Thursday, August 13, 2020
Only 50 audience members apiece will be allowed to attend tent performances of “Godspell” and “Harry Clarke" in the Berkshires.
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The pandemic has darkened theaters around the country. So this summer, some are staging scenes in parks and fields for small groups of masked patrons.
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At issue: payment for media buying and marketing strategy for the Broadway revivals of “West Side Story” and “The Music Man.”
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The first professional musical staged in the United States since theater shut down is also a de facto public health experiment.
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A Barrington Stage Company production won the blessing of the actors’ union, but was unable to get permission from Massachusetts state officials.
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Calls for diversity grow louder, and there are shows in the pipeline. But many are being shepherded by newcomers, not the powerful industry regulars.
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The annual awards show for Off and Off Off Broadway theater was prerecorded and streamed after the coronavirus led to cancellation of a live ceremony.
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A 29-page document released this week amounts to a call for wholesale restructuring of the system, onstage and backstage, on Broadway and beyond.
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Theaters in the Berkshires are planning live shows, “Godspell” and “Harry Clarke,” with limited audiences and virus-related protocols in place. One will be indoors, and one outdoors.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PMThe Broadway actor’s battle with the coronavirus was followed closely by many as his wife chronicled his experience on social media.
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The Broadway actor’s battle with the coronavirus was followed closely by many as his wife chronicled his experience on social media.
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Watching through windshields. Audiences of two. An elbow bump instead of a kiss. Theaters across the country find novel ways to play in a pandemic.
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Disney+ is streaming a live-capture film of “Hamilton.” It’s just the latest chapter in a deepening relationship between the company and the musical’s creator.
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The Wilma, seeking to reopen in Philadelphia, says it will erect a new seating structure in which every party is in its own separate box.
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Sunday, June 28, 2020
The organization will commission a comprehensive survey to get a handle on diversity onstage, backstage and in production offices.
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From the very beginning, it was clear the musical was going to be a big news story. I’ve been reporting on it, from the East Village to San Juan, ever since.
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The film, a live capture of the hit Broadway show, will stream on Disney Plus beginning July 3. That wasn’t always the plan.
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In the wake of a sexual harassment allegation, Eric Schaeffer retired after 30 years from a theater that has earned acclaim for presenting musicals.
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The Public Theater, prevented by public health concerns from performing in Central Park, has joined forces with WNYC to turn “Richard II” into a four-part radio play.
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Among its founders: Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Billy Porter and Wendell Pierce. Among its plans: mentorship programs for young black artists.
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A playwright, a director, an artistic director and an actor share their experiences — and prescriptions for change.
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Thursday, June 4, 2020
Miranda’s rap. Rylance’s poems. Jackman’s pelvis. And a brassy reunion for Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury. Now set your clock for “Turkey Lurkey Time.”
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Actors’ Equity Association, which represents 51,000 theater performers and stage managers, lays out guidelines aimed to keep its members safe.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PMThe ceremony, honoring Off and Off Off Broadway theater, has been forced online by the pandemic, and is being recorded and edited before the June 4 streaming.
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Uncertainty about the coronavirus and the challenge of protecting audiences and artists is prompting many prominent presenters to wait till next year.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The Broadway League canceled performances through Sept. 6 and said it did not know when they might resume.
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