East West Players, the nation's longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, announced that its 54th Annual Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction will be celebrated online this May.
The BBC has reported that as a part of their new Lockdown Theatre Festival, they will be broadcasting plays on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 that had their runs cut short due to the health crisis.
Musical Theatre Factory Tune In Tuesdays continues on May 5 with Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar's BEAU. BEAU had a rousing launch production at the 25th season of the Adirondack Theatre Festival last year; after development with MTF, The Directors Company, Lincoln Center, Roundabout Theatre Company and Bucks County Playhouse.
Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters have announced today that the 12th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition will cancel its in-person ceremony (originally scheduled for Monday, May 4th) and shift to a virtual celebration in light of the ongoing health crisis.
On May 13, the BAM Virtual Gala 2020 honors actor and director Cate Blanchett, author Zadie Smith, and philanthropist and producer Jeanne Donovan Fisher for their invaluable contributions to film, literature, theater, and cultural philanthropy.
Hollow Spirit Studios has released a brand new music video featuring recording artist Alexa Green. The empowering pop anthem a?oeGet Bravea?? was written by Barry Anderson & Mark Petty. The music video celebrates the life-saving acts of kindness and courage that are happening on a global scale because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lyricist Tim Rice is already a legend on Broadway and West End, and now he is expanding his audience even further as he launches his very own podcast- Get Onto My Cloud. In the first installment, Rice tells stories about his beloved mantlepiece, which features over 100 items from his life and career.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced the line-up for New Songs Now in Your Living Room. This free unplugged concert series gives inventive songwriters the opportunity to test out new material in a low-key, fun environment.
In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history! Today's number, Friend Like Me from Aladdin!
On May 7 at 7pm ET, Repro Freedom Arts and the National Institute for Reproductive Health will present a virtual program, 'Readings, Resilience, and Reproductive Freedom.'
Canyon Theatre Guild had two workshops in session when they were forced to close their doors due to the current health crisis, Adventures in Theatre (AIT), a homeschool program taking place during the day, and the After-School Theatre Program (ACT 3), for public school children.
The Tank announced today that their 2020 Virtual Gala will honor Tony Award-winning producer Mara Isaacs. The Gala will be held online on Tuesday May 19 beginning at 6pm and will be hosted by Andrea Coleman.
Shayne Eastin will present a reading of her latest play 'The Domestics,' followed by a Q&A on her Twitch Channel on May 4th 2020 at 8 PM PST. 'The Domestics' is a humorous yet horrifically psychedelic romp that explores the family lifestyles and gender roles of the upper-middle class in mid-century America. Layers of protective, social camouflage are stripped and peeled off until the characters are exposed and left wondering: Is our reality more inaccessible than unreality?
The Collaborative Theatre Project in Medford has helped form the Rogue Valley Plague Theatre Company. The group is sharing readings of Shakespeare's sonnets on Facebook.
The League of American Orchestras National Conference, Global Stages, Local Stories, has been transformed into an extended online event, the League announced today. Taking place from May 5-June 12, the Conference will be free of charge for all League members.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalists Chloe Lowery, Ashley Hollister, April Berry, Rosa Laricchiuta and Jodi Katz teamed up with violinist Asha Mevlana for a virtual mashup.
The original Off-Broadway cast of The White Chip will perform a live reading of Artistic Director Sean Daniels' play about his unusual path to sobriety as a fundraiser for The Voices Project, a grassroots recovery advocacy organization, and Arizona Theatre Company.
200 students from the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras took part in a virtual rendition of Beethoven's a?oeOde to Joya??, which was posted online earlier this week.
The Donmar Warehouse announces that Artistic Director Michael Longhurst will direct a special online production of Midnight Your Time by writer Adam Brace. Starring acclaimed stage and screen actor Diana Quick, Midnight Your Time will premiere on the Donmar Warehouse's YouTube Channel at 7.30pm 13 May 2020. The production will then be available to watch for 7 days.