22 and running through June 10.
Legendary lighting designer and teacher Allen Lee Hughes will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 56th annual event on October 14 in a livestream awards ceremony.
What is a Broadway musical without a big, bold, belty closing number? Whether it's delivered as a last stand from the main character or a harmonious reprise from the full cast, musical finales have a reputation for being some of the best songs in the musical theatre canon, so today, we're skipping right to the end.
Boni B. Alvarez, Cory Hinkle, Tom Lavagnino, and Penelope Lowder will be part of the 'We Write' discussion this Thursday, September 10th at 3pm on Skylight Live. Moderated by Tony Abatemarco, four of SkyLab's professional playwrights give insights into the journey of a writer.
F Creations will be bringing Your Perfect Life back to the stage this October. The stage is 44 on Long and the team will be doing 2 performances a night on 2-3 and 9-10 October.
South Coast Repertory continues its SCR commUNITY series with the world premiere radio play, Ten Dollar Taco, written and directed by Juliette Carrillo, with music and sound design by David R. Molina. Ten Dollar Taco is produced in partnership with the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine.
Returning on September 10, 2020 '9pm with Galinsky' (formerly known as '10pm With Galinsky') is a new, thirty-minute talk-variety show that stars performer, artist, activist Robert Galinsky streaming live from his Alphabet City NYC studio.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream a benefit online workshop reading of Pandora, an intriguing new work by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein. TheatreWorks's production of Ollstein's play They Promised Her the Moon, an inventive look at women's early efforts to join the space race that was a hit among audiences and critics, was abruptly closed in March when shelter-in-place orders went into effect.
Over the last 16 years, Gulfshore Playhouse has expanded immensely, engaging hundreds of thousands of people through world-class professional theater, and impacting tens of thousands of children through innovative education programming and community partnerships.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response, BDT Stage will continue the Outdoor Concert Series through September. Patrons are assigned socially-distanced plots on our south lot. They bring their own lawn chairs and blankets, are served a pre-ordered picnic dinner and light dessert, and enjoy a live outdoor concert in the early evening.
Nothing gets an audience invested in a musical like a bold proclamation from its main character. What does the hero want? That question is usually answered with the aptly named 'I Want' song. What is an 'I Want' song? What are the best 'I Want' songs? We've rounded up a list of the BEST!
