1) THE ACTORS FUND
PRESENTS
“MAKE THEM HEAR YOU / GRATEFUL” VIDEO
FROM THE TONY AWARD-WINNING
BROADWAY INSPIRATIONAL VOICES AND
ITS FOUNDER MICHAEL MCELROY
FEATURING
JELANI ALLADIN, CHUCK COOPER, ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS,
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON, JOSHUA HENRY,
NORM LEWIS AND BILLY PORTER
TO HELP SUPPORT
THE ACTORS FUND’S SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED IN
PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
VIEW, EMBED AND SHARE THE VIDEO HERE
The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, today announced the release of the “Make Them Hear You / Grateful” video to raise funds for their programs and services. To donate, visit actorsfund.org/Grateful.
The video premiered exclusively at The Actors Fund Virtual Gala on November 2, 2020 and is now being made available to the wider community. The video features Jelani Alladin, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry and Billy Porter, singing “Make Them Hear You” from the Tony Award-winning score of Ragtime, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and the chorus of the Tony Award-winning Broadway Inspirational Voices, led by founder Michael McElroy, and featuring Norm Lewis, singing “Grateful,” by John Bucchino.
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Ballet Hispánico offers virtual dance classes for its Los Pasitos: Early Childhood Program (ages 2-5). Don't miss the opportunity to bring dynamic lessons taught by professional dancers into your own home. With smaller class sizes and no need to commute to the studio, virtual dance classes are more intimate and accessible than ever before. In this time of isolation, online dance classes provide a vital outlet for children to learn and grow alongside their peers. The winter term runs January 11 - April 1, 2021 and the spring term runs April 12 - June 10, 2021.
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3) MEMORIES OF THOSE
THE BROADWAY COMMUNITY LOST
ARE HONORED IN JUST-RELEASED
END-OF-YEAR IN MEMORIAM VIDEO
BROADWAY REMEMBERS
DIRECTED BY RAÚL ESPARZA
MUSIC DIRECTION BY MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL
FEATURING ORIGINAL VOCAL PERFORMANCES BY
SIERRA BOGGESS& RAÚL ESPARZA
PRODUCED AND CONCEIVED BY
MIKE KARNS & STEVEN TARTICK
“Broadway Remembers,” a just released in memoriam video tribute, honors the memories of some of those the Broadway community lost between June 2019 and December 2020. Directed by Raúl Esparza, music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and produced and conceived by Mike Karns and Steven Tartick, the approximately 8-minute video features original vocal performances by Sierra Boggess and Esparza and celebrates the lives of more than 100 people from all areas and disciplines within the theatrical community.
To watch the view, please click HERE.
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4) HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA, INC. ANNOUNCES
EXTENDED WINTER FUN
AT FRANKLIN SQUARE
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5) Forest of Feelings A New Virtual Musical for
Families Through February 2021
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William Christie and Les Arts Florissants present the virtual premiere of the Orchestra’s performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 87, the last of his six so-called “Paris symphonies,” starting at 2PM EST on Monday, January 11, 2021. The concert was recorded on October 27 at the Philharmonie de Paris and the 30-minute film includes a short introduction by William Christie and first violinist Hiro Kurosaki. It will be available for streaming for three months on Lincoln Center at Home, Lincoln Center’s Facebook Page, and on Les Arts Florissants’ website and social media platforms.
Over three seasons starting in 2019, Christie and Les Arts Florissants intended to explore these inventive symphonies—composed when Haydn was at the height of his powers—along with concerti performed by some of today’s young virtuoso instrumental and vocal soloists. When ongoing COVID-19 restrictions changed their planned October 2020 performances in Paris and in New York at Lincoln Center, the ensemble made a video recording of Symphony No. 87, which would have been performed as part of their Lincoln Center concert. The film was captured by Paris-based JBP FILMS (J.Blanch Productions), with the support of the American Friends of Les Arts Florissants.
Written in 1785 and 1786, and commissioned by the Concerts de la loge Olympique, then one of Europe’s best orchestras, Haydn’s “Paris symphonies” quickly gained favor with the Parisian public and became the veritable summit of the classic Viennese symphony in Europe. Such was his popularity during the 1780s, it would have been unthinkable for the musicians who created Concert Spirituel—Paris’s first public concert series, which offered sacred choral works and virtuosic instrumental pieces during the Roman Catholic holy days when the opera house was closed—to start each half of a concert with anything other than a symphony by Joseph Haydn.
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Internationally Acclaimed Mentalist &
VIRTUAL IMPOSSIBILITIES
Livestreaming January 2 - February 27
Eric Walton, whose one-man show Esoterica was a long-running hit Off-Broadway and a London Time’s Critic’s Pick, will continue performances of his acclaimed new evening of mentalism and mind-reading, VIRTUAL IMPOSSIBILITIES. Performances will be streamed live from Manhattan’s wild project January 2 – February 27, Saturdays at 3pm & 8pm EST. (Note: no shows Feb. 6). Running time is 60 minutes. Tickets are $20 per household at thewildproject.org.
VIRTUAL IMPOSSIBILITIES is a fully interactive, multimedia, virtual performance of mind-reading and mentalism by the critically acclaimed and award-winning entertainer and showman, Eric Walton. In this highly engaging and thoroughly entertaining online show, Walton presents many of the astonishing feats of mind-reading and mental acuity that have made him one of New York City's top mentalists. Walton has carefully adapted material from his live performance repertoire to suit the virtual format, and has also developed entirely new routines, tailored specifically for this exciting livestreaming platform. Far from being mere passive viewers of the show, the audiences for VIRTUAL IMPOSSIBILITIES participate actively in the performance, engaging and interacting directly with Walton throughout the experience.
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