Mike Burstyn to Join ITZIK AND THE GOLDEN PEACOCK This Sunday by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 This Sunday, May 30th at 2 pm, the Congress for Jewish Culture will host ITZIK AND THE GOLDEN PEACOCK, a 120th birthday celebration for renowned Yiddish bard Itzik Manger. This very special virtual event will feature an ensemble of Yiddish luminaries with readings, music and discussion, revealing why Itzik Manger has such an enduring legacy. Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's BULLY & JOHNNY'S GRAND WOLVES SHOW Begins Streaming Tomorrow by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s brand new vodcast series will begin streaming online tomorrow, Friday 28 May. BULLY & JOHNNY’S GRAND WOLVES SHOW will bring together Wolverhampton Wanderers FC players and some of the finest talents from the city of Wolverhampton and beyond in a brand new video-podcast. L.A. Theatre Works' Presentation of Broadway's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: LIVE IN HD Available to View by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 L.A. Theatre Works is holding over the stream of Roundabout Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed Broadway production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD” for an additional month, through June 30. Berkshire Film And Media Collaborative Presents Virtual Screenwriting Workshops With Producer Marilyn Atlas by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 Building on the success of professional-level screenwriting and pitching classes held this winter, Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative will present three new online workshops on writing and selling screenplays and scripts led by award-winning Hollywood talent/literary manager and producer Marilyn R. Atlas on June 3, June 10, and June 24. Young Talent Big Dreams To Stream Virtual Finals in June by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, together with presenting sponsor The Children's Trust, will host the 11th anniversary Young Talent Big Dreams Finals on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 7 p.m. This FREE event that is open to the public and will stream live on the Young Talent Big Dreams YouTube page. US Premiere of WHAT IF IF ONLY to be Presented by NAATCO by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 Mia Katigbak, co-founder and actor-manager of NAATCO, today announced that NAATCO will present remote live performances of the US Premiere of a new play by Caryl Churchill, What If If Only, realized by Les Waters and Jared Mezzocchi. The performances will stream Monday June 7th through Saturday June 12th nightly at 7:00 pm EST. Full Lineup and Cast Announced for SOUND BITES Extra Bites Second Night by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 Theater Now New York, one of the nation’s leading producers of original short form musicals, announced the full lineup and cast for the second night of SOUND BITES Extra Bites, which will stream online Friday, May 28th at 7pm. NYPL Billy Rose Theatre Division Will Celebrate 90 Years with I'M STILL HERE Virtual Benefit by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021 I'm Still Here, a new virtual benefit for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Division, will stream on Broadway On Demand on June 23. The evening is a celebration of the division's 90th Anniversary, and the 50th Anniversary of its beloved Theatre on Film and Tape Archive and will honor Harold Prince and George C. Wolfe. Appalachian Springs Foundation Announces Virtual World Premiere Of THOREAU'S HENHAWK VISITS MEXICO by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Thoreau's Henhawk Visits Mexico is a new 39-minute choreographic/musical/video-projection/spoken-word creation by Appalachian Springs Foundation Artistic Director Clara Gibson Maxwell. SHOW OF TITLES, Featuring Glenn Close, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kelsey Grammar & More, Moves to June 13 by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Broadway’s Best Shows has just announced a new premiere date for “Show of Titles,” a musical extravaganza with dozens of Broadway stars performing the title songs from over 20 beloved musicals. “Show of Titles” will premiere on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 7pm ET and be available for four days only. All proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund. Inland Valley Repertory Theatre Announces Patrick Brien As Director Of Livestreaming DINNER WITH FRIENDS by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Inland Valley Repertory Theatre has announced Patrick Brien as Director of its livestreaming Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Donald Margulies, 'Dinner with Friends.' New York Theatre Workshop Announces Final Programming for 2020/21 Artistic Instigator Season by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 NYTW announced the final two artistic instigator projects for the 2020/21 season. Hilton Als is, and has been, an invaluable contributor to American cultural life for decades. Join this Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, artist, writer and curator as he lifts up and takes a different look at what he considers marginalized classics of the 20th Century. SOHO REP. PROJECT NUMBER ONE Artist's Work Available to View Through July by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Soho Rep. is presenting eight works created by artists comprising Project Number One, the organization’s 2020 initiative bringing theater-makers onto the Soho Rep. staff in a moment of extreme precarity for the artistic community. CHANGEMAKERS World Premiere Announced, Featuring 20 Original, Short Plays & Musicals Inspired by Community Leaders by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Now streaming online, Changemakers, a collection of 20 original, two-minute plays and musicals inspired by community leaders, activists, and front-line workers who have fought for change over the course of the past year. LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL Continues With New Episodes in June by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Carnegie Hall’s online series will continue in June featuring a range of programming for music lovers, including new episodes of Live with Carnegie Hall, historic filmed performances streamed as part of Carnegie Hall Selects, and a Lullaby Project Celebration Concert presented as part of Learn with Carnegie Hall. Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young Will Lead Virtual FIRST DATE in July by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Art Lab and ShowTown Productions just announced that Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young – former “American Idol” contestants who are married in real life – will co-star in a new virtual production of the 2013 Broadway musical comedy, First Date. The production, directed by Meg Fofonoff, will stream for five performances from July 23-25 on the ticketing platform, Stellar. Christine Dwyer, Matt DeAngelis, Donna Vivino & More To Take Part In CABARET ON THE COUCH For Arts For Immigrants by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 The online series Cabaret on the Couch will return Friday, May 28th with an all-star lineup of performers. The evening will benefit Arts for Immigrants: a professional artists-based community that creates new opportunities specifically designed for the unique environment in which immigrant artists are living. PROUD VOICES - The Interactive Queer Audio Festival - Returns This Pride Month For A Second Season by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2021 Part walking tour of queered-owned, independent businesses and part audible exhibition of curated queer art, Proud Voices is a unique, immersive way of celebrating work of the queer community in Brooklyn. VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek of LOVE, LINDA with Stevie Holland by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2021 Cole Porter fans will be able to celebrate his birthday on June 9th in style this year with the world premiere on demand presentation of the Off-Broadway musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter. With book by Stevie Holland with Gary William Friedman, music and lyrics by the legendary Cole Porter and arrangements and additional music by Mr. Friedman. The filmed presentation of this solo show stars the musical's co-creator and originator of the role Stevie Holland, as directed for the stage by Richard Maltby, Jr.* The Met Announces TURANDOT, SAMSON ET DALILA & More for Nightly Met Opera Streams by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure. DanceAfrica 2021 Celebration Continues Through Memorial Day Weekend by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 BAM's DanceAfrica will continue its celebration with special Memorial Day weekend programs, including A Return: Liberation as Power (May 24—31), featuring six Haitian visual artists’ meditation on liberation; a special “for teens by teens” event Haiti In Full Scope—exploring the history, art, and culture of Haiti, and more. Gibney Company 30th Anniversary Virtual Gala Debuts New Work by Rena Butler by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Gibney Company will honor the 30th anniversary of its founding with “An Evening with Gibney Company,” a free, virtual gala on June 30, 2021, from 7:30-8:00 p.m. on Gibney’s YouTube channel. The centerpiece of the evening will be the world premiere of a dance film by newly appointed Choreographic Associate Rena Butler. Exeter Northcott Theatre Announces Online Discussion for June by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Exeter Northcott Theatre will host an online discussion to explore the representation of ethnically diverse stories in its archive. Learning from the past so we can be better in the future: Considering representation and ‘voice' is a free event taking place on 8 June at 7pm via the theatre’s website. TRAVIS IS DEAD Free Zoom Performance to be Presented by Theater Project Jr by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Theater Project Jr. will present ‘Travis is Dead…and Other Truths’, a production written, directed and starring New Jersey students streaming live on ZOOM, June 9. World Premiere of BREAKWATER to be Presented by Some Assembly Theatre Company and RHYTAG by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Some Assembly Theatre Company and Roundhouse Youth Theatre Action Group (RHYTAG) will present the world premiere of their new digital play, BREAKWATER, on Wednesday, June 30 at 4:00pm PT, Thursday, July 8 at 7:00pm PT, and Sunday, July 11 at 3:00pm PT. |
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