The Met has announced the Weeks 13 and 14 schedules for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, which feature the Met's acclaimed productions of Philip Glass's Akhnaten and Satyagraha, both available to the public for the first time on the Met's streaming platforms.
Lorelei Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon are organizing a 'raucous' virtual variety show fundraiser in support of four Democratic Socialist candidates for the New York State legislature, ahead of the election on June 23: Jabari Brisport, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Marcela Mitaynes, and Zohran Mamdani.
With many Pride celebrations cancelled due to the pandemic, Celebration Theatre recognizes their importance to the LGTBQ+ community and is going virtual with the Chuck Rowland Pioneer Award Ceremony celebrating queer writer/performer Roger Q. Mason.
The Manhattan College dance team the Jasper Dancers, unable to defend their national Hip Hop title have taken their performance online, continuing to share their story of hard work and perseverance.
ExperienceFirst, New York City's leading walking tour and travel experience company, has partnered with two of its former guides - and current industry professionals - to bring theater fans a new live-streamed series entitled 'Visiting Broadway.'
West End and Broadway star and recording artist, Marisha Wallace (Dreamgirls, Waitress, Aladdin) has just released a rising and soulful cover of the timeless a?oeTomorrowa?? from the musical Annie to raise funds for Broadway Cares and MAD Trust.
National Sawdust has announced an open call for 20 new works to be commissioned by emerging composers residing or working in the US, as an expansion of its Live@NationalSawdust Digital Discovery Festival, which was launched in April 2020.
New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 at 7PM EDT, featuring excerpts from new musicals written by 4 musical theatre writers under 20. The 40-minute presentation will also feature the creators of the new musicals.
Zachary Noah Piser (Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen), Kuhoo Verma (Signature Theatre's Octet) and Debbie Christine Tjong (MCC Theatre's The Wrong Man) are the debut faces of a new initiative by Cheeyang Ng, composer of Eastbound (Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals) and Maya (Live & In Color, Hypokrit Theatre).
This week's 4Wall Sunday Roundtable invites entertainment industry publishers, editors, and writers for an in depth discussion about the news we receive and how we receive it in this increasingly difficult time.
BroadwayHD, the premier streaming platform for live theater, is honoring Broadway's biggest night with an award-worthy lineup of programming. Starting June 1, Tony Award®-winning and nominated performances will be highlighted each day leading up to the originally scheduled Tony Awards® on June 7.
BARD AT THE GATE - a startup play series presented by Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE) and Tony-nominated (INDECENT) playwright - will debut on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00 pm with a reading of Meg Miroshnik's THE DROLL {Or, a Stage-Play about the END of Theatre}.
Asolo Rep continues its GROUND FLOOR SERIES: MAKING MUSICALS, on Thursday, June 4 at 6pm with a preview of FOUNTAIN, a new musical set in Florida with book, music and lyrics by Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak:
Ars Nova has announced additional details for The Ars Nova Forever Telethon, a 24 hour livestream featuring over 100 artists celebrating Ars Nova's past and present while raising funds to propel the organization into its future. The online event will begin at 6pm EDT on June 12 and run non-stop until 6pm EDT on June 13.
OCUNYC, Oklahoma City University's NYC Alumni Chapter, is aligning their OCU Stars in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' efforts to help those in our communities who are suffering due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues its increasingly popular run with the release of a new episode today, benefiting not-for-profit Sing For Hope. Season three, episode three features special guests: Grace DeAmicis (Broadway- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and more.
A new song has been released called 'UNTIL THEN' written by Composer/Lyricist KATH HALING ('Sunshine', 'The Hold'). The song was arranged by, and features piano by, HARRY HADEN-BROWN (Assistant Musical Director of 'The Phantom of the Opera' UK Tour), and performed by JACK REITMAN (Offie Award-Winner for 'Thrill Me' at Hope Theatre).
On the heels of her viral social media campaign, #SunshineSongs, Tony Award winning actress Laura Benanti continues her Sunshine Songs Concert Series today at 6pm ET.
The roster has expanded for the Virtual International Thespian Festival, which is now set to include Pasek and Paul, Laura Benanti, Jenn Colella, Megan Hilty, and more!
Emmy Award-winning Billy Porter (Earthworm) will be joined by Tony winning Broadway star Cynthia Erivo (Miss Ladybird), pianist Jamie Cullum (Miss Spider) and star of Pitch Perfect, rapper and actor Utkarsh Ambudkar (Centipede) in today's episode of James and The Giant Peach with Taika and Friends.
This June, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene brings the stage to global audiences when Folksbiene! LIVE features one-night only events, including Maida Feingold's a?oeThe Songs of Itzik Mangera?? and Vos-Ver-Vu: The Great Yiddish Theatre Quiz with Mikhl Yashinsky.
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra performed a virtual rendition of 'Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission)' by Ennio Morricone, honoring local nurses during National Nurses Month.
London-based independent Record Label, Management and Publishing Company The Other Songs are dedicating one of their industry songwriting events to celebrate the homegrown talent of The BRIT School on Friday 5th June.