THAT THING YOU DO! Cast Will Reunite to Honor Adam Schlesingerby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020Page Six has reported that the cast of “That Thing You Do!” is reuniting to honor songwriter Adam Schlesinger — who passed away from coronavirus complications earlier this month — and raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. Listen to Sean Hayes on SETH RUDETSKY'S BACK TO SCHOOL Podcastby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020SiriusXM and Pandora recently launched 'Seth Rudetsky's Back to School,' an original weekly entertainment podcast launches on March 24. On 'Back to School,' Broadway mainstay Seth Rudetsky, a longtime SiriusXM talk show host, interviews celebrities about their high school experiences-and how those experiences continue to shape them. Sunny Showtunes: Let Your 'Freak Flag' Fly with SHREK THE MUSICALby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020We 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. Michael Urie Will Reprise BUYER & CELLAR Role for Livestream Benefitby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020Obie, Lortel, and Drama Desk Award- winner Michael Urie (Grand Horizons, Torch Song) will reprise his role in a livestreamed one-night-only performance of Buyer & Cellar to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The site-specific performance will broadcast live from the living room of his apartment on Sunday, April 19 at 8pm. Watch live on Youtube! VIDEO: Watch Jessica Vosk & Scott Hoying Sing as TIGER KING Nemeses Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin!by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020Tiger King, the Netflix phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, has been musicalized... again! On Friday, BroadwayWorld brought you a song written by Andrew Lippa, featuring vocals from Kristin Chenoweth. Now Broadway veteran Jessica Vosk and Pentatonix's Scott Hoying take a stab at tiger-loving nemeses Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. The song is written by Hoying, Brad Silnutzer and Joey Orton. Just In: Musicians Union Reverses Decision Waiving Disney on Broadway Concert Paymentsby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020No word yet on a rescheduled air date, but Ray Hair, International President of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), issued statement on AFM waiving all contractually required payments in connection with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit streaming of 'Disney on Broadway' Here is a List of Regional Theaters Hosting Video Auditionsby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020As theaters all over the country have been forced to temporarily shut their doors due to the ongoing health crisis, many have adjusted to the change by bringing their content online. Theaters are planning for future season by holding online video auditions! VIDEO: Joshua Turchin's THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW Releases New Episodeby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues with the release of a new episode featuring special guests: Eleanor Koski (Broadway - Les Miserables, God Friended Me/CBS), Christian Harmston (Broadway National Tour of Love Never Dies, Metropolitan Opera- Exterminating Angel), and Alex Vacchiano. Young Artists Announced for Westport Country Playhouse's Livestream with Kelli O'Haraby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020Westport Country Playhouse announced the randomly selected Fairfield County, Connecticut, high school students who will participate in 'Getting to Know You: A Celebration of Young Artists,' hosted by Tony Award®-winning Broadway star Kelli O'Hara, on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m., on the Playhouse YouTube channel and Facebook Live. SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER Has Raised $2.35 Million and Counting For the CDC Foundationby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020'Saturday Night Seder,' the star-studded virtual Passover Seder that premiered Saturday night on YouTube via www.SaturdayNightSeder.com and Buzzfeed's Tasty YouTube, has raised more than $2,350,000 for the CDC Foundation's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund, it was announced today. Disability-Affirmative Phamaly Theatre Company Produces Parody Video of 'Seize the Day'by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020In response to the COVID-19 disruption, The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), with support from the Ford Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and individual supporters, seeks to meet the urgent needs of the Black Dance community through the IABD Emergency Fund. Check Out Chicago's Virtual Offeringsby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020While live theater and entertainment has been put on pause due to the ongoing health crisis, many theaters, venues and more are bringing their content online! Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Gala Concert WORLDWIDE CONCERT FOR OUR CULTUREby BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2020 gala concert, Worldwide Concert for Our Culture, will feature culturedefining artists from Japan, Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, South Africa, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Cuba, and the United States joining the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis from remote locations.
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