Lauren Worsham, Lilli Cooper and More Star in THE WILDNESS Virtual Reimagining by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2021 On May 26 at 8pm ET, cast members of 2016’s Lortel-nominated show “The Wildness” will reunite for a virtual reimagining of the production as part of Ars Nova's Supra series. This one-night-only concert event features members of the theatrical indie-pop band Sky-Pony, including Tony nominees Lauren Worsham, Lilli Cooper and Kyle Jarrow. Apollo Theater Announces Virtual Spring Benefit APOLLO RESOUNDING by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2021 The Apollo today announced the non-profit’s annual spring fundraiser will take place virtually on the Apollo Theater’s Digital Stage on Monday, June 7 at 7:30pm ET. This year’s benefit, APOLLO RESOUNDING, will honor Felicia and Ben Horowitz with the inaugural Impact Award. Jason Alexander, John Behlmann, Lisa Edelstein & More Will Star in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 The “Spotlight on Plays” series just announced the full company for Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig starring Jason Alexander, John Behlmann, Lisa Edelstein, Kathryn Hahn, Kathryn Newton, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Chris Perfetti and James Urbaniak. The Met Announces THE NOSE, FEDORA and More for Nightly Met Opera Streams by BWW News Desk - May 11, 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 the its website during the Covid-19 closure. Melodia Women's Choir Of NYC Presents TO DREAM A WORLD by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 On the heels of their November virtual concert, 'Songs of Love & Hope', Melodia Women's Choir makes an enthusiastic return with 'To Dream a World', a free YouTube Premiere event happening Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 PM ET, and Sunday, May 23, at 2 PM ET. New York Film Premiere of THE MAN WHO WANTED TO FLY to be Screened by Irish Repertory Theatre by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 Irish Repertory Theatre announced today that they will host virtual screenings of the New York film premiere of The Man Who Wanted to Fly. Directed by Frank Shouldice, The Man Who Wanted to Fly will be screened online on Tuesday May 25 at 7pm ET and Wednesday May 26 at 2pm & 7pm ET. Maryann Plunkett, Stephen McKinley Henderson and More Headline SEX, LOVE, DEATH, AND OTHER IMPROBABILITIES by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 On May 27 at 9:30 PM, The Actor Trade Table Read Series will present David Lewison’s Sex, Love, Death, and Other Improbabilities. Directed by Robert Galinsky, the reading will star Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett, Tony Award nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chad Morgan, Drama Desk Award winner Jay O. Sanders, and Ajay Naidu. Tonya Pinkins, Ezra Knight, Pat Bowie & Others Perform in New Works for Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 In April 2021, Parent Artist Advocacy League and Blackboard Plays announced the 1st Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, the four works that comprise the lineup, and the partner theatres with whom they are producing the plays: Bishop Arts Theater Center, Detroit Public Theater, Oregon Shakespeare, and St. Louis Rep. Beth Leavel, Joshua Dela Cruz, Ali Ewoldt, and More To Join Act II Of 20 & UNDER SING 20 & OVER: A Virtual Celebration Of Broadway by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2021 Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel, Joshua Dela Cruz, and Ali Ewoldt, will be featured in 20 & UNDER SING 20 & OVER: ACT II, a virtual benefit concert celebrating Broadway musicals, written at least 20 years ago, by having young rising stars (ages 20 and under) pair up with Broadway stars from the Broadway or touring company of each show they are singing from. CARNEGIE HALL SELECTS Launches Friday With Free Streams of Filmed Classical Musical Performances by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 Beginning this Friday, May 14, Carnegie Hall will offer weekly free full-length concert streams featuring legendary classical musicians in inspirational performances from some of the finest concert halls around the world. Emerging Artists Theatre To Present Four Virtual Benefit Performances In May by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 Award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre will present four evenings of virtual performances on Monday nights in May. The series will feature new dance and theatre pieces that have been pre-recorded at various theatres across the country. ALICE IN RAINBOWLAND to be Presented as Part of A.R.T.'s Virtually OBERON Series in June by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and Ana Masacote announced today that tickets are now on sale for Alice in Rainbowland, to run as part of A.R.T.’s Virtually OBERON series June 10 - 30, 2021. THE ADDAMS FAMILY to be Presented by The Play Group Theatre by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 The Addams Family will be presented by PGT Virtual Stage. Join the Addams family as they set the bar on the new 'normal'! The Addams Family antics you can share with the whole family streamed to your home from the PGT Virtual Stage! NEW EYES FESTIVAL 2021: UN(SCENE) to be Presented by Theater Mu by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 To mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May, Theater Mu announced NEW EYES FESTIVAL: UN(SCENE) as part of the current 2020-2021 season. Theater Mu's longest-running tradition, the New Eyes Festival, has become a much-anticipated annual series of staged readings of new works from Asian American playwrights. Pittsburgh Festival Opera Announces Programming From May to December 2021 by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 The Pittsburgh Festival Opera is changing things up with exciting new programming that will run from May through December 2021. This year's festival lineup features the following: 'Cendrillon', Open Air Series (Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park), 'Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess' and more. The Theater Lab Adapts E.M. Forster's THE MACHINE STOPS For Virtual Performances by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 The Theater Lab, a District 214 Community Education program, has announced virtual performances of its adaptation of E.M. Forster's THE MACHINE STOPS. Shows will be May 14-15, 2021 via Zoom. Carole Demas to Celebrate 81st Birthday With THIS IS THE TIME by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 Thursday, May 6, 2021- Carole Demas is turning 81 years young on May 26, 2021, and will be singing her gratitude, celebrating this milestone virtually, with friends, family, and fans, in her upcoming Live From Skylight Run performance, THIS IS THE TIME, live-streaming at 7:30 EDT, May 14th, and on-demand. World Premiere of THE MAYOR OF HARLEM to be Presented by The Joyce Theater by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 The Joyce Theater Foundation will reunite three tap superstars – Dormeshia, Derick K. Grant, and Jason Samuels Smith – to create the world premiere of The Mayor of Harlem, a celebration of and tribute to the trailblazing and iconic Black tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, performed by some of the world’s most breathtaking tap artists. Julie Bowen, Ann Harada and More Brown University Alumni to Perform in TOGETHER APART by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 TOGETHER APART, a collection of new short musicals written, composed, directed-by and starring Brown University alumni, will premiere on May 27th at 5:30 PT/8:30 ET to raise money for The Actors Fund, an organization that provides emergency financial assistance to members of the entertainment community. Kate Burton to Join the Cast of SEJANUS, HIS FALL Presented by Red Bull Theater by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 Today, Red Bull Theater announced that Kate Burton will join the cast of the first public presentation of a new dramatization of Ben Jonson’s Sejanus, His Fall, adapted and directed by Nathan Winkelstein, Red Bull’s Associate Artistic Director. New York Theatre Barn to Present Works By Students of Tony Award-Winning Composer William Finn by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 New York Theatre Barn will present concerts of work written by members of Tony Award-winning writer William Finn’s (Falsettos, Spelling Bee) first two virtual Master Classes in Lyric Writing. The non-profit theatre company that serves as a home for original culture shifting musicals during incubation will offer two free live stream presentations. THEY STILL WANT TO KILL US to Have Online World Premiere by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 On May 25, 2021 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern in a free virtual stream, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film 'They Still Want To Kill Us', an aria by composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), performed by mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and directed by filmmaker Yoram Savion. Origin Brings Back EUROPEAN MONTH OF CULTURE NYC This May by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 The 2021 “European Month of Culture NYC,” produced by Origin Theatre Company in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, is restarting this month with a series of play readings and panel talks involving playwrights, producers and cultural organizations from New York, Romania, Ireland, Spain, Greece, and more. CAMILLE A. BROWN - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN Next Up on MTC's Snapshot Series by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 Manhattan Theatre Club is continuing MTC’s virtual Snapshot Series with Camille A. Brown – A Glimpse Behind The Curtain, streaming Thursday, May 20 – Sunday, May 23 only. Conceived and created by Tony Award nominee Brown, the piece is filmed and edited by Bowie Alexander, with a prologue and original music by Daryl Waters. NYCBallet Announces 2021 Digital Season Schedule May 10-15 by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021 New York City Ballet has announced their 2021 Digital Season programming for the week of May 10-15, which includes interactive movement workshops for all ages and abilities, and a “Signature Steps” ballet class for intermediate to advanced level dancers, all led by members of the company. |
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