Photo Flash: First Look at RSC's THE WINTER'S TALE, Part of BBC LIGHTS UP; Broadcast Dates Announced by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2021 A filmed adaptation of The Winter’s Tale will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 25 April 2021 at 7pm, celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday weekend and marking the first time in RSC history that a production will have a televised World Premiere. THE ROYALE With McKinley Belcher III, Montego Glover & More to be Streamed for PRIVATE REELS: FROM THE LCT ARCHIVES by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2021 PRIVATE REELS: FROM THE LCT ARCHIVES, streamed recordings of LCT productions in their entirety, will continue on Thursday, April 22 at 7pm with Lincoln Center Theater’s 2016 production of Marco Ramirez’s THE ROYALE, directed by Rachel Chavkin. Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to Present Master Class on August Wilson by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 In a one-hour, one-session class presented by Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe on April 27, participants will explore August Wilson’s background, his ten-play cycle, known as “The American Century Cycle,” and his 4 B’s (the Blues, Jorge Luis Borges, Amiri Baraka and Romare Bearden). World Premiere of Hershey Felder as Sergei Rachmaninoff in ANNA & SERGEI to be Offered by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will offer viewers the World Premiere livestream of Hershey Felder as Sergei Rachmaninoff in ANNA & SERGEI, a new work by and starring virtuoso pianist/performer Hershey Felder. Goodspeed Musicals Announces Spring & Summer Virtual Education Programs by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 This month marks the launch the spring session of Goodspeed Musicals’ robust performing arts education and training programs for students 7 years of age and older - all from the comfort and safety of home. GOD IS A COMEDIAN Premieres This Friday, Featuring Denise Manning, Dria Brown, Harper Miles and More by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 SamJam Productions will present God is A Comedian by Denise Manning. This self-produced and crowd funded Comedy Special is created by and for Black Womxn. SamJam productions is a Black owned production company started and created by Denise Manning with a mission statement of producing work for and by Black womxn. SOPAC to Hold Virtual Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 SOPAC will hold its new Spring fundraiser, a Scavenger Hunt, during the weekend of May 1st – 2nd. Players ages 5-105 are welcome from near and far to enjoy a weekend of fun activities that will be ‘Covid-friendly,’ while also raising funds needed to support SOPAC fight the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Two new MADE IN NY Talks Announced for Spring 2021 by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced two new “Made in NY” Talks for Spring 2021: “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” on April 22, and “Marketing, Messaging and the Public Interest” on April 26. All “Made in NY” Talks are free, virtual and open to the public. Calidore String Quartet World Premiere Recital to be Presented as Part of Shriver Hall Concert Series by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 Shriver Hall Concert Series will present a world premiere digital recital by the Calidore String Quartet on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 5:30pm ET. The program includes Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96. 'American' and Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887, and more. Three-Part Virtual Concert OFFSTAGE to be Presented by Tisch New Theatre by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 Tisch New Theatre will present an original three-part virtual concert, OFFSTAGE, on April 30th, May 1st, and May 2nd at 8 pm EST. OFFSTAGE is a three-part virtual concert in which a diverse range of artists will come together and explore one topic: identity. What is identity and what does it mean to you? STILL Virtual World Premiere Now Available on Demand by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 This spring, one Midwestern University workshopped and produced the new musical, Still. Through hours of collaboration, the Olivet Nazarene University Theatre program brought to life the modernized retelling of Fanny Crosby's work and life. George C. Wolfe to Join John Benjamin Hickey in Conversation for THIS IS NEW YORK by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 Symphony Space will present a special conversation between Tony Award-winning director, playwright, and producer George C. Wolfe and Tony Award-winning stage, film, and television actor John Benjamin Hickey, on Wednesday, April 28, at 7pm EST. MacDowell and 92Y Announce Second Virtual Salon Exploring Identity and Artistic Vision by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 Historian, author, visual artist, and MacDowell Board Chair Nell Painter will lead the second in a series of free virtual discussions about the arts and creativity on Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m. ET with memoirist and theatre artist P. Carl and novelists Michael Chabon and Chang-rae Lee. Josh Groban to Host The Music Center's Spotlight Virtual Grand Finale Performance by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 The Music Center has named 14 Grand Prize finalists from 1,500 applicants in The Music Center’s 33rd annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for Southern California teens. The Music Center re-imagined Spotlight’s offerings for the 2020–2021 year to be entirely digital and COVID safe. Tickets Now on Sale for THIS AMERICAN WIFE World Premiere by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of This American Wife. Part loving satire and part piercing examination, This American Wife, running May 20–June 6, is a multi-camera, live-streamed, dark comedy investigating the obsession, idolization, and all-consuming-hunger the women of The Real Housewives engender in many of us. Beth Leavel, Alexandra Billings, Sarah Stiles, Ana Gasteyer and More Join THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) Benefit by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 Sometimes One Musical Star Just Isn't Enough! The York Theatre Company has added more of Broadway’s best to the All-Singing, All-Talking, All-Virtual special benefit presentation of the Off-Broadway hit THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)…and More!. Sara Bareilles, Mandy Patinkin, Ariana DeBose, Martha Plimpton, and More to Take Part in BROADWAY ACTS FOR WOMEN by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2021 After a Covid hiatus, A is For’s annual “Broadway Acts for Women” is back with an online event and virtual auction performed LIVE from 54 Below. Broadway Acts for Women is a yearly celebrity karaoke extravaganza where ticket buyers bid on which song a performer sings live! There will also be amazing celebrity prize packages available for bidding. DRAGONS IN THE CREASE Returns to The Theater Project by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 Dragons in the Crease, a play which premiered in New York Theater Festival’s Summerfest, is returning to The Theater Project for three live streaming presentations, April 29-May 1. Each of the streaming performances by The Theater Project—a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists—begins at 7:30 p.m. CURIOUS CREATURES AND A HEAVENLY HARP on this Month's Princeton Symphony Orchestra Buskaid Concert by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present the fourth concert in its online Buskaid – A Musical Miracle series showcasing South Africa’s renowned Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble. Curious Creatures and a Heavenly Harp will be available on demand Friday, April 3 - Sunday, May 2. Eleonor Sandresky's Lunar Landscapes Presents PINK MOON by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 Eleonor Sandresky's new music series Lunar Landscapes will be broadcast live from Winston-Salem's Kaleideum on April 27, 2021, at 9 pm EDT. This special episode 'Pink Moon' will be the first of the series to be livestreamed from a planetarium and celebrates the full moon with special guest composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain. Split Britches' LAST GASP WFH to Have Virtual Encore Presentation by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 La MaMa has announced that Split Britches’ Last Gasp WFH is back by popular demand and will be available for on demand viewing on Vimeo now through May 31, 2021. Last Gasp WFH looks for ways we might catch our breath in these times of global uncertainty, considering our ‘last acts,’ whether personal, political or environmental. Jaap van Zweden Leads NY Philharmonic in Newly Recorded Concert on NYPhil+ by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 Today the New York Philharmonic has added a newly recorded concert to its streaming platform NYPhil+ that marks the first time Music Director Jaap van Zweden has conducted the Orchestra since March 2020. Climate Action and Environmental Justice Summit to be Hosted by Theatre Communications Group by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 Theatre Communications Group has announced the inaugural Climate Action and Environmental Justice Summit, hosted online in partnership with Groundwater Arts, HowlRound, and Broadway Green Alliance on Earth Day, April 22, 2021. The Decemberists 20th Anniversary Celebration to be Presented by NJPAC by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 New Jersey Performing Arts Center will present The Decemberists 20th Anniversary Celebration, a virtual event on Sunday April 18 & April 25, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. and will be available to view On-Demand for two weeks following the stream. SPOTLIGHT ON... WOMEN WRITING: PRISM'S FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS Seeks Submissions by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2021 Prism is currently seeking submissions for new plays by women playwrights based in Missouri or Illinois for “Spotlight on... Women Writing: Prism’s Festival of New Works.” Prism is accepting non-musical plays of any length that feature 2 – 15 characters. All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. |
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