THAT THING YOU DO! Cast Will Reunite to Honor Adam Schlesinger by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Page Six has reported that the cast of “That Thing You Do!” is reuniting to honor songwriter Adam Schlesinger — who passed away from coronavirus complications earlier this month — and raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. VIDEO: Josh Groban Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone' For His Second #ShowerSongs Performance by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2020 Josh Groban has released his second #ShowerSongs video! In the Facebook post with the video, Josh Groban shared: Listen to Sean Hayes on SETH RUDETSKY'S BACK TO SCHOOL Podcast by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 SiriusXM and Pandora recently launched 'Seth Rudetsky's Back to School,' an original weekly entertainment podcast launches on March 24. On 'Back to School,' Broadway mainstay Seth Rudetsky, a longtime SiriusXM talk show host, interviews celebrities about their high school experiences-and how those experiences continue to shape them. Sunny Showtunes: Let Your 'Freak Flag' Fly with SHREK THE MUSICAL by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 We here at BroadwayWorld know that sometimes social-distancing can get you down. With the theatre industry at a standstill, many of us are craving some trademark musical theatre merriment to keep our spirits up while keeping ourselves and others safe. VIDEO: Jessie Hooker-Bailey & Gilbert Bailey Sing 'What About Love?' For Milwaukee Rep's OUR HOME TO YOUR HOME Series by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 While the stages remain dark during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Milwaukee Rep is rallying its creative resources to bring the world-class theater audiences have come to know and love directly into homes. Over the next few weeks, Milwaukee Rep will bring theater from Our Home to Your Home in several unique ways. Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer to Announce 2020 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Tomorrow at Noon by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer will announce nominees for the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards on Tuesday, April 14, at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT. The Lortel Awards recognize Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. Michael Urie Will Reprise BUYER & CELLAR Role for Livestream Benefit by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Obie, Lortel, and Drama Desk Award- winner Michael Urie (Grand Horizons, Torch Song) will reprise his role in a livestreamed one-night-only performance of Buyer & Cellar to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The site-specific performance will broadcast live from the living room of his apartment on Sunday, April 19 at 8pm. Watch live on Youtube! VIDEO: Benjamin Scheuer Performs Songs From THE LION by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Manhattan Theatre Club has released a video of Benjamin Scheuer performing three songs from his one-man-show The Lion! VIDEO: Watch Jessica Vosk & Scott Hoying Sing as TIGER KING Nemeses Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin! by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Tiger King, the Netflix phenomenon that has taken the world by storm, has been musicalized... again! On Friday, BroadwayWorld brought you a song written by Andrew Lippa, featuring vocals from Kristin Chenoweth. Now Broadway veteran Jessica Vosk and Pentatonix's Scott Hoying take a stab at tiger-loving nemeses Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. The song is written by Hoying, Brad Silnutzer and Joey Orton. Just In: Musicians Union Reverses Decision Waiving Disney on Broadway Concert Payments by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 No word yet on a rescheduled air date, but Ray Hair, International President of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), issued statement on AFM waiving all contractually required payments in connection with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit streaming of 'Disney on Broadway' Here is a List of Regional Theaters Hosting Video Auditions by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 As theaters all over the country have been forced to temporarily shut their doors due to the ongoing health crisis, many have adjusted to the change by bringing their content online. Theaters are planning for future season by holding online video auditions! Red Bull Theater Announces Launch of RED BULL THEATER LIVE With Presentation of 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Red Bull Theater today announced the launch of its special programming to provide an opportunity for its community of artists and theater lovers to gather in the virtual space during this unprecedented time of COVID-19. VIDEO: Joshua Turchin's THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW Releases New Episode by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) continues with the release of a new episode featuring special guests: Eleanor Koski (Broadway - Les Miserables, God Friended Me/CBS), Christian Harmston (Broadway National Tour of Love Never Dies, Metropolitan Opera- Exterminating Angel), and Alex Vacchiano. Young Artists Announced for Westport Country Playhouse's Livestream with Kelli O'Hara by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Westport Country Playhouse announced the randomly selected Fairfield County, Connecticut, high school students who will participate in 'Getting to Know You: A Celebration of Young Artists,' hosted by Tony Award®-winning Broadway star Kelli O'Hara, on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m., on the Playhouse YouTube channel and Facebook Live. VIDEO: HAMILTON Quarantine Parody 'In Lockdown You Can Be a New Man' by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 12 Chinese musical actors covered 'Alexander Hamilton' with COVID-19 Quarantine lyrics to express frustration and determination in the fight against Covid-19. Wet Ink Ensemble to Release Alex Mincek's 'Glossolalia' And Sam Pluta's 'Lines On Black' On Carrier Records by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Wet Ink Ensemble releases Glossolalia/Lines on Black on Carrier Records. The release features two extended works by Ensemble composers Sam Pluta and Alex Mincek: Mincek's Glossolalia and Pluta's Lines on Black. WHAT'S YOUR BACKUP PLAN? Podcast Releases First Episodes Hosted By Olivia Valli And Fiona McIntyre by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 crisis and the loss of employment of artists across the country, actors Olivia Valli and Fiona McIntyre have released What's Your Backup Plan? to highlight ways in which artists have found inspiration in between jobs, created their own businesses, and reimagined the path to a fulfilling career. Ali Stroker, Ryann Redmond and More to Be Featured In Gualtieri & Sisco's First Season Of DRAW THE CIRCLE WIDE by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 'Draw the Circle Wide,' a new, dynamic video series celebrating diversity and representation, premieres this Wednesday, April 15 on YouTube. Created by songwriters Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco, each episode features conversations with actors from Broadway, film, and television. SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER Has Raised $2.35 Million and Counting For the CDC Foundation by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 'Saturday Night Seder,' the star-studded virtual Passover Seder that premiered Saturday night on YouTube via www.SaturdayNightSeder.com and Buzzfeed's Tasty YouTube, has raised more than $2,350,000 for the CDC Foundation's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund, it was announced today. VIDEO: Watch the YANK! Reunion Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below Starring Nancy Anderson, Ivan Hernandez & More by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2020 Feinstein's/54 Below has released the full footage from the 10th anniversary celebration of the musical Yank! VIDEO: Dee Roscioli Puts Her Twist on 'Diva's Lament' For Orlando Shakespeare Theatre's LIVING ROOM SESSIONS by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2020 Dee Roscioli speaks for all us in this hilarious new video for Orlando Shakespeare Theatre's Living Room Sessions. Putting a twist on a?oeDivas Lamenta?? from Spamalot, with alternate lyrics by newcomer composer Ben Clark (The Circus in Winter) Roscioli riffs on the downsides of quarantine, endless hours at home, and a world where everything is cancelled. Disability-Affirmative Phamaly Theatre Company Produces Parody Video of 'Seize the Day' by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 disruption, The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), with support from the Ford Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and individual supporters, seeks to meet the urgent needs of the Black Dance community through the IABD Emergency Fund. Check Out Chicago's Virtual Offerings by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 While live theater and entertainment has been put on pause due to the ongoing health crisis, many theaters, venues and more are bringing their content online! Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Gala Concert WORLDWIDE CONCERT FOR OUR CULTURE by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2020 gala concert, Worldwide Concert for Our Culture, will feature culturedefining artists from Japan, Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, South Africa, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Cuba, and the United States joining the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis from remote locations. Houston Theater Students Run Lines With Inanimate Objects by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 The Houston Press has reported that Stafford High School Director of Theater, Blake Weir, has tasked all students to create a video of themselves interacting with an inanimate object. |
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