Rachel Potter and Marty Thomas have teamed up to present a weekly virtual cabaret series called Quarantine Cabaret. The two best friends have joined forces to appear in concert online, and each weekly show features a new lineup of guests.
In the midst of the COVID-19 Crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is keeping its dancers in shape by conducting regular Company Classes online from Nai-Ni and Company dancer's living rooms using Zoom. After a few weeks, Company members and Nai-Ni invited former dancers of the Company and friends to join through Zoom. At the same time, company dancers translated their online dance teaching skills to serve K-12 students and students with disabilities in underserved communities. Dance has brought them rays of hope and joy in their confined environment.
Need a Disney sing-a-long to get you through the day? Broadway favorite Susan Egan is here to help! Watch as the the original voice of Meg, sings the Hercules classic 'I Won't Say (I'm In Love)' from home, with the help of her Broadway Princess Party pals- Courtney Reed, Laura Osnes, Adam J. Levy and Benjamin Rauhala.
The York Theatre Company has launched The York's 50th Anniversary 'Uniquely York' Online Auction, now accepting bids online at www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=21187
Michael Musto will announce this year's nominees for the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, April 28, 202 at 10 AM via Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/offbroadwayalliance)
Producers Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes announced that, due to current world circumstances, they have launched a massive virtual open call in order to find the stars of the upcoming premiere of KPOP: The Broadway Musical, conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim with a book by Mr. Kim; music, lyrics and music production by Helen Park.
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.
Studio Tenn, the professional regional theatre company in Franklin, Tenn., is premiering a virtual talk show hosted by Artistic Director Patrick Cassidy and featuring exclusive interviews with performing artists from Broadway, film and music.
Are you sad that the Coronavirus Pandemic has cut this Broadway season short? So is Nathan, your resident Broadway Screamer! Join the creator of D3@r Ev@n 0h N0, as he talks about all the incredible Broadway theater of this year, conjectures about who would have been nominated for Tonys, and interviews some incredibly talented friends.
What happens when cast members from Les Miserables' 33-year history unite? An epic sing-a-long, of course! Watch below as members of Les Miserables companies, from 1987 to the present, return to the stage to share this anthem of hope in these challenging times, until stages around the world light up once more.
Goodspeed Musicals has released a flashback video to its 2009 production of 42 Street! Watch the opening number, The Audition below! The video was released as a Staff Pick. The producer of the production, Donna Lynn Hilton shared:
The story and music of America's Composer comes to you live in the comfort of your own home when Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents a live broadcast of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, a play-with-music written and performed by award-winning actor and musician Hershey Felder (George Gershwin Alone, Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro).
Two-time Olivier award-winning master of magic and illusion, Derren Brown is the latest star to challenge The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW postponed tonight's April 27th duo concert -- Jane Bruce and TUCKER in JANE & TUCKER: STRIPPED -- until Monday August 10 at 9:30PM. The two singer-songwriters -- who first met at the 2019 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project -- have released a funny video collaboration in which they lament their postponed show and the challenges of their respective quarantines through an original song.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, has postponed tonight's April 27th duo concert -- JANE BRUCE and TUCKER in JANE & TUCKER: STRIPPED -- until Monday August 10 at 9:30PM.
Today, Quality Services for the Autism Community launched a free online concert of what was to be an in-person benefit in support of the organization's services for the autism community. Broadway Sings for Autism brings together an incredible lineup of talent to increase autism awareness and celebrate neurodiversity.
Red Bull Theater today announced the next event of its special FREE programming to provide an opportunity for its community of artists and theater lovers to gather in the virtual space during this unprecedented time of COVID-19: Thomas Dekker, John Ford & William Rowley's The Witch of Edmonton.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional Theatre in Residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, and 20. All readings will take place on Zoom, and require advance registration.
As Nick Cordero fights complications due to coronavirus, his Rock of Ages Hollywood co-stars and family came together to give him a special message. Jonathan Quesenberry, Music Director, shared the video on his Facebook page and it can be viewed below!
Lincoln Center at Home will be re-broadcasting a very special performance on April 28 with trailblazing African-American soprano Jessye Norman and violist Pinchas Zukerman. The episode hasn't been seen since it originally aired in 1997!