The Ooley Theatre Presents Season of Suspense Fall Fundraiser by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 The event will include brief presentations by The Artist’s Collective and Placer Repertory Theater, and a free preview performance of the new work, My Jekyll & Hyde by T. S. Forsyth and Ryan Gerberding, to premiere in 2021. Crescent City Stage Presents MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Crescent City Stagewill continue their Free Virtual Reading Series with 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. With award-winning actors from coast to coast, they hope you will join them for this special benefit performance with all donations going directly to Second Harvest Food Bank. Alley Theatre Pivots to Produce a Free Digital Season and Cancels Live 2020-21 Season Performances by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 The Alley Theatre has announced the cancellation of all in-person performances of the 2020-21 season. The following shows are affected by the cancellation: Born with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams (January 22 – February 14, 2021), Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (March 5 – 28, 2021), and more. Bobby Conte Thornton to Celebrate ALONG THE WAY Album Release With In-Person and Streamed Concert by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Bobby Conte Thornton (A Bronx Tale, Company) will celebrate the release of his debut album “Along The Way”, available digitally on Broadway Records, with an in-person and streamed concert this Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 7pm at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Gateway, Montana, at an altitude of 7500 feet. Metropolitan Opera Announces Family Holiday Festival by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first online Family Holiday Festival, which will run December 17 through December 21, 2020. In previous years, a Holiday Open House for families has been held at the Met. This year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a free, all-virtual festival will be presented across five days. Act II Playhouse Announces Holiday Season by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA has announced their holiday theatre season. 'We're excited that we are able to continue our 2020/21 season - albeit virtually,' said Tony Braithwaite, Artistic Director. 'We expected that we would not be able to perform live yet, so we're working hard to find ways to bring Playhouse experiences to our patrons.' Ann Hampton Callaway Announces MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT Holiday Show by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Tony nominated and platinum award winning songwriter ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY celebrates the season in her heartwarming holiday show 'Making Spirits Bright!' With her gorgeous voice, down to earth personality and perfect blend of pop and jazz she casts a spell that puts everyone in the spirit of the season. Chautauqua Opera Company Premieres IN OUR SILENCE, A New Song Cycle For Our Times by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 'In Our Silence' is a 75-minute song cycle that responds immediately to this moment in the world, exploring the musical ties that connect us all, even as we are isolated from each other. The film of the song cycle will premiere in three parts during live events December 3, 10, & 17 at 8 p.m. EST on Chautauqua Institution's CHQ Assembly platform. Gulfshore Playhouse Goes Global With World Premiere Filmed Production HIGHER by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Gulfshore Playhouse has announced 'Higher,' its first show of the 2020-21 season, will go global. This new one-man show created right here in Naples will stream everywhere, allowing audiences all over the world to enjoy the world premiere production. Ramsey Lewis Presents RAMSEY LEWIS IN SOUL TOWN Live Stream Concert by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis presents an exclusive concert experience Saturday December 26 - Ramsey Lewis in Soul Town. Hear Ramsey's version of some of the great Motown and soul hits as well as his own soulful funky classics. Caitríona O'Leary Performs Rare Christmas Songs For UNACCOMPANIED 28 by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 On Saturday December 5th, Heresy Records' recording artist, Caitríona O'Leary, will perform the 28th installment of Unaccompanied her weekly series of micro-concerts live-streamed on Facebook every Saturday at 2:30 PM Dublin time (GMT+1:00). Annaleigh Ashford, Michael Urie, Daphne Rubin-Vega & More Featured in New York Theatre Workshop Programming by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 New York Theatre Workshop has announced its Holiday Follies on December 16, as well as the launch of the NYTW Digital Archive which will include a work-in-process sneak preview of Martha Redbone & Aaron Whitby’s The Talking Circles exclusively for NYTW Members and Repeat Defenders. Tickets Now Available for A SEASON OF HOPE & INSPIRATION Featuring Patti LuPone, Billy Porter and More by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Tickets are now available for Broadway Inspirational Voices' 2020 holiday concert, “A Season of Hope & Inspiration,” streaming to a global audience on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at 7pm (ET). The choir announced an exclusive VIP performance package that includes a ticket to the concert and a specially curated pre-show. The Beautiful City Project Premieres Holiday Fundraiser by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 With holiday favorites and original songs and arrangements, the show aims to be a memorable event and is created by The Beautiful City Project, a Chicago-based musical theatre company that exists solely as a fundraising arm for local charities and nonprofits. Joe's Pub Announces Virtual Winter Programming Featuring Carnatic Classical Music, Battle of The Bands Satire and More by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Joe’s Pub has announced their free digital winter programming from December 8 - January 8, 2021, available on Joe’s Pub YouTube or otherwise noted. The virtual performances include Mai Khoi & Pete Drungles: In The Ruins, Roy Nathanson's 5pm Porch Concert: World on Fire, VICHITRA: In Order to Become, and more. VIDEO: Eamon Foley Releases The Sondheim Series' Next Installment: GREENFINCH AND LINNET BIRD by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Eamon Foley spent his early years performing in Broadway shows, namely Stephen Sondheim’s Gypsy and Assassins when he was 9 and 10 years old. Now, as a director-choreographer, he is reimagining the Sondheim cannon with dance and cinematography as a response to the theater shutdown. Karen Ziemba, Walter Willison and More Star in TWO BY TWO: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY VIRTUAL CONCERT by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Tony Award nominee Walter Willison and Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will star in Two By Two: The 50th Anniversary Virtual Concert to benefit The Actors Fund. The virtual holiday event will premiere at 2:00 PM on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 through Monday, December 28. New Visual Rendition Of Poe's THE RAVEN By Zachary James And Kristin Hevner Now Available by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Broadway, opera, and television star Zachary James has partnered with acclaimed composer Kristin Hevner to release an original rendition of Edgar Allen Poe's THE RAVEN. The visual experience, which fuses song, film, and theatrics, is available online today, Thursday, December 3, 2020. Young People's Theatre's New Online Play Festival Returns by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Young People's Theatre's (YPT) new online play festival, Right Here, Write Now, returns with its latest series of live-streamed readings. Launched in June, the series features contemporary playwrights responding to these extraordinary times. This latest edition includes Icelandic playwright/author Andri Snær Magnason (YPT's Blue Planet); and more. Sasha Hutchings, Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Page and More Join the 5TH ANNUAL BROADWAY BEE... THE VIRTUAL EDITION by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Broadway Bound Kids is partnering with the Broadway community and the creators of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to present the 5th Annual Broadway BEE ….the Virtual Edition. The Bee will be livestreamed on Broadway Bound Kids website at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday December 10. Eric Bogosian, Brian d'Arcy James, Laura Linney & Alicia Silverstone Join TIME STANDS STILL Post-Show Discussion by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 This evening following the “Spotlight on Plays” reading of Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL, NPR’s Deborah Amos will moderate a post-show discussion with the playwright and actors. The play reunites the original company Eric Bogosian, Brian d’Arcy James, Laura Linney & Alicia Silverstone directed by Daniel Sullivan. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam to Host Virtual Fundraiser for the Georgia Runoff Election by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2020 Today, GRAMMY-award winning artists and creators, Pearl Jam and Lin-Manuel Miranda, announced a one-night only fundraiser that will take place exclusively on virtual venue Looped on Wednesday, December 16th, at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT. Tickets are available now for donations starting at $10. BWW Interview: The Sleeping Trees Chat THE LEGEND OF MOBY DICK WHITTINGTON, Online by Fiona Scott - December 3, 2020 John Woodburn, James Dunnell-Smith and Joshua George Smith make up comedy trio, The Sleeping Trees. They spoke to BroadwayWorld about bringing their latest Christmas comedy show, The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington, to online audiences. BWW Interview: Anthony Spargo Chats THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE at Greenwich Theatre by Fiona Scott - December 4, 2020 Anthony Spargo is an actor and scriptwriter. He is known for his roles in Horrible Histories, writing for the award-winning company Les Enfants Terribles and operating a Dalek in Doctor Who! He’s also a regular in the Greenwich Theatre pantomime cast line-up. Spargo speaks to BroadwayWorld about writing and performing in COVID times. Penn State Centre Stage Virtual Presents CABARET OF MANY COLORS by BWW News Desk - December 2, 2020 Penn State Centre Stage Virtual will present a Cabaret of Many Colors directed by Steve H. Broadnax III and music directed by Delores Duran-Cefalu. The cabaret premieres Friday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. The event is free and can be viewed at sites.psu.edu/pscsvirtual beginning on the first date of the performance. |
Videos