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Give The Holiday Gift Of Broadway With Handbags And Totes From Rediscover Handbags
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2020

Two of Rediscover Handbags' biggest sellers are the Hamilton purse made from an authentic Playbill and the Rolling Stones tote created from a LP record album cover.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, December 3 with Ana Gasteyer, John Lloyd Young and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 3, 2020

Today (December 3) in live streaming: John Lloyd Young and Ana Gasteyer visit Backstage Live, Time Stands Still reunion reading, and so much more!

Vote Today For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards
by Alan Henry - Dec 2, 2020

The BWW Cabaret Awards honor exemplary performers and productions in New York from October 1st, 2019 to September 30th, 2020. Nominees in all categories excluding Special Event - Solo and Special Event - Multiple needed to have performed all or the majority of their shows (at least two of three shows) during this eligibility period.

BE A BROADWAY STAR! Board Game is Now Available
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2020

The lights may be dimmed on Broadway for now, but we've got the perfect holiday gift for the Broadway fan who just can't wait until the curtain rises again: Be a Broadway Star!, Broadway's favorite board game for fans of all ages.

BWW Previews: Enjoy and Vote for your Favorites in Shine Bright Talent Competition FUNdraiser Online at Powerstories Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Nov 28, 2020

[Click and drag to move] Coming to a laptop, cell phone, or computer near you is Powerstories Theatre's Shine Bright Talent Showcase Competition FUNdraiser. If you missed Saturday's performance, anyone can watch the recorded competition online and enjoy performances by local and national contestants. This competition featured 12 singers, musicians, spoken word artists, storytellers, and family-friendly comedians who will be solely judged by you, the audience. Voting is available until 2 pm, with results announced at 5 pm on Facebook Live.

Ana Gasteyer, James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Pascal, and Kerry Butler Join THE SETH CONCERT SERIES in December
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Nov 25, 2020

Ana Gasteyer, James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Pascal and Kerry Butler will join the December line-up of talent slated for The Seth Concert Series.

BWW Feature: And The Nominees Are... BEST FILMED SHOW, PRESENTED FROM ARCHIVAL VIDEO
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 24, 2020

The Broadway World Awards for Cabaret have new categories this year to acknowledge artists who shard their whole shows online. These are the shows nominated by fans for their work and their generosity.

BWW Blog: How TikTok is Bringing Ratatouille: The Musical to Life
by Student Blogger: Breanna Ebisch - Nov 23, 2020

Yes, you read that right. A Broadway musical for Ratatouille.

#MeaningfulMonday - Meet Maryn with The Thespian Relief Fund
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Nov 23, 2020

It's #MeaningfulMonday! Learn about what Maryn is doing to help out The Thespian Relief Fund!

UNDERTAKING CHRISTMAS A Gay Original Musical Comedy Pays Homage To The Hallmark Genre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2020

Just in time for the holidays, American Theater Wing's Jonathan Larson Grant and MAC Award winner Joel B. New is Undertaking Christmas, a new musical comedy homage to the Hallmark Channel movie genre about a gay man who returns to his Midwestern roots and unearths love in the most unlikely of places.

BWW Blog: Remy the Ratatouille - The Tik Tok Musical Craze
by Student Blogger: Blake Velick - Nov 19, 2020

Remy may be the next Disney star to shine on Broadway, or at least on Tik Tok. For the past month, musical theatre fans have been collaborating on Tik Tok to compose and write a musical based on Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille.

Gingold Theatrical Group Announces 2020-'21 Speakers' Corner Writers Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2020

Gingold Theatrical Group, now in its 15th Season, is continuing its new play development with the SPEAKERS' CORNER Writers Group. For the 2020-'21 season, writers Kate Douglas, Aeneas Sagar Hemphill, Divya Mangwani, Seth McNeill, Sophie Sagan-Gutherz, and Marcus Scott will develop works in response to Shaw's Arms and the Man.

BWW Blog: Theater-Inspired Gifts to Purchase
by Student Blogger: Maya Mehrara - Nov 19, 2020

With Christmas and Hanukkah coming up next month, it is time to begin purchasing gifts for your friends and family.

Lafayette Ballet Theatre's THE NUTCRACKER Goes Virtual For 2020
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Lafayette Ballet Theatre's 20th Production of the Nutcracker will be streamed virtually on Saturday, December 19th, and Sunday, December 20th. There will be no in-person performances this year.  

BWW Blog: 9 Must-Visit Websites for Theatre Themed Gifts
by Student Blogger: Maura Consedine - Nov 16, 2020

If you’re searching for Broadway themed gifts that are perfect for the theatre lover in your life, you’ve come to the right place.

The Broadway Green Alliance Announces Upcoming Free Green Quarantine Seminars
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2020

The Broadway Green Alliance has announced two up-coming free GREEN QUARANTINE virtual seminars on November 19th and December 10th. The series of free virtual learning opportunities began in March 2020 as a way to channel the collective creative problem-solving, community building, and storytelling skills of the theatre community.

Join Alice Ripley, Beth Malone, Jeremy Kushnier and More Tonight For WAITING IN THE WINGS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2020

My Broadway Memory, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, is presenting Waiting in the Wings, a virtual gala benefiting Wingspan Arts. Tonight’s event will be live streamed on My Broadway Memory, featuring performances and appearances from Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show), Beth Malone (Fun Home), and more.

BWW Blog: Could TikTok Be The Future of Musical Theatre?
by Student Blogger: Katy Dara - Nov 12, 2020

If you haven’t heard about it by now, there’s a new movie being adapted into a musical: Ratatouille.

BWW Blog: Top 5 Gifts Thespians Would Love for the 2020 Holiday Season!
by Student Blogger: Brenton Kniess - Nov 9, 2020

The holiday season is right around the corner! While us thespians have been suffering from a ‘theatre drought”, love and passion for theatre remains the same, or it has maybe even grown since our last time in a theater. 

Alice Ripley, Beth Malone, and More Join WAITING IN THE WINGS, Virtual Gala Benefiting Wingspan Arts
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2020

The event will be live streamed on My Broadway Memory, featuring performances and appearances from Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show), Beth Malone (Fun Home), Jeremy Kushnier (Head Over Heels, Footloose), Performers from Freestyle Love Supreme, Lindsay Heather Pearce (Glee, Wicked), Luke Islam (America's Got Talent), and more, and will be hosted by Michael Kushner. 

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