1) American Classical Orchestra Announces 2020/2021 Season
2) An Evening with Audra McDonald Live On Stage Watch Online 12/9 Tix on Sale 12/9
3) Broadway Advocacy Announces Broadway VS
4) Broadway on Demand and Audience Rewards to Present Virtual Q & A Series
5) Broadway Workshop Online Workshop with Eva Noblezada
6) Eva Noblezada Headline's Selena at Theatrical Drive-In Radial Park at Hallets Point Play
7) Hadestown Holiday Album "If the Fates Allow"
8) Hal Luftig, Tony Award Winning Producer, to Launch Broadway Biz Podcast
9) Ken Davenport, Tony Winning Producer, Release New Theater Book, Cast of Mentors
10 Maxine Linehan to Release Holiday Album "This Is Time of Year"
11) Theatre Resources Live Community Gathering Via Zoom
12) Two River Theater Virtual Events
13) Urban Stages to Stream 12th Annual Winter Rhythms
14) Winter in Franklin Square 11/19 - 12/31
1) AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2020-21 SEASON NOVEMBER 17, 2020 – MAY 15, 2021 |
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Season Opens with Chaconne, a Virtual Concert Event Featuring 10 Chamber Works and Enhanced Content Filmed at the Harlem Parish Livestreamed Concerts Offer Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola and Symphony No. 29 and a Performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 4 The Sfzp Project Continues with a Recital Marathon of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas, plus Masterclasses, Concerts, and the International Fortepiano Competition Soloists to Include Singer Guadalupe Peraza; Violinists Karen Dekker, Chloe Fedor, and Aisslinn Nosky; Violist Maureen Murchie; and Fortepianists Sylvia Berry, Shuann Chai, Mike Cheng-Yu Lee, Maria Rose, Dongsok Shin, Petra Somlai, Jiayan Sun, Bart van Oort, and Eric Zivian |
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American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra, has announced its 2020-21 season, with concerts throughout Manhattan from November 17, 2020 to May 15, 2021 including a recital marathon of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Under the leadership of Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Crawford, the Orchestra’s 36th season will open on November 17 with Chaconne, a virtual concert event to be offered in two parts including chamber music performances and interviews showcasing the musical genre of the chaconne in 17th and 18th century music. Filmed at the exquisite Neo-Gothic Harlem Parish, known for its remarkable fan vaulting and celebrated acoustics for this music, the program features award-winning Mexican mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Peraza, violinists Karen Dekker and Chloe Fedor, gambist Arnie Tanimoto, theorbo player Charles Weaver, and Thomas Crawford on harpsichord. The digital event will be available online that day at aconyc.org, starting at 7:30 PM EST.
Other season highlights include a recital marathon of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas performed on fortepiano by a roster of early music keyboardists from around the globe (May 11–15, 2021) in venues including The Metropolitan Museum of Arts’ André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments; a concert featuring Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola performed by violinist Aisslinn Nosky and violist Maureen Murchie at the New York Society for Ethical Culture; and a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 4, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5. In addition, Mr. Crawford will host a short documentary about Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to stream on December 1, ahead of the composer’s 250th birthday on December 16. The film pairs him with award-winning cinematographer Claudia Raschke (RBG and God Is the Bigger Elvis) and illuminates the compositional techniques that make Beethoven’s 9th Symphony timeless.
All 2020-2021 season concerts will be streamed online, available starting on the date of each event. To sign up for reminders for the events, click here.
The Sfzp Project
The season will also feature the continuation of American Classical Orchestra’s Sfzp Project, a three-year cycle of programs and events designed to advance fortepiano performance in New York City and beyond. The Project is led by Thomas Crawford, with Artistic Advisor Malcolm Bilson, the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music Emeritus at Cornell University and a recipient of the Smithsonian Institution’s James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his extraordinary lifetime achievements as a pioneer in the performance of period instruments. The Szfp Project’s three cycles follow the historical trajectory of the fortepiano, bringing together renowned pianists, chamber instrumentalists, vocalists, teachers, and students in masterclasses, scholarly forums, and recitals. The project’s Sfzp title is derived from the term sforzpiano, a dynamic marking – used by Beethoven – that calls for a “sforzando,” a strong, sudden accent in a score, immediately followed by “piano,” a soft sound.
Concerts, Access, and Attendance
American Classical Orchestra is taking all precautions to safeguard the health and safety of our musicians and audience, while continuing to provide work to our musicians and to produce high caliber performances. ACO is abiding by or exceeding local and state requirements for rehearsals and performances. All 2020-2021 concerts will be presented in a virtual format, either pre-recorded or livestreamed as indicated in this release. The January 27, May 11, and May 15, 2021 performances will be livestreamed, potentially with live audience attendance, pending compliance with social distancing protocols, government guidelines, and requirements for public health and safety. Artists are subject to change due to COVID travel restrictions.
Tickets
As it is yet unclear when welcoming live audiences will be advisable, ACO will offer Flex Passes valid for live concerts from January 2021 through June 2022 instead of traditional subscriptions and single tickets. The Passes will provide enhanced flexibility during these uncertain times, giving audience members the ability to select and secure tickets to a specified number of concerts. Restrictions apply. Passes are sold in packs of four and two, priced at $275 and $145 for a four-concert pass (25% off regular single ticket prices); and $148 and $79 for a two-concert pass (a 20% discount). Flex Passes will be available beginning October 27, at aconyc.org and also provide free access to all 2020-21 digital performances. Flex Pass purchases prior to December 15 will include an additional free pass. The Passes will not only protect the ticket buyers’ purchases but will also support ACO’s programming.
Chaconne
Part One: Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 7:30 PM (Pre-recorded)
Part Two: Friday, November 20, 2020, 7:30 PM (Pre-recorded)
Filmed at the Harlem Parish
Karen Dekker and Chloe Fedor, Baroque violin
Maureen Murchie, viola
Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba and cello
Charles Weaver, theorbo and Baroque guitar
Guadalupe Peraza, mezzo soprano
Thomas Crawford, harpsichord
Juan Arañés: Chacona a la vida bona
Nicola Francesco Haym: Ciaccona in E Major
Barbara Strozzi: L’Eraclito amoroso
Marin Marais: Chaconne in A Major, from Pièces de Viole, Book 4
Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata, Opus 2, No. 12
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne from Partita for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
François Couperin: La Favorite
Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa
Henry Purcell: Chaconne from King Arthur
American Classical Orchestra presents Chaconne, a virtual concert event. Thomas Crawford leads a lively program of Baroque repertoire focusing on the chaconne, a musical genre characterized by its repeating bass line. The program was filmed in the beautiful setting of the Neo-Gothic Harlem Parish. From bawdy Spanish 16th-century dances to Bach’s masterful Chaconne for Solo Violin, this vibrant concert will showcase ten examples of the chaconne and includes strings, plucked instruments, and harpsichord with voice and percussion. Acclaimed Mexican mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Peraza is featured.
Suggested donation for virtual event: $25. For additional information, click here.
Masked Mozart
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM (Livestreamed)
New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St. Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Maureen Murchie, viola
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, in E-flat Major, K. 364/320d
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
The intimacy of the concert hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture is an ideal venue to showcase Mozart’s substantial masterpiece, the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola featuring accomplished soloists Aisslinn Nosky and Maureen Murchie. The composer’s popular Symphony No. 29 will be performed by 15 musicians led by Mr. Crawford, and involves masks, social distancing, and plexiglass. Hence the concert title, Masked Mozart.
Tickets: Access to the livestreamed performance starting at $10, available for 7 days from the concert date. Access included for Flex Pass ticketholders. For additional information, click here.
Beethoven Trios
Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 1:15 PM (Livestreamed)
The Chapel at St. Bartholomew's Church, 50th St. and Park Ave.
Members of American Classical Orchestra:
Ed Matthew, clarinet
Myron Lutzke, cello
Dongsok Shin, fortepiano
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
American Classical Orchestra makes its debut appearance on Gotham Early Music Scene’s (GEMS) perennially popular Midtown Concerts Series. As a preview to ACO’s Sfzp Project (May 11—15, 2021), ACO brings three of the City’s most celebrated and accomplished musicians to perform Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11. All Midtown Concerts are free, no tickets or reservations are necessary. This concert will be livestreamed on the GEMS website, Facebook page, and the Series YouTube channel. If welcoming a live audience is possible, the concert will take place at The Chapel at St. Bartholomew's Church. Click here for additional details closer to the date.
Beethoven’s 5th
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 8:00 PM (Livestreamed)
Petra Somlai, fortepiano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485
American Classical Orchestra’s 36th season comes to a close with two symphonies: Beethoven’s eminent Symphony No. 5 with its famous four-note opening, and Schubert’s sparkling Symphony No. 5, written for a smaller orchestra in classical Viennese style. The program will present Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 performed on fortepiano as well, featuring the acclaimed young Hungarian guest artist Petra Somlai, winner of First Prize and the Special Public Prize at the International Fortepiano Competition in Bruges, Belgium. She will also play several Beethoven sonatas as part of the ACO’s Sfzp Project, and serve as a judge in the final round of the ACO’s International Fortepiano Competition 2021. This concert is part of ACO’s Sfzp Project Cycle II, which focuses on the works of Beethoven.
Tickets: Access to the livestreamed performance starting at $10, available for 7 days from the concert date. Access included for Flex Pass ticketholders. For additional information, click here.
THE SFZP PROJECT SECOND EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
All Sfzp Project concerts will be livestreamed online and additional details including access/ticketing, venues, and artists will be announced at a later date. To sign up for reminders, click here.
Beethoven Recital Marathon
Pianists include Sylvia Berry, Shuann Chai, Mike Cheng-Yu Lee, Bart van Oort, Maria Rose, Dongsok Shin, Petra Somlai, Jiayan Sun, and Eric Zivian. All recitals will be performed on fortepiano.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM (Livestreamed)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, 1000 Fifth Ave. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2
Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ‘quasi una fantasia’ (“The Moonlight Sonata”)
2:15-2:45 PM Talk: ‘The Woman in the Moonlight’ with author Patricia Morrisroe (Livestreamed)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, 1000 Fifth Ave.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 3:00 PM (Livestreamed)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, 1000 Fifth Ave. Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78 ‘Therese’
Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’
Thursday, May 13, 2021 (Livestreamed)
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 ‘Cuckoo’
Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 ‘Hunt’
Sonata No. 21, in C Major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’
Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7 ‘Grand’
Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2
Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1
Friday, May 14, 2021 (Livestreamed)
Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia'
Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 ‘Funeral March’
Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’
Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Sonata No. 11 in B-flat minor, Op. 22
Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’/‘Das Lebewohl’
Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
2021 Sfzp International Fortepiano Competition
Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Livestreamed)
Competition Finals
Four finalists compete for first and second prize, including monetary awards and performance opportunities. Judges for final round to include Sylvia Berry, Thomas Crawford, and Bart van Oort. Judges for preliminary round to include David Bakamjian, Thomas Crawford, Dongsok Shin, and Jiayan Sun.
Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM (Livestreamed)
Winners of The Sfzp Project’s 2021 International Fortepiano Competition will be announced at this concert.
All-Beethoven Chamber Concert ‘Appassionata’
Grosse Fugue, Op. 133 in B-flat Major
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Volkslieder Irish Songs:
O Harp of Erin, WoO 152, No. 25
English Bulls, WoO 152, No. 12
On the Massacre of Glencoe, WoO 152, No. 5
‘Tis Sunshine at Last, WoO 153, No. 13
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Shuann Chai and Eric Zivian, fortepiano
Krista Bennion Feeney and Theresa Salomon, violin
David Cerutti, viola
Myron Lutzke, cello
Masterclasses and Panel (Livestreamed)
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Masterclass
Led by Bart van Oort, Historical Performance Practice Lecturer at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
Panel Discussion and Debate – ‘Early music experts disagree passionately’
Led by ACO Artistic Director Thomas Crawford and Sfzp Artistic Advisor Malcolm Bilson, Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music Emeritus at Cornell University
Masterclass
Led by pianist and Sfzp Artistic Advisor Malcolm Bilson, Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music Emeritus at Cornell University
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2) BROADWAY ON DEMAND
AND
AUDIENCE REWARDS
TO PRESENT EXCLUSIVE VIRTUAL Q&A SERIES
WITH BROADWAY ACCESS PRO ARTISTS
INCLUDING
ALEX BRIGHTMAN
CHRISTIAN BORLE
BETH LEAVEL
VASTHY MOMPOINT
AND
CIARA RENÉE
5-PART SERIES FOR AUDIENCE REWARDS® MEMBERS
BEGINS NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Broadway On Demand, the theater-focused streaming platform, announced today that it is partnering with Audience Rewards® to present an exclusive virtual Q&A series featuring Broadway Access Pro artists Alex Brightman, Christian Borle, Beth Leavel, Vasthy Mompoint, and Ciara Renée.
The 5-part series for Audience Rewards members includes:
Thursday, November 19, 2020 | Alex Brightman
Friday, November 20, 2020 | Christian Borle
Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Beth Leavel
Thursday, December 10, 2020 | Vasthy Mompoint
Monday, December 14, 2020 | Ciara Renée
Each Q&A will begin at 6:30 PM ET and will last approximately 90 minutes, featuring 60 minutes of conversation with the artist, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with audience members.
The Q&A series is open to 25 existing Audience Rewards members per session. Those who wish to become a member can sign up for free at audiencerewards.com.
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3)An Evening with Audra McDonald
$35 concert-only digital access goes on sale Mon, Nov 16 at noon.
See Audra McDonald, "a one-of-a-kind musical talent" (The New York Times), as she makes her debut at City Center in this special digital Gala presentation filmed live on our stage.
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4) BROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION
ANNOUNCES BROADWAY VS
A Virtual Event to Raise Funds for the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program and the Organization’s Programming
Featuring ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS and LILLIAS WHITE
Hosted by AMBER IMAN
Tuesday November 17, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET
Inspired by the cultural phenomenon Verzuz, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has announced BROADWAY VS, the musical event you’ve been waiting for.
Celebrating the legendary careers of Tony Award winners André De Shields and Lillias White, BAC will honor the legacies of these Broadway icons while raising funds to support the next generation of BIPOC leadership within the theatre industry through the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program, as well as BAC’s other initiatives to support and empower artist activists.
Hosted by Amber Iman, the BROADWAY VS will be livestreamed from Shubert Studios at New World Stages on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00PM ET. To register or donate, please visit BroadwayVs.com.
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5) Upcoming Online Workshops
at
Broadway Workshop
Ali Stroker Online Workshop Oklahoma (Tony Award Winner), Spring Awakening, Glee |
Ages: 12-19 Dates: Thursday, November 19, 2020 Times: 5:00pm - 6:30pm ET (Eastern Time) Zoom Online Intensive Tuition: $100
Tony Award Winner ALI STROKER will work with each student on audition technique and song interpretation in this special online master class. We will focus on giving actors the opportunity to bring their audition and performance skills to the next level and how to better connect to their audition material. Students will also take part in a Q&A with Ms. Stroker and the Broadway Workshop team. |
Caissie Levy Online Workshop Frozen (Original Elsa), Wicked, Hair, Ghost, Hairspray |
Ages: 12-18 Dates: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Times: 4:30pm - 6:00pm ET (Eastern Time) Zoom Online Intensive Tuition: $100
CAISSIE LEVY will work with each student on audition technique and song interpretation in this special online master class. We will focus on giving actors the opportunity to bring their audition and performance skills to the next level and how to better connect to their audition material. Students will also take part in a Q&A with Ms. Levy and the Broadway Workshop team. |
Patti Murin Online Workshop Frozen (Original Anna), Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu |
Ages: 12-19 Dates: Saturday, November 21, 2020 Times: 12:30pm - 2:00pm ET (Eastern Time) Zoom Online Intensive Tuition: $100
PATTI MURIN will work with each student on audition technique and song interpretation in this special online master class. We will focus on giving actors the opportunity to bring their audition and performance skills to the next level and how to better connect to their audition material. Students will also take part in a Q&A with Ms. Murin and the Broadway Workshop team. |
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6) TWO-TIME TONY AWARD® NOMINEE
EVA NOBLEZADA
WILL HEADLINE
SELENA
AT THE THEATRICAL DRIVE-IN EXPERIENCE
RADIAL PARK AT HALLETTS POINT PLAY
FEATURING LIVE 6-PIECE BAND
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
AT 7:00 PM ET
Radial Park at Halletts Point Play, is pleased to announce the next movie to hit its big screen and stage, Selena: A Live Drive-In Experience, starring two-time Tony Award® nominee Eva Noblezada, for two nights only on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET.
Selena: A Live Drive-In Experience, is a one of a kind, live, simultaneously cinematic and theatrical performance, that will include musical numbers from the hit-movie both before and intertwined in-time within the film including, I Will Survive / Funky Town, Last Dance, The Hustle, On The Radio, Como La Flor, La Carcacha, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Baila Esta Cumbia, Dreaming of You, and I Could Fall in Love alongside a live 6-piece band.
Selena: A Live Drive-In Experience, presented by Stark Production Group is directed by Vanjah Boikai with musical direction and arrangements by Emily Marshall. Executive Producer: Jeremy Shepard. Creative Director: Chris Fink.
Tickets ($100 - $150 per group) are now on sale and can be purchased online at RadialPark.com/tickets.
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7) IF THE FATES ALLOW:
A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM
TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 20
STARRING HADESTOWN’S ICONIC TRIO, THE FATES:
JEWELLE BLACKMAN
YVETTE GONZALEZ-NACER
KAY TRINIDAD
FEATURING GUEST APPEARANCES BY
THE ENTIRE CAST
OF BROADWAY’S TONY AWARD®-WINNING
BEST NEW MUSICAL
Sing It Again Records and Broadway Records recently announced the track listing for If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, which will be released digitally and on CD on Friday, November 20. Pre-orders for the album are now being accepted at www.broadwayrecords.com or on Amazon at https://amzn.to/30OFQza.
If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album offers both solace and celebration as we head into a winter season like no other. Starring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad as The Fates, the album also features guest appearances by the entire cast of the Tony Award® and Grammy Award®-winning musical singing beloved holiday classics, songs composed by Gonzalez-Nacer, Hadestown’s Tony Award-winning songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, and Hadestown music director Liam Robinson, as well as gems waiting to be rediscovered, all in a sound steeped in blues, folk, ragtime, and jazz that has made Mitchell's groundbreaking musical a phenomenon.
This album is sure to lift your spirits and keep you livin’ it up this holiday season.
The album will feature:
· “Thank God It’s Christmas”
· “Sleigh Ride”
· “Come Healing” featuring Tony Award nominee Patrick Page
· “Song of the Magi” featuring Jewelle Blackman
· “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”
· “Purple Snowflakes” featuring Kay Trinidad
· “Blue Christmas” featuring Tony Award winner André De Shields
· “Winter Song” featuring Grammy Award winners Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada
· “Gift for an Angel” featuring Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
· “Someday at Christmas”
· “The Longest Winter” by Tony Award nominee Amber Gray
· “8 Days (of Hanukkah)”
· “’Twas The Night”
· “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
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8) TONY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER
HAL LUFTIG
TO LAUNCH
BROADWAY BIZ
A PODCAST TO HIGHLIGHT
BROADWAY INDUSTRY LEADERS
EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK
FIRST EPISODE AVAILABLE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
A VIRTUAL GATHERING CELEBRATING
THE LAUNCH TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 18
Tony Award-winning producer Hal Luftig, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network (BPN), announced today the launch of his new podcast, Broadway Biz highlighting the careers and creatives it takes to build a Broadway show on Wednesday, November 18. To celebrate the launch of his podcast, Mr. Luftig has invited his fans and friends to join him in celebrating the brand-new podcast on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:00pm ET at BPN.FM/BroadwayBizLive. To attend, please click here.
To subscribe, click HERE. For more information, please visit BroadwayBizPodcast.com. A sneak peek of the podcast is now available on podcast streaming platforms.
If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an army, a peace corps, and a village to birth a Broadway show. Tony and Olivier Award-winning producer Hal Luftig (Kinky Boots, Plaza Suite, and many more) has had successes, failures, and everything in between. Now, with humor and heart, he sits down weekly with a different artist, expert, or industry leader to chat about every step and specialty in the process that gets a show from idea to audience. New episodes will launch weekly every Wednesday. Find it exclusively from the Broadway Podcast Network at BPN.FM/BroadwayBiz and subscribe on Apple Podcast or wherever podcasts are available.
The very first guest is Tony and Emmy Award-winning producer and co-founder of BPN Dori Berinstein (The Prom, Legally Blonde). Upcoming guests include Broadway Press Agent Rick Miramontez (DKC/O&M), General Manager Maggie Brohn (Executive Producer, Hamilton), Tony Award-winning Director and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin, Tony Award-Winning Director Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Children of a Lesser God), Tony Award-Winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George, You Can’t Take it With You, Kinky Boots), And Tony Award-Nominated Costume Designer Dede Ayite (Slave Play, A Solider’s Play).
Podcast guests that will be featured on the livestream on November 18 will include Mitchell, Berinstein, Miramontez, and Brohn. Professional Sommelier Sarah Tracey of The Lush Life will teach Luftig and Mitchell how to make a Broadway Biz!-themed drink, just in time for happy hour. Cocktails in hand, Hal and his guests will chat about their favorite musicals, the wackiest moments they’ve experienced in the theater, how they’ve been staying creative and hopeful, and what they know about the business of broadway!
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9) TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY PRODUCER
KEN DAVENPORT
RELEASES A NEW BOOK FOR THE THEATER
CAST OF MENTORS
SHORT SAGE ADVICE FROM 50
BROADWAY SUPERPOWERS”
FEATURING WISDOM
FROM THEATRICAL LUMINARIES
ACROSS EVERY AREA OF THE INDUSTRY,
EXCERPTED FROM INTERVIEWS FROM DAVENPORT’S
LONGRUNNING PODCAST,
“THE PRODUCER’S PERSPECTIVE”
An indispensable new book for the theater, Cast of Mentors, by Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport will be released this holiday season. A deep dive into the workings of Broadway from Broadway’s own, Cast of Mentors features choice excerpts from interviews with 50 theatrical luminaries, all from Davenport’s own podcast, “The Producer’s Perspective.” Subjects range from Award-winning creatives and performers to behind-the-scenes powerbrokers and producers. The tome is set to be released on November 19, 2020.
In 2015, Mr. Davenport recorded the very first episode of his now famous podcast, “The Producer’s Perspective.” His goal was to help both active and aspiring theater professionals better understand what it takes to make it on Broadway by interviewing the most innovative, successful professionals from every corner of the industry. What he never expected was how much he himself – a Tony Award-winning veteran producer with decades of experience in the business -- would learn in the process. Cast of Mentors offers the choicest pearls of wisdom from 50 of Davenport’s favorite interviews in one handy, enlightening, and comprehensive volume, for only $29.99 a copy.
Among the interview subjects included in the book is a who’s who of the modern American Theatre, including Lynn Ahrens, Michael Arden, Ben Brantley, Stephen C. Byrd, Ted Chapin, Kirsten Childs, Alan Cumming, Rick Elice, Sue Frost & Randy Adams, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Michael Greif, Mandy Gonzalez, Robyn Goodman, David Henry Hwang, Joe Iconis, Mara Isaacs, Jamil Jude, Lisa Kron, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Nina Lannan, Kenny Leon, Robert Lopez, Joe Mantello, Kathleen Marshall, Pam McKinnon, Terrence McNally, Lynne Meadow, Stacey Mindich, Rick Miramontez, Dominique Morisseau, Casey Nicholaw, Pasek & Paul, Diane Paulus, Eva Price, Tim Rice, Daryl Roth, Jordan Roth, Tara Rubin, Stephen Schwartz, Bartlett Sher, Leigh Silverman, Charlotte St. Martin, David Stone, Ali Stroker, Susan Stroman, Rebecca Taichman, Paul Tazewell, Jeanine Tesori, Sergio Trujillo, and John Weidman.
For more information and to pre-order with free shipping, please visit www.castofmentors.com.
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10) HONEY BUN RECORDS
ANNOUNCES
THE RELEASE OF
IRISH SENSATION
MAXINE LINEHAN
BRAND NEW
HOLIDAY ALBUM
THIS TIME OF YEAR
FEATURING THE SINGLE “THIS TIME OF YEAR”
Honey Bun Records is proud to announce the release of Irish darling Maxine Linehan’s new holiday album, This Time of Year. Streaming on all music platforms, This Time of Year will be released on Friday, November 13.
Maxine takes the traditional holiday album and turns it into a work of art. This is the record we all need, a sophisticated seasonal album full of cheer, imagination, warmth and humanity. Her gorgeous voice, so rich and versatile, highlights both the joy of the season as well as its heartbreaking poignancy, making this that rare holiday album that stands out from the crowd. Maxine brings a deep understanding to the songs she sings, finding the heart and soul in them, unleashing not just their passion, but yours! Buoyed by lush and original arrangements of songs both warmly familiar and excitingly unexpected, This Time of Year is a collaboration of some of the most renowned artisans of popular music today.
An internationally acclaimed concert and recording artist, Linehan is an interpretive artist that uses popular songbooks and theatrical presentations to share intimate truths and build communal bonds. The Irish performer, singer, writer, producer, and actress fuses dialogue, autobiographical story arcs, and specific artist song collections for transformative concert experiences. Although Southern Vermont-based, Linehan performs in world famous venues around the globe, as well as intimate settings. Her repertoire is refreshingly eclectic – to date, she’s interpreted the songbooks of such varied artists as U2, Petula Clark, and Barbra Streisand.
This album, featuring a list of renowned collaborators, is produced by Andrew Koss, Music Directed and arranged by Ryan Shirar, co-written by Grammy Award nominee Felix McTeigue (title track), mixed by multi Grammy winner Kevin Killen, and mastered by multi Grammy winner Bob Ludwig.
Track listing for This Time of Year:
1 – Somewhere in my Memory / Believe
2 – This Time of Year
3 – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
4 – Christmas the Way I Remember
5 – Happy Xmas (War is Over)
6 – Underneath the Tree
7 – Memories
8 – I Think of You (Holiday Edition)
9 – Moonlight in Vermont
10 – I’ll Be Seeing You
11 – The Perfect Year
12 – Silent Night
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11) Theater Resources Unlimited
announces
TRU Community Gatherings via Zoom
Fridays, November 13, 20, 27, and December 4 and 11,
2020 at 4:30 PM
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) hosts weekly Community Gatherings every Friday at 4:30pm via Zoom, to explore the creation of art and theater in the time of COVID-19. Ask questions, bring answers, be part of a community - it's an opportunity to network with theater professionals and talk about keeping theater alive during these challenging times. To reserve a spot and receive the Zoom invitation, email TRUnltd@aol.com with "Zoom Me" in the subject line.
Preparing for the Return of Live Theater.
Friday, November 13 at 4:30pm
In the room: Fred Basch theater architect, and Valerie D. Simmons, Senior Director, Facility Operations at the Public Theater. We will talk about upgraded ventilation and other COVID-necessary improvements for safer theater and accessory spaces, as well as low tech solutions for existing rehearsal spaces that could be used this winter. Plus the use of alternate performance spaces: lobbies, convention halls, empty retail spaces, outdoor dining locations, pedestrian plazas and closing streets for performances; as well as The Public Theater's pivot and plans for adapting to the new safety measures required for reopening. Click here to reserve and receive the Zoom link.
Hey, Maybe You Could Use a Real Designer for Your Virtual Production!
Friday, November 20 at 4:30pm
In the room: costume designer Jessa-Raye Court, production/set/event designer
Orli Nativ and lighting designer Zach Pizza will offer insights into how they have pivoted their way of working to be helpful during these days of isolated virtual performance. Click here to register and receive the Zoom link.
Making Lemonade: How Alternative Spaces Are Maintaining Live Performance During the Shutdown.
Friday, November 27 at 4:30pm
In the room: Anita Durst, artistic director of chashama, a New York wonder since 1995, supporting artists by partnering with property owners to transform unused real estate into space to create and present, as well as to provide free art classes for under-resourced communities. Learn about Anita's Alley and other initiatives that enable live performance in all five boroughs. Click here to register and receive the Zoom link.
The Regional Perspective, 3: Pivoting to Virtual, and Greater Inclusion.
Friday, December 4 at 4:30pm
In the room: Jason Loewith, artistic director of the Olney Theatre Center in Olney Maryland. Finding an innovative approach to virtual presentation: how they adapted their planned production of The Humans to a new medium. And making room for more diverse voices with virtual social justice arts festivals: Just Arts: A Celebration of Art & Activism, and the upcoming Signal Boost.
Real Services and Support for Your Virtual Performance: Platform, Editing, More.
Friday December 11 at 4:30pm
In the room: Daniel Abrahamson of Stream Stage, which offers a free platform suitable for a mix of live and recorded content, as well as help designing and implementing your broadcast; and Iben Cenholt, audio and video editor at
RuneFilms, a full service production and editing resource. Conversation will include virtual collaboration tools that offer low latency for effective musical presentation, plus video capture/editing options, audio editing and more.
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12) Two River Theater
Upcoming Virtual Events
STORY TIME WITH AUTHOR CARMEN RUBIN: HONCHO HATES MUD
WED, NOV 18 | 11:00 AM | FREE | FACEBOOK LIVE
All pigs love mud, right? Wrong! Teaching Artist, Play Date program facilitator, and author Carmen Rubin presents a very special Story Time Live reading of her book Honcho Hates Mud, illustrated by Jude Nelson and Simon Stewart. This reading is perfect for ages 6 to 9.
ACTS OF LIBERATION: WILLIAM WELLS BROWN’S THE ESCAPE; OR, A LEAP TO FREEDOM AND AUGUST WILSON’S GEM OF THE OCEAN
WED, NOV 18 | 2:00 PM | $25 | ZOOM
"The ART of Social Justice" professional development for teachers series continues in collaboration with the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center. In this class, taught by Two River Theater Literary Manager, Taylor Barfield, we will use an analysis of these two plays to illustrate how educators can use theater as a tool to discuss slavery in the United States, the fight for freedom, “the afterlives of slavery,” and how history is passed down through generations.
For more information, visit https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/acts-of-liberation-the-art-of-social-justice
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13) URBAN STAGES’ 2020
TO STREAM THE 12TH ANNUAL
AWARD-WINNING SERIES
WINTER RHYTHMS
CELEBRATING THE SONGWRITER
BENEFITING ARTS IN EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 30th THROUGH DECEMBER 18th
Urban Stages’ Frances Hill, the Artistic Director announces its 12th annual awarding-winning cabaret series, Winter Rhythms, streaming online between November 30th through December 18th and benefiting Urban Stages' Outreach, Arts in Education programs. Produced by Tom Toce and co-produced by Sue Matsuki, this year’s Winter Rhythms will celebrate songwriters via six shows highlighting the works of many popular Winter Rhythms' artists. Musical selections will include NEW SONGS. Tickets for shows and the concerts themselves will be available at urbanstages.org
SCHEDULE
Available on Urban Stages' website: urbanstages.org
Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian in “How Original!”
Premieres Monday, November 30 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Thursday, December 3. MAC and Bistro award-winning songwriters and jazz duo are presenting a program of their own original tunes along with some of their friends’ tunes. Featuring Skip Ward on bass with Guest Stars: Audrey Appleby and Deborah Stone. Sponsors of show: Wright Bros. Real Estate & Bra Tenders.
Meg Flather, Rosemary Atwood and Tracy Stark in “Unexpected Trio”
Premieres Thursday, December 3 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Sunday, December 6. Each with a different writing style, this multi-award-winning trio for singing, music direction, and songwriting team up for an unforgettable, evening of their original songs, literally singing each other’s praises!
Tom Toce presents “Songs from the Quarantine”
Premieres Sunday, December 6 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Wednesday, December 9. A group of Tom’s songwriting friends join him to present the songs that were written or practiced during the Pandemic. Starring: Tom Toce, Matt Corriel, and Jo Kroger.
Gretchen Myer and Tracy Stark in “The Tracy & Gretchen Show”
Premieres Wednesday, December 9 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Saturday, December 12. This year’s MAC award winner for Major Female Vocalist and Bistro Award winner for Best CD, Gretchen Meyer joins her long-time, multi-award winning, Songwriter/Music Director Tracy Stark for an evening of their original songs. The sublime to the WHAT?!
“My Side of Town: The Music of Steve Sieck”
Premieres Saturday, December 12 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Tuesday, December 15. Starring: Mary Sue Daniels, Robert Fowler, Bobby Harden, Tanya Holt, Lina Koutrakos, Susan Mack, Larry Marshall, Katie Dunne McGrath, Jeannine Otis, Erli Perez, Doug Sheppard, Gregory Toroian, Dorian Woodruff, Lisa Yaeger and the songwriter himself, Steve Sieck with Special Guest: Karen Mason. Music Director: Gregory Toroian. Director: Lina Koutrakos.
“Urban Stages' Artists Entertain!"
Premieres Tuesday, December 15 @ 8:30 pm EST then accessible online through to Friday, December 18. Starring: Karen Akers, Aya Aziz, Aaron Lee Battle, Natalie Douglas, several cast members from the play Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin, Roderick Lawrence and Salma Shaw all singing the original music of their friends and collaborators. We also pay tribute and honor the musical genius of composer, musical director the late, Barry Levitt a special friend of Urban Stages. Music Director: Tracy Stark.
Urban Stages ' Winter Rhythms 2020
November 30 – December 18, 2020
Tickets are $20.00 (per show with a 50% discount for your 2nd show)
$60.00 Festival Pass for all 6 shows!
Purchase tickets at urbanstages.or
Donations are gratefully accepted, and all ticket proceeds go to
Urban Stages’ Outreach, Arts in Education.
Checks can be made out to: Urban Stages, 555 8th Avenue, Room 1800New York, NY 10018
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14) Winter in Franklin Square
11/19 - 12/31
Historic Philadelphia, Inc., (HPI) the non-profit organization that manages and operates the award-winning Franklin Square, announces the return of sparkling lights and winter magic in November and December for residents and visitors alike. Winter in Franklin Square presented by Citizens featuring the Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show presented by PECO will sparkle from November 19 – December 31, daily 5 - 9 pm, and 5 - 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Franklin Square brings the magic of the holidays back with health and safety protocols, expanded seating, and plenty of fresh air to enjoy new and old traditions, so that everyone can still have fun while being safe. Sanitization stations, family-friendly social-distancing reminders, limited capacities on attractions, and public announcements will help to ensure safety for all.
Visitors can celebrate the magic of the holidays both day and night in festive Franklin Square. During the day, delight in playing 18 holes of wintery splendor while playing Chilly Philly Mini Golf presented by IBEW Local 98, spin with holiday music on the Parx Liberty Carousel, get active and move your feet along the Snowy Silly Stroll, and slide, swing, and run in the playgrounds.
Beginning at 5 pm each evening, the Square begins to sparkle. Enjoy Winter in Franklin Square presented by Citizens, dazzle in the lights of the Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show presented by PECO, warm up with comfort food and special holiday fare at SquareBurger operated by Cooperage.
Franklin Square is open November 19 – December 31 daily (closed Nov. 26 & Dec. 25), 10 am - 9 pm, Fri & Sat 10 am – 10 pm. Hours subject to change and are dependent on weather. Daily attractions open with additional safety protocols are Philly Mini Golf presented by IBEW Local 98, Parx Liberty Carousel, and both playgrounds.
Historic Philadelphia also welcomes visitors back to the Betsy Ross House, which re-opened in September 2020. Tours are available throughout the winter, with special holiday celebrations in December including the Old City District Holiday Tree and Menorah. Special holiday ticket packages include Chilly Philly Mini Golf presented by IBEW Local 98 and a Hot Chocolate Tour of the Betsy Ross House. For tickets and information, visit www.historicphiladelphia.org.
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