New York Theatre Workshop has announced its Holiday Follies on December 16, as well as the launch of the NYTW Digital Archive which will include a work-in-process sneak preview of Martha Redbone & Aaron Whitby’s The Talking Circles exclusively for NYTW Members and Repeat Defenders.
NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP’S HOLIDAY FOLLIES
On Wednesday December 16th at 7PM EST, New York Theatre Workshop will host a one-night-only holiday variety show, New York Theatre Workshop’s Holiday Follies. The evening will include festive holiday classics, dance-both nice and naughty!-and some Follies fun to bring folks together for some laughs this season. A hundred years ago, New York City was in the grips of a global pandemic, but the Ziegfeld Follies soldiered on, featuring the stars of the day, including WC Fields, Will Rogers and Fanny Brice. While we’re unable to be together in person this holiday season, NYTW wants to honor this tradition
For twenty-six years, The Robey Theatre Company has made its mission the telling of the stories of the Black global experience on stage. It is now also doing so in print. The Robey Theatre Company Playwright Series currently has nine play scripts in publication, available in paperback edition and also in Kindle format.
These plays, all by Black playwrights, are available for the first time directly through The Robey Theatre Company, in editions with new covers. They can be purchased at http://therobeytheatrecompany.org/publishing
The plays are:
Birdland Blue by Randy Ross Ph.D. Birdland Blue, a two-act play, offers a fictionalized riff on a sticky, warm night in the life of legendary musician Miles Davis. It’s summer 1959. The place: Birdland, the famed New York City jazz club. Possessed by the incompatible goals of both creating innovative music and living the life of the rich and famous, Miles comes under great pressure:
Abingdon Theatre Company has announced an array of programming – albeit virtual! – for the remainder of its 2020-2021 season. “We never could have imagined a year like this,” shares Chad Austin, ATC Artistic Director. “However, we are extremely grateful that we can offer our theatre audience a variety of programming to close this very unique year.”
In honor of World AIDS Day – tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1, Abingdon Theatre Company will be a co-producer for the virtual revival of “Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens,” to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. A mixture of songs and monologues written and composed by Bill Russell (Sideshow) and Janet Hood, the show celebrates the lives lost to AIDS in free-verse with a blues, jazz and rock score. An array of 50 performers – Broadway, television and film favorites – are taking part in this very special event. They include: Academy Award
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Published 1:53 p.m. PT Nov. 27, 2020
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A scene from the video performance of “The Planets,” a virtual event produced by McCallum Theatre Education. (Photo: Jack Hartin, Special to The Desert Sun)
Yellow school buses no longer line up outside the McCallum Theatre to offload hundreds of students eager to experience high-quality dance, music and theater. But in true theater tradition, the show must go on.
Vice President of Education at McCallum Theatre, Kajsa Thuresson-Frary, said: “Facing the restrictions of the pandemic has motivated us to creatively continue our mission of making the arts available and accessible to the youth in the area. We want to move students into creative problem-solving and self-expression through the Aesthetic Education Program.” She credits the long-term relationships with 25 school program partners for the ability to deliver the virtual instruction that will reach 91
New York Theatre Barn will continue to host weekly free live streams of its New Works Series each Wednesday evening at 7PM ET. Available on New York Theatre Barn’s YouTube channel and Broadway on Demand, each installment of the live 45-minute series includes excerpts from two new musicals and a conversation with the writers and creative team.
December 2, 2020 @ 7PM ET
The Ladies Man
Music and Lyrics by Justin Mortelliti and Shannon Hunt
Book by Justin Mortelliti
Featuring performances by Amber Ardolino (Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton), Andrew Chappelle (Hamilton), Casey Garvin (Mrs. Doubtfire, Miss Saigon), Talya Groves (Mean Girls), Justin Mortelliti (Escape To Margaritaville, Rock of Ages), Ryann Redmond (Frozen, If/Then), Jared Reinfeldt (HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant), Justin Showell (Hamilton), Brett Thiele (Escape To Margaritaville, Clueless) and Aidan Wharton
The Ladies Man centers around Julian, an Italian-American boy from New Jersey who deals with the struggles of coming
Right now, we’re spending more time at home than ever before, and many of us may be investing more in our home entertainment systems than we have in the past. If you’ve been considering upgrading to a better TV setup or snapping up a new smart speaker to help you control your connected home, now is definitely the time to do it.
Below, we’ll walk you through the best home theatre gadgets for your money, whether that’s a new 4K TV or the best soundbar for upgrading your surround sound. We’ve also got recommendations for the best streaming device you should buy right now as well as ambiance lighting solutions that’ll make you feel like you’re inside the game or movie your watching. Read on for our Best of Gizmodo recommendations.
Best TV for Most People
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Now, let me start by acknowledging that this TV is far
This beautifully and cleverly curated box is all you’ll need to ignite the spirit and spark of Dickens’ classic tale. The experience will include individually wrapped envelopes with scenes that can be performed together in person or virtually; character-sketch postcards to color, frame, or send; clever conversation cards to spark dialogue and conversation connecting the timeless themes in Dickens’ classic story with today. Don’t stop there! Enhance your experience online, where you can post photo and video submissions of your own A Christmas Carol performances, access a full script, and find
In November, Lifeline Theatre will be re-releasing their virtual production of Pride & Prejudice from Nov. 12 – 30.
In November, Lifeline Theatre will be re-releasing their virtual production of Pride & Prejudice from Nov. 12 – 30.
Adapted by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Christina Calvit and directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Dorothy Milne. In the town of Meryton, reputation and marriage can secure – or destroy – a young woman’s happiness. Faced with the loss of their land and income, Elizabeth Bennet’s mother is desperate to secure husbands for her daughters at any cost.
When Lizzy is introduced to Mr. Darcy at a local dance, tempers flare as her independent spirit clashes with his ingrained arrogance. Can the headstrong rivals overcome their pride and prejudice to repair the romantic entanglements which surround them and find lasting love? Join this cast of memorable characters as they explore Jane Austen’s
New York Theatre Barn will continue to host weekly free live streams of its New Works Series each Wednesday evening at 7PM ET.
New York Theatre Barn will continue to host weekly free live streams of its New Works Series each Wednesday evening at 7PM ET. Available on New York Theatre Barn’s YouTube channel and Broadway on Demand, the live 45-minute series includes excerpts from two new musicals and a conversation with the writers and creative team.
November 4, 2020 @ 7PM ET
Ramona
Music and Lyrics by Nevada Lozano
Based on the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson
Featuring live performances by Amanda Robles (BSC’s Into The Woods) and Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story)
Based on the classic novel by Helen Hunt Jackson, Ramona tells the story of an orphan girl growing up on a Mexican hacienda in Southern California in the 1850s. She falls in love with a Native
Definition Theatre announces programming for its residency at Green Line Performing Arts Center.
Arts + Public Life, an initiative of UChicago Arts, and Definition Theatre Company announce Definition as the resident theatre company for Fall 2020/Winter 2021 at the Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E Garfield Blvd in Chicago.
The season will begin late Fall 2020 (date TBD) with Amplify, short works in development by South Side Chicagoans presented virtually. The Chicago premiere of America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of The American Negro by award-winning playwright Stacey Rose, directed by DTC Artistic Director Tyrone Phillips will be filmed on the pre-pandemic constructed set at the Green Line when it is safe for the creative team to collaborate in-person.
In addition to presenting Amplify and America v. 2.1 during its residency, Definition Theatre will continue to collaborate virtually with APL’s Backstage Production youth education program on
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