We here at BroadwayWorld know that sometimes social-distancing can get you down. With the theatre industry at a standstill, many of us are craving some trademark musical theatre merriment to keep our spirits up while keeping ourselves and others safe.
The mother of all open mic night/variety shows has taken to to the web, and it's required watching for lovers of Broadway, jazz and cabaret. Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party takes place every Monday night at 8pm EDT, and can be seen on YouTube, Facebook and BroadwayWorld.com.
Theater in Quarantine is a new performance laboratory from writer/director/performer Joshua William Gelb dedicated to the exploration of the theatrical experience inside the digital space.
NYTB/ChamberWorks' founding artistic director Diana Byer, having reimagined the company as an entirely digital outfit in the first week of the New York City shutdown, streaming an all-Antony Tudor program on March 19, today announces the newest additions to NYTB's slate of online performances and classes.
The Israeli premiere of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH was planned to open May 2020, but has been postponed, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, the cast of the show released a first single, recorded in quarantine.
While the stages remain dark during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Milwaukee Rep is rallying its creative resources to bring the world-class theater audiences have come to know and love directly into homes. Over the next few weeks, Milwaukee Rep will bring theater from Our Home to Your Home in several unique ways.
In response to the latest guidance of public health officials and in an effort to protect artists, audiences, and staff from the spread of COVID-19, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association is canceling the 2020 seasons at the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford.
Nashville Symphony's virtual program includes performances by orchestra musicians from their homes, lectures, and demonstrations by Symphony conductors, teaching tools, at-home education activities, archived concerts, and more.
Denverite has reported that a group of theater-makers has come together in the quarantine era to create COVID-19 Theatrical Response Team, bringing performances to audiences virtually via Zoom.
Below, watch as Jason Robert Brown and company perform his new song, 'In the Time Of,' dedicated to musicians who lost their lives to COVID-19. Donate to the Musicians' Emergency Relief Fund at https://erf.local802afm.org
WLRN has reported that theatre students at Florida International University are learning to adjust to online learning and more through collaboration and creativity.
The Producers of JAGGED LITTLE PILL announced today that the Broadway musical has partnered with American Express to present a special livestream benefit event, You Live, You Learn: A Night with Alanis Morissette and 'Jagged Little Pill'.
The Public Theater announced today the return of WHAT DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT? Conversations on Zoom, written and directed by Tony Award winner Richard Nelson.
Join colleagues from around the world at 4:00 pm EDT this Friday, May 15th, for an uplifting, high-energy hour: 'Empathy Concert & Perspectives!'. Enjoy songs and stories from Broadway Stars, plus perspectives from Diane Adams (Chief Learning Officer from Mount Sinai Hospital).
Following a successful run of LAB A shows woolgatherings, Couples Therapy, and OUT OF TIME and an extension of OUT OF TIME that sold out in 24 hours, Performance Interface Lab returns with their LAB B series, featuring three new works.
The Hangar Theatre Company opens its 46th summer season (and first ever virtual season), with a reading of The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder on Saturday, May 23rd. The cast consists of over 20 artists who live in the Ithaca area, or who have appeared in a Hangar Mainstage production.
On Monday May 18, 2020 at 7:00pm, Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue will host an online premiere celebration on Facebook and Instagram in place of its annual spring gala.
Tomorrow, May 15, GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release Rags - The Musical: Original London Cast Recording in digital and streaming formats. A physical CD will be available later this year. The new album - based on the revised London production that played to sold out houses earlier this year - is the first recording of this new version of the ravishing score. Customers who pre-order the digital album will immediately receive a download of the first single, 'Children of the Wind.'
KINGS OF BROADWAY 2020 is an online concert celebrating the music of the legendary Broadway composers Jule Styne, Jerry Herman & Stephen Sondheim (the latter two whose lyrics will also be celebrated). It will premiere at 7PM on Sunday 31st May via the 'Quick Fantastic' channel on YouTube.
The city that never sleeps is a city that listens to Spotify a lot. Now, New Yorkers can access music and podcasts tailored for them 24/7-all in one convenient hub on Spotify. Named Listen Local: New York, this new hub includes music that celebrates New York's unique culture and podcasts that give residents the information they seek.
Two of Broadway's most treasured talents, Norm Lewis and Kelli O'Hara, will lead the third and fourth Memorial For Us All broadcasts on Sunday, May 17* and Sunday, May 24 at 6:00 pm ET, respectively.
On Monday, June 1 (4 - 8 pm EDT), the entire Kaufman Music Center community will come together for a Day of Musical Action, a special online event featuring performances by students and faculty from all of the Center's programs, including Special Music School, Lucy Moses School, Face the Music and Luna Composition Lab.