Sharon News

Jefferson Mays is Scrooge again, and he's right on time.

The Donmar Warehouse announces today that it will present a special concert online to mark the festive season. LOOKING A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS will be performed in the beautiful setting of St Paul's Church (affectionately known as The Actors' Church), in the heart of Covent Garden and premiere online for free on the Donmar's YouTube channel on Wednesday 16 December, 7.30pm.

West End actor Aaron Lee Lambert (Hamilton) and singer-songwriter Rachel Mason have released a charity single inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Make A Start” is an uplifting anthem that aims to unite and inspire in a time of disconnection and division. 

Cinnabar Theater and producer Hunter Arnold unofficially kicked off the holiday season early by announcing that a special filmed version of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic A Christmas Carol starring one of the finest stage actors of our time, Tony Award® winner Jefferson Mays, will be released worldwide on Saturday, November 28.

Canadian Soprano Sharon Azrieli and Frank Wildhorn create a dream team for their new album Frankly, Sharon - released by Time Life - featuring musical theatre songs from sultry French to passionate Italian and moving Hebrew, with translations all done by Sharon Azrieli.

The Guthrie Theater today announced it has added the Pomegranate Arts production of Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce … Pandemic! to its virtual holiday lineup.

The concert will be filmed live at the Actors' Church (St Paul's Church) in London's Covent Garden, with performances from Dame Maureen Lipman, Courtney Act, Christine Allado, David Bedella, Simon Callow, Kevin Clifton, Brenda Edwards, Sheila Ferguson, Amy Hart, Dom Hartley-Harris, Sophie Isaacs, Cassidy Janson, Lydia Lucy, Lee Mead, Peter Polycarpou, Jodie Prenger, Sharon Rose, Sally Ann Triplett and The Vivienne, along with Brian Conley and the cast of A Christmas Carol – The Musical and the West End Gospel Choir.

Sharon Playhouse and producer Hunter Arnold unofficially kicked off the holiday season early by announcing that a special filmed version of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic A Christmas Carol starring one of the finest stage actors of our time, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, will be released worldwide on Saturday, November 28.

Amazon Studios today announced it has ordered a sixth and final season of the fan-favorite Amazon Original series The Expanse, based on James S.A. Corey's best-selling books.

Announcing! Brini Maxwell is back!! That 60's and 70's homemaker Brini Maxwell is back with an all new show; Christmas with Brini!airing on Stellar Dec 9th, 12th, 19th and Christmas Eve!

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in the holiday season with Simple Gifts, a joyful, multicultural celebration of beloved holiday songs and traditions from many diverse backgrounds. TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond directs his first virtual production with this World Premiere work, crafted by Bond and a cast featuring a bounty of Bay Area theatre veterans.

More than 40 people and puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q have reunited in a special music video of the hit finale, “Only For Now.”

Selene Luna's COMEDY LIBERATION is a virtual standup comedy show shining a spotlight on sharp-witted outspoken, bracingly hilarious comics. A one-of-a-kind evening of uncensored comedy featuring comics with disabilities and friends who are not afraid to say what's on their minds.

Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,' a satire surrounding and starring Nicolas Cage.

Tony-nominee Megan Hilty joins Project Angel Food for two events Thanksgiving week. First, she is headlining the organization’s Night of Gratitude & Song on Sunday, November 22; then she is delivering meals on Thanksgiving to those in need day with her daughter Viola.

The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will present its virtual holiday special, Home for the Holidays: Christmas Greetings from Broadway, beginning December 18 at 7:30 pm. The show will continue to run through Christmas Day.

Out Magazine has released its annual Out100 list, 'recognizing members of the LGBTQ+ community for their groundbreaking, ripple-inducing, and culture-shifting impact around the world.' Among those to have made the list are Jeremy Pope, Cody Renard Richard, Shakina Nayfack, Joe Mantello, Cheyenne Jackson and more!

The Warner Theatre will present its next production of the 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival – DIRECTIONS by Penny Jackson (NY) - from the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre beginning Friday, November 20 at 7:00 pm. 

Though not a traditional year, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory has worked hard to ensure that its traditional holiday presentation of The Nutcracker will go on. The 2020 production will be presented virtually from the Warner Theatre's Main Stage during the first two weekends of December. Six performances will be streamed with additional opportunities to view recorded shows.

Barrington Stage Company will present a free virtual reading of The Supadupa Kid 2: Move, the action/superhero book by Pittsfield-based author Ty Allan Jackson. The reading will feature a cast of local youth and parents from the Berkshires and NY State Capital Region. Boyd will direct the reading, which will begin streaming free on December 3.