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When the lockdown started in mid March, theatres all over the country were forced to shut down in a hurry. Nina Dunn, video designer with credits spread all over the West End and Europe, has been documenting the struggle of the industry through chilling photographs of empty theatres where silence dominates. A fundraiser has accompanied her online photo essays, which are now being turned into a book whose proceeds will go straight to charity. We had a chat to discuss her project, the effects of the closures, and dark theatres.

What better way to spend a summer evening than in the company of artistic genius in the form of iconic composer Ludwig van Beethoven as interpreted by renowned musical theater artist Hershey Felder? On Sunday July 12th at 5pm PDT, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present a livestream of the hit show Hershey Felder: Beethoven, an intimate and theatrical portrait of the legendary composer. Tickets to the livestream are available on TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's website (www.theatreworks.org) with proceeds to benefit TheatreWorks while the Tony-winning regional theatre remains dark due to the Covid pandemic. Inspired by an account of a Viennese doctor who spent his boyhood by the Beethoven's side, this enchanting musical features masterful performances of some of the composer's greatest works, from a?oeMoonlight Sonataa?? to the a?oeNinth Symphonya?? and the a?oeEmperor Concerto.a?? The enormously popular show's 2017 World Premiere still holds TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's box office record to date. BroadwayWorld recently had the pleasure of speaking with Felder from his home in Florence, Italy where he will be performing the livestream. As cicadas whirred in the background (really!), we had a wide-ranging discussion about Beethoven, Felder's relationship with TheatreWorks, the pandemic and the wonders of Florence. In conversation, Felder is an engaging amalgam of seemingly contradictory qualities, at once erudite and folksy, brainy and empathetic, quick with an arcane cultural factoid or a self-deprecating remark, equally expressive of joy and sorrow.

Manhattan School of Music: Celebrating 100 Years (1918 - 2018), a deluxe 304-page book celebrating MSM's history, has been awarded a 2020 Circle of Excellence 'Grand Gold' Award in the category of 'Institutional Relations - Promotional Publication' by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Ben Folds is releasing a new single today. '2020' is his take on what he describes as a 'rollercoaster year.'

Shobana Jeyasingh, one of the UK's most fiercely-intelligent dance artists, turns her thought-provoking and surprising aesthetic to SJD SHORTS, a series of creative translations of some of her most resonant works for small screens.

Opera Ithaca announces plans for the September release of an original film production of Giacomo Puccini's 1918 one-act comedy, Gianni Schicchi. In response to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the film's release will be the first step in a revamped 2020-2021 season for the Ithaca, New York-based company.

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will present a free 'screened' reading of WHERE THE CROSS IS MADE, a ghost story by Eugene O'Neill, via live stream video, with talkback to follow, on  Saturday, June 20th, 2020 at 8 PM, EST.

A colorful bouquet of singers, actors and luminaries from New York and the Island of Ireland are taking part in a uniquely trans-Atlantic online version of Origin Theatre's annual immersive Bloomsday Breakfast, co-hosted with Bloom's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial reopens to members today and to the public on Tuesday, June 2, while offering a host of programs in June.

As part of the #OurHouseToYourHouse series, join The Royal Ballet for a YouTube Premiere of Kenneth MacMillan's Anastasia, a piece inspired by the true story of Anna Anderson, a woman who believed herself to be Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and the only survivor from the assassination of the Romanovs in 1918.

Austin's theatre community faces this uncertain time with resolve and creativity

The latest ballet to feature as part of the #OurHouseToYourHouse series is Kenneth Macmillan's Anastasia, the true story of Anna Anderson who claimed to be the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and the only survivor of the Russian Royal family's assassination in 1918.

Looking for something new to read while stuck inside, but still need your Broadway fix? We've rounded up 10 MORE of our favorite theatrical biographies to fill the void!

Para reconocer el compromiso con la enseñanza de la educación artística de maestras y maestros, la Secretaría de Cultura y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) presentan, en su día, una programación especial, la cual se podrá disfrutar a través de la plataforma Contigo en la distancia (contigoenladistancia.cultura.gob.mx) en la sección de Videos.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops are asking more than a dozen composers (so far) to write short, one-minute 'fanfares' for their new Fanfare Project, according to City Beat.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Cincinnati Pops today announced a new initiative, The Fanfare Project, borne of the Orchestra's heritage as a champion of the music of its time and of the role of music to unite us in uncertain times. The inspiration for the initiative is Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, commissioned by CSO Music Director Eugene Goossens in 1942 in support of Allied efforts and as a testament to the American spirit during World War II. The Orchestra gave the world premiere on March 12, 1943. 

The Trust for Governors Island has launched a new content hub for digital media, resources and virtual programs called Governors Island at Home. The hub, which can be accessed at www.govisland.org, hosts a growing selection of content from and related to the Island as well as its robust community of programming partner organizations.

It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop has officially won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists included: Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning and David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's Soft Power.

The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Culture Warrington and LiveWire are joining forces to uncover Warrington's unsung heroes of World War Two. 

Metropolitan will present a Virtual Playhouse Double Feature Saturday, May 2, 2020.

Convulsive events happen. Sometimes they turn from considerable to colossal. The implications generally tend to take years to play out and, in worse cases, spiral into unpredictable and unintended consequences.

Gordon Cox, Contributing Theater Editor for 'Variety' and host of Variety's 'Stagecraft' podcast, is featured in this episode of THEATER: All the Moving Parts, hosted by Patrick Pacheco, premiering on Friday, April 24th, 9:30PM on CUNY TV.

Cadence13 today announced it will be directing and producing Hope, Through History, a limited-run documentary podcast series written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham. HISTORY will be providing archival material and multi-faceted marketing support as a partner in the franchise.

As concert halls across the country are closed, 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston is bringing together three of Boston's cornerstone music organizations to present Festival 1750, a 10-day broadcast music festival beginning on April 20, 2020.