Date of a Lifetime - 2020 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 14

Event chair and host Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis announced today that Sir Michael Caine, David Copperfield, John Elway, Kenny G, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Maria Shriver, Sam Smith, Sir Rod Stewart, Pia Toscano, and Usher join the virtual 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball on Saturday, October 10 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET.

Today Patton Daye Slater Productions announced the forthcoming release of the haunting new single 'Liquid Courage,' a song from the upcoming musical theatre concept album Love & Southern D!scomfort. 'Liquid Courage' features music and lyrics by Bobby Daye, lyrics by Monica L. Patton, and vocals by Broadway veteran Ramona Keller.

Sixteen years after the release of their last album Thelonious Monster is back with new music.

Returning from a long period of dormancy, theatre makes a comeback in Vancouver: better and safer than ever! At the Anvil Centre, the show: HEY VIOLA! Viola Desmond a?' the Soundtrack of a Life plays from October 15th to 25th. This production follows the life of Canadian civil rights activist: Viola Desmond highlighting her fight against racial injustice in Nova Scotia. Starring Krystle Dos Santos (Co-Creator) as Viola and direction by Tracey Power (Co-Creator), HEY VIOLA also incorporates 15 songs from Desmonda??s era. With musical accompaniment from local musicians Steven Charles (guitar/bass), Chris Davis (trumpet, drums, and piano), and Mary Ancheta (keyboard), Dos Santos will sing the night away while telling the story of a woman who sparked a movement across Canada. I had the pleasure of chatting with Krystle Dos Santos touching on Violaa??s life, the creative process, and her favourite parts of the show! Read the full interview below!

The East Coast Music Hall of Fame has announced that due to COVID-19, in the interest of the well-being of all those who will be attending their two-day event, they have rescheduled the Awards Gala and all related activities at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City from its regularly scheduled 2020 date to Monday, June 7th, 2021 & Tuesday, June 8th, 2021.

The A2IM Libera Awards, first held in June 2012, were created by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) to celebrate the successes of the independent music community.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present Encore BSO Recitals, a colorful and eclectic online concert series spotlighting 50 musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in small ensembles and giving viewers a rare opportunity to experience the individual artistry of many of the musicians who make up the world-renowned ensemble.

On October 2, Naïve Classiques will release Vivaldi's opera Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet), the 65th release in the label's Vivaldi Edition. The series is devoted to newly rediscovered works of Vivaldi housed at the Biblioteca Nazionale in Turin.

Round House Theatre has announced a new lineup of plays, conversations, and education offerings for its 43rd Season, which includes digital programming for the fall and winter and a return to live productions in its Bethesda theatre in spring 2021.

The Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore College has announced a new virtual performance series that will bring prominent guest artists to the campus community over Zoom sessions on Sundays at 1pm Eastern.

For the first time in 38 years, there was no possible way to hold a live Elly Award Ceremony for Youth or Adults due to the Covid19 pandemic. So, SARTA decided to host a Virtual Elly Award Ceremony.

Justin Sayre Presents his New Camp Offering, PITTSFIELD, MASS, Friday, September 18th 8pm EST, 5pm PST.

APOLLO AND THE TRIALS OF HERCULES is a new play by First Stage Resident Playwright John Maclay and Joe Foust. This reading is directed by First Stage alumni Elyse Edelman and Hal Sansone. Audiences can stream this new play reading anytime between September 11 - 13 for no cost on First Stage's YouTube channel.

Canadian Singer-Songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald has shared to new tracks – “Good Plates” and “I Love You.'

Event chair and host Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis announced today that the 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball will go virtual on Saturday, October 10, 2020.

California Symphony and its music director, Donato Cabrera, are joining forces with the state's top Classical music stations, KUSC FM in Los Angeles and KDFC FM in San Francisco, to present a new, limited-run series.

A collection of Roundabout Theatre Company's treasured alumni and artist friends will offer one-of-a-kind conversations and encounters for 'Bid for Roundabout,' a fundraiser to support the theater in the face of an unprecedented financial deficit due to the COVID shutdown. The auction, powered by Charitybuzz, begins Tuesday, September 8, 2020

A collection of Roundabout Theatre Company's treasured alumni and artist friends will offer one- of-a-kind conversations and encounters for 'Bid for Roundabout,' a fundraiser to support the theater in the face of an unprecedented financial deficit due to the COVID shutdown. The auction, powered by Charitybuzz, will begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

Synchronicity Theatre's 2020-2021 Season, opening October 5, 2020, will feature hybrid 'In the Theatre' and 'On the Screen' formats to reach more audiences and provide socially-distanced opportunities to view smart, gutsy, bold theatre whenever possible.

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has named Grace McGory, Christopher Grant and Becky Gibby as the winners of the Premiere Senior Endeavor Awards, a new playwriting initiative established in response to the challenges of COVID-19.

Independent film production company dadass FILMS has announced the release date for their controversial documentary “Blurring Man.” The film will hold its premiere on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2020 and will be available for streaming on Vimeo on Demand. 

GRAMMY Award-winning music producer and lauded field-recording trailblazer Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Zomba Prison Project, Ramblin' Jack Elliott) follows up an acclaimed recording career of over 50 albums with his latest, and most personal release yet, featuring the Sheltered Workshop Singers' debut release, 'Who You Calling Slow?'

ASK4 Entertainment has announced a shift in dates for ShipRocked 2021. The premier rock music cruise vacation originally scheduled for January 2021 will now take place on May 9 – 14, 2021 on the Carnival Magic, featuring the same ports as the original itinerary.

In honor of the 2020 centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment, HAP brings Lucy Stonea??s incredible story to life: The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, a fierce abolitionist, and womena??s rights activist, Lucy Stone was never one to take the easy road in the fight against discrimination.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced a new three-day celebration and fundraiser in honor of its 25th Anniversary, PorchlightPalooza, Friday, Aug. 21 - Sunday, Aug. 23, which will include performances from Chicago's best talents, an exclusive interview hosted by legendary newsman Bill Kurtis with the 2020 ICON Award recipient Joel Grey and more.