VIDEO: Watch Ariana Grande, Shoshana Bean & More with Jason Robert Brown For Virtual SubCulture Residency Concertby BWW News Desk - April 27, 2020Tonight, SubCulture presented Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown's monthly Artist-in-Residency concert virtually! This special concert is free to watch, but will encourage viewers to donate money to assist the SubCulture staff and musicians during this unprecedented time. Tonight's event featured performances by Brown's longtime band, along with special guests Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean. Bean, the foremost interpreter of Brown's work, returned to the Residency for the fifth time, while Grande, who made her Broadway debut in Brown's 2008 musical 13, made her first Residency appearance. COCA Unveils New Play Festival COCAwrites: Plays On Zoomby BWW News Desk - April 27, 2020COCA, the Center of Creative Arts, announced today Academy Award winning screenwriter and Tony-nominated playwright, Tarell Alvin McCraney will join as special guest for COCA's new play festival, COCAwrites: Plays on Zoom. Abbey Theatre's DEAR IRELAND Premieres Live Onlineby BWW News Desk - April 27, 2020Over four nights (28 April - 1 May), audiences throughout Ireland and across the globe can watch the world premiere of Dear Ireland a?" a historic digital theatre project that brings together 50 brand new monologues, commissioned by the Abbey Theatre as a rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each piece of work was written and created in self isolation by 100 participating artists. VIDEO: RSC Actors Help Students Studying Shakespeare Under Lockdownby BWW News Desk - April 27, 2020As part of the newly launched Royal Shakespeare Community initiative, artists from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are currently unable to rehearse or perform, will lend a hand in helping to unlock Shakespeare for thousands of children and young people studying at home. Millennial Writers Come Together To Create New Online Concertby BWW News Desk - April 27, 2020SHOOK was due to take place on 26th April at Above The Arts Theatre in Leicester Square, however like all other events planned during this period, it has been postponed. Co-founders Millie Gaston and Katie Wilmore, from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, had a drink together (over zoom, of course) and decided they wouldn't let the restrictions stop them bringing some of the best new writing to their audience! They decided to host a free online version so people could be entertained from the comfort of their home, with the hope of raising money for Acting for Others through voluntary donations.
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