Following the premature closure of its international tour of Jane Eyre as a result of COVID-19, Blackeyed Theatre are making the production available to watch online free of charge from Sunday 10 May until Sunday 17 May.
In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic, and to express gratitude to frontline medical and service workers, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has commissioned a new work, Gratias Tibi, for physically distanced orchestra and choir from José Luis Domínguez.
The Alliance Theatre will offer its annual Educator Conference virtually this June with sessions each Tuesday and Thursday from June 2 - 25, 2020. This innovative professional learning opportunity is designed to serve educators of all grade levels (Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12) and all content areas.
Porchlight Music Theatre's 25th Anniversary season continues with its new free virtual series 'Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable' with host Michael Weber, on Porchlight's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre.
Touring Sisters, Chloe Lowery (Yanni, Rocktopia), Jodi Katz (Cher), April Berry ( Legally Blonde Original Broadway Cast), Rosa Laricchiuta (a?oeThe Voicea??), Asha Mevlana (Gnarls Barkley, a?oeAmerican Idola?? Band) and Ashley Hollister (a?oeAmerican Idola??) have come together to create a musical mash-up of hit songs.
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.
Mayo Performing Arts Center has shared a video of the company performing You Will be Found from Dear Evan Hansen as a message of hope to those suffering during this time and of gratitude for the essential workers.
The Fabulous Fox has released stunning drone footage of the theater! They shared the message, 'During these uncertain, trying times, we stand together while staying apart. The Fabulous Fox is still here and we miss you. Stay strong and stay safe. Until we meet again...it's #OnlyIntermission.' Check out the footage below!
Broadway's Best Shows, a new home for entertaining, engaging content, long form features and exclusive access to Broadway's Best, will launch the weekly one-night-only 'Spotlight On Plays' series beginning Thursday, May 7, 2020 to benefit The Actors Fund, with David Mamet's NOVEMBER starring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone and more.
WFTS has reported that when the Sarasota High School production Mamma Mia! was cancelled due to the health crisis, the theater students found a way to take their final bows, paying tribute to their production.
Kate Baldwin shared a video of herself singing 'Hold On' from The Secret Garden, dedicating the video to Active Minds, the national leader for young adult mental health advocacy and suicide prevention.
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Nai-Ni Chen is shifting her focus from working on a stage with lights, costumes, and a company of dancers who rehearse and create daily with her, to advancing her art in the virtual world, attempting to discover the opportunities and impact of the coronavirus on the art of dance.
The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues is collaborating with several arts and advocacy organizations - The Broadway Advocacy Coalition; The Confined Arts; RAPP; Zealous and The Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School to feature real stories from those currently and previously incarcerated.
Piano man Michael McAssey hosts Piano Bar Live! this Tuesday, May 12th at 7:15 pm, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer. This week's guests will be Karen Mason, Leslie Anderson, Joe Regan, Mama Tits and Jon MJ Cooper.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell will lead the second and third Memorial For Us All broadcasts Sunday, May 10 and Sunday, May 17 at 6:00 pm ET. In the midst of this unprecedented pandemic, while many rituals we hold dear are no longer possible, Memorial For Us All offers unity, comfort, and healing through music.
American Repertory Theater has shared a clip of Gavin Creel singing Don't Tell Mama from Cabaret in A.R.T's production of ExtraOrdinary!
Check it out below!
As part of the 'Much Ado About SOMETHING' series, The Working Actor's Journey podcast presents - in collaboration with the San Diego Shakespeare Society and the City of Coronado Public Library - an all-star cast in a FREE online Shakespeare reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Thursday, May 14th at 3 pm PST / 6 pm EST.
The Phoenix Theatre Company will host a virtual concert An Evening with Friends Monday, May 11 at 6:00pm PST. Celebrity guests include The Phoenix Theatre Company alumni Nick Cartell, Kathy Fitzgerald, James Gish, Brittney Mack and Sam Primack. Proceeds will support The Phoenix Theatre Company's COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Cape Fear Regional Theatre (CFRT) and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Cape Fear Valley are proud to announce the 2020 Senior Class Dance Challenge.
New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.
Lindsay Pearce (Wicked), Isabelle McCalla (The Prom), Mallory Bechtel (Dear Evan Hansen), and more belt songs from Wicked, High School Musical, Waitress, and more on the Broadway Song Association Challenge with Carly Heitner.
Over 100 voices from across Greater Manchester have come together to honour and remember those lives lost on the front line during this global pandemic. The virtual choir is made up of singers from The Choir Project Community Choir & The Royal Northern College of Music and Deloitte staff choirs. They were joined by guest soloist Kerry Ellis.
Today, Billboard unveiled the world premiere of a new music video from Andrew Lippa's evolving new project Tiger King: The Musical (A Parody). The song, a?oeHusband Number 2,a?? is recorded and performed by actor and YouTube star Frankie James Grande.
The Met has announced the Week 9 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.