Monk Parrots Presents Streaming Premiere of AFTER AN EARLIER INCIDENTby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020N.E.S.T (Now Enjoy Streaming Theater) by Monk Parrots will present the Streaming Premiere of After an Earlier Incident (A Dyschronic Romeo and Juliet), an experimental play exploring the concept of hauntology, i.e., the past inside the present. BWW Review: MONSTERS AND MEN, Sky Goby Gary Naylor - July 15, 2020The stories career along at the speed of a subway train, barely giving a moment for the dilemmas so skilfully set up to be mentally processed before another comes along to knock you off balance. That so many of these challenges do not apply to me nor to my two boys around Zyrick's age, is proof that the phrase 'white privilege' is no empty slogan. VIDEO: Ryan Duncan and Tad Wilson's A GANDER FAMILY CHRISTMAS Releases Promosby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020A set of short musical promos are being released of the new holiday musical; A Gander Family Christmas, from the hilarious off-kilter minds of Ryan Duncan and Tad Wilson, with book and original lyrics by Ryan Duncan and original music and arrangements by Jeffrey Lodin (Disney's 'Doug Live!', Popcorn Falls, A Letter to Harvey Milk). BWW Interview: Ella Road Talks SOMETHING WILL DISAPPEARby Jonathan Marshall - July 16, 2020Playwright Ella Road achieved critical acclaim with her play The Phlebotomist, which was nominated for an Olivier Award after a run at both Hampstead Theatre Downstairs and its main stage. Road has now written a short film called Something Will Disappear for the Almeida Theatre's upcoming climate change festival, Shifting Tides. The writer spoke with BroadwayWorld about the project, her writing and how the theatre industry might emerge from the pandemic. PHYSICAL THEATER FESTIVAL Goes Virtualby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020Originally scheduled to take place from July 10-19, 2020, Festival organizers, like many theater companies and festivals across the city, state and country, started to explore the possibility of going virtual to connect local and international artists not only with the Festival's traditional audience but also to audiences outside of Chicago. Off The Lane To Host First Annual EMPOWER ARTISTS Virtual Fundraiser Featuring Daniel Quadrino, Billy Gilman & Moreby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020Off The Lane, a New York City based non-profit is hosting its first annual, 'Empower Artist' virtual fundraiser on Thursday, July 30th at 6:00 PM ET. The event hosted by Radio Disney Country's, Betsy Spina, is set to include performances by, Billy Gilman (The Voice), Daniel Quadrino (Broadway's 'Wicked' & 'Newsies'), Lisa Ramey (The Voice) & more! VIDEO: New Musical MAYA Debuts 'Outside / Inside' Featuring Kuhoo Verma and Moreby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020The new musical, Māyā, with book and music by Cheeyang Ng, book and lyrics by Eric Sorrels, has debuted a music video with The Lunar Collective. The song 'Outside / Inside' features Kuhoo Verma (Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Winner), alongside an all-Asian cast who has helped to develop the musical over the past two years. Steve Budd Returns in WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT LOVEby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020CreateTheater's Monday Night Reading Series and Ladies Who Launch Theatricals will present the award-winning show WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT LOVE, written and performed by Steve Budd and produced by Susan L. Cohen. The free performance will be hosted over the CreateTheater Zoom platform on Monday, July 20 at 7:00pm EDT. Sharp Short Dance Opens Registrations For Its First Digital Festivalby BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020Sharp Short Dance, Sydney's most exciting youth dance festival, is going digital in 2020. Held by FORM Dance Projects, the Festival offers the best young dancers and choreographers from across Australia the opportunity to showcase their talent to a panel of industry professionals and compete for a variety of prizes and awards this October and November. BWW Review: NIGEL SLATER'S TOAST, Onlineby Eleni Cashell - July 15, 2020Nigel Slater's Toast is an online play a?" part radio play, part animated film. Written by Henry Filloux-Bennett, the show is based on Nigel Slater's award-winning biography and vividly recreates his childhood through stunning animation. Plowshares Theatre Company Presents HASTINGS STREET Virtual Concertby BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020Michigan's only professional African American Theatre, Plowshares Theatre Company, presents a virtual concert of songs from an original musical set in Detroit's past. The play, Hastings Street, is a work in progress set in 1949 at the cusp of the order to tear down Black Bottom, the segregated Black community that was once where I-75 is now.
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