LISA IS 50! Tribute Streaming Worldwide to Celebrate Music Legend Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes' Birthday by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Back by popular demand! 2 The Left: A Tribute to the Life of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, a musical written and performed by Kerisse Hutchinson, is having an encore On-Demand release on May 27th to celebrate the late musical icon Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ 50th Birthday and Black Music month in June. Cast Announced for EL MONSTRUO DE LOS JARDINES Presented by Reading Greek Tragedy Online by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Reading Greek Tragedy Online was created during the first weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown when Paul O’Mahony, Artistic Director of award-winning Brighton based theatre company Out of Chaos found all three of his upcoming UK tours cancelled. THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: CINCINNATI EDITION Announced by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 The 24 Hour Plays has announced a special Cincinnati edition round of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, which they will host in partnership with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and featuring brand-new monologues written, rehearsed and recorded in 24 hours by 12 actors and playwrights. Wingspace Theatrical Design Free Virtual Salon Series Returns With No More 10 Out Of 12s And AAPAC by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Wingspace Theatrical Design will present two free virtual salons in June on issues of equity in the performing arts community. Representatives from No More 10 out of 12s and the Asian American Performers Action Committee will be in conversation with Wingspace members discussing pressing issues facing the theater community as the industry restarts. Alan Cumming, Mary Testa, Jose Llana and More to Headline 9th Annual NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 The ninth annual “Night of A Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Sayre – will be presented as a streaming online event on Thursday, June 24 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andy Blankenbuehler, Beth Leavel, Rob McClure & More to Appear at Paper Mill Playhouse Gala by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Paper Mill Playhouse is hosting its largest fundraising event of the year, the Paper Mill Playhouse Together at Home Gala, to be held virtually on Friday, June 4, 2021. The event will be hosted on Virtual Tables, a unique, interactive platform designed to evoke the excitement and glamour of Paper Mill’s in-person galas. Ma-Yi Continues AAPI Heritage Month Celebrations with CC Rebroadcast of SOPHOCLES IN STATEN ISLAND & More by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Ma-Yi Theater Company will continue its celebration of AAPI Heritage Month with the closed captioning rebroadcast of Sophocles in Staten Island by Obie award-winning, Ma-Yi affiliated artist Ron Domingo. Presenters Announced for 2021 Theatre Women Awards Virtual Gala by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021 Award presenters for the 2021 Theatre Women Awards Virtual Gala, presented by the League of Professional Theatre Women on Monday, June 7 at 7pm, will include actress/director Martha Gehman; composer/director Troy Anthony; former League President Joan D. Firestone; Joe Barros, Artistic Director of The New York Theatre Barn and more. THE TONGUE OF THE FLAME to be Presented in Livestream Performance by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 ID Studio will present four evenings of in-person performance of The Tongue of the Flame from May 24-27, 2021 at 8pm at 311 W. 140th Street, Bronx, NY. Tickets are $50, suggested donation to attend in-person or FREE via livestream on 5/27 (with suggested donation). Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda & More to Take Part in Ballet Hispánico's 50th Virtual Celebration by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 Ballet Hispánico has announced its highly-anticipated 50th Celebration commemorating half a century of dance, orgullo, education, sabor, access, amor, community, espíritu, and innovation—a love poem to one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Symphony Space Presents Thalia Book Club Salon With Ayad Akhtar by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 Symphony Space will present Thalia Book Club Salon: Ayad Akhtar in Conversation with You, Thursday, June 3, at 7pm EST. In this live event, held over Zoom, the award-winning author and President of PEN America discusses his most recent novel, Homeland Elegies, with a public audience limited to 30 tickets. MCC Theater To Present SongLab of SPACE DOGS, a New Musical by Van Hughes & Nick Blaemire by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 MCC Theater (Bob LuPone, Bernie Telsey, Will Cantler, Co-Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that Space Dogs, a new musical by Van Hughes (Burn All Night) and Nick Blaemire (Glory Days), will receive a SongLab presentation next month. André De Shields, Hamish Linklater & More to Star in VOLPONE Benefit Reading Presented by Red Bull Theater by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 Today, Red Bull Theater announced a very special benefit reading of Ben Jonson’s classic comedy, Volpone, or The Fox directed by Jesse Berger, Red Bull’s Founder and Artistic Director. First produced by Red Bull Theater in 2012, this new version will feature emendations & elaborations by director Berger and playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces The Bridge Classes May 24-28 by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences Free One-Hour Company Class on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level May 24-28, 2021. Theater Breaking Through Barriers Presents 5th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TIME CAPSULE by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021 Theater Breaking Through Barriers today announced the 5th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TIME CAPSULE, fourteen short new plays, Monday May 31st through Sunday June 13th, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:30pm, FREE via ZOOM. NYU Presents 'The Future of Broadway and the Path to Reopening' by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Join New York University’s School of Global Public Health, Tisch School of the Arts, and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development for an exclusive virtual conversation with a panel of arts, public health, and audience development experts discussing Broadway's unprecedented shutdown and the wider implications of reopening. Nxt Generation Theatrics Presents Second Virtual Concert NGT ROCKS by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 16-year-old performer and producer, Lana Schwartz (Off Broadway’s Endangered!), is producing her entirely teen-run theatre company, Nxt Generation Theatrics’, second virtual concert, “NGT Rocks”, premiering on June 1 at 7pm, with 30% of the proceeds benefiting The Actors Fund and Stop AAPI Hate. Design Educators to Join Episode 45 of the 4Wall Sunday Roundtable by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Episode 45 of the 4Wall Sunday Roundtable will feature some of the top design educators in the country. The discussion will focus on how they adapted to teaching during the pandemic, what inspired them to become teachers, and why they are passionate about what they do. Janice Acevedo, Keith Contreras, Matt DaSilva & More to Star in GET YOUR PINK HANDS OFF ME SUCKA AND GIVE ME BACK by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for Get Your Pink Hands Off Me Sucka and Give Me Back by Daniella De Jesús, the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bonnie and Terry Burman New Play Award. Premiere of WAITING ROOM to be Presented by Arena Stage by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced the premiere of Waiting Room: A New Film by Arena Stage’s Voices of Now Ensembles which debuts on June 26 at 7 p.m. on Arena’s website. QUEST AND THE GIRL WITH THE YELLOW JACKET to be Presented by New Hazlett Theater by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 'Quest and the Girl with the Yellow Jacket' is a Pittsburgh's first digital hip-hop musical that will premiere tomorrow, during Mental Health Awareness Month, through the New Hazlett Theater. The musical borrows from the unflinching narratives inspired by two musical works of Pittsburgh's leading hip-hop artists-- Jon Quest and Dr. HollyHood. ArtsEmerson Announces Digital Events for June 2021 by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 ArtsEmerson, Boston’s leading presenter of contemporary stage and screen artistry from around the world and the professional presenting and producing organization at Emerson College, has announced new programming through June 2021. New Musicals THE LOOPHOLE and THE BRIDGE to Headline New York Theatre Barn's New Work Series by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its award-winning New Works Series on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 at 7PM EST, featuring excerpts from the new musicals The Loophole and The Bridge. The live 1-hour presentation will also feature a conversation with the writers. Nai-Ni Chen's CrossCurrent Contemporary Dance Festival to be Presented by Flushing Town Hall by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Flushing Town Hall will celebrate the vibrant choreography of New York's diverse, Asian American, contemporary dance community at 7:30 PM on Friday, June 11 when it presents the 7th Season of Nai-Ni Chen's CrossCurrent Contemporary Dance Festival. Live Interactive Virtual Production of THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN Opens at Geva Theatre Center by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021 Fort Worth’s award-winning arts and service organization, DNAWORKS, is emerging from the pandemic with the next step towards in-person theatre—a live, interactive virtual production of The Real James Bond…Was Dominican at Rochester, New York’s Geva Theatre Center. |
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