1) Seven-time Grammy Award Winner
ALANIS MORISSETTE
and the Cast of the Hit Broadway Musical
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
To Host the Broadway Fundraising Event to Benefit
THE BIDEN VICTORY FUND
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 AT 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
2) NEW MEDIA AND TECH COMPANY
LAUNCHES DIGITAL HOME WITH LIVE EVENTS FOR
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY,
BROADWAY FOR BIDEN,
MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL
AND THE BROADWAY UNLOCKED THEATRE
4) JOEL GREY
DONNA MURPHY
HAROLYN BLACKWELL
JAMES MONROE IGLEHART
TELLY LEUNG
CAISSIE LEVY
LESLI MARGHERITA
PATTI MURIN
ZACHARY PRINCE
BRANDON URANOWITZ
MATTHEW DICARLO
AND
LESLIE UGGAMS
WITH COMPANY MEMBERS OF BROADWAY’S
“BEETLEJUICE”
ALEX BRIGHTMAN, SOPHIA ANNE CARUSO, AND
DANA STEINGOLD
ALONG WITH
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. CONGRESS FROM
NEW YORK’S 15th DISTRICT
RITCHIE TORRES
LINE-UP TO CHEER IN A SPECIAL VIRTUAL
BROADWAY FOR BIDEN PEP RALLY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
BROADWAY FOR BIDEN
,
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK,
AND
THE FABULOUS INVALID
LIVE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 8:00 PM ET
Together with Broadway for Biden, Broadway’s podcast, The Fabulous Invalid (Jamie DuMont, Rob Russo, Jennifer Simard), Eric Ulloa’s podcast, Do You Hear the People Sing? A Theater Person's Guide to Saving Democracy, and the Broadway Podcast Network, are excited to announce a very special virtual Broadway For Biden Pep Rally, to be held Wednesday, October 14 at 8:00 PM ET, only at http://bpn.fm/peprally.
The Broadway for Biden Pep Rally is a rev-up to the final weeks before the November election and is organized to cheer supporters into the last moments of campaign work that will put our best foot forward, ready people with a voting plan, and create ideas for getting as many voters to the polls as possible. The pep rally will also include personal reasons and policy proposals that make the Broadway community all in for Biden.
5) BROADWAY’S BEST SHOWS
ANNOUNCES SECOND
“SPOTLIGHT ON PLAYS” SERIES
GORE VIDAL’s THE BEST MAN
October 14, 2020
Starring in Alphabetical Order Elizabeth Ashley, Reed Birney, Matthew Broderick, Katie Finneran,
Morgan Freeman, Julie Halston, Stacy Keach, Robert Krulwich, John Malkovich, Zachary Quinto,
Phylicia Rashad, Robert Sella, Lee Wilkof, Vanessa Williams, Whitney Winfield with Sean Close,
Travoye Joyner, Jered McLenigan, TJ Wagner. Directed by Michael Wilson.
Kenneth Lonergan’s THIS IS OUR YOUTH
October 20, 2020
Starring Lucas Hedges, Paul Mescal, Grace Van Patten. Directed by Lila Neugebauer.
David Mamet’s RACE
October 29, 2020
Starring David Alan Grier, Ed O’Neill, Alicia Stith, and Richard Thomas. Directed by Phylicia Rashad.
David Mamet’s BOSTON MARRIAGE
November 12, 2020
Starring Patti LuPone, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sophia Macy. Directed by David Mamet.
November 19, 2020
Starring Alan Cumming, Samira Wiley, Constance Wu, Ellen Burstyn, Manik Choksi, K. Todd Freeman, Mia Katigbak, Anson Mount. Narrated by Gabriel Ebert. Directed by Danya Taymor. Adapted by Neil LaBute.
Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL
December 3, 2020
Starring the Original Broadway Cast: Eric Bogosian, Brian d’Arcy James, Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone.
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
Robert O’Hara’s BARBECUE
December 10, 2020
Starring Carrie Coon, Colman Domingo, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Annie McNamara, S. Epatha Merkerson, Laurie Metcalf, David Morse, Kristine Nielsen, Tamberla Perry, Heather Simms. Directed by Robert O’Hara.
SPECIAL LIVESTREAM EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE ACTORS FUND
WEEKLY PERFORMANCES AT 8PM EST/5PM PST BEGINNING OCTOBER 14, 2020
Trailer Link: Spotlight on Plays Trailer
Producer Jeffrey Richards announces Broadway’s Best Shows, a new home for entertaining, engaging content, long form features and exclusive access to Broadway’s Best, will continue its weekly “Spotlight On Plays” series on Thursday October 14, 2020 to benefit The Actors Fund.
The star-studded series has added seven new special performances including Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN (October 14), Kenneth Lonergan’s THIS IS OUR YOUTH (October 20), David Mamet’s RACE (October 29), David Mamet’s BOSTON MARRIAGE (November 12), a new adaptation of UNCLE VANYA (November 19), a reunion with the original Broadway cast of Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL (December 3) and Robert’s O’Hara’s BARBECUE (December 10).
The “Spotlight on Plays” events will be livestreamed at 8PM EST/5PM PST and available for a strictly limited amount of time. Tickets for all events are on sale now and sold exclusively on TodayTix. Ticket buyers can access the events through the TodayTix app or todaytix.com at a “Pay What You Can” rate starting at $5. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to The Actor’s Fund.
To learn more about “Spotlight on Plays” series, visit Broadways Best Shows Spotlight on Plays.
The “Spotlight on Plays” series is Created and Executive Produced by Jeffrey Richards and Produced by Patty Baker/Good Productions, Rebecca Gold, Jayne Baron Sherman, Iris Smith with Jim Glaub and Jacob Soroken Porter. Select productions in the series are also produced by Ken Greiner, Louise L. Gund, Terry Schnuck, Ted Snowdon and The Shubert Organization.
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6) TIKTOK STAR NATALIE WEISS AND EMMY WINNER & GRAMMY NOMINEE FELICIA BOSWELL REUNITE FOR MOVING RENDITION OF EMOJILAND’S HIT BALLAD “STAND FOR”
ONE HUNDRED SINGERS AND MUSICIANS JOIN THE VIDEO WHICH ASKS AUDIENCES
“WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?”
Rising TikTok personality Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture, YouTube’s “Breaking Down the Riffs”), and Emmy Winner & Grammy Nominee Felicia Boswell (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE, Shuffle Along, Motown), two stars from the Original Off-Broadway Cast of EMOJILAND (the critically acclaimed new musical which was cut short in March due to the Broadway shutdown), have reunited virtually to perform the song “Stand For,” supported by one hundred singers and musicians from coast to coast.
In the musical, which received a Critics’ Pick from the New York Times, the song “Stand For” is sung by the emoji Construction Worker (Weiss) in protest of governmental corruption, while Police Officer (Boswell) grapples with the ethical dilemma of enforcing that government’s decrees.
One of the show’s writers, Keith Harrison, who also produced the quarantine music video, says the number was written to inspire the audience to ask themselves what they “stand for.”
Joining Weiss and Boswell in the video are singers from the Weston Drama Workshop, AMDA College of the Performing Arts and Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, accompanied by a five-piece band comprised of CJ Baker, Emily Rosenfield, Geno Henderson, Jazz Limbo and Harrison himself.
“Stand For” on YouTube: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=gThfosYz6k0
FOUNDING DADDIES
Saturdays, October 17 & 24 Live at Now & Then (Bushwick, Brooklyn)
Your American History classes weren’t gay enough and Sam Morrison is mad about it. Sam’s on a mission to give our queer forefathers – our FOUNDING DADDIES -- their rightful place in history and the respect they deserve. A hilarious romp through time that asks important
questions like: who was really our first gay president? History is chock full of incredible and very real LGBTQIA+ heroes that you likely
already know… but not like this.
FOUNDING DADDIES will be presented for two performances only, Saturdays October 17 & 24 at 6pm outside on the tented, spacious
backdoor patio at Now & Then (290 Meserole St. Brooklyn, NY 11206-1733 -- 2 blocks from the L train at Montrose). Running time is 1 hour. Tickets are $20 available at SpinCycleNYC.com. There is no minimum, but you must purchase food and drink to attend. 21+ only.
TO HONOR
2020 LEYTON AWARD WINNER
SACHIN JAIN / GAY HOUSING ASSISTANCE RESOURCE
DURING LIVE VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF
THE 8TH ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER
“AMPLIFY 2020”
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 2020
BEGINNING AT 6:00PM
9) Bergen Community College and Bucks County Community College
Present
Larry Kirwan
Playwright, Novelist, Composer, Black 47 Frontman, National Radio Host
and Columnist, Political Activist, Proud Immigrant and New Yorker
In
FROM WEXFORD TO BROADWAY
An Online Video Announcement of a
New Broadway Musical and a Major Documentary Film
Featuring
Scenes from a new Documentary Feature Film
Green Suede Shoes
and
Songs from an upcoming Broadway Musical
Desert Rose
Premieres Wednesday, October 14
7:00pm EST
(Book, Music and Lyrics by Larry Kirwan)
11) “Live at The Lortel” Podcast
Launches Second Season
Virtual Audiences Invited to Join Live Interview Tapings
In Depth Conversations with Famed Theater Artists Hosted by Eric Ostrow
with Co-Hosts John-Andrew Morrison and Daphne Rubin-Vega
The season includes transgender actor and rights advocate Maybe Burke, and stage, screen and recording artist Telly Leung. Future guests include Tony Award winner Karen Olivo, playwright Betty Shamieh, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, actor, film maker and transgender activist Pooya Mohseni, and Drama Desk Award winner Andréa Burns alongside of other names to be announced soon.
Hosted by Eric Ostrow along with co-hosts John-Andrew Morrison and Daphne Rubin-Vega, Season 2 of “Live at The Lortel” is dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and artists who stand in solidarity with the continued fight against institutional racism and racial injustice. Theater makers will delve into their thoughts on the future of theater during this period of radical change. They will also discuss their craft, as well as their professional and personal projects that help to make theatre and the world more equitable.
In accordance with social distancing guidelines, the podcast is being recorded via ZOOM rather than at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. These webcasts will offer theater fans the opportunity to watch live interviews and participate in a Q&A with artists. For information on future guests and how to register for upcoming webcasts in October and beyond, please visit www.liveatthelortel.com.
The “Live at The Lortel” podcast can be heard at www.liveatthelortel.com and wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Soundcloud. New episodes of “Live at The Lortel” will be posted each Friday as follows.
October 16 Maybe Burke
(Recording October 8, 10:15am)
Transgender actor, writer, and human rights advocate recently seen in safeword., Red Emma and the Mad Monk. Core trainer with The Transgender Training Institute and the founder of The Trans Literacy Project.
October 16 Maybe Burke
(Recording October 8, 10:15am)
Transgender actor, writer, and human rights advocate recently seen in safeword., Red Emma and the Mad Monk. Core trainer with The Transgender Training Institute and the founder of The Trans Literacy Project.
October 30 Tonya Pinkins
(Recording October 15, 12:15pm)
Tony Award-winning actor on stage, television, and film with more than twenty years in daytime television, 9 Broadway shows, and numerous award-winning Off-Broadway credits. Currently writing, producing, directing, and acting in Red Pill, a socio-political horror film.
November 6 Pooya Mohseni
(Recording October 15, 10:15am)
Iranian American actor, writer, filmmaker, and Transgender activist. Star and writer of “Transit,” a short film about love between a trans woman and a cis man, coming out in 2021. Stage performances include She,He,Me for National Queer Theater, and the award winning show, One Woman.
November 13 Karen Olivo
(Recording October 15, 12:15pm)
Television, film, and stage actor most recently playing “Satine” in Moulin Rouge, The Musical. Tony Award winning performance as “Anita” in Broadway revival of West Side Story. Off-Broadway credits include Murder Ballad at the Manhattan Theater Club, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at 2nd Stage, and The Miracle Brothers at the Vineyard Theatre
November 20 Betty Shamieh
(Recording October 16, 10:15am)
Arab-American playwright with several off-Broadway premieres including The Black Eyed directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold, Roar the first play about the Arab-American experience to be produced off-Broadway and The Strangest. Currently developing a new screenplay, As Soon As Impossible for the Arab-American actor Jamie Farr, based on the play commissioned by Second Stage and Time Warner. Current Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at the Classical Theatre of Harlem.
November 27 Andréa Burns
(Recording October 16, 12:15pm)
Drama Desk Award winner, having created the role of Daniela, the saucy hairdresser, in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical, In The Heights. Last seen on Broadway playing the role of Peppina in The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. Recently hailed by critics as “radiant” and “incandescent” for her portrayal of Judy Holliday in the Off-Broadway premiere of Smart Blonde by Willy Holtzman. Cast as Fausta in the upcoming Stephen Spielberg film adaptation of West Side Story.
- Art of Engineering™ - This limited-edition collection of toys, is designed specifically to give you a clear look at what goes into making some of our most iconic toys from Hot Wheels Bone Shaker® to Barbie and Skeletor to Magic 8 Ball.
- Patent Prints – Art posters of four iconic figures in schematic designs. Available as both limited-edition foil prints and a classic screen-prints.
- Artist Collaboration Collection – Art prints featuring four exceptional, emerging artists who have been inspired by our brands to create art from our toys. The collection features:
- Gianni Lee for Masters of the Universe – A multidisciplinary artist, Gianni Lee, reimagines the progression of Skeletor from Masters of the Universe through years of battling He-man.
- Cristina Martinez for Barbie – Painter, Cristina Martinez, is inspired by the evolution of Barbie evolution over the past 60+ year and she’s developed a stylish, new depiction of the iconic doll for a diverse generation.
- Distortedd for Magic 8 – Philadelphia illustrator and artist, Distortedd, uses her wild imagination to recreate Magic 8-Ball in her signature aesthetic.
- Travis Ragsdale for Hot Wheels – 3D artist and animator, Travis Ragsdale, brings the Hot Wheels Bone Shaker to life as an energetic trip through his brain on an endless orange track
The Traveler
Streaming April 2021
50 Minutes | Best for ages 3-8 Available on NYCCT’s Website with Live Special Events
And this spring, join in for a filmed presentation of our hit show The Traveler, a love letter to modern-day immigrants who travel thousands of miles in search of a new home and community. From the imaginations of celebrated mime Bill Bowers and director Andrew Frank, comes a silent and whimsical tale of one man's journey to find a new home.
Family audiences may join New York City Children’s Theater’s Membership program is the best way to see all of this season’s shows. When you become an NYCCT member for $100 or $250, you will receive tickets to virtual productions, special members-only activities throughout the year, access to Creative Clubhouse Stories, a storytime and theater game class, and more!
Want to get more involved? Become a New York City Children’s Theater’s Junior Producer. Junior Producers go behind the scenes with to find out what it takes to transform an idea into a brand new production for young audiences. With a gift of $500 or $1,000 you and your family will receive the benefits of the highest membership tier and have insider access to engage in NYCCT’s creative process by interacting with our artists, attending rehearsals, and so much more.
As a Junior Producer, your support will help fund virtual field trips for thousands of students in NYC public schools and help us bring vital virtual arts education programs to NYC's most vulnerable students, including students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and students living in homeless shelters.
Announces Full Lineup For Their
Music Theater on Film Commissions to Be Released This Fall
Recipients of Fall 2020 VISION Series writing commissions are Bandits on the Run, a Brooklyn musical trio that quarantined together in order to continue creating; Britt Bonney; Naveen Bahar Choudhury and Kamala Sankaram; Cheryl L. Davis and Douglas J. Cohen; and deaf composer Jay Alan Zimmerman. Additionally, one commission is a movement narrative created in partnership with Thistle Dance, Inc. / Kristen Brooks Sandler, with score by composer Or Matias. This line-up of short music-theater works has been generated during August and September, for release in late October through year-end.
During Prospect’s September residency at the Goodwill Theatre (Chief Executive Officer: Naima Kradjian) located outside of Binghamton, NY, health and safety needs were generously sponsored by United Health Services, which included regular COVID testing under the guidance of Health Safety SuperProspect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) proudly announces the full lineup for their fall season with the VISION Series of original music-theater on film. The Fall 2020 series will feature six original short works from a variety of artists, including four pieces filmed on location during a September residency at the Goodwill Theatre, an unrenovated proscenium theater in Johnson City, NY that originally opened 1920, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) proudly announces the full lineup for their fall season with the VISION Series of original music-theater on film. The Fall 2020 series will feature six original short works from a variety of artists, including four pieces filmed on location during a September residency at the Goodwill Theatre, an unrenovated proscenium theater in Johnson City, NY that originally opened 1920, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Recipients of Fall 2020 VISION Series writing commissions are Bandits on the Run, a Brooklyn musical trivisor, RN Megan Farmer.
● The Band at the End of the World, created by Bandits on the Run (Roy Dodger, Bonanza Jellyfish, and Clarissa) a.k.a. Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn. Directed by SRĐA, with cinematographer and editor Bart Cortright. In a post-apocalyptic world, three musicians discover an abandoned theater and strive to re-connect with humanity. Anticipated Release Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21st
● Lady Lawyer Lockwood Rides Her Tricycle, written by Britt Bonney, directed by Cara Reichel. Director of Photography Gabrielle Mariella. Featuring Ali Ewoldt, Tina Stafford, Jacob Keith Watson, and Fiona Santos (who also serves as Music Director). Groundbreaking 19th-century American lawyer Belva Ann Lockwood, the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court, grapples with her decision to run for President of the US in the 1884 election. Anticipated Release Date: Wednesday, Oct. 28th
● UNRAVELL’D, a thrilling movement narrative conceived and directed by Kristen Brooks Sandler, scored by Or Matias, with Director of Photography Sean Dolan. Choreography created by Thistle Dance / Kristen Brooks Sandler in collaboration with performers Morgana Mauney and Lucas P. Melfi. Lost in the labyrinth, with hope suspended by a single thread, Ariadne and Theseus desperately seek to find each other. Anticipated Special Halloween Release Date: Friday, Oct. 30th
● Lady Apsara, book and lyrics by Naveen Bahar Choudhury, music by Kamala Sankaram. Directed by Zi Alikhan, with Directors of Photography Sean MacLaughlin and Brian Bon. Starring Angel Desai, and featuring Chris Cornwell, Shinya Miyamoto, and Debbie Christine Tjong. Apsara, a hard-working NYC actress whose identity is both Filipina and Indian, sings her way through a two-audition day… to an extraordinary conclusion. Anticipated Release Date: Wednesday, Nov. 11th
Additional commissions to be filmed in New York City this fall include:
● Don’t Stay Safe, with book and lyrics by Cheryl L. Davis, and music by Douglas J. Cohen. This short companion piece to Davis & Cohen’s BRIDGES – an original full-length musical about the ongoing struggle for racial equality and civil rights – brings the characters forward to Spring 2020 in NYC, exploring the risks of protest, and the risks of “staying safe.” Additional creative team members and release date to be announced.
For more information on Prospect Theater Company, visit ProspectTheater.org.
16) LIFE ON THE STAGE:
CONVERSATION AND FILM
RETURNS
WITH
RON HOWARD
IN LIVE VIRTUAL Q&A ON
“FROST/NIXON” FILM ADAPTATION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT 7:30 PM ET
The event will be available for viewing on The Actors Fund YouTube Channel. For more information, please visit: https://burnsfilmcenter.org/
18) Story Pirates Launch 4th Season of Top-Rated Podcast, Plus
‘After School’ Content
19) Theater Resources UnlimitedannouncesTRU Community Gathering via ZoomFridays, October 16, 2020 at 4:30pm
21) Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute presents The New York Butoh Institute Festival 2020 (Online) October 15-25, 2020 |
Sitting with it, a collection of butoh short films via Zoom.
Broken Body by Ruta De La Memoria (Chile) via Zoom.
Live butoh improvisation by Yuko Kaseki (Japan) via Zoom followed by a discussion with the artist.
Butoh Workshop with Yuko Kaseki via Zoom.
Butoh: Cradling Empty Space Book Release Party with author Vangeline and guests (virtual). Winners of book giveaway announced. The first nonfiction book published by the New York Butoh Institute, Butoh: Cradling Empty Space, explores butoh through a scientific lens, challenging the current gender bias and shedding light onto this mysterious and often misunderstood art form.
Red Flag on a Red Planet, live performance by Vanessa Skantze (Seattle) from Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, WA. Filmed live with three cameras, followed by a discussion with the artist.
Rising of the Unchained Silent Screams, a solo created and performed by
Afrobutoh workshop with Tebby W. T. Ramasike (South Africa) via Zoom.
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