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Milwaukee Rep Makes Masks For Frontline Workers
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2020 With no sets to build and no costumes to construct, Milwaukee Rep has partnered with First Stage and Milwaukee Ballet to leverage resources to make masks and face shields for frontline workers at Children's Hospital, Froedert and the Medical College of Wisconsin. To date the organizations have dona...
HUMANE Comes to Pleasance Islington
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2020 25 years after a small group of local people from rural Essex came together to protest the cruel conditions of livestock exports, the world premiere of Humane comes to London, Wednesday 15 th April a?" Saturday 2 nd May 2020. Based on interviews with those on the frontline, this powerful piece unear...
VIDEO: RIVERDANCE Cast Performs Dance Tribute to Essential Workers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2020 The cast of Riverdance has come together virtually from their homes in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Australia, Moldova, Ukraine & Russia to say 'thank you' to all frontline and essential workers, as well as the people at home who continue to do their part in the fight against COVID-19....
WQXR Presents WHERE THE MUSIC NEVER SLEEPS With Jan Vogler
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2020 This Saturday, WQXR -- New York City's classical music station -- debuts a?oeWhere the Music Never Sleeps with Jan Vogler,a?? a special radio series showcasing classical music performances for our times. ...
Boston Pops FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR Canceled; Special Broadcast to Take Place July 4
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 08, 2020 This July 4, the Boston Pops will present A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes to pay tribute to the COVID-19 frontline workers and honor those who have lost their lives during the current health crisis, while also celebrating our diverse nation's founding values of liberty and justice for all....
Spanish Labels Unite To Raise Money For Hospitals
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 27, 2020 It's clear that in facing a global crisis such as that through which we are currently living with the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 virus around the world, we must look at our own communities and forge bonds that can help us through such times. ...
Chef David Burke Launches #FeedtheHeroes
by Marina Kennedy - April 03, 2020 Chef David Burke, well known for his scrappy New Jersey, never-quit attitude, has launched #FeedtheHeroes, an operation to provide meals to first responders and medical personnel on the frontlines of the pandemic battle in the New Jersey and New York City area....
Battery Dance Gives Back to Healthcare Workers in Honor of Giving Tuesday Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 05, 2020 Inspired by Giving Tuesday Now, a national day of giving to support those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Battery Dance will provide free virtual mindful movement classes for frontline health care workers during the month of May....
Creative Loafing And CAMP Tampa Team Up On Donation-based Live Virtual Yoga Class
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2020 Creative Loafing (CL) is partnering with CAMP Tampa, a boutique cycle-yoga-circuit studio in South Tampa, on a live virtual yoga class taught at CL Space by CAMP Co-Founder Jamie Lanza on Saturday, April 25th, at 9:30 am....
Global Citizen Radio to Take Over SiriusXM's Volume Channel
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 17, 2020 SiriusXM announced today that One World: Together At Home – a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic – will air on SiriusXM's Volume channel on Saturday, April 18. ...
Roku Joins Global Citizen to Stream 'One World: Together at Home'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2020 Roku, Inc. today announced it is partnering with Global Citizen to bring Roku® users One World: Together at Home, a global special that pays tribute to and celebrates frontline healthcare workers....
Clarence Brown Costume Shop Makes Masks For UT Medical Center
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2020 To respond to their need for personal protective equipment on the COVID-19 front lines, the Clarence Brown Theatre Costume Shop has begun making masks for UT Medical Center....
The San Diego International Film Festival Announces Their 2019 Film Award Winners
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2019 The San Diego International Film Festival, www.sdfilmfest.com celebrated their 18th year from October 15-20 at the 6 day annual Festival. Over 3,000 films from over 70 countries were submitted to the festival, with ultimately 107 films chosen to be screened. At the Filmmaker Awards night on Saturday...
French Opera Houses Create Medical Masks for Frontline Workers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2020 Classic FM has reported that French opera houses including Paris Opera, Toulouse Opera and more are helping to make medical masks for frontline workers. ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kelli O'Hara and More Join SONGS FOR MOUNT SINAI
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2020 After a highly successful launch last week, THE CLEAR DAY PROJECT and MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL SYSTEM have released 16 all new artist gratitude videos today, Wednesday May 6th, 2020, in support of the Mount Sinai medical staff working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Goldwyn, & More to Participate in Celebrity Comedy Benefit
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2020 The biggest names in comedy are coming together to help health workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with a special virtual comedy fest on Friday, May 1....
Drury Lane Holds Drive-Thru Donation Event
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2020 Drury Lane will host a drive-through donation event, accepting fabric and elastic donations to support the efforts of theatrical seamstresses who are sewing and donating fabric masks for healthcare workers, first responders, and others in need across Chicagoland....
Brixton's Cross the Tracks Festival Cancelled
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 07, 2020 Due to the current public health crisis, Brixton's Cross The Tracks festival has confirmed that the 2020 event will not go ahead. Having been set to host the likes of Khruangbin, The Cinematic Orchestra, Sister Sledge, Norman Jay, Madlib, Gilles Peterson and more in June, the team have released the ...
VIDEO: Elton John Launches $1 Million Emergency Fund For People With HIV Amidst Health Crisis
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2020 Elton John has announced that his Elton John Aids Foundation has launched a $1 million COVID-19 emergency fund to protect people with HIV....
Weezer Release New Song From Upcoming 'Van Weezer' Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 06, 2020 Today, Weezer are thrilled to release a new song called “Hero,” their first new material since last year's Top Five Alternative radio hit “End Of The Game.” ...
Wake Up With BWW 5/6: De Blasio Hopes to Return to Normalcy in NYC in September, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2020 Today's top stories: Mayor De Blasio is hoping to return to 'as much normal as we can be' by the beginning of September, and more!...
Wake Up With BWW 4/28: WAITRESS Cast Tributes Nick Cordero, and More!
by Stephi Wild - April 28, 2020 Today's top stories: Watch the cast of Waitress' tribute video for Nick Cordero, and more!...
MR. SWALLOW: HOUDINI to be Released on Soho Theatre On Demand
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 17, 2020 Nick Mohammed, The Pleasance, Soho Theatre and United Agents have announced the digital release of Mr. Swallow: Houdini - freeing from the shackles of 2017 the Mr. Swallow-anointed, first-ever entirely true auto-biopic of legendary magician Harry Houdini....
VIDEO: Disney Channel Star Milo Manheim Leads Music Video Cover Of Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2020 Stage and television performers continue to practice social distancing while performing 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' in various stages of quarantine....
French Opera Houses Create Medical Masks for Frontline Workers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2020 Classic FM has reported that French opera houses including Paris Opera, Toulouse Opera and more are helping to make medical masks for frontline workers. ... |