2020 Jessie Awards Are Going Virtualby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020It is with disappointment that the Jessie Richardson Awards Society announces that this season's Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards show will not be presented in the physical realm, but it is with some unbridled excitement for the creative possibilities this decision brings that we also announce that this year's show will be virtual! First Ever Zoom Opera Will Premiere On April 24-26by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020Renowned composer Kamala Sankaram (Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera) has embarked on an opera experiment during the current COVID-19 health crisis which has shut down the world's stages. Sankaram, along with librettist Rob Handel, have composed the world's first Zoom opera. York Based Pilot Theatre To Stream Online Their Current Production Of CRONGTON KNIGHTSby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020York based Pilot Theatre will be webcasting the online premiere of their current co-production of Emteaz Husain's adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award-winning young adult novel Crongton Knights. The webcast will be available to stream online for free from 6.45pm on Wednesday 22 April , the day the production was due to open at the Theatre Peckham in London. Deafinitely Theatre Launches Deafinitely Digitalby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020Deafinitely Theatre today announce Deafinitely Digital with a selection of their critically acclaimed past productions available online to watch for free between April and June in a mission to bring theatre to people at a time when accessing live performance is not possible. CatVideoFest Launches Virtual Edition to Benefit the Strand Theaterby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020For the first time ever, CatVideoFest is available to screen virtually outside of theaters! Long time CatVideoFest curator extraordinaire, Will Braden, has crafted a 40-min 'treat' of a reel that includes the very best videos from CVF history. VIDEO: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW! A Look Back at 'Audition' From 42 STREETby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history! Today's number, 'Audition' from 42 Street! Ashland Symphony Orchestra Will Stream 'From the New World' Concertby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020The Ashland Symphony Orchestra will present a virtual encore of Symphony No.9, op.95 E minor, also known as From the New World, by Antonín Dvoŕák, this Saturday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. on the symphony's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Community Music Center of Boston Offering Online Lessonsby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020For over a century, the Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB) has committed itself to providing equitable access to music education and arts experiences. CMCB first launched online music lessons in March for its current students and partners in an effort to keep the community safe. It is expanding these offerings to the public in May, with free trial lessons April 20-25. VIDEO: Lyric Opera of Chicago Releases Online Content - THE KING AND I Clip, and More!by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020In these times of social distancing and spending our days at home, Lyric Opera of Chicago is enjoying various conversations through email and on social media! To show the community how the Lyric feels, it has included a clip of a?oeGetting to Know Youa?? from the Lyric's 2016 production of a?oeThe King and I,a?? sung by Kate Baldwin. Prima Theatre's JEKYLL & HYDE Will Be Streamedby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020Prima Theatre received special permission in 2019 to present an exciting adaption of the Broadway and international phenomenon, Jekyll & Hyde. Thanks to the collaboration of Music Theatre International, Frank Wildhorn (Composer, Jekyll & Hyde) and Mitch Nugent (Executive Artistic Producer, Prima Theatre), that stage production is now being exclusively released for streaming. Berliner Ensemble's THE TIN DRUM is Now Streamingby BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020The Berliner Ensemble's The Tin Drum is currently streaming with English sub-titles, beginning on Friday 10 April at 6pm. The stream continues for just one week only, through Friday 17 April.
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